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SUNBURY-ON-THAMES Giants Patrick Omameh Jersey , England (AP) Adrian Peterson is racking up the frequent flyer miles with his back-to-back trips to London. This time he’s hoping to pile up the yards as well.
Peterson is back in Britain with the Arizona Cardinals less than three weeks after coming over with the New Orleans Saints. While the surroundings are familiar, the running back is in a much better mood after suddenly looking like the Peterson of old in his first game with the Cardinals (3-3).
Peterson will become the first player to take part in two London games in one season when the Cardinals face the Los Angeles Rams (4-2) on Sunday.
Article continues below ...When the Saints beat the Miami Dolphins at Wembley on Oct. 1, Peterson finished with 4 carries for 4 yards — indicative of his unsuccessful short stint in New Orleans. After his trade to Arizona, he put up 134 yards and two touchdowns in a 38-33 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday and named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week.
”It was amazing. Just to get the opportunity that I’ve been waiting for. That was all I wanted, was that chance to go out there and contribute and show what I’m able to do,” Peterson said ahead of the team’s first practice session outside London on Wednesday. ”To sit on the sideline for the first time in my career Giants Cody Latimer Jersey , averaging less than 10 plays a game for four weeks.
”There were times when I was down, mentally. But I just kept the faith and kept believing and kept working. And the opportunity came, and I was able to take advantage of it.”
Like the Saints, the Cardinals decided to spend the entire week in London to get used to the time difference, while the Rams are only flying in on Friday. They’ll be practicing at the grounds of the London Irish rugby team, which should help them get used to the grass surface at Twickenham — the home of England’s national rugby team — where this game will be played.
Coach Bruce Arians said the practices and team meetings will be held later than usual to adjust for the bus rides to and from the hotel Giants Kareem Martin Jersey , but that every other part of the preparations will be kept as familiar as possible. And Arians isn’t about to make any drastic adjustments to his playbook either despite Peterson’s massive impact.
”We haven’t changed anything. Same plays, same practice schedule, everything is identical,” Arians said. ”We’re not putting in different runs for (Peterson), he likes what we do. That was one of the reasons we got him. It’s just keeping him up to speed in the passing game.”
For quarterback Carson Palmer, having Peterson on the field means that things aren’t the same at all.
”It’s definitely different. Adrien is one of one. There’s nobody in the league like him right now Giants Nate Solder Jersey , that runs the ball the way he does,” Palmer said. ”Any time you add somebody who’s that special or that unique, it changes things.
”It’s a really nice luxury to have that ability (to hand the ball off). On third-and-3 you can give it to him and get it. It takes a lot of pressure and a lot off a quarterback’s plate.”
According to Palmer, even the sound that Peterson makes when he runs is different from any other running back.
”He’s putting so much force into the ground with every step,” Palmer said. ”With a cut, when he’s going to sprint … he runs so differently and so angrily Giants Saquon Barkley Jersey , I guess would be the way to describe it. He runs with so much violence every run.”
For Peterson himself, rediscovering his best form has had some benefits at home. At least when it comes to bragging rights with his 6-year-old son.
”Now I can kind of talk some noise to my little man,” Peterson said. ”He was kind of dogging me a little bit. `Dad you don’t have any touchdowns. I have more touchdowns than you.’ He’s very competitive, so he likes throwing little things like that in my face. So I told him I’m not too far behind now.”
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Through the decades Cheap Robert Golden Jersey , when the Cowboys and Redskins met, it often was for the division lead. On Sunday, the archrivals go at it for the 115th time. At stake: second place in the NFC East behind the high-flying Eagles.
While the Eagles host the winless 49ers already owning a 2 1/2-game edge in the division, the winner at FedEx Field at least can remain in sight of Philly.
So even though neither Dallas nor Washington, both 3-3, will have reached the halfway mark of the schedule, this is a critical matchup.
