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Joe Burrow and 23 other college stars who transferred

Joe Burrow transferred from Ohio State to LSU. He joins many other great players who switched colleges.

The coaching carousel may get busy but the transfer portal is like Grand Central Station it seems with players shifting schools more and more. A look at some of the best to switch schools during their college years, including LSU’s Joe Burrow, who became the third straight transfer to win the Heisman Trophy

Troy Aikman

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In 1985, Troy Aikman was named starting quarterback for Barry Switzer’s new passing attack and led the Oklahoma to a 3-0 start. In the fourth game, Aikman broke his ankle when he was sacked by Miami’s Jerome Brown. With Aikman out for the season, Switzer went back to the wishbone with Jamelle Holieway and the Sooners went on to win the national championship that season. Aikman transferred to UCLA. And after sitting out in 1986, he led the Bruins to back-to-back 10-win seasons.

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Favre among 10 QBs on NFL’s all-time team

Favre played two seasons with the Vikings in 2009 and 2010

The NFL announced the 10 quarterbacks that will be on its all-time team to celebrate 100 seasons.

The only quarterback with ties to the Vikings to make the team was Brett Favre, which means Fran Tarkenton, who was a finalist, did not make the team.

But Favre played two seasons with the Vikings and gosh darnit, we will claim him!

The other quarterbacks to make the team were Sammy Baugh, Tom Brady, John Elway, Otto Graham, Peyton Manning, Dan Marino, Joe Montana, Roger Staubach and Johnny Unitas.

Favre played two seasons with the Vikings in 2009 and 2010. His 2009 season was magical as he threw for 4,202 yards and 33 touchdowns while leading the Vikings to the NFC Championship.

Favre led the NFL in passing yards twice and touchdowns four times. With that, Favre also led the NFL in interceptions three seasons and his 336 career interceptions are first in NFL history by a wide margin (69).

Favre made it over players like Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers. Personally, I think Brees probably has more of a case than Rodgers, but it really doesn’t matter, does it?

Players to spend time with the Vikings to make the all-time team include Favre, Jan Stenerud, Alan Page, John Randle, Randall McDaniel and Randy Moss.

LeBron James, Twitter react to Michael Thomas’s record-breaking performance

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas earned praise from LeBron James, James Harden, and Keyshawn Johnson after breaking records.

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New Orleans Saints wide Michael Thomas passed a historic milestone on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans by logging a dozen receptions for 136 yards and a touchdown. Those numbers, added to his season and career totals, passed two records established by NFL legends Marvin Harrison and Randy Moss.

Harrison set the NFL record for receptions in a single season back in 2002, when he caught 143 passes in 16 games. Thomas needed 15 games to beat that, catching 145 passes. Additionally, Moss gained an NFL-record 5,396 receiving yards through his first four seasons — and Thomas passed him, too, ending his day with 5,475 receiving yards. And he still has a game to play.

Those sort of big-time numbers draw big-time attention. These feats earned praise from Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, who reached out to Thomas on Twitter. James lauded Thomas for the way he broke the single-season receptions record with an electrifying route, which beat Titans cornerback Logan Ryan off the snap and had the defender sprawling to try to recover.

But James wasn’t the only celebrity-athlete to congratulate Thomas for what he’s accomplished. James’s NBA rival (and a friend of Thomas’s), Houston Rockets centerpiece James Harden, also reached out. As did Thomas’s uncle, former NFL wide receivers Keyshawn Johnson, and Hall of Fame wideout Cris Carter. Former teammates with the Saints (like Chris Banjo) and the Ohio State Buckeyes (such as Braxton Miller) each sent their well-wishes:

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Michael Thomas goes the distance, breaks Marvin Harrison’s record

New Orleans Saints WR Michael Thomas broke Indianapolis Colts WR Marvin Harrison’s NFL record for the most receptions in a single season.

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He’s done it: New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas broke the record Marvin Harrison set with the Indianapolis Colts back in 2002, when Thomas was 9 years old. What Harrison accomplished that year was legendary — he caught 143 receptions in 16 games, the most in a single season in NFL history.

Thomas only needed 15 games to catch 144 receptions, with the record-breaker coming late in the second half during Sunday’s game with the Tennessee Titans. He also shattered the mark Randy Moss established for the most receiving yards in a player’s first four years (5,396), having increased his total to 5,473 yards after his performance against the Titans.

It speaks to his skill and durability that he’s able to handle whatever coverage assignments teams try to guard him with each week, and overcome them anyway. There’s a lot to be said for someone who can beat the defense when they all know that the ball is coming his way before it’s even thrown.

It’s why he has quickly become a favorite target of Drew Brees. He’s a three-time Pro Bowler (having been named to the all-star game in 2017, 2018, and 2019) and a favorite to repeat as a first-team All-Pro again this year, having done so in 2018. Thomas isn’t the biggest or fastest receiver on the field, but his work ethic in practice has translated into historic production. Now he needs to go get a Super Bowl ring.

