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2 minutes ago, McLoofus said:

Patriots released Cam. Mac Jones to start.

Nobody ever said being an Auburn fan is easy.

 

You can't trust these coaches with their 'coach speak'. 

Granted all signs pointed to Jones taking over the #1 spot, but to release Cam this late is not fair to the veteran.

I am sure he didn't fit the offense that Josh MCDaniels like to run, so I guess Stidham survives another year as a backup?

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2 minutes ago, steeleagle said:

to release Cam this late is not fair to the veteran.

We have no idea how much Cam participated in this parting of ways.

Plus, he didn't get vaccinated and therefore missed crucial days of practice because of protocol.

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5 minutes ago, Barnacle said:

Mac is really, really good. Dude is perfect for that system. 

Yup. I have not enjoyed seeing how good he's been nor will I enjoy my Patriots fan inlaws making favorable comparisons going forward. 

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2 minutes ago, Mike4AU said:

I’m convinced this is not football related. 

Not entirely, no. I agree.

And it's a shame. Belichick LOVED him some Cam Newton. 

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58 minutes ago, McLoofus said:

Not entirely, no. I agree.

And it's a shame. Belichick LOVED him some Cam Newton. 

Cam gets a bad rap re: his attitude, but seems universally liked by those within the programs/clubs he's played for. Winning BB over can't be easy, either. 

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Peyton Barber among Auburn’s NFL cuts

Updated: Aug. 31, 2021, 10:22 p.m. | Published: Aug. 31, 2021, 10:22 p.m.

By Mark Inabinett | minabinett@al.com

Peyton Barber has started 30 NFL games and rushed for 2,245 yards in his career. But the former Auburn running back lost his battle for a roster spot on the Washington Football Team to an undrafted rookie on Tuesday.

NFL teams were required to reduce their 80-player preseason rosters to the regular-season limit of 53 on Tuesday, and the 32 clubs took nearly 800 players off their active rosters, including 16 Auburn alumni.

After four seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Barber signed with Washington last year and worked as the team’s short-yardage back. Barber ran for 258 yards and four touchdowns on 94 carries in 2020 while playing behind rookie starter Antonio Gibson and former Central-Phenix City star J.D. McKissic.

Gibson and McKissic are back for the 2021 season, and Washington signed Jaret Patterson in May after he ran for 3,884 yards and 52 touchdowns in three college seasons at Buffalo.

“I think the biggest thing is with the running-back situation we thought Jaret had a pretty good camp,” Washington coach Ron Rivera said on Tuesday in discussing his team’s roster decisions, “and he’s a young guy that we wanted to take a little bit of a look at, and we’ll just go from there as far as that position is concerned.”

In Washington’s three preseason games, Patterson topped the team’s rushing chart with 110 yards and one touchdown on 28 carries, and he caught 10 passes for 70 yards. Barber had 34 yards and one touchdown on 13 carries and caught two passes for 5 yards.

The complete list of former Auburn players who lost their active-roster spots on Tuesday includes:

· Defensive lineman Montravius Adams was released by the New England Patriots. After four seasons with the Green Bay Packers, Adams had signed as a free agent with the Patriots in March.

· Running back Peyton Barber was released by the Washington Football Team. Barber played in every game and started two for Washington in 2020.

· Linebacker Josh Bynes was released by the Carolina Panthers. In his 10th NFL season, Bynes reached a career high with 99 tackles while starting every game for the Cincinnati Bengals in 2020. But he didn’t get picked up by the Panthers until Aug. 11.

· Shon Coleman was placed on injured reserve by the San Francisco 49ers. A starter for the Cleveland Browns in his second NFL season, Coleman hasn’t played in a regular-season game since 2017. In 2018, he was designated as one of San Francisco’s seven game-day inactives at every game. Coleman spent 2019 on injured reserve after suffering a fractured fibula and dislocated ankle in a preseason game. A cancer survivor, Coleman took the opt-out during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Coleman sustained a knee injury during the 2021 preseason. Coleman’s season is over unless he is released with an injury settlement, which would make him a free agent able to sign with any team when healthy again.

· Safety Blake Countess was placed on injured reserve by the Philadelphia Eagles. Countess’ sixth NFL season is over unless he is released with an injury settlement, which would make him a free agent able to sign with any team when healthy again.

