PITTSBURGH -- Mason Rudolph has gradually fallen down the Pittsburgh Steelers' depth chart as training camp wears on. The coaching staff has become increasingly enamored with 2021 first-round pick Kenny Pickett, who has vaulted up simultaneously. Meanwhile, Rudolph has been pushed out of the
Miami Marlins Hoodie starting competition and into trade rumors.In that sense, training camp has been somewhat disappointing for Rudolph, who was hoping to have been taking more snaps with the starters by this point in August."I try to say nothing surprises me anymore," Rudolph said. "But I think I said this previously in camp - I would have enjoyed taking more first-team reps but that didn't happen and I think I made the
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Miami Marlins Hats think it's about how you react to the hand you've been dealt and how you overcome adversity. I think I've done that well."Rudolph said it's been easy to shut out the external noise - whether it be comments on his play or value as a trade a set - and is instead singularly focused on putting his best foot forward. Consistent with that attitude, Rudolph said he's not burying his Steelers tenure before its died, despite the
Miami Marlins Jersey rumors that he is being shopped on the trading market."I think it's too soon to say. We'll see," Rudolph said. "I mean, we've got another week so I'm going to keep doing my job each and everyday and hit the field Sunday and compete. ... I'm proud of the way I competed and I'm excited about whatever the road has in store for me."Make sure you for the latest news, exclusive interviews, film breakdowns and so much more!Scroll to ContinueFollow All Steelers on
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GREEN BAY, Wis. Davante Adams is one of the best receivers in the NFL. Without him
Jose Fernandez Jersey , the Green Bay Packers have one of the worst receiver corps.Inexperience and injuries at that position have helped conspire to ruin Green Bays season. The free-agent flier taken on Sammy Watkins has crashed and the rookie trio of Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson and Samori Toure have shown only sporadic progre s.With Randall Cobb on injured reserve with an ankle injury and Doubs expected to mi s at least a few weeks with an ankle injury of his own, the Packers are going to roll out the most uninspiring group of receivers in the NFL for Sundays game against the powerful Dallas Cowboys. Heres the breakdown without the combined 49 catches from Doubs (31) and Cobb (18).Allen Lazard: 30 catches, 427 yards, five touchdowns.Sammy Watkins: 10 catches, 159 yards, zero touchdowns.Christian Watson: 10 catches, 88 yards, zero touchdowns.Samori Toure: four catches, 75 yards, one touchdown.Amari Rodgers: four catches, 50 yards, zero touchdowns.Totals: 58 catches, 799 yards, six touchdowns. If you add the one catch provided by practice-squad receiver Juwann Winfree in
Starlin Castro Jersey his three appearances, that goes up to 59 catches, 816 yards and six touchdowns. Including Winfree, three individual receivers have more receptions than the receivers the Packers might line up with against the Cowboys: Miamis Tyreek Hill has 76, followed by the Rams Cooper Kupp with 72 and the Bills Stefon Diggs with 60. Minnesotas Justin Jefferson has 59 receptions in one fewer game. Three receivers have more yards than the Packers group: Hill with 1,104, Jefferson with 867 and Diggs with 857. Kupp has 813 in one fewer game. With seven apiece, Diggs and Adams have more touchdowns.Miamis Hill and Jaylen Waddle (812 yards) rank first and fifth, respectively, in receiving yards. Thats 1,916 yards in nine games. Rodgers has 2,091 pa sing yards, total, in his nine games.The aforementioned six Packers receivers who could play on Sunday have caught 57.2 percent of targets and
Giancarlo Stanton Jersey dropped seven pa ses (6.8 percent). Through nine games last season, Adams had 65 receptions for 864 yards and three touchdowns, a catch rate of 68.4 percent and two drops (2.1 percent).Through eight games this season with the Raiders, Adams has 48 receptions for 656 yards and seven touchdowns, a catch rate of 60.0 percent and two drops (4.0 percent).Scroll to ContinueAre Green Bays struggles rooted mostly in the lo s of Adams?I think theres a lot to it, quarterback Aaron Rodgers said after throwing three interceptions in an embarra sing lo s at Detroit on Sunday. But it really just comes down to execution. Play comes in, weve got to execute it. Theres a lot of things that go into that. We had a couple chances for sure. Cant lose a game like that against that team, though,
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The Atlanta Falcons are one sleep away from facing the in hopes of the team's first win of the season.Before the game kicks off, we spoke with contributor to learn more about the Seahawks heading into tomorrow's game ...1. A lot has changed for the Seahawks from last year. Apart from Ru sell Wilson being traded, what has been the biggest change?Smith:Obviously, no change has been more impactful for Seattle than transitioning from Wilson to , who hadn't been a full-time starter in seven years. But through two games, the defense has endured some challenges acclimating to a hybrid 3-4 scheme, particularly when it comes to defending the run. The defensive line and linebackers have struggled to work in concert
