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Cleveland Browns on Sunday in a No. 7 jersey bearing the hashtag “IMWITHKAP” to support Colin Kaepernick and his protests of social and racial injustice because: “he’s standing up for what’s right.”Hopkins was photographed entering the stadium in the black jersey with white lettering and posted the photograph on social media before the game with an emoji of a hand making a peace sign and the word “love.”When asked why he wore the jersey during a news conference after the game Nick Bosa Jersey , Hopkins would only say it was because “That’s my homie.” But the star receiver later discussed his motivation for the clothing choice to The Associated Press.Kaepernick created controversy in 2016 when he began kneeling during the national anthem as a way to protest police brutality and social and racial injustice in America. He opted out of his contract after the end of that season and hasn’t been able to get a job in the NFL since. He’s suing the league for collusion.“I support his movement and everything that he’s doing,” Hopkins told The AP. “In my eyes he’s a legend. In a lot of people’s eyes he’s a legend. He’s standing up for what’s right.”Hopkins said he knows a lot of people criticize Kaepernick, but he wouldn’t let that deter him from vocally supporting the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback.“There’s going to be negative things said about him, but I just want to let him know that a lot of people support him, not just (me) http://www.cardinalscheapstore.com/byron-murphy-jersey-cheap , but my family, other people on this team,” Hopkins said. “Some people won’t stand up and speak out and say they support him because of what might come behind that. But I know that after this life is done I stood up for something that’s right, not just for where I’m at right now but for people after me.”Kaepernick retweeted Hopkins’ tweet of the picture and wrote: “Appreciate love from one of the best … thank you brother!!!”Hopkins believes it’s “very unfair” that Kaepernick can’t get another NFL job, and exaggerated the number of quarterbacks he played with in Houston before the Texans drafted Deshaun Watson last year to illustrate his point on the subject.“He can still play Dre'Mont Jones Jersey ,” Hopkins said. “I know he can still play … he can win games for an NFL team. I’ve played with dozens of quarterbacks and I can honestly say that I think he belongs in this league.”Hopkins had seven receptions for 91 yards Sunday as the Texans beat the Cleveland Browns 29-13 to extend their franchise-record winning streak to nine games. Last week’s Southern California earthquakes affected Las Vegas. Not strong enough, however, to affect the football stadium that is being built there.Via the , the COO of the company building the venue said Saturday that the earthquakes did no damage, and caused no injuries.Don Webb explained that the building was “thoroughly inspected http://www.cardinalscheapstore.com/zach-allen-jersey-cheap ,” and that an independent testing firm had examined all critical structural elements of the stadium. Webb admitted that the incomplete status of the structure increases its vulnerability.After Friday night’s 7.1-magnitude event, workers moved from the higher structures to ground level, continuing their efforts there.Recently, the overall construction effort went out of sequence, due to the fact that some roof trusses don’t fit. None of these issues are expected to keep the stadium from opening as expected in time for the start of the 2020 season.

And he’s got at least one more year left.The Eagles have announced that running back Darren Sproles has signed a one-year contract to return to the team.Originally a draft pick of the Chargers fourteen years ago http://www.billsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-dawson-knox-jersey , Sproles already has spent five years in Philadelphia. He missed most of the 2017 season with a torn ACL, and he appeared in only six games last season, along with both postseason games.The 36-year-old tailback has 3,486 career rushing yards, 4 Brian Burns Jersey ,816 receiving yards, 8,352 kick-return yards, and 2,875 punt-return yards. That’s 19 http://www.panthersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-greg-little-jersey ,529 career all-purpose yards, sixth on the all-time list. He’s less than 200 yards from passing Hall of Famer Tim Brown for fifth place.Sproles entered the NFL a season before Reggie Bush, and in some respects Sproles quietly became the player that many expected Bush to be. Bush last played in 2016, finishing at 154th on the all-time all-purpose yardage list with 10,001.Of course Will Grier Jersey , there’s no guarantee Sproles will make the roster in Philly. The Eagles have a crowded house at tailback, and Sproles (if he makes the final 53) possibly will at best be a role player. The war of words between former Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown and his protege JuJu Smith-Schuster is heating up, but another relationship between a former Steeler and his young replacement is going much better.While Brown was sharing a screenshot of a message he once received from Smith-Schuster in an attempt to belittle him, former Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell shared a message he received from James Conner. It was a nice message from Conner, wishing Bell well.“What’s up bro http://www.panthersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-christian-miller-jersey ,” Conner’s message began. “Just reaching out, social media got dudes acting crazy and it got me thinkin you was always a real one, never talked bad about nobody and was always solid. I appreciate that! Congrats on the new deal you weathered the storm and came out stronger.”Bell said that meant a lot to him.“I usually don’t post private conversations…but this txt just hit me so differently…I love youu to death bro,” Bell wrote.Unlike Brown and Smith-Schuster, Bell and Conner have a bond that can last even when their time as teammates is over.

