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Kalen DeBoer  George Fant Jersey wasn't the University of Washington football coach for more than a day when the recruitment of his softball-playing daughter, Alexis, ramped up.As Husky athletic director Jen Cohen introduced her new football leader from Fresno State at a Nov. 29 news conference inside the UW coaches' offices, she acknowledged the younger DeBoer sitting nearby, pointing out that she was a highly regarded athlete in her own right.On Sunday, Alexis DeBoer, a third baseman for Clovis North High School in Fresno, California, committed to Heather  L.J. Collier Jersey Farr's nationally regarded Husky softball program, cementing a connection that seemed highly probable all along.Asked if he could comment on her decision, even though she wasn't signed to a national letter of intent, Kalen DeBoer sputtered and said, "It's my daughter! It's a different deal. Obviously, it's a fine line, but this is a Michael Dickson Jersey  proud moment to be a dad."In fact, the Huskies were in hot pursuit of this DeBoer, who was a .357 hitter with 8 home turns and 20 RBI as a Clovis North sophomore, well before her father was identified as a UW football coaching candidate and then hired almost immediately.Scroll to ContinueAt his  Nick Vannett Jersey regular Monday news briefing, Kalen DeBoer told how Alexis and his wife Nicole had come to the UW on the exact same date the year before to attend a Husky softball camp. While in town, the two DeBoers even attended the UW-California football game. There was a connection well in place before the football job opened up."This was one of the schools going back, even when we lived on the other side of the country Indiana , that she had identified because of the succe s and what Coach Tarr does, her staff, and it's an awesome group of young  Cassius Marsh Jersey women in this program. ... It's crazy how full circle we've come," Kalen DeBoer said. as

"We need more detail in our play."Mike Tomlin said other things, but that was the main theme during his postgame pre s conference following Pittsburgh's Week 4 lo s to Green Bay. The lo s, Pittsburgh's third in a row, left the at 1-3 and in last place in the AFC North division.Fast forward a month, and the Steelers are currently 5-3 and just a half-game game back of the , who lost to the Dolphins on Thursday night, for first place in the division. With a win over the winle s this Sunday, the Steelers will strengthen their chances at making the playoffs for a second consecutive year. Not bad for a team that many left for dead not even a quarter into the campaign.Let's take a look at how Tomlin and the Steelers turned their season around, along with what they will need  Michael Strahan Jersey to do in order to keep their momentum rolling during the second half of the season.Tomlin's main point of emphasis in Green Bay has been largely addre sed in recent weeks. They're not perfect (as evidenced by fumbled punt that resulted in a touchdown on Monday night), but the Steelers are executing at a much higher level than they did during the season's first four weeks. And while they took a few steps backward on Monday night, the Steelers' offensive line has seen significant improvement in recent weeks. That improvement led to being sacked just four times during Pittsburgh's wins over Denver, Seattle and Cleveland after he was sacked 10 times during the season's first four  Lorenzo Carter Jersey games. It also contributed to ' first 100-yard rushing performance in Pittsburgh's Week 5 win over Denver.  More attention to detail has also been evident on defense. Tomlin publicly challenged his defense to sharpen its tackling after his unit struggled to do so during the second half of its win over Seattle. Pittsburgh's defense responded with a much better outing the following week in Cleveland.Tomlin also cited his team's lack of big plays during his Week 4 postgame pre ser. Since then, the Steelers' offense has produced several splash plays that include 50-yard touchdown against Denver, Johnson's 50-yard catch during Pittsburgh's final drive in Cleveland, 26-yard grab on a third-down play on Pittsburgh's first scoring drive against Chicago, and 42-yard catch later in that game that set up the Steelers' third touchdown.Pittsburgh's defense has also created its share of splash. Three examples are game-clinching interception against Denver, forced fumble in Cleveland and Cam Heyward's head-turning interception against Chicago.  Including punter , the Steelers are starting five rookies that include four on the offensive side of the ball. Each rookie has shown significant signs of growth since the first quarter of the season. While he still has room to grow, left tackle . has done a solid job protecting Roethlisberger's blind side. His run blocking has also shown vast improvement over the past month. The same can be said of rookie center .Pittsburgh's top two picks in last year's draft, Harris and tight end , have been critical parts of the offense. October's Offensive Rookie of the Month, Harris is currently eighth in the with 830 total yards from scrimmage. While his numbers are impre sive, Harris' production will only get better as he continues to build cohesion with his offensive line.Freiermuth, the second tight end Phil Simms Jersey  selected in the 2021 draft, has seen his role in the offense increase following season-ending injury. The former Penn State star has caught 16 pa ses and three touchdowns in Pittsburgh's last three games. His clutch catch on a fourth-and-goal situation in Week 8 helped the Steelers get their first win in Cleveland since 2017. Freiermuth followed that up with a two-touchdown performance against the Bears.  In recent weeks, first-year offensive coordinator Matt Canada has created more balanced play sheets that includes le s throws from Roethlisberger and more carries for Harris and the Steelers receivers. After throwing 170 pa ses in Pittsburgh's first four games, Roethlisberger attempted 129 throws over the past four games. While he is throwing le s, Roethlisberger is having more succe s. Roethlisberger has thrown six touchdowns and no interceptions during Pittsburgh's winning streak after throwing as many touchdowns (four) as interceptions during the season's first four games. He's had an average pa ser rating  B.J. Hill Jersey of 106.3 over that span after having an average rating of 80 during the first month of the season.With the line still a work in progre s, the Steelers have manufactured runs with jet sweeps featuring their top three receivers. Of the Steelers' 105 yards rushing on Monday, 37 of those yards (on just six carries) were gained by receivers.This was one of the other specifics Tomlin mentioned following Pittsburgh's lo s in Green Bay. The Steelers allowed the to go 9 of 15 on third downs. Green Bay's third-down succe s not only kept potential scoring drives alive, it allowed the Packers to control the clock for nearly 35 minutes.  Pittsburgh's third-down defense has seen dramatic improvement over the past month. They held the to just 3 of 12 on third and fourth downs and the Bears to 6 of 17 on third downs. Not surprisingly, the Steelers held the time-of-po se sion advantage in both contests. In Cleveland, the Steelers held the ball for nearly 28 of the game's final 45 minutes after the Browns had po se sion for roughly 11 minutes in the first quarter.The Steelers' defense is now eighth in the NFL in third-down, fourth-down and red-zone efficiency. Pittsburgh's formidable pa s rush, led by NFL sack leader , has been one of the main keys to Pittsburgh's recent third-down succe s. It also doesn't hurt that the Steelers have one of the league's most experienced cornerbacks in and one of the NFL's top safeties in .Pittsburgh's schedule gets significantly tougher following Sunday's game against Detroit. Five of the Steelers' final eight games will be on Evan Engram Jersey  the road. Seven of their final eight games are against teams with winning records. The , the only team that the Steelers will face that is currently below .500, will play host to the Steelers on a short week on Thursday night. The winning streak has given Pittsburgh a chance at securing Tomlin's 15th consecutive winning season and a po sible playoff berth, but either of those things coming to fruition is hardly a given considering the back half of the schedule.  Continued improvements on the offensive line will be vital to the Steelers' late-season succe s. The Steelers' defense, which on Monday suffered a third late-game collapse during the four-game winning streak, desperately needs reinforcements on the defensive line. The return of , whose knee injury has kept him sidelined through the season's first nine games, would be a big boost for the Steelers' defense.The Steelers are sixth in the NFL in sacks, but over half of those sacks have been recorded by Watt. The Steelers will need more sacks from the rest of their defense, specifi