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Kendall Graveman Jersey midst of six quarters without scoring a single point. They haven't been able to establish the run and currently rank dead-last in the league in rushing yards, which is the type of stat that would keep the ever-optimistic Pete Carroll up at night. While Smith has completed 81 percent of his pa ses, he's near the bottom of the league in yards per attempt and has only three completions of more than 20 yards so far. As Carroll indicated earlier this week, they need to open things up for their quarterback and see if they can stretch the defense out with
Walt Weiss Jersey explosive pa s plays to DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett, which in turn should help wake up the rushing attack. If they can do that on Sunday, they have a great chance to get on track against the Falcons.3. If the Seahawks lose on Sunday, what will be the reason why?Scroll to ContinueSmith:Aside from the offense remaining inept and creating few i sues for the opponent, Seattle's defense continues to be plagued by poor tackling and run fit miscues up front, allowing Cordarrelle Patterson and Atlanta's ground game to get rolling early. Teams that have ran the ball well typically fare better dealing with the crowd noise at Lumen Field in the past, creating play action opportunities for the Falcons to stretch out the Seahawks defense with the likes of Kyle Pitts and Drake London. That would be a recipe for disaster in this contest.4. Who is one X-Factor on offense and defense to watch for the Seahawks?Smith:It's odd calling Darrell Taylor an X-Factor given the high expectations the third-year pa s rusher held coming into the season, but he's been a relative non-factor in the first two weeks and needs to play
Catfish Hunter Jersey up to his potential. Po se sing elite burst off the edge, he should be a problematic draw for right tackle Kaleb McGary, but he has to play with greater physicality and do a better job of setting the edge and finishing tackles. On offense, Noah Fant has had a quiet start to his career, but the athletic tight end could have ideal matchups working over the middle against
Andrew Triggs Jersey Atlanta's linebackers and safeties with Metcalf and Lockett drawing so much attention on the outside.5. What's your prediction for the game?Smith: Both of these franchises find themselves in similar positions transitioning from star quarterbacks with young, rebuilding rosters. On one hand, neither team looks like a potential playoff contender and both have extensive holes on each side of the ball. But on the flip side, there are several exciting rookies who will be featured in this game and provide a glimpse towards the future for each organization. I expect it to be a barnburner between two bottom-dwelling teams that play hard for their respective coaches and ultimately, Seattle will sneak out on top with a 25-21 win behind a bit of a bounce-back performance from Smith and the run game.
The Cleveland Browns have had no
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Just before the NFL's trade deadline on November 1, the Kansas City Chiefs traded cornerback Rashad Fenton to the Atlanta Falcons, . was the first to report that the Chiefs were receiving a conditional 2023 seventh-round pick for Fenton, in addition to $1.4 million in created salary cap space
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Roosevelt Nix Jersey space up to $4.88 million.Scroll to ContinueThe move may also simply provide the Chiefs with more cap flexibility and the ability to roll that money over into their 2023 budget if they predominantly moved Fenton due to
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The Las Vegas Raiders came up short in Monday night's game against the Kansas City Chiefs, but a few of the Raiders usual stars still put up the big fantasy numbers fans are used
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Vikings get '20 1st-round pick Reagor in trade with Eagles August 31 EAGAN, Minn. (AP) Wide receiver Jalen Reagor was acquired by Minnesota in a
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When the Pittsburgh Steelers promoted Matt Canada to
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Nikola Mirotic Jersey line of scrimmage. Without pushing the ball down the field, the offense is putting limitations on their ability to generate explosive plays. As you can see above, most of Picketts play-action plays involve either setting up bootlegs or screen pa ses. In Canadas offense, bootlegs typically mean finding whichever receiver is working towards the flat and generating just a modest gain. The screen to Zach Gentry was poorly designed and the Dolphins were all over the play as a result.Calling a bootleg to get your young signal caller an easy completion is perfectly fine. Using a play-action fake to set up a screen is sensible. Those things can be components of a succe sful aerial attack but they shouldn't be the meat and potatoes of your play-action pa sing game. As of right now, thats e sentially what
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After trading multi-time All-Pro wide receiver Tyreek Hill, there was a wait and see approach being applied to the Kansas City Chiefs offense.Would the Chiefs be able to adjust and
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Michael Porter Jersey have a No.1 wideout when you have a tight end that can fill that spot just as easily in Travis Kelce.Already one of the most prolific tight ends in NFL history, Kelce is currently Pro Football Focus's top-rated tight end, and is working on what would be his seventh-consecutive season with 1,000 or more receiving yards.He's already has more than enough succe s
