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TThe empers flared up in Philadelphia on Sunday before the Eagles' game against the Carolina Panthers while Eric Reid and Malcolm Jenkins, two central figures of the NFL's protest against social injustice, competed for the draw. .
Reid, now a member of the Panthers, was the first member of the San Francisco 49ers to join Colin Kaepernick when he had a knee injury at the 2016 national anthem. And safety remained one of the most the most virulent players in racial injustice in the world. United States since.
Jenkins' role in the Players Coalition, a group of NFL players determined to tackle issues of social injustice, is at the heart of the disagreement. "He was corrupt since the jump," Reid said in the locker room post-match. "He knew what he'd been doing since offset. His goal was to sell us, and he did it. "
It is a deep and complicated question.
Jenkins, an Eagles goaltender who had raised his fist for two seasons during the national anthem, had discussed with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the liaison with league player, Troy Vincent, at subject of an agreement providing that the owners give a large sum to the community. initiatives.
In exchange, it was expected that the players will end their protests during the hymn. "If they accepted that, do you think you would be more comfortable with the end of the protests?" Jenkins sent a text message to the group earlier this year, according to ESPN. Reid and others felt the agreement was profitable. After the announcement of the plan, Reid and other coalition members decided to leave the group.
Sunday was the first time Reid and Jenkins had shared ground since the breakup of their relationship.
Dov Kleiman
(@NFL_DovKleiman)#Eagles Malcolm Jenkins and #Panthers Eric Reid had a showdown after the draw before the start of the match.
Reid worried a lot about Malcolm Jenkins' coalition of players, who had raised nearly $ 100 million for causes considered important to African-American communities. pic.twitter.com/qBsfDr4yLi
"I think Malcolm [Jenkins] capitalized on the situation, "Reid said after the match. "He co-opted Colin's move to get his organization funded. It's loose. "
Reid did not sign a contract during the off-season and training camp after leaving the 49ers, despite being a good player in his early youth. The Panthers finally caught him during the fifth week after the team was injured. Reid was pleading against the league, claiming that he had been blackballed as part of a similar lawsuit to that of Kaepernick (Jenkins was one of the players who had expressed his support for Reid ).
But the bad blood is deep. As a free agent, Reid had criticized the Players Coalition as an "NFL-funded subversion group." Reid's emotions dissipated in Sunday's draw and he had to be held back by his teammates. It continued throughout the early days of the game, security being scored for a personal foul for throwing the tight end Zach Ertz on the ground.
Disagreements and physical clashes are expected in the NFL – even teammates go. It's sport. What happened in Philadelphia before the match was, however, much more than the usual round trips. It was about ethics and perceived rights and wrongs. Justified or not, Reid believes that the movement for which he worked, Kaepernick and others was picked up and criticized by Jenkins. The safety of the Eagles crossed the picket line, in other words. "I would say he's a neo-colonialist," Reid told reporters after the match. "It's a sale."
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Jenkins' defense – to the extent that he needs it – is clear: nothing can be solved without dialogue. This dialogue must be between the actors and their divergent opinions and interests as much as the owners and their employees. "Eric Reid is a person I'm looking for to win," responded Jenkins after the match. "I am very proud of [him]. He puts his livelihood at stake to defend those who have no voice. "
This has always been the dichotomy between the NFL workforce. United, they form a powerful force. But all too often, they are divided and the owners of the NFL are only too happy to exploit it.
"The players had a real advantage," an NFL owner told ESPN in January. "But we knew we could sit down and watch them get involved." This implosion spread from group discussions to the field on Sunday. And in doing so, the cause of the players fought for a bad service.
MVP of the day
A shared reward this week. The first standing …
Andrew Luck, QB, Colts of Indianapolis. Do you remember when we were all worried about Andrew Luck's health after the Colts subjugated him for an attempt by Hail Mary? Maybe his shoulder had not completely healed. Maybe he's been brought back.
Since then, he has pitched more passes than any NFL quarterback – and has also led the league in touchdowns.
Peak-Luck is a joy to behold, a mix of John Elway's post-snap recklessness and a hint of pre-snap cunning from Peyton Manning. The Bills had no chance while Luck destroyed them with four touchdowns, completing 17 of his 23 attempts for 156 yards. Sometimes it seemed easy.
Luck's last three appearances have been his best game series since he coached a group squad for the AFC Championship game of the 2014 season. The Colts are a flawed young team, but the biggest question hovers around their frankness has been resolved: luck will be good.
DeShaun Watson, QB, Houston Texans. Watson's performance on the field was not as striking as Luck's. But the fact that he was even on the ground was a marvel. Check it out, via Jay Glazer from Fox Sports:
Jay Glazer
(@JayGlazer)The Texans, concerned about the detrimental effects of atmospheric pressure on Deshaun Watson's wounded lung and injured ribs, sent Watson to Jacksonville by bus (12-hour ride) instead of flying with the crew . Incredible what Watson played through @NFLonFOX
Yes, you read it well. Watson was healthy enough for Yannick Ngakoue and Dante Fowler Jr to sandwich him at a combined speed of 30 miles at the time, but without taking the plane. Instead, he was forced to take a 12-hour bus to Jacksonville, which seems almost as painful as his lung injury.
