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PINKEL'S TAKE ON FIFTH DOWN: Pinkel's tie to the Fifth Down episode is close friend Bob Stull, formerly a fellow assistant at the University of Washington, where Pinkel was offensive coordinator in 1990. Stull was Missouri's head coach from 1989-93 and wholesale New era jordan hatsnow is UTEP's athletic director.

"He wanted to go on offense," Pinkel said, "and we knew he could play receiver. It was an adjustment in his first year, being out in space, not being behind center. But he's a heck of an athlete, a smart kid, a student of the game. He's got a lot going for him (and) has been a real plus for us; you kind of anticipated as you saw him potentially he could be like this.cheap New era winter hats I think he can get a lot better, he's only played a third of the season and he's only a sophomore. We expect him to keep improving."

At 6-foot, 190 pounds, Moe isn't as big as UGA's A.J. Green (6-4, 212), but he might be as athletic. Moe is a former high school quarterback (O'Fallon, Mo.) that Pinkel and his staff briefly considered playing at safety.

MORE MIZZOU MO(E)MENTUM:wholesale New era winter hatsThe Tigers haven't been short on top-tier receivers over the past several seasons, and the latest in that line appears to be sophomore T.J. Moe. He's third in the Big 12 in receiving yards per game (98.5), having caught 37 of Blaine Gabbert's passes for 394 yards and two TDs.

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Because the screenplay consists of episodes and anecdotes written with the sole purpose of raising laughter, they actually fail to do so as they are far from free-flowing. The comedy, therefore, hardly evokes laughter. As for drama, there is very little of it in the film. Emotions are conspicuous by their absence. Similarly, although the film is a love story, romance is almost completely missing. With so much emphasis laid on comedy,  cheap POLO hats which, in any case, is hardly funny, the film becomes a boring fare for the viewer. Aatish Kapadia has failed to appreciate that comedy in films has to be very different from comedy in TV serials.

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Babuji and his other daughter-in-law, Jayshree (Nimisha Vakharia), finalise Himanshu's marriage with their neighbour, Parminder. However, just before the marriage can be solemnised, Jayshree remembers Himanshu's wish to make his love story memorable. In a bid to do so, the family does crazy things to ensure cheap New era mlb hatsthat the marriage is called off by the girl's family so that Himanshu can then elope with Parminder, thereby ensuring that his love story would become memorable. But in the process, Himanshu is charged with murder. What happens thereafter is revealed in the climax.

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Toronto had the intention, but that was not the problem. Unfortunately for the Reds, games are won with goals and that is exactlywholesale Chicago White Sox Hats what did not happen.

“The way we’re looking at it from our change room is until we’re told differently we’re going to keep fighting,” said Dasovic. “You never know.”

Interim coach Nick Dasovic felt frustrated with the result but is keeping open the hopes for a playoff spot. 

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TFF: Outstanding. I love going to State College, especially at the Rathskeller bar in 1979 when I picked up the Centre Daily Times and saw Temple was a 2 1/2-point favorite at PSU. I turned to my friend, who was the editor of a defunct State College paper called the Pennsylvania Mirror and said: "Look at this. This might be the last time in my life I see that." The games were much better back then. As good a CEO as Al Golden is, he's not 1/100th the game coach Wayne Hardin was. Not a slight on Golden as much as a tribute to Hardin cheap New era winter hats. This is the Holy Grail game for Al, though. So keeping PSU goes a long way toward keeping Al. If and until TU beats PSU.

QBSneak12: What are your thoughts on the extension of the PSU vs. Temple football series?

Now time for some bonus questions:

TFF: It's not a round ball, so anything can happen. wholesale New era winter hatsTemple's defense is better than Kent State and the Owls' offense put up 47 points on Kent State last year. So PSU will find out Temple is no Kent State fast.  This will be the most competitive Temple-PSU game since I went to Temple and some of those scores were 10-7, 31-30 and 26-25.

QBSneak12: This is by far the best Temple team Penn State will have seen since Al Golden has taken over.  How do you see things going down on Saturday?

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This year could also be a long-awaited first for O’Leary’s father, Anthony, who has yet to add his name to the 63-year-old silver salver.

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Shaw’s former Irish team-mate Justin Sherriff will coach Pembroke Wanderers, and his first game is against Hermes tomorrow.

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Glenanne’s Graham Shaw has teamed up with Gareth Evans, the former Monkstown captain, to coach Loreto, with Evans taking charge on match days, while Shaw is on duty with Glenanne.

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San Francisco 49ers jersey : Alex Smith will almost certainly be the key to their season. Maybe he'll finally start to consistently play well, maybe he won't, but the 49ers' season hinges on that "maybe". There are enough playmakers on the offense for him to have a big year, with Frank Gore, Michael Crabtree, and Vernon Davis being the best ones. However, receivers Josh Morgan and Ted Ginn Jr. could do some damage as well, as Ginn hasn't shown all that much to this point in his career, but he's still explosive and a fresh start in San Fran could do him some good. In the backfield, Gore will once again be the primary back, but the 49ers just added Brian Westbrook as well. Now, Westbrook doesn't seem to have too much left in the tank, but who knows? Worst case scenario, he operates more as a receiving threat out of the backfield, giving Smith another weapon (Actually, the worst case scenario would involve him missing a ton of time to injuries… AGAIN). Also, rookies Mike Iupati and Anthony Davis both look like they could start immediately, providing a big boost to a previously mediocre line. On the defensive side of the ball, nobody really jumps out, except Patrick Willis, who has quickly become one of the best linebackers (and maybe even one of the best defensive players) in the league. After him, there aren't too many big-impact guys on this defense… Nate Clements is still a pretty solid corner, and Taylor Mays has the athleticism to make some plays in his rookie season. Basically, the Niners' defense isn't great, but it's not terrible either. It'll keep them in enough games to give Alex Smith a chance to come through. PREDICTION: 10-6, playoffs- Last year, it was Vernon Davis who broke out for the Niners. This year, it's cheap Alex Smith jersey's turn, and it may be his last chance to do so. If he can, and there's a good chance he will with the players surrounding him, then this team could win their weak division without breaking a sweat.

