Lewis, who performed highschool soccer within the ‘90s, is doing the alternative of that. Final season, he appeared in all 17 video games for the Bears, doing the soiled work that’s sometimes requested of backup tight ends. He even reeled in a landing on Christmas Eve, making him the oldest tight finish to ever discover the top zone. All he has to do is seem in a single recreation this season, and he’ll be the primary tight finish, working again, or vast receiver since Jerry Rice to play a recreation in his fourth decade of life.
…and he’s older than three of the league’s new head coaches!
As at all times, there’s some new guys roaming NFL sidelines. And this 12 months, there’s an inflow of millennials. In complete, there’s eight new head coaches, and whereas Jim Harbaugh has the identify recognition, and Antonio Pierce, Raheem Morris, and Dan Quinn all have Tremendous Bowl expertise from their enjoying or teaching days, it’s the children that we’re most fascinated about.
With their rent of 37-year-old Mike Macdonald, the Seahawks are going from the oldest head coach within the league (Pete Carroll) to the youngest. Macdonald, beforehand the Ravens’ defensive coordinator, will probably be a first-time head coach, as will 38-year-old Jerod Mayo, who has a huge tattered hoodie to fill. Mayo is changing the inimitable Invoice Belichick in New England after spending eight years enjoying linebacker for him and 4 extra on his teaching employees. Lastly, at a grizzled 40 years outdated, Brian Callahan was tapped by the Titans to spearhead their rebuild. Chances are you’ll keep in mind his dad, Invoice (not the singer), because the coach who guided the Raiders to the 2002 AFC Championship. Brian was born 22 days after Lewis in 1984, and the 2 will meet on Sunday to kick off their respective seasons.
The Patriots and Giants would not have a single participant who’s ever topped 800 receiving yards in an NFL season
That’s…not nice. Look, each groups are projected to be fairly unhealthy, and once you peek underneath the hood, you may see why. The Patriots ought to a minimum of be sound on protection, and the Giants have an thrilling duo of Dexter Lawrence and Brian Burns to torment opposing backfields. However each groups are going to be caught within the mud offensively.
The Patriots boast probably the most completed receiver amongst these two rosters. Kendrick Bourne, who’s coming into his eighth NFL season, had precisely 800 yards in 2021 with the Patriots, and boasts over 3,400 in his profession. Sadly for New England followers hoping to see some explosiveness, he’ll miss a minimum of the primary 4 video games as he recovers from an ACL tear. Beneath him on the depth chart, the Pats have ex-Viking Ok.J. Osborn (whose profession excessive in yardage is 655) and Ja’Lynn Polk (a rookie from the College of Washington). You may need to guess the underneath in most Patriot video games.
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