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USA Today
5 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
8 Rams players make Bleacher Report's divisional all-star team
NFL Pro Bowl and All-Pro rosters aren't broken down divisionally, but Bleacher Report's Matt Holder decided to take a look at the best players from all eight division rather than just the positions as a whole. Unsurprisingly, eight Rams players made the NFC West divisional all-star team, with six coming from the offensive line and two coming from the defensive side. This, more or less, is how the Rams' roster is skewed heading into the 2025 NFL season. Here are the eight players: Only Stafford is the true obvious pick here, as his only competition in the division is Kyler Murray, Sam Darnold and Brock Purdy. Williams is an interesting choice given that Christian McCaffrey plays for the 49ers, but Williams is more durable and younger. Davante Adams is perhaps the biggest snub of the group, as Holder picked Nacua, the Cardinals' Marvin Harrison Jr. and the Seahawks' Jaxson Smith-Njiba over the veteran pass-catcher. The rest of the group also makes sense, as Avila, Dotson and Havenstein are quality players when healthy, Verse is a dynamo already and Turner is looking like a future stud at defensive tackle relative to the rest of the division. Whether or not any of these players make the actual Pro Bowl or All-Pro list remains to be seen until the 2025 season kicks off. But all eight have a good shot at competing for these personal accolades if they can stay heathly.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Texans wide receiver John Metchie III candidate for trade
With the NFL offseason in full swing, that means trade rumors are abundant and there are multiple Houston Texans that could be candidates for a new home. Bleacher Report's Matt Holder listed Texans' wide receiver John Metchie III as a wideout who could be moved in the lead-up to summer. Metchie was originally drafted by Houston in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft, but had to miss his rookie season after being diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL). John Metchie III is a candidate to be traded according to Bleacher Report's Matt Holder© Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Holder said that Metchie could be a candidate to be traded in part because of how crowded the Texans' wide receiver room has gotten in recent years. The Texans have had multiple strong draft classes in a row and that has created a backlog of talent on the depth chart. Advertisement Since 2021, Houston has drafted Nico Collins (3rd round, 89th overall in 2021), Tank Dell (3rd round, 69th overall in 2023), Xavier Hutchinson (6th round, 202nd overall in 2023), Jayden Higgins (2nd round, 34th overall in 2025) and Jaylin Noel (3rd round, 79th overall in 2025). All of this leaves Metchie in an interesting position. Since returning to the gridiron during training camp in 2023, he has only collected 412 yards on 40 receptions and one touchdown. In that time, he has never played more than 50-percent of the offensive snaps for the Texans in a season. NFL Insider Jordan Schultz reported last August that teams had reached out to Houston regarding the shifty wide receiver after he impressed during the preseason, but a trade never materialized and he remained with the Texans. Advertisement The biggest part of this situation is that Metchie is entering a contract year. With little production from him in his first two seasons on the field and the overcrowding of the wideouts room, it's an easy guess that Metchie is a likely candidate to not return next season, barring a career year. If Houston is looking at moving on from him, they could ship him to another team where he would get more opportunities to prove himself. Related: Texans Reveal 2025 Schedule with Nostalgic 'WAZZUPPPPPP' Video Related: Texans Announce Re-Signing of Veteran Defensive Tackle
