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18 hours ago
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Lions' Jameson Williams on entering his fourth year in the NFL 'Inside Training Camp Live'
Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams talks with NFL Network's Stacey Dales and Cynthia Frelund and discusses entering his fourth year in the NFL.
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a day ago
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Tennessee Titans' best moments: When AJ Brown shook off four Ravens for TD
It is here, at No. 19 on our countdown of the best Tennessee Titans moments, I can reveal that this is our only entry primarily about a wide receiver. We'll mention some other guys here and there. Kevin Dyson, Drew Bennett, Derrick Mason, Chris Sanders, Courtney Roby, Justin McCareins, Kenny Britt, Nate Washington, Lavelle Hawkins and Corey Davis are all going to come up. But the arc of Titans history bends away from wide receivers. Is this the burden of following the Titans? Your team can develop generational running backs, safeties and punters, but excitement from the most exciting position on the field must always elude you. Are the Titans a modern-day Tantalus, and star wide receivers nothing but the juicy, dangling fruit just outside of your reach? Honestly . . . maybe? Think back to Nov. 22, 2020. The Titans are facing the Baltimore Ravens in an eerily quiet COVID-restricted stadium. Baltimore's up 21-16 with two minutes left, but the Titans are driving. QB Ryan Tannehill drops back and finds A.J. Brown running an in-breaking route just across the 10-yard line. Brown makes the catch and is immediately apprehended by safety Chuck Clark, about six yards shy of the first-down marker. Brown shrugs Clark off, flipping his hips and reorienting toward the sideline. Cornerback Marcus Peters lurches, but Brown wiggles away and reorients again, this time toward the end zone. Now it's cornerback Marlon Humphrey's turn to take a swing at Brown, who sidesteps Humphrey and lowers his shoulder into linebacker Patrick Queen, leg-driving him six yards into the end zone. Clark, Peters, Humphrey and Queen have combined to make nine Pro Bowls and six All-Pro teams. Brown ran through them like tearaway banners before a high school football jamboree. In so many ways, Brown was the ideal Titans receiver. Big, strong, muscled like a running back, yet graceful and agile enough to glide through the open field and down the sideline. A modern-day Terrell Owens, both on the field and, well . . . you know the rest. More: Tennessee Titans' best moments: Joe Nedney hits game-winning FG in NFL playoffs vs Steelers More: Tennessee Titans top moments: Justin Hunter's first catch in 2013 a game winner This moment stands out for precisely that reason. Brown wasn't just the best young receiver the Titans ever developed. He was a great, young, homegrown talent who so perfectly encapsulated the identity the Titans spent 20 years forging up to that point. This play highlights that. This moment is the precise instant when the Titans finally found their kind of star receiver. For however briefly it lasted. Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at nsuss@ Follow Nick on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @nicksuss. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Best Tennessee Titans moments: When AJ Brown shook off Ravens for TD
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2 days ago
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49ers undrafted 'freak' WR wows in training camp with spectacular catch
The San Francisco 49ers need a break at wide receiver. Thursday's practice provided some optimism that they may have one coming. Undrafted rookie wide receiver Isaiah Neyor has all of the tools to be an effective player in the NFL. Pre-draft he measured in at 6-4, 218 pounds and blew every workout he did out of the water. 49ers veteran tight end George Kittle only needed a couple of OTAs before calling Neyor a 'freak' in a podcast appearance. The UDFA didn't take long to make his mark in his first NFL training camp. He made a spectacular grab in the team's second day of camp that drew plenty of praise on social media. NBC Sports Bay Area's Matt Maiocco described the reception on Twitter: The play of this 49ers camp (in two days) and, perhaps, many past camps: Isaiah Neyor makes an acrobatic, sprawling catch from Mac Jones 50 yards down the field. Jason Pinnock, Dallis Flowers and Darrell Luter were in tight coverage. A tumultuous college career led to limited production at three programs across six years. He wound up playing 33 games and hauling in 87 catches for 1,595 yards and 17 touchdowns. The challenge for Neyor in camp was going to be making enough noise to work his way into the conversation for a roster spot. His reps will be relatively limited and he's entering his first camp at the back of the depth chart. Injuries around the top of the receiving corps have opened up opportunities for more looks, and Neyor took full advantage Thursday. Making catches like the one Maiocco described will help him get on the map. Continuing to climb the depth chart will mean providing more consistency where circus catches aren't all he article originally appeared on Niners Wire: 49ers UDFA Isaiah Neyor makes incredible catch in training camp
Washington Post
2 days ago
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Terry McLaurin ends holdout, returns to Commanders training camp
Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin, who missed much of the offseason and the start of training camp as he seeks a new contract with the team, ended his holdout Sunday morning — without a new deal. The 29-year-old was removed from Washington's reserve/did not report list for camp and was placed on the active/physically unable to perform list because of an ankle injury.
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4 days ago
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Joe Brady believes Keon Coleman is ready to take a big step
Second-year wide receiver Keon Coleman had a very nice second day at training camp as he made several receptions.
