Sentences with phrase «wideout santonio»

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.

Marquess Wilson, who is ostensibly the Bears» No. 3 wideout, will miss the game while still recovering from a broken collarbone.

If pro teams buy in on his red zone prowess, he won't just be the first Iowa State wideout drafted in more than 30 years — he might be one of the best Cyclones to ever play in the NFL.

Recall Raiders safety George Atkinson coming from behind Lynn Swann and clubbing the balletic Steelers wideout in the back of the neck in 1976.

«A lot of big guys can't make that transition» to the more - crowded middle of the field, says Lions wideout Nate Burleson.

That's in part because he had more than twice the targets of any other ISU wideout, but mostly because he converted nearly 60 percent of those passes, many of them contested, into catches.

Amid this chaos, Florida players struggled to cope, and perhaps none was more unnerved than sophomore wideout Carlos Perez, who was hurrying to a speech class that morning when he saw classmates walking toward him.

Baffled early on by the Eagles» blitz, Pats offensive coordinator Charlie Weis swung the momentum by uncharacteristically calling screen passes out of four - wideout sets

And it had a small but speedy Florida wideout, Vinny Sutherland, who went over 1,000 yards with double - digit receiving TDs.

Offense that averaged 33 points in Big Ten play has lost coordinator Tim Lappano and wideout Brian Alford to NFL

That's just what linebacker Derrick Thomas did by interfering with the Buckeyes» outstanding wideout, Cris Carter, on two consecutive plays with no time remaining.

New coach John Smith, from Utah State, will build one - back, three - wideout offense around talented QB Chris Redman

The need at wideout is now glaring, and Sutton (hometown guy from SMU in Dallas) makes good sense.

Considered to be the best wideout in the draft, Alabama's Calvin Ridley ran an unofficial 4.44 on his first attempt.

Detroit also signed two players at the top of its free - agent wish list — tight end Stephen Alexander, a strong blocker from the Chargers, and guard - center Damien Woody, who started on two Super Bowl winners with the Patriots — plus wideout Tai Streets, who caught 119 passes opposite Terrell Owens with the 49ers over the last two seasons.

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However, things are now trending towards the Irish for the four - star wideout.

Davis may have been trying to lead with his shoulder, but instead landed a head - to - head shot on the defenseless Kansas City wideout.

The Lions wideout was injured calling fair catch on a punt.

Most likely first round and wouldn't be surprised to see him be first wideout selected as Calvin Ridley is 24 years old already

A prolific passer and a first - class wideout corps headline the most promising Bears team in ages

Michigan must upgrade an average offensive line, but the running game should be solid with Karan Higdon, and wideout Tarik Black's return from injury will be big.

Case Keenum floated a 27 - yard pass to Jarius Wright that the wideout corralled while diving to the turf.

With wideout Fred Gibson healthy, focused and ready to lead, the Dawgs have the legs for a title run

They would have been the last - minute, fourth - down catch by Patriots wideout Shawn Jefferson that was actually out - of - bounds and the fourth - down scoring run by the Jets» Vinny Testaverde, who really didn't cross the goal line.

Washington's top wideout is one of the most dangerous men on fourth down in the country, setting an NCAA record this season with his ninth career punt return touchdown.

So I think they will find somebody whether it's Travis, NGS, or a wideout, maybe even Jalen Jordan.

How does an undersized, overly confrontational wideout survive 14 years in the NFL?

... The saga of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady continues: At Indianapolis on Sunday he completed 16 of his first 18 passes, and then rebounded from two ugly interceptions in the second half to throw a 13 - yard strike to wideout Deion Branch that won the game 38 - 34.

Butt was Rudock's third - down man of choice, and while opponents will catch on to that, Amara Darboh's first outing as Michigan's undisputed No. 1 wideout went well, too.

That's helpful, but they'll have to hope for a solid draft crop to make up for their early losses — namely wideout Taylor Gabriel and defensive linemen Dontari Poe and Adrian Clayborn.

When the 5» 10», 194 - pound Randle El heard from NFL scouts that his best chance of making it in the pros was at wideout, he threatened to leave school early to enter the draft unless Indiana played him as a receiver.

The sophomore wideout Harry is also an enthralling watch, as the 6» 4» weapon is a force for Arizona State, especially on 50 - 50 balls.

Less than two minutes into the period, with the Hawkeyes backed up at their eight - yard line, Stanzi rolled right and lofted an intermediate - length pass to sophomore wideout Marvin McNutt, who beat a defender to the sideline and found the field in front of him as open as an Iowa cornfield.

Meanwhile, the search for upside at wideout could lead Neu to tear off some redshirts.

It didn't help matters when he learned that former USC wideout Mike Williams, a Tampa native, had dined with Bucs general manager Bruce Allen that night.

On the very next play Holiday went deep again, this time connecting with freshman wideout Maurice Stovall for 41 yards.

Of the six draft picks (all fourth - round selections or better) awarded as compensation from the Jets for signing away Bill Parcells and running back Curtis Martin in 1997 and» 98, only two (linebacker Andy Katzenmoyer and wideout Tony Simmons) are starters, and three (Damon Denson, Robert Edwards and Sedrick Shaw) are out of football...

On his next snap, barely a minute later, Stanzi faked a handoff, took three steps to his right and delivered a gorgeous bomb to junior wideout Derrell Johnson - Koulianos for a 66 - yard touchdown that gave Iowa its first lead, 28 — 24.

I remember when it was conventional wisdom that a wideout came into his own in year 3 — after two full healthy seasons of play.

At Clemson, Dantzler, who wrote off several schools that coveted him as a wideout or cornerback, started six games last season after Streeter broke his right collarbone.

Ridley could go unexpectedly high this year because there's such a disparity between him and the second - best wideout this year.

Maybe try him out at wideout for a spell?

The veteran wideout, whose roster spot has long been reserved for his clutch playoff performances, had five receptions (on seven targets) for 57 yards, two receiving touchdowns, a 20 - yard punt return, and a 20 - yard pass, all in just the fourth quarter.

After missing out on a medal, Jeremy Bloom turned his focus to the NFL combine and a career as a wideout and return man

Rams defensive end Kevin Carter, the 1999 NFL sack champion, rejected a $ 7 million - a-year offer, including a signing bonus ($ 12 million) that was bigger than the ones quarterback Kurt Warner and wideout Isaac Bruce got from the club this summer.

Against the Hawkeyes, Carter rushed for only 89 yards, Kerry Collins passed for just 98, and junior wideout Bobby Engram caught only two passes.

All - Pro wideout Muhsin Muhammad is a major addition to an offense that was the league's worst in» 04, but who's going to get him the ball?

Only one returning wideout (sophomore slot D'Wayne Eskridge) caught more than 10 passes last year.

You meet 6» 4», 257 - pound Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper, and you think: This man has the tree - trunk legs of a tackle, the upper arms and shoulders of a tight end, the big hands of a wideout and the gluteus maximus of a power forward.