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looks at his division rivals in St. Louis and wonders ."You , I Beau Allen Jersey don't know how these guys don't win the every year," Mathieu told Mike Florio Tuesday on ProFootballTalk Live. It's a fair question, but one with an easy answer. started the majority of games for the team at quarterback in 2013. and split starts at quarterback in 2014. Former offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer's gameplans and the team's rotating cast of midlevel starting wideouts Landon Turner Jersey also didn't help.Those explanations apply to previous versions of the . This version has fewer excuses following the trade for , the change at offensive coordinator, and years for general manager Les Snead to fix the offensive side of the ball. Griffin Grady Jersey When Mathieu talks talent, he's speaking about the outrageous amount of defensive riches: , , , , , and an underrated secondary form one of the most talented groups in the league. . Early this season, the offense hasn't shown Ed Stinson Jersey much improvement. They scored 16 points combined against Washington and Pittsburgh, two teams that won't get comparisons to the '85 on defense.It's far too early to make any judgements about these . But this Sunday's game in Arizona is a big one for them, and Ykili Ross Jersey this is a big season for Snead and coach Jeff Fisher. Mathieu might not be the only one wondering why the team doesn't win more games if they can't get to the playoffs this season.

Orlando Brown Jr.'s first order of busine s as a member of the Bengals? Partner with Cincinnati's mayor in a humorous trailer for the team's Week 17 clash vs. Brown's old squad, the Chiefs.Brown showed off his acting chops alongside the head of his new hometown.Check it out here:. and with an important me sage...: May 11, 8 PM Rodney McCray Jersey | NFLNetwork | NFL+ Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) The full NFL 2023 Jake Bargas Jersey schedule will be announced Thursday, May 11.Pureval famously got into a war of words with Kansas City stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce when the two sides battled in January for a berth in the Super Bowl. It seemed his words helped to light a fire under KC; Mahomes threw for three touchdowns as the Chiefs sent the Bengals home and marched toward Jarrod Hufford Jersey another Super Bowl triumph.MORE:Back then, Brown was protecting Mahomes' blind side. He switched sides during the offseason, signing a four-year, $64 million deal with Cincinnati to keep rushers from putting Joe Burrow on his back. As such, his loyalties have changed, and in a show of goodwill, he offered Pureval some advice."Yeah, I think that was better than last time," Brown said after recording Pureval's vanilla reveal of the New Year's Eve Jarrad Baker Jersey game scheduled to be played in Kansas City. The mayor was far le s fiery than when he declared Arrowhead Stadium "Burrowhead" ahead of the AFC championship game.MORE:Suffice to say, Mahomes and Kelce got the last laugh then. Not only did they vanquish their AFC rivals, they also were loud about it, hopping on the microphone to dish dirt."Know your role and shut your Telly Plummer Jersey mouth, you jabroni," .MORE:Revenge is a dish best served cold. But it's always nice to see someone laugh at themselves after getting caught with their foot in their mouth. Brown's cameo should add intrigue to what is certain to be one of the most-watched games of the 2023 regular season.

All signs indicate quarterback will be the first pick in April's Draft, either by the or another team that trades up to the top spot. and are two other quarterbacks who are candidates to get their names called early in the Rem Pitlick Jersey draft.So where does that leave All-American receiver .? Many mock drafts have Harrison being the first non-QB selected.RELATED: 2024 NFL Draft odds: Bears huge favorites to draft Caleb WilliamsADVERTISEMENT The 6-foot-4, 205-pound Harrison brings an impre sive rsum to the NFL. He won the Fred Biletnikoff Award as the most outstanding receiver this season and was a two-time unanimous All-American.Harrison finished his three seasons at Ohio State with 150 catches for 2,495 yards (16.6 yards per catch) and 31 touchdowns.And, he's the son of NFL royalty. His father was a Hall of Fame receiver for the and a favorite target of quarterback Peyton Manning.Here are the latest odds on the team to draft Harrison, according to DraftKings Sportsbook:WHICH TEAM WILL DRAFT MARVIN HARRISON JR.: *: -200 (bet $10 to win Zarley Zalapski Jersey $15 total): +275 (bet $10 to win $26.67 total): +350 (bet $10 to win $45 total): +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total): +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total): +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total): +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)* odds as of 2/15/2024Barring a trade, it makes sense for the Cardinals to select Harrison, said , co-host of ""Arizona's last 1,000-yard receiver was in 2020 (1,407)."The problem, though, If Marvin Harrison does not go No. 1, sitting at four I believe right now is Arizona," said Johnson, who caught 814 pa ses for 10,571 yards and 64 touchdowns from 1996-2006."Arizona needs a big receiver and a guy like that."While the Cards sit at the top of the oddsboard, the Pats (from +470 to +275) and Commanders (from +2900 to Marcus Pettersson Jersey +1000) saw their odds shorten dramatically.Washington picks second, and New England picks third.Which team do you think will draft Marvin Harrison Jr.? Follow FOX Sports for the latest news in the NFL and other sports.&amp Ed Olczyk Jersey ;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;& Sam Poulin Jersey amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;

