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Fans love the NFL draft. The intrigue and the promise of hope are the reason its been built into a spectacle with a buildup that stretches for three months. While rookies enjoy their day in the sunshine, in the background sits another aspect of the draft, a lingering collateral damage: These rookies are being selected to take someone elses job. Elijah McGuire Jersey Every player drafted has the potential to put another mans career in the balance. It cant be a fun experience for veterans. Take for example, left tackle , who will turn 34 this season, the 10th of his pro career. Hes LJarius Sneed Jersey the oldest starting left tackle in the NFL and enters the final year of his contract. While the could draft a future left tackle early -- NFL Medias Bucky Brooks has them doing just that -- Whitworth isnt worried about a young guy coming in to take his job. Ive always had the opposite mentality, Whitworth said, . Me s up and draft somebody at my position because you are going to sit around and watch him sit the bench. Thats always been my mentality. I see it as a challenge. Despite his age, Whitworth remains at the top of his craft. He was Pro Football Focus No Chad Williams Jersey . 2 overall left tackle last season and its top pa Ben Niemann Jersey s protector. Right now, this is the strongest Ive been in my life, most conditioned Ive been in my life, the 6-foot-7, 330-pounder said. I dont see the door thats closing. This is the strongest Ive ever lifted in my career. I feel like Im as fast or faster than Ive ever been in my life. Im in the best shape ever. While Whitworth dares the to draft his replacement, the veteran said hed be happy to take on a mentor role if the team brought on a young tackle. Teaching a player to take your job is one of the harsh idiosyncrasies NFL players must live with daily. The latest Podcast and breaks down the biggest rumors and storylines. Chad Henne Jersey Find more content on .

It hasnt been a bad start for Arsenal so far this season compared to last year, They are unbeaten Champions League and have only lost one game in the Premier League and even though they have lost Robin Van Persie and Alex Song, they are scoring goals throughout the team especially Justin James Jersey Gervinho and Lukas Podolski and Arsenal have found some extra quality to fill in the gap for Song through Santi Cazorla, Abou Diaby & Aaron Ramsey. The real big question is that can Arsenal win the Premier league this year? Arsene Wenger Chris Webber Jersey s men havent won a trophy in 7 years and no Title in 8 years which has frustrated the fans with the teams ability to not win something especially in the Carling Cup final against Birmingham in 2011 when they lost n the last minute and with the boards refusal to spend loads of money like Manchester City and Chelsea. However this season, Mr. Wenger has decided to spend around 40 million pounds this summer in forwards Olivier Giroud & Lukas Podolski, and exciting midfielder Bogdan Bogdanovic Jersey Santi Carzola. Another good thing is that the defence was solid at the start of the season with Per Mertesacker, Thomas Vermaelen, Kieran Gibbs & surprising young right back Carl Jenkinson getting 3 clean sheets at the start of the season, reserve goalkeeper Vito Mannone has done well in goal for the gunners so far this season covering for first choice keeper Wojciech Szczesny. Also a plus for Arsenal is that they are scoring goals, they scored 6 against Southampton and got 6 in the Capital One Cup against Coventry. They have also managed to play well against the big teams like Man Nate Archibald Jersey City where they got a point and beating Liverpool at Anfield was brilliant as well. However they had a slight dip last Jason Williams Jersey week against Chelsea losing there fist game of the season so can they get back on there feet and beat West Ham and get right in the title race or are they going to flop like last year and be unsucce sful for an 8th year running, who knows it could be a special season for Arsene Wenger and the gunners?

predicts the Week 1 starting lineups for all 32 teams, analyzing the potential impact of each rookie cla s. . will provide with a receiver who can create separation Jack Youngblood Jersey , something receivers couldnt seem to do in 2014. We expect -- who displayed speed and promise in a good December run -- to be the No. 2 guy. is barely a No. 3 wideout at this stage and is a gadget player. will be unleashed! Praise the Greek gods! Without for Andy Reid to stubbornly turn Alec Ogletree Jersey to, Zeus should be the prime, Gronk-like target for Smith. Rookie will earn the starting center nod after -- the teams best lineman -- left for Oakland. While Morse will be a downgrade, the addition of and are upgrades at the guard spots. We Todd Gurley Jersey are a suming and will return healthy from Achilles ruptures and will eventually sign Cory Littleton Jersey his franchise tag tender (or get a long-term deal). performed well in stretches last season but wasnt consistent enough to knock DeVito out if he returns healthy. With still battling cancer (get well, sir), the will enter with as the strong safety. Parkers play vacillated from great to poor last season in 1,037 snaps, but KC loves his upside. We should also note that there is a chance could face a suspension due to a DUI arrest last summer. The latest Podcast and makes rookie predictions for the 2015 season. Find more Lamarcus Joyner Jersey content on .*