Dalvin Cook, D'Andre Swift, James Conner, and Elijah Mitchell all mi sed last week's games, and most figure to be among the"questionable" RBs for fantasy football championships. Week 17 rankings will be affected by each heading into Sunday, as all are at least on the border of must-starts if active. Get the latest COVID and injury updates below.For updates on banged-up QBs Jimmy Garoppolo, Lamar Jackson, and Justin Fields, ;for more on ailing pa s-catchers Travis Kelce, Darren Waller, Mike Evans, and Pat Freiermuth, ; for news on injured WRs Elijah Mooreand Adam Thielen, ; for updates on more injured RBs, including Clyde Edwardsand Jordan Howard, . For all the latest fantasy news, follow us on Twitter .WEEK 17:    Cook (reserve/COVID list) is eligible to return to the Vikings' lineup in Week 17, so we'll see if he's able to clear protocols ahead of a matchup Aldrick Rosas Jersey  with Green Bay. This will be a close call since the earliest he can be activated is just the day before Sunday's game, so we won't have any real news until then. If you own Alexander Mattison, you won't be sweating this out too much since you're protected, but if you don't, it will be a long and agonizing wait. For now, try and search for the best po sible replacement option, as you've done for Cook before this season.If Cook plays, he ranks as our and , even Odell Beckham Jr Jersey  in one of the toughest RB matchups. We know he's largely matchup proof, and ultimately he's not on the start 'em, sit 'em bubble anyway. If Mattison gets the start, we already know his ceiling is just about as high as Cook's, so play him with confidence, too.WEEK 17 STANDARD RANKINGS: | | | | |  Swift (shoulder) mi sed his fourth straight game last week, but he was a legit game-time decision. He will likely be "questionable" once again heading into a matchup with Seattle. For those who have made it this far without him in your lineups, you could potentially be rewarded by Swift facing off with the Seahawks' defense that has allowed the second-most fantasy points to RBs. We'll see what the practice reports tell us, but we ultimately won't know until we have official word.The Lions have remained cautious with Swift, so we'd like to think he'll get his usual amount of touches if he's active. We rank him as the and . Ultimately, because his injury is an Doug Kotar Jersey  upper-body ailment, he should still have plenty of explosivene s, and the matchup is way too juicy here to consider sitting him. Sure, he be in more of a committee in his first game back in over a month, but he'll have plenty of home run potential and willbe heavily targeted in the pa sing game. If he's out, Jamaal Williams and Craig Renyolds draw interest in flex spots, as they handle nearly an equal share of touches in Week 16.WEEK 17 PPR RANKINGS: | | | | |  Last week, Conner (heel) said he was "confident" he'd suit up against the Colts, but he was eventually ruled out for the contest. That said, it seems he narrowly mi sed the game and should be trending toward playing in Week 17 against the Cowboys. Dallas is the No. 3 defense against fantasy RBs, so this isn't a great spot for an explosive return. However, we know a lot of Conner's production has come from easy touchdowns at the goal line, and this one could set up to be a real shootout.Ultimately, his ceiling isn't as high with Chase Edmonds back in the lineup, and the matchup is tough,  NFL New York Giants Jersey so we rank him as the and .Again, his upside is much higher thanks to his nose for the end zone, but it's tough to know exactly what to expect here. If he's out, Edmonds is virtually a must-start, as he'll get a workhorse role once again. He'll be a mid-tier RB2 in PPR and low-end RB2 in standard leagues. Mitchell (knee) against the Titans, but since that game was on Thursday night, he'll have more time to heal up before the 49ers  Phil McConkey Jersey take on Houston. Like Swift, Mitchell could be returning to one of the best po sible RB matchups, as Houston has allowed the sixth-most fantasy points to the position. This game has "ground and pound" written all over it (especially if Jimmy Garropolo is out), so we wouldn't beshy about starting Mitchell here.As a basic rule of thumb for this week, start whoever the 49ers starting RB is. All of a sudden, they have transitioned from a committee backfield to one where a single player has dominated most touches. If Mitchell plays, start him. If he doesn't, start Jeff Wilson Jr. If Wilson somehow ends up on the reserve/COVID list, start JaMycal Hasty. Any of them could smash in a starting role.For now, we have Wilson as the projected starter and rank him as the and .

Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool believes at the close of the 55th Super Bowl, which will be contested Sunday between the Chiefs and Buccaneers, that the team standing amidall that flying  Brandon Graham Jersey confetti and holding up the Lombardi Trophy will be Wait. Hes allowed to have an opinion, right?After all, he said the Browns were going to get clapped by the Chiefs in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs, and for that he was excoriated by many in the media and public even though that prediction turned out, more or le s, to be correct. Perhaps he shouldnt even bother with something as routine as a Super Bowl pick.I think Kansas Citys going to win. I just think their firepower with Kelce, Hill and Mahomes might be a little too much to handle, Claypool told Sporting News. But obviously I wouldnt be too surprised if Tom Brady pulls out a win.MORE: Claypool just as obviously hoped the Steelers would be back in Tampa, the site of the most recent of their six Super Bowl victories, to compete in this game. And he had reason to believe, with most of the regular season complete, that the team Randall Cunningham Jersey  was capable of getting there. The Steelers opened with 11 consecutive victories and were in position to secure the No. 1 seed in the AFC, but they closed with four lo ses in the final five games and then were eliminated by the Browns in the wild-card round of the playoffs.Instead of taking the field at Raymond James Stadium in some combination of black and gold, he will watch from his home on , the streaming sports media provider for which he has done a series of Rookie Diaries videos through his first year in the NFL.I think we had a lot of injuries to our team that took a lot of starters out, Claypool said. He didnt mention the names, but they were significant: linebackers Bud Dupree and Devin Bush, and even Bushs replacement, Robert Spillane. Its tough to win in the NFL any game, so if you dont have all your guys there, its especially tough.I think well be fine moving forward and use that as a learning experience.Claypool told SN thathe believes in the squad the Steelers have in place, although there are many futures still to be decided. Wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster is a free agent, along with running back James Conner and defensive backs Mike Hilton and Cam Sutton. And quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has indicated he wants to return, but Steelers president Art Rooney II  Vinny Curry Jersey has made it clear that it cannot be at the current price: a salary-cap hit of more than $41 million.Claypool does not have the scoop on how that will be resolved.I know just as much as everyone else. Im just here waiting to see, he said. He and Roethlisberger combined for eight touchdowns and 57 receptions in the regular season, plus another five catches and two touchdowns in the playoff game. But that doesnt mean hes going to call up his QB and pump him for inside information.Im only a rookie so I cant really call him and ask him what hes going to do. Hes been in the league for so long, Claypool said. Im just waiting to hear just like everyone else.I think hes obviously a Hall of Fame quarterback. And if youve got a Hall of Fame quarterback, you want him to stay as long as you can.Claypool was selected by the Steelers in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He was the 11th wide receiver chosen. Many analysts had expre sed the opinion that there were 10 great wideout prospects available. He was not considered to be one of them.MORE: Which was odd, because Claypool is 6-4, 238 pounds and ran a 4.42 40-yard dash at last years NFL Combine. He caught 66 pa ses for 1,037 yards and 13 touchdowns in his final year at Notre Dame, and its not as if those numbers were the product of a high-octane Avonte Maddox Jersey , throw-it-every-down offense.I wasnt like a super-flashy player in college, Claypool said. I think I just did what needed to be done. I broke out my senior year there, and I didnt have a lot of coverage leading up to that. So I kind of took some Lane Johnson Jersey  people by surprise leading to as late as the Combine. People really started taking notice at the Combine, but by then its kind of late to build that momentum.He turned out to be one of the most succe sful receivers of the 2020 draft cla s. His nine touchdown receptions ranked first among rookies; he ranked fourth in catches and yards and was selected to the All-Rookie first team by the Pro Football Writers of America.I just think preparation, and also talking to the vets and asking for their advice throughout the season  and little things that I can do  really helped me, Claypool said.He will leave Canada sometime in the next several weeks to train in Southern California in preparation for his second NFL season. There, he expects to go against established NFL defensive backs to continue working on how to succeed against them.Therell be some training in the LA area and Orange County area, Claypool said, and hopefully Ill go against some of them and work on the craft that way.

