For the first time in his NFL career, won't be wearing No. 11 when he takes the field this year. Instead, the former Falcons receiver will be switching to No. 2.Jones actually had the option to wear 11 in Tenne see because it was offered to him by A.J.
Will Barton Jersey Brown, but the Titans receiver revealed on Tuesday that Jones shot down the opportunity to wear the number that he wore for 10 seasons in Atlanta.Here's what Brown had to say about the situation on Twitter. #11 until I retire . I tried to give it up and he wouldnt take it . Respect AJ Brown (@1kalwaysopen_) When Brown says he "tried to give it up," he's
Mason Plumlee Jersey not kidding.As early as April 28, Brown made it clear that he would be willing to give his number to Jones if the Titans were able to pull off a trade. I would give up #11 if this happens. Playing alongside my idol would be crazy . No team is stopping this!!! AJ Brown (@1kalwaysopen_) After , Brown said that he was already ."I'm in the works with -- working with (coach Mike) Vrabel about something, about the number," Brown said. "I tried to switch to No. 1, (but) it didn't go through. ... But I'm trying to be a good teammate and look out for him and, you know, let him go out on the right foot. But we'll see. ... All the jersey purchases should stop for a while. Just give it like a month until we find out what's going on." Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications,
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Noah Vonleh Jersey Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Brown is a huge fan of Jones and he actually took some credit for the trade after the Titans acquired the receiver and that's mostly because Brown spent more than a .Jones has worn No. 11 since his rookie year in 2011 with the Falcons, but now, he'll be switching numbers for the first time in his career. After the Titans traded for Jones, one theory was that the seven-time Pro Bowler might switch to No. 8, which was his old college number at Alabama. However, that won't be happening as the Titans officially announced Tuesday that Jones would be going with No. 2. Looking forward to the future Tenne see Titans (@Titans) That's good
Keita Bates-Diop Jersey news for undrafted free agent punter James Smith, who now doesn't have to worry about giving up No. 8. As for why Jones picked No. 2, he hasn't explained that yet, but it's po sible that he's looking at it as keeping 11 because he's now wearing 1 plus 1.
Welcome to This Week in NFL History! Every week, the Research team will spotlight the anniversaries of notable events and birthdays.May 10-- The Colts,
Keita Bates-Diop Jersey Browns & Steelers agreed to join the AFL teams to form the 13-team American Football Conference (AFC) of the NFL in 1970The NFL also agreed on a playoff format that would include one "wild-card" team per conference (2nd-place team with the best record)One more WC team per conference was added in 1990 & a 3rd WC card team per conference was added in 2020-- Notable Birthday: CIN HC Zac Taylor (38)May 11-- Notable Birthdays: QB (38),
Denver Nuggets Hoodie WR (33) & NE QB (32)May 12-- Notable Birthdays: WR (42) & G (34)May 13-- The Saints promoted Mickey Loomis to GM of Football Operations in 2002Saints are 178-126 under Loomis & have won their only Super Bowl in franchise history (Won Super Bowl XLIV 31-17 vs the Colts to conclude 2009 season)Hired HC Sean Payton & signed QB in 2006Have made the playoffs in 4 consecutive seasons since 2017 (longest streak of making playoffs in franchise history)-- Notable
Denver Nuggets T-Shirts Birthdays: C (50) & KC S (29)May 14-- Notable Birthdays: FA RB (38), LB (35) & TB TE (32)May 15-- Bucky Brooks was hired by the Seahawks as a regional college scout in 20005 NFL seasons
Denver Nuggets Hats as a player with the Bills, Packers, Jaguars, Chiefs & Raiders from 1994-1998Worked in same capacity with Panthers from 2003-2007Joined NFL Media in 2009-- Notable Birthdays: HOF (52), WR/KR (51), HOF (46) & QB (45)May 16-- Goal posts offset from the goal line, painted bright yellow & with uprights 20 feet above the cro s-bar were made standard in the NFL in 1966Goal posts were previously located on the goal line-- The Panthers reached a sales agreement with David Tepper in 2018Purchased franchise from founder Jerry Richardson (Panthers went 183-184-1 in 23 seasons with 2 Super Bowl appearances in 2003
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The and will battle for a spot in LIV Sunday. For the Titans, it would be their first trip to the title game in 20 years and their second time in the Super Bowl ever. For the Chiefs, it would mean their third trip to the Super Bowl but the first in 50 years, when they won the NFL title in the year prior to the AFL merging with the NFL.The Chiefs come into the matchup on a seven-game winning streak, but even though they're the favorite to advance, making the Super