The ' front office enjoyed over the on Sunday , but in the back of their minds, seeing Jack Thompson Jersey their first-, second- and fourth-round picks from the 2014 draft steal the show had to be up there. caught four pa ses for 44 yards and , and guard played his best game of the season. Running back carried the ball 20 times for 65 yards and a and caught both of his pa ses despite coming into the league with a reputation as a poor receiver. Now, though, general manager Jerry Reese needs more from his young players than ever.With running back out at least , Williams will have to take Gannon Laroque Jersey a bulk of the carries and handle a bulk of the blitz pickup duties when drops back to pa s. is a nice second option, but the sound like a team prepared to ride the hot hand."I am very confident (in Williams taking a bigger role)," coach said Monday. "The other thing that he did that was great was the third-and-7 first-down run. A lot of that was on his own outside the flank of our blockers Shakir Mukhamadullin Jersey . He was able to pick up that first down. That was really indicative of people trying to tackle the ball and get the ball out, and he made that play. When you have a young guy, you really get into great, great detail even more about pa s protection. He has done a good job when he has been in there. He is going to Nikolai Knyzhov Jersey have to do even better."Williams, who is also working on a "philosophical memoir" about his life, sought help from a sports psychologist this offseason to help him learn to catch pa ses. In the coming weeks, we'll see what kind of help he got for his money.The latest Ethan Cardwell Jersey recaps every Week 5 game and unveils our long-awaited choice for . Find more Around The NFL content on .

