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TAMPA Authentic Phil Rizzuto Jersey , Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning earned a division title by a single point on the final day of the regular season, but even the top seed in the Eastern Conference only did them so much of a favor.

The Lightning open the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Thursday against a New Jersey Devils team that swept them in three regular-season meetings, presenting a real challenge as Tampa Bay hopes to start a deep postseason run.

New Jersey is in the playoffs for the first time since losing in the 2012 finals, so many of the Devils players are new to the energy and urgency of playoff hockey. The Lightning don’t want to make that out to be too tremendous an advantage.

“Experience is what you make of it,” said Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper, whose team missed the playoffs last year but made the finals and conference finals in 2015 and 2016. “Naturally, it’s good to have gone through some of these situations before Wholesale Natrell Jamerson Jersey , but I look at our team in 2015, we didn’t really have much experience and we were able to get through.”

The Devils have had a playoff mindset for weeks, battling for the last wild card in the East, and coach John Hynes said that intensity makes for a natural carry-over to the actual playoffs ahead.

“The fact that we were able to play that type of hockey, really had to push and play our way in has strengthened our belief,” Hynes said. “You can’t match the intensity of the playoffs in the regular season, just because it’s a little more physical and a little more tightly contested and everybody’s all in on every game.”

All three regular-season meetings were one-goal games Authentic Marwin Gonzalez Jersey , the first going to New Jersey in a shootout. The Lightning have a healthy respect for Devils left winger Taylor Hall, who leads the team with 39 goals and 54 assists.

Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov matched Hall’s 39 goals, but he has a much stronger scoring complement around him. New Jersey has only one player with 25 or more goals, while Kucherov has Brayden Point (32), Steven Stamkos (27) and rookie Yanni Gourde (25), making them harder to defend with threats on multiple lines.

The Lightning have the league’s top scoring offense, but also have a vulnerability on the penalty kill Authentic Deion Sanders Jersey , where they ranked 27th in the league, stopping only 76 percent of opponents’ power plays. New Jersey’s power play ranked 10th in the NHL, and presents another threat, having scored an NHL-best 12 short-handed goals.

Both goalies are relatively young and inexperienced in the playoffs — Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy, still just 23, has a 4-5 record in 12 postseason appearances, while New Jersey’s Keith Kinkaid Authentic Jake Lamb Jersey , 28, will be making his playoff debut.

The series begins in Tampa — where the Lightning tied for third-most home wins with 29 this season — with games on Thursday and Saturday before shifting to New Jersey for the next two games.

The way you align yourself for every golf shot has a huge affect on whether each shot is going to be a success or not.

Now there is a sure-fire way of improving your alignment and consequently this improves your chances of success for each golf shot. To do this here is what you need to do.

Before each and every golf shot you play I suggest you pick an intermediate target and the importance of doing this should never Authentic Carlton Fisk Jersey , ever be underestimated. A while back I read an interesting story about the late, Payne Stewart and what happened just before he won the 1999 U.S. Open. This story relates to alignment so please read it carefully.

During our Tuesday practice round, Dr. Richard Coop, a sports psychologist who has worked with Payne for a number of years, walked with us. As he watched Payne play the course Authentic Jimmie Foxx Jersey , he noticed something vital. "When are you picking your spots?" he asked.

They had been working on a way to improve Payne's set-up and alignment. Payne would pick a spot in front of the ball and align the club and his body to that spot. Apparently, he was neglecting this important part of his pre-shot routine.

"That's right, Coop," Payne shot back. "Always analyzing, aren't you?"

"I'm just asking Authentic Brian McCann Jersey ," Dr. Coop replied. "When are you picking your spots?"

Payne said nothing -- but he went back to picking his spots. If you look at a tape of Payne's win, you'll see him doing this before each shot. It was a point well taken.

So to improve your lining up I suggest you pick intermediate targets before every shot as well. Make this a part of your pre-shot routine.

To do this, simply stand behind your ball and imagine a line from the ball to your target. Then along this line pick out an easily identifiable object about 2-3 feet in front of your ball. And this identifiable object can be anything that you can easily identify, like a divot, a leaf Authentic Enrique Hernandez Jersey , a dark colored piece of grass, anything that can be easily identified and used.