star quarterback doesnt expect the calf injury he sustained on Sunday to keep Hakeem Olajuwon Jersey him sidelined for long. Rodgers said after Green Bays over the on Sunday, per ESPN Wisconsin. (I) hurt my calf pretty good, but the training staff helped me kind of get through it. Just put Stanley Johnson Jersey some heat on and just tried to push through it.Rodgers also battled through a pretty bad flu to complete 31 of Matt Thomas Jersey 40 pa ses for 318 yards with one touchdown and zero picks. He didnt look himself out of the gate, but the MVP candidate wound up finding both and Serge Ibaka Jersey for 100-plus yards against the Bucs.The win set up the for next Sundays with the .Its too early to give a 100 percent guarantee, Rodgers said, but Aron Baynes Jersey it would definitely take a lot to hold me out of that game.The latest Around The NFL Podcast and breaks down the playoff picture. Find more Around The NFL content on .

Josh Adams Jersey The are going to be down three key starters as they roll into training camp and look forward to the 2020 season. According to , starting linebacker has decided to opt out of the 2020 season. This news comes on the heels of starting right tackle also electing to opt out of the 2020 season due to concerns surrounding COVID-19, as first reported by and confirmed by multiple reports. Along with Hightower and Cannon, safety has told that he plans to opt-out of this season as well.Hightower has been a fixture in New Englands defense since coming into the league as a first-round pick in 2012. Hes been a starter e sentially upon stepping into the NFL and totaled 71 tackles, 5.5 sacks and four pa ses defended in 2019. The 30-year-old and his fiance had a baby back in mid-July and noted to that they are just more concerned with the health of our Deonte Harris Jersey family than football especially the new addition to our family.Cannon, who was entering his 10th season in the NFL, has been with the Patriots since being selected in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft out of TCU. The 32-year-old would have been a higher selection that year but was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma in the pre-draft proce s and that is likely a key reason why he is deciding to sit 2020 out as the pandemic continues to sweep through the country. According to , Cannon is set to receive the $350,000 high-risk amount in salary as a cancer survivor.As for who may be in the running to Chase Hansen Jersey replace him on the right side, the Patriots did draft tackle in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft out of West Virginia. He sat out all of last year with a quad injury but should be a candidate for the job. 2020 sixth-round pick out of Wake Forest should also be under consideration as will backup .When speaking about a potential replacement for Hightower, steps into an even more important role in 2020 and rookies and Josh Uche could be asked to contribute right out of the shoot.Meanwhile, Chung is entering his 12th season in the NFL and 11th with New England. The strong safety has been a key piece to the Patriots secondary, serving as a box safety. He totaled 51 tackles in 2019 to go along with three pa ses defended. New England Zack Baun Jersey did draft safety in the second round earlier this offseason and . If hes able to quickly get up to speed, he could be the instant replacement for Chung in 2020.Hightower, Cannon and Chung make it a total of six Patriots who have decided to sit out of 2020 so far, as running back , fullback and reserve offensive lineman have also decided to opt out, according to reports. Bolden is the biggest name out of this tier and has been a versatile piece for Bill Belichick in both the backfield and on special teams. As Bob Pollard Jersey it relates to Vitale, he was the prime candidate to take over for , who retired this offseason.

