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Womens Adam Thielen Jersey , Minn. (AP) — Terence Newman was among the many members of the Minnesota Vikings saddened by the release of 11-year veteran
defensive end Brian Robison, one of the most difficult moves made during the
weekend roster reduction.The departure of the team’s longest-tenured player made
Newman think even deeper about the passage of time and his place in the game.
Soon after Robison was let go, then, Newman accepted an offer to serve as the
assistant defensive backs coach and thus declare his retirement as a
player.“Probably why I was so OK with doing what I did,” Newman said. “It’s
tough, but I feel like having experienced so much stuff, met so many people, for
me it’s not a hard transition. Some people get depressed and they have a hard
time leaving the game, but I’ve loved this game since the day I played
it.”Standing behind a podium on Monday at team headquarters to discuss his
unexpected decision, Newman began to tear up. He paused, looking down with his
hand pressed against his forehead.“It was my time, you know?” Newman said, after
composing himself.Vikings coach Mike Zimmer presented the opportunity to Newman
on Saturday
Mike Remmers Jersey , when NFL teams had to reach the 53-man limit for the regular season. Newman, who will turn 40 on Tuesday, said he could’ve kept
his spot on the roster if he preferred to keep playing. That would’ve meant
releasing a younger player.“At some point, you have to be true to yourself and
say, ‘Hey, do I want to keep going forward, have a chance to maybe tear up your
back or neck or whatever?'” Newman said. “Some of the younger talent, obviously,
you have to either say, ‘I’ll be selfish,’ and maybe take the roster spot or get
somebody else an opportunity to live their dream. So, it was pretty easy.
Everybody’s asking me if I’m OK and all this. I’m good. I’m still in football. I
still have an opportunity to chase a Super Bowl ring.”Newman signed with the
Vikings in 2015, the third stop in his career. He played for Zimmer
http://www.thevikingslockerroom.com/authentic-marcus-sherels-jersey , then a defensive coordinator, with Dallas and Cincinnati too.“Helping out some
of the younger guys, it’s a form of coaching, I guess,” Newman said. “And I
think everybody just assumed that I would do it, so I would like to give it a
shot.”The fifth overall pick in the 2003 draft was then asked how he anticipated
his life outside of football being different.“If the hours are anything like
yesterday, it’s going to change drastically,” said Newman, whose 42
interceptions were the most among active players following the retirement this
spring of DeAngelo Hall. “I’m not going to have many friends outside of this
building, that’s for sure.”Newman’s shift to the sideline puts Mackensie
Alexander (age 24) in the nickel cornerback spot and Mike Hughes (age 21) as the
next in line. Robison’s release paved the way for Stephen Weatherly (age 24) and
Tashawn Bower (age 23) to become the primary backups to Everson Griffen and
Danielle Hunter.“The guy had an awesome career and he played at a high level,”
Griffen said. “Do I wish he was here? Of course. I miss my brother. In this
league, in this business, the train’s going to keep on moving.”Even the
punter
Womens Brian O'Neill Jersey , Ryan Quigley, was jettisoned on Sunday after Matt Wile was available on waivers after being let go by Pittsburgh, with the
Vikings picking a 26-year-old over a 28-year-old. Wile punted for Arizona and
Atlanta in 2016, but was not on a roster in 2017.“We just didn’t feel like we
were punting very well in the preseason,” Zimmer said. Before the regular season
began, Raider coach Jon Gruden made it clear that he wants to get the ball down
the field. On Sunday against the Chiefs, the Raiders did not get the ball down
the field.As noted by Vic Tafur of TheAthletic.com, the Raiders had zero passes
on Sunday that traveled more than 25 yards past the line of scrimmage. Making
that performance more glaring was that the opponent — the Chiefs — had eight of
them.“We called some shots and obviously the ball didn’t go down the field,”
Gruden said Monday, via Tafur. Gruden acknowledged that Kansas City’s pass rush
put a crimp in those plans. “It’s a little bit more challenging than just
calling up shots.”Right, but not a single pass thrown more than 25 yards down
the field when Gruden was dialing up plays that called for them? It sounds like
the kind of thing that could make Gruden wonder whether he’s got the right guy
in position to turn Gruden’s wish into reality, especially if Carr doesn’t start
finding a way to get the ball down the field.
