Sentences with phrase «rookie wideout»
By now everyone knows about rookie wideout Randy Moss, who, because of his checkered past, dropped to the 21st pick in the draft, where Minnesota happily snatched him up.
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Working with a new head coach and throwing to a rookie wideout, Philip Rivers completed nearly 70 % of his throws while boosting touchdowns and limiting interceptions in 2013.
With Young, Grbac and tackle Harris Barton out with injuries in a game against one of the rising teams in the league, the 49ers» defense got the win and third - string quarterback Jeff Brohm the save — with a fourth - quarter touchdown pass to rookie wideout Terrell Owens.
Chicago is counting on the 5» 9», 192 - pound rookie wideout to fill the slot position and return punts.
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On this day the stock of rookie free - agent wideout Ronnie Powell is rising.
The misfortune that befell Cleveland wideout Braylon Edwards (right) on Sunday — a torn right ACL that ended his promising rookie season — is the latest in a litany of woes for the team's top draft picks.
Despite nagging injuries in his rookie season, Lions wideout Roy Williams has the makings of a superstar
Second - year quarterback Mike McMahon (three starts as a rookie) will start ahead of first - round draft pick Joey Harrington, the Lions don't have a true No. 1 receiver (free - agent pickup Az Hakim, the Rams» fourth wideout in recent years, being the closest thing), and the line got banged up in the preseason.
From second - yearrunning back Frank Gore (29 carries, 127 yards, one touchdown), newly elevatedto starter, to free agent wideout Antonio Bryant (four receptions, 131 yards, one score) and rookie tight end Vernon Davis, the sixth overall pick in thisyear's draft, the 49ers have given Smith more playmakers.
Last February he asked wideout Irving Fryar, a 17 - year veteran, to help him scout rookies at the NFL combine.
There are three arguments in Burton's favor: he fits a position of need with Zach Miller a free agent and with an injury putting future in question, he worked well with a rookie Carson Wentz (a career - high 37 receptions) in a depleted Philadelphia receiving corps in 2016, and he'll likely play more wideout in Chicago.
5 WIDEOUTS who had more than 1,000 receiving yards as a rookie since 1986 (AnquanBoldin, Michael Clayton, Joey Galloway, Terry Glenn and Randy Moss).