DETROIT (AP) Taylor Decker endured a lot of losing early in his career with the Detroit Lions and the team plans to have James Johnson Jersey the veteran offensive tackle around to , keeping him under contract through the 2027 season.Decker signed a $60 million, three-year extension Monday, according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke to The A sociated Pre s on condition of anonymity because the terms were not announced.Detroit drafted Decker out of Ohio State with the No. 16 pick overall in 2016 and he was entering the last year of his contract before reaching the new deal.Its not lost on me on the fact that a lot of guys dont get to spend their whole career with one team, and hopefully thats in the cards for me, said Decker, who turns 30 in August. Russell Westbrook Jersey From the contract extension, that seems like its in the cards. Im very fortunate.ADVERTISEMENT Decker has started 112 games Nick Collison Jersey in his career, including 15 in the 2023 regular season when the NFC North champion Lions advanced to the NFC championship game. He has started at least 15 games in six seasons while injuries limited him to nine games in 2021 and eight in 2017.Detroits offensive line is perhaps the strength of the team and Decker is the leader of the unit, which includes All-Pro tackle Penei Sewell and three-time Pro Bowl center Frank Ragnow.The Lions won nine games in Deckers rookie season and made the playoffs. After matching the win total the next season in 2017, during coach Jim Caldwells final season, Detroit lost 46 games over the next four years in two-plus seasons under Matt Patricia and in Dan Campbells debut season with the franchise.A late-season surge in 2022 started a turnaround and the Lions took Deonte Burton Jersey another step last season, matching a team record with 12 wins and earning two victories in one postseason for the first time since 1957.Im glad that the Lions continue to see the value I can add to this team, moving forward, Decker said. Im excited to see it through. This will be Luguentz Dort Jersey nine years Ive been here now. Theres been highs and lows, and it seems like were on an upswing right now.___AP NFL:

believes this time will be different.Four years ago, a young squad lost to the in the But now that Kittle and his teammates are back, a little wiser and more experienced with an offense averaging 29 points a contest the most since that last Super Bowl team in 2019 (29.9 points per game) he thinks they are ready to seize the moment.Our offense is just chugging a little more consistently, Kittle told reporters this week. And when you throw a guy like on our team, that helps a lot. Nothing against our old running backs, but with all the things Christian can do, Coach Shanahan can open his playbook.With the addition of McCaffrey and quarterback Brock Purdy, Shanahan has found adaptability, giving him a lot of options for how he can attack defenses.ADVERTISEMENT But finding the best way to do that against one of the top defenses in the league will be a challenge for the 49ers, as Shanahan looks to break through and win and Baron Davis Jersey San Franciscos first in 30 years.Heres a look at what the 49ers must do to win it all.Start fast with the first 15 scripted playsThe 49ers have shown resilience in two comeback victories this postseason, but that was not the blueprint to the teams succe s during the regular season. Axel Toupane Jersey And they will be hard-pre sed to repeat that succe s against one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history in Patrick Mahomes.San Francisco has done a good job of grabbing early leads and suffocating teams with precision offense and a defense that takes the ball away.According to FOX Sports research, the 49ershad 12 opening drives that ended with a touchdown or field goal during the regular season, tied for the most in the NFL. And San Francisco finished 11-3 in the regular season when up at any point in the first quarter, tied for the most wins of all teams in this situation.It will be important for Shanahan to dial up some explosive plays early to put the ball in the end zone. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is known for dialing up creative plays early in the game, especially with an extra week to prepare. But Shanahan must show some innovation early in the game to get his team some momentum in the opening quarter.Can Christian McCaffrey be the 49ers X-factor? Brock Purdy the risk-takerTheres been a lot of talk about Brock Purdy being a game manager, but the truth is the Iowa State product is willing to take chances to create big plays in Shanahans offense, allowing for the opportunity for explosives down the middle of the field or second-reaction plays by moving outside the pocket. McKenna: Why Patrick Mahomes is more of a game manager than Brock Purdy Purdy once again needs to live in that DAngelo Russell Jersey world for San Francisco to have a chance to win this game, as the 49ers will need to score to keep up with the Chiefs.According to Next Gen Stats, Purdy threw intermediate pa ses (10-19 air yards) between the numbers a league-high 62 times in 2023. And he completed an NFL-high 62.7% of his pa ses over 10 air yards this season.When those players over the middle of the field are not open, Purdy can escape the pocket to create chunk plays. Again, per Next Gen Stats, Purdy has thrown seven touchdown pa ses on scrambles this season, tied for second-most in the NFL.Purdy has more completions (35) and more pa sing yards (485) on scrambles than Jimmy Garoppolo did during his entire time with San Francisco.Patrick Mahomes more of a game manager than Brock Purdy? Get Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel rollingWhen Purdy is creating chunk plays, look for him to find the teams most explosive playmakers in Christian McCaffrey and Deebo Samuel. Kansas City has one of the best pa s defenses in the league, but it will be interesting to see how they attempt to match up against consistent separators like McCaffrey and Samuel.The Chiefs struggle to stop the run and Shanahan wants to run, particularly on the perimeter with Samuel and McCaffrey. Specifically, watch out for Samuel against the Chiefs. The South Carolina product finished with 1,247 scrimmage yards and 12 touchdowns this season.Samuel and McCaffrey are the only two players with at least five receiving touchdowns and five-plus rushing touchdowns this season. Rick Barry Jersey In the NFC Championship game against the Detroit Lions, Samuel totaled 11 touches for 96 scrimmage yards.Win in the red zoneOne of the reasons San Francisco had one of the top scoring offenses this season is the teams ability to score touchdowns in the red zone. That will be critical against the Chiefs, particularly with a rookie kicker in Jake Moody.The 49ers finished No. 1 in red zone scoring during the regular season (67.16%) and No. 2 in the postseason (57.14%).Force Patrick Mahomes to give the ball awayMahomes and the Chiefs have done a much better job of taking care of the football, as Kansas City has changed the teams blueprint to winning football games by leaning on their defense.The Chiefs have turned it over twice in three playoff games after finishing with 28 giveaways during the regular season and a minus-11 turnover differential.The 49ers Damion Lee Jersey must figure out how to take a couple of po se sions away from the Chiefs, either by generating pre sure with and up front or corralling an interception in the back end defensively when Mahomes tries to force the ball to tight end . San Francisco is 10-1 this season when they win the turnover battle.Mahomes (not Purdy) named checkdown king ahead of Super Bowl LVIII Eric D. Williams has reported on the NFL for more than a decade, covering the Los Angeles Rams for Sports Illustrated, the Los Angeles Chargers for ESPN and the Seattle Seahawks for the Tacoma News Tribune. Follow him on Twitter at @eric_d_williams.