Article continues below ...For Washington, the challenge is heightened because it lost on Monday night at Philadelphia, though coach Jay Gruden didn’t see the short week as too much of a problem.
”Yeah, I think that the one thing that I’m pretty decent at is trying to get a gauge for how our team is feeling, physically, No. 1,” he says.
”The majority of these guys will run through a brick wall for the Washington Redskins, that’s for sure, that’s why I love this group. But I also have to be smart and make sure I understand that this is a long year and I’ve got to make sure that these guys are healthy.
”And there are some things we can do as far as more walkthroughs are concerned, more meeting time, and less pounding and running and physical contact, which, really about Week 6 or 7 it isn’t the end of the world.”
Cowboys fans were having anxiety attacks with their team under .500, but a romp at the 49ers brightened the outlook.
”We are definitely going into the direction that we want to go,” quarterback Dak Prescott says. ”We are playing up to our standards and expectations of the way we expect to move the ball, the way we expect to get points. And it’s been going well.
”It’s hard to say there is one thing that has changed. If anything we have continued to keep faith and keep confidence in ourselves and continue with the same game plan we have been doing early in the season. We are getting into a groove.”
The weekend began with the Baltimore Ravens running over the visiting Miami Dolphins 40-0 Thursday night.
Joe Flacco threw a touchdown pass before being knocked from the game with a concussion#2# sidelined as the Ravens frustrated quarterback Matt Moore and the Dolphins (4-3), who had won three straight.
Alex Collins ran for a career-high 113 yards, and Baltimore (4-4) returned two interceptions for touchdowns in the most lopsided shutout in franchise history.
In the midst of one of his best performances of the season, Flacco was struck in the helmet by Miami linebacker Kiko Alonso while sliding at the end of an impromptu run. Flacco’s helmet flew off his head, and the 10-year quarterback appeared dazed as he struggled to his feet. The play occurred with 3 minutes left in the second quarter.
Flacco was initially placed in concussion protocol, and by halftime was ruled out. He went 10 for 15 for 101 yards, including a 34-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Maclin.
Off this week are the Rams (5-2), Cardinals (3-4), Giants (1-6), Jaguars (4-3), Titans (4-3) and Packers (4-3).
San Francisco (0-7) at Philadelphia (6-1)
Carson Wentz made such a strong impression on Monday night that he’s surged in MVP talk. Yes#3# it’s just seven weeks, but the Eagles do have the NFL’s best record. And Wentz has been superb.
He leads the league with 17 touchdown passes, including 11 in the past three games. And the way he uses his running skills has Redskins cornerback Josh Norman comparing Wentz to Houdini.
A key element here: Philadelphia is one of the NFL’s best with the ball on third downs. San Francisco is one of the worst defending third downs.
Pittsburgh (5-2) at Detroit (3-3)
The Steelers have won four straight in this series. In addition to the three-pronged attack of Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell, Pittsburgh is tied for second in the NFL with 24 sacks. Detroit has allowed 23.
Fortunately for the Lions, they come off a bye, allowing Matthew Stafford to heal up a bit before facing that emerging defense.
Pittsburgh has had the distraction of receiver Martavis Bryant, who was suspended for last season, complaining publicly about his role. Coach Mike Tomlin has said there are no plans to trade Bryant, who noted during the week that he was being benched for Sunday’s game.
Denver (3-3) at Kansas City (5-2), Monday night
Like Cowboys-Redskins#4# this is another classic rivalry.
Both teams have lost two in a row. Denver’s offense has disappeared; the Broncos scored 42 points over the past four games and were shut out by the Chargers last week.
One player who would love to have an impact on Denver’s offense is Jamaal Charles. The long-time star running back for KC is now a Bronco and needs 44 yards from scrimmage to reach 10,000.
His replacement in Kansas City, Kareem Hunt, is the only player in NFL history to start his career with seven straight 100-yard scrimmage games. Hunt leads the NFL in rushing and is second in yards per carry.
