Sentences with phrase «franchise player for»

I'm flabbergasted as to how some of u think that trading a FRANCHISE player for a few extra SUPER UNPROVEN picks and possible FA scrubs is gonna fix things at the brach, thank Jah y ’ all don't have anything to do with the decision making..

Team mates may be upset (TP and Manu's quotes showed), and they don't show this behavior for a team mate who is the torch bearer / franchise player for no reason.

He's a franchise player for adidas, one of their signature athletes with his own shoe line.

He's the franchise player for a team that's starting over.

He's a franchise player for the Special Olympics and for an anti-bullying campaign he founded upon entering the league.

Not exact matches

Pokémon Go's instant popularity appears to be the result of nostalgia for the classic 20 - year - old cartoon franchise and players» desire to win kudos within the game by capturing as many characters as possible.

Anna Phillips, CEO and founder of emerging brand Lash Lounge, actively looks for franchisees who are «team players, flexible with change and able to help provide solutions to gaps that will improve the overall franchise organization.»

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From the agriculture industry and the oil sector, to franchises and marijuana retailers, the recurrent themes that pose hurdles for smaller players are too much regulation, minimum wage hikes and immigration reform.

Should the Redskins let Cousins walk, he'll have no shortage of suitors, with plenty of teams in the market for a franchise quarterback, either looking to take full advantage of an already established group of talented players (e.g. the Jacksonville Jaguars) or hoping to rebuild their team around a new starter (e.g. the New York Giants, the New York Jets, or the Cleveland Browns).

Keep tabs on the corporate players, too: A franchise with a long trail of lawsuits and disgruntled franchisees probably isn't right for you.

It's an incredible first - and third - person story - based action franchise that enables players to build a character, a crew, and relationships across dozens — and, for some people, hundreds — of hours and three games.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

Not only because of the way he plays and the way he brings an excitement to the league that so few players can, but because he just might be the player that can help revive a franchise that has been the sorriest in the league for an entire decade.

Our bid promises not only to uphold the great legacy of the World Cup but also to advance global growth by creating new opportunities for the world's soccer economy, including greater television and sponsorship rights, increased franchise and team values and greater investment in player development.

Making a move for a franchise tagged player isn't easy, and it may occur after the meat of free agency is over.

The notes to the financials stated that the owner has forfeited the obligation of the club to him for providing advisory services through some of his sporting franchises especially STAT - DNA, a company he bought to give Arsenal useful information about players» levels and performances.

The list of teams that could use a player as good as Beckham is long, but here are the franchises that could actually make a surprising trade for the receiver happen — ranked from most capable of getting a deal done to least:

But Hinkie's idea was simple: Use the draft and Philadelphia's cap space to acquire assets, and then use those assets to acquire franchise - changing players who are required for any championship team.

Trading up for a DT in a class deep in DT seems like a mistake unless that player is a franchise talent.

As Monday's deadline for franchised players to work out long - term deals approaches, the Patriots and Welker are still far apart on guaranteed money in their contract negotiations.

The poisoned atmosphere around the Flyers, for whom bellicosity was as prevalent off the ice as on it, has dissipated with the trade of Eric Lindros, the former franchise player whose noxious relationship with general manager Bob Clarke bedeviled the franchise.

We can be upset that he was a bust as a player for the franchise, but that has nothing to do with his character as a human being.

It's also the time for Wiggins to step up and become the winning player the Timberwolves desperately need him to be to make the jump back into the league's respect franchises.

Anderson, who didn't return SI's phone calls, apparently balked at going to Toronto for the same reasons Gill threatened to retire if he was dealt to the Raptors — players don't want to play for a floundering franchise and deal with what they perceive to be an unfavorable tax situation (page 118).

President Bill Byrne, 40, is already a two - time loser, having served as director of player personnel for both the Chicago and Shreveport franchises in the now - defunct World Football League.

For every 100 draft picks, you might get 20 decent players, and of that 20, half will start, and you might get a few franchise players.

Ray Lewis» injury will be a major blow for the Baltimore Ravens in 2012 and could end the career of the best player in franchise history as the 37 - year - old might be out for the season.