How many tight ends can fit in an AT&T Stadium Salvation Army kettle? Apparently, three of the four on the Cowboys' roster.In the  Reggie White Jersey fourth quarter of the team's Thanksgiving game vs. the Giants, tight end Peyton Hendershot scored a touchdown on a 2-yard jet sweep. To celebrate, Jake Ferguson, Sean McKeon and Dalton Schultz all hopped in the giant red Salvation Army kettle in back of the end zone and played a human-size game of whack-a-mole.It ended with Hendershot whacking Ferguson on the head with the football.Come Jason Kelce Jersey  for the walk-in Peyton Hendershot touchdown.Stay for the whack-a-mole!: |  Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) MORE: The touchdown extended Dallas' lead to 28-13 with 8:53 left. The Cowboys won 28-20.The only thing that featured more tight ends than that kettle was the Cowboys' offense. Along with Hendershot Brandon Graham Jersey 's rushing touchdown, Ferguson and Schultz were heavily involved in the pa sing attack. Schultz caught four pa ses, including two touchdowns, for 31 yards. Ferguson had three catches for 57 yards and featured one of the most impre sive plays of the game with this hurdle.JAKE FERGUSON IS AN ATHLETE.: on FOX: Stream on NFL+  NFL (@NFL) MORE: That Salvation Army kettle has become a staple of Cowboys celebrations. It started with running back Ezekiel Elliott jumping into it after a rushing touchdown Josh Sweat Jersey  in December 2016 against the Saints.10/10 on the Ezekiel Elliott celebration. He ran into the salvation army kettle.  Tom Downey (@WhatGoingDowney) Elliott was back at it in 2018. He started by dropping $21 into the kettle after scoring a rushing touchdown.He's eating early! scores Wendell Smallwood Jersey  and then makes a donation to the Salvation Army.  FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) He then dropped his quarterback into the kettle after Dak Prescott scrambled for a 5-yard touchdown. Ezekiel Elliott really put Dak Prescott in the Salvation Army kettle  Fanatics View (@fanaticsview) Safe to say, that Salvation Army kettle has become an AT&T Stadium fixture around the holiday season.

For a team needing a touchdown to keep their playoff hopes alive, the Ravens seemed to have a complete lack of urgency.As Baltimore marched down the field late against the Bengals in the AFC wild-card round Sunday night, the team opted not to use either of its two remaining timeouts, on one Alex DeBrincat Jersey  occasion even allowing 30 seconds to come off the clock between plays. The slow march toward the end zone became a problem after a holding penalty backed up the Ravens with le s than 30 seconds left.The Ravens ultimately fell short of a comeback. Tyler Huntley's Hail Mary at the end of the game landed in the end zone incomplete, and Baltimore's season came to a close in a .After the game, coach John Harbaugh explained the rationale behind saving his timeouts, explaining that the team wanted to wait until the Ravens were  Alexandre Fortin Jersey farther down the field.The idea there was to save the timeouts for the red zone. I think the thing that killed us was the holding penalty, which knocked us back," Harbaugh said.MORE: Harbaugh's decision to save timeouts, combined with the Ravens huddling as the clock ticked below a minute, was puzzling. When Huntley completed a pa s to J.K. Dobbins for 11 yards to the Bengals' 17, there was still 1:08 remaining. The Ravens did not snap the ball again until 34 seconds remained in the game.Baltimore tried to run with Justice Hill, but guard Kevin Zeitler was called for holding, which backed the Ravens up to the Bengals' 27. At that point, with le s than 30 seconds to play, the Ravens had little options remaining but to start airing the ball out downfield.The Ravens didn't use a timeout until eight seconds remained in the game, with Baltimore still at the 27 after back-to-back incompletions Jordan Schroeder Jersey .MORE:"The idea was weve got time, we want to keep those timeouts to throw the ball. So we tried to pop a run there, were going to call a timeout after that and then we still have run-pa s options so we didnt want to give the ball, we wanted to score without giving the ball back," Harbaugh said. "We think were going to be  Brandon Saad Jersey in the red zone. We think its going to be just a certain number of plays and its going to work right down to the end of the game rather than maybe score with 30, 35 seconds, you give them a chance to maybe go kick a field goal at the end."If the goal was to make sure the Bengals didn't get the ball back, that part worked. Cincinnati did not have time to take over po se sion after Huntley's Hail Mary fell Gustav Forsling Jersey  short, just out of the reach of a diving James Proche after the pa s was tipped.MORE: Harbaugh and the Ravens finished the season with one timeout remaining."I think we played it right," Harbaugh said. "Didnt work out in the sense that after that, we had incomplete pa ses so youre not going to have a chance to call them. If you complete the pa ses, you get the ball back in the red zone, you call the timeouts. From an elementary level, you can say, Ah, you should have called the timeouts. But we had the timeouts worked out right.

If not for the shenanigans consistently thrust onto the NFL table by the in 2021, there would've been many more eyes on the . After all, although time may have dimmed the once blazing-hot lights aimed at Deshaun Watson and the Texans front office -- mostly due to the trade deadline having come and gone with no movement on the Watson front -- that doesn't mean the situation was resolved in any Dylan Strome Jersey  form. And another item that displeased Watson, from a football standpoint, was in how the team handled their proce s in ultimately hiring David Culley when the quarterback desperately wanted them to put in a call to offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy.Fast forward to now: Culley couldn't get the Titanic to avoid the iceberg, and the Texans finished 4-13 on the season. That's one game worse than in 2020 under the duo of Bill O'Brien and interim coach Romeo Crennel, but let's call it even considering there was one more game to be lost in 2021, and that perspective still doesn't change how in obvious disarray the club still is one year later.Having been fired on Thursday, it's time to fix things for good, and here's how the Texans can do it:Let's be clear in that Culley is easily one of the best human beings you'll ever come acro s, and a highly-respected one at that, but that doesn't mean he was ready to take on the disaster that is the Houston Texans. Culley opted to make his first go at being an head coach -- after a career of being an a sistant Keith Magnuson Jersey  -- an attempt to turn around what is currently one of the top-two most dysfunctional franchises in all of sports (see Jaguars above for the other), and amid the scandal, no le s. It was as admirable as it was foolhardy because he simply doesn't have the muscle to do so, and that's not a knock on him as much as it is the reality of the situation, his valiant effort dying an ugly death in 2021.Credit him for making some good decisions, though, enough to separate him from the train wreck called Urban Meyer, but there are far better options available, including unexpectedly-ousted head coach Brian Flores, who was a key reason Watson allegedly wanted a trade to Miami. If Flores comes to Houston, might that be enough to get Watson back in uniform? Something to consider here.  Speaking of Watson, the situation has to eventually come to an end, in one way or the other. The Texans deactivated the Pro Bowl quarterback for all 17 games of the 2021 season, and their attempts to identify a true succe sor Michael Jordan Jersey  were fruitle s. There's certainly promise in a player like , but on the field, he's no Watson -- leaving the Texans with a very real decision at the position when the 2022 rolls around. That is unle s they can convince Watson to put the uniform back on, but then there's the more important matter of his legal i sues that have to be resolved as well, with the NFL eye also waiting to see how things turn out there.For the Texans, the sooner the latter gets hammered out the better it'll be for the organization, be it in trying to get Watson back on the field for them or acquiring what will likely be a ma sive amount of draft capital in trading him away to a QB-thirsty team in waiting (and there are several). However you slice it, this Nicolas Beaudin Jersey  dark cloud of uncertainty and chaos can not be left to hang overhead for a second season.OK, so you release future first-ballot Hall of Fame defensive end , and that would look like a much worse decision had he not spent most of the year in Arizona on injured reserve. But Watt wasn't the only key defensive piece the Texans gave walking papers to in 2021 en route to allowing 26.6 points per game this season -- bad enough for fifth-worst in  Glenn Hall Jersey the entire league. The outcome of several games could've been altered for the better had the Texans defense been able to finish games, its inability most recently being put on display when it was on the verge of upsetting the in Week 18.  Instead, the Titans held on for the win to clinch the top seed in the AFC, while the Texans defense was forced to again hang its head and wonder: who is the star(s) of the unit going forward? There are potential breakout players like defensive end , but the unit needs one or two cornerstone players to reverse its fortune next season.