Arizona Cardinals: Well… Super Bowl runner-ups two years ago, the Cards will have to fight just to win one of the weakest divisions out there. Without Kurt Warner, Anquan Boldin, Karlos Dansby, and Antrel Rolle, they will have an uphill battle to make it back to the playoffs. New quarterback cheap Matt Leinart jersey needs to prove that he's not a bust, but he has not looked impressive in the preseason so far. It's already a given that he won't be as effective as Warner, but he's also lost a key target in Anquan Boldin, who was dealt to the Ravens. Running backs Beanie Wells and Tim Hightower will share the workload, but it's not hard to imagine that Wells will be getting the lion's share of the carries by the end of the year, as he could really end up being a major impact player if he can stay healthy, which he had a tough time doing at Ohio St. The receivers aren't bad, even without Boldin, as Larry Fitzgerald is still among the best in the game. However, Fitz will certainly see tougher coverages, and beyond number two man Steve Breaston, there isn't too much else, as nobody after that has much, if any, experience (number three Early Doucet could be okay, though). In addition, this is an offense that doesn't use tight ends much (Ben Patrick and Anthony Becht combined for under 20 grabs last year), so it will fall to the receiver to make the plays. The offensive line could be good as well, led by veteran guard Alan Faneca. The defensive line is good enough, with Calais Campbell being a solid young player and Darnell Dockett being a superb 3-4 end. However, the linebackers will miss Dansby sorely, and even though Joey Porter is a decent replacement, he's a bit over the hill and likely won't have a long future in Arizona. Worse yet, none of the other 3 starting backers are bigtime playmakers either. Even without Antrel Rolle, the secondary isn't bad at all, as the Cards brought in Kerry Rhodes as a replacement, and now have Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Adrian Wilson, and Rhodes holding down 3 of the spots in the starting secondary. Not too shabby. The second cornerback slot is a bit of a question mark, though. PREDICTION: 8-8, no playoffs- Matt Leinart is possibly the biggest question mark right now… if they had a true quarterback, they'd be a surefire playoff team and maybe even a Super Bowl contender.

NFC WEST- even weaker than the South is the West, with two teams fighting for a division title and having essentially no shot at a wild card berth if they don't win the division. After the Cards and Niners are the horrific Rams (you have to pity Steven Jackson, who is basically their whole team at this point, and Sam Bradford, who may well get pummeled by opposing defensive lines), and the Seahawks, who could have some potential if their quarterback wasn't aging Matt Hasselbeck (although the alternative for them is unproven Charlie Whitehurst).

New Orleans Saints jersey : Yet another high-powered offense in the NFC, the Saints have one of the true superstars of football in Drew Brees, and more than enough playmakers around Brees for him to make their offense go.  Wideouts Marques Colston and Lance Moore are both well above average, and youngster Robert Meachem could make an impact as well, with Devery Henderson still providing a nice deep threat in addition to those three. Running backs Reggie Bush, Pierre Thomas, and Ladell Betts make for a very nice running-back-by-committee setup for the Saints. Thomas should have the best season of those three, as Betts is more of a backup than a first option, and Bush hasn't shown enough of a tough running style to make him a real feature back. Tight end Jeremy Shockey, while providing a big name, has actually never been a huge producer in the passing game at any point in his career, whether in the Big Apple or the Big Easy. There aren't any huge names on the offensive line, but they do their job well enough to protect Brees. Defensively, The Saints looked porous at some times last season, while at other times, they were a turnover-creating machine. The specialty of the secondary certainly is forcing interceptions, as ageless free safety Darren Sharper is still one of the best ballhawks around (9 interceptions last year). His backup, second-year Malcolm Jenkins (a former corner), could produce some turnovers as well. The corners, Tracy Porter and Jabari Greer, are also proficient at forcing turnovers (Porter had 4 picks last year). The loss of Scott Fujita hurts their linebacking corps as the Saints didn't really have anyone to replace him, but there are plenty of other solid players in the front seven (MLB Jonathan Vilma and DE Will Smith being the best of the bunch). Another important note is that return man Courtney Roby could definitely create a few points of his own this year, and he might make an impact in the passing game as well. PREDICTION: 12-4, division champs- the Saints will certainly put together a solid season offensively, but unless their defense can step up and do more than just create turnovers, they may have some problems getting past opponents in the playoffs.

Atlanta Falcons: The Falcons went home after a somewhat disappointing 9-7 finish last year, as Matt Ryan and Michael Turner did not show the star power that guided the Falcons to an 11-5 season in 2008. They will be an interesting team to watch this year, because if Ryan can get his sophomore slump behind him, the Falcons offense will be a decent bunch this season. The backfield of Turner, Jerious Norwood, and Jason Snelling is above average, but Turner is certainly the focal point, and is a candidate for a bounce-back this year. In the passing game, the two best options for Ryan are Pro Bowler Roddy White, and Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez. However, there really isn't much after White at wideout, with number two being second-year Harry Douglas. In addition, rookie receiver Kerry Meier was placed on injured reserve, taking away another target. Defensively, there is a lack of impact players in the front seven, as star lineman John Abraham struggled through a down season a year ago, picking up just 5.5 sacks. However, if Peria Jerry and Sean Weatherspoon develop well, they could join MLB Curtis Lofton as a nice young core for this defense to build around. Even without big names, the Falcons front seven do their job well, finishing in the top ten in the NFL in rush defense last year. Their pass defense was awful as times last year, though, as they finished a dismal 28^th in pass defense. They overpaid to get Dunta Robinson (second biggest contract in the NFL for a corner) to remedy the situation, but he won't work any miracles. PREDICTION: 8-8, no playoffs- it's tough to only give them an 8-8 record, because Ryan should play some solid football (closer to his rookie year than his sophomore year). However, there aren't that many targets for him, and the defense is below average, especially in the secondary.

Titans’ Chris Johnson and Philadelphia Eagles

We're proud we had Johnson as our No. 6 running back last year. That was higher than most, but we were still five spots off. In an unbelievable sophomore campaign, Sonic the Hedgehog eclipsed 2,000 yards rushing, averaged 5.6 yards per carry, broke off seven scores longer than 50 yards, and ended the season on an 11-week streak of at least 100 yards rushing. He also rendered LenDale White's fantasy stock worthless, a season after White scored 15 rushing touchdowns. No player in the NFL is faster than Johnson, and few are as quick. Now, we have some reservations about him: He's not a big man, and he's coming off a 358-carry, 408-touch season (both marks were league highs). We're tempted to say Adrian Peterson is the safer No. 1 pick because of his size and touchdowns. But we have to admit, no player in the league has Johnson's weekly upside.