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, linebacker , running back and offensive lineman and will face the on Sunday in Week 10. The four Steelers, after spending the week on the teams reserve/COVID-19 list, will take part in Pittsburghs extended walkthrough practice on Saturday.On Thursday, Steelers offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner stated that the team was preparing as if they were going to have Roethlisberger under center for Sundays game. Roethlisberger, who has completed 68.1% of his pa ses through eight games, Kevin Plawecki Jersey is on pace to throw a career-best 36 touchdowns. He owns a 25-7 lifetime record against the Bengals, who defeated the in Week 8 before going on their Week 9 bye. Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor and the Bengals have also been preparing as if they would face Roethlisberger.You know Roethlisbergers going to play, barring something unforeseen, Bengals coach Zac Taylor . Hes a tremendous quarterback. Hes gotten so many reps over the course of his life. Cant imagine that hes going to be any different whether hes practicing this week or not. Weve got to David Ortiz Jersey be ready for him. We played against Mason (Rudolph) last year as well. Weve seen a lot of tape of him. And (Joshua) Dobbs. Hes got a lot of tape in the NFL as well. Well prepare for the Pittsburgh Steelers offense. We know its going to be a tough test for us. Brandon Workman Jersey Theyre a great unit. They have a lot of good skill players, a really veteran offensive line group. PIT QB #7 CMP%68.1YDs1934TD18INT4YD/Att6.72Sundays game will be the first between Roethlisberger and Bengals rookie quarterback . The No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft, Burrow has completed 67% of his pa ses for 2,272 yards with 11 touchdowns and five interceptions. He has thrown for at least 300 yards in five of his first eight games that includes his season-high Andrew Benintendi Jersey 406-yard effort in Cincinnatis 37-34 lo s to Cleveland in Week 7. On Sunday, Burrow will look to snap the Bengals 10-game losing streak against the Steelers, the NFLs last undefeated team.Hes one of a handful that I always enjoyed watching, Burrow said of Roethlisberger, who won each of his 13 regular season starts as a rookie in 2004. It feels like he is always in control of whats going on. It feels like hes never rushed, and he sees the field. I always enjoyed watching him growing up.The Steelers offense is currently fifth in the league in scoring, sixth in third down efficiency and ninth in red zone efficiency. On Sunday, they will go up against a Bengals defense that is 20th in the league in scoring, 23rd in pa sing, 29th in rushing, 29th in third zone efficiency Rafael Devers Jersey and 27th in red zone efficiency. The Bengals defense will be without eight-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle , who is mi sing the game for personal reasons.