· Defensive tackle Byron Cowart was placed on reserve/physically unable to perform by the New England Patriots. A 14-game starter for New England in 2020, Cowart did not practice during training camp as he spent the entire period on the PUP list. Players on reserve/PUP must be inactive for the first six weeks of the season. The Patriots then would have a five-week window to return Cowart to practice.

· Defensive back Javaris Davis was waived by the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins also waived Davis, an undrafted rookie, last year, too, but he returned later in the regular season for a spot on the practice squad.

· Guard Mike Horton was waived by the Carolina Panthers. This is the second straight year that Carolina has waived Horton at the end of training camp. He spent most of the 2020 season on the Panthers’ practice squad.

· Defensive tackle Devaroe Lawrence was waived by the Washington Football Team. Lawrence has played in 13 games since entering the NFL in 2017, including one for Washington in 2020.

· Quarterback Cam Newton was released by the New England Patriots. The 2015 NFL Most Valuable Player was the starting quarterback for the Patriots in 2020, his first season in New England. But the Patriots decided to go with rookie Mac Jones as their QB in 2021.

· Safety Jordyn Peters was waived by the New York Giants. This is the second time this month that Peters has been waived by the Giants, who re-signed him after his first departure.

· Guard Chad Slade was released by the New York Giants. Slade entered the NFL in 2015, but he has spent most of his career as a practice-squad member. Slade has played in six NFL regular-season games, including one for the Giants in 2020.

· Quarterback Jarrett Stidham was placed on reserve/physically unable to perform by the New England Patriots. Stidham had served as New England’s backup QB the past two seasons, but he was sidelined all month after having surgery to fix a back injury and isn’t expected back until mid October at the earliest. Players on PUP must be inactive for the first six weeks of the season. The Patriots then would have a five-week window to return Stidham to practice.

· Offensive tackle Prince Tega Wanogho was waived by the Kansas City Chiefs. A sixth-round choice of Philadelphia in the 2020 NFL Draft, Wanogho joined the Kansas City practice squad in last season’s playoffs after playing in one game with the Eagles.

· Wide receiver Seth Williams was waived by the Denver Broncos. Williams joined the Broncos as a sixth-round selection in the NFL Draft on May 1, and he caught the only two passes thrown to him in preseason games for 46 yards.

· Defensive tackle Gabe Wright was waived by the Washington Football Team. Since entering the NFL in 2015, Wright has played in 15 games, the most recent coming in 2018.

Players placed on waivers can be claimed by any NFL team through 3 p.m. CDT Wednesday with priority following the order of the first round of the 2021 draft (before any trades were made). But unlike the draft, the priority order is kept in place for each claim, so the Jacksonville Jaguars, who hold the No. 1 waiver priority, will be awarded any players that they claim.

Waived players who are not claimed will become free agents on Wednesday afternoon.

Players released on Tuesday became free agents immediately and can sign with any team.

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On 9/1/2021 at 10:37 AM, Paladin said:

Peyton Barber among Auburn’s NFL cuts

Updated: Aug. 31, 2021, 10:22 p.m. | Published: Aug. 31, 2021, 10:22 p.m.

By Mark Inabinett | minabinett@al.com

Peyton Barber has started 30 NFL games and rushed for 2,245 yards in his career. But the former Auburn running back lost his battle for a roster spot on the Washington Football Team to an undrafted rookie on Tuesday.

NFL teams were required to reduce their 80-player preseason rosters to the regular-season limit of 53 on Tuesday, and the 32 clubs took nearly 800 players off their active rosters, including 16 Auburn alumni.

After four seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Barber signed with Washington last year and worked as the team’s short-yardage back. Barber ran for 258 yards and four touchdowns on 94 carries in 2020 while playing behind rookie starter Antonio Gibson and former Central-Phenix City star J.D. McKissic.

Gibson and McKissic are back for the 2021 season, and Washington signed Jaret Patterson in May after he ran for 3,884 yards and 52 touchdowns in three college seasons at Buffalo.

“I think the biggest thing is with the running-back situation we thought Jaret had a pretty good camp,” Washington coach Ron Rivera said on Tuesday in discussing his team’s roster decisions, “and he’s a young guy that we wanted to take a little bit of a look at, and we’ll just go from there as far as that position is concerned.”

In Washington’s three preseason games, Patterson topped the team’s rushing chart with 110 yards and one touchdown on 28 carries, and he caught 10 passes for 70 yards. Barber had 34 yards and one touchdown on 13 carries and caught two passes for 5 yards.