Then when youre setting up to your ball use this identifiable object in front of your ball to line up your clubface and then line your body up with the clubface. After you've made this a habit you'll find that you are more consistent from one game to the next, and that's got to help your enjoyment. Try it, it works, as the late great Payne Stewart showed in his 1999 U.S. Open win.

LAS VEGAS (AP) After his first two games with the Vegas Golden Knights in late February Authentic Joe Carter Jersey , there weren’t many fans who were happy with Ryan Reaves.

He arrived from Pittsburgh and immediately made his presence known with six penalty minutes in a home-and-home series against Los Angeles, both losses. The Vegas faithful thought team chemistry was ruined.

”Ruin the whole team, yeah?” Reaves joked Tuesday as Vegas prepared for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final against Washington. ”I apologize to Vegas.”

Vegas wasn’t the only one he apologized to. Reaves immediately went to coach Gerard Gallant after those Kings games to acknowledge that while he didn’t necessarily agree with the penalties, he also would not be taking silly penalties and disrupt what Gallant and general manager George McPhee worked hard to build.

”He was up front, and he took responsibility, but I said, `Just play your game, that’s why we got you Authentic Luis Tiant Jersey , to play your game and work hard’ and he’s been excellent ever since,” Gallant said Tuesday. ”He doesn’t take penalties, he really doesn’t.”

Reaves believes it’s been his on-ice intelligence and hockey IQ that has made him an effective teammate over nine seasons in St. Louis, Pittsburgh and now Vegas, where he’s since become a crowd favorite.

”My fights have gone down every year,” Reaves said. ”I only had six this year and all within the first two or three months (with Pittsburgh). I think there’s always going to be physical play in this league, and as long as I can keep up and and be able to catch guys and do it in a way that’s not hurting the team, then yeah Authentic Brett Gardner Jersey , I think I got a spot here.”

Especially after scoring what may have been the biggest goals in franchise history.

In Game 5 of the Western Conference Final in his hometown of Winnipeg, Reaves scored the game-winning goal that sent the Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup Final. And in Game 1 against the Capitals on Monday, he scored the game-tying goal before linemate Tomas Nosek put the game-winner past Braden Holtby in a 6-4 victory that gave Vegas a 1-0 series lead.

”Playoff hockey you have to be a little smarter, you got to be a little faster, everything is kind of magnified,” Reaves said. ”I think at this time of the year the details have to be there for sure.”

Since Reaves was re-inserted into the lineup midway through the second round of the playoffs, the fourth line has clicked more often than not.

Shedding his overly aggressive tactics, Reaves has adapted to playing Vegas’ simple north-south game Authentic Roger Maris Jersey , while learning how to make the right decisions and build chemistry with Nosek and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. The trio is proving it can be just as important as the Golden Knights’ top line of William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith, and that has become extremely dangerous for teams to defend.

”I think we just try to outwork whoever we’re playing against,” Bellemare said. ”It won’t maybe work this well every night, but we get the payoff from hard work. Sometimes we can’t explain why suddenly everything clicks. But we are at the right spot at the right time and it worked for my wingers and me. Maybe your fourth line won’t change the game every single game, but when they do it sure helps.”

And while Nosek’s two goals in Game 1 against the Capitals extended his point streak to three games, he said it doesn’t matter who scores or tallies points, because it’s never been aboutindividuals on the Golden Knights.

”That’s what we’ve done the whole year Authentic Hanley Ramirez Jersey , 20 guys on the ice and off the ice,” Nosek said ”We support each other. On our (line), we just try to create some chaos in front of the net, go hard to the net and get some forecheck going, that’s how we roll, and it was good last night. It doesn’t matter who scored the goals either way, we are a team and victory is the most important thing.”

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SANTA CLARA Authentic Matt Kemp Jersey , Calif. (AP) Things have been so bleak for San Francisco in recent years that one successful start by the franchise quarterback of the future was enough to get the 49ers faithful dreaming big.

Jimmy Garoppolo is already being compared to greats such as Joe Montana by the fans and talk radio shows after winning his first start for San Francisco, praise he quickly tried to downplay.

”I try not to listen to any of the outside stuff. The Joe Montana comparison, I think it’s a little early for those. It’s only been one game,” Garoppolo said Wednesday before agreeing with one similarity with the Hall of Famer who won four Super Bowl titles for the 49ers.

”We are both Italian. So, we have that in common. But, I think it might be a little early.”

