As it turns out, tight end Tim Wright Noah Gray Jersey was more than just a throw-in chip in the ' with the .Ian Rapoport noted on NFL Total Acce s last week that the Pats Wright once negotiations got started. E sentially playing a different position than , Wright is formerly occupied by Aaron Hernandez.After just one preseason game, offensive coordinator is "" with the second-year pa s-catcher."We just Laurent Duvernay-Tardif Jersey got him, and he was able to come in here and learn enough to be able to go out there and play for us in a preseason game for 40-some snaps or whatever it was," McDaniels said Tuesday, via Ma sLive.com. "He's working hard, certainly a bright kid and has some talent that hopefully we can utilize, and he just seems to fit in good and has a good attitude and work ethic. I'm just excited about seeing what we can do going forward."As excited as McDaniels is to utilize Wright, playing time could be Prince Tega Wanogho Jersey sporadic early in the season.Over the last three years, the ' use of two-tight-end sets has dwindled from 74 percent to 49 Len Dawson Jersey percent to 26 percent, per .'s notwithstanding, Gronkowski is entering the season.If Wright is going to force his way onto the field, he will have to eat into the three-wide-receiver sets that have replaced two-tight-end personnel over the past couple of seasons. That is easier said than done on a roster chock-full of No. 2 receivers.We will leave it to to sum up Wright's 2014 prospects in a Belichick-approved quote:Tom Brady on Tim Wright: "If they don't Drue Tranquill Jersey cover him, we'll probably throw him the ball." Christopher Price (@cpriceglobe) The latest "" previews the - opener for the new "Team of ATL."
Apparel manufacturer Fanatics has refiled its lawsuit against rookie receiver ., adding his father, former NFL star Marvin Harrison Sr., and fraud allegations in addition to breach of contract.The lawsuit was originally filed in New York Supreme Court this spring, claiming Harrison Jr. did not Tyler Boyd Jersey fulfill his obligations from a May 2023 deal he signed with the retailer and estimated the damage in "millions of dollars."The amended lawsuit filed Friday in the same court adds that Harrison Alex Erickson Jersey Sr. "aided and abetted Harrison Jr.'s fraud on Fanatics." The company says that sworn affidavits from both Harrisons on July 31 reveal it was actually Harrison Sr. who signed the contract with Fanatics, acting on behalf of the Harrison Collection."Harrison Sr. intentionally signed the Binding Terms Sheet in such a manner in order to lead Fanatics to reasonably believe that Harrison Jr. was the true signatory when in fact he was not," the suit Kevin Minter Jersey states.ADVERTISEMENT was for at least $1 million for autographs, signed trading cards, game-worn apparel and other marketing opportunities.Harrison Jr. was a star receiver Cam Taylor-britt Jersey at Ohio State when he signed the deal in 2023 and the Cardinals used the No. 4 overall pick to select him in the NFL draft. The receiver does not have an agent and has been represented by his father, Harrison Sr., who is a Hall of Famer after a 13-year career with the .Reporting by The A sociated Pre s. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily. FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience Marvin Harrison Jr Trey Hendrickson Jersey . Arizona Cardinals Indianapolis Colts
A 17th minute goal from Kyle Lafferty was enough for Rangers to seal their record 53rd League Championship this afternoon at Easter Road. Only 800 Rangers fans were in the ground today due to Hibs stadium development but they dominated the Zay Flowers Jersey atmosphere and were the envy of many supporters who couldnt make it to the game. Walter Smith went with Kyle Lafferty and Kenny Miller in attack, but Algerian defender Madjid Bougherra mi sed out through injury. For the Hibees, Sol Bamba was replaced by Paul Hanlon and Wotherspoon was pushed to a Brett Hundley Jersey more advanced position in a 4-3-3.Lafferty fired home an excellent finish to secure title gloryThe Bears took a step towards the title when Kenny Millers flick on was met by the excellent Kyle Lafferty and the Northern Irish striker fired home an excellent finish acro s the goalkeeper and into the far corner. The next 73 minutes was torture for the fans watching on TV acro s the country as Rangers sat in deep and gave Hibs bags Roger Rosengarten Jersey of po se sion, especially towards the end of the first half.Rangers battled on but survived a Ray Lewis Jersey scare when Anthony Stokes linked up well with David Wotherspoon and the Hibs youngster fired his shot wide of the post. Towards the end of the game, Hibs had more and more of the ball and Derek Riordan was denied a penalty after he claimed Steven Whittaker brought him down. The TV pictures clearly showed there was no contact, but Skys analyst Davie Provan seemed to think so. Riordan also had an excellent effort well saved from McGregor with a right-footed effort.Walter Smiths men held on Nick Samac Jersey , despite Kenny Millers goal chopped off wrongly for offside, and secured a 53rd League Championship after a fine season.Glasgow Rangers Champions Ooooooo Ooooooo!