Below the surface too. Large. Loud. Remarkably athletic and remarkably close. Well compensated and well tattooed.Still http://www.clevelandbrownsteamonline.com/anthony-zettel-jersey , Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey believes there is one surefire way to tell him and Los Angeles Chargers center (and very slightly older brother) Mike apart on Sunday night when the Chargers visit Heinz Field.Just have the twins switch places at halftime and let Maurkice snap the ball to Los Angeles quarterback Philip Rivers for a quarter or two. Then the differences between the Pounceys will be unmistakable.“I’ll take that team to the next level baby,” Maurkice Pouncey said, voice dripping with sarcasm. “They’ll definitely notice.”Maurkice is kidding. Mostly, though he does have a slight edge over Mike in Pro Bowl selections (six to three). The 29-year-olds are well aware of the unique opportunity playing against each other offers. Separated by a minute at birth, the Pounceys were virtually inseparable growing up until Maurkice left the University of Florida for the NFL in 2010.They’ve spent their professional lives rooting for each other from afar — Sunday is only the fifth time they’ll be together in the same NFL stadium — and both feared Mike’s career might be in jeopardy after a hip injury limited him to five games with the Miami Dolphins in 2016.“It was a point that we both thought that and it was tough,” Maurkice said. “Lord willing, a lot of hard work, and the doctors did a great job. Obviously he’s playing at a high level and he’s been blessed to be out there.”Mike returned to play a full 16 games last season, but found himself looking for work after the Dolphins cut him in a salary cap move in March. The Chargers sprinted to scoop him up, bringing him to the West Coast on a two-year, $15 million deal just four days after getting released. The change of scenery provided Mike Pouncey with a mid-career jolt, and his presence has played a significant role in the Chargers’ hot 8-3 start.“We knew it was a big signing when we signed him,” Los Angeles coach Anthony Lynn said. “But it’s even better than what I thought.”Asked what the Mike Pouncey experience is like, Lynn laughed.“I’m pretty sure it’s similar to what you guys have in Pittsburgh http://www.detroitlionsteamonline.com/jahlani-tavai-jersey ,” he said.Translation: a lot of jokes. A lot of trash talk. And a relentless work ethic that belies their copious amounts of swagger.“He’s the same player as me,” Mike Pouncey said. “He’s going to go out there and give you everything he has on each play. (My teammates) more excited (than I am) because we have a real good friendship on this team, and they go out there and talk smack to my brother to make me feel a little bit better. It’s going to be fun.”The entire Pouncey clan will descend on Maurkice’s house in the Pittsburgh suburbs on Saturday. As for split allegiances, Maurkice’s offer to host came with one very simple directive: If you root for the Steelers, you can crash at his place. If not? You’re on your own.How tight are they? Maurkice admits Mike might be the only person in the world outside of his children he actually calls on the phone rather than just texting.It’s the same for Derek and T.J. Watt, though the two brothers — T.J. is a second-year linebacker for the Steelers, Derek is in his third season as a fullback for the Chargers — won’t have the luxury of standing on the sideline watching the other play like the Pounceys do.There’s a very real chance that T.J. and Derek will find themselves on a collision course sometime Sunday night, the first time that’s ever happened somewhere other than the family backyard or the random University of Wisconsin football practice when both were playing for the Badgers.Not that T.J. believes there’s going to be time to think about bragging rights. If his assignment on a play is to ram into the guy wearing No. 34, then that’s what he’s going to do.“It’s a football game to me,” T.J. said. “I don’t think anything is going to really change. I don’t think in that split second you can determine who’s who and what’s what, so whatever happens, happens.”Older brother J.J., the star defensive end for the Houston Texans, hopes they are forced to ram into each other at least once so “we can settle it once and for all.” Provided http://www.houstontexansteamonline.com/kahale-warring-jersey , of course, there’s no cheating on either side.“I basically just said, no cut-blocks,” J.J. said. “That’s the only thing. Just don’t go at his knees. Otherwise, everything’s fair.”Though Derek, 26, lacks the star power of his older or his younger brother — both of whom were first-round picks while the Chargers selected Derek in the sixth round in 2016 — T.J., 24, might know better than anyone on the planet that you overlook the middle Watt brother at your own risk.“He may not get all the publicity that J.J. and I get, but Derek’s been in the NFL, this is his third year,” T.J. said. “I don’t see many people in America doing that. I don’t see many people in the world doing that. He’s playing at the highest level. He’s a starting fullback for an NFL team; I think that’s pretty damn cool.”Connie and John Watt will watch their boys go at it from the stands, trying to stay as neutral as possible. They might want to get used to it. All three Watt brothers are on teams heading to the postseason, meaning more family showdowns loom.“I hope the game http://www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com/bobby-okereke-jersey , I don’t know, I guess ends in a tie,” J.J. Watt said. “I guess that’s probably the best thing for everybody. It’s probably good for (the Texans) too.” Bob Kuechenberg, a Pro Bowl guard who was a key player on the Dolphins’ 17-0 team in 1972, has died at the age of 71.Born and raised in Indiana, Kuechenberg stayed close to home and played his college football at Notre Dame, where he played on both the offensive and defensive lines. He played well enough there that he was a fourth-round draft pick of the Eagles in 1969, but he abruptly quit during a training camp that he would later describe as “literally hell.”When the Eagles cut Kuechenberg he was signed by the Falcons, but they soon cut him, too. He ended up playing a year for a semi-pro team in Chicago before the Dolphins signed him.With the Dolphins, he became a six-time Pro Bowler who was on that legendary undefeated team, as well as the team that defended the title the next year, and he stayed with the Dolphins until 1983.Late in his career, he said http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsteamonline.com/jawaan-taylor-jersey , he disliked how the NFL changed the rules for holding, allowing offensive linemen to get away with more. Kuechenberg said that made his job easier — too easy, he thought.”But as a purist, it offends me. That was the midpoint of my career, and all of a sudden you really don`t need to know how to block,” Kuechenberg told the .In retirement, Kuechenberg got into art collecting, which surprised the people who knew him as a fierce competitor who’d usually have dirt or blood on his uniform.”People find it incongruous that a mastodon offensive lineman can be attracted to the art world,” he said.Kuechenberg is survived by family including his older brother, former Bears linebacker Rudy Kuechenberg.

On the field Josh Oliver Jersey , the Rams will look like a very different team in four years. Off the field, the two most significant employees likely will still be in place.Les Snead have signed extensions. They’re both under contract through 2023.“Sean and Les have been a dynamic team and have been integral in developing a culture that has allowed our players and entire organization to thrive,” COO Kevin Demoff said, via James Palmer of the NFL.The deals reflect a significant shift for the Rams; last month http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsteamonline.com/quincy-williams-ii-jersey , Demoff said that the team would be focusing on contracts for players, explaining that he’s “making sure the players we need to extend are done.”The two-year extension for McVay should entail a significant increase in his compensation. He has proven himself to be one of the best coaches in the league, and he should be paid accordingly. The Miami Dolphins decided receiver Jarvis Landry is worth any headaches he causes, even if the cost is $16 million.

Landry was given a non-exclusive franchise tag Tuesday after leading the NFL with 112 catches in 2017. The move by the Dolphins came on the first day that teams could assign franchise tags.

The tag’s value is expected to be about $16 million. Landry made $894 Ryquell Armstead Jersey ,000 last season.

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Landry has said he wanted to remain with the Dolphins, and they said they wanted him back. But his volatile personality has been cause for a concern – especially on a team that went 6-10 last year in part because of poor discipline.

