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Seahawks place 6 more players on reserve/COVID-19 list, bringing total to 8

Six more players have been placed on Seattle’s COVID list, bringing the total to eight.

Life is not fair and then you die. As if anybody needed another reminder during this pandemic, the Seattle Seahawks are getting a classic example this week thanks to the league office.

The NFL has already postponed this week’s game between Seattle and the Los Angeles Rams until Tuesday afternoon due to a COVID-19 outbreak on LA’s roster. Just as the Rams are starting to get healthier, now the Seahawks are getting sicker. Six more players have been placed on Seattle’s COVID list, bringing the total to eight. Here is a quick review of who’s currently out for the Seahawks.

El GM de los Rams presume el divertido tarro que recibió tras el canje de Von Miller

Cuando el equipo de Los Angeles Rams concretó el canje para adquirir a Von Miller, la antigua estrella de los Denver Broncos, la reacción general básicamente fue: “¡LOL, en serio los Rams no tienen selecciones en el draft!”. Esto no es …

Cuando el equipo de Los Angeles Rams concretó el canje para adquirir a Von Miller, la antigua estrella de los Denver Broncos, la reacción general básicamente fue: “¡LOL, en serio los Rams no tienen selecciones en el draft!”. Esto no es necesariamente una exageración.

Los Rams no tienen selecciones en las dos primeras rondas del draft del próximo año. A menos de que haya movimientos en el futuro, pareciera que Los Angeles solo tendrán una selección compensatoria en tercera ronda, una en quinta ronda y un par en la séptima ronda. ¡No es mucho!

Pero pareciera que Les Snead, el general manager de los Rams, no está demasiado preocupado por esto. De hecho, pareciera que disfruta la falta de selecciones en el draft. (Nota: Maximizar el tuit para ver toda la foto).

Traducción: ¡Prueba real! Llamó mientras veía videos de colegial en preparación para el draft.. Por cierto…Feliz cumpleaños a su mamá Pam (le decimos Bam) le regalaremos un tarro. La versión pura. 

La esposa de Snead, Kara Henderson, publicó en Twitter la foto del tarro épico (y no apto para el trabajo) que sus hijos le regalaron al GM de los Rams. Fue en alusión a un meme de Michael Jordan, pero con la cara de Snead superpuesta y un texto que decía “Al (palabrota) las selecciones”.

Es buenísimo.

Seamos honestos: si estos movimientos llevan a los Rams al Super Bowl este año, Snead no va a estar demasiado preocupado por un draft bastante pobre.

 

Artículo traducido por Ana Lucía Toledo

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NFC West Week 5 Review: Cardinals prove they can win ugly

NFC West Week 5 Review: Cardinals prove they can win ugly, too.

It only took five weeks for a clear frontrunner to emerge in the powerhouse that is the NFC West. Heading into Week 6, the Cardinals have still not lost a game and Sunday’s victory over the 49ers proved that they’re capable of winning even when they’re not racking up a ton of points. As for the rest of the division, the Seahawks are now in serious trouble due to multiple injuries and the Rams are beginning to look like a paper tiger rather than a real Super Bowl threat.

Here’s our review of what happened around the NFC West in Week 5.

LORENZO’S LOCKS: The Rams are a lock in Week 4

Lorenzo Reyes thinks the Los Angeles Rams have a tasty matchup against the Arizona Cardinals.

In this episode of LORENZO’S LOCKS, USA TODAY Sports reporter Lorenzo Reyes offers his three favorite picks of the weekend, and this week he’s got his eye on the Los Angeles Rams.

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Matthew Stafford and DeSean Jackson “dialed in” for LA Rams

Georgia football great Matthew Stafford and Los Angeles Rams WR DeSean Jackson are clicking in California.

This offseason, veteran wide receiver DeSean Jackson signed to play with the Los Angeles Rams, joining former Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford, who was dealt to LA in one of the NFL’s biggest offseason trade this year.

Jackson has played with some serious talent at the quarterback position over his 13 year career, including Michael Vick and Donovan McNabb.

Stafford, known mostly for his incredible arm strength, might just have the biggest cannon out of all of the quarterbacks Jackson has played with.

There’s still chemistry that needs to be built between Stafford, Jackson and the other stud receivers on LA’s roster.

Add in Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp, and Stafford is surrounded by some serious talent.