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Bears' offensive line a work in progress

Jay Cutler  is standing behind his work-in-progress offensive line — figuratively, that is. At least until the unit gets everything figured out.

Cutler took just eight snaps in Saturday night's first exhibition game before retreating to the safety of the sideline as a spectator.

Tackles Chris Williams and Frank Omiyale, guards Roberto Garza and Lance Louis and center Olin Kreutz started on the offensive line.

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"Other than the guys who have been here 10, 12, 13 years … other than that, everybody else is still working. We're still in training camp, you know," Williams said. "It's the first preseason game; we'll watch the tape Monday … right back in Bourbonnais, right back to work."

Quarterbacks Cutler, Caleb Hanie and Dan Lefevour were sacked six times in all for 48 yards in losses. And Hanie suffered a right shoulder injury.

"It's all part of football," Hanie said. "I don't know how long or whatever (the injury) is. We'll find out. I was rolling left and I saw the guy in front of me. Then I saw (wide receiver) Juaquin (Iglesias) over there along the sidelines wide open. I tried to get him the ball and I obviously didn't see the guy behind me, and he's the one who got me."

The Bears rushed for 48 yards on 21 attempts.

"Right now, we're looking at different guys," coach Greg Olsen said of the offensive line combinations. "We got some good quality reps from some of the young players. Lance Louis needs as many reps as he can get. You know, Frank Omiyale … we played him a little bit more, and we got some value reps for him."

The Bears' line received some experience working against a 3-4 defense in the Chargers.

"It's not hard. You turn lights on and you come in and you play hard," Williams said. "Whatever they throw at us, you play hard and you come back next week. You start game-planning more as the preseason progresses. Come next week, we will have more stuff in, and the third week, we will be pretty much playing the full game plan."

Champ Bailey backs Josh McDaniels

Champ Bailey has been around the Denver Broncos long enough to see stunning changes. Mike Shanahan, fired. Jay Cutler, traded. Brandon Marshall, traded.

Of those three events in the past two years, Bailey cites Shanahan's firing as the most shocking to him "because he had been here 14 years and won two Super Bowls. The other two guys [Cutler and Marshall] really hadn't done anything here."

It could be said that second-year coach Josh McDaniels hasn't done anything either, except go .500 in his first season, make headlines by kicking Cutler and Marshall out of town and stun some by drafting Tim Tebow in the first round.

It might surprise you that despite Denver blowing a 6-0 start in 2009 and suffering a slew of injuries in camp, the 34-year-old McDaniels has the two strongest believers a coach could want in the 32-year-old Bailey and 36-year-old safety Brian Dawkins.

"If we don't win with this guy … I mean, he's doing everything possible to get us ready," Bailey said. "I give this coach credit. I've learned so much from this guy and I'm in my 13th year. We know we are going to be a prepared football team the way he coaches us to be smart, tough, physical, and [McDaniels] knows everything about different game situations."

Dawkins loves that McDaniels has not allowed the distractions of trades and injuries to become an excuse in 2010. The Broncos have suffered a rash of injuries, including losing standout defensive end Elvis Dumervil (17 sacks in 2009) to a torn pectoral muscle.

"Other people talk about this rebuilding stuff, but Coach is talking about winning right now, and he is very, very passionate about winning right now," Dawkins said. "He is consistent with his message. It's team first, period. He is consistent with his preparation and what he expects of us. What you do in the meeting rooms, what you do in practice, what you do on and off the field will define what you're going to mean to this football team."

McDaniels rejected the moniker of "Bad News Broncos."

"It's not fitting, but I think it fits something we stress about adversity," McDaniels said. "OK, we have some adversity right in front of us. There's always going to be a time in your life or your surroundings that doesn't go the way you'd want. But just like in 2008 with the Patriots, Tom [Brady] went down 11 plays into the season, you have a choice. You can say, 'Well, it's over.' Or you can say, 'It's different, but we've got to win anyway.'

"Yeah, we've got eight players down [with injuries] right now, but we're getting five back today and with the exception of Elvis, we hope we'll have the rest back by the time we open the season. What we have to do better than last year is handle the highs and lows better, and this adversity we're experiencing right now is a way to build that culture of change."

More observations on the Broncos:

• Make no mistake, Kyle Orton is the starting quarterback and there has been nothing to suggest he won't remain the starter. "Kyle now knows this offense like the back of his hand," McDaniels said.

• Tebow has made a strong early impression on veteran players, including Dawkins. "Tim's a great guy. Very humble … very hard worker, always asking me questions that he's hoping can make him a better player."

• Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, the Broncos' first No. 1 pick, has created a huge buzz with his 6-3, 229-pound frame. He did twist his foot making a great catch in Saturday's scrimmage -- the same one that kept him out of the scouting combine -- but the team insists the injury is minor.

• McDaniels and others had high praise for receiver Eddie Royal, who had a disappointing second season. He hooked up with Orton for some big plays during Tuesday's practice.

• Last year's first-round pick, 6-foot-3, 274-pound linebacker Robert Ayers, has played well in camp.

• The Broncos are optimistic Pro Bowl offensive tackle Ryan Clady (knee) will be ready for the season opener. He suffered the injury in an offseason basketball game.

• The Broncos expect running back Knowshon Moreno (hamstring) back for the opener. They recently signed LenDale White, who stunned Denver with how sharp he looked in practice last week.

Ravens' organization hosts a six-team

Each year, the Ravens' organization hosts a six-team, double-elimination softball tournament involving its own front-office and staff people, as well as those of the Jets, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins and the NFL office.

Instead of the usual uniform number, the back of the jersey Ryan was wearing said, "Number 1 Defense."

Needless to say, that didn't go over well in the land of the Ravens, who had a three-year winning streak at the tournament before the league office won it this year.

For while the Jets did have the top overall defense in the league last year, they trailed Baltimore as far as stopping opponents in the red zone is concerned.