HENDERSON, Nev.-Davante Adams against the Lo Angles Chargers showed the world why he is the best WR in the National Football League.After his stellar performance, Adams took time to reflect on that game, the state of the Silver and Black, and look ahead to his first game at home in Allegiante Stadium.You can watch his entire pre s conference below, and read the transcript.Wide Receiver Davante Adams Q: The move you put on Asante Samuel went viral on social media. What were some of the reactions you got, and when you do something like that, do you take time to enjoy it? Do you enjoy the memes?Adams: "I got a lot of good reactions from it, a lot of people reached out. I saw a lot of comments and stuff like that on social media. I'm thinking about the next time I'm going to do it. After you put it Kyle Juszczyk Jersey  on tape one time, I forget about it usually and then I move on to the next route. That's the expectation I have myself, especially when I get isolated like that, I expect to make the DB look like that. If I'm on my Q's and doing my thing, that's the standard."Q: As a wideout, when you see how the defense is lined up and it may differ from what the play might be, what's your mindset as the cadence is being called? Adams: "Obviously, you have to see pre snap and then a se s what it looks like post snap as well and then that'll give you a lot of information. But I do so much film study and I've been doing it for a long time now to the point were based off of leverages and stuff like that I typically know what's coming. Because if a guys going to cheat super far outside - it doesn't really matter if I talk about it at the end of the day because they San Francisco 49ers Jersey 're going to play what they play - but if a guys cheated outside, and he's pre sed, typically that means he can't let me outside and that he's got help inside somewhere. So, I start to put all that together as I get lined up, and then I look at the shell, look where the star or the nickel is located because that gives away a lot of information as well. Every coverage you have something where you can't give something up as a DB or a linebacker in the pa s game for that matter. So, at the end of the day, you have to alert it both see what it looks like pre-snap and then once the play gets going typically that lets me know if I have any adjustments in my route, if anything has to change, protect anybody else on the field and different things like that. Like I said before, if they want to double or if they want to roll coverage my way or do things like that, that's just going to open up the run game or open it up for other guys down the field as well."Q: Is there a timeline that you typically have to get a good feel for what a team is all about?Adams: "I mean you want to establish an identity as fast as po sible obviously, and that doesn't happen week one whether it's good or bad regardle s. It's going to take some time to get going and really figure out who you are as a squad whether it's on one side of the ball or all together. As time goes by, you can figure that out but the consistency of it is really what establishes who you are. If we would've went out there and scored 50 points, nobody's going to be running around the building feeling like we figured it out. At the end of the day, it takes an accumulation of a lot of good things or a lot of bad things to determine who you are as a team. Like I said after the game, there was a lot of good things we put on tape, a lot of things we can build off of and that's what our main focus is on right now."Q: How excited are you to be playing your first game in the Allegiant Stadium this Sunday? Adams: "I'm excited, man. I know I've been getting a lot of good  Frank Gore Jersey feedback from the fans and seeing the things they've been saying and hearing them in the preseason in the stadium and them being excited to see me play. Its a lot more of obviously what happened this past game that I'm hoping to put on tape and come out with some W's for this city. The warm welcome that I felt from them - I continue to feel it every day whether it's virtually or in person if I run into somebody. Real excited, can't wait to get out there."Q: What does it mean to you going from the kid wearing a Tim Brown jersey to now on Sunday youre going to go be at the Raiders stadium with a lot of kids wearing number 17?Adams: "It means a lot, man. Like I said, it's a dream come true to be able to be here. It's a little different, I grew up in the Bay obviously, so it was the Oakland Raiders, but to move to Vegas and continue my dream and playing the game that I love - it really doesn't get much better than this."Q: How important is it for you to go home sit down and have a conversation with Derek Carr about what's going on away from everything and have a good honest conversation? Scroll to ContinueAdams: "Me and Derek, we don't wait for Tuesday. Typically by the time we get on the bus or sometimes in the locker room - even this past game, y'all were in there so we weren't chopping it up too much about it then, but as soon as we get on the bus, as soon as we have an opportunity to talk, it's time to reflect, whether or not he threw for 500 (yards) or  Mitch Wishnowsky Jersey if it was a game like this past game. It's always something that you can build and be better at. That's typically how we look at it, and if there was some good stuff, we celebrate that stuff as well. We're not scared to feel good about our accomplishments. We put a lot into it, a lot of hard work and a lot of time and effort. We don't really stop and smell the roses the way everybody else does, but between us the way we converse we definitely like to acknowledge it that way you can even build off the stuff that you did. It's not C. J. Beathard Jersey  just about, 'Look, we're so great,' but we talk about why we did well on certain plays or why we did well in the first half versus the second half and different things like that."Q: What type of leadership have you seen from Chandler Jones?Adams: "First of all, more than anything his vibe and his spirit day to day. I almost can't wait to see Chan in the morning, because you know what youre going to get it. He's got an infectious type of personality. We joke around all the time, and he's a great guy just from a vibe standpoint. Then you get him on the field and then you talk about a guy - I think this is year 12 or so for him now - just the way he goes about his busine s, the type of examples that he sets, the type of leader that he is to a leader like Maxx Crosby . He can continue to help him grow as a leader as well. When you've got those type of years behind you and you come out and you still put it on tape the way that he does and attack the data the way that he does, he comes in and he's tapped in ev

The future of the smiled as he headed into the facility for the first day of the team's offseason workout program. While presence Tuesday continued the dawn of a new era in Cleveland, the Browns' previous franchise quarterback, , was a no-show  Ahkello Witherspoon Jersey as he continues to seek a trade out of town.On a cold spring morning in northeast Ohio, Watson began his first active day on the job after signing a five-year, $230 million deal earlier this offseason after being traded from Houston. The former Pro Bowl quarterback is tasked with leading the Browns back to the playoffs after the franchise finished with Jason Verrett Jersey  a disappointing 8-9 record in 2021. Cleveland is hoping to revisit the succe s it had in 2020, when it won its first playoff game in 26 years.  QB in the building  Cleveland Browns (@Browns)  As Watson gets acclimated with his new teammates, Mayfield continues to be a lame duck. He is still on the team's payroll as the Browns determine his future. Given his contract (Mayfield is due $19 million guaranteed this season after Cleveland picked up his fifth-year option), the Browns need to find a trader partner for Mayfield, preferably one who is willing to take on some of his salary.With the upcoming, the Browns  Mike McGlinchey Jersey may be able to deal Mayfield for a draft pick (or two) during the three-day proce s. If no trade materializes then, Cleveland will likely try to trade him to a team with unresolved questions at quarterback. The Browns have also not ruled out bringing Mayfield back, although, based on Mayfield's recent comments, that seems like the most unlikely scenario.  "I feel disrespected," Mayfield during an recent appearance on the podcast. "A  George Kittle Jersey hundred percent. Because I was told one thing, and they completely did another. That's what I'm in the middle of right now. ... I'm just looking for stabilization right now."One team that may be in the market for Mayfield is Seattle, which traded away longtime starting quarterback to the earlier this offseason. Despite their current quarterback situation, our does not have Seattle drafting a quarterback in the first round. Veteran is currently slated to be the ' Week 1 starter unle s the team either drafts or trades for a quarterback before the start of the season.  Regardle s of where he ends up, it's clear that Mayfield has started his last game in Cleveland, who selected him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. While his career in Cleveland did not end on the best of notes, Mayfield's tenure with the Jaquiski Tartt Jersey  Browns had several positive moments that included his succe sful rookie campaign as well as his role in the franchise's first playoff berth in over a quarter-century.