Landry was ejected in the fourth quarter of the season finale, a loss to Buffalo, and coach Adam Gase said the episode was embarrassing and ”extremely bad.” But Landry was by far the highest-profile Dolphins player eligible for free agency Will Harris Jersey , and perhaps the best player on an offense that sputtered throughout 2017.

Miami still hopes to sign Landry to a multi-year deal, a person familiar with the team’s plans said. The person didn’t want to be identified because the Dolphins haven’t publicly discussed contract negotiations with Landry.

Landry had a franchise-record 112 catches and a career-high nine touchdowns in 2017, the final season of the contract he signed before his rookie season. He has been selected to three consecutive Pro Bowls and has 400 career receptions, a record for a fourth-year player.

The non-exclusive tag allows Landry to sign an offer sheet with another team. The Dolphins could match that offer http://www.lionsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-austin-bryant-jersey , and if Landry leaves, they would receive two first-round picks from his new team. Miami also could withdraw the tag.

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The Browns announced their slate of practices open to the public for July and August on Thursday and they will be welcoming fans to their facility in Berea Andy Isabella Jersey , Ohio for 15 of those sessions. Attendance is free for practices running from July 25 through August 21.The team also announced that they’ll be holding their Orange & Brown Scrimmage at FirstEnergy Stadium on Saturday, August 3. There will be a $5 charge for admission to that event with the proceeds benefiting the Cleveland Browns Foundation “Get 2 School” campaign.Browns fans can also see the team practice out of town if they wake up feeling dangerous enough to take a road trip. The Browns will be practicing with the Colts in Indianapolis on August 14 and 15 in sessions that will be open to the public. ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP)Matthew Stafford’s banged-up hand is only one of many problems the Detroit Lions have in what was a potentially promising season. Detroit (6-6) has dropped two straight games, falling from a favorable position to make the playoffs to having slim hopes. At least that’s how it looks to most people not named Jim Caldwell. ”The season’s not over yet,” the coach told reporters Monday. ”You guys are talking as if it’s all is lost and that kind of thing. ”That’s the great thing about our game. It’s going to challenge you. It’s going to be tough. It’s not going to be an easy road. And it’s either going to polish you up or grind you down. And, it’s our job to make certain that we get polished up. We got a lot of work to do Jamel Dean Jersey , but that’s all part of what we do.” Caldwell insists the Lions can do what it takes to keep their fading postseason hopes alive by winning the rest of their games: Sunday at Tampa Bay, home against Chicago, at Cincinnati and against Green Bay at home to finish with a 10-6 record that might not be good enough to quality for the playoffs in the NFC. ”I’ve been 6-6 before, and pulled it out,” he said. ”So, let’s see where we are at the end.” In Caldwell’s second of three seasons as coach of the Indianapolis Colts in 2010 D.K. Metcalf Jersey , he helped them go from .500 to 10-6 to make the playoffs and lose as an AFC wild card. If he can’t help them start faster and get 11 players on the field for every snap, it will be tough for Detroit to win. The Lions have been outscored 36-3 in the opening quarters of the past four games. ”We have to fix this,” cornerback Quandre Diggs said. ”And I know we can do it because we’ve made runs before.” Detroit lost 44-20 at Baltimore and 30-23 to the NFC North-leading Minnesota Vikings, who padded their lead in the division on Thanksgiving in the Motor City instead of letting the Lions pull within a game. The Lions are struggling to run the ball, as they have for years, and that is putting more pressure on a shaky offensive line to protect Stafford. He was stepped on Sunday in the loss to the Ravens and left the game with what looked as if it might be a serious injury. X-rays were negative Nick Bosa Jersey , though, and he had bandages wrapped around his pinkie, ring and middle finger on his right hand on Monday. ”Nothing new has popped up,” Stafford said. ”He’s just pretty sore right about now.” Caldwell has declined to let injuries become an excuse about his team’s plight. He’s also taking the hit for not having 11 defenders on the field for a snap for the second straight week. ”Completely my fault,” he said. ”Got to get it straightened out. Not acceptable. Horrendous, actually.” The Lions have been bad on defense http://www.cardinalscheapstore.com/byron-murphy-jersey-cheap , too, giving up 74 points in the past two games. ”We’ve got to figure it out,” safety Glover Quin said. ”Time is running out.” —

ATLANTA (AP) — If Tom Brady rated his performance Ryquell Armstead Jersey , nothing more, it was ho-hum at best.In fact, going strictly by the numbers, it was the worst Super Bowl showing of his brilliant career.No problem.On a night when the defenses ruled, Brady did just enough to win his sixth Super Bowl ring , leading the New England Patriots to an aesthetically unpleasing 13-3 victory Sunday over the Los Angeles Rams.In last year’s Super Bowl, Brady threw for 505 yards and three touchdowns but walked off the field with his head down as the Philadelphia Eagles celebrated a 41-33 victory.“We just couldn’t put points on the board for one reason or another,” he said. “But in the end, it feels a lot better than last year when we did get some points on the board.”Brady completed 21 of 35 passes for 262 yards with one interception, leaving him with a rather measly passer rating of 71.4. That is the worst figure of his nine Super Bowl appearances, and marked the first time he failed to throw for at least one touchdown pass in the championship game.Again, no problem.“We obviously could have played better offensively,” Brady said, “but the reality is (when) you get in these games, you just have to find a way to win. We played well in the end and that’s what we needed.”Indeed, Brady finally found his vintage form on the lone touchdown drive of the night. He hit four straight passes for 67 yards — the best of them a pinpoint toss threaded amid three defenders that dropped into the hands of Rob Gronkowski for a 29-yard gain to the Los Angeles 2.“Incredible catch,” Brady said. “He’s an awesome player, great teammate, friend, and I’m just so proud of everything that he’s done for our team.”On the very next play, Sony Michel darted into the end zone to break a 3-all tie.Not long after, Brady was taking a knee to become the first player in NFL history to win six Super Bowl titles.The first one came against the Rams http://www.jaguarsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-gardner-minshew-ii-jersey , way back in 2002, when that franchise was still St. Louis and known as the “The Greatest Show On Turf.”Now, at age 41, Brady has gotten started on a ring for every finger on his other hand.“There’s been a lot of guys be part of this journey with this team and it’s just been so fun to be a part of it,” Brady said. “It’s a challenging football environment, the pressure is always on, and for moments like this, you have to rise to the occasion.”Sure, it was the lowest-scoring Super Bowl ever, a game that won’t be remembered fondly by anyone outside of New England.For Brady, it might be the favorite of all his titles.This one took a team.The whole team.“We needed everyone out there,” he said. “The defense played so well, and we finally helped them out by getting a touchdown.” Defensive lineman Jared Allen retired from the NFL in 2015 and wasn’t ready to give up on the competition he’d come to enjoy as a five-time All-Pro.His solution: The Olympics.The problem: He didn’t compete in any Olympic sports.Less than a year later, Allen and three other former NFL stars — none with any prior experience — are attempting to qualify for the U.S. national curling championships against players who have been throwing stones for most of their lives.It would be the first step toward competing in the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing.“Every team in the NFL — whether you’re hot garbage or the defending Super Bowl champions — every coach come August says the same thing: ‘We’re trying to win the Super Bowl,'” Allen said. “We come from that mentality, where we set lofty goals.“Our short-term goals are continually to get better: fundamentals, strategy, sweeping. We know if we master these little things, it will take us a long way.”A 12-year NFL veteran who spent most of his career with the Chiefs and Vikings, Allen was lamenting the end of his playing days when a friend dared him to try an Olympic sport. Allen toyed with the idea of badminton but rejected it as too taxing.“We thought about curling: It was chill, and the winners have to buy the losers beer,” he said. “We thought it was a win-win.”He rounded up former Rams quarterback Marc Bulger and Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck and tackle Michael Roos to form a team; all were Pro Bowl selections during their NFL careers Christian Wilkins Jersey , and living in the Nashville, Tennessee, area.Adopting the name All-Pro Curling Team, they started from scratch in March and kept their plans under wraps until they felt like they had made enough progress.“We wanted the reaction when we got on the ice to be, ‘Oh, how long have you guys been doing this?” Allen said in a telephone interview after practicing on a converted hockey rink in Nashville. “We were serious. We didn’t want it to seem like it was just some media hype, or just trying to stay relevant.”The first test was in November, when Allen and Bulger — with two “regular” curlers — competed in the Curl Mesabi Classic in Northern Minnesota. Their first opponent: The gold medal-winning team from Pyeongchang led by four-time Olympian John Shuster.They lost 11-3, giving up five points in the sixth end.“Honestly, they were a little better than I had expected,” said Matt Hamilton, the second on that team. “All in all, Jared was technically pretty sound. But at the end of the day, I’ve seen thousands of curling shots and situations, and that is ultimately going to win us more games.”Although curling matches are often conceded when they are out of reach, the Olympians kept playing through the eighth (of 10) ends, to help the football players gain the experience they will need if they are to be more competitive. (If it’s any consolation for Allen’s crew, Shuster’s rink also scored a five-ender against Sweden in the gold medal match.)“We had one bad end, and we just kept playing with them. We just wanted to be a sponge,” Bulger said. “The key was they knew we were taking it seriously. It wasn’t just us saying, ‘We’re going to take over curling,’ kind of as a gimmick.“We hope to play them again http://www.dolphinsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-michael-deiter-jersey ,” he said, “when we’re better.”The All-Pros are back at it at the USA Men’s Challenge Round in Blaine, Minnesota, this weekend, where they are competing for one of four remaining spots in next month’s national championships. (Top teams such as Shuster’s have already qualified.)They got off to a rough start in their first match, falling 10-1 to Steve Birklid’s Seattle-based rink on Thursday night. But, by hopping into the sport early in the Olympic cycle, they have almost three more years before the team for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing is chosen.Hamilton confessed that he was put off at first about newcomers thinking they could go to the Olympics after four years in a sport he has worked at to master his entire life. But he also realized that the publicity will be good for curling, which has struggled to break out of its niche as an every-four-years curiosity.“If I really think I’m that good, I should be like, ‘Bring it on!'” Hamilton said in an email to The Associated Press from a competition in Japan. “How much they respected the game, though, is what made me realize they aren’t making a mockery. We just have some extremely athletic individuals who respect sport but have a need to compete in their blood. Can’t disrespect that!”100<button class="view-gallery">View Gallery</button> Gallery:View from the sidelines: NFL cheerleaders 2018Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports | Raj MehtaAll four football players agreed that the reception they’ve received from lifetime curlers has been decidedly different than the one that might welcome a curler who tried to break into the hyper-competitive NFL.“Oh, he’d get smashed,” Allen said. “We’d go out of our way to test his mettle, for sure.”Instead, the ex-NFLers found that the tight-knit but friendly community of curlers was eager to accept them. In their match against the Olympians, there was trash-talking — or banter, depending on whom you ask — and Hamilton even gave them some of his old curling gear.“I looked at their broom heads and I was disgusted. I was wondering why these former pro football players couldn’t afford new broom heads,” he said. “So I went into my curling bag and gave them some gently used ones before the game. That really surprised Jared, claiming nothing like that would ever fly in football.”Like many of those who experience curling only every four years, on TV Garrett Bradbury Jersey , the football players saw the sweeping and the shouting and underestimated how hard it is. “We played football, but it’s a lot of muscles we didn’t use,” Bulger said.Sliding on the ice was also an adjustment, but the biggest challenge has been the strategy.When he first started watching, Bulger said, he would see curlers setting up protective stones called guards and thought they were missing their shots.“We just assumed that you throw to the button every time, and we learned that is not the game,” he said. “It’s like a novice chess player going against” a grandmaster.But their NFL experience did help in other ways, priming them with not just physical fitness, but also good practice habits, the ability to make decisions on the fly and to improve through film study and coaching.“Like any other sport you have to learn, try to figure out how to get better,” Bulluck said. “Playing football at a very high level, being one of the best at the position once upon a time, to get to that level in anything you do you have to be able to take coaching.”And, of course, they’re competitive.“The message is: We want to bring attention to it. We want to have fun with it,” Allen said. “But we’re dead serious about what we’re trying to accomplish.”

Wylie has been making the media rounds of late http://www.tampabaybuccaneersteamonline.com/mike-edwards-jersey , and he recently questioned the team’s decision to elevate Freddie Kitchens and to move on from Gregg Williams.“That shocked me because Gregg Williams turned the team around,” Wylie told Zach Gelb of CBS Sports Radio, via Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. “In the second half of the season, that’s his work that got it to where it is. My own personal feeling is Gregg was too strong a candidate for the seat. I don’t think [G.M. John] Dorsey wanted to go head-to-head with Gregg like he had to do with Andy Reid in Kansas City, so he kind of filtered Gregg out of the picture and he kept the search going.”That’s an intriguing take from a guy who was on the inside. From the outside, and given Williams’ history http://www.tampabaybuccaneersteamonline.com/matt-gay-jersey , it could be said that Williams was simply too much of a loose cannon to be entrusted with his own team again, especially given the bounty scandal from 2012 — and plenty of evidence that Williams used bounties at other stops in his coaching career.Wylie had a separate reason for questioning the decision to go with Kitchens, beyond arguing that Williams would have been a better choice.“Baker [Mayfield] likes Freddie,” Wylie said. “There’s a good relationship there even though [former Browns quarterbacks coach] Kenny Zampese did all the coaching there. Baker likes Freddie, so that had to [factor] into the decision.”A year ago at this time, Kitchens simply wouldn’t have made any watch lists for coaching gigs in 2019. Regardless http://www.tennesseetitansteamonline.com/a.j.-brown-jersey , he’s now got the job in Cleveland, and we’ll soon find out what he does with it. COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers don’t need much of a refresher course on their first-round playoff opponent, considering they played them less than two weeks ago.The Chargers will make the cross-country trek for Sunday’s AFC wild-card round game against Baltimore, which won six of its final seven games to finish 10-6 and capture its first AFC North title since 2012. One of those wins came on Dec. 22 when the Ravens rallied in the second half to defeat the Chargers 22-10.That loss ended up costing Los Angeles (12-4) a chance at the AFC West and home field throughout the playoffs.“Round two. That’s all I can say about that. It’s round two and we have to get ready to play,” cornerback Desmond King said after Los Angeles defeated Denver 23-9 in the regular-season finale.The Chargers will be the first team Ravens rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson has faced twice. Jackson http://www.tennesseetitansteamonline.com/amani-hooker-jersey , the 32nd overall draft pick in April, was held to 39 yards rushing against the Chargers, which was his lowest in seven starts. According to SportRadar, only 20.3 percent of Jackson’s rushing yards came after contact in the first five games, but against the Chargers all but 4 yards came after contact.Jackson was able to win with his arm as he completed 12 of 22 passes for a season-high 204 yards. He had come into the game averaging 146.2 passing yards. His best completion was a 67-yard touchdown to Mark Andrews during which Jackson took advantage of play action as he hit his tight end in stride after he split safeties Adrian Phillips and Jahleel Addae.“I’m not sure how much of an advantage it is going to be because he also gets a chance to see us a second time, too. It is going to be a chess match going into the game Taylor Rapp Jersey ,” cornerback Casey Heyward Jr. said.The Chargers will have to adjust to another injury at linebacker after Jatavis Brown suffered a season-ending ankle injury at Denver. Hayes Pullard is expected to move into the spot, but Brown was one of the team’s better run stoppers and had a team-high eight tackles in the first meeting against the Ravens.Another concern is trying to get the offense back on track.Coach Anthony Lynn said he has some concerns but isn’t overly worried since he believes it can get fixed.Running back Melvin Gordon, who finished ninth in the AFC with 885 rushing yards, tweaked his ankle against Denver, but Lynn said he expects the fourth-year back to be available.Tight end Hunter Henry will work with the offense this week despite missing the entire season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during an offseason workout in May. The Chargers have until Jan. 7 to return him to the active roster or place him on injured reserve.Lynn said he has liked the progress he has seen from Henry during practices and that the knee is holding up. The biggest question is Henry’s level of football conditioning.Los Angeles is sticking to the regular schedule it uses for East Coast games. The players are off Tuesday before practices Wednesday through Friday. They will leave Friday afternoon for Baltimore and have a walkthrough Saturday.If recent history serves as a guide, the Chargers have done well in their second attempt against an AFC North champion in the playoffs. They lost to Cincinnati in Week 13 during the 2013 season but beat the Bengals in Cincinnati in the first round.As Lynn noted Shareef Miller Jersey , not a lot is going to change in the brief time since they last played.“It’s all about execution right now. We just have to stop them,” Lynn said. “They’re a physical football team that makes you play very disciplined. We have to play better than we did the first time.”

Senzatela worked out of a first-inning jam en route to throwing seven scoreless innings in his first start of the season http://www.coltscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-ben-banogu-jersey , Nolan Arenado hit his National League-leading 22nd home run and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 8-1 on Tuesday night.

Colorado’s Charlie Blackmon had three hits, including his first homer since June 20. Trevor Story had an RBI triple for the Rockies, who have won five of their last six games.

D.J. LeMahieu added a run-scoring double for Colorado, which has beaten the Giants in 14 of the past 16 games at Coors Field dating to Sept. 7, 2016.

Senzatela, recalled earlier in the day from Triple-A Albuquerque, struck out four and walked none while limiting the Giants to three hits but two of them came in the first inning. He got out of the two-on, two-out jam by retiring Pablo Sandoval, getting him to pop-out on a 2-0 changeup.

”To get out of that inning with a zero, stranding those runners, was huge,” Senzatela said through a translator. ”I settled down pretty nicely and I’m glad I gave the team a chance to win.”

Arenado said Senzatela’s ability to work out of first inning trouble helped set the tone for the rest of the game.

”Getting out of that first inning with no runs was huge,” Arenado said. ”I feel like sometimes we always give up a run in the first and lately they haven’t. He was just great, pounding the zone, throwing strikes getting ahead of guys. It was awesome. Our pitching in general lately has been huge for us and I think that’s why lately we have been playing better.”

Senzatela started in the spot vacated by struggling Jon Gray Parris Campbell Jersey , who started for the Rockies in their season opener but was optioned to Albuquerque last weekend.

Senzatela (3-1) made the team out of spring training and began the season in the Rockies’ bullpen before being optioned on May 2 to Albuquerque, where he went 3-1 with a 2.15 ERA in eight starts prior to his recall. As a rookie last season, Senzatela had most of his success as a starter, going 10-5 with a 5.03 ERA in 20 starts.

Chris Stratton (8-6) went 5 2/3 innings and allowed eight runs on 11 hits, including Blackmon’s solo shot in the first inning as well as Arenado’s three-run drive.

”His fastball command wasn’t real sharp tonight,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. ”Fastballs missed their spots there. That’s usually his forte, he commands it so well. He threw some good fastballs to Arenado and the changeup stayed in the middle. He wasn’t real sharp with his command. He threw strikes but he needed to work the edges.”

The Giants broke through for a run on Alec Hanson’s RBI single in the eighth off reliever MikeDunn.

The Giants were trailing 3-0 when Arenado broke the game open in the fifth with a three-run homer. Stratton walked LeMahieu to start the inning and Blackmon singled before Arenado drove a 3-2 offering over the left-center field wall.

GIANTS NEMESIS

Arenado has driven in 90 runs in 100 career games against the Giants, the second most among active players. Matt Kemp leads with 93 career RBIs against the Giants. Said Arenado: ”I think they bring out the best in all of us. They bring out the best in me – three World Series rings and they’ve always been one of the top tier teams in our division. It’s always a tough place to play and I always want to beat them because I always feel like they’ve beaten us in the past, a lot.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Giants: The team’s starting rotation is nearing full strength again. Manager Bruce Bochy said that RHP Johnny Cueto is slated to be reinstated from the 60-day disabled list on Thursday, when he’s scheduled to start against the St. Louis Cardinals. Cueto was placed on the DL, retroactive to April 29, because of a right elbow sprain. RHP Jeff Samardzija is slated to start Saturday’s game against St. Louis after being reinstated from the 10-day DL. Samardzija went on the DL after leaving a May 30 start against Colorado following one inning due to tightness in his pitching shoulder.

Rockies: RHP Chad Bettis has gone on the 10-day disabled list with a blister on his right middle finger. Bettis left his last start on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers after three innings because of the finger injury. Senzatela was recalled from Albuquerque to fill Bettis’ roster spot and started Tuesday against the Giants in the place of RHP Jon Gray, who was optioned Saturday to Albuquerque.

UP NEXT

Giants: LHP Andrew Suarez (3-4, 4.18 ERA) is coming off a strong outing in which he allowed one run on seven hits over six innings in a 2-1 win against Arizona.

Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (5-3, 4.23 ERA) has gone 1-3 with a 5.26 ERA in eight previous starts at Coors Field this season.

KANSAS CITY http://www.ravenscheapstores.com/miles-boykin-jersey-cheap , Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and Tyreek Hill have already developed such a strong rapport six games into their partnership that the Chiefs’ quarterback has delivered passes to him just about every way possible.Right-handed. Left-handed. When Mahomes wasn’t even trying.The right-handed touchdown tosses have earned plenty of attention, mostly because they tend to go for 50 or 60 yards. The left-handed completion, an improvisation under duress, was perhaps the biggest highlight to come from the Chiefs’ come-from-behind win at Denver a few weeks ago.Then there was last Sunday night in New England, when Mahomes rolled to his left and appeared to be trying to find Kareem Hunt, only for Hill to swoop in and snare another touchdown reception.That one? Well, Mahomes wasn’t going to admit who his target actually was.“A magician never reveals his tricks,” he said, “so I’ll just leave it at that.”There’s been plenty of magic between Mahomes and Hill, though. Their rare skillsets have made them one of the most potent pass-catch combos in the NFL — Mahomes with the arm strength to send passes into the tightest of windows or heave them deep, and Hill with the hands to catch them and the world-class speed to beat just about any cornerback down the seam.Just ask Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore for his assessment of them.“He’s a great quarterback. He made some big throws,” he said after the Patriots rallied for a 43-40 victory. “He got it to everybody on the field and he’s a great quarterback.”As for Hill, Gilmore said, “I’ve never seen anyone that fast. Fastest guy I’ve ever covered.”Fellow defensive back Duron Harmon saw that elite speed when Hill caught a pass over the middle, angled toward the sideline and raced 75 yards for a touchdown. The scoring strike came with 3:03 left to play and pulled Kansas City into a 40-all tie with New England.“He’s by far the fastest person I’ve ever come in contact with http://www.coltscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-bobby-okereke-jersey Jersey ,” Harmon said. “If he gets anybody in that position, more than likely he’s going to be gone. I still have to find a way to do something, to try to get him down, force him to the sideline. I’ve got to dive my defense a chance.”Good luck with that.Hill leads the NFL with nine receptions of at least 25 yards this season, and when you combine his dangerous return talents, he has 16 plays of at least 50 yards since joining the league in 2016.Those numbers are a big reason why Mahomes is averaging 8.8 yards per attempt, third-best behind the rollercoaster Ryan Fitzpatrick of Tampa Bay and Rams quarterback Jared Goff. Mahomes also has an NFL-leading 23 completions of at least 25 yards and the top touchdown percentage in the league.“He’s definitely to me the most explosive person in the league,” Mahomes said, “and the way he’s developed as a receiver the last few years, he’s going for that top spot. I know there’s a lot of great receivers in the league but I’m glad I have Tyreek.”Hill is equally glad to have Mahomes under center, claiming he’s the first quarterback to have the arm strength to overthrow him downfield. And while that’s happened a couple of times this season, they nevertheless haveconnected for at least 50 yards receiving in every game.That includes a seven-catch, 169-yard performance in a season-opening win over the Chargers, and a seven-catch, 142-yard performance with three TDs in last week’s loss to the Patriots.“I don’t even know what to say about him. Pat just does a great job looking down the field and trusting us Noah Fant Jersey ,” Hill said. “Pat’s trust lets me go out there and make a play.”The banged-up Bengals get the next chance to slow down Mahomes and Hill when they visit Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday night. And considering Cincinnati is allowing nearly 300 yards passing per game, and has the fourth-worst defense overall, they could be due for another big day.“They do a great job of making you defend the field, and you get misdirection, motion, shifts, all the things they do make you responsible, and they do them with great athleticism and speed,” Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis said. “We have a big challenge ahead of us.”Notes: Safety Eric Berry (heel) and C Mitch Morse (concussion) were sidelined in practice Wednesday. … Reid said new OL Jeff Allen will start off in a backup role. He started for most of four seasons in Kansas City before joining the Texans, who cut him last summer. Allen returned this week as the Chiefs tried to add some depth up front. … FS Daniel Sorensen (broken leg) is eligible to come off injured reserve soon, though Reid said there is no timetable yet. “He’s making great progress,” Reid said. “He’s close. We’ll just see how he does here the next week.”

