Redskins LB Brian Orakpo injured his right pectoral muscle in the | Forum
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Oct 30 '19
ORCHARD PARK, N. Kansas City Royals Shirts .Y. -- The Buffalo Bills signed first-round pick Sammy Watkins to his rookie contract Wednesday. The Bills announced the signing shortly after the teams first session of organized team activities. "Its great just to put all that behind me, just to know you have financial stability," Watkins said. "Now its just all football. Every day I have to come in and worry about football and my plays and my job and just work out there." Buffalo is counting on Watkins to immediately step into the starting lineup for a team that has not been to the playoffs since 1999, the NFLs longest current drought. The Bills moved up five spots in the draft in a trade with the Cleveland Browns to select Watkins fourth overall. The 6-foot-1, 211-pound wideout is known for his playmaking abilities and has tremendous speed and hands. Wednesday was Watkins first official practice with quarterback EJ Manuel and the rest of the offence. He lined up with the starting unit at receiver alongside fellow off-season acquisition Mike Williams. Watkins and Manuel had a slow start to the session. An early pass intended for Watkins was off the mark and intercepted by cornerback Corey Graham. But the duo responded accordingly. The two later hooked up for receptions over the middle and down the left sideline. "Its coming along," Watkins said. "Weve got a lot to work on, a lot of different routes and schemes weve got to clean up a little bit. But its a process." Watkins will miss Buffalos remaining two sessions this week as he heads to Los Angeles to participate in the 2014 NFLPA Rookie Premiere. He made it clear he would prefer to be on the football field adjusting to life with the Bills. "I would rather stay here and get the connection with the quarterback. I dont want to fall behind," Watkins said. "Its kind of sad that I have to leave for three to four days and everybody has that two to three days ahead of me. So I really have to study the plays and get out there running and training, not get behind too far." Cheap Royals Jerseys .com) - The fading Ottawa Senators have a chance to make up some ground in the playoff race on Tuesday night as they play host to the New York Rangers. Fake Royals Jerseys . Returning to Davis Cup tennis, Federer cruised past Ilija Bozoljac, winning 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 in less than two hours. Federer faced little challenge from Bozoljac, who served well but still was no match for his Swiss opponent.LANDOVER, Md. - Colt McCoy had trouble keeping his eyes dry and his voice steady.The one-time NFL starter had been through the quarterback wilderness of scout-team snaps and inactive Sundays since the last time the league had paid him any mind.And yet here he was, a quarterback not named Griffin or Cousins who had just led a game-winning fourth-quarter drive for the Washington Redskins.Its been two years, and I dont want to get emotional, McCoy said. But Im just thankful that Ive hung in there and kept fighting.McCoys relief appearance after Kirk Cousins halftime benching provided a lift to an otherwise ho-hum game between ho-hum teams.The Redskins beat the Tennessee Titans 19-17 Sunday, snapping a four-game skid on Kai Forbaths 22-yard field goal as time expired.We went through some adversity, changed quarterbacks, and Colt played a hell of a game, Washington defensive end Jason Hatcher said.I think its good for us, because I think we forgot how it feels to win. They say its Tennessee Titans and were supposed to win, but its so hard to win.After Cousins committed his 10th and 11th turnovers of the season and the Redskins were booed off the field at halftime trailing 10-6, McCoy emerged at the behest of coach Jay Gruden and watched his first pass — a simple curl route — turn into a career-long 70-yard touchdown, with Pierre Garcon doing most of the work after the catch.Never mind it was the first time McCoy had stepped into a huddle with the Redskins full first-team offence.Even in training camp, he rarely if ever threw a pass to Garcon in a full-team drill.I like Jay a lot, McCoy said. And when Jay came and told me to be ready to play, I just didnt want to let him down.It was McCoys first NFL pass in nearly a year and his first touchdown pass since December 2012 with the Cleveland Browns.Go back even further and youll find the last time McCoy played a significant role in a victory: Nov. 20, 2011, when he was the Browns regular starter.This league, McCoy said, is very unforgiving.McCoy completed 11 of 12 passes for 128 yards and moved the Redskins into chip-shot range for Forbath after Washington took over at its 20 with 3:14 to play.He found Andre Roberts for 10 yards, Jordan Reed for 9. A long pass to DeSean Jackson resulted in a 22-yard pass interference penalty on Jason McCourty that put the ball at the Tennesseee 7-yard line. Custom Kansas City Royals Jerseys. McCoys message in the huddle before that final drive: I looked them in the eye and said, Hey, Im going to do my job. You do yours, and were going to win this game.Gruden didnt name a quarterback for next weeks game against the Dallas Cowboys, but with Robert Griffin III (dislocated ankle) not expected back for at least two more weeks, the coach indicated that McCoy would get the start.Its a good sign the way that Colt finished the game, Gruden said.McCoy bettered the output of another backup, Charlie Whitehurst, who subbed again for the injured Jake Locker (bruised right thumb). Whitehurst completed 17 of 26 passes for 160 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for the mistake-prone Titans (2-5).He hit Derek Hagan for a 38-yard scoring pass with 7:41 to play to give his team a 17-16 lead that ultimately didnt last.Being 2-5 and losing two heartbreakers in the last three weeks, we can only go up, Tennessee safety George Wilson said.The Titans committed too many head-shaking mistakes. Of course, the Redskins did, too — which is why it was a two-point game.The Titans called timeout three times in the first quarter. The Redskins were offside while defending a punt, giving up a first down. The Titans, not to be outdone, went offside on a kickoff.Washington had two sacks wiped out by illegal contact downfield and had a scoring drive of minus-3 yards.One play after Whitehurst threw an interception, Cousins did the same. The Titans got 32 yards out of the exchange — more than they gained on any offensive play in the first half — and it led to the games first touchdown.Dexter McCluster made an unwise decision to field a line-drive punt and fumbled it away, giving the Redskins excellent field position that resulted in a field goal.The teams combined for 18 penalties for 146 yards.I dont know how many times today we were in first-and-20, Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt said. Those are hard to overcome.Notes: Redskins LB Brian Orakpo injured his right pectoral muscle in the fourth quarter and will have an MRI on Monday. ... These were the two worst third down teams in the NFL entering the game, so its only fitting that both converted a mere 3-for-11 Sunday.___AP NFL websites: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL___Follow Joseph White on Twitter: http://twitter.com/JGWhiteAP ' ' '
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