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Arizona Cardinals TE Zach Ertz has been one of the NFL's most consistent tight ends since entering the league a decade ago. Ertz has recorded over 7,000 receiving yards and 43 touchdowns to go along with 657 receptions. He also owns the tight end single-season record for receptions with 116.The three-time Pro Bowler spent his first
Will Barton Jersey nine seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles before being traded to the Cardinals last season.Now, Ertz will face off against his former team for the first time when Arizona hosts the two teams at State Farm Stadium on Sunday.Naturally, this has been a talking point of interest, and plenty of faces in the Cardinals' organization have been asked for their thoughts.Head coach Kliff Kingsbury was asked simply about his thoughts on Ertz playing against his former team this Sunday: Yeah, hes been tremendous. One of the most cerebral players Ive been around. Just his understanding of each and every concept, what everybody has, why were running it, what its trying to attack, and where the balls going. He takes a lot of pride in his route-running and hes an Eagles legend. He caught the game-winning touchdown in the Super Bowl, so he has a lot of love and pride in that organizationyou can tell. Hell want to play well. Hes been fantastic since hes been here. I think hes going to have a really productive season as this thing goes on and hell definitely be fired up Sunday.As an offensive-minded head coach, Kingsbury naturally had to be excited when his team added Ertz last season. And for a team devoid of good tight end play since the 20th century, it was a sight for sore eyes.Kingsbury was asked what it's like to
Paul Millsap Jersey have an elite tight end to work with:Its a tough matchup with the guys that can do it all like that. All three of those guys you mentioned: Gronk (Former Buccaneers TE Rob Gronkowski) is kind of a superhuman. He can do it all with his size, athleticism, and the blocking and all that. Then (Chiefs TE Travis) Kelces feel for the game and like I said, I think Zach with his route running, his technique, and then how cerebral he is. His production is unquestioned and what hes brought from a work ethic and leadership standpoint into this locker room cant be overstated.Next up was quarterback Kyler Murray. Kyler when asked if Ertz wanted extra targets for his game against his former team: "Nah. I actually thought about that. It'd probably be a little weird for him maybe. I don't know. He had such a great career there. To go against them for the first time since being traded, he'll probably have some emotions, I'm sure. He's an emotional guy, but I'm sure he's looking forward to playing them."Anyone who knows anything about Ertz knows he's a humble guy who puts the team before himself, but Murray should nonethele s give him some extra opportunities.It's nothing personal as far as feelings go, but we all know Ertz wouldn't mind dropping numbers on his old team.
Thomas Welsh Jersey Ertz had once stated that he wanted to stay in Arizona for quarterback stability. Obviously, Murray was confident about himself and appreciated his teammate's comments: "I'm sure he does. I can only imagine. 'D-Hop' (WR DeAndre Hopkins) was dealing with the same thing. I've never had to deal with coaches in and out and stuff like that, so I cant really speak on it, but I'm used to being familiar with my coach and having that stability. It does make a difference. I'm sure he'll tell you the same."Does Ertz play with emotion on the field? Murray answered:"I wouldn't say emotional. Tight ends just want the ball a lot. They get sensitive if they don't get the ball. You can watch him on Sundaysif he's open and he doesn't get the ball he's throwing his arms down doing theatrics and stuff like that, but he has a good reason. Most of the time he's open so that's fine. I'm good with it."With his tight end constantly getting open, Murray offered this to say on how much he enjoys having Ertz as a target:Scroll to Continue"I've played with (Ravens TE) Mark Andrews, but I didn't play at Oklahoma when he was there, (Eagles TE) Gant (Calcaterra), he's with the Eagles now but Ertz literally, most of the time, he's always open. Even if he's
Nikola Jokic Jersey not open, he's good at being friendly to the quarterback. He's a savvy vet, a safety blanketall those things I've never had that. Playing with him is definitely showing me that the tight end is very important for a young quarterback and any quarterback really."But enough the team, let's hear from the man himself.Ertz was asked about his feeling on not getting to play his entire career with the Eagles:"Yeah, well, obviously, we spent a lot of time
Denver Nuggets Jersey in one place you get comfortable, you get a routine. And I love playing there. Obviously, I think everyone knows that. But I was excited for the next challenge. When I kind of came to grips with that wasn't a real po sibility, It was 'okay, let's figure out what situations would be great for me', and Arizona was at the top of the list."On his final thoughts about the game, Ertz had this to say:"Yeah, they're 4-0 for a reason. They've had a lot of leads, and a lot of games have been added 67% of their games or something crazy stat like that. They have a lot of talent on that team, at least here with the O line and D line. Skill position guys. Slay is obviously one of the best in the league. Extremely well coached. It's gonna be good fireworks. I'm excited about it."This game certainly means a lot of Ertz, and there should be some fireworks like he said.Make sure you're tuned in this Sunday to see the Cardinals face off against the NFL's last undefeated team in the Eagles and enjoy the storyline of Ertz's face-off with his old team.