Anthony Davis Jersey Bowl will be anything but easy. Just ask Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who has made it to the conference title game six times in his career with Kansas City and Philadelphia, but has broken through just once and still seeks his first Super Bowl win.The Titans have managed just three straight wins, but those all came on the road against AFC division winners behind the bulldozing effort of . They'll have the chance to make it 4 for 4 on Sunday, and beating every AFC division winner in the span of a month would mean a return trip to Miami for to play the Super Bowl in the stadium where he spent the first seven years of his career.Below, you'll find info on how to watch the game along with what you need to know about the opening and current lines. Then, you'll see our CBSSports.com expert picks, along with some analysis from some of our writers and SportsLine analysts. And be sure to check out the Pick Six Podcast ( ) as Pete Prisco, Will Brinson and I go deep into all the picks. Titans at ChiefsTime:Sunday, 3:05 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Open:Chiefs -7, O/U 51 Current:Chiefs -7, O/U 53 Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Titans at Chiefs (-7.5) Chiefs win and cover"The Tenne see defense will be challenged in a big way by Mahomes and his fleet of speedy receivers, add in tight end and it's an even bigger challenge. I just can't see the Titans slowing Mahomes, who is now healthy. If the game starts getting away from the Titans, it will hurt them in terms of getting Henry going. That's exactly what I think will happen. The Titans won't keep up. The Chiefs, behind another big day from Mahomes, will go to their first Super Bowl in 50 years." -- Pete Prisco on "The Titans beat
J.R. Smith Jersey the Chiefs earlier this season despite trailing early in the game ... Derrick Henry would finish with 188 rushing yards and the Titans would win on a crazy last-second field goal block. What's notable about that game is they trailed multiple times, so we know they can potentially come back as well. If the Titans are up 24-0 I don't know that the Chiefs come back from it; I definitely don't think they come back before halftime to take the lead. My problem is I know what the Chiefs have the capability of doing on offense. And I think that 24-0 lead to Houston might have changed things with Andy Reid. ... After a season of powerhouse football, some playoff upsets happened and they just need to beat the top half of the AFC South to give Reid a shot at his first Super Bowl title. When things went south, they got aggre sive and I believe they'll be aggre sive here. -- Will Brinson on "There is not a throw that exists that Mahomes cannot make, and there are very few throws that he will not make. Back foot, rolling right, rolling left, acro s the body, wrong hand. He'll try -- and more than likely complete -- anything and everything. A player like Mahomes is the reason the cliche, "You can't stop him; you can only hope to contain him" exists. So,
Kyle Kuzma Jersey how can the Titans contain him? First and foremost, the way to do this is to get pre sure, especially up the middle. If the Chiefs' offensive line has a weakne s, it's not on the edges, where is arguably the best right tackle in the league and has developed into a very solid bookend on the left side. Attacking , , and is the way to go. Tenne see's interior group of , , , and absolutely dominated the up front last week, and they'll need a similar performance from those guys if they're going to bother Mahomes at all." -- Jared Dubin,, in his in-depth preview of the game"The Chiefs have the best quarterback on the planet, a defense that is nothing like the defense that cost them a spot in last season's Super Bowl, and they're at home. I think they're going to pick up where they left off last weekend and open up a big lead over the Titans, and the Titans won't be able to hang. I'll take the Chiefs to win and cover the seven-point spread. The Chiefs, by the way, are 11-5-1 against the spread, including 4-2-1 when they're favored by seven points or more." -- Sean Wagner-McGough on Titans win and cover"The Chiefs
Magic Johnson Jersey are now favored by 7.5 points over the Titans, despite the fact that Tenne see beat them 35-32 in the regular season. Over the past five years, there have been a total of seven AFC or NFC championship games that were rematches from the regular season. The team that won the first time has gone 6-1 in the title game rematch, and the only win in that span came by the , who got the benefit of the worst pa s interference no-call in the history of sports. This is ostensibly good news for both the Titans and . I didn't make an official count last week, but I think I might have been one of maybe four media members in the country who picked the Titans to upset the Ravens, and gue s what everyone, I'm going to ride the Tenne see upset train for one more week, and I'll be riding it to South Breech ... err ... South Beach, because that's where the