Sentences with phrase «after the quarterback as»

More likely, they will each play outside linebacker, with Singleton as a SAM and Anthony as a WILL, and each will have different roles with Anthony more likely to get after the quarterback as a blitzing linebacker.

Not exact matches

Kraft, the chairman and CEO of the Kraft Group (aka the owner of the New England Patriots) is pretty much as close to royalty (after his quarterback) as anyone in this city.

After Trump said in September that players should be fired for protesting, several players and others within the NFL began kneeling on the sidelines as the anthem played at games, continuing the demonstration started in 2016 by Colin Kaepernick, a San Francisco 49ers quarterback at the time, to protest racial inequality and police brutality.

(Foles took over as the starter in December after Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz tore his ACL).

After going unselected in the 1994 NFL draft as a quarterback out of University of Northern Iowa, Kurt became a Hy - Vee grocery store stock clerk to make money.

After Utah released their depth chart this morning, Michigan football put out its own version Monday afternoon, and it's either Shane Morris OR Jake Rudock as the starting quarterback.

Miami junior quarterback Brock Berlin's girlfriend, reigning Miss Louisiana Brittney Rogers, won $ 50,000 on Fear Factor after she ate fermented squid guts, dived into a tub filled with 5,000 pounds of fish scales and hung on the back of an 18 - wheeler as it careened down the highway at 50 mph.

Michigan State QB Brian Lewerke, who entered Saturday's game vs. Michigan as the Spartans» 3rd string quarterback, will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a broken leg, Mark Dantonio shared on Sunday:

Chang threw for 17,000 yards as Hawaii quarterback in the early - 2000s and came aboard as receivers coach after three seasons as coordinator at Jackson State and Emory & Henry.

As evidence, he presented me with the «ShOttomatic,» a chilled - liquor dispensing device named after legendary Browns quarterback Otto Graham.

Quarterback Mike Taliaferro seems to have blossomed under Rush and the Jets» system, and, as one veteran says of Rush, «After seeing this man operate, we feel like we've been cheated all these years.»

Hatada has been getting into opponents» backfields and getting after quarterbacks and running backs for two years as a starter, and is hopeful that his third and final varsity season provides a thrilling finish to his high school career.

As Texans coach Dom Capers walked off the field late last month after his team's first full - squad practice, all the excitement over a talent - rich expansion draft and a bountiful college draft that brought in a strong - armed quarterback was far in the rearview mirror.

Torretta is viewed as one of the weakest Heisman winners in history; Ward became a great college quarterback, after Brad Scott conceived of the Fast Break offense.

Facing one of the best offensive lines in the NFL, Jones had one of his best days as a pro, getting after the quarterback all day long.

Schiano's comments on Monday came just a few months after reports surfaced that he was the only person not onboard with Freeman as the team's starting quarterback.

Ponder's future as the starting quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings has been questioned of late following several poor performances, and after Sunday, arguably the worst performance of his career, the skeptics certainly will not be silent.

Seemed like their defensive line was so aggressive getting up field as if they were trying to get after the quarterback.

I watched as quarterback Kirk Farmer broke his leg after getting pushed out of bounds during Homecoming against Iowa State; I was on the hill on the north side of the stadium with my parents, so unlike most of the student section on the east side, I apparently missed witnessing him screaming, throwing up, and passing out.

Quarterback Paxton Lynch has emerged as a potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft after throwing for more than 300 yards per game and posting a sterling 27:3 touchdown: interception ratio.

He was hired as an offensive assistant at TCU in 2007, and helped develop Andy Dalton after Fuente was promoted to quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator in 2009.

Not only did Snyder potentially put UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley's NFL career in jeopardy with that bush league move, he also put his own players at risk as we saw one of KSU's players land awkwardly after trying to jump on top of Hundley.

When Eddie DeBartolo cleaned house after the ’78 season, he hired Bill Walsh as coach and architect — and the lack of a number one pick forced Walsh to dig deep to find his quarterback.

It's too early to know which players, such as fourth - year junior quarterback Matt Leinart of USC, might declare early for the draft, but here are the top five prospects who are now eligible, four seniors plus former USC wideout Mike Williams, who unsuccessfully tried to enter the 2004 draft after his sophomore season.

Sophomore Taylor Kelly, the leading candidate to take over as the starting quarterback for Arizona State after the departure of Brock Osweiler to the NFL, has won the job.

PETRAS HAS THE PEDIGREE: Most analysts rank quarterback Spencer Petras as tops in Northern California after passing for 3,036 yards and 33 TDs with only eight interceptions.

After two years with Jim Harding and Aaron Roderick as co-coordinators, Whittingham announced that Harding was moving to assistant head coach and Roderick was leaving; he then handed the keys to Eastern Washington QB coach and former Cal quarterback Troy Taylor.

