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Giants sign Jarrad Davis off Lions’ practice squad

Posted by Charean Williams on December 28, 2022, 3:05 PM EST

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The Giants signed linebacker Jarrad Davis off the Lions’ practice squad Wednesday, the team announced.

In a corresponding move, the team placed offensive guard Shane Lemieux on injured reserve.

Davis has spent five of his six NFL seasons with the Lions. He played for the Jets in 2021.

The 21st overall selection in 2017 played three games with the Lions this season and made three tackles and a pass defensed.

Davis, 28, has appeared in 67 regular-season games with 50 starts. His career totals include 327 tackles, 10.5 sacks, 23 quarterback hits, seven forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, 10 passes defensed and one interception. Davis also has six special teams tackles.

He could make his Giants debut Sunday against the Colts.

Lemieux played only one game this season for the second consecutive year. He injured a toe in training camp and went on injured reserve Aug. 31.

Lemieux returned to practice Nov. 7 and started at left guard in the Giants’ game against the Lions but played only 39 snaps.

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Jaguars sign Jeremiah Ledbetter to active roster

Posted by Josh Alper on December 28, 2022, 10:47 AM EST

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Jaguars defensive lineman Dawuane Smoot went on injured reserve after tearing his Achilles during last Thursday’s win over the Jets and the team moved to add another option up front on Wednesday.

The Jaguars announced that they have signed Jeremiah Ledbetter to the active roster from the practice squad.

Ledbetter played against the Jets as a temporary elevation and had one quarterback hit in 11 defensive snaps. He entered the NFL as a Lions sixth-round pick in 2017 and played in 16 games as a rookie. He has also played in four games for the Buccaneers and has 18 tackles and 1.5 sacks over the course of his career.

The Jaguars also signed long snapper Garrett Sanborn to their practice squad. Head coach Doug Pederson said Ross Matiscik is dealing with back spasms.

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Giants sign Jarrad Davis off Lions’ practice squad

Posted by Charean Williams on December 28, 2022, 3:05 PM EST

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The Giants signed linebacker Jarrad Davis off the Lions’ practice squad Wednesday, the team announced.

In a corresponding move, the team placed offensive guard Shane Lemieux on injured reserve.

Davis has spent five of his six NFL seasons with the Lions. He played for the Jets in 2021.

The 21st overall selection in 2017 played three games with the Lions this season and made three tackles and a pass defensed.

Davis, 28, has appeared in 67 regular-season games with 50 starts. His career totals include 327 tackles, 10.5 sacks, 23 quarterback hits, seven forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, 10 passes defensed and one interception. Davis also has six special teams tackles.

He could make his Giants debut Sunday against the Colts.

Lemieux played only one game this season for the second consecutive year. He injured a toe in training camp and went on injured reserve Aug. 31.

Lemieux returned to practice Nov. 7 and started at left guard in the Giants’ game against the Lions but played only 39 snaps.

Damn.

I thought he was playing pretty well.

I guess the Giant's thought so, too.

[Futureshock]

Damn.

I thought he was playing pretty well.

I guess the Giant's thought so, too.

We should have used him last game.

[DanO]

Damn.

I thought he was playing pretty well.

I guess the Giant's thought so, too.

Ditto.

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Notes: Ex-NFL coach thinks Lions can reach NFC Championship

By Kellie Rowe

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Has he ever won a game?

David Blough to start for Cardinals, DeAndre Hopkins won’t play

Posted by Josh Alper on January 4, 2023, 2:45 PM EST

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David Blough will be the final starting quarterback for the Cardinals this season.

Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury announced on Wednesday that David Blough will get the start against the 49ers in Week 18. Blough became the team’s fourth starting quarterback of the season in last week’s loss to the Falcons.

Blough was 24-of-40 for 220 yards and a touchdown in that game.

Kyler Murray was the initial starter, but tore his ACL and recently had surgery that will kick off his rehab process. Colt McCoy was the initial replacement, but got knocked out with a concussion and Kingsbury said on Wednesday that the team needs him healthy for next year because of Murray’s situation. Trace McSorley started one game before the Cardinals turned to Blough.

Blough will not have wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins in the lineup with him. Kingsbury said Hopkins will not play due to a knee injury. Hopkins, who served a six-game suspension to open the season, ends the year with 64 catches for 717 yards and three touchdowns in nine games.