“You continue to be great and just throw the ball, and I’m going to continue to be great and just run past everybody and use my speed,” Jackson said, via Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times. “I think that’s the good niche about us, we’re just going to be dialed in and just continuously just learn the plays — and once the season starts, we’ll be in rare . . . form.”

Stafford is one of the best deep passers in football. Which is nice seeing as how, when healthy, Jackson is one of the league’s best deep-ball threats of all time.

“For me, I couldn’t ask for a better situation to have at quarterback. And the timing is perfect because they’d just got the trade done before I came and they signed me, so it was perfect timing. It’s going to be special,” he said this offseason. “When we were talking, we were like we can’t wait to get out there and start working together. We don’t know how the offseason is going to play out, but we’re definitely going to get together and work. That dude, man, he’s a beast. His arm is out the world. So, I’m excited too. I’m going to say, ‘I’m going to run far, you just throw it far’ and hopefully we can beat everybody.”

Rams WR DeSean Jackson loving Matthew Stafford’s arm strength

NFL vet DeSean Jackson is ready to get to work with former UGA football QB Matthew Stafford.

Last week, veteran wide receiver DeSean Jackson signed to play with the Los Angeles Rams, joining former Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford, who was dealt to LA in the NFL’s biggest offseason trade this year.

Jackson has played with some serious talent at the quarterback position over his 13 year career, including Michael Vick and Donovan McNabb.

Stafford, known mostly for his incredible arm strength, might just have the biggest cannon out of all of the quarterbacks Jackson has played with,.

“For me, I couldn’t ask for a better situation to have a quarterback. And the timing is perfect because they’d just got the trade done before I came and they signed me, so it was perfect timing. It’s going to be special,” he said Friday. “When we were talking, we were like we can’t wait to get out there and start working together. We don’t know how the offseason is going to play out, but we’re definitely going to get together and work. That dude, man, he’s a beast. His arm is out the world. So, I’m excited too. I’m going to say, ‘I’m going to run far, you just throw it far’ and hopefully we can beat everybody.”

According to Jackson, Stafford reached out to head coach Sean McVay to get Jackson’s number. The former No. 1 overall pick contacted Jackson and the two are ready to get to work.

“So, when I first signed, Matthew got my number from McVay and he sent me a text, so very excited to get with him, man,” he said. “He’s got a lot of respect and has accomplished a lot of great things in the NFL, so I can’t wait to get with a quarterback like him. I’m interested to see how that’s going to work out.”

DeSean Jackson on Matthew Stafford: ‘His arm is out of this world’

The Georgia Way — Matthew and Kelly Stafford leave Detroit a huge parting gift

As UGA great Matthew Stafford and his family prepare to depart Detroit for Los Angeles, the Lions’ quarterback left one last gift for Motown

As UGA great Matthew Stafford and his family prepare to depart Detroit for Los Angeles, the Lions’ quarterback left one last gift for Motown.

Stafford’s wife, Kelly, posted a statement announcing a $1 million gift to fund the Kelly and Matthew Stafford and Friends Education Center for SAY Detroit, the nonprofit organization founded by sportswriter and author Mitch Albom.

Kelly Stafford posted the following on her Instagram account:

Our final thank you.

There are not enough words to truly express how grateful we are to have lived here for the past 12 years. We came here for football, but we are leaving with a sense of home and endearment. Endearment not only for this city and the Lions organization, but a love for the people who make up this community. Detroit has supported our family not only by showing up on Sundays, but also through our most difficult times. You took us in as your own and made Detroit feel like home and that is what it became, our home.

It has been our goal to always give back to the city. Detroit and its people have blessed us in so many ways, we only hope you have felt our gratitude through our joy of giving back to the city. As we sat down and tried to figure out how to thank you one last time, we felt like words were not sufficient. And so, we have teamed  with Mitch Albom to create an education center that will be attached to the SAY PLAY Center where Stafford Field is also located. The new building will enable the Center to increase its student population who benefit from the center’s academic, athletic and arts programs, and service adults with job training programs, GED classes, and community events. This is the legacy we want to leave behind. We would love for you to be a part of it with us…to be a part of this legacy of making a positive impact in so many Detroiters’ lives. If you would like to get involved, I have placed a link in my bio and in my story so that you will be able to do so. Think of the difference we could make together for the thousands of people in city of Detroit.