In what should be the biggest key to the September 13 season-opening Monday-night game at the New Meadowlands Stadium, the Ravens and Jets were 1-2 in the AFC last year in red-zone defense, with Baltimore ranking first by allowing opponents to score touchdowns 41.9% of the time and the Jets right behind them at 42.4%.

Leaguewide, that placed the two teams fourth and fifth, respectively, trailing only Washington, New Orleans and San Francisco.

The Ravens have worked on red-zone plays on both sides of the ball more often Todd Heap than normal during this training camp, and there's a good reason why.

"The game has moved toward that," head coach John Harbaugh said Sunday afternoon. "Offenses are going to be able to move the ball more (proficiently) than they used to. The game is going to move into the red zone more and more, (in fact) it has, so it becomes more critical.

"It's part of a scenario that we need to be really good at."

That's probably why Harbaugh was so upset at his first-string defense during a particular series last week that saw second- and third-string offensive players move the ball way too well against it.

For the most recent memory that lingers most in the Ravens' minds is what happened during the postseason. New England and Indianapolis scored a combined four touchdowns in five red-zone trips to knock the Ravens out of the playoffs one game short of the level they achieved last year, the AFC Championship Game.

In particular, the Colts were quite tough on the Ravens in those situations, scoring touchdowns on two of three red-zone chances in the Divisional Playoff round.

On the other side of the ball, the Baltimore offense ranked fifth in the AFC and 11th leaguewide with a 52.6% touchdown pace, nine slots ahead of the Jets. But what can the Ravens do to be tougher on their opponents in those situations?

A new short-yardage possession game, featuring receivers such as Anquan Boldin and Derrick Mason, as well as tight ends Todd Heap, Dennis Pitta and Ed Dickson, might help. But whirling dervish Ray Rice has also lobbied for some time inside the 20.

"I know I could be a red-zone back, but one thing about our team… Willis McGahee's in great shape," Rice said. "We're all in great shape, so if a guy needs a spell, we'll all come out. I'm sure we'll do the series thing, because there's not one back that's taken a load.

The Ravens  made their move by acquiring WR Anquan Boldin from the Arizona Cardinals. Boldin, a product of Florida State, is annually a 1,000-yard receiver. Playing second fiddle to Mason won't be an issue for Boldin, as he has taken the undercard to WR Larry Fitzgerald for the majority of his career in the desert. Depth was also added at the tight end position for the first time, as rookies Ed Dickson from Oregon and Dennis Pitta from BYU, arguably two of the best five receiving tight ends in this year's NFL Draft, were both added to an already deep squad.

Last year, the Ravens racked up 5,619 yards of offense, an average of 351.2 YPG. That was Todd Heap good enough to finish No. 13 in the NFL. Don't be overly shocked if that number goes up by nearly 1,000 yards this year, as Flacco should only improve, especially with his new toys to throw to. The rushing game, behind Rice and RB Willis McGahee was good for 137.5 YPG last year. It shouldn't take anything but steps in the right direction as well this year.

Before the preseason has even started, a devastating injury struck the Ravens defense. Domonique Foxworth, who was tied for the team lead in picks last year with four, suffered an ACL tear and will be lost for the season. This leaves Baltimore quite thin in the secondary, particularly at cornerback. Safeties are still in great shape though, as Ed Reed, Dawan Landry and Tom Zbikowski are amongst the best in the NFL.

Still, the front seven for this squad is as good as it gets. Starting names like Haloti Ngata, Terrell Suggs, Ray Lewis and Trevor Pryce is scary. Adding LB Sergio Kindle out of Texas probably only makes the situation worse for opposing offenses. Kindle will most likely step into the middle of this 3-4 defense next to Lewis on the inside, and his ball hawking abilities should go well on a defense that loves to swarm the man with the pigskin.

The Ravens ranked in the Top 10 in all major statistical categories on defense, including coming in third in total defense (300.5 YPG) and scoring (16.3 PPG).

David Garrard was spot on most of his passes

The receivers were working on a lot of 10 and 20 yard hooks and crossing routes, and for the most part, the quarterbacks were hitting their guys with terrific accuracy.

Trevor Harris struggled early to find his guys, mostly on the deeper passes. After overthrowing Clarence Denmark on a pass down the sideline, he was intercepted by Anthony Smith on a 20 yard curl intended for Roren Thomas.

David Garrard was spot on most of his passes, but when he missed, it was usually a breakdown in communication where the receiver curled in when he should have been turning the other way. It was easy to pick up because the guys were getting hammered by Todd Monken when they ran the wrong route.

Once David was warmed up, he was money on his passes. That does not mean his receivers were always hauling them in though. On one particular play, Kassim Osgood was running a slant with Michael Coe in coverage. The ball was delivered perfectly over the shoulder to Osgood, but he bobbled the pass. He tried to recover, but Coe was hand checking him and the ball wound up hitting the turf.

Luke McCown launched a 25 yard corner pass that was out in front of his Maurice Jones intended receiver, John Matthews. Matthews made a great fingertip grab to haul in the ball for a solid gain with Scotty McGee in tight coverage.

Mike Thomas embarrassed William Middleton on a post pattern where the receiver gave a little juke move in his route. When he made the cut, Thomas got decent separation from Middleton, and the defensive back was never able to recover.

I would not normally mention these drills, but they were quite entertaining this evening as the two sides really stepped up their efforts. In the end, the offensive players came out on top, but there were a few notable exceptions.

Some of the matchups were fun to watch, including Kirk Morrison going up against Greg Jones twice. Morrison never had a chance as Maurice Jones showed why the Jaguars have coveted his services for all these years. He stymied Morrison on two attempts, never letting him get anywhere near the quarterback.

Morrison was also victimized by Marcedes Lewis who was able to prevent the veteran linebacker from reaching his target. Lewis also flattened Jacob Cutera on another attempt.

David Garrard went to work hitting Mike Sims-Walker on a 30 yard post pattern with Don Carey in tow. The ball was on the mark and Sims-Walker made it look routine pulling down the pass with Carey wrapped around his waist.

Garrard nailed Troy Williamson on a 65 yard post pattern that was probably one of his best throws of training camp. He dropped the pass over Derek Cox into Williamson's hands without breaking his stride. The pitch and catch got the crowd into the practice on that end of the field as Williamson took it to the end zone.

