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COSTA MESA Authentic Kendall Wright Jersey , Calif. (AP) Keenan Allen knew his durability would be tested while the Los Angeles Chargers played two games in five days last week. He is paying close attention to injury prevention after his previous two seasons ended early, so the receiver was understandably concerned.

Allen then caught 23 passes for 331 yards and three touchdowns in the best back-to-back performances of his NFL career.

Better yet, he emerged completely healthy.

”It actually wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be,” Allen said with a shrug. ”I was feeling good, and then I was rehabbing and lifting all weekend.”

Not much can slow down Allen during his bounce-back season with the Chargers (5-6), who are relying heavily on their No. 1 receiver as they try to get serious in the AFC playoff race.

Allen is rocketing up the NFL receiving charts after his consecutive monster games for Los Angeles Authentic Cody Bellinger Jersey , which hosts Cleveland (0-11) on Sunday at StubHub Center. He sits fifth in the league with 927 yards receiving, and is seventh with 67 catches.

Allen also is putting on a master class in route-running and getting himself free from defenses that are well aware of his abilities, but unable to stop him. Los Angeles is using him frequently as a slot receiver in recent games, yet he still finds space in the middle of the field.

”He has great instincts, so he understands how to get open,” quarterback Philip Rivers said. ”Just like if you’re on the basketball court and a guy is guarding you Troy Apke Jersey Elite , how you have to get free. He has great instincts and athletic ability in knowing how to separate. To me, that’s what separates receivers. One-on-one coverage, can you find a way to create separation?”

Allen is doing it constantly these days, and Rivers is finding him just as frequently as he did during Allen’s 1,046-yard rookie campaign in 2013.

Allen immediately proved capable of excelling in the NFL while catching 148 passes during his first two seasons as a third-round pick out of California, but the past two years were largely erased by injury. After getting off to an outstanding start in 2015 Authentic Rick Porcello Jersey , he lost the final eight games to a kidney injury.

He then tore a knee ligament in the first half of last season’s opener, sidelining him for the entire year. Mindful of Allen’s injury history, the Chargers chose Clemson receiver Mike Williams with the seventh overall pick in April.

”One of the things that’s really good about him is how he worked hard to come back from the injury last year,” said Chargers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt, who had the same job in 2013 during Allen’s dynamic rookie year. ”He’s lost a little bit of weight. He’s moving really well, and you can see it in his explosiveness.”

Allen’s coaches all speak glowingly of his mature focus on rehab from his injuries P.J. Hall Jersey Elite , and they see that grown-up attention to detail manifesting on the field this fall. He has lost 11 pounds since training camp.

”I’m just trying to prevent it before it happens,” Allen said. ”I have pretty much the same mindset, but I’m working a little bit harder in the weight room.”

Allen’s maturity is showing up on the field as well: While he still has elite speed, he also gets open by reading the defense with a veteran savvy. When he made 12 receptions for 159 yards and two touchdowns in the Chargers’ last home game against Buffalo two weeks ago, the opposing defensive backs left with respect.

”You play inside, and he will go out Harrison Phillips Jersey Elite ,” Bills safety Trae Elston said. ”You play outside, and he will go in. So he was basically playing off of us.”

Allen said he always felt confident he had Pro Bowl talent, but he now has the health to show it off. Coach Anthony Lynn is grateful to see Allen leading the way.

”Keenan has a lot of confidence anyways,” Lynn said. ”Sometimes too much.”

NOTES: Williams missed practice for the second straight day with a knee injury. … Kicker Nick Novak participated fully in practice after missing much of last week’s game with a back injury. The Chargers still haven’t decided whether Novak or newcomer Travis Coons will kick against the Browns.

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KANSAS CITY Patrick Omameh Jersey Elite , Mo. (AP) Marcus Peters went from being banished from Arrowhead Stadium for a series of embarrassing antics to breaking down the postgame huddle after an exemplary performance in a key game.

Perfectly encapsulates the up-and-down nature of the mercurial Kansas City Chiefs cornerback.

”I thought he played well,” said Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who suspended Peters after the third-year pro tossed an official’s flag into the stands during a loss to the New York Jets.

”Everybody sees it from last week to this week, but we’ve been together the whole week.

”He’s a good player, so every week to him – every snap’s the last snap,” Reid said. ”He’s always aggressive in his play, so that was not different that way. I don’t think he was trying to prove anything. He doesn’t have to. He’s a Pro Bowl corner.”

Well Authentic Uchenna Nwosu Jersey , a Pro Bowl alternate this season. Peters learned that news Tuesday night, not long after he was rewarded with the AFC defensive player of the week award for picking off two passes and causing a fumble in a 30-13 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers that nearly locked up the AFC West.

The Chiefs can finish the job with a win over the Dolphins on Sunday.

”Can’t say enough about him,” Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said of his teammate. ”Some of the things the media may say about him, we don’t buy into. We know the type of guy he is and we love him. He’s our guy. He’s our brother.”

To be sure, there are times where Peters seems to have things figured out.

He is great with kids, for example, taking the time to sign autographs and or pose for a photo with any youngster that approaches him. He helps out with the youth at his old neighborhood in Oakland Authentic Jerome Baker Jersey , and has started to get involved in the Kansas City community, handing out turkeys at Thanksgiving.

But there are also times when his immaturity shines, when his temper boils over in spectacular fashion. That was the case at the Meadowlands, where Peters thought he was ejected for his flag-throw and trotted off to the locker room, only to learn that wasn’t the case and running back to the field.

Without wearing socks, by the way, adding to the humiliation.

Reid has never hid his affinity for Peters Authentic Thomas Rawls Jersey , though, not even when he handed down a suspension for a crucial showdown against the Oakland Raiders. And when the Chiefs won that game to set up another crucial game against the Chargers, the coach stuck to his decision to welcome Peters back with open arms.

”He seemed a lot more focused and locked in,” Chiefs defensive lineman Allen Bailey said. ”He looked like he was geared in for the run, made a couple plays. He looked good.”

At times, he even looked great.

His first interception of Philip Rivers appeared on the surface to be simple: Camp out under a jump ball with nobody around to break things up. But as safety Ron Parker described, there was more at play.

”I was in coverage and my man busted a seven-route and I thought Philip was going to throw to my man. Come to find out http://www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com/braden-smith-jersey , Marcus was hanging on my route too,” he said.

”He was hanging on my route and played his route at the same time. He did a great job. The kid is smart, he knows the game. I sat and watched the ball go in the air and I just knew that Marcus was going to be there.”

Peters refused to talk after Saturday’s win over the Chargers, and he was not available when the locker room was open to reporters Wednesday. But the way Parker describes his interception is an example of how the public perception of Peters differs from the viewpoint held by his teammates.

They appreciate his work ethic – his competitiveness – even if he sometimes goes over the edge.

”He’s very passionate,” recently signed Chiefs cornerback Darrelle Revis said. ”He has a chip on his shoulder and that’s how he plays. For him to make big plays for us, that’s great.”

NOTES: LT Eric Fisher and TE Travis Kelce did not practice Wednesday with an illness. … OLB Tamba Hali did not practice to rest his ailing knees. … MLB Kevin Pierre-Louis is sidelined with a shoulder injury. … WR Tyreek Hill, who was voted to the Pro Bowl as a return specialist Danny Shelton Jersey Elite , said he felt slighted to get passed over as a wide receiver. ”Not going to lie,” he said. ”That was a big goal of mine.”

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