It takes me at least 30 minutes to recover from a crushed toe. Watson played every offensive game in a professional football match with a partially collapsed lung. He did not play brilliantly, completing only 12 of his 24 shots for 139 yards and one touchdown. And he carried the ball seven times for a scant 13 yards. But the fact that he could even take a picture is ridiculous. The 20-7 win also sent the Texans to AFC South.
Video of the day
Mitch Trubisky's quarterback has accumulated 71 yards, according to next-generation NFL statistics.
ThriveFantasy
(@ThriveFantasy)A long touchdown of 8 yards for @ Mtrubisky10#NEvsCHI
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Trubisky is somehow distant from two Patriots passcallers, turning their backs to the end zone and falling back to the 30-yard line. The Bears quarterback has really embraced the art of playing no-no-no-yes in his second year. You will not find a better example than the above beauty of Sunday.
In a way, it was not the most frantic part of the day. With the passing of time, Trubisky threw Hail Mary, caught by Kevin White, who came within half-meter of the end of the match.
The Patriots were perfectly prepared for the play. Watch how cornerback Jonathan Jones takes off from his man while the ball is flying and tackles White, preventing the receiver from turning his legs to the end zone. As Devin McCourty pointed out after the game, that's exactly what Bill Belichick teaches, because of course he does it. New England appoints a player to attack the ball in the air – usually Rob Gronkowski, but Josh Gordon took over the reins this week with a tight end – while the rest of the defenders prepare to tackle in case the receiver picks up the ball.
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(@NFLRT)KEVIN WHITE HAS BEEN A SHORT HALF COURSE OF THE ONLY GAME OF HIS CAREERpic.twitter.com/HMjTbXbvTA
Situational football at its best. Feel free to groan again before the genius of Belichick.
Stat of the day
Scott Hanson
(@ScottHanson)The last 3 weeks … Jags dragged to half:
20-0
24-0
13-0Ugh.
There is a lot going on here. First, the Jacksonville Offensive, which is a horrible disaster. Losing Leonard Fournette for a long time hurts. The running back is able to move the stack, explode explosive tracks and force the opposing defenses to charge the box, making it easier for Blake Bortles, who has been brutal in recent weeks. Doug Marrone finally gave in Sunday and put his quarter on the bench.
The true story here is Jacksonville's defense, though. Last year, the group of young Jaguars broke through. They played the suffocating man blanket. Linebackers and officials exchanged their assignments. They played with a boastful air that we have not seen since the Boom Legion did its most despicable job in Seattle.
This year, the group has been pretty much in line with its own standards. The Jaguars entered the fifth weekend of the defensive DVOA, the best measure of defensive success. They were good, not great. All the characters are the same, but something seems off.
Elsewhere in the league
• The Kansas City Chiefs remain the most exciting team in the league. If they were suffering from a hangover after their defeat against the Patriots last week, they were not showing it. They destroyed the Bengals (who were 4-2 to get into the game), 45-10 and Patrick Mahomes makes the game very easy indeed, he pitched for four touchdowns. again. The meeting of the leaders with the 7-0 Rams on November 19th is to wait.
• We thank Mike Vrabel and Doug Pederson, both coaches lost Sunday, who showed aggression in unusual places: Vrabel scored two goals in the final game of the match while an extra point could have equaled the score; Pederson attempted the fourth run several times in the first few starts. If you are results-oriented, you will probably criticize both calls. But if, like me, you prefer to focus on the process, you'll appreciate the fact that two coaches follow the numbers and support the typical coaching rhetoric of play to win.
• Patriotic midfielder Sony Michel appeared to have injured his knee in Chicago. The rookie was a revelation for the Patriots. He brings a different element to their offense and had just struck his footsteps. Losing it for an extended period of time would have a big impact on the AFC race and perhaps the Super Bowl.
• Adam Thielen tied an NFL record on Sunday with his seventh consecutive 100-yard game to start a season. He made nine catches for 110 yards and one touchdown in his team's 37-17 victory over the Jets. He is now one game behind Calvin Johnson's all-time record for consecutive games with 100 yards at any time of the season.
• The Browns have played four games in overtime in seven games. It's the most since 2011.
• Cam Newton had 68 yards passing in the first three quarters and 201 in the fourth, helping the Panthers get out of a 17-0 hole against the Eagles. Newton had 17 yards out of 23 for 210 yards and two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, with a two-point conversion started for good measure. Carolina beat the 21-17 Super Bowl champions.
• Justin Tucker made 222 consecutive attempts for extra points before Sunday. His first loss was expensive: the Ravens lost their game against the Saints by one point.
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