On the other end of the field, the fans were just as thrilled because Tyson Alualu had made his presence known by blowing up Kevin Haslam. If contact was allowed, it would have been a sack for Alualu. He was literally standing there playing spectator when Garrard launched the pass.

Garrard came back and quickly hit Mike Thomas on a dump pass to avoid Larry Hart, who had gotten into the backfield and was headed for a sack. Garrard showed good pocket presence sensing the rush and getting the ball to his outlet quickly.

Deji Karim found the running difficult as he tried to take one off the left side. He was stuffed for a loss by Freddy Keiaho.

Garrard nailed Chad Kackert for a 20 yard gain along the sideline. Kackert made a nice falling grab with Kirk Morrison standing over him. Similar to the bomb Garrard dropped on Williamson earlier, this was another instance where the play probably would have wound up a sack. Both Larry Hart and Jeremy Mincey were in the backfield and had to pull evasive maneuvers to avoid sacking the quarterback.

Garrard hit Kassim Osgood on a 20 yard slant on the next play. Again, Mincey and Hart had blown up the left side of the offensive line going right by Eugene Monroe and going hands-up to avoid actually tackling the quarterback.

Luke McCown hit Deji Karim on a dump off to avoid Julius Williams and Atiyyah Ellison roaming free in the backfield.

McCown came back and hit Troy Williamson on a cross, barely avoiding Julius Williams, who had run right by Daniel Baldridge. The play wound up a 20 yard gain, but again it could have been a sack just as easily.

David Garrard attempted to go deep down the sideline to Nate Hughes with Sean Considine in coverage. The ball was on target, but Hughes could not pull it down despite beating Considine on the play.

Luke McCown hit Mike Caussin on a little dump off that would have gone for a short gain. The impressive part of the play was how Caussin just ran right over poor William Middleton on the play, demonstrating the bug on the windshield theory for the defensive back.

Zach Potter continued to do his best Kyle Brady impersonation, taking a pass out of the backfield from Luke McCown and stone-handing it as he turned to run after the catch.

David Garrard connected with Chad Kackert on the sideline with Gerald Alexander in tight coverage. Kackert showed great concentration after initially bobbling the pass. He was able to pull it in despite the fact that Alexander was doing everything he could to shake the ball free.

The defense will no long sit back in zone and wear down as offense put together long drives, but with few playmakers the new attacking style will leave it wide open to big plays.

Coach Jack Del Rio (57-55 in seven seasons) is one of the best in the business, and last season somehow had the Jags at 6-4. But the playoffs went down the toilet amid a 1-5 finish that did absolutely nothing to help ticket sales and prevent more local TV blackouts for this season.

The offense will once again be based on the playmaking ability of RB Maurice Jones-Drew, if for no other reason than the fact that quarterback David Garrard cannot win games with his arm.

Garrard can be effective in a no-frills passing attack, but the receivers (Michael Sims-Walker is decent but can't stretch the field) are a mediocre bunch and the offensive line is a work in progress.

J-Ville's defense wasn't half bad before it ran out of gas in December, and the main concern this season is figuring out a way to get to the quarterback, which they did only 14 times last season.

The Jags are so desperate to upgrade their pass rush that they paid $26 million to free agent Aaron Kampman, who is coming off ACL surgery. The linebackers and secondary are average at best.

The Ravens 'Michael Oher to take repetitions at the left offensive tackle position

The Tuohy family, subject of the Michael Lewis book and subsequent film "The Blind Side," are the adoptive family of Michael Oher, an inner-city teenager who transformed into a professional football star.

Sean Tuohy was in Charleston on Tuesday to speak at the West Virginia Statewide Technology Conference at the Charleston Civic Center, where he told crowd members that they, too, can have a positive impact on people if they just try.

Oher was walking down a street in Memphis just before Thanksgiving when the Tuohys pulled over and invited him to stay with them. The family recognized Oher as the new boy in their daughter's class.

Tuohy said it was his no-nonsense wife who insisted the family bring Oher, then 16, into their home and off the street.

As they drove past the boy, "She said two words, two very powerful and simple words," Tuohy said. "She looked at me and said, 'Turn around.'"

After bringing Oher into their home, the Tuohys discovered he had been in and out of foster homes and was doing poorly in school. Tuohy said Oher had attended 11 schools in nine years, and for two years he didn't go to school at all.

As the son of a teacher, Tuohy understood the value of an education and worked with Oher to improve his grades.

"He learned because he knew he had to," Tuohy said.

Tuohy said both the book and the movie have the same message -- that an average family can make a difference in someone else's life. He and his wife have traveled the country to promote the movie and their new book "In a Heartbeat: The Power of Cheerful Giving," and always encounter people who have seen the movie more than once.

The Ravens have been allowing both Michael Oher and Jared Gaither to take repetitions at the left offensive tackle position, but the Ravens might want to get Yanda some reps at right tackle as well.

Because of Gaither's weight loss and time he missed in offseason camps, there isn't a lot of confidence in him right now. If he doesn't show improvement quickly, the Ravens might want to give Yanda, the current starting right guard, more time at right tackle, move Oher to the left side and insert Chris Chester at right guard.

What about backup right offensive tackle Oniel Cousins? Well, what about him?

I'm not sure he can handle the position yet, but Yanda has already performed well at right tackle. The Ravens should give Gaither a little more time, but not wait until the week before the start of the regular season. Hopefully, Gaither has nothing seriously wrong with him and recovers.

• If reserve offensive tackle Joe Reitz (6-7, 320) doesn't make the Ravens roster, he might consider a career in professional wrestling. Reitz got in a fight with defensive end-outside linebacker Paul Kruger in the early morning practice, and hip tossed Kruger to the ground without much effort. Hulk Hogan would have been proud.

New York Giants quarterback have been a constant

With the exception of a couple of games last season, the five big linemen protecting the New York Giants quarterback have been a constant. David Diehl was at left tackle, Rich Seubert at left guard, Shaun O'Hara at center, Chris Snee at right guard and Kareem McKenzie at right tackle.

Coming off an 8-8 season and their first missed playoffs since 2004, there is speculation the makeup of the line will be changing, particularly the left side.