quarterback earned Castrol EDGE Clutch Performer of the Week honors for his Week 7 performance against the . Russell Westbrook Jersey Brady threw two fourth-quarter touchdown pa ses to lead the to a 30-23 victory. Brady earned 35 percent of the votes to finish ahead of quarterback (30), quarterback (18), receiver Dwyane Harris (10) and safety (6).CLUTCH PERFORMER OF THE WEEK NOMINEESBlake Bortles, Jacksonville JaguarsBortles threw a game-winning touchdown pa s to Michael Jordan Jersey receiver with just over two minutes remaining as the rallied for a 34-31 win over the at Wembley Stadium in London. Tom Brady, New England PatriotsBrady threw two touchdown pa ses in the fourth quarter, including an 8-yard touchdown pa s to for the go-ahead score. The Brady-to-Amendola touchdown capped an 80-yard drive after the had gone ahead 20-16.Kirk Cousins, Washington RedskinsCousins threw three second-half touchdown pa ses, Jerome Robinson Jersey including the winning throw to with 24 seconds remaining, to lead the to the largest comeback in team history in a 31-30 win over the . The trailed by as much as 24 points in the second quarter before Cousins guided the come-from Jeff Green Jersey -behind win.Dwayne Harris, New York GiantsAfter the tied up the score at 20-20 in the fourth quarter, Harris took the ensuing kickoff and ran 100 yards for the winning touchdown. Harris played the previous four seasons for the .Tony Jefferson, Arizona CardinalsJefferson thwarted the ' last chance to even up the score by intercepting a pa s by quarterback in the back of the end zone in the final seconds to preserve a 26-18 win. The late-game defensive stand helped the improve to 5-2 and maintain their lead in the NFC Anzejs Pasecniks Jersey West.
NEW YORK -- coach John Madden has been released from the hospital after undergoing Damion Lee Jersey open-heart surgery.The NFL said Thursday that Madden left a San Francisco hospital on Wednesday and is expected to make a full recovery.The 79-year-old Madden coached the from 1969-78, Andrew Wiggins Jersey leading his team to a victory after the 1976 Dwayne Sutton Jersey season. He became a household name after retiring and becoming a broadcaster.NFL Commi sioner Roger Goodell says he recently spoke with Madden, who is "frustrated about being on injured reserve" and is "anxious Nate Thurmond Jersey to return to action soon doing the important work he does for our game."Madden serves as co-chair of the NFL player safety Nathaniel Thurmond Jersey advisory panel. He is also chair of the coaches subcommittee to the competition committee.Copyright 2015 by The A sociated Pre s
A year after handing him a three-year contract extension and just over a month after starting him at right guard in Super Bowl Luguentz Dort Jersey LIV, the have parted ways with ,, releasing the 31-year-old lineman.Originally signed in 2018 free agency, Person started all 16 games for the Niners during his San Francisco debut, then played 14 games during the team's NFC Championship run, including all three of the club's playoff games, helping power one of the NFL's top Mike Muscala Jersey rushing attacks of the 2019 season. Person will turn Russell Westbrook Jersey 32 this summer, however, and hasn't stayed with one team for more than two seasons at a time throughout his nine-year career.The driving decision behind Person's release was most likely money. The veteran blocker was only due an estimated $2.5 million in 2020, as well as $3 million in 2021, but the 49ers are in the league Jerami Grant Jersey . They also just recently dished out big money to 2020 free agents and , reportedly committing a combined $114 million to re-sign those two defensive starters.A seventh-round draft pick of Hamidou Diallo Jersey the Niners back in 2011, Person spent his rookie season in San Francisco, but he didn't actually take the field until 2013, with the . In total, he's played for six different teams, also starting games for the and .