Titans will be headed if they win the game." -- John Breech on "The Chiefs are probably the best team on paper remaining in the postseason, but unfortunately they are running into a team of destiny in the conference championship. If the Titans can beat the and Ravens on the road, I have no reason to believe they are going to fall to the Chiefs with just one game until the Super Bowl. I'm picking the Titans to make it to the Super Bowl for the first time in 20 years -- it's clear they have the favor of the football gods." -- Jordan Dajani on "This Tenne see squad is built to beat a team like the Chiefs. First, K.C. has struggled against the run for the bulk of the year, which should be looked at promisingly for Derrick Henry. The Titans back have been other-worldly, averaging
Shaquille O'Neal Jersey nearly six yards a carry this postseason on 377 total yards rushing over the past two games. If he can continue to find succe s on the ground, the Titans could take a page out of the ' book in their win over the Chiefs in Week 5 where they rushed 45 times for 180 yards and dominated time of po se sion. Keeping off the field will be critical and Tenne see has the tools to get that done. When they do have to go head-to-head with Mahomes, the Titans defense has recently been able to bend, but not break. This playoffs, Tenne see has been stout in the red
Anger raged Thursday
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The could potentially return an important defensive starter for their matchup against the in the NFC Championship game. On Monday, that the Buccaneers are designating defensive tackle to return from injured reserve. He will begin
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Dana Stubblefield, a former defensive
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Bernard King Jersey with learning disabilities and challenges to be self-sufficient. If we are not fighting for her, then who are we fighting for?"Allen Sawyer, one of Stubblefield's trial attorneys, said that they will seek a new trail. Sawyer argued on Stubblefield's behalf that the situation was a "paid
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The are going to be down three key starters as they roll into training camp and look forward to the 2020 season. According to , starting linebacker has decided to opt out of the 2020 season. This news comes on the heels of starting right tackle also electing to opt out
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Joe Harris Jersey 2019 NFL Draft out of West Virginia. He sat out all of last year with a quad injury but should be a candidate for the job. 2020 sixth-round pick out of Wake Forest should also be under consideration as will backup . When speaking about a potential replacement
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The have been playing home games in Baltimore for the last quarter century. Over that time, the Ravens have hosted
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Kevin Durant Jersey like that. Room to improve, but excited about the win."Big plays was the story for Cincinnati on Sunday. Burrow hit tight end on touchdown pa ses of 55 and 32 yards. After Uzomah's second touchdown gave the visitors a 20-17 lead, Burrow and rookie sensation teamed up on an electric 82-yard score that stretched the Bengals' lead heading into the fourth quarter. Fourth quarter touchdown runs of 21 yards by and 46 yards by blew the game open. He said he was going to break records. Watch on CBS Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) Burrow earned respect from a Ravens
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Jamal Crawford Jersey the playoffs started this week."We've just got tough, resilient guys that don't back down under pre sure," Burrow said. "That team puts the most pre sure on you of any team that I've played in the league, and we really responded today. We've got guys on the outside that are tough, physical guys that are tough to cover. The O-line played great today when they had to."Third downs were a really big emphasis for us. ... I felt pretty good about all of our third downs in the second half. It was a good day."
The era in Denver is off to a good start. Led by Bridgewater's two touchdown pa ses and two sacks on defense, the recorded an impre sive 27-13 win over the in Week 1. The Broncos will now look to win their second away game of the year this Sunday against the , who dropped their first game of the Urban Meyer era in Houston. Rookie quarterback threw for 332 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions in his debut.Denver is a six-point favorite entering Sunday
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The appear set at the quarterback position with and rookie , but people forget about the other signal-caller on roster. , who was selected by the with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2018 , is still on roster, and not
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