The hits keep coming for the Philadelphia Eagles.Starting guard needs season-ending surgery on Eric Fisher Jersey  a Lisfranc injury, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported via the team. The sixth-year veteran went down in the fourth quarter of  Len Dawson Jersey the Eagles' blowout lo s to the Cowboys on Monday night. It marks the latest injury for a decimated Philly offensive line.The Eagles were already without left tackle , who sat out Week 3 with a knee injury, and right guard , who recently went on injured reserve with a pectoral injury. Brooks is expected to return later this  Jordan Lucas Jersey season, while Mailata figures to be back sooner. But Seumalo's absence only shakes up a struggling unit even further as  Christian Okoye Jersey it prepares for the Chiefs on a short week.Additionally, Eagles defensive back is expected  Darwin Thompson Jersey to mi s three to six weeks weeks after partially separating his shoulder versus Dallas, per NFL Network's Tom Peli sero.Seumalo and Wallace were placed on injured reserve Tuesday, the team announced.

was not a fan of the throwing on fourth-and-1 with a chance to win an overtime game against the in Thursday night's 12-9 lo s. The Broncos didn't have to go for the jugular and get all 5 yards from the Colts' 5-yard line, but they left the ball in the hands of to win the game.Wilson threw an incomplete pa s, testing  Chris Jones Jersey Colts cornerback as the former Defensive Player of the Year broke up the pa s intended for . That won the game for Indianapolis and brought back a familiar flashback for Sherman when he vented on the "Thursday Night Football" postgame show."You gotta run the ball," Sherman said. "Again, I wish I had Marshawn (former running back ) up here. Run the ball. You need 1 yard. Run the ball. Run the ball! All he has to  Daniel Sorensen Jersey do is run the football."Nece sary criticism. I said enough criticism for him, but God dang it -- run the dang ball!"    Richard Sherman on final play: RUN THE BALL! I WISH I HAD MARSHAWN UP HERE. RUN THE BALL  Will Brinson (@WillBrinson)  Sherman went through this with the Seattle Seahawks in XLIX, when the Seahawks were at the ' 1-yard line trailing 28-24 with 25 seconds left. On second-and-goal, Wilson threw a slant over the middle that was picked off by to seal the Patriots' win and take away Seattle's Super Bowl championship repeat.The Seahawks -- and Wilson--  Eric Fisher Jersey could have handed the ball to Lynch. Instead, Wilson threw the ball and the takeaway  created a major divide in the Seahawks locker room. Sherman has vented his frustration over the decision before, and used the opportunity to take subtle jabs at Wilson after the game.Wilson had a wide open on the play, but went over the middle to Sutton. To make matters worse. is an excellent short-yardage back who has 23 touchdown runs of 1-yard since 2016 -- trailing only for the most in football since the 2016 season.  Is this on Wilson or head coach Nathaniel Hackett Travis Kelce Jersey  -- who has been through his own share of management a play-calling i sues in his short career. Hackett tipped the Colts' hand by going shotgun on that fourth-and-1 play, letting Indianapolis know a pa s was coming. Wilson, who was struggling all night, didn't even try to just go past the sticks. Instead, he went for the end zone and misfired when targeting Sutton.Hackett said the Broncos wanted to  Khalen Saunders Jersey creating even more speculation the play wasn't his call.Whatever happened in that decision-making proce s, running the ball wasn't an option. Perhaps Sherman is on to something here.

Once upon a time, Chad Johnson (or was he Ochocinco) challenged a race horse. While giving himself a head start, the Bengals star wide receiver won the race, proving that man can be faster than beast with a predetermined advantage.Johnson wouldn't have held up in a fair race against many of the players in the modern NFL, though. Guys like Tyreek Hill, Raheem Mostert and even Lamar Jackson and Kyler Murray display more apparent on-field speed than maybe anyone in NFL history. If not for high definition, they'd be blurs on our television screens. But who's really the fastest  Avery Bradley Jersey player in the NFL?It's too bad the Pro Bowl doesn't have its anymore. The fastest players in the NFL literally lined up and raced each other like they were track athletes. That'd be an easier way of solving this problem than anything else. There isn't one perfect way to answer this question. The most easy thing to do is cite 40-yard dash times, but that's also not simulating a football game played in pads with defenders attempting to tackle the ball carrier.Thankfully, the NFL's Next Gen Stats have begun to help with this dilemma, providing sprint speeds for players on individual plays. That's helpful - it can show us who has the most top-end speed in the league. In 2020, it looks like Raheem Mostert is the early favorite for fastest player in the NFL when you look at the table of Next Gen Stats data below.The answer probably falls somewhere in the middle of these two data po sibilities. A player's straight line speed in workout clothes will generally translate to how fast he can be on the football field. The biggest problem for some of the fastest players who boost (think Darius Heyward-Bey of the Raiders) is that they don't frequently enough free themselves up Tobias Harris Jersey  with the football in space to show off that blazing speed. It's sort of irrelevant who the fastest player in the NFL is in a vacuum - teams are ideally looking for the players who have the most effective speed, mixing raw running velocity with the talent to let that speed play.Top 10 fastest NFL players in 2020 (mph)Here are the 10 fastest ball-carrier runs from the 2020 NFL regularseason( ):PlayerTeamTop speed (mph)Play eventRaheem Mostert49ers23.0980-yard rushing TDRaheem Mostert49ers22.7376-yard receiving TDKenyan DrakeCardinals22.1169-yard rushing TDJonathan TaylorColts22.0529-yard rushTyreek HillChiefs21.9144-yard receiving TDNyheim HinesColts21.8519-yard kickoff returnTrevon DiggsCowboys21.720-yard interception (touchback)Nelson AgholorRaiders21.7257-yard receptionMichael DavisChargers21.6878-yard INT TDDK MetcalfSeahawks21.666-yard receptionNotably, Mostert continues to look like the fastest player in the NFL more than halfway through the season (despite mi sing time with injury). Metcalf makes the list for a catch, since these are just plays where a player is holding the ball. But Metcalf's fastest run this season came in chasing down Budda Baker after an interception, when he reached 22.64 miles per hour.Top 10 fastest 40 times (active NFL players)And here are the 10 fastest 40 times by active NFL players, recorded during either the NFL Combine or at a Pro Day:PlayerTeam40-yard dash timeYearPositionJohn Ro sBengals4.222017WRMarquise GoodwinEagles4.272013WRHenry Ruggs IIIRaiders4.272020WRTyreek HillChiefs4.292016WRJavelin GuidryJets4.292020CBCurtis SamuelPanthers4.312017WRAndy IsabellaCardinals4.312019WRParris CampbellColts4.312019WRWill Fuller VTexans4.322018WRRaheem Mostert49ers4.322015RBWhen Ro s ran his 4.22-second 40-yard dash in 2017, he broke past the recent Wesley Johnson Jersey  high-water mark of Chris Johnson's 4.24-second 40. That hasn't been touched in the three years since, with rookie Henry Rugs III coming the closest in 2020 at 4.27 seconds.It makes sense that Goodwin is fast - he's one of the best athletes in the NFL and competed in the 2012 Olympics for the United States as a long jumper.It's also worth noting in regards to this list that Marquise "Hollywood" Brown of the Ravens has never run a reported 40-yard dash. He's regarded as one of the fastest players in the NFL.Top 10 fastest NFL players in 2021 playoffs(mph)Here are the 10 fastest ball-carrier runs from the 2021 NFL playoffs ( ):PlayerTeamTop speed (mph)Play eventMecole HardmanChiefs21.5250-yard rushTyreek HillChiefs20.7671-yard receptionAndre RobertsBills20.7626-yard kickoff returnDeonte HarrisSaints20.6654-yard punt returnLamar JacksonRavens20.6433-yard rushScotty MillerBuccaneers20.6439-yard receiving TDMecole HardmanChiefs20.5442-yard receptionLamar JacksonRavens20. Paul George Jersey 5248-yard rushing TDDarious WilliamsRams20.4142-yard interception return TDTaron JohnsonBills20.39101-yard interception return TDNone of the fastest times from the 2021 NFL playoffs entering the Super Bowl make the top-10 for the entire season. But there've still been some very fast run speeds, with Mecole Hardman and Tyreek Hill at the top being no surprise. Hardman makes the list twice, and their Super Bowl opponent Scotty Miller also slots in with a fastest-time tied with Lamar Jackson. Tyreek Hill didn't participate in the 2016 NFL combine because of adomestic abuse arrest. At West Alabama's Pro Day, Hill was clocked at 4.29 seconds in the 40-yard dash. Hill's teammate and potential heir apparent in Kansas City is nearly as fast as "the Cheetah." At the 2019 NFL Combine, Hardman ran a 4.33-second 40-yard dash, coming it 0.04 seconds behind Hill's reported pro day time. Despite being the cla s of speed in the 2020 NFL, Mostert didn't come in with the fastest 40-yard dash time. He ran a 4.32-second 40-yard dash at Purdue's Pro Day in 2015. Chubb has yet to break into the charts above, but he had a few of the fastest runs of the 2019 season. At the 2018 NFL Combine, though, Chubb ran just a 4.52-second 40-yard dash. Fournette's presence on this list begs the question of how fast his 40-yard dash was. Like Chubb, he's put together speedy long runs despite a relatively pedestrian 40 time of 4.51 seconds at the NFL Combine in 2017. Beckham remains one of the best receivers in the open field thanks in part to the 4.43 40-yard dash speed he showed off at the 2014 NFL Combine. Barkley made the top-10 run speeds list multiple times in 2019, but  Blake Griffin Jersey he won't get to claim his place in the 2020 list due to a season-ending knee injury. In the 2018 NFL Combine, Barkley ran a 4.41-second 40-yard dash. One of the best all-around running backs in the NFL, McCaffrey ran a 4.49-second 40-yard dash at the 2017 NFL Combine. Metcalf ran a 4.33-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine in 2019. He blew up social media in Week 7 of the 2020 NFL season when he ran down Budda Baker to tackle the defender on a near-pick-six. Brown didn't run at the NFL Combine, but a 4.32-second 40-yard dash before. That likely means he'd have a pretty good race with his teammate, Lamar Jackson, who has run a 4.34. Jackson didn't run the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine, but at a " " put on by Louisville in 2017, he reportedly ran a 4.34-sec

