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Jose Cruz Jersey the .Hopkins will be paired with for at least the next several seasons in Arizona, giving him the opportunity to match the catching totals of and -- arguably the game's two best wide receivers, who have also played with the same quarterback their entire careers.Before , Hopkins hasn't had that luxury. He's getting that in Arizona."I definitely think I'm the best," Hopkins said Thursday on Jalen & Jacoby, . "I know I'm the best. Mike's my boy. I love Michael (Thomas) ... but he knows if I had my whole
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Duce Staley has emerged as the star of "Hard Knocks" over the past few weeks, showcasing the same pa sion as a coach as he did when he was a running back with the and .
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Shohei Ohtani Jersey was hired by Lions head coach Dan Campbell as a sistant head coach in 2021.The a sistant head coach relives his playing days through his players, pushing them to succeed in a game that means a great deal to
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has dominated the headlines throughout the early portion of the offseason thus far due to his free agent status, but New England will soon shift its focus towards late April and the 2020 . While the upcoming decision from Brady will unquestionably alter how the Patriots attack the draft and the rest of free agency, the club does have an array of needs beyond what is occurring under center.The likes of , , and are also set to hit the market and were all players who were key pieces to the No. 1 ranked defense in the a season ago. Along with that stable of defensive anchors, starting left guard has himself in position to see a market-setting deal somewhere acro s the league. With all those statuses in question, it's good news for New England that they own 12 selections at this year's draft, tied for second-most
Matt Harvey Jersey in the league. On Wednesday, NFL Draft writer Chris Trapa so released his , and has the Patriots addre sing a number of holes that they may lose in free agency. One of those, however, is not the quarterback position. Let's take a look to see who Trapa so has landing in Foxborough later this spring.Round 1No. 23 overall: A.J. Epenesa, EDGE, IowaAfter going offense with their previous three first-round picks, the Patriots go back to the defensive side of the ball with their top overall selection in 2020, which has been a bit more fruitful for Bill Belichick over the years. Trapa so puts Iowa's A.J. Epenesa in the same breath as former Patriots defensive lineman , who was one of New England's better defenders over the course of his tenure with the team. The 6-foot-5, 275 pounder has a great physical stature to him, and measures similar to former No. 1 overall pick , but doesn't po se s the same blazing speed. That said, he has that hybrid ability to move acro s the defensive line and even line up at the edge, which was extremely similar to what Flowers was able to do in New England's defense. That Patriots tried to replicate that with last season after Flowers signed a mega-deal with Detroit, but it never came to fruition. With this pick, they can try to get that same type of playmaking ability back in their front seven.Day 2 picksRound 3, No. 87 overall: Saahdiq Charles, OL, LSURound 3, No. 98 overall: K.J. Hill, WR, Ohio StateRound 3,
Blank Jersey No. 100 overall: Ashtyn Davis, S, CaliforniaThanks to the trade around the 2019 deadline, the Patriots currently do not own a second-round pick. Thanks to the compensatory pick formula, however, the Patriots were awarded two more third-rounders, giving them a total of three for the 2020 draft. With the first two picks, the Patriots addre s two key needs on offense -- offensive line and wide receiver. Saahdiq Charles was the blindside tackle for LSU en-route to a national championship this year
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Huston Street Jersey 6-foot-1, 316 pounder flashes potential, but needs to be a bit more consistent. He has the frame of a nose tackle, but moves like a three-technique, says Trapa so, and could be a solid rotational piece right in the middle of New England's defensive line. With the po sibility still out there for the Patriots to lose Van Noy and/or Jamie Collins in free agency, it's smart for the club to take a flier on Illinois edge rusher Oluwole Betiku Jr., who is a transfer from USC. During his junior season in the Big 10,
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The definition of a rivalry is a "competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field." But beyond competing for the same prize, rivalries often include high intensity and bad blood on both sides of the field. They also typically include pa sionate fan bases that desperately want to hold bragging rights over the opposition.While there have been a host of compelling playoff rivalries that have developed over the years, the 's longest rivalries have been divisional matchups. The frequency in which the teams play one another, along with the rivalries that have developed with competing cities, has helped make several divisional matchups some of the best rivalries the league has to offer.With the start of the 2020 season just around the corner, we decided to look back at the NFL's 10 greatest division rivalries. We are limiting each team to one rivalry on this list.10. vs. Overall series lead: Broncos, 68-52-1Playoff series lead: Broncos, 1-0Longest winning streak: 7 (Broncos, 1975-78) One of the AFL's best teams during the league's first several seasons, the Chargers, winners of the 1963 AFL championship, posted a 15-5 record against the Broncos prior to the AFL-NFL merger
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Mike Haynes' career has been celebrated in many forums. A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Haynes, an NFL cornerback from 1976-89, was recently named as a member of the NFL's 100th Anniversary Team. In 1994, Haynes, the ' first-round pick in the 1976 draft, .While Haynes' first has properly honored his time with the organization, the , who traded for Haynes in 1983, have yet to immortalize his or any other great former players' career during their time in the silver and black."The sad thing about the Raiders is that they don't have a Raider Hall of Fame," Haynes recently said during an interview with CBS Sports. "They could at least put Lester Hayes and Cliff Branch and Tom Flores in their own Hall of Fame. It's me sed up that
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Danny Santana Jersey won a combined five Super Bowls as members of the Raiders. "In our era, Cliff was one of the most feared guys that you were going to have to cover. He was just one of the best ever. I don't even know how to explain it."Even Tom Flores, I don't know how he's not in the Hall of Fame . I think it must be really hard on the voters. My induction year, we only had two players go in, Mike Webster and me. The standard must have been super high before, and they've changed it since. And as a result, it's harder for the guys who don't have big numbers . Today, Cliff would have to have like 100 catches, at least, every season. If he played under today's rules, Cliff would be like ."While they would certainly appreciate his induction into any Raiders Hall of Fame, the family of Branch, who pa sed away in 2019, that his career will eventually earn him a place in
David Justice Jersey the Pro Football Hall of Fame. "He dreamed of it. He actually thought that he was going in one day," Elaine Anderson, Cliff's sister, said earlier this year. "He talked about it. And it was like so positive: 'When I go into the Hall of Fame.' He just felt, 'Hey, I've earned it, I'm worthy, and it's going to happen.' My sadne s is that he's gone now, and I
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The era in Detroit appears to be coming to an end.After meetings in recent weeks in which Stafford expre sed a desire for a fresh start, the Lions understood his position and plan to begin discu sing trade options in the coming weeks for their star quarterback, per sources.The sides have had open and healthy
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The ' 2019 season was a tale of two halves. After a 1-7 start, New York rallied to win six of its final eight games to finish with a 7-9 record during Adam Gase's first season as coach. Two big reasons for the Jets' second-half turnaround was quarterback and the inspired play of Gregg Williams' defense.In the draft, the Jets added several players who they hope
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