Niners fans can be forgiven a bit for the high level of excitement because of how dreadful the team has been in recent years. After three straight trips to the NFC title game and one Super Bowl appearance under Jim Harbaugh from 2011-13 Authentic Carlos Zambrano Jersey , the franchise has been in a free-fall.

Harbaugh was fired after an eight-win season in 2014 and then Jim Tomsula and Chip Kelly each had one-year tenures and a combined 7-25 record as the team got subpar quarterback play from Colin Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert.

The hire of offensive mastermind Kyle Shanahan brought some optimism this season, but there was little tangible evidence of improvement on the field with Brian Hoyer and C.J. Beathard at quarterback, leading the team to trade a 2018 second-round pick for Garoppolo on Oct. 31.

Garoppolo looked sharp in leading the Niners (2-10) to a 15-14 win at Chicago last Sunday, only raising the hype.

”To come in there in that situation and to make some of the plays that he did, when he is in that situation, definitely excites everybody Authentic Ian Happ Jersey ,” Shanahan said.

”I think everyone knows the potential and the possibilities. It’s not that you have to temper, you just have to be realistic. It was one game. He did some really good things in that game and there’s a lot of stuff that we can get better at too from that game.”

Garoppolo went 26 for 37 for 293 yards in his third career start, with his only interception coming on a pass that was on target to Louis Murphy but ripped loose by safety Kyle Fuller.

Garoppolo also took only two sacks and managed the game well despite still learning a new offense. About the only knock on him was an inability to get into the end zone as San Francisco settled for five field goals.

All of those kicks came on drives the 49ers made into the red zone, but failed to score a touchdown.

”We kind of knew that’s one of the tougher areas of the field,” Garoppolo said. ”That and third down are always going to take some time. But, there’s some good things to learn from.”

With Garoppolo having now played a full game Authentic Phil Rizzuto Jersey , putting together a game plan is an easier process for Shanahan, who has a better idea of what plays work well with his new quarterback and what he struggles at doing.

Garoppolo will be comfortable running even more plays this week and the game plan will be able to be even more tailored to his strengths.

”You can talk about that stuff a lot, but you don’t truly know until you go into a game,” Shanahan said. ”He doesn’t know the process of how we do it. He knows one thing and we’re waiting to see how it goes together. I thought it was a good first start. It’s more comfortable here just talking with him on Monday and Tuesday, the expectations of the game. I think it will help him practice better this week, having a little bit more idea of what normally was the unknown going into Sunday.”

NOTES: T Trent Brown (shoulder) Authentic Roger Maris Jersey , DE Elvis Dumervil (rest) and T Joe Staley (rest) all did not practice. … S Adrian Colbert (thumb) was limited.

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1 Authentic Masahiro Tanaka Jersey , 12. CLEVELAND BROWNS (1-15)

LAST SEASON: Following 0-14 start under first-year coach Hue Jackson, Browns barely avoided becoming only second team to lose all 16 games. Owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam vowed to be patient with new front office and coaching staff and were mostly true to word as team underwent minimal offseason changes. Cleveland’s biggest issue remains as it has been for 15 years, no long-term answer at quarterback. Defense isn’t much better, ranking 31st overall and lacking impact players. Fan base is disillusioned with front office’s plan.

THEY NEED: QB, DL, S, WRs.

THEY DON’T NEED: Another blown draft.

POSSIBLE FIRST PICK: DE/LB Myles Garrett, Texas A&M.

OUTLOOK: By shrewdly stockpiling assets, Browns control top of draft with two first-round picks and five in top 65. Cleveland is desperate to find franchise quarterback, but this might not be year to reach for one with early pick or by trading up. Unless they are blown away by deal, Garrett appears to be lock. There’s strong interest in North Carolina QB Mitchell Trubisky, local kid who could slip to 12 if he gets past Jets at No. 6. Browns have assets to be active, but more prudent approach this time would be to focus on picking quality players. Browns loaded up on offensive linemen in free agency to better protect passer. QB Brock Osweiler, acquired in trade at opening of free agency from Houston, could be dealt if team takes quarterback in early rounds.

4. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (3-13)

LAST SEASON: Finished with double-digit losses for sixth consecutive year and ended one of worst coaching tenures in NFL history by firing Gus Bradley with two games remaining. Jaguars hired interim coach Doug Marrone in January and brought back Tom Coughlin to oversee every aspect of football operations. Marrone, Coughlin and GM Dave Caldwell all got three-year contracts Authentic Don Larsen Jersey , a clear indication owner Shad Khan believes team is close to competing for playoff berth.

