The Cream Team: for the first time in 20 years, there will be three white cornerbacks on the field in Week 1. Joining Cooper DeJean of the Philadelphia Eagles are Riley Moss of the Denver Broncos and Ethan Bonner of the Miami Dolphins.
In the last two decades, the NFL has seen only one full-time white cornerback: Jason Sehorn, who played for the New York Giants 20 years ago. Throughout the entire history of the NFL, there have been just 15 white cornerbacks.
Jason Sehorn may be known for his on-field highlights (here's a four-minute compilation),
but a lesser-known highlight involves Elton John. The iconic singer was the guest on the Tonight Show when Sehorn proposed to his then-girlfriend, Angie Harmon.
And that's not even the most intriguing Late Night moment in Harmon's history. A year earlier, she told a story about being pulled over by a police officer for a "rolling stop" violation. When asked to step out of the vehicle, she responded, "No". The officer asked why, and she told him that she had no pants on.
He shined his flashlight in to see and responded, "Oh!". Her pants and blouse were in the trunk along with her driver's license, which the officer initially wanted to see. It turned out that before she got in the car, she had accidentally sat on some fire ants and had to strip to her bra and panties to get them off her.
Fire Ants are crazy strong – they can lift 20 times their own body weight, which is the equivalent of a 100 pound human lifting a ton.
Beaux Limmer was selected by the Los Angeles Rams with the 217th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL draft. Limmer had 39 bench reps during the NFL Combine – the most by any player this year.
Tonight the Rams take on the Lions in a rematch from last season’s Wild Card round when Detroit won 24-23.
The Rams are second most valuable NFL Team at $7.79 Billion, just trailing the Cowboys at $10.32 Billion.
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0: CB Christian Gonzalez is changing his jersey number from No. 6 to No. 0, which is what he wore in college at Oregon. He's the first Patriots player to wear No. 0.
1: Saquon Barkley now has as many receiving touchdowns (1) as any Eagles RB has had in an entire season since Jalen Hurts was drafted in 2020.
29.4: A rough first game with Patrick Queen no longer playing next to him, Ravens lB, Roquan Smith, is the lowest graded starter from Thursday’s game
29.4 PFF Grade and just a 37.7 Coverage grade.
He allowed a team high 69 receiving yards on 5 catches (6 targets)
3 [TRIVIA]: Saquon Barkley’s 3 scrimmage TDs are tied for the most by any player in a team debut in the Super Bowl era. What other Eagle is on that list?
Quotes
"If I want to beat Justin, I want to beat the shit out of Justin. Not by a penny."
Ja'Marr Chase when asked about wanting to beat Justin Jefferson's deal by one penny
“Soccer fields are made for speed and agility. Smaller bodies gliding across the surface with minimal contact. They are not properly conditioned to have the size & strength of NFL players cutting, pushing and driving all game on them. This is common at international games.”
"At one point people thought seatbelts were fucking stupid."
TE Kylen Granson said he intends to wear a Guardian Cap during the regular season.
"I'll have a tough time sleeping if Saquon goes to Philadelphia…"
Giants owner John Mara before Saquon Barkley signed with the Eagles
Picks
Sunday, September 8 @ 1pm
Vikings at Giants U41
The Under has 13% of the bets and 30% of the money
Titans at Bears (-3.5)
The Bears have 31% of the bets and 27% of the money
Steelers at Falcons (-3.5)
The Falcons have 16% of the bets and 26% of the money
Sunday, September 8 @ 4:05pm
Broncos at Seahawks O41.5
The Over has 87% of the bets and 74% of the money
Sunday, September 8 @ 4:25pm
Cowboys at Browns U41
The Under has 11% of the bets and 28% of the money
Record
ATS: 0-1
O/U: 0-1
Highlights
Cheese Heads
Jayden Reed with the 70 yard TD
AJ Brown maxed out at 21.05 MPH here. His fastest top speed since his rookie year, via Next Gen Stats
Trivia
HOF Terrell Owens in his 2004 Eagles debut.