The complete list of former Auburn players who lost their active-roster spots on Tuesday includes:

· Defensive lineman Montravius Adams was released by the New England Patriots. After four seasons with the Green Bay Packers, Adams had signed as a free agent with the Patriots in March.

· Running back Peyton Barber was released by the Washington Football Team. Barber played in every game and started two for Washington in 2020.

· Linebacker Josh Bynes was released by the Carolina Panthers. In his 10th NFL season, Bynes reached a career high with 99 tackles while starting every game for the Cincinnati Bengals in 2020. But he didn’t get picked up by the Panthers until Aug. 11.

· Shon Coleman was placed on injured reserve by the San Francisco 49ers. A starter for the Cleveland Browns in his second NFL season, Coleman hasn’t played in a regular-season game since 2017. In 2018, he was designated as one of San Francisco’s seven game-day inactives at every game. Coleman spent 2019 on injured reserve after suffering a fractured fibula and dislocated ankle in a preseason game. A cancer survivor, Coleman took the opt-out during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Coleman sustained a knee injury during the 2021 preseason. Coleman’s season is over unless he is released with an injury settlement, which would make him a free agent able to sign with any team when healthy again.

· Safety Blake Countess was placed on injured reserve by the Philadelphia Eagles. Countess’ sixth NFL season is over unless he is released with an injury settlement, which would make him a free agent able to sign with any team when healthy again.

· Defensive tackle Byron Cowart was placed on reserve/physically unable to perform by the New England Patriots. A 14-game starter for New England in 2020, Cowart did not practice during training camp as he spent the entire period on the PUP list. Players on reserve/PUP must be inactive for the first six weeks of the season. The Patriots then would have a five-week window to return Cowart to practice.

· Defensive back Javaris Davis was waived by the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins also waived Davis, an undrafted rookie, last year, too, but he returned later in the regular season for a spot on the practice squad.

· Guard Mike Horton was waived by the Carolina Panthers. This is the second straight year that Carolina has waived Horton at the end of training camp. He spent most of the 2020 season on the Panthers’ practice squad.

· Defensive tackle Devaroe Lawrence was waived by the Washington Football Team. Lawrence has played in 13 games since entering the NFL in 2017, including one for Washington in 2020.

· Quarterback Cam Newton was released by the New England Patriots. The 2015 NFL Most Valuable Player was the starting quarterback for the Patriots in 2020, his first season in New England. But the Patriots decided to go with rookie Mac Jones as their QB in 2021.

· Safety Jordyn Peters was waived by the New York Giants. This is the second time this month that Peters has been waived by the Giants, who re-signed him after his first departure.

· Guard Chad Slade was released by the New York Giants. Slade entered the NFL in 2015, but he has spent most of his career as a practice-squad member. Slade has played in six NFL regular-season games, including one for the Giants in 2020.

· Quarterback Jarrett Stidham was placed on reserve/physically unable to perform by the New England Patriots. Stidham had served as New England’s backup QB the past two seasons, but he was sidelined all month after having surgery to fix a back injury and isn’t expected back until mid October at the earliest. Players on PUP must be inactive for the first six weeks of the season. The Patriots then would have a five-week window to return Stidham to practice.

· Offensive tackle Prince Tega Wanogho was waived by the Kansas City Chiefs. A sixth-round choice of Philadelphia in the 2020 NFL Draft, Wanogho joined the Kansas City practice squad in last season’s playoffs after playing in one game with the Eagles.

· Wide receiver Seth Williams was waived by the Denver Broncos. Williams joined the Broncos as a sixth-round selection in the NFL Draft on May 1, and he caught the only two passes thrown to him in preseason games for 46 yards.

· Defensive tackle Gabe Wright was waived by the Washington Football Team. Since entering the NFL in 2015, Wright has played in 15 games, the most recent coming in 2018.

Players placed on waivers can be claimed by any NFL team through 3 p.m. CDT Wednesday with priority following the order of the first round of the 2021 draft (before any trades were made). But unlike the draft, the priority order is kept in place for each claim, so the Jacksonville Jaguars, who hold the No. 1 waiver priority, will be awarded any players that they claim.

Waived players who are not claimed will become free agents on Wednesday afternoon.

Players released on Tuesday became free agents immediately and can sign with any team.

One of the things I'm most anxious about is Harsin getting more, better players into the NFL. Tired of NFL rosters looking like the rest of our league- especially our 3 main rivals- rearranged. 