THEY NEED: RB, TE, OL, DL.

THEY DON’T NEED: CB, LB.

POSSIBLE FIRST PICK: RB Leonard Fournette, LSU; DE Jonathan Allen, Alabama; DE Solomon Thomas, Stanford.

OUTLOOK: Coughlin has final say in draft, and 70-year-old executive is expected to make bold picks that will help right away. Coughlin wants to fortify both lines of scrimmage and improve running game, which he believes will benefit embattled QB Blake Bortles. So Fournette makes sense. Jaguars whiffed repeatedly (DE Derrick Harvey, OT Eugene Monroe, DL Tyson Alualu, QB Blaine Gabbert, WR Justin Blackmon, OT Luke Joeckel, maybe Bortles Authentic Jose Altuve Jersey , maybe DE Dante Fowler) while picking in top 10 in each of last nine years. But they hit on cornerback Jalen Ramsey with fifth overall pick in 2016 and hope to find similar success. Having added DE Calais Campbell, CB A.J. Bouye and SS Barry Church in free agency, Jacksonville appears poised to address offensive needs in draft.

5, 18. TENNESSEE TITANS (9-7)

LAST SEASON: In Mike Mularkey’s first full season as coach, Titans tripled win total and just missed first AFC South title since 2008. Marcus Mariota proved he was no one-year wonder with sixth-highest passer rating for quarterback in first two seasons. His 95.6 passer rating was third best in franchise history. With Pro Bowl running back DeMarco Murray, Titans ranked 11th in total offense and led NFL at scoring touchdowns inside 20. Yet, first-year coordinator Dick LeBeau couldn’t cover up poor secondary enough as Titans ranked 30th against pass. Titans also couldn’t overcome 2-4 record inside division.

THEY NEED: CB, WR, TE, S, LB.

THEY DON’T NEED: QB, RB, LT, RT.

POSSIBLE FIRST PICKS: S Jamal Adams, LSU; LB Reuben Foster, Alabama; S Malik Hooker Authentic Jorge Posada Jersey , Ohio State; WR Corey Davis, W. Michigan; TE O.J. Howard, Alabama; WR Mike Williams, Clemson; WR John Ross, Washington.

OUTLOOK: Second-year general manager Jon Robinson made it very clear year ago by trading away No. 1 overall draft pick that he is open to dealing. That brought Titans fifth pick overall from Rams, and sliding down could allow him to get into second round, where Tennessee currently has no selections. Robinson already has bolstered secondary in free agency with CB Logan Ryan from New England, CB Demontre Hurst from Chicago, and S Johnathan Cyprien from Jacksonville. But CB Jason McCourty is gone from area that needs better depth and competition. Titans let WR Kendall Wright walk in free agency and need targets for Mariota. With Anthony Fasano leaving for Miami, Mularkey needs more tight ends.

6. NEW YORK JETS (5-11)

LAST SEASON: After promising first season under Todd Bowles in 2015 that ended win shy of playoffs at 10-6, Jets were mess last year, with poor quarterback play major reason. Ryan Fitzpatrick followed impressive 2015 season of team record 31 TD passes with brutal campaign in which he was benched twice and finished with 12 TDs and 17 INTs. He and Geno Smith are gone, Bryce Petty did little to establish himself in limited opportunity before shoulder injury ended season. As QBs struggled, passing game suffered as Brandon Marshall dealt with injuries and had fewest catches (59) since rookie season, and Eric Decker played only three games before shoulder injury. Stunning decline of Darrelle Revis led to extremely leaky secondary. Second-year DL Leonard Williams was one of team’s few bright spots, making first Pro Bowl after leading team with seven sacks.

THEY NEED: CB Authentic Carl Yastrzemski Jersey , QB, TE, LB, RG, LT, S.

THEY DON’T NEED: LG, DE, LS.

POSSIBLE FIRST PICK: CB Marshon Lattimore, Ohio State; QB Deshaun Watson, Clemson; RB Leonard Fournette, LSU; QB Mitchell Trubisky, North Carolina; QB Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech; S Malik Hooker, Ohio State; S Jamal Adams, LSU; TE O.J. Howa. Womens Kalen Ballage Jersey , Womens Arden Key Jersey , Neil Walker Jersey Womens , Authentic Womens Chase Edmonds Jersey ,

CHARLOTTE Wholesale Mark Walton Jersey , N.C. (AP) The Green Bay Packers are hoping the return of Aaron Rodgers can propel them into the postseason.

