{"id":47884,"date":"2015-05-09T19:36:51","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T02:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=47884"},"modified":"2015-05-09T21:48:46","modified_gmt":"2015-05-10T04:48:46","slug":"nfl-talk-592015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=47884","title":{"rendered":"NFL Talk: 5\/9\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"NFL<\/a>

NFL<\/p><\/div>\n

By Tim Peterson<\/p>\n

The Jacksonville Jaguars\u00a0have to be feeling\u00a0jinxed after losing first round draft pick\u00a0Dante Fowler\u00a0Jr. to an ACL injury an hour into his first practice.<\/p>\n

Fowler, the third pick\u00a0overall from Florida, was believed by many\u00a0analysts to be\u00a0the best edge rusher in the draft and\u00a0a player that could come in and have a huge impact\u00a0right away.\u00a0Now he is out for the entire season.<\/p>\n

The Jaguars, trying to keep a stiff upper lip, are confident Fowler can return in 2016 better than ever. And since it happened in May,\u00a0the Jags do have time\u00a0to make a move to bolster the defensive front. Still, for a team that hasn’t had an elite pass rusher since Tony Brackens, (1996-2003)\u00a0it’s a huge blow.<\/p>\n

The “Deflate Gate” scandal seems to get more ridiculous\u00a0by the minute.\u00a0Now there\u00a0is talk of suspending Patriot quarterback\u00a0Tom Brady for a certain amount of games because it was determined that New England personnel “probably” deflated the game balls in the AFC Championship game\u00a0against Indianapolis. When was the last time\u00a0somebody was convicted because they were “probably” guilty. Doesn’t probably also mean probably not?\u00a0And it took the NFL four months to come up with that?<\/p>\n

Former Miami Dolphins Coach Don Shula took a shot at the Pats saying “Our record those 50 years was done with a lot of class,\u00a0a lot of dignity and a lot of doing it the right way. “We didn’t deflate any balls.” Shula made his comments\u00a0while delivering a speech as a guest of honor at a Dolphins 50th season celebration.<\/p>\n

After the draft\u00a0comes the signings.\u00a0Tampa Bay wasted no time in locking up\u00a0number one overall\u00a0pick Jameis Winston inking the Florida\u00a0State\u00a0QB to a four-year, $23.3 million deal\u00a0before the draft had ended.\u00a0The major deals included\u00a0USC’s Leonard Williams, number five, signing an\u00a0$18.6 million contract with the New York Jets \u00a0and the Raiders inking their\u00a0first\u00a0round pick, WR Amari Cooper.<\/p>\n

LSU OT La’el Collins, who wasn’t drafted due to\u00a0some troubles off the field signed with the Dallas Cowboys. Oh and\u00a0safety Ed Reed, signed with the Baltimore Ravens and then announced his retirement. Canton, Ohio\u00a0figures to be the next stop for Reed.<\/p>\n

The narrative was that Green Bay was a perfect place for\u00a0UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley to land. Was it really? Aaron\u00a0Rodgers isn’t going anywhere and the Packer also have Scott Tolzien.\u00a0Hundley, who wants to play now,\u00a0could be sitting for a\u00a0long, long time. Just ask Rodgers what it’s like to sit behind a legend for four years.<\/p>\n

It’s hard to understand LeSean McCoy’s assertion\u00a0that Chip Kelly got rid of all the good black players.\u00a0Yes McCoy was dealt but didn’t the Eagles just sign running backs DeMarco\u00a0Murray and Ryan Mathews and cornerbacks Walter Thurmond and\u00a0Byron Maxwell? Didn’t they just draft\u00a0receiver\u00a0Nelson Agholor?\u00a0All of these players\u00a0are black. McCoy may not want to be in Buffalo but he missed the boat on this one.\u00a0Kelly might be a lot of things but he’s not a racist.<\/p>\n

It seems like just yesterday that\u00a0tight end Jeremy Stevens was starring for the Seahawks. Now he’s been sentenced to a month in jail for drunk driving in Manhattan Beach.<\/p>\n

The Minnesota Vikings are cornering the market on UCLA linebackers.\u00a0They drafted Bruin Eric\u00a0Kendricks who joins last year’s pick Anthony Barr.<\/p>\n

Arizona Cardinal tight\u00a0end John Carlson is the latest\u00a0player to announce he\u00a0is retiring due to head injuries.\u00a0Carlson suddenly announced he was leaving the game this week\u00a0after seven seasons.\u00a0Carlson played for the Vikings and the Seahawks as well as the Cardinals.<\/p>\n

While a serious injury didn’t affect\u00a0Georgia running back Todd Gurley’s draft status as he was selected 10th overall by the St.\u00a0Louis Rams, it certainly hurt Oregon DB\u00a0Ifo Ekpre-Olomu. Olomu, who tore his ACL\u00a0before the Ducks post season, dropped all the way down to the seventh round where Cleveland selected him. Fortunately\u00a0Ekpre-Olomu will get paid\u00a0$3 million due to\u00a0an insurance policy that protected him in the event\u00a0he\u00a0tumbled so far in the draft.<\/p>\n

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