The predominant talk has Diehl moving from left tackle to left guard, with second-year pro Will Beatty taking over at tackle. The 31-year-old Seubert would become a backup.

Diehl and Seubert have heard the rumors and they Ahmad Bradshaw  knew exactly how to respond on the second day of training camp at the University at Albany.

"I have always been a team guy," Diehl said after eating lunch. "I have always put the team first. That's the case throughout my entire career. Having said that, I think I am the best left tackle on our team and I am one of the best ones in our division, and I intend to go out there and prove it."

Whatever happens, Diehl knows he is going to have a job somewhere on the line.

The 29-year old who made his first Pro Bowl last season has started at left tackle for the past three years. He also has started at right tackle and both guard positions in his eight NFL seasons, compiling a string of 112 consecutive starts.

Entering his 10th season, Seubert admittedly didn't have a good year in 2009. He missed the final two games with a knee injury, but that wasn't his biggest problem. He played all season with a bad shoulder that needed to surgery in the offseason.

"It wasn't great," Seubert said. "In our game, everything is in our Brandon Jacobs legs and shoulders and our punching guys. I am not making excuses, but I know I can play better than I did."

The sometimes gruff Seubert also isn't about to hand over the position without a fight.

"You know we all want to play," said Seubert, one of the team's best practical jokesters. "I want to play. He (Beatty) wants to play, Shaun and Chris and David and Kareem, too. It's football and the best five guys are going to be out there playing. I know if I work hard, I will be one of those guys."

There is no doubt Beatty is pushing to break into the lineup. The second-round draft pick out of Connecticut started four games at right tackle last season and played well with McKenzie sidelined by groin and knee injuries.

"They're not going to just give me the spot because they drafted me in the second round," Beatty said. "They expect me to win the spot. The only way I can win the spot is by being mentally and physically better than the guy in front of me."

The irony of the line battle is that Beatty is really not competing with Diehl for the right tackle spot. He is just trying to show line coach Pat Flaherty that he is one of the team's best five linemen.

If he does that, it might allow the team to exploit Diehl's versatility and move him to left guard.

Diehl insists he is concentrating on being the starting left tackle.

"I am not worried about anything else," he said. "I was focused all during minicamp and during the summer at that position and I know that it's a battle between Beatty and I. I have worked extremely hard, been in battles before, know what it takes to be a football player. I know my work ethic and attitude and mentality. You are not going to move me."

Seubert, who overcame a horrible broken leg in 2003 to return to the Giants, feels the same way.

"If I didn't think I could play I would have called it quits," Seubert said. "The way I feel, I have many more good years of football in me. The shoulder feels good. My legs feel good. I'm excited to be up here and get it rolling."

O'Hara said speculation about changes has not bothered the linemen.

"It was kind of a surprise to me," said O'Hara, who has been selected to two straight Pro Bowls. "I felt good running yesterday, and the next thing you know there was some fluid and some swelling. We are taking it easy right now and trying to get some of it out."

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Adam Koets took over at center with the first-team offensive line.

Linebacker Keith Bulluck, receiver Hakeem Nicks and tight end Kevin Boss only practiced once for precautionary reasons.

Osi Umenyiora and Justin Tuck were the starting ends in the afternoon workout. Mathias Kiwanuka and Tuck started in the morning. The three are competing for the starting jobs.

Cornerback Corey Webster had a spectacular one-handed interception of an Eli Manning pass pass in the morning workout.

As good as the pick was, the return on the play featured new defensive coordinator Perry Fewell leading the blocking downfield.

"I think he can lead me all the way down the field," Webster quipped.

Fewell has stressed turnovers since replacing Bill Sheridan.

New York had only 24 takeaways last season, seven less than their giveaway total.

Marshawn Lynch is just doing the most with the reps he gets in the practice setting

The ball was placed on the three, on the first play Fred Jackson was stopped for no gain. On second down, Trent Edwards had TE Michael Matthews open coming across and missed him badly. On third down second round pick Torell Troup stood Marshawn Lynch up for a loss.
 
After that things got going. Joique Bell bounced one outside and beat everybody to the end zone. Chad Simpson then used two very good blocks from LG Nick Hennessey and LT Ed Wang to score again. Ryan Fitzpatrick ended it by missing Jonathan Stupar in the end zone.
 
Edwards got off to a really fast start, but wasn't good at the end where he was missing receivers and throwing an interception to Drayton Florence. Edwards also let himself get sacked by Aaron Maybin near the end and had two balls tipped. He also would've been tackled by Maybin for a safety thanks to a miscommunication with Marshawn Lynch. On the other side, he completed his first seven passes, three to runningbacks, two to the tight ends and just two to the wide receivers. Edwards was 11 of 12 when Reggie Torbor tipped a throw.
 
Ryan Fitzpatrick tossed interceptions to Andra Davis and Reggie Corner.
 
The catch of the day came from U.B.'s Naaman Roosevelt who went high to get maybe a 30 yard gain from Fitzpatrick. As he caught the ball, Lydell Sargeant flipped him, but he held on.
 
Fred Jackson got walloped again. This time by Kawika Mitchell.
 
The only one to leave early with an injury was T Cordaro Howard, a rookie out of Georgia Tech.
 
Not practicing today were Paul Posluszny, Keith Ellison, Eric Wood, Chris Kelsay and Spencer Johnson.

With a heavy contingent of competition at the running back position, and Fred Jackson the incumbent starter after a big 2009 season, Marshawn Lynch is just doing the most with the reps he gets in the practice setting.

"I'm sweating," said Lynch when asked if he was getting his fair share of carries. "I'm just getting in where I can."

Through the early days of camp Jackson has been getting the lion's share of the work with the first unit, with Lynch being sprinkled in with the first unit here and there.

Asked if he is looking for a bigger role than he played last season when he had a career low 120 carries, Lynch left it in the hands of the coaching staff.

Dolphins face the New England Patriots

We welcome our fans back to football and invite them to bring their families this Saturday for a special family day at Dolphins Camp," said Mike Dee, Dolphins' CEO. "For the first time ever, we're also offering our fans an on-site pre-sale opportunity to buy single game tickets to any home game before they go on sale to the general public."