The touchdown belonged to the Cincinnati Bengals http://www.lionscheapstore.com/jahlani-tavai-jersey-cheap , the drought no longer belongs to the Buffalo Bills and somewhere in the midst of all that, the Baltimore Ravens found themselves staring at a very long offseason. Andy Dalton drove the Bengals 90 yards and capped it with a 49-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Boyd on fourth-and-12 with 44 seconds left in the last game going Sunday evening. Cincinnati won 31-27 to knock the Ravens out of the playoffs and put Buffalo in. The last-minute loss at home to a team with nothing to play for (Cincinnati finished 7-9) was a brutal way for Baltimore to end its season. The Ravens only needed to win to get in. Buffalo, meanwhile, had wrapped up a 22-16 victory at Miami only moments before the late-game drama in Baltimore. Safe to say, the Bills – to say nothing of the folks in charge of their Twitter account – were watching every moment in the locker room. Their 17-year playoff absence had been the longest in American pro sports. Now burdened with that distinction are baseball’s Seattle Mariners, who haven’t reached the playoffs since 2001. Buffalo’s last trip to the playoffs ended badly – with the Music City Miracle . Also sewing up playoff spots Sunday were Tennessee and Atlanta. The playoffs start next Saturday when the Titans visit the Chiefs and the Falcons visit the Rams. On Sunday, it’s Buffalo at Jacksonville and Carolina at New Orleans. New England Will Harris Jersey , Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Minnesota all have first-round byes and will start the playoffs the weekend of Jan. 13-14. In case you missed it, here are the other top topics after the NFL season’s 17th and final regular-season Sunday: OH-FER: All you can really say is that it was Oh-So-Browns. Cleveland’s final chance to avoid a winless season came to an end on fourth-and-2 from the Pittsburgh 27 when Browns quarterback DeShone Kizer stepped up and fired a strike directly at receiver Corey Coleman’s hands. It went right through them and cemented Cleveland’s 28-24 loss to the Steelers. The Browns joined the 2008 Detroit Lions as only the second team to go 0-16 in a season. That comes a year after their 1-15 campaign, though Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said coach Hue Jackson would not lose his job. COACHES GONE: Colts coach Chuck Pagano gave an emotional post-game talk to his team after a 22-13 win over Houston – one that sounded as if he knew he wouldn’t be working there much longer. And he was right. Moments later, the Colts fired Pagano, who had just completed his third straight season without a playoff appearance. He wasn’t the only one let go Sunday. The Raiders fired Jack Del Rio shortly after their 30-10 loss to the Chargers closed out a 6-10 season. ESPN has been reporting the Raiders are trying hard to bring Jon Gruden back to the sideline. John Fox (Bears), Jim Caldwell (Lions) http://www.lionscheapstore.com/austin-bryant-jersey-cheap , Vance Joseph (Broncos), Bruce Arians (Cardinals) and Marvin Lewis (Bengals) are among those who could be out, either voluntarily or involuntarily, come Monday. HARRISON SHINES: Released by the Steelers after not getting the playing time he wanted, 39-year-old linebacker James Harrison signed with the Patriots this week and responded with two sacks against the Jets in New England’s 26-6 win. The victory secured home-field advantage through the playoffs for the Patriots. Before his ugly exit from Pittsburgh, Harrison had a grand total of three tackles and one sack in five games in 2017. Against the Jets, he finished with five tackles and two QB hits in addition to the two sacks. OUT BUT NOT DOWN: Nobody would want to face the San Francisco 49ers in the playoffs. Nobody will have to. But watch out in 2018. Sparked by the arrival of former Patriots backup Jimmy Garoppolo http://www.packerscheapstore.com/rashan-gary-jersey-cheap , the Niners (6-10) finished the season on a five-game winning streak, closing with a 34-13 victory over the Rams, who rested many of their starters while looking toward next week’s playoffs. WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR: Though the Browns had wrapped up the top pick in the 2018 draft a week earlier, they got another win of sorts when the Texans lost. Cleveland owns Houston’s top pick next year, and by losing, the Texans finished 4-12 and in the fourth draft position. The second pick goes to the Giants and the third selection goes to the Colts. Denver and the Jets helped themselves by losing. Each finished 5-11; the Broncos will pick fifth and the Jets sixth. —
A look at what’s happening around the majors today:

NATIONAL DECLINE

The Nationals could use a spark before the July 4 fireworks go off in D.C. Washington is at risk of falling below .500 for the first time since May 2 as it continues a series against Boston at 11 a.m. EDT. The Red Sox thumped the Nationals 11-4 on Tuesday, giving Washington its fourth straight loss and 16th in 21 games to fall to 42-42. That slide has the preseason NL East favorites chasing the Braves and Phillies in the division. Erick Fedde (1-3 Darnell Savage Jr. Jersey , 6.00) tries to stop Washington’s skid against Boston left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3, 4.11).

THE SHO GOES ON

Shohei Ohtani is back from the disabled list, albeit without full use of his electric right arm. The Japanese two-way sensation has been cleared to hit and was in the Angels’ lineup as a designated hitter Tuesday night, but he won’t be pitching anytime soon due to a Grade 2 sprain of his ulnar collateral ligament suffered more than three weeks ago. Ohtani has received stem cell therapy and a platelet-rich plasma injection on his right elbow. The Angels say they’ll re-evaluate Ohtani for pitching in three weeks.

ROTATION RESET

Gerrit Cole (9-2) will pitch on regular rest for the Astros after a slight tweak to their rotation. Lance McCullers Jr. was initially scheduled to start at Texas, but Cole will pitch instead. Justin Verlander (9-4) will follow Thursday at home against the White Sox and McCullers goes Friday. Manager A.J. Hinch said the switch keeps Cole and Verlander pitching every fifth day, and provides extra rest for McCullers (9-3) and Charlie Morton (10-2). The reset rotation means likely All-Star selection Verlander is scheduled for the final game before the break. ”This is always going to be the priority,” said Hinch http://www.packerscheapstore.com/elgton-jenkins-jersey-cheap , the All-Star manager who then won’t have Verlander available to pitch for the AL team on July 17 in Washington D.C.