Minnesota (5-2) vs. Cleveland (0-7) at London
It would be no surprise if Browns coach Hue Jackson, 1-22 so far, gets fired if Cleveland loses at Twickenham Stadium. The Browns are off next week, which would allow for more time to adjust to a new boss.
Cleveland is making its first regular-season international trip and doing so without the face of the franchise. Tackle Joe Thomas underwent surgery for a torn triceps that sidelined him in last week’s overtime loss to Tennessee. Thomas participated in 10,363 consecutive plays since being drafted in the first round in 2007.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA Buccaneers Jordan Whitehead Jersey , Fla. (AP) New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram has ridden every roller-coaster he could get to at Disney World the past few days.
Space Mountain. The Incredible Hulk. Expedition Everest.
His favorite? Rock `n’ Roller Coaster, which reaches nearly 60 mph.
Article continues below ...The thrill rides are probably the only full-speed adventures Ingram will find this week.
Even though the Pro Bowl has more than 30 first-time participants, the NFL’s annual all-star game Sunday is expected to be another up-tempo walkthrough filled with big plays and plenty of points. Avoiding injuries is more important than eluding criticism for looking little like a normal game.
”We’re out here, first and foremost, to have a little fun and put on a show for the fans,” Ingram said. ”And we don’t want anyone to get hurt.”
The Pro Bowl returns to Camping World Stadium in nearby Orlando for the second straight year. The league has one year remaining on a three-year deal to play in the tourist city that’s home to Disney World. Teams practiced all week at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports complex.
It was a family affair Buccaneers Alex Cappa Jersey , highlighted by Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Antonio Brown bringing their kids along for loosely structured practices.
Brees, Brown and others have done this before.
All the newcomers have simply followed the veterans’ lead and asked questions along the way. The main one: How hard do you play in the game?
”You don’t know,” Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith said. ”You’ve got to either decide if you’re going to come here and play how you play or you’re going to come out here and be a Pro Bowler.”
Smith spent as much time as anyone signing autographs after every practice, working his way across one side of the field one day and the other the next. He figured giving fans his time might offset for what they will see on the field Sunday.
”From the outside looking in, I can see how people would want to see the best go against each other,” Smith said. ”But from the inside out Buccaneers Carlton Davis Jersey , we just finished a long season and this is more of a celebration for doing something great, `Your hard work paid off this season. Y’all come out and have fun and take a little bit off your bodies.”’
None of the Pro Bowl players can afford to get hurt at this point in the season, especially with workout programs about 10 weeks away and free agency about six weeks out.
”I’m going to come out here and enjoy myself, have fun,” Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey said. ”I’m a competitor at the end of the day. I’m going to play a little bit, but I’m not going to come out here and go too hard on nobody. Want to make sure everybody stays healthy.”
Defense has typically been an afterthought in the Pro Bowl.
Before last year Buccaneers M.J. Stewart Jersey , the teams averaged a combined 73 points over a 10-year span. The AFC, however, won a low-scoring matchup (20-13) in 2017.
”We’re going to be competing,” Jaguars cornerback A.J. Bouye said. ”We’re going to make this game fun. I know a lot of people talk about how the Pro Bowl is kind of watered down and everything, but (the coaches) already told us this is what we play, this is what we love Buccaneers Ronald Jones II Jersey , so we’re going to be out there trying to win.”
Not everyone is taking the same approach.
Saints rookie running back Alvin Kamara joked that he’s going do ”whatever Antonio Brown says” to do in the game.
”It’s still a game,” Kamara said. ”There are guys out there that want to showcase their skills. To each his own. Everybody has a different pace they go at, so we’ll see.
”We’ll see when we get out there. I’ll test the temperature and go from there.”