The home schedule features some of the top teams in the NFL, with first two home games being prime-time nationally televised games against division rivals.

The Fins' first home contest is against New York Jets jerseys on Sunday night Sept. 26, which will be one of the NFL's signature Hispanic Heritage games and includes Grammy award-winning artist and Dolphins' limited partner Marc Anthony performing the national anthem and a special halftime show (artist to be announced at a later date).

A week later, the Dolphins face the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football. Other home games include a Thursday night against the Chicago Bears, with a halftime ceremony for the alumni Honor Roll induction, and contests against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans, and Detroit Lions the day after Christmas.

Because tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis and some games are expected to sell out quickly, fans are strongly encouraged to buy their tickets through MiamiDolphins.com or Ticketmaster.com starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday rather than purchasing tickets at the stadium's ticket windows. Tickets will also be available by phone at 1-800-745-3000 or 1-888-FINS-TIX (1-888-346-7849). Fans attending the July 31 team practice will have the special opportunity of purchasing tickets from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. before the tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m.

Individual game tickets start at $45 per game. Season ticket memberships Jake Long start at $34 per game.

Hartline recently switched agents, replacing Ohio-based Neil Cornrich with Miami's Drew Rosenhaus. Rosenhaus did not immediately respond Monday to an email requesting comment on Hartline's case.

FHP continues to investigate who was driving Hartline's 2008 Ford pickup truck at the time of the 4:30 a.m. crash. According to the incident report, the truck collided with an abandoned 2002 Cadillac Escalade just east of Interstate 95 and had to be towed away.

Authorities went to Hartline's residence soon after the crash, but he wasn't home.

With Dolphins jerseys training camp set to open Friday in Davie, Wysocky said it was possible the FHP investigator assigned to the case could try to speak with Hartline at his workplace. The investigator and the state trooper who handled the crash were expected to make further attempts to reach Hartline at his residence.

Wysocky said the FHP hopes to bring Hartline's case to a resolution "fairly soon."

"If he's going to talk to us, he's going to talk," Wysocky said. "If he's not going to talk, there's not much we can do. We can't force him to talk. We'd still like to talk to him to try to get some information."

Wysocky said Hartline picked up his truck two days after the accident, but his silence is delaying an investigation that can't go much further without additional information.

"In reality we don't have a real witness," Wysocky said. "We don't have Chad Pennington anybody to put anybody behind the wheel of that truck. As an owner of a vehicle, you are still supposed to report a crash, but that's just an infraction [subject to a fine]. It's not a criminal offense."

The Kansas City Wizards and Kansas City Chiefs

I had a bunch of those sports-related meltdowns back then. They were, of course, totally understandable. Too young to be interested in girls, I had what amounted to crushes on the teams I rooted for. When one of them lost an important game, my heart suffered the same piercing that would later be felt whenever it was on the receiving end of "I think we should just be friends."

Like much of childhood, those overreactions seem the product of another person now. Although I still follow several of the same teams, their ability to interfere with my mood has waned to a moment or two of mild disappointment after losses in even the biggest games. I move on quickly and wonder about the priorities — and mental status — of those adults who can't.

In fact I would consider myself perfectly adjusted if not for one nagging blip: Nearly two weeks after the final whistle, I'm still in the doldrums over Holland's 1-0 loss to Spain in the World Cup finals.

There was no tantrum at the end of the game — a favorable response since my Glenn Dorsey wife and I were at another couple's house — but yet the loss has inspired enough of a lingering effect to be unsettling. At least once a day I have visions of Arjen Robben breaking in alone on Spanish goalie Iker Casillas and seeing Casillas safely deflect Robben's shot with a trailing afterthought of a leg.

By this point, I really shouldn't be surprised that Robben's shot was saved. In the span of a few weeks back in 1974, I started playing soccer, learned that I had a great-grandfather from Amsterdam (making me 12% Dutch), and read an article in Sports Illustrated about Johan Cruyff Matt Cassel prior to that summer's World Cup in West Germany. I decided to root for Holland, unaware that it would become the tournament's most mesmerizing team for its revolutionary Total Football style, in which players routinely switched positions.

Favored to win against the hosts in the finals, Holland took a 1-0 lead in the first minute, got overconfident, and watched the resolute Germans recover for a 2-1 win. When I got the final score on the sports-update phone line that I had to call every 10 minutes — the games were not shown on any station our TV antenna could locate — I cried. In retrospect, I should have worked on an extended family tree and searched rigorously for relatives from Brazil.

Four years later came another loss in the World Cup finals in extra time to Argentina, a Holland shot hitting the post in the final minute of regulation time with the score tied 1-1. My initial anger subsided when I considered that the Dutch had made it to the finals in both World Cups I had followed. Surely it was just a matter of time.

The Kansas City Wizards and new Kansas City Chiefs jerseys announced Wednesday that additional upper-level tickets have been released for Sunday's friendly against Manchester United due to high demand. The tickets will cost $20 and are available immediately through Ticketmaster.com, by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or at any area Ticketmaster outlet. Special packages are also available through the Kansas City Wizards and can be purchased by calling 1-888-4KC-GOAL. The exhibition match will take place Sunday, July 25 at 5 p.m. CT and will be the first-ever event at the New Arrowhead Stadium.

"Fan response for our match against Manchester United has been Dwayne Bowe tremendous," Wizards President Robb Heineman said. "The great crowd we are expecting Sunday will reinforce that Kansas City is a premier soccer city and that the New Arrowhead Stadium will make an ideal host venue if the FIFA World Cup comes to the United States in 2018 or 2022."

The list of international superstars coming to Kansas City includes legendary midfielders Ryan Giggs (Wales) and Paul Scholes (England), as well as Edwin Van der Sar (Holland), Nani (Portugal) and Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria). Giggs is the only player in English football history to win 11 Premier League championship medals. This record is the equivalent of an American football player winning 11 Super Bowl rings or a baseball player capturing 11 World Series titles. For the transcript of an interview with Giggs about playing in the United States and Kansas City, click here.

As a rookie left tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs.

It ended up working out for me being something. Everybody can be something. You don't have to be a pro athlete to be something. As long as you are doing something positive with your life, you are somebody."