You will always remember Matthew Stafford as a Detroit Lions quarterback, but our hope is that you will also remember our family for our love of the Detroit community and its people.

Thank you Detroit, for everything.

#StaffordStrong

The Staffords’ donation will help fund a 20,000-square-foot facility on the grounds of Detroit’s Lipke Park. The building will include classrooms, learning labs and an auditorium that will help students with vocational and technical training.

The project is the Staffords’ second significant donation to the center. In 2015, Kelly and Matthew pledged $1 million after the park was closed due to city budget cuts. This is just a long list of philanthropic contributions made by the family. In August, the Stafford family donated $1.5 million to the University of Georgia’s new social justice initiative.

Stafford was the No.1 draft pick in the 2009 NFL draft. He has played 12 seasons for Detroit and holds nearly every career passing record for the franchise.

If you would like to join the Staffords’ philanthropy with a donation, it can be done here.

Former Georgia QB Matt Stafford attracting players to join him in LA

Per Adam Schefter, some of the NFL’s biggest names are looking to join Matt Stafford on the Los Angeles Rams.

Los Angeles has always been an attractive option for big name athletes. But with former No. 1 overall pick Matthew Stafford now quarterbacking for the Los Angeles Rams, the attraction to play in one of America’s biggest markets has skyrocketed.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Stafford is receiving a lot of interest from some of the NFL’s biggest names, who want to join the former Georgia Bulldog in Los Angeles.

“Shortly after the Rams and Detroit Lions agreed to a trade that would send Stafford out West, the quarterback began receiving texts from players who wanted to come join him in Los Angeles, per sources,” Schefter wrote on Sunday.

Lions free agent wide receiver Marvin Jones is one of those players – and he’s been a favorite target of Stafford for the last five seasons in Detroit.

Over the last five years, Jones has 4,296 receiving yards with the Lions.

Report: Matthew Stafford didn’t want to be traded to Washington; had sights set on LA Rams

A report from Adam Schefter shows that Stafford didn’t want to be traded to Washington or Carolina, with his sights set on the LA Rams.

There was a sense of disappointment for many fans of the Washington Football Team over the weekend when we found out that former Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was being traded to the Los Angeles Rams rather than becoming available for Ron Rivera and Co. to make a deal for.

In the days since, though, it has become clear that Stafford never wanted to go anywhere but LA so he could play with Sean McVay, which ended up being enough to convince LAR to get a deal done by sending some extra capital in the trade.

“The Lions were trying to work with Matthew Stafford,” Schefter said Monday, via NBC Sports Washington. “Matthew Stafford wanted to go to the Los Angeles Rams, that became his No. 1 destination.”

A number of teams were reportedly in the running for Stafford, and Washington was at one point thought to be a front-runner, having offered a first and third-round pick for the veteran QB. But it didn’t matter much in the end.

“He didn’t want to go to Carolina, he didn’t want to go to Denver, he didn’t want to go to Washington, he didn’t want to go to Chicago, Schefter said. “Nothing against any of those franchises, it was the allure of Sean McVay in Los Angeles that made him want to go play there.”

Stafford got his wish, and now he will be in sunny LA looking to make it deep into the playoffs with his new squad. Meanwhile, Washington is still searching for QB ‘X’ with their top option off of the board.

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Eagles HC Doug Pederson has interesting response when asked if Carson Wentz has ‘regressed’

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson seems unsure if Carson Wentz has regressed as a QB

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Doug Pederson met with the media on Monday just hours after the Eagles brutal home loss the Los Angles Rams that left Philadelphia winless on the young season. Pederson held a zoom meeting at the NovaCare Complex, and short of one question concerning injured left guard Isaac Seumalo, the rest of the questions surrounded quarterback Carson Wentz and his struggles through the first two weeks of the season.

Pederson was asked about the playcalling, Wentz’s crucial late-game interception, and whether his franchise quarterback had regressed as a passer.

The Eagles head coach had an interesting response.

The questions come on the heels of a brief cameo from second-round pick Jalen Hurts, who had three snaps as a decoy and with the Eagles likely integrating him further into the Philadelphia offense.

A dual-threat quarterback, Hurts could help alleviate some of the pressure off Wentz in goal line and red zone situations. Expanding Hurt’s role could further complicate things with Wentz who seems to be pressing early on.

This is about to get even more interesting.

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