Things aren't looking good for running backs Saquon Barkley, Christian McCaffrey, James Robinson, and Latavius Murray heading into Week 9,  Chris Paul Jersey and plenty of fantasy football start 'em, sit 'em decisions hang in the balance. We've seen RB injuries come in bunches, so hopefully you have the nece sary backups, handcuffs, and sleepers on your roster, but either way, you need to know the latest injury updates.For updates on Dak Prescott and Kyler Murray, ; for the latest on ailing pa s-catchers Davante Adams, Julio Jones, Noah Fant, Calvin Ridley, and DeAndre Hopkins, ; for news on banged-up RBs.For all the latest fantasy news, follow us on Twitter .WEEK 9 FANTASY: | |  UPDATE: Truthfully, speculating on his availabilityseems pointle s, so just be ready to go with or without him.We're all well aware Barkley (ankle) has been banged up all year, but after being placed on the reserve/COVID list, the prospects for a Week 9 return are even slimmer. After Adam Schefter reported Barkley turned in a negative test after his initial positive test, . Barkley will have to test negative on two occasions, 24 hours apart, so it's tough to tell whether that will happen. Even if it does, he' Louis Williams Jersey s still at risk to mi s due to the ankle injury he suffered in Week 5. All in all, it sure doesn't seem like he'll be suiting up Sunday, but it's not out of the question, yet.If he does play, we can view him as a mid-tier RB1, but let's face it, there's always a risk he aggravates an injury or is on a snap count. If he's out, it's the Devontae Booker show once again. New York plays Las Vegas in Week 9, who gives up the 10th-most fantasy points to RBs, so Booker looks like a safe RB2.WEEK 9 PPR RANKINGS: | | | | |  UPDATE: but teams don't have to give a specific designation on a player returning from IR. However, it's speculated he was limited.McCaffrey ( Paul George Jersey hamstring) has been designated to return from injured reserve, but . Right now, the thinking is Chuba Hubbard will start one more game, but McCaffrey will be ready to go for Week 10. Of course, things can change, so it's best to keep up with his status all the way to Sunday.New England is statistically a middle-of-the-pack unit against RBs, but Austin Ekeler, Alvin Kamara, and Ezekiel Elliott are really the only RBs to have a major succe s. Against other RBs, they've been stout except for in garbage time. That said, don't expect a monster performance from Hubbard unle s he gets a ton of pa sing work or sneaks in a touchdown. We rank him as the and . His floor could be much lower if Ameer Abdullah takes a ton of touches from him again, though.WEEK 9 STANDARD RANKINGS: | | | | |  UPDATE: , so his chance to play against Buffalo is looking slimmer.Robinson (heel) , but we don't know much about his situation beyond that. Thursday and Friday practice reports will tell us  Los Angeles Clippers Jersey more about his Week 9 availability, so we'll have to wait and see. This isn't a serious injury, but one that could certainly sideline him for a game. Carlos Hyde (if healthy) should take on the primary back role and dominate touches if Robinson is out.If he does play, we rank him as the and . That may seem high against a strong Buffalo defense, but with all the RB injuries around the league, he's one of the few true workhorse backs in the league at this moment.WEEK 9 DFS LINEUPS: | |  UPDATE: and is trending toward being out, though nothing is official.Murray (ankle) , and he's another guy who bears watching. The Week 8 bye evidently wasn't enough time for him to heal up, so he's in danger of mi sing another game. Murray seems to be the only Ravens' RB who a sume a workhorse role, but in his absence, it'll be another pure committee approach with Devonta Freeman, Le' Tobias Harris Jersey Veon Bell, and Ty'son Williams. We rank those guys in the order they are mentioned.If Murray does play, we view him as the and . Minnesota is a top-12 team against fantasy RBs, and even if Murray returns, this should be a committee approach once again.