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Larry Fitzgerald borrowed Randy Moss’ new car for prom

Moss’ 1999 BMW 740LI “was the coldest car out.”

Just when you think you have heard everything about legendary Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald, you learn something more. He was named as one of the receivers on the NFL All-time team, but that isn’t what the great revelation was.

It is well-documented how he was a ball boy for the Minnesota Vikings when he was a teenager and that Vikings receivers Cris Carter and Randy Moss played an important role in his youth and his development.

It wasn’t just as a football player. Moss also lended a hand socially.

Fitzgerald borrowed Moss’ new car to go to prom.

He explained the story on NFL Network.

Moss would attend Fitzgerald’s high school football games. He supported him in many ways.

Moss had a brand-new, 1999 BMW 740 LI. “It was the coldest car out, and I had the courage to go ask him,” he recalled.

Fitzgerald said that Moss looked at him and asked him why is was asking him. “In his way, he told me yes,” he said, and continued to talk about Moss’ off-the-field work.

“The kind of stuff that this man did behind the scenes for people with no notoriety, no fanfare, was so inspirational to me,” he said. “I’m one of the many charity cases Randy looked out for.”

Moss clearly had a huge impact on Fitz on and off the field. He is one of the greatest players of all time and is incredible off the field, just like Moss was.

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Bill Belichick says Randy Moss taught him more about the passing game than anyone

“He taught me more about receiving and the passing game than by far anybody else.”

Bill Belichick has surrounded himself with no shortage of brilliant coaching minds. Nick Saban, for example, is a disciple of Belichick. The New England Patriots coach has also worked with Charlie Weis, Josh McDaniels, Bill O’Brien and Kliff Kingsbury, among others.

But a player — not a coach — taught Belichick more about the passing game than anyone else. And, no, it’s not quarterback Tom Brady. Belichick said receiver Randy Moss proved the ultimate tutor.

“One of the smartest players I’ve ever coached. Certainly the smartest receiver,” Belichick said of Moss during an NFL Network segment on “NFL 100” in a video released this weekend. “He taught me more about receiving and the passing game than by far anybody else.”

With Moss making the NFL 100 list — organized in large part by Belichick — the two spent time reflecting upon their stint together on NFL Network.

Even with what we saw from the Patriots in 2007, Belichick’s statement is a stunning one.

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ESPN’s ‘Sunday NFL Countdown’ to broadcast from Philly ahead of Eagles vs. Cowboys

ESPN’s ‘Sunday NFL Countdown’ to broadcast live from Philly ahead of Eagles vs. Cowboys

Philadelphia will be the center of the NFL universe this weekend as two prominent ESPN shows will make their way to the city to join in on the Eagles-Cowboys hype.

Taking a cue from their Monday Night Football counterparts and for the first time this season, ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown is going on the road from its studio in Bristol, Conn., to Xfinity Live across the street from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia ahead of the Birds playoff-like match-up against the Dallas Cowboys per a press release.

“With the playoffs on the line this week in Philadelphia, there is nowhere we would rather be on Sunday morning,” said Matthew Garrett, ESPN coordinating producer. “We have taken Countdown on the road to some of the NFL’s biggest matchups in recent years and this Cowboys-Eagles rivalry game certainly fits that bill. The passion of Eagles fans is extraordinary and we can’t wait to put it on display this Sunday at Xfinity Live!”

ESPN reporters Sal Paolantonio and Ed Werder will report live from Lincoln Financial Field, while NFL insiders Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter will handle their roles from ESPN headquarters in Bristol.

Randy Moss is 1st WR named to NFL’s all-time team

Moss will be one of 10 wide receivers on the team.

The NFL is putting together an all-time team to celebrate its 100th season.

There will be 10 wide receivers on the team. While we don’t know who all of them are, but we do know that Randy Moss will be on the team.

Moss played 14 seasons in the league. He was at his best with the Vikings, catching 587 passes for 9,316 yards and 92 touchdowns over 113 games. Throughout his career, Moss finished with 982 catches for 15,292 yards and 156 touchdowns.

The Vikings already have Alan Page, John Randle, Jan Stenerud and Randall McDaniel on the team.

It will be interesting to see if Cris Carter is a nominee for the team as well.

Former Vikings guard Randall McDaniel makes NFL’s all-time team

On Friday, the NFL announced that former Vikings guard Randall McDaniel was one of seven guards to make the team.

The Vikings now have four former players who have made the NFL’s all-time team to celebrate its 100 seasons.

On Friday, the NFL announced that former Vikings guard Randall McDaniel was one of seven guards to make the team.

McDaniel was a first-round pick in the 1988 draft by the Vikings. He was with the Vikings from 1988-1999 and with the Buccaneers from 2000-2001. McDaniel made 12 Pro Bowls and seven All-Pro teams. He was inducted into the NFL’s Hall of Fame in 2009.

McDaniel now joins John Randle, Alan Page and Jan Stenerud as former Vikings to make the team.

The next position group to be unveiled will be wide receivers. You get the feeling that Randy Moss and perhaps Cris Carter will be finalists to make the team.