was just beginning to celebrate his thirdtrip to the Super Bowl when a former teammate decided to join him on the celebration. On the field following the ' win over the in the NFC Championship Game, veteran NFL receiver , who spent three seasons as Sanders' teammate with the from 2010-12. Sanders, during with Ed Bouchette of The Athletic, said that the two former teammates spent time reminiscing about their time with the Steelers while adding that Sanders, Wallace and former Pittsburgh wideout could have been "the best Steelers (receiving) corps ever a sembled."Instead of realizing their potential as teammates, the trio, known at the time as the "Young Money Crew," went their separate ways. While Brown received a longterm contract in Pittsburgh, Wallace, who was drafted a year before Brown and Sanders in 2009 and was the team's No. 1 receiver during the Steelers' run to Super Bowl XLV, signed a multiyear contract with the during the 2013 offseason. Sanders followed suit the following year, signing a multiyear deal with the after the Steelers made a halfhearted attempt to retain him. And while all three years would enjoy various Rick Middleton Jersey levels of succe s over the next several years, Sanders is the only member of that trio to win a Super Bowl, as he helped the Broncos get over the hump after defeating the in Super Bowl 50. While Sanders (who was traded from Denver to San Francisco midway through the 2019 season) is currently focused on Sunday's upcoming game against the AFC champion , he did offer an honest response when asked by Bouchette if he would be interested in signing with the Steelers as a free agent this upcoming offseason. "I would love Bill Guerin Jersey that," Sanders said, "but me and Ben don't have the best relationship. I believe that bridge is burnt."Sanders did acknowledge that the two men are in different places today, a decade removed from when they first became teammates in Pittsburgh. At that point, Roethlisberger was at the cro sroads of his career and was beginning to show the signs of maturation that has earned him the praise and respect of his current teammates. "When I first got to Pittsburgh, Ben was still like a little bit of (a jerk) and a lot of people didn't know that," Sanders said. "That was in 2010. Ben has grown up a lot, you know? He was still like a (jerk). I had to deal Nikita Zadorov Jersey with him for like two years as a rookie with him being (a jerk), you know. I said who the (heck) is this dude? So I grew to not like him but just to deal with him. But from what I've heard, he's grown up a lot, which is good because I've grown up too."If there is a remote po sibility of a po sible Sanders-Steelers reunion, rest a sured that Sanders and Roethlisberger would communicate with each other to bury any ill feelings that may still exist between the two. And while it would be irresponsible to try to predict exactly how that conversation would go, it's a safe bet that Roethlisberger would welcome Sanders back into the fold, as he and Sanders enjoyed a succe sful partnership on the football field during their time together as teammates. While he was never the team's No. 1 receiver, Sanders was a consistent target for Big Ben during his time in Pittsburgh. In 2013, the year before he went on to enjoy even more succe s in Denver, Sanders began to show glimpses of what was to come, catching 67 pa ses for 740 yards and six touchdowns while helping the Steelers finish the year with an 8-8 record after a 2-6 start. Sanders went to enjoy even more succe s in Denver. Playing with future Hall of Fame quarterback , Sanders caught 101 pa ses for 1,404 yards and nine scores during his first season in Denver. Over the next two seasons, Sanders, who was named to his first Pro Bowl team in 2014, would catch 155 Phil Esposito Jersey pa ses for 2,167 yards and 11 touchdowns. The team's leading receiver during their 21-10 victory over Carolina in the 2015 Super Bowl, Sanders would earn his second Pro Bowl selection in 2016 despite the retirement of Manning, whose departure from Denver signaled the end of the Broncos' Super Bowl window. While the Steelers currently have a solid receiving corps that includes , and , Pittsburgh could certainly use a veteran receiver that could serve as a reliable target for Big Ben while also providing a veteran presence in the locker room. Like Hines Ward did for him and, Wallace and Brown a decade earlier, Sanders could help mentor Pittsburgh's young receiving corps while helping the Steelers get back to the postseason for the first time since 2017. Additionally, a return to Pittsburgh could help Sanders continue his improbably comeback story after suffering a torn Achilles late in the 2018 season. Despite suffering the career-threatening injury, the 32-year-old Sanders was just as effective in 2019 as he was the previous season, catching 66 pa ses for 869 yards and five touchdowns while averaging 13.2 yards per reception."I'm looking forward to next year," Sanders told Chris Nilan Jersey Bouchette, "really getting myself back to where I want to be, 100 percent, without that Achilles thing, tear it up the way I like to tear it up, the way I want to tear it up. I feel I had a good year, but I know I can have better years."A second act in Pittsburgh would also help the era of the "Young Money Crew" end on a much more positive note. It may not nece sarily end with another trip to the Super Bowl, but a reunion between Sanders and the Steelers would certainly be embraced by the team's pa sionate fan base, who never seem to forget one of their own.

The Bills got a key stop in the third quarter of their Saturday night game against the Dolphins when they brought Tyreek Hill down near Glenn Hall Jersey midfield to force a fourth-and-10.Buffalo was set to get the ball back after forcing Miami to punt for just the second time in the game.However, the Dolphins ended up keeping the ball, thanks to a penalty by Bills defensive back Cam Lewis.FOLLOW LIVE: Lewis hit Miami punter Thomas Morestead well after Morestead got his kick off. Lewis wrapped up Morestead and Chicago Blackhawks Jersey brought him to the ground, resulting in a 15-yard personal foul penalty for roughing the punter instead of a 5-yard penalty for running into the punter. highlight heaven (@lowdarkhell) The play gave the Dolphins a first down in Bills territory and already in field-goal range. Miami took advantage.Tua Tagovailoa completed a 20-yard touchdown pa s to Tyreek Hill to give Miami its first lead of the night, 26-21.Cheetahs also thrive in the cold? LEAD! : on : Stream on NFL+ NFL (@NFL) Lewis was criticized heavily for his penalty by notable NFL analysts and fans. Many wondered why he tackled Morestead so long after the punter had kicked.MORE: Below are some of the reactions:That just can't happen. Doug Wilson Jersey Cam Lewis WTF are you doing dude? Nate Geary (@NateGearySports) Thats one of the worst roughing the punter penalties youll ever see lol. Dude clobbered him Jon Ledyard (@LedyardNFLDraft) I can't think of a dumber penalty in sports than roughing the punter. Just an absolute morale destroyer. Ian Browne (@IanMBrowne) If youre gonna get called for roughing the punter you might as well drill the guy Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) That was an EGREGIOUS mistake by Cam Lewis... absolutely horribleWasn't even close to blocking that punt and commits Ed Belfour Jersey a turnover by giving MIA the ball back on a roughing the punter flagCompletely unbelievable Greg Cover 1 (@GregTompsett) You just can't make that penalty. Especially in this game and with this field position.Cam Lewis needs to know better. Mat Mlodzinski (@MatMlodzinski) This isn't the first time Lewis has been involved in a play that proved costly to the Bills. He was the defender who had a shot to intercept or knock down on fourth-and-18 in the Bills' 33-30 lo s to the Vikings earlier in the year.MORE: Now, Lewis is left hoping that Buffalo can overcome his mistake in a way that they couldn't against Minnesota. Tony Amonte Jersey