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4 hours ago, McLoofus said:

One of the things I'm most anxious about is Harsin getting more, better players into the NFL. Tired of NFL rosters looking like the rest of our league- especially our 3 main rivals- rearranged. 

I know. I think we have about 40ish players in the NFL and Alabama had 90ish.

And we had a lot of guys cut this week, that I did not adjust on this total...bc they may get picked up by other teams.

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10 hours ago, WFE12 said:

Won’t ever get old watching two former AU players start on a super bowl winning team.  

I can't wait to start seeing more of our guys in the league. 

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Auburn NFL roundup: Anthony Schwartz starts fast for Browns

Updated: 1:08 a.m. | Published: 1:08 a.m.

By Mark Inabinett | minabinett@al.com

Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.’s absence on Sunday cleared space for the Cleveland Browns to get a contribution from wide receiver Anthony Schwartz in his first NFL game.

The Brown lost their season-opener 33-29 to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, but not before putting the two-time defending AFC champions in an early hole behind quarterback Baker Mayfield’s connection to Schwartz.

A third-round draft choice from Auburn on April 30, Schwartz caught three passes for 69 yards and had a 17-yard run in his debut.

Schwartz caught a 16-yard pass on third-and-3 during Cleveland’s first possession, had a 44-yard reception on the opening snap of the second and caught a 9-yard pass and ran for 17 yards on consecutive plays during the third as the Browns scored touchdowns the first three times that they had the football.

The 22-10 lead wasn’t enough for Cleveland, though.

Schwartz became the fourth rookie in Cleveland history with at least 69 receiving yards in a season-opening game, joining Oscar Roan (69 yards) in 1975, JaJuan Dawson (83) in 2000 and Corey Coleman (69) in 2016, and he’s the only one of those players who had any rushing yards in his debut.

Beckham sustained a season-ending knee injury in the seventh game of the 2020 campaign. He warmed up before Sunday’s game, but the Browns decided the three-time Pro Bowler wasn’t ready to play yet.

Schwartz was among the 14 former Auburn players who got on the field on the first Sunday of the NFL’s 102nd season. (Have no comment concerning that low number)

In the other Sunday games:

Houston Texans 37, Jacksonville Jaguars 21

· Jaguars safety Rudy Ford (New Hope) made three tackles.

· Jaguars safety Daniel Thomas (Lee-Montgomery) was designated as a game-day inactive.

Seattle Seahawks 28, Indianapolis Colts 16

· Braden Smith started at right offensive tackle for the Colts.

Carolina Panthers 19, New York Jets 14

· Derrick Brown started at defensive tackle for the Panthers. Brown made four tackles, recorded a sack and knocked down a pass. Brown had two sacks last season as a rookie.

· Jamien Sherwood started at linebacker for the Jets in his first NFL game. Sherwood made one tackle. A fifth-round choice in the NFL Draft on May 1, Sherwood left the game because of a foot injury.

Cincinnati Bengals 27, Minnesota Vikings 24 (OT)

· C.J. Uzomah started at tight end for the Bengals. Uzomah caught two passes for 35 yards. Uzomah had a 32-yard reception on a fourth-and-1 snap in overtime that moved Cincinnati to the Minnesota 20-yard line. The Bengals’ Evan McPherson kicked the game-winning field goal as time ran out in the extra period three plays later.

San Francisco 49ers 41, Detroit Lions 33

· Forty-Niners defensive end Dee Ford (St. Clair County) recorded a sack and two quarterback hits. Ford played for the first time since Sept. 13, 2020. A back injury limited him to only the first game during the 2020 season.

Philadelphia Eagles 32, Atlanta Falcons 6

· Falcons defensive lineman Marlon Davidson (Greenville) made three tackles.

· Falcons long snapper Josh Harris handled the snapping duties on six punts and two field-goal attempts and made three tackles on special teams.

· Eagles punter Arryn Siposs averaged 47.3 yards on four punts in his first NFL game. Siposs had a 41-yard punt downed at the Atlanta 8-yard line, a 48-yard punt that was returned 7 yards to the Atlanta 14, a 46-yard punt downed at the Atlanta 8 and 54-yard punt that was returned 7 yards to the Atlanta 31, but an illegal-block penalty on the return pushed the Falcons back to their 18.

Denver Broncos 27, New York Giants 13

· Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton caught three passes for 65 yards. On New York’s third snap of the season, Slayton caught a 42-yard pass to move the Giants to the Denver 30-yard line, but New York ended up punting from the Broncos 43.