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) The Baltimore Ravens clinched the top seed in the AFC two weekends ago when .Coach John Harbaugh barely had time to enjoy the victory before facing an Treylon Burks Jersey inevitable question about 2019.That season was the last time the Ravens were the top seed. Led by MVP Lamar Jackson, Baltimore went 14-2. Then the Ravens faltered, to Tenne see. With Baltimore now back in that same position and Jackson favored to win MVP honors again that game against the Titans is a bit haunting for Ravens fans.We remember 2019. Its not something were going to forget, Harbaugh said after that win over the Dolphins. "Youre not going to take it for granted. Not that we ever would, but its one more thing that makes you who you are at this point in time. We havent forgotten that.ADVERTISEMENT The Ravens have a first-round bye and then will face one of four teams Houston, Cleveland, Miami or Pittsburgh. Baltimore played against that entire group during the regular season, going 3-3. The Ravens were 10-1 against everyone else.Jackson is sometimes criticized for being 1-3 in the postseason, but it's really only the 2019 lo s that stands out. Aside from that, the star quarterback has a lo s to the Los Angeles Chargers as a rookie, as well as a 2020 postseason in which he played two road games and won one. The defeat against Tenne see is the one that's hard to explain away.Even in that game, Jackson threw for 365 yards and ran for 143. Four sacks dropped his total net yardage for that day to 488, still the third-highest postseason mark by a player in the Super Bowl era.We put up 500 yards up in that game. We just didnt score touchdowns. Thats really the bottom line, and by the end of the game, our defense was a little worn out against Jack Conklin Jersey a really good running team. So, its a narrative, we didnt win the game, Harbaugh said. We didnt score enough points, but it wasnt like we werent moving the ball.The Ravens also turned the ball over three times two interceptions and a fumble by Jackson. And they went 0 for 4 on fourth down. Jackson was stopped on twice on fourth-and-1. The lo s snapped a 12-game winning streak for Baltimore.We lost that game. We were so young, too. We had rookie receivers, a first full-time starting quarterback, Jackson said. "We had a couple vets, but running backs were young. We had Gus (Edwards). We had Mark (Ingram), but Mark was hurt. Our All-Pro tight end Mark Andrews was nicked up. We had guys that were down, but guys were fighting, and we were young at the same time. We were just starting to get into that situation of (a) playoff James Lynch Jersey atmosphere, but I believe were going to be better this year this time around.After beating Miami 56-19, the Ravens were able to hold several key players including Jackson out of the regular-season finale last week against the Steelers. Of course, that means those players will be playing for the first time in three weeks when they take the field for the postseason.For Harbaugh, rust is le s of a concern than preparation.One of the things we talked about was, Be your own biggest critic, and in terms of being your own biggest critic this week and trying to improve in every area you can, youre also your own biggest advocate, he said. "So, advocate for yourself by being critical of yourself, and try to do the best you can to become as good as you can or better this week in terms of making improvements, and then well Marcus Mariota Jersey be ready and prepared for whats ahead of us.There are plenty of players on this team who weren't with Baltimore in 2019. Linebacker Roquan Smith is one of them, and he certainly sounds determined to win next week. If the Ravens do that, the city of Baltimore would host the AFC championship game for the first time since Jan. 3, 1971, when the Colts defeated the Oakland Raiders 27-17.Have you ever been on a safari? Ever been in the wild and just seen cats that's trying to survive and trying to make their next meal? I feel like we have that mentality, and we know if one get a kill, we all going to share it, Shyheim Carter Jersey at the end of the day, Smith said. "I know many guys would die to be in the position that were in, as far as a type of team, because there's so many just genuine, good dudes, but when you get on that field, cats that want to rip your face off and maybe cut your hair, too.___AP NFL:
The start of the 2015 NFL season is still several months away, but there's one thing we can say with near certainty: There will be turnover among the defending division champions.Of course, predicting just how much turnover we'll see is a trickier proposition. Cameron Johnson Jersey Still, with the draft done and most major free agents signed, we can identify which divisional winners from last season are the most vulnerable. Below is a look at all eight divisional champions from 2014, ranked according to their chances of being overtaken by the competition in 2015:1) Carolina PanthersBiggest threat in the NFC South:The , who managed to claim the division with a losing record (7-8-1) last season, could end up starting two new tackles in signee and fourth-round pick , and that might spell trouble. How will -- he was sacked 81 times over the past two seasons, and wound up mi sing time in 2014 with various injuries -- hold up? He spent a lot of time running for his life last season, and you can only duck and dodge so much before it starts to wear on you. had a career year, cracking the 1,000-yard mark for the first time, but he's also 30. Can he keep producing?I think the will pose a significant challenge behind , who I expect will return to form after something of an atypical year. Ultimately, I see Carolina falling prey to New Orleans.2) Pittsburgh SteelersBiggest threat in the AFC North: had a phenomenal 2014, setting career bests in completion percentage (67.1) and pa sing yards (4,952). I'm just not sure we can count on him hitting those high-water marks Charles Barkley Jersey again. When you succeed like that, opponents tend to adjust, game-planning different tactics to stop you. I also worry about the looming absence of running back , who is facing a three-game suspension to start the season. We saw how much the struggled in their when Bell was out. Yes, Pittsburgh signed veteran back , but he's 32, played in six games last year and has averaged just 4.1 yards per carry over the last three seasons. Finally, the face a daunting challenge in the very tough AFC North, as they're just one of three teams -- including the and -- who could conceivably win the division. At the end of the day, I like the ' chances the best.3) Denver BroncosBiggest threat in the AFC West: says he's healthy -- but he's also 39, and no one can play forever. Historically, when quarterbacks hit the wall, their completion percentages go down and the interceptions go up. Might Manning forestall the inevitable for another year? Sure, but the odds are starting to stack up against him. I also wouldn't dismi s the lo s of ; he's a very good tight end. What was once a supercharged receiving corps has lost a fair amount of firepower over the years, with the departures of Thomas and and the decline of (who remains unsigned). I'm interested to see how No. 1 receiver responds this season. It'll help if can repeat his off-the-charts performance from 2014. The have shown they can win, and they made a great addition over the offseason in , who really brings a lot to the table. Plus, quarterback plays better than most people think. The have a good shot to unseat the .4) Dallas CowboysBiggest threat in the NFC East:With in Philadelphia, can a combination of and keep the running game going? Can , who had an awesome 2014, produce like that again? How will the respond to a vastly improved division? The took a step up in free agency and the draft; rookie will boost their offensive line, and I think will be a better quarterback than he's been the past couple years. The are tough to pin down, given the uncertainty at quarterback, but they have a good system and an upgraded pa s defense. The , meanwhile, really helped themselves this offseason, notably with the acquisition of former special teams star ; will make for a great first Sunday night game of the year. I still like the to finish on top, not least because of their dominant offensive Steve Nash Jersey line, but the fight will be difficult.5) Indianapolis ColtsBiggest threat in the AFC South: has been everything to the , who got nothing out of the running back position last year. If they can get a semblance of a ground game going in 2015 -- and I think they will, with veteran addition -- they'll have helped themselves significantly. Offseason addition should improve the offensive line. Indy took some heat for drafting in the first round, given the apparent surplus of pa s-catching talent now on the roster. But presumably he was the highest-rated player on the ' board, and I don't think you can ever fault anyone for taking the highest-ranked guy. Houston looms in the division, with an excellent coach in Bill O'Brien and a strong defense led by . But the have a serious hole at quarterback, and I don't think they'll be able to overtake Indy and .6) Seattle SeahawksBiggest threat in the NFC West:The were in a pretty good spot before they landed tight end . They had a stellar quarterback in , a running back in who always keeps Seattle in the game, and a defense that is top-notch, especially against the run. The 'Hawks did lose a solid coach in defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, who left to take the head job in Atlanta. And they do open with , including in Green Bay. But this team is just too good not to overcome those obstacles.As for the rest of the division, the Jason Kidd Jersey ' fate is tied to quarterback -- if he can stay healthy, they should be pretty stout. I don't think the will be a factor, and the are a question mark. Jeff Fisher has some good players, but the po sibility of a move to Los Angeles could be a distraction, especially if it's announced sometime this season. Think of the 1995 , who were 4-4 at one point -- and went 1-6 after their move to Baltimore was announced in early November.7) New England PatriotsBiggest threat in the AFC East:Noise of the sort that has surrounded New England in the wake of Deflategate might affect other teams, but Bill Belichick will not allow it to impact the . Yes, Jalen Lecque Jersey they're facing a four-game stretch without , and it's going to be tough . But I still see them starting the season 2-2 at worst. Everyone seems to be worried about the turnover at cornerback -- with , and all out of the picture -- but the only real lo s there is Revis. Browner and Arrington are replaceable.Everybody else in the division got better this offseason, with . So I don't think New England will run away with the AFC East as easily as it normally does. But I still see the Pats as the favorites to take the division yet again.8) Green Bay PackersBiggest threat in the NFC North:The did everything they needed to do this offseason, keeping tackle and receiver in the fold and picking up some young talent in the draft. Green Bay's receiving corps is stacked, and reigning MVP , of course, is as good as any quarterback out there. The biggest thing that held this squad back last season was former tight end 's at the end of the NFC title game, but that was just the most visible mistake by a unit that . Not coincidentally, Green Bay made a change at special teams coordinator, replacing Shawn Slocum with Ron Zook. It'll be interesting to see how things play out with Tom Clements from head coach Mike McCarthy.The will be better than they were in 2014; I actually see them finishing second. But I think the are the most complete team in the NFL, and thus, they fall at the bottom of this list.Follow Gil Brandt on Twitter __.