[-Deborah-]

I'm happy he gets to try, at least. Seemed like a good guy on Hard Knocks. He just wanted a chance. Good luck to him!

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We all should be rooting for him.

If they win, we get a better draft pick.

[The King]

The final week is always weird in the NFL with teams resting guys and injuries. Hell, if the NFL adds 8 playoff teams per conference shit could get wild. Guys who were DNP all week would all of a sudden be cured by the Virgin Mary.

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By firing Joe Lombardi, Chargers apparently will stay the course with Brandon Staley

Posted by Mike Florio on January 17, 2023, 10:59 AM EST

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The grandson of Vince Lombardi won’t be pursuing a Lombardi Trophy in 2023 with the Chargers.

The Chargers have announced that they have “parted ways” with offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi. Also out is quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator Shane Day.

The move implies that coach Brandon Staley will return for a third season, 27-point playoff collapse notwithstanding. If that’s what ownership has decided, that’s ownership’s business.

But there’s a bigger business consideration for ownership to ponder. They surely want to compete with, if not overtake, the Rams in the L.A. market. With quarterback Justin Herbert nudging toward the front end of his prime, do they want an offensive-minded head coach who can get the most out of his unique skills and abilities?

Apparently, they’re content to let their defensive-minded coach try again, when it comes to hiring coaches tasked with getting the most out of Herbert. (If, of course, they do, they’ll become head-coaching candidates elsewhere — and may have to be replaced for very different reasons.)

It makes sense to make changes to the offensive approach. Throughout 2022, it seemed as if their offense wasn’t what it could have been, not with Herbert as the straw stirring what had become a lukewarm glass of pulp-filled orange juice.

Would it have been expensive to buy out Staley and go all in for someone like Sean Payton? Yes. Would that expense potentially have to untold profits? Quite possibly.

Here’s the other thing to consider. Saturday night’s game will leave a mark that could be hard to overcome, even with a new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. And even though multiple players have spoken out in favor of Staley, they’re like the rest of us. They don’t like change. They want to try it again with the apparatus in place. They believe that a reset to 0-0 will lead to different results.

For the Chargers, different hasn’t happened. It’s been nearly 30 years since their lone Super Bowl appearance, a blowout loss to the 49ers that capped the 1994 season. Do they go all in to alter the status quo, or do they keep treading water?

The Chargers have chosen a half-measure. And half measures don’t work, more than half the time.

Consider prior teams that have had a season end with a devastating and historic playoff loss. It doesn’t evaporate quickly. The 2014 Seahawks, with the fateful decision to pass when they should have run, loomed over the team until the day Russell Wilson was traded. The 2016 Falcons, who blew a 28-3 lead in Super Bowl LI, are still trying to chart a new course.

Do the Chargers believe that Saturday night’s loss will, or won’t, linger? History tells us that it will. And, if it does, 2023 could be Staley’s last season on the job, swinging the door open for someone like Jim Harbaugh or whoever else is at the top of the “A” list in 2024.

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Browns hire Jim Schwartz as defensive coordinator

Posted by Michael David Smith on January 17, 2023, 9:41 AM EST

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Jim Schwartz is the new defensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns.

The Browns finalized the hiring of Schwartz this morning, according to multiple reports.

Cleveland began its defensive coordinator search a week ago after firing Joe Woods. In addition to Schwartz, the candidates were Steelers linebackers coach Brian Flores, Seahawks associate head coach Sean Desai and Eagles defensive pass game coordinator/defensive backs coach Dennard Wilson. Patriots linebackers coach Jerod Mayo declined a chance to interview.

The 56-year-old Schwartz is best known for his five-year stint as head coach of the Lions from 2009 to 2013. He has also been defensive coordinator of the Eagles, Bills and Titans. His first NFL job was in Cleveland as a personnel scout in the 1990s. He was more recently an assistant on the Titans’ staff.

[Cody_Russell]

The return of Gym Shorts. Still holds a top 5 Lions quote of all time:

”Some people watch adult videos on their computer. I go to YouTube and watch Jahvid Best highlight clips. That’s what gets me aroused." - Gym Shorts

Plenty of talent on that Cleveland defense to work with…. Now if only they figure out how to succeed with the $250M QB.

[CGVT]

Fuck that cross-eyed bitch

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Fuck that cross-eyed bitch