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GLENDALE Falcons Logan Paulsen Jersey , Ariz. — Reeling at 4-6 after back-to-back losses for the first time this season, the Arizona Cardinals know their playoff chances are virtually dead if they even lose one of their remaining six games, starting Sunday at University of Phoenix Stadium against the surging Jacksonville Jaguars.
Going 5-1 to finish 9-7 probably isn’t going to be good enough to even make it as a wild card this year.
Or is it?
Article continues below ...“You know what, the way the league is now 9-7 might win the division,” Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said. “I don’t know this year. We’ve just got to win one. We’ve got this nice (three-game) home stretch. Take advantage of it and see how they fall.
“But yeah, the way this is going this year, I don’t know who is going to win what.”
Winners of four straight, the Jaguars (7-3) are a lot more confident in what lies ahead for them. They are in sole possession of first place in the AFC South entering Week 12 for the first time since 1999. Riding their longest winning streak in 10 years, their final six games come against teams with a combined 24-36 record.
After this game, their next three games are all at home. Jaguars players are sensing just how special this season has become and what could be in store for them down the road. Coach Doug Marrone, however Falcons Justin Bethel Jersey , said his team isn’t looking ahead.
“We try on a daily basis. I do not talk to them about that,” he said. “Basically, I was brought up in a system of trying to win each quarter. So, the first quarter we started out 2-2 and had an opportunity to win it and lost in overtime. The second quarter, we were 3-1, so we won that one. Then, we’re in the third quarter, and we’ve won the first two.
“And right now we’re just concentrating on seeing if we can put ourselves in a position where we have a chance to win this third one in the third quarter. I’ve tried to keep the focus basically on the quarters and each game that we play.”
Cardinals quarterback Blaine Gabbert has been looking forward to this game ever since Arians named him the team’s third starter a week ago following injuries to Carson Palmer (arm) and Drew Stanton (knee).
Coming off a career-high three-touchdown performance last week in a 31-21 loss to the Texans, Gabbert will be making his second start of the season and his first ever against his former team.
He was a first-round pick by the Jaguars in 2011, the 10th player selected overall, but was traded to the 49ers after three unproductive seasons in Jacksonville.
He’s now with his third team and his eighth head coach since entering the league out of Missouri.
“I meac , yeah, that was the team that drafted me,” Gabbert said when asked if Sunday’s game will hold something special for him. “Things didn’t work out there, but looking back on it, hindsight is always 20/20 and that was a long time ago. … It’s been four years.
“Everything happens for a reason. I’m a firm believer in that. It didn’t work out there. There were things in my control, some things out of my control. But for whatever reason, it just didn’t work. But I wouldn’t change it at all. I learned a lot, met a lot of great people there. The past is the past and I’ve moved on. I’m happy to be a Cardinal.”
Sunday’s game, meanwhile, is a homecoming for Jaguars defensive end Calais Campbell, who entered the week tied for the NFL lead in sacks with a career-high 11 1/2 sacks. He spent each of his previous nine NFL seasons with the Cardinals, where he was a two-time Pro Bowl selection until leaving in the offseason to sign a four-year, $60 million free-agent deal with the Jaguars.
“I don’t mind saying that this game has been circled from day one, when the schedule came out,” Campbell said. “I’m very excited to play back in University of Phoenix Stadium — a lot of good memories there in front of that crazy, intense crowd, and I’m really looking forward to it.
“I really don’t know how I’m going to feel. Right now, it feels just like a regular work week, but I’m sure when I step into that stadium, it’s going to really take over me and just have some fun out there.”
It has been anything but fun the majority of this season for the Cardinals, who are a combined 11-14-1 since going 13-3 in 2015 and advancing to the NFC Championship, where they were destroyed by the Carolina Panthers.
Arizona has had to place 11 players on injured reserve and has lost several key players along the way#4# starting with star running back David Johnson back in Week 1 due to a dislocated wrist. The Cardinals have since added future Hall of Fame running back Adrian Peterson in a trade with Saints, but other than a pair of 100 plus-yard games, Peterson has been held in complete check behind a reshuffled and piecemealed offensive line.