BAUER POWER

Trevor Bauer tries to carry over an outstanding June when the Indians play at Kansas City. Bauer (7-6, 2.45) was 3-3 with a 2.18 ERA last month, striking out 62 batters in 41 1/3 innings. He gets probably his easiest test of the year against the Royals, who scored a major league-low 58 runs in June – the second-lowest output was Tampa Bay at 87.

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The Latest on NFL free agency (all times EDT):11:15 p.m.A person with knowledge of the decision tellshave agreed to terms with Miami linebacker Cameron Wake on a three-year deal worth $23 million with $10 million guaranteed.The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Tuesday night because the signings won’t be official until the NFL’s new year begins Wednesday. ESPN.com first reported the deal.A five-time Pro Bowler Julian Love Jersey , Wake has 98 career sacks in 10 seasons with the Dolphins. Wake, who turned 37 in January, had six sacks last season.With the Titans, he will help replace retired linebacker Brian Orakpo and linebacker Derrick Morgan, who’s due to be a free agent.The Titans also agreed to terms earlier Tuesday with guard Rodger Saffold with a four-year deal worth $44 million with $22.5 million guaranteed, two people familiar with the agreement told the AP. Saffold, who played left guard the past three seasons for the Los Angeles Rams, is expected to replace Quinton Spain, who becomes a free agent Wednesday.The Titans are looking to better protect Marcus Mariota and improve an offensive line that helped allow 47 sacks last season. Pro Bowl left tackle Taylor Lewan asked Saffold on Twitter on Monday if he wanted to be best friends, and Saffold responded Tuesday he’s ready to be best friends and create something special.— Reporting by Teresa M. Walker KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The last thing the NFL would ever want is for an officiating mistake to decide the Super Bowl.On Sunday, the league might have made enough errors to determine both teams that will play in the championship game in two weeks.The most egregious gaffe came in the NFC title game in New Orleans. The Saints were in position to put away the Rams when Tommylee Lewis blatantly was interfered with inside the Los Angeles 5-yard line by cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman. Not only did Robey-Coleman hit Lewis early, he did so helmet to helmet. Next weekend, we’ll hear about Robey-Coleman being fined for the collision — even though, incredibly, no flag was thrown.“Came to the sideline Darius Slayton Jersey , looked at the football gods and was like, ‘Thank you,'” Robey-Coleman said. “I got away with one tonight.”Such a big one that it kept the Rams alive. Instead of a first down and the chance to run down the clock before making a field goal, or score a touchdown for a bigger lead, the Saints wound up with Wil Lutz‘s 31-yard kick. That made it 23-20 with 1:41 left in regulation, plenty of time for the Rams to march to Greg Zuerlein‘s tying 48-yard field goal.“Greg The Leg” won it with a 57-yarder in OT. His heroics almost certainly never would have happened had the call on Robey-Coleman been made. And the fact the defender led with his head into Lewis’ helmet at a time when the NFL is adamant that it’s doing everything to get such hits out of the sport should be even more maddening.“They felt like the players — the player — arrived at the same time that the ball did,” Saints coach Sean Payton said, trying to be diplomatic when he had every right to rant and rave. “They didn’t feel like it was an interference call.“Look, it’s a tough way to lose a game, especially when you’re in a position like that to win it. It’s all the more reason why we need more replay. We lose a chance to go to the Super Bowl with a call like that, it’s just disappointing. But, credit the Rams. They did a good job, made the plays in the end when they needed to.”Plays that wouldn’t have existed if Bill Vinovich’s crew got it right.An argument often is made, and rightly so, that plays seen in slow motion become clearly illegal, but at full speed in an increasingly fast and physical game T.J. Hockenson Jersey , they look OK. That contention has no place here; even at warp speed, Robey-Coleman’s hit was obviously a penalty.NFL senior vice president of officiating Al Riveron “couldn’t believe” no penalty call was called on the play, Payton said.“It’s tough to get over it,” Payton said. “My problem with it is, I just don’t know, if we were playing pickup football in the backyard … it was as obvious a call — and how two guys can look at that and arrive at their decision? It happened, though.”A few things happened in Kansas City, too, where the Patriots won 37-31, also in overtime. These had more to do with replay, with two critical calls going New England’s way in the fourth quarter.The first, which required a lengthy video review, involved Julian Edelman muffing a punt. The original call was that the bouncing ball touched him. Replays, even in stop motion, seemed inconclusive, which means the call should stand.But Riveron and his staff in New York saw enough evidence that Edelman never made contact with the football. Even Kansas City’s laid-back coach http://www.lionscheapstore.com/jahlani-tavai-jersey-cheap , Andy Reid, became highly demonstrative with the overturned decision. Who could blame him considering how many dozens of such calls stick with what on-field officials determined?The Chiefs, perhaps in a dose of poetic justice, soon after intercepted a pass that went off Edelman’s hands.But later in the quarter, Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones was called for a highly questionable roughing-the-passer penalty. Then Patriots wideout Chris Hogan attempted a one-handed catch on third down. Reid challenged, and replay indicated far more evidence the ground helped Hogan make the catch than the previous review showed Edelman whiffed on the ball.No matter. The catch was upheld, and six plays later, Sony Michel scored a touchdown.Chiefs linebacker Dee Ford also went offside on the Patriots’ final drive in regulation, negating an interception by Charvarius Ward that could have clinched a win. But there was little controversy there.The league has been under heavy scrutiny and drawn massive criticism about its officiating in the last few years. The perception is that the NFL needs full-time officials, which might help somewhat, and in part is being done.However, the deeper issues are too many rules and tangents to those rules; points of emphasis that get hammered in, then seemingly are discarded; and officials who struggle to keep up with the speed of the sport. The league prizes experience, but when one of its most experienced crews blows a call so blatant that even the perpetrator acknowledges he caught a break, the storm of protest will rage.Rightly so.100<button class="view-gallery">View Gallery</button> Gallery:View from the sidelines: NFL cheerleaders 2018Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports | Raj Mehta