Miami Dolphins 17, New England Patriots 16

· Noah Igbinoghene (Hewitt-Trussville) was designated as a game-day inactive.

· Patriots defensive back Jonathan Jones made the seventh interception of his career with 8:07 left in the fourth quarter to put New England’s offense at the 50-yard line trailing by one point. The Patriots couldn’t capitalize on Jones’ takeaway and lost a fumble at the Miami 11-yard line.

· Linebacker Brandon King (Thompson) played but did not record any stats.

Los Angeles Rams 34, Chicago Bears 14

· Bears defensive lineman Angelo Blackson made four tackles.

Week 1 kicked off with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beating the Dallas Cowboys 31-29 on Thursday night. Tampa Bay cornerback Carlton Davis intercepted a pass, and Bucs cornerback Jamel Dean reached a career high with nine tackles.

Week 1 concludes with the Baltimore Ravens-Las Vegas Raiders game at 7:15 p.m. CDT Monday at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. ABC and ESPN will televise the game.

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Jets star Carl Lawson remains involved with team, stays optimistic as he recovers from season-ending injury

Updated: Sep. 13, 2021, 9:42 p.m. | Published: Sep. 13, 2021, 7:44 p.m.

By Brian Fonseca | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Carl Lawson knew right away what went wrong.

He did not hear a pop when he went down during a joint training camp practice with the Green Bay Packers last month, but the Jets’ star defensive end and the biggest free agent signing they made over the offseason knew it was his lower left leg, and he knew it wasn’t good.

“I’m pretty aware of my body,” Lawson told NJ Advance Media.

Within the next 24 hours, Lawson’s hunch was proven right: his left achilles was ruptured and his first season in New York was over before it started.

The Jets fanbase’s optimism about Lawson that built up throughout the offseason and continued into his tremendous training camp immediately washed away.

Lawson stood on the other end of the spectrum: a little less than a month after the injury, his spirits remain as high as ever.

“I feel great,” Lawson said Monday during an appearance at the ShopRite of Greater Morristown’s “Help Bag Hunger” day. “To me, this isn’t a rehab year, to be honest. It’s a time to improve on everything. Yeah, I’m out and I’m bummed I can’t play right now, but I can improve everything else. I’m feeling great, optimistic as I always am.”

Lawson, who signed a three-year, $45 million contract with the Jets this offseason after recording 20 sacks in 51 games during four seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, is not resting on his laurels during the recovery process.

He is doing everything he physically can to stay sharp until he is mobile again, he said. Lawson can’t practice, but he is regularly attending meetings at One Jets Drive, talking to teammates and watching the Jets closely.

Prime example: Lawson watched the Jets’ season-opening loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday from his home -- of their performance, he said “lots of areas for improvement, but people forget how good this d-line is” -- and as soon as the film from the game was uploaded and available, he began devouring it.

“I’m playing this season in my mind, as weird as that sounds,” Lawson said. “I’m still going to meetings. I just want to be seen and if I need to be heard, if I have something to say, I’ll say it. Other than not participating physically, it’s business as usual. I’m trying to improve while I’m not playing. This isn’t a rehab year in my mind, it’s a get-better year.”

The recovery process got off to a fortunate start considering Lawson suffered his injury in the best place possible. Dr. Robert B. Anderson, who hundreds of NFL players have travelled thousands of miles to see for this specific injury, had his office down the road in Ashwaubenon.

Lawson has been in a walking boot since Anderson operated on his foot. The next step in the process comes on Friday when the boot is removed.

From there, Lawson has no timetable on his recovery, saying he is “basing it off of the doctor’s protocol and how I feel,” but he intends to stay positive through it.

“It’s very tough, but at the same time, time moves slow when you’re in a negative mind space and not getting everything you can positive you can out of an experience,” he said. “Yes, of course, it sucks not being able to play, but at the same time, I’m thinking ‘let me see if I can learn from some of these people.’ I’m improving while I’m not playing.”

Lawson is able to maintain that attitude because of the many negative setbacks he’s had in his football career.

His sophomore season at Auburn in 2014 was wiped out with a left ACL tear, then his second season with the Bengals in 2018 was cut short when he tore his right ACL in the eighth game of the year.

Through those difficult times, Lawson has learned the process of working through a long-term injury both physically and mentally.

“The body heals way before the mind. Fortunately and unfortunately, my mind has been very calloused,” he said. “I’m not concerned. I’m upset I can’t contribute to the team, but the idea of me not coming back better than I was doesn’t pass through my mind at all.”

