Category: NFL JERSEYS
Get in the playbook! It's another training camp hurdle to deal with
It is a destination of sorts, even a starting point, a place some are told they have to go, have to get in and stay in. It is the foundation, what Denver Broncos cornerback Chris Harris Jr. calls “everything." It is routinely still called a book, except it isn’t for most. But how quickly, how […]
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How pushing and pulling Antonio Brown helps him and Steelers
Antonio Brown plants a neon Nike cleat into the rain-soaked grass, head fakes inside and bolts to the sideline, where Ben Roethlisberger's pass awaits. This is an unguardable play that Roethlisberger and Brown have refined with thousands of reps, but Brown just missed a week of practices, so he must set a tone for cornerback […]
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49ers' Jimmy Garoppolo says 'life is different now,' citing reaction to date
A lot has changed for Jimmy Garoppolo since he became the San Francisco 49ers' starting quarterback and led the team to five straight wins to close last season. Just how different things are for Garoppolo wasn't fully apparent to him until the days after he was spotted last week having dinner with an adult film […]
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Eli Manning embraces earlier-than-normal start to camp
New York Giants rookies are receiving a few extra days to familiarize themselves with training camp. So are their quarterbacks, including Eli Manning. It doesn’t matter that Manning began his 15th training camp when he took the field Monday, surrounded by rookies and select veterans. This is a new regime. There is a new way […]
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Larry Fitzgerald an idol, then a friend and now a teammate to Christian Kirk
When Kirk, a Scottsdale native, was drafted by his hometown team in late April, his journey to the NFL came full circle. He grew up watching the Cardinals. Now he's teammates with one of his boyhood idols. "It's just such a blessing to be able to come and play with [the Cardinals]," Kirk said a […]
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NFL reinstates Cowboys DE Randy Gregory from yearlong suspension
When the Dallas Cowboys open training camp next week in Oxnard, California, defensive end Randy Gregory will be on hand but not yet able to practice fully. The NFL reinstated Gregory on a conditional basis on Tuesday, allowing him to be at camp and participate in meetings, conditioning work and similar activities, but he has […]
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Personal growth boosts new Redskins CB Adonis Alexander
Adonis Alexander wanted teams to know one thing leading up to the supplemental draft: He had learned his lesson in college. The Redskins sufficiently believed him, using a 2019 sixth-round pick Wednesday to select the Virginia Tech cornerback. Alexander was in the draft because he was ruled academically ineligible for his redshirt senior season. He […]
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Derrius Guice, healthy OL can solve Redskins' run-game woes
But shouldn’t the line get some blame on short-yardage situations? On third-and-1 since 2014, the Redskins rank 28th in yards per carry and 22nd in converting those runs into first downs. That’s an issue. Still, it’s a respected line when healthy. The injuries along the front changed their run game last season. In Weeks 1-8, […]
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Finding the next Sean McVay: Head coaches who call offensive plays
Anthony Lynn got his first taste of calling plays while serving as the offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills in 2016. And Lynn wasn't sure he wanted to give it up. Hired as the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers in January of last year, Lynn debated whether to continue to call plays. Ultimately, […]
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NFL referees confident in catch rule reviews despite new criteria
Walt Coleman doesn't see the revamped catch rule as a big change for NFL game officials because the veteran referee believes they've already been calling catches the new way. If anything, Coleman figures there will be fewer reviews of their rulings. "Most of the calls that seemed to create the most controversy, we ruled them […]
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