Going up against Jacksonville’s explosive defensive front seven won’t make things any easier for the Cardinals. Not only can they derail an opponent’s running game, but they are the best in the league at getting after the quarterback with 40 sacks, and they’re also allowing a league-low 162 passing yards per game.
“You’ve got to stay balance (between the run game and pass game),” Arians
said. “You hope you stay balances, successfully, but you still have to stay
balanced. You can’t let this front tee off on you. They lead the league in
takeaways (with 23) because they all have such good ball skills and they have a
lot of eyes on the quarterback. They don’t always play man-o.
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ASHBURN Vikings Jalyn Holmes Jersey , Va. (AP) DeAngelo Hall was just waiting for the call, and the Washington Redskins really need him at the moment.
The Redskins activated the veteran defensive back off the physically unable to perform list late Friday night, and he could make his season debut Sunday at the Seattle Seahawks. Hall hasn’t played since Week 3 of the 2016 season after tearing the ACL in his right knee, but Washington is glad he’s healthy after having just three safeties on the roster.
”I’m ready,” Hall said earlier this week. ”I feel good.”
Article continues below ...The Redskins waived offensive tackle Orlando Franklin to make room on the 53-man roster. The decision came so late because they were waiting to see which of their many injured offensive lineman would be able to play.
Hall felt ”in limbo” like everyone else but said he was ”running around Vikings Brian O'Neill Jersey , jumping, doing back flips.” The 33-year-old was concerned about coming back from an Achilles tendon injury suffered two years ago but not this one.
”I don’t think I ever felt like (I was worried) if I was going to play again,” Hall said. ”I was talking to (former Redskins GM) Bobby Beathard and he was telling me how he had an ACL (injury) in the `70s and I’m like, `Yeah that’s a lot different than now.’ Now you actually probably come back even stronger than you did before.”
Good thing for the Redskins, too. They put safety Stefan McClure on injured reserve with a hamstring injury Vikings Mike Hughes Jersey , and rookie safety Montae Nicholson is questionable with a shoulder injury.
Hall considers his body fresh but said ”mentally you’re a little behind.” Of course, he’s not worried about it.
”It’s part of being a 14-year vet,” Hall said. ”It’s like riding a bike. Obviously some things are going to be a little rusty, but for the most part it’s still football. … I’ve played enough football to where I can kind of get back on the bike and get going. I might stumble a little bit here and there, but I can get up and go full-speed without a doubt.”
Hall got the nod over undrafted rookie Fish Smithson, who is on the practice squad. His ability to plug and play doesn’t hurt.
While he was out, the converted quarterback served as something like an unofficial assistant secondary coach under Torrian Gray.
”He has a lot of knowledge,” second-year cornerback Kenda
ll Fuller said. ”He
knows a lot of us are young, so just kind of give us as much advice as
possible.”
That allowed Hall to stay involved, which he said has been evolving so much since training camp that he has to get back up to speed with the changes.
”It’s just about getting on the same page#4#” Hall said. ”Hopefully when I get out there, there’s no drop-off because we’ve been communicating.”
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HOUSTON (AP) The NFL and the players’ union announced a series of changes to the way potential concussions are handled during games following an ugly incident in which Texans quarterback Tom Savage was allowed to return to the field after a hit left him on the ground Cheap Adrian Clayborn Jersey , arms shaking.
Among the changes is the addition of an expert watching games from a central location with the authority to alert sideline medical teams to look into an incident. And if a player shows signs of a seizure or similar responses, as Savage did, they will be removed from the game and cannot return.
Article continues below ...The NFL has been under increased scrutiny the past several years over player safety when it comes to head injuries. A $1 billion settlement of concussion-related claims from more than 20,000 former players took effect earlier this year, resolving thousands of lawsuits that accused the NFL of hiding what it knew about the risks of repeated concussions.