But the Packers (7-6) are going to need plenty of help aside from the two-time NFL Most Valuable Player’s return, as they remain on the outside looking in at the NFC playoff race entering Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers.

Green Bay is three games behind Minnesota with three games remaining, so winning the NFC North is considered a long shot.

The Packers trail the Panthers (9-4), Falcons (8-5) and Seahawks (8-5) in the race for two wild-card spots.

Rodgers knows the Packers have to win all three remaining games, but downplayed his first start since breaking his collarbone in Week 6.

”Hopefully it gives a lift to some of the guys but I’m not coming back to save this team,” Rodgers said. ”I’m coming back to play quarterback the way I know how to play it.”

Packers coach Mike McCarthy said he wasn’t surprised Rodgers was able to return so quickly given how aggressively he attacked his rehabilitation – and his desire to win.

”He couldn’t do any more than you possibly could as far as clearing each threshold that you have to to come back Authentic Barkevious Mingo Jersey ,” McCarthy said.

Further south, Rodgers’ return has been greeted with a mere shrug of the shoulders.

It’s not that the Panthers don’t respect Rodgers, but Carolina coach Ron Rivera has been preaching to his No. 5 ranked defense to prepare for the Packers as if Brett Hundley was still the starting QB.

”To us it shouldn’t be a big deal,” Rivera said. ”They said he was going to be back for our game. That’s what we expected. I don’t want our guys getting caught up in it. I want our guys focusing on getting prepared.”

But maybe there is some reason to be concerned.

Rodgers has played well against Carolina. He’s averaging 307.5 yards per game with 12 touchdown passes and three interceptions over the past four meetings.

The Packers will need to step up their protection.

Rodgers was sacked 19 times in five games before being injured on Oct. 15. Green Bay has allowed the third-most sacks (43) in the league and will face a Carolina defense that is tied for third in the league in sacks with 40.

PEPPERS FACES OLD FOE: McCarthy said he’s not surprised that Julius Peppers is on the verge of his ninth double-digit sack season. The 37-year-old defensive end has 9+ sacks coming into the game against his former team. McCarthy said that Peppers works hard, was a great leader during his three seasons for the Packers and has nothing but respect him.

BALANCE WITH BACKS: There was at least one benefit for the offense without Rodgers: the Packers rediscovered their running game. Rookie running backs Jamaal Williams and Aaron Jones have each had 100-yard games since Rodgers got hurt, and the Packers even incorporated some read-option looks with Hundley at quarterback. Those plays are likely to go away with Rodgers back Authentic J'Mon Moore Jersey , though the production out of the backfield has brought more balance. Williams, who has secured the starting job of late, has also become a threat in the passing game, with two receiving touchdowns over the past three weeks.

RUNNING ON FULL: The Packers can expect to see a heavy dose of Cam Newton, Jonathan Stewart and Christian McCaffrey in the running game. Carolina has run for more than 200 yards in each of its past three home games – all victories. ”We know what our DNA is,” Newton said of the run game. Newton has been a major factor in the big numbers Wholesale Mike Remmers Jersey , using his scrambling ability to create plays. He’s averaging 83.6 yards rushing over his past three games at home.

THE CLAYMAKER: Linebacker Clay Matthews is on a pass-rushing roll with five sacks over his past three games, plus the pressure last week on Browns quarterback DeShone Kizer that led to an interception in overtime by Packers safety Josh Jones to set up Green Bay’s game-winning score. There was good news midweek for the pass rush with linebacker Nick Perry, who has seven sacks, returning to practice on a limited basis following foot and shoulder injuries. But the Packers face a more difficult challenge this week with Carolina quarterback Cam Newton’s mobility.

THE OLSEN FACTOR: Greg Olsen is back in the starting lineup and Rivera knows it’s time to get the three-time Pro Bowl tight end more involved in the offense. Olsen missed eight games on injured reserve with a broken foot and had a setback upon his return. He finally played a full game last week against Minnesota, but did not catch a pass. Olsen had three straight 1,000-yard receiving seasons from 2014-16.

