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Steelers notebook: Young players prepared to make NFL debuts
Steelers notebook: Young players prepared to make NFL debuts
Steelers notebook: Young players prepared to make NFL debutsSteelers podcasts Loading... Email Newsletters Sign up for one of our email newsletters.The Steelers have only four rookies on their active roster, but that doesn't mean they don't have a host of players making their NFL regular-season debuts, potentially in critical roles.Contrast the Steelers' number of rookies — Artie Burns, Sean Davis, Javon Hargrave and Tyler Matakevich — on the 53-man roster to, for example, the division rival Cleveland Browns' 17.
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Several NFL players, teams make gestures during national anthem
Several NFL players, teams make gestures during national anthem
Opening Day in the NFL saw Kansas City cornerback MarcusPeters raise a black-gloved fist during the national anthem, a protest amplified later Sunday when four Miami Dolphins kneeled on the sideline with hands on their hearts as "The Star Spangled Banner" played in Seattle.The protests were inspired by San Francisco backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick, the first NFL player who chose to sit and take a knee during the anthem in preseason games to call attention to what he termed the oppression of blacks and other minorities."I chose to get involved to see if I could create change, raise awareness.
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Bears WR Kevin White will make his NFL debut for fantasy owners in Week 1
Bears WR Kevin White will make his NFL debut for fantasy owners in Week 1
Kevin White will debut for the Chicago Bears following injury, we break down his fantasy outlook.Chicago Bears 2015 first round draft pick Kevin White will make his NFL debut Week 1 against the Houston Texans.After missing all of last season with a leg injury and dealing with a hamstring injury during the preseason, White has officially been listed as active.
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