The jarring injury to Savage prompted a joint review of concussion protocol by the NFL and the NFL Players Association. He was hurt in the second quarter of Houston’s 26-16 loss to San Francisco on Dec. 10 when he was driven to the ground on a hit by Elvis Dumervil. Replays showed Savage looking dazed after his head hit the ground with both of his arms shaking and lifted upward. He was taken to the medical tent where he stayed for less than three minutes before returning to the bench and going back in for the next series.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) – The New York Jets are choosing stability over a shake-up.
The team announced Friday it extended the contracts of general manager Mike Maccagnan and coach Todd Bowles Cheap Vincent Valentine Jersey , keeping the pair for at least the next three seasons through 2020.
The extensions are for two years each, according to a person with direct knowledge of the contracts. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team did not announce terms.
”During their time here, they have worked together to help the organization build a foundation on which to grow,” acting owner and CEO Christopher Johnson said in a statement. ”They are identifying, developing and getting productivity out of our players.
”I believe we are headed in the right direction.”
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – If Sam Darnold returns to the home of the Dallas Cowboys in four months Cheap Trey Flowers Jersey , he figures to leave feeling a bit better than after a rough night in the Cotton Bowl.
Darnold threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown , lost two fumbles on sacks and misfired on several other throws in No. 8 Southern California’s 24-7 loss to fifth-ranked Ohio State on Friday night.
A third-year sophomore, Darnold is projected as a possible top overall pick in the NFL draft, which will be held at AT&T Stadium in late April. If he’s the first one on stage with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, that’ll be a better look than a quiet walk off the field as Ohio State players celebrated.
In the locker room, Darnold hugged cornerback-receiver Keyshawn ”Pie” Young after signing Young’s No. 15 jersey Cheap Tom Brady Jersey , which had other signatures as well. The 20-year-old Darnold remained noncommittal on his future.
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JERUSALEM (AP) – The NBA has apologized and removed wording from its website referring to ”Palestine-occupied territory” on Friday after complaints by an Israeli minister.
Israeli sports minister Miri Regev had sent a letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver calling Palestine ”an imaginary `state’,” and asking for the reference to be removed from the basketball league’s website.
”We do not produce the country listings for NBA.com and as soon as we became aware of it, the site was updated,” said Kathy Behrens, the NBA’s President for Social Responsibility. ”We apologize for this oversight, and have corrected it.”
The U.N. along with most of the international community considers the West Bank and east Jerusalem Cheap Tedy Bruschi Jersey , areas Israel captured in the 1967 war that the Palestinians claim for a future state, as occupied territory.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – The NHL isn’t going to get drawn into any
discussions about participating in future Winter Olympics 
until after the
Pyeongchang Games are complete.
Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said that’s the answer he provided to International Ice Hockey Federation general secretary Horst Lichtner on Friday. Daly and Lichtner happened to sit together during the first period of the world junior hockey championship outdoor game between the United State and Canada being played at New Era Field.
Daly said the two talked little business, though he noted Lichtner did ask when the NHL might be ready to discuss its plans regarding the 2022 Games at Beijing.
Daly said his response was: ”Certainly not any time before Pyeongchang.”
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”This union has been vigilant about its commitment to the long-term health, safety and well-being of our players Panthers Rashaan Gaulden Jersey ,” NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith said. ”For the same reason that we instituted rule changes, concussion protocols and pay for post career neurological benefits, our capital investment in this fund complements our current investment initiatives with the Harvard Football Players Health Study.
”I am proud of the work we do to protect our current and former members and aid the overall health of everyone suffering from neurological conditions.”
The union is not disclosing the amount it has invested at the request of the DDF until its fund closes.
Gates personally is investing $50 million in DDF, which was formed two years ago, and he will follow that with another $50 million in startup ventures working on Alzheimer’s research. But his interest in DDF Panthers Donte Jackson Jersey , while coincidental in the timing of its announcement, is not tied in with the union’s move.