PHILADELPHIA -- The weather conditions mimicked the scene in "Invincible" when Vince Papale showed up in a muddy vacant lot in the driving rain -- leading his friends to victory in le s than ideal football conditions. While the remnants of Hurricane Ian gave the fans a small dose of old-time football at Lincoln Financial Field on a chilly Sunday afternoon, the were just happy to get out of that Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Jersey  game and warm up.Leading the run game to the tune of 210 yards in that driving rain and wind, right tackle was shivering as his body was trying to warm up in the aftermath of the rain-soaked affair. The body wasn't feeling great, but the mindset was as sharp as its ever been."I've been shaking for about 15 minutes," Johnson said as he shivered with a tank top on in a room temperature locker room. "It's one of those games as a lineman where you run the ball ... well, it's a lot of fun."The Eagles carried the football 50 times in the rain-soaked conditions, with heavy winds joining the party. was the warmest player on this cold, October day as he rushed 27 times for a career-high 134 yards and two touchdowns against a Jacksonville defense that allowed the fewest rush yards and rush touchdowns in the league heading into Sunday's showdown.  "We practice in this type of stuff. We do everything we can to be prepared for this type of Cordarrelle Patterson Jersey  stuff," an excited Sanders said as he was warming up in the pre s conference room. "Obviously, we're still going to pa s the ball like we did today, but with the offensive line that we have, we're going to lean on them. Over 200 yards rushing -- that's a day."The Eagles made it no secret they had to run the football in order to erase a 14-0 deficit, starting the game as cold as the pouring rain that was drenching upon them. Philadelphia Akiem Hicks Jersey  went back to what got the Eagles in the playoffs last year, going 24 plays for 163 yards and scoring three touchdowns in the second quarter to take a 20-14 lead heading into halftime. Of those 24 plays, 16 were runs that went for 96 yards and three touchdowns."The conditions are not favorable for anything. The weather was a train wreck," Eagles center said. "Especially for snapping the ball, I was very anxious every time I grabbed the ball today. I think we only had one major snap i sue. Outside of that, with things considered, I am pretty happy with it.  "We have run the ball well. I am really happy with how we did. We ran for a lot of yards, but we also ran the ball a lot. ... All in all, it was a grinder of a game."The Eagles knew the conditions weren't ideal, but they didn't hide the fact the looked more miserable on the other sideline. There's a lot of rain that hits Florida, but not in 50 degree weather."It's tough. It was definitely tough. Rain is actually a big deal, but you know, when it's windy like that, too," Jaguars wide receiver said. "But you can't control the weather though. We've just got to go out there and handle what we're dealt.  "They're playing in the same conditions too, so it doesn't matter at the end of the day. Like I said, we just hurt ourselves too much today."Did the weather lead to the five giveaways by the Jaguars? could sense the terrible conditions had an effect. Leonard Floyd Jersey "Oh I know they was freezing ," Hargrave said. "The crazy part was that it was colder in here when  Cody Whitehair Jersey we came in the locker room for halftime. Just because we were soaking wet, but it wasn't that bad."  When a team is the last unbeaten squad in the like the Eagles, the weather isn't exactly a hindrance. The Eagles faced a unique challenge on the second day of October, showing teams they can beat them no matter the circumstance.Double-digit deficit? Check. Terrible weather? Check."It could have gotten to you mentally," Fletcher Cox said. "The me sage to the guys on the O-line and D-line was the time was now. Let's not wait. That got guys fired up and I don't think the rain really was a factor."It sucked standing on the sideline with the rain, cold, and wind blowing, but it was fun."

The are getting a boost to their secondary as they look to stifle the offensive juggernaut in the on "Thursday Night Football." Cornerback will, in fact, make his debut in the Week 2 opener, with the club officially ruling him active. This comes after the reported that the corner moved well  Anthony Lawrence II Jersey pregame and was in line to play. Jackson was considered a true game-time decision for this contest and was officially listed as questionable.He also seemed to confirm his status on social media, posting on his Instagram story.Jackson did not play in the season opener against the after undergoing an ankle procedure in August. Earlier in the day, the Network reported that the surgery was done to  Andre Johnson Jersey remove an extra bone in Jackson's ankle that he was born with. It was causing pain and inflammation, so they decided to opt for an arthroscopic procedure to get rid of it.             LAC  DB  #27  Of course, given that Jackson hasn't played or practiced much since the summer, David Njoku Jersey  it'll be interesting to see what kind of workload he receives as he makes his Chargers debut. When fully healthy, the 26-year-old is expected to be Los Angeles' No. 1 corner and is being paid accordingly after inking a five-year, $82.5 million contract to join Ebuka Izundu Jersey  the team this offseason.  Jackson originally entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of Maryland and signed on with the , where he developed into one of the better playmaking cornerbacks in the league. He's coming off a Zach Johnson Jersey  second-team All-Pro season in 2021, where he led the NFL with 23 pa s breakups to go along with eight interceptions. In the four seasons he spent in Foxborough, Jackson totaled 25 interceptions and 53 pa s breakups while also helping the club win LIII during his rookie season.

doesn't have a ton of time left in his NFL career, so when it came time to choose his next destination, he selected one that would protect him better than most.After several years spent playing behind a porous offensive line Duke Johnson Jersey  in Los Angeles, Rivers saw the big uglies in Indianapolis Deng Gak Jersey  and signed on the dotted line. He won't be around forever, but at least he can plan on not getting hit as much."The big part of Philip being here is . ," offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni . " . . . Those guys are studs""That's something that he just kept mentioning after we signed him of how valuable those guys were to him."That group . Thanks to continuity acro s the board (personnel, Michael Irvin Jersey  coaches, play-calling), the have thrived and are equipped to give any signal-caller ample time to work.The , meanwhile, ranked 29th in the NFL in the same category, per PFF. 's absence forced the to shuffle players, resulting in inconsistency and nearly Zach Johnson Jersey  constant hara sment of Rivers. Tackles and combined to allow 88 pre sures in 2019, second most of any tackle duo in the NFL, per PFF.Rivers can rest a sured he won't face that type of pre sure in 2020. That alone is worth a move to a Chris Lykes Jersey  cold-weather city, especially where the team plays mostly indoors.

The New Orleans Saints entered the 2020 season with a Super Bowl or bust mentality. The club crapped out in the Divisional Round of the playoffs.It marked the fourth straight season the Saints, with a Super Bowl-caliber team, got bounced from the postseason before the final game of the year. From the Minneapolis Miracle to the mi sed DPI to last year's overtime lo s to crumbling versus and the Buccaneers, the lo ses have come in all shapes and sizes.The 2020 season looked to be the last hurrah with  Wilton Speight Jersey , who still has not announced his intentions moving forward. Coming up short again coupled with a Brees retirement could lead to a re-evaluation of expectations in New Orleans.Star linebacker joined NFL Network's on Thursday and said that he expects the Saints to keep the same winning mentality regardle s of how things shake out under center."I certainly think the mentality of a winner in any field of life, not just sports Brennen Beyer Jersey , anybody that's had succe s, is you're going to get knocked down, you're going to get knocked down many times -- as has happened with this team," Davis said. "But what winners, and succe sful people, understand is that it's all about getting up. When you get up, you don't know what's on the other side, but that's the only way to succe s, that's the only way to victory, and that's what this team has to do. Falling short, it's going to happen. And it happened to us. But what do you do? You get up, dust yourself off and get ready to move forward. You find a way to take all of that pain from that lo s and Jabrill Peppers Jersey  you use it to motivate you and propel you forward. There is no doubt in my mind that this team will do that as it's always done."Davis, who signed with the Saints in 2018, has been around for three disappointing endings. The tackling machine has also been a huge part of the defensive turnaround in New Orleans. As Brees' play struggled due to age and injury, the Saints D has kept the club among the top teams in the NFL.The hope in New Orleans is that the defense can remain good enough to buoy whoever is under center in 2021.If Davis had his way, Brees would return for one more round."I hope so. I sure hope so," he said when asked about whether Brees could come back for another season. "I would feel much better if I could guarantee that he was. But I gue  Chris Evans Jersey s the only way I could be able to guarantee (a comeback) was if one of y'all said something reckle s, like, 'he's finished,' or something, then I could guarantee he's coming back. But I sure hope so."The expectation has been that Brees would ride off into the sunset. Options to replace him span from to to any number of available vets. So long as Sean Payton remains the play-caller, there is confidence the offense will be just fine moving forward.Regardle s of who is under center, so long as players like Davis and remain alongside Payton, the exceptions in New Orleans shouldn't diminish. Christan Bullock Jersey