Wilson took over as sole coordinator in 2006 after Long became head coach at San Diego State; in 2007, with a redshirt freshman quarterback named Sam Bradford, the Sooners averaged 42.3 points per game and were in line for a national title shot before Bradford suffered a concussion against Texas Tech and Mike Leach's Red Raiders scored an upset.

Most analysts rank quarterback Spencer Petras as tops in Northern California after passing for 3,036 yards and 33 TDs with only eight interceptions.

They were fielding 10 two - way starters to the three or four of conference rivals South and North Medford and Grants Pass, and a crucial element of their previous success was missing: From 1989 through 1992, Ashland quarterbacks Bert Peterson, Kevin Greene, Chris Chambers and Chad Guthrie (brother of Kansas City Royal pitcher Jeremy Guthrie) succeeded each other one after another as first team All - State.

He gets another chance after a raw deal as Oakland head coach and he is known as a quarterback whisperer.

He played in only one game last season — 17 fourth - quarter plays in a 40 - 0 blowout of Ole Miss — and his stint as the No. 1 quarterback in spring practice ended after 12 days, when a helmet smashed into his right leg.

Barkley, 21, was a highly ranked high school prospect after winning the Gatorade National Player of the Year in 2007, and immediately took over as the starting quarterback at USC as a true freshman.

The system, Lester said, is frustrating to throwing quarterbacks as they need to wait to read the defense after the play has started.

Khalil Tate started off the season as Arizona's backup quarterback, then took the college football world by storm after filling in for an injured Brandon Dawkins in October.

If that's the case, and general manager John Dorsey likes him as well, the Browns should go after the electric Oklahoma quarterback.

As should be the case, we have a handful of quarterbacks at the top of the MVP odds list after week two.

Facing a 4 — 4 Indiana team a week after escaping from East Lansing with a last - play win (the Hawkeyes beat Michigan State on Stanzi's seven - yard TD connection to McNutt as time expired), Iowa needed that pair of clutch bombs from its quarterback, a slew of favorable calls from the officials and — with the Hoosiers leading 21 — 7 and lining up two yards from another touchdown in the third quarter — a miraculous interception in which the ball ricocheted four times among three players before landing in the hands of Iowa safety Tyler Sash, who dashed 86 yards for a touchdown.

Although Brodie isreluctant to talk about it, his improvement as a quarterback stems from thedeparture of Red Hickey, who quit as head coach of the 49ers after the thirdgame of the 1963 season.

Similarly, John Huarte, a senior quarterback at Notre Dame last year, somehow transformed himself into a canny veteran after only nine minutes of previous game experience, and gained for Notre Dame recognition as the nation's No. 1 team and for himself the Heisman Trophy.

After nine months of deliberating on how to handle his awkward quarterback depth issue (as in, he has too many good ones), Meyer appears to be grasping at straws and dealing with two confused, increasingly ineffective QBs.

Grbac, 31, is in a difficult spot, taking over as quarterback of the Super Bowl champions, but it's a welcome challenge considering how badly he wanted out of Kansas City after four years with the Chiefs.

RETIRED: JOHNNY UNITAS, 41, after 18 years as an NFL quarterback; because of arthritis in his knees.

Despite Palmer's recent struggles, the Cardinals appear to come out as winners of the latest quarterback carousel, though Oakland isn't far behind after acquiring Flynn and salary relief.

After picking apart the Carolina Panthers» secondary on two dramatic scoring drives in the last seven minutes to lead the Patriots to a 32 - 29 victory, Brady was awarded his second Super Bowl MVP trophy, joining Hall of Fame quarterbacks Montana (three), Bart Starr and Terry Bradshaw (two apiece) as the only players to be so honored on multiple occasions.

That leaves their offense in the hands of Nathan Peterman — best known for his 5 - of - 14 performance in a midseason start against the Chargers (the five, in this case, stands for passes thrown to Los Angeles defenders)-- and AJ McCarron, so lightly regarded as a quarterback he got a two - year, $ 10 million deal with Buffalo one season after creaking plaster sculpture Mike Glennon signed a three - year, $ 48 million pact with the Bears.

Before his beleaguered run as Texans franchise quarterback after being taken first overall in 2002, David Carr was a Heisman finalist at Fresno State, completing 64.5 % of his passes and throwing for 4,839 yards, 46 touchdowns and nine interceptions in 2001, his senior season.

Moments after fans at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium booed a third - down call that seemed to suggest Florida was playing for overtime, Gators quarterback Feleipe Franks heaved a pass that fell perfectly into the hands of receiver Tyrie Cleveland for a 63 - yard touchdown as time expired to give Florida a 26 — 20 win against Tennessee.

After all, his style is just as gritty — a quarterback who runs inside as much as he throws.

The most talked about drills from Lamar Jackson's pro day were the ones he didn't do, as the Louisville quarterback sat out the sprinting and agility portions of testing after doing the same at the combine.