In the meantime, Lawson is doing positive things for the community away from the field.

He was among a trio of New York pro football players -- along with teammate Ashtyn Davis and the Giants’ Kenny Golladay -- to participate in Shop-Rite’s “Help Bag Hunger” day.

The yearly initiative is in recognition of September’s National Hunger Action Month and aims to help raise awareness for the issue of hunger and to fight food insecurity. They do so in partnership with local dignitaries, community leaders and NFL athletes, who bag groceries at their local ShopRite stores.

While Davis was in Union and Golliday was in New Milford, Lawson was in Cedar Knolls at the Shop-Rite of Greater Morristown. With his left leg on the scooter he uses to move around, Lawson bagged up groceries and put smiles on Jets fans who recognized him.

“It’s very important doing stuff like this, especially when you have some influence,” Lawson said. “Hunger is a major problem, you see it throughout every city in America, so I just wanted to give back and do my part.”

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11 hours ago, Paladin said:

Carlson with a 55 yd fg to send game in overtime. Raiders and Ravens 27 apiece.

 

I turned it off last night in OT when the Raiders blew a TD chance, and gave the ball back to the Ravens.

But I heard this morning, that after the Raiders got the ball back on a fumble, that they were going to kick a FG but couldn't find Carlson to attempt the OT winning kick?

Did anyone watch that or hear about not being able to find Carlson to kick it? Supposedly they got a delay of game penalty, so they decided to run plays and they threw the long pass for the winning TD in OT>

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12 minutes ago, steeleagle said:

I turned it off last night in OT when the Raiders blew a TD chance, and gave the ball back to the Ravens.

But I heard this morning, that after the Raiders got the ball back on a fumble, that they were going to kick a FG but couldn't find Carlson to attempt the OT winning kick?

Did anyone watch that or hear about not being able to find Carlson to kick it? Supposedly they got a delay of game penalty, so they decided to run plays and they threw the long pass for the winning TD in OT>

Here's a story I found

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In overtime, the Las Vegas Raiders got a Lamar Jackson fumble. They were already on the edge of the field goal area, and after a wild, crazy game that included a finish in the end zone, after the Raiders thought they had won the game, Jon Gruden just wanted to finish it. It was only second down, but Gruden sent on the field goal team to try to win the match.

The problem: Carlson was not around. He did not expect to kick it in second place. The Raiders had to take a delay in the game penalty.

“Our kicker is warming up in the net,” Gruden said at his media conference afterwards, giving smiles and smiles, only Gruden can. “No one could find him.”

They can laugh at it now. Gruden sent the offense back on the field after Carlson was MIA and the Raiders lost 5 yards on a penalty kick. Derek Carr hit Zay Jones on a game-winning touchdown pass at the next game.

At the end of a bizarre and fun game Monday night, the Raiders were unable to find their kicker for a game-winning field goal attempt. It would have been a story forever if the Raiders did not win.

“I did not know what was happening,” Carr told the media afterwards. “I turned my back and I just asked that we reach it. I turned around and it was a delay in the game. I was like ‘OK, he can still handle it.’ Then it’s ‘Get back out there!’ I hear in my headset, coach calls to staff, so I start running back out there. “

Everything is good, it ends well. Especially for Carlson. He might never have lived it down if the Raiders didn’t end up winning it

 

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Man, I hate that Slayton is getting blamed for a drop last night. He was wide ass open and Jones overthrew him. He did well to get a hand on the ball but of course since he touched the ball everybody's calling it a drop. Maybe some receivers could have caught that ball and maybe Slaytonon could if you gave him another shot at it but I still don't call it a drop.

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7 hours ago, McLoofus said:

Man, I hate that Slayton is getting blamed for a drop last night. He was wide ass open and Jones overthrew him. He did well to get a hand on the ball but of course since he touched the ball everybody's calling it a drop. Maybe some receivers could have caught that ball and maybe Slaytonon could if you gave him another shot at it but I still don't call it a drop.

I think the problem was he was having to pick up speed to get to it, but the ball started to tail to his right and he had trouble leaning and trying to get 2 hands on theball.

It was a catchable ball by NFL WR standards, but Slayton is not elite. Very good and better than he was allowed to show in college.

regardless, they got the lead back anyway, but it was their D that couldn't hold off a backup QB moving them down the field.

Their D is their problem....not their WRs...

 

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