Tag: big play

Seahawks rookie receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba can be ‘big play guy too’

Although he’s slated for the slot, coach Pete Carroll believes rookie wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba has the flexibility to move around.

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The Seattle Seahawks added a new weapon to quarterback Geno Smith’s arsenal when they selected wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba with their second pick in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft.

Coming off of a hamstring injury, Smith-Njigba was limited over the weekend at the Seahawks rookie minicamp but coach Pete Carroll already has a good idea of what the first-year player has to offer.

“Yeah, we really see him as a slot back guy that we can really do a lot of things with,” Carroll told reporters. “He’s really instinctive, his sense and awareness inside. He’s the guy that you could throw the ball to a lot and count on him. He’s a great catcher, so that’s not the issue at all. But he’s got a real feel for in the small areas of getting open and spaces and stuff like that.”

“And he’s been a big play guy too,” Carroll continued. “He’s come through catching and running so we don’t have any question. That’s why we are so excited to get him. We don’t have any question about him fitting into what we want. He has enough flexibility to move around as well, but he’ll allow us to really move our other guys. Counting on that he can be in the slot when we want to and then we’ll move DK (Metcalf) and Tyler (Lockett) and other guys.

“And we think this could really allow us to max those guys out.”

Seahawks 90-man roster after rookie minicamp

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The Longest Runs in the History of Notre Dame Football

What is your favorite run in the long history of Notre Dame football?

Notre Dame has been playing football since 1887 and have had plenty of talented running backs and quarterbacks carry the ball in that time.  Since records began being kept, Notre Dame has had seven different players pull off a run of 90 yards or longer.

Oddly enough, five of those seven 90-plus yard runs have come in the last seven years.

So who holds the record for the longest runs in Notre Dame history?  Check out the answer to that question below and see the actual highlights of a few of the runs: