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Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt among 2020 Hall of Fame semifinalists

Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce are Hall of Fame semifinalists for the 6th time.

Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt are once again among the 25 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame unveiled its list of the 25 modern-era semifinalists on Tuesday, and Bruce and Holt were the only former Rams representatives to make the cut. This is the sixth time they’ve been named semifinalists.

Holt played 10 years with the Rams, catching 869 passes for 12,660 yards and 74 touchdowns. He also played one season with the Jaguars to close out his career, catching 51 passes for 722 yards in 2009.

Bruce has been a Hall of Fame finalist three times, and he’ll try to make it four next year. He played 14 seasons with the Rams, hauling in 942 passes for 14,109 yards and 84 touchdowns. All-time, he ranks 13th in career receptions, fifth in yards and 12th in touchdown catches.

The selection committee will narrow the list down to 15 finalists in January before eventually selecting five modern-era players to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

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UT News: November 13, 2019

UT News: November 13, 2019

Welcome to a hump day edition of UT News! The men’s basketball team got a bit of a scare last night, but still managed to emerge victorious against the Murray State Racers. The sports scene around Rocky Top was otherwise quiet, though two major announcements were made for a couple of very deserving members of Vols nation.

Rennia Davis named SEC Player of the Week

Junior wingwoman Rennia Davis was named SEC Player of the Week Tuesday morning, the second time she has earned the honor in her career.

Leading the Lady Vols to a 3-0 start, Davis has averaged 16.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, while shooting 44 percent and 43 percent from the field and behind the arc, respectively. She has managed two double-doubles in three games, bringing her collegiate total to 20 — that ties her for 16th all-time at Tennessee.

Davis exploded against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Monday night, dropping 33 points and grabbing 10 boards in an impressive win for the Vols against a ranked team. That tremendous performance likely clinched the decision to hand her the award.

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Kurt Warner says Patrick Mahomes might be ‘most complete QB we’ve ever seen’

Warner is ready to argue that Mahomes might be the best QB to ever play the game and he’s not saying it carelessly.

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time singing his praises.

On Tuesday, Pro Football Hall of Famer Kurt Warner took to Twitter and offered up a scorching-hot take on the Chiefs’ young gunslinger. Warner said that he might be ready to argue Mahomes is the most complete QB ever to play the game of football. He acknowledged it’s still early in Mahomes’ career but simultaneously fawned over the special things that Mahomes is capable of both mentally and physically. Check out what Warner had to say in the tweet below:

We’ve seen the crazy throws, the next-level anticipation, the blitz awareness, the command of the offense at the line of scrimmage. It feels like it’s all only getting better for Mahomes lately. He’s coming off one of the best performances in his young career and it occurred just 24 days removed from dislocating his kneecap. Against the Titans in Week 10, he threw for 446 yards. It was the second-highest passing yardage total of his young career, trailing only the shootout with the Rams in 2018.

It’s not shocking to see Warner take an interest in Mahomes right now. The Chiefs QB has broken NFL records previously held by Warner. This past week, Mahomes surpassed Warner for the most total passing yards (8,007) and most 300-yard passing games (16) through 25 career games.

It’s not just the one game, though, because what Mahomes has done statistically this season is quite impressive. He’s thrown for 2,626 passing yards (6th in the NFL), 18 touchdowns (3rd) and one interception (tied for 1st). His lone interception came on a throw where he saw a flag and thought he had a free play, but the officials picked up the flag.

Keep in mind that he accomplished all of this in just seven-and-a-half games, leaving one of those games early with a kneecap dislocation. Mahomes is clearly improving from his MVP campaign in 2018, and that is a scary thought. It’s no wonder why Warner is thinking that we just might be watching the best QB to ever play the game.