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SCOTT SHILEY FROM BRICK, NJ: I really like what I have seen so far from cornerback James Pierre, even though it is a limited body of work. In your estimation, what do you believe is the best possible scenario for him this season if he were to have his absolute best preseason? Would you see him filling a role similar to Mike Hilton s, or do you think he has a chance to challenge for a starting cornerback role?
ANSWER: Not to get ahead of ourselves, but James Pierre has to start by earning a spot on the 53-man roster. I don t disagree that Pierre earned a spot last season and that the Steelers have a need for cornerbacks who can step up and contribute following the loss of Mike Hilton and Steven Nelson this offseason. But Pierre still is young enough and inexperienced enough that either assuming he is going to be capable or anointing him to a spot he hasn t actually earned would be a mistake. If Pierre shows up at training camp and then uses those practices plus th
As Saquon Barkley’s next contract looms, should Giants pay him big bucks? Why the answer isn’t as simple as they once thought
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Saquon Barkley is barefoot, leaning forward, running across the grass. He wears a shoulder harness, attached to a rope and resistance device. He pumps his knees up and down, faster and faster. His daughter runs alongside him, smiling.
Barkley is in Arizona, rehabbing a serious knee injury. Instagram videos provide glimpses into his journey back to the NFL, where a potentially lucrative contract awaits him. More than ever, the pressure is on Barkley to return and remain healthy, finally help the Giants win, and justify general manager Dave Gettleman’s decision to draft him second overall.
Browns picking 26th in the NFL Draft: The unfortunate, the infamous and the forgotten
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Browns have the 26th pick in first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Unless they trade out of the spot, the Browns will make their lowest initial pick of the first round since 1995 when they took Ohio State’s Craig Powell 30th overall.
Staying put would also see the Browns making their first pick at No. 26 since 1964.
But that’s misleading. The Browns and the 26th overall pick have had some history since 1964. That 1995 draft, for example, included the Browns holding the 26th pick at one point.
Trent Richardson Directed McElroy To Pass To Upchurch
Rewind to the 2009 Iron Bowl, the Alabama Crimson Tide enter the game undefeated, ranked No. 2 in the nation and with its sights set on the SEC and national championship.
Alabama found itself 79 yards away from the endzone, down one point with eight minutes left in game on The Plains. Alabama s offense led by Greg McElroy, Mark Ingram, Julio Jones and Trent Richardson got in gear and made what is now known to many as The Drive .
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The game-winning score came on a 4-yard play-action pass from McElroy to senior running back Roy Upchurch. Then freshman sensation, Richardson touched the ball on the three prior plays for the Tide, one on screen and two rushes out of the backfield.
Apr 8, 2021
The Jets’ separation from the quarterback they took third overall in 2018 didn’t happen overnight. Sam Darnold had to go through the second coaching firing of his short career first, then wait for his team to find a replacement for Adam Gase
and complete a quarterback evaluation process that, thanks to circumstances created by COVID-19, took at least a month longer than it otherwise might have.
For a lot of players, especially with the bullhorn social media has given everyone, being stuck in that sort of limbo might lead things coming undone in a pretty public way. But that never happened with Darnold. Nor did anyone expect it to. From the Jan. 3 end to the Jets’ 2–14 season to his trade to Carolina on Monday, the 23-year-old handled himself the way that he’d basically handled everything else over his three years in Jersey. And for that reason, the element of the doing the deal that hit Jets GM Joe Douglas hardest came at the very end, and had nothing to do