While Kidd has been more than serviceable for the Mavs as his career wanes, Williams is a franchise - type player who would quickly put the Mavericks back in the conversation of title contenders.

where you would have teams scrambling for this year's Matt Duffy or taking a chance on a fast riser like A.J. Pollock to be their franchise player on a contract he's currently a few years away from.

They sold 18,978 seats at a hockey rink in Raleigh on Monday night, and almost no one used them.For three hours, from the first strains of the Canadian and U.S. nationalanthems until the last Carolina Hurricanes player had taken a twirl with themost fabled trophy in sports, a crowd stood as it might have for a tip - offbetween Duke and North Carolina and then forgot to sit, roaring in witness of awell - traveled franchise bringing another kind of championship to Tobacco Road.

He wasn't the perfect player, and he couldn't rack up the WAR like hitters who took the field, but he was the perfect player for the Red Sox for the most important stretch of that franchise's history.

we have waited a long time for this club to truly step up, which is a difficult ask... to do so properly they will need to overextend themselves and get well outside the comfort zone they have become accustomed to... at the very least they owe their fans, most of whom supported this franchise for at least the first 8 years of this 10 year plan, one real shot at the «promised» land... remember phase one was build and save, phase two was the fire sale of all our top players, phase three was supposed to be our metamorphosis, when we were literally told how we could compete with any club in the world and phase four appears to be rinse and repeat, under the guise that we just can't seem to find any players that are better than our current lot (can you even imagine the state of world soccer if that were truly the case)... it's time for you Mr. Kroenke and Mr. Wenger to ask not what the fans can do for you, but what you two can do to make things right again for the fans... if you can't do this earnestly and honestly, simply move on before the only thing left in the cupboard are bitter memories and what could have beans?

But yeah, check out the full document for some pretty fun reading about plans to disrupt USFL gate revenues, send bad players to the USFL, steal the best franchises, and encourage USFL unionization.

And the smartest franchises in the NFL pay players for what they'll bring to the team in the future, not for what they've already accomplished.

Mets owner Joan Payson had spent a trifling $ 50,000 as a fee for the franchise, a mere $ 1.8 million in payments to other clubs for players in the expansion draft, and all of $ 600,000 in salaries to field her team.

More to Clemie's point, they are without three players — Garry Sheffield, Javy Lopez and Vinny Castilla — who drove in 35 % of the runs for the league's leading offense in 2003 and contributed 104 of the franchise - record 235 homers.

If Sano can turn into the kind of franchise player the Twins can plop down at third base for the next decade, it will be one of their best seasons out of the last five, regardless of how many they win.

It's not the kind of player who is guaranteed to be around for the next chapter of the franchise, and they know that, too.

For the first time in franchise history they had three players with at least 30 home runs and 100 RBIs: Belle, Thome and outfielder Manny Ramirez.

It's clear that many NHL teams value Gudbranson more than outsiders do for whatever reason, but given where Vancouver is as a franchise, that should be an opportunity to sell high for long - term assets, not lock up an overrated member of a middling defense that already has over $ 15 million tied up in four players for 2018 - 19.

Players will come and go, mostly for their own personal needs (financial or football success wise) so why should I, accept the actions of an unambiguous and non caring business franchise that cares little for real fans as long as someone is buying sweatshop sh # t in the armoury.

He broke his own franchise record for receiving yards and became the first player in NFL history with back - to - back games with at least 200 receiving yards.

Now, for the first time in years, there has been trading among first - line players, and that, plus the stocking of the new franchise in Chicago, has jumbled the form sheet.

This meant they could drive player contract prices down, pick and choose where to put new franchises, and have cities competing for the team.

It seems like it's become common practice for these teams to keep a «franchise player» to be the face of the team in the interim.

The Los Angeles Rams decided to lock up one of their best players on defense for another year by giving Lamarcus Joyner the franchise tag, the team announced Tuesday.

Only 24 players in the history of baseball have played more games for just one franchise in their careers.

There is no sense of normalcy for a player who moves around that much; just when Ellington would start to get his bearings with a franchise, he'd be shipped off in a trade or his contract would expire.

In the expansion draft, the Las Vegas franchise must select one player from each team for a total of 30 players with at least 20 of those players under contract for the 2017 - 18 season.