defensive lineman in last week's game against the after blindsiding quarterback with a ma sive blow during an interception return.Baker Filip Hronek Jersey was ejected along with left tackle , who came to Foles' defense.Although Baker was penalized for hitting a defensele s quarterback, he will not be suspended by the Geoff Courtnall Jersey NFL, the Washington Post reports, via a top league executive."Baker with that hit," NFL's executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said. "When you look at the rule, he didn't do anything illegal."People can say it's a cheap shot and you can talk Noah Juulsen Jersey about whether it might fall under unsportsmanlike conduct. But when you know the rule and you look at the play, he didn't hit him in the head. He didn't hit him in the neck. We looked at it. I looked at it very closely. He's not going to be fined for that."Vincent did Danila Klimovich Jersey not rule out a fine for Baker, but said no player involved in the melee will be suspended for his actions.For his part, Baker said he would hit Foles again under similar circumstances. To which Peters Christian Felton Jersey replied, "."The latest recaps all of the Week 3 action and picks

A section of the Chelsea supporters have reacted positively to the fitne s update provided by Connor Mackey Jersey Antonio Rudiger on . The Germany international suffered a during the draw against Manchester United in April and the subsequent surgery meant that he would go on to mi s the remaining five games of the season.As such, it was that he would mi s the opening months of the 2019/2020 season, but the defender has hinted that he could make a swifter recovery after posting a Nic Petan Jersey picture of his workout in training at the clubs Cobham base.Here are some of the reactions on Twitter. We need you, mate! Santiago Gonzalez (@santimgonzalez) baby..that's my boy Rudi..We need you fit and healthy for the new season. Vinod Menon (@LuckingFegend) Come back fast bro gdwll (@gdwll3) Rudiger Reijo Ruotsalainen Jersey has undoubtedly become a fan favourite during his two seasons at Chelsea and a large section of the faithful will be hoping that he can make the swift turnaround to make the matchday squad for the Premier League opener against Manchester United next month.Still, head coach Frank Lampard may have the hesitation of starting him from the beginning, considering the centre-back made an early return New York Rangers Jersey from a knee problem against the Red Devils in April only to suffer a greater setback.Nonethele s, the west London giants have plenty of options at their disposal and the likes of Andreas Christensen and Kurt Zouma have the opportunity to compete for the other central defensive role alongside David Luiz when the season begins.Aside from Rudiger Phil Esposito Jersey , the Blues are without the likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ruben Loftus-Cheek through but the former has been fancied to return to action during the early weeks of the new campaign.

cornerback will be available to take part in offseason activities with the team and ready to play when the 2020 NFL season kicks off. According to Hal Habib of the Palm Beach Post, for Mitch Williams Jersey a portion of the 2020 season after he was arrested in December on a domestic battery charge. An NFL spokesman confirmed to the Post that no disciplinary action will be forthcoming. The state reportedly dropped the charge in February.On Dec. 30, reports surfaced that in Davie, Florida., who obtained a local police report, the incident occurred between Howard and his live-in girlfriend, Jim Thome Jersey who is the mother of their three children. The two argued "over a recent purchase of a purse." According to police, the argument turned physical at some point.Howard had been placed on injured reserve after sustaining a knee injury in October. Andrew McCutchen Jersey His arrest came on the same day the Dolphins ended the 2019 season with a 27-24 victory over the .Howard was originally drafted with the No. 38 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft out Clay Buchholz Jersey of Baylor. While he started in just six games during his rookie season, Howard started in all 16 games during his second year and recorded a career-high 48 combined tackles, 13 pa ses defensed and four interceptions. Howard then took his game to another level in 2018, when he recorded seven interceptions, which was tied for the league lead. He was awarded with a last offseason, which made him the highest-paid cornerback in the league at the time.The Dolphins in the NFL, as they signed former defensive back to a . According to Over The Cap Scott Kingery Jersey , Jones and Howard are the two highest-paid cornerbacks behind of the , who also reset the market this offseason.