While the kids were most excited about the free pizza and other treats, Albert's talk about hard work was heard.

"I want to be just like him. I want to be a football player," said Kyle Nevison, 14, an East eighth-grader. "It makes me want to play more, play harder. It makes me want to play football all day."

Rosamaria Martinez, 13, an eighth-grader at True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School, echoed those sentiments.

"If you have a positive attitude and don't get involved with the wrong group of people then you will turn out to have a good life," she said. "He is a good example, because he started off here."

YMCA camp counselor Jerice Crouch thinks Albert's visit will have a positive impact.

"Not only is he an NFL player, but he is an NFL player from Rochester, so the kids Matt Cassel get to see that a guy from their background, from their backyard, is doing something very big here," said Crouch, who plays point guard for the Rochester RazorSharks basketball team.

It was expected the Chiefs might take a tackle in this year's draft to Glenn Dorsey alleviate the pressure on Albert, who played guard in college. When they took Tennessee safety Eric Berry at No. 5, Albert knew he was given a vote of confidence.

"I am working on mental focus," he said. "A lot of the things that were hindering me at the beginning of the season were mental, it wasn't physical. This year I am more in tune with the offense. I am just ready to help our team win. That is my main goal this year.

"It's a learning process. It was my second year in the NFL and I was learning a new offense. It was an adjustment."

The Chiefs jerseys added a lot of other options to the offense during the offseason, which will likely cut into Chambers' production. Chambers isn't a spring chicken anymore and one has to wonder how motivated he will be now that the Chiefs football jerseys gave him a deal during the offseason.

Kansas City Chiefs safety Jarrad

The Chiefs expect more from Cassel in 2009, and they hope the improvements on offense and the addition of Weis will give him the kind of confidence he showed two years ago in New England. Cassel was inconsistent last season, and that's something Haley has said he won't stand for. Running Back Jamal Charles showed that he was among the NFL's most talented backs while rushing for 968 yards in the season's final eight weeks. For the season, he averaged 5.9 yards per carry, but Charles is neither big nor durable. He played through a nagging shoulder injury, and that compelled the Chiefs to sign veteran Thomas Jones. Time is running out for Dwayne Bowe to prove he's capable of being a No. 1 receiver. His concentration, judgment and hands are suspect, and despite direct coaching from Haley, Bowe was as inconsistent as ever in 2009.The Chiefs are trying to rebuild their line, and the most looming question centers on left tackle Branden Albert's ability to restore coaches' faith after a disappointing 2009. The 2010 Kansas City Chiefs AFC West Odds to win the division are at +750.

NFL Predictions Defense: Kansas City is still waiting for ends Glenn Dorsey and Tyson Jackson to live up to the top-5 draft slots in which each was taken, and in the meantime, nosetackle has become a serious concern. Dorsey and Jackson had only sack between them. Outside linebacker Tamba Hali is the team's best pass-rushing threat, but the Chiefs need help at the other linebacker positions. Outside linebacker Mike Vrabel will be 35 when the season starts, so the team has begun to scale down its expectations for him. Kansas City could be on its way toward having one of the AFC's better secondaries if strong safety Eric Berry is as good as advertised, cornerback Brandon Flowers continues to improve and free safety Jarrad Page can stay healthy. The Chiefs used two draft picks to improve at safety, including the No. 5 overall pick on Tennessee's Berry and a fifth-rounder on Kendrick Lewis of Ole Miss. Berry steps directly into a starting job opposite Page, while Lewis will compete for a backup spot. The Kansas City Chiefs Win Total is at 6.5 Dwayne Bowe with the over at -145.

Head Coach\Special Teams: Haley endured a hectic first season, firing Chan Gailey as Matt Cassel offensive coordinator and tabbing himself to call plays. and observers hope the second-year coach matured from the experience. He at least learned that he can't be responsible for everything. Haley hired Charlie Weis as offensive coordinator, bringing an experienced and proven voice to a franchise that lacked both last season. Kansas City was eager to draft Arenas because he should supply immediate help to a kick return game that was nothing short of discouraging last season. Arenas was arguably the best return man in the draft. Kicker Ryan Succop earned the coaches' confidence last year by hitting 25-of-29 field goals, showing off his powerful leg by making seven kicks of 45 yards or longer.

Among the list is new Kansas City Chiefs jerseys safety Jarrad Page.

He previously requested a trade from the team and the Detroit Lions could be his destination.

ESPN's Len Pasquarelli reports that the Lions are interested in acquiring him.

There's a good chance he could be had for a late-round pick, despite being tendered at the second-round level.

The Lions think the 25-year-old Page would be a good pairing with Louis Delmas in the secondary.

The Chiefs did well

The Chiefs did well. Very well in fact.

They came in at third. That seems like a surprise but considering the Dwayne Bowe criteria maybe it shouldn't be.

The following players under 25 or under figure to be big parts of the Chiefs moving forward: Brandon Flowers, Brandon Carr, Eric Berry, Jamaal Charles, Branden Albert and even possibly Dwayne Bowe.

Just because we are waiting doesn't mean anyone else is going to. The early reviews and predictions for the 2010 Chiefs are mixed. There seems to be a general consensus out there that the team is improving. Some folks are predicting the Chiefs football jerseys to be dark horse contenders for a playoff spot and others, as Merlin pointed out in his column today, think the Chiefs will be worse in 2010 than they were in 2009!

Addict Nation was rightfully appalled at the Walter Football article Merlin mentioned. Could the Glenn Dorsey Chiefs really finish 3-12? With an easier schedule? With better players and coaches?

Yes.

The fact is, that there is no Lombardi Trophy for having the best offseason. Derrick Johnson On paper the Chiefs are better and on paper their schedule is easier but all that goes out the window come Sunday.

Hundreds of Kansas City Chiefs fans came to shoot a video for the National Football League team. The video featured the new chant for the Chiefs, written by Sand Springs' Morgan Ganem and his band Sownds.

The shoot was for the Chiefs' television show, which will air in 10 major markets later this season, said Jodain Massad, Kansas City Chiefs media and marketing producer, in a statement.

About a hundred or so fans of all ages, decked out in Chiefs red, came to be extras in the music video shoot. They acted as the crowd behind Sownds for scenes in the video.