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CANTON Wholesale Mike McGlinchey Jersey , Ohio (AP) First-year eligibles Ray Lewis and Randy Moss are among 27 semifinalists for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The hall said Tuesday that all ties for the 25th spot in the semifinals also advance.

Others in their initial year of eligibility who made this cut are Brian Urlacher, Richard Seymour, Steve Hutchinson and Ronde Barber.

Four previously eligible players made the semifinals for the first time: LeRoy Butler, Leslie O’Neal, Simeon Rice and Everson Walls. All others on the 2018 list have reached the semifinals in previous years.

Already chosen as finalists are Bobby Beathard as a contributor, and Robert Brazile and Jerry Kramer as senior candidates.

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The election for the class of 2018 will be held Feb. 3 Adidas Nico Hischier Jersey , the day before the Super Bowl, in Minneapolis. Induction ceremonies in Canton, Ohio, will be in August.

Two coaches, Coryell and Johnson, made the cut. In all, there are 12 offensive players (five linemen Durham Smythe Super Bowl LI Jersey , five receivers, two running backs) and 13 on defense (seven backs, three linebackers, three linemen).

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BEREA Wholesale Dante Pettis Jersey , Ohio (AP) Corey Coleman has endured the pain of losing along with his Browns teammates for two months.

He gets to do something to stop it this week.

The speedy former first-round draft pick whose career has been slowed by twice breaking his right hand, will return to Cleveland’s lineup on Sunday when the Browns face the Jacksonville Jaguars.

It’s another re-start for Coleman, the No. 15 overall pick in the 2016 draft. He was sidelined for six games last season with a broken right hand and then suffered an eerily similar injury almost one year to the day in September. Coleman leaped to make a catch against Baltimore, fell hard on his right hand and broke a different bone.

Now he’s physically healed and mentally stronger than ever.

”Stuff’s not going to go always as planned,” said Coleman, who had six catches for 62 yards and a touchdown in Cleveland’s first two games.

”You’ve just got to always be positive and keep on rolling. Don’t ever get discouraged about something. If I drop a pass Authentic Kemoko Turay Jersey , just keep positive energy, and over time, it’s going to work out.”

Coleman gives the Browns (0-9) a much-needed offensive playmaker. Cleveland’s receiving group has been a major disappointment, and Coleman’s speed will surely help rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer expand the field.

”He’s a burner,” said Kizer, who has cut down on turnovers lately. ”He is going to allow us to push the ball down the field vertically and everyone knows that Wholesale Mark Andrews Jersey , but just to add more playmakers to this team is never going to hurt us. We were getting in a little rhythm with the guys that we had and to add someone else to that rhythm is going to be a big benefit for us.”

Coleman’s return is a welcomed respite in a season devoid of much positive news for the Browns.

”I love to see him back,” left guard Joel Bitonio said Thursday. ”I know he was disappointed he got banged up earlier in the year. It’s an unfortunate injury. And he’s been practicing hard and working hard and you’ve seen him around the building studying and stuff. I think he’s ready to come back and make a name for himself.

”Anytime you bring back someone like Corey, it brings a little jolt to the offense. And just seeing him in the huddle this week has got me excited.”

Coleman still has to prove to the Browns that he can be durable and consistent. After he returned from his injury last season, Coleman made only 26 catches for 240 yards and a touchdown in his final eight games.

That’s not nearly enough production for a No. 1 wide receiver, which is why coach Hue Jackson challenged Coleman in the offseason to do more.

The most recent injury was a setback, but Coleman is determined to make up for lost time.

”I’m trying to do as much as I can to help us get a win Wholesale Tracy Walker Jersey ,” he said. ”It’s been a long wait. I’ve got to go out there and make plays and do my job.”

To Jackson, that’s helping Kizer.

”By making plays, creating a little bit more separation, go up and make plays on the ball when need be,” Jackson said. ”You have to make some of those uncommon catches in games at times. Hopefully, Corey can provide that for us.”

NOTES: To make room for Coleman Pernell McPhee Jersey Elite , the Browns waived WR Kasen Williams, who made just nine catches for 84 yards after he was claimed off waivers in September. … The team also waived DB Ibraheim Campbell from injured reserve and RB Terrence Magee was signed from the practice squad to Atlanta’s active roster. … Starting C JC Tretter (shoulder, knee, quad) and RT Shon Coleman (concussion) did not practice for the second straight day, but Jackson has not ruled them out of Sunday’s game.

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