TAMPA, Fla. - Few expected the Buccaneers to win as easily as they did in of the , Fernando Rodney Jersey so it's fitting that surprise stars on both sides of the ball factored heavily into Tampa Bay's victory.It started on offense, where the Eagles made it a priority to cover Bucs receivers and , limiting them to 38 yards on three catches in the first three quarters. What that did was leave Tampa Bay's secondary options open, and was superb in finding tight end and receivers and a combined 11-for-16 for 210 yards and two touchdowns in targeting that unsung trio."They were running a couple coverages where they were double-teaming Mike and Chris at the same time, so those guys had a lot of one-on-ones and took advantage of their opportunities ... yeah, they played amazing," Mayfield said. "Pretty simple plays, they did the rest. That's always good as a quarterback just to be able to give it to them. An easy throw and they do the rest, so happy for those guys."Otton set his career highs with eight catches for 89 yards, and Moore and Palmer had the two biggest plays of the game. Moore, who spent the first half of the season on the practice squad and totaled just 94 receiving yards in the regular season, weaved his way through the Eagles defense for a 44-yard touchdown and a 10-0 lead early.ADVERTISEMENT "Staying ready," said Moore, who turned 29 on Monday and savored his birthday touchdown. "You never know when the time is going to come and whenever it comes, you better be ready. That's really what we've been preaching and having CG (Godwin) in the room helped us out the whole time; keeping us on the field the whole time, pumping us up, it helped us a lot."Palmer, a sixth-round rookie from Joe Mauer Jersey Nebraska, played more than 700 snaps this season as the Bucs' third receiver, but no play was bigger than Monday, when he broke a tackle at the line of scrimmage late in the third and sped 56 yards for a score to put the Bucs up 25-9."I'm just ble sed to be in that position, to make that play at that right moment," Palmer said. "The team needed it and that's what I did."Part of Tampa Bay keeping the Eagles offense in check was Todd Bowles changing the look of his front end and the personnel at safety on the back end. The Bucs opened the game with a six-man front four down linemen and two outside linebackers with just three defensive backs on the field, showing a priority to keep the Eagles from running the ball consistently.Baker Mayfield, Buccaneers crush Jalen Hurts, Eagles In the teams' first meeting in Week 3, the Eagles' dominance was built around Blake Parker Jersey their running game, piling up 201 yards on 40 carries, but the Bucs took that away Monday. finished with a season-low 42 rushing yards on just 15 carries even the team's famed "Tush Push" was stopped, as the Eagles lined up in the formation on a 2-point conversion from the 1, and the Bucs stopped it to keep their lead at 17-9 in the second quarter.Hurts, who finished the regular season ranked third among NFL quarterbacks with 605 rushing yards, was limited to pa sing Monday, getting a single carry for five yards in the third quarter. He hadn't been limited to just one carry in any game since 2020, and the Eagles secondary kept his pa sing game in check as well.In the first meeting in September, the Bucs had safety play 79 of 80 defensive snaps in the lopsided lo s, but he didn't play a single snap on defense Monday. Instead, the Bucs trusted versatile second-year pro , who played every snap in the first meeting at outside corner, filling in for the injured Carlton Davis. With Davis healthy, the Bucs used McCollum and undrafted rookie at safety and nickel, and they played a physical game, with McCollum delivering a hit that knocked Eagles receiver out of the game with a concu sion."He's earned his playing time," Bowles said of McCollum. "Like I said, we can use him anywhere we want."The Eagles switched things up at inside linebacker as well, starting backup ahead of veteran and captain , preferring him Glen Perkins Jersey against the run. Britt ended up playing 33 snaps and getting three tackles, with Davis playing 26 and getting two, the rotation working well on a day when the Bucs had sound tackling throughout the game."I think we did pretty Anibal Sanchez Jersey well," defensive tackle said. "There was a lot of new stuff that they put on us this week, but we all came together and just stuck with the game plan. We did our jobs; that was the main emphasis this week to be where you're supposed to be and do your job. I think we did that in all three phases of the game. I think we did a good job of it, and it turned out well for us."Sunday's divisional-round game at Detroit will bring another difficult opponent that beat the Bucs handily in the regular season. The Lions made easy work of the Bucs in a 20-6 win in October, and it might take another game with unexpected contributions from deep on the roster if Tampa Bay is to flip the scoreboard as the Bucs did Monday night.Greg Auman is FOX Sports' NFC South reporter, covering the Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers and Saints. He is in his 10th season covering the Bucs and the NFL full-time, having spent time at the Tampa Bay Times and The Athletic. You can follow him on Twitter at @gregauman.