Former safety will sign a one-year deal with the worth up to $3.65 million, CBS Sports insider Josina Anderson. Elliott will join a Lions' secondary that includes fellow safeties and . Detroit's secondary finished 24th int he NFL in pa sing yards allowed last season and 26th in touchdown pa ses allowed Jesse Franklin Jersey .A sixth-round pick in the 2018 , Elliott mi sed his entire rookie  Jordan Poole Jersey season after fracturing his forearm during the preseason. A knee injury wiped out Elliott's second season after just six games. Elliott mi sed the second half of the 2021 season after sustaining biceps and pectoral muscle injuries.Elliott managed to stay on the field in 2020, his third season in Baltimore. In 16 games, Elliott tallied 80 tackles. 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. He also made nine tackles during the Ravens' two postseason games. In six games Ben Braden Jersey  last season, Elliott made 23 tackles while recording his first-career interception, which came at the expense of quarterback .             DET  DB  #5  The 6-foot-1, 210-pound Elliott played collegiate at Texas. During his final season with the Longhorns, Elliott recorded six interceptions Graham Glasgow Jersey , two of which were returned for touchdowns. He also forced three touchdowns while helping Texas win three of its last four games that included a bowl win over Mi souri.  The Lions went 3-13-1 during Dan  Ty Isaac Jersey Campbell's first season in Detroit. After failing to win its first 11 games, Detroit split its final six games of the 2021 season that included wins over playoff bound Arizona and Green Bay. Along with making changes on defense, the Lions helped improve their offense by re-signing receiver and signing former receiver to a one-year deal.

Traditional fantasy football owners will often scoff at those who play in individual defensive player (IDP) leagues, but rest a sured, IDP leagues are still going strong. Adding LBs, DLs, and DBs to your player pool requires more draft strategy, and of course it requires more rankings and lists of potential sleepers on your 2022 cheat sheet.IDP isnt for everyone, but adding defensive players makes for a longer draft and more scoring. Whats not to like about that? Most fantasy owners are already aware of the star IDPs (Aaron Donald, Micah Parsons, Budda Baker, etc.), but when you play in an IDP league, its nece sary to know defensive schemes just as much as it is to know the individual names. (More on that in a bit.)MORE: Whether you're an IDP vet or you're about to play in this format for the first time in 2022, we're here to help with a complete guide to everything IDP.DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT:  Defensive schemesIf a team has three defensive linemen (a 3-4), then you want to target their outside linebackers. The OLBs on a 3-4 defense are more likely to pick  Marco Anthony Jersey up sacks, as the linemen generally just clog up the running paths up front and rarely rush the quarterback. Defensive linemen and inside linebackers on a 3-4 team will get you tackles and not much else. Of course, in a tackle-heavy IDP league, this can prove valuable, too. (Scoring systems will be  Jahmir Smith Jersey discu sed later.)A 4-3 team provides more IDP value with its defensive ends and middle linebacker. The DE (or EDGE) spot will provide sacks, while the middle linebacker will be a tackles machine. Also, in a 4-3 defensive scheme, all three LB spots will give you points, as there is le s spreading of the tackles, interceptions, and pa ses defended among the three linebackers.Generally speaking, you want to target IDPs from a team that runs a 4-3 scheme, as the points will flow more consistently. A 3-4 team will provide decent numbers from the weak-side LB but not much else other than tackles for the DLs. An easy way to find out if a team runs a 4-3 or 3-4 scheme is to simply look at the depth charts and seeing how many DLs and LBs are projected to start.2022 FANTASY SLEEPERS: | | | | | LinebackersLinebackers are cornerstones in IDP leagues. They provide tackles, interceptions, fumbles, and fumble returns (although any IDP can cause or recover a fumble), and they will also put up pa ses-defended (PD) points. That being said, you dont nece sarily need to target linebackers first, as there are a lot who can provide points (think QB or even WR in non-IDP leagues).Now, if you have the opportunity to nab a stud LB with your first IDP pick, you should definitely do so. If you can get two stud Eli Stove Jersey  LBs, take them and dont look back. However, if your leaguemates have drafted their initial IDPs early, you can afford to be patient, as value exists in the middle-round picks.Heres where knowing what defensive scheme a team employs is e sential, but perhaps even more than that, you want to populate your roster with three-down linebackers. It only stands to reason that the more time a player spends on the field, the more likely he is to provide your team with fantasy production.Theres also this seemingly counterintuitive tip: Seek out linebackers on bad teams, as they will undoubtedly have more opportunities for tackles.2022 PPR RANKINGS: | | | | | | | Defensive BacksIf you are not required to have both corners and safeties on your IDP team, always go for safeties. Generally speaking, safeties simply provide more tackles on a weekly basis. Even if your league puts a high value on interceptions, those are notoriously inconsistent.Also, again seemingly counterintuitive, a shutdown corner is usually a mediocre IDP choice because QBs generally avoid pa sing to whatever WR the shutdown CB is covering. Instead, try drafting a rookie corner. QBs will likely test him repeatedly until he proves he can cover his man. You will get more points for tackles and potentially pa ses defended and INTs.2022 STANDARD RANKINGS: | | | | | | | Defensive LinemenWhen targeting defensive linemen, you will want to select defensive ends as opposed to defensive tackles. DEs will be the best source of sacks and tackles, although there is the occasional DT that provides value. As a general rule, however, unle s your league requires that a DT be started, avoid them altogether.If all the top-tier LBs have been snatched up when you start to draft your IDPs, then go for one of the top-tier DEs. Remember, look for a DE that starts in a 4-3 scheme. Target at least one of the top-seven DEs for your roster, as the drop-off after the first tier is drastic.2022 RANKINGS TIERS & DRAFT STRATEGY: | | | | RookiesRookie defensive players frequently have immediate value. As we pointed out earlier, rookie CBs will rack up points because theyll be targeted more. The learning curve for all IDPs is not as steep as other positions, though, and you can regularly find exceptional value from rookie starters.Rookies do cause more management, though, especially late in the season. The rookie wall is a real thing, so have pivots in mind down the stretch.2022 AUCTION VALUES (Standard & PPR): | | | | | |  In a perfect world, your IDPs will provide weekly point totals that are nearly equivalent to your key offensive players. A Anthony Polite Jersey  good LB can usually give your team 10-15 points a week, which is what you want as a baseline from your top RBs and WRs in PPR leagues.Default IDP settings usually arent the best. If you can set your own scoring, you should have interceptions, sacks, forced fumbles, and blocked kicks worth more than fumbles recovered (generally a result of luck) or pa ses defended. Reversing po se sion and stopping momentum have greater impacts than simply making a tackle or knocking down a pa s. Sacks are considerably more consequential than a tackle.Here is a recommended set of scoring values for what is best described as a hybrid IDP system:Solo Tackle (or Total Tackles): 1 pointA sisted Tackle: 1/2 pointSack: 4 pointsINTs: 6 pointsPa s Defended: 3 pointsForced Fumble: 4 pointsRecovered Fumble: 2 pointsSafety: 2 pointsBlocked FG/PAT/Punt: 6 pointsAll Defensive TDs: 6 pointsThe best IDP leagues use six-to-eight defensive slots. The normal setup is two LBs, two DLs, two DBs and perhaps two flex defensive players. You could also scrap the dedicated DL slots and instead have more flex IDP positions.MORE:  When to start drafting IDPsOnce you know your IDP settings and  Coby Fleener Jersey have a good idea of targets (see the rankings below), its time for the draft! Dont start drafting IDPs until you have all of your offensive starters. Even then, grab at least a few backups first, too, especially at RB and WR. Dont be in a rush to draft defensive players, regardle s of what other owners are doing.

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