”We believe the DDF’s novel model presents a real opportunity to improve the treatment of neurological diseases, and, importantly for us, provide valuable insights into neurodegenerative disorders which have been associated with our sport Panthers DJ Moore Jersey ,” said Ahmad Nassar, president of NFL Players, Inc., the union’s marketing arm.
”Our investment fits with our strategy of supporting research into new ways to diagnose, treat and prevent common injuries in current and retired NFL players, which has included previously supporting projects to slow and reverse the accumulation of Tau protein in the brain, which leads to CTE.”
The DDF was established through the collaboration of leading pharmaceutical companies, the United Kingdom Department of Health, and the charity Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK). It has an initial portfolio of 12 investments in drug discovery companies and projects predominantly in the United Kingdom and United States.
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BLOOMINGTON Cheap Vincent Valentine Jersey , Minn. (AP) DeMaurice Smith dismissed with one word a question about his union’s labor deal with the NFL being extended.
Then he attacked.
The executive director of the NFL Players Association quickly said ”no” Thursday when asked about the current 10-year collective bargaining agreement getting extended beyond the 2020 season.
Article continues below ...Then Smith, re-elected last year, went on the offensive about the next CBA.
”We prepare for war,” he said. ”If we are able to get a collective bargaining agreement done, great. All of these men went through a unilateral war declared on players in 2010-11.”
NFLPA President Eric Winston stressed there are many portions of the current contract they believe need changing, from health care issues to the union’s role in overall league decisions to, naturally, revenue splits.
”We want 99 percent of the revenues Cheap Trey Flowers Jersey ,” Winston joked before adding the structure of rookies’ contracts, health care and technical field issues as key elements for negotiations.
Ryan Wendell said workplace player safety would be an important topic, along with ”more unfettered union access to the players.”
Wendell also wants the players to have a ”seat at the table in how revenues are raised.”
There remain three full seasons of NFL play before any potential work stoppages, be it a lockout or strike. On many issues, the union and owners have fought bitterly through the seven years of this agreement.
It isn’t likely to change, either.
”We have been preparing with the idea this will be another arduous process,” Winston said.
One area the union is adamant about wanting to change is Commissioner Roger Goodell’s role in handing out player discipline. The players gave up any alteration in that area in 2011 in exchange for other concessions from the league.
They’ve regretted it ever since, and also take issue with the system of fines handed out by the NFL.
”The fine system and guys are labeled as repeat offenders Cheap Tom Brady Jersey ,” annoys Thomas Davis, the 2014 Walter Payton Award winner as NFL Man of the Year.
The Carolina linebacker was suspended for one game this season for what was determined an egregious hit on Packers receiver Davante Adams late this season.
”They group and categorize everyone in the same box. It shouldn’t be that way.”
Winston insisted an 18-game schedule, which the league pushed for before the current CBA, remains as nonsensical as it did in 2011.
Smith virtually ducked answering queries about Colin Kaepernick, the former 49ers quarterback whose kneeling during the national anthem beginning in 2016 sparked the 2017 player protests about social injustice. Kaepernick was not on any roster this season and has filed a grievance against the NFL that the union is supporting.
But Giants linebacker Mark Herzlich, who missed the season while injured, said Kaepernick had an effect on his peers.
”I don’t think that made people more fearful” of repercussions from management, Herzlich said of the demonstrations during the anthem.
”It empowered more people to join a movement they really felt was right. I think the bravery of these men to really show what they feel and say Cheap Tedy Bruschi Jersey , this is about unity. We’re not going against the country or the flag, but we’re about wanting equality.”
Winston praised the players for their willingness to speak up when a teammate or opponent appeared to be hurt, particularly concussed.
”I’ve seen many guys say something to a coach or the medical staff: `Get this guy checked out,”’ Winston said. ”It’s a great thing to see.