To say the 2024 offseason has been turbulent for the San Francisco 49ers would be an understatement.Coming off their second Super Bowl lo s in the past five seasons, the 49ers were looking to run Mike Piazza Jersey it back with a roster that dominated the rest of the NFC for most of 2023. But it quickly became clear one of their brightest stars on offense was unhappy with his contract situation.Brandon Aiyuk, coming off a career-best season and heading into the final year of his rookie contract, has been in a stalemate with the 49ers all Kenley Jansen Jersey offseason regarding his contract.There were reports in early August that the 49ers had trades in place to send Aiyuk to the Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots, deals which Aiyuk himself nixed. Other reports suggest Aiyuk will either stay in San Francisco or head to the Pittsburgh Steelers.A critical update seemed to come Friday, when insider that a productive meeting between Aiyuk and the 49ers bra s had taken place. Enrique Hernandez Jersey But on Sunday, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports downplayed the meetings significance.Ive met with Brandon a bunch here since we started out camp, and Im not going to get into any personal things between us, Shanahan said.At 26, Aiyuk is in the prime of his career, so it makes sense that the fifth-year star would want to Alex Wood Jersey secure a long-term deal as soon as po sible. He put up a career-high 1,342 yards in 2023, while landing a spot on the All-Pro second team.From the 49ers perspective, it makes sense to avoid unnece sary distractions even as the situation remains fluid. Star running back Christian McCaffrey appeared to refer to Aiyuk as a former teammate earlier in the week, setting off further rounds of speculation.As the preseason ramps up, all eyes will continue to be on Aiyuk. He Zach McKinstry Jersey is set to make $14.1 million in 2024, but could be eyeing an annual salary at least double that figure.More NFL:

On a problem-filled night for the , the most pre sing i sue was Lenny Dykstra Jersey a doozy: doesnt resemble an NFL starter.Three days after the teams over-hyped quarterback competition, Hoyer led the starters to a mere 76 first-half pa sing yards in a to the .Hoyers seven drives generated four punts, an interception, a strip-sack and just seven first downs. His 10-of-16 pa sing night also included a to -- the all preseason. Scary stuff.Hoyers chemistry with Jeff McNei Jersey his mediocre cast of wideouts was improved, but his 5.3 yards per attempt -- -- speaks to the veterans inability to find his targets downfield in this offense. Not a surprise considering whom hes throwing to., thats acro s the board, coach told reporters, before adding, : Its hard for your quarterback to look good when guys around him are not playing up to our standards.We see nothing sustaining about Clevelands attack. Theyve preached a ground-and-pound run Travis DArnaud Jersey game, but the so-called double-headed monster of and combined for a paltry 2.2 yards per carry.Manziels night was slightly more hopeful. Hitting the scene in the third quarter, the rookie orchestrated a rapid-fire touchdown Adeiny Hechavarria Jersey drive capped by a crowd-pleasing 7-yard scramble to pay dirt. Johnny Football and his plus arm looked more comfortable than last week, but his 5.7 yards per attempt magnify a scheme yet to achieve liftoff.Maybe play-caller Kyle Shanahan has something up his sleeve for the regular season -- or maybe its just clear that well see Manziel much sooner than the planned when they elevated Hoyer into the catbird seat.The Football Extravaganza has landed. Tell your friends and Robinson Cano Jersey lovers.

The Los Angeles Chargers might have finally seen enough to comfortably move on from Easton Stick as the teams primary backup.Stick, the teams fifth-round selection of the 2019 NFL draft, has regre sed in an alarming way James Paxton Jersey this offseason. His 14.6 pa ser rating last week was the worst of his career. Jim Harbaugh let practice play out and named Stick the starter this week against the Jean Segura Jersey Rams. The outcome was not much prettier: Eight completions on 13 pa sing attempts for 85 yards, no touchdowns, one interception, and a 48.6 pa ser rating. Stick also fumbled at the goal line, killing the teams best drive of the day.Tip drill Jaylen McCollough makes the play | Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) The Chargers may Braden Bishop Jersey keep three quarterbacks on the initial 53-man roster so long as there is uncertainty regarding Justin Herberts game day availability. Jim Harbaugh may not be ready to hand the QB2 job to recently-signed Luis Perez, but he may be willing to let him take the emergency quarterback spot. That would prompt general Marco Gonzales Jersey manager Joe Hortiz to look at a veteran free agent like Ryan Tannehill or someone potentially on the trade or cut market like Tyler Huntley, Taylor Heinicke, and PJ Walker.Regardle s, its time to find someone else Austin Nola Jersey to back up Herbert and give the team a chance in the event of an unfortunate injury. Look for the Chargers to be active when roster cuts happen.