Could there be others who feel the same way?
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The interception had to sting for Bradford, but it was just one small throw in what was an overall positive day for the quarterback.
“From my own personal perspective and experiences, I feel like I have a pretty strong personality”, he said. I don’t know much about him, but if the coaches believe in him, upper management believes in him, if he is here to help us win, bring him on board.
The Steelers on Saturday acquired Boykin, considered a top-shelf slot corner, from the Eagles for a conditional fifth-round pick in 2016.
Based on the Steelers expectations for themselves this season, he’s the kind of quick-fix at CB that can pay off big-time this year, because you never know how high an explosive offense can go if their defense can start getting some more stops.
Former Eagles running back LeSean McCoy suggested in an interview with Sports Illustrated that Kelly was attempting to get rid of “all the good black players” on the Eagles and DeSean Jackson was jettisoned amid questions of potential gang ties.
Boykin is the third player or coach to blast Kelly on the way out, citing his racial or cultural bias.
At Sunday’s first training camp practice, rookie sixth-round pick JaCorey Shepherd took all of the reps as the first-team nickel corner. “I think we were all on the same pages in terms of making moves and trying to make this team better”.
And immediately after the stories started coming that another player insinuated Kelly was racist.
“The reality is, we got 90 guys, and you’re going to have to cut to 53”, Kelly said. Are you obligated to repeat the “hi” each and every time you cross someone’s path the rest of the day?
“Mike Kendricks is not going anywhere”. And I think what it comes from is not that he doesn’t understand the culture, it’s the fact that one person is not bigger than the rest of the team. Kelly said via Pro Football Talk, “When he left here last night he shook my hand and gave me a hug, didn’t say anything”.
“People aren’t just saying this because it’s something to say”.
“I think it’s something we’ll take on a day-to-day”, Bradford said. The first time where we get to see a real indicator of who’s hot and who’s not heading into the four pre-season fixtures.who the underdogs are and who the leaders are in the battles for roster spots. But it’s also the mentality that no player is bigger than anybody else. “And [Sam] Bradford aren’t you Native American?'” Sanchez said, according to PhillyMag.com. “I can buy into that”.
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“I’m here to stay, man, so that’s a good thing”, Kendricks said.