”There a big education piece to this, but there’s always an undercurrent of, `I’ve got to stick it out for my team.’ To which I say, `You’re not that good a player when you are concussed. You could cost your team a win.”’
Eagles defensive end Chris Long was awarded the Whizzer White Community MVP by the union. The NFLPA gives the award to a player ”for his profound dedication to positively impacting his team city, and communities across the country Cheap Steve Grogan Jersey , in the spirit of the former Supreme Court justice.”
Long donated six of his game checks this season to funding a scholarship program at St. Anne’s-Belfield School, where he attended high school in Charlottesville, Virginia.
He then donated his last 10 game checks to programs that support educational equality in the three cities where he’s played so far: Philadelphia, Boston and St. Louis. Through the ”Pledge 10 for Tomorrow” campaign, he was able to match his own charitable contribution by raising another $1.3 million in donations.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The widow of an Uber driver killed in a suspected drunken driving crash said her family has been ”devastated” by a political ad featuring her deceased husband Cheap Rashaan Gaulden Jersey , an Indianapolis Colts player who was also killed and the Guatemalan immigrant charged with their deaths.
Deb Monroe, the widow of driver Jeffrey Monroe, told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Braun should take his ad off the air.
”Why would you do this? He has not even been in the ground two weeks,” said Monroe. ”You could have had the decency to wait and let us deal with our loss.”
Article continues below ...The ad by Braun, who has yet to address to Monroe’s concerns, comes in the midst of a heated GOP Senate primary. And it’s just the latest example of a political figure, among them President Donald Trump, seizing on the Feb. 4 deaths of Monroe and Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson.
The two were struck while standing outside Monroe’s car along Interstate 70 after Jackson Cheap Donte Jackson Jersey , 26, became ill while Monroe, 54, was transporting him for the ride-hailing company, police said.
Trump tweeted about the tragedy, calling it ”disgraceful” that the man charged with the crime, Manuel Orrego-Savala, 37 Cheap DJ Moore Jersey , was a twice-deported immigrant in the country illegally. Braun’s GOP primary rivals both released statements in the wake of the fatal crash.
The ad, which is narrated by Braun, displays Orrego-Savala’s mug shot as well as pictures of Monroe and Jackson.
”Politicians in Washington have ignored this issue for far too long,” Braun intones. ”We must build the wall, ban sanctuary cities and put an end to chain migration. There are lives at stake.”
Deb Monroe said calls for a crackdown on immigrants are beside the point.
”Immigration didn’t kill my husband,” said Monroe, 62, of Avon, Indiana. ”The idiot that chose to drink and get behind the wheel of a 5,000 pound vehicle did.”
She added: ”If he had been sober and gone by them on the road, you wouldn’t even know he was in the country.”
Furthermore, she said her husband of 26 years was against building a wall along the southern U.S. border.
”He felt the wall was a waste of money, that it could be used better someplace else,” she said.
Immigration has been a hot button issue in Indiana’s Republican Senate primary, which features two sitting congressman squaring off against Braun. Rep. Todd Rokita has embraced Trump’s anti-immigration stances and Rep. Luke Messer recently sharpened his own tone.
But the ad by Braun, a businessman and former state lawmaker#4# takes it to a new level.
Monroe said she phoned Braun’s campaign to request that they take the ad off the air, but they have not returned her call.
Campaign spokesman Josh Kelley declined to address questions about whether Braun would heed her request, or if they plan on returning her call.
”Mike Braun believes that Washington needs to stop illegal immigration, build the wall, and keep criminal illegals like the one that killed Jeffrey Monroe and Edwin Jackson out of Indiana,” Kelley wrote in an emailed statement. He added: ”Mike and his family are praying for the families of the victims.”
Deb Monroe said politicians have been all too happy to ”exploit” her
husband’s death.
”Everyone is upset over this,” Monroe said. ”I can’t let them do this to his name. I just can’t.”
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