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Kiran Amegadjie (born February 1, 2002) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Yale Bulldogs, earning all-Ivy honors in 2022. He was selected by the Bears in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft.
The offensive tackle (OT, T), sometimes specified as left tackle (LT) or right tackle (RT), is a position on the offensive line that flanks the two guards. Like other offensive linemen , their objective is to block during each offensive play: physically preventing defenders from tackling or disrupting the offensive ball carrier with the ...
Following a season-ending injury to Jack Conklin, Jones took over as the starting right tackle in Week 2. He started nine of the next 11 games before being placed on injured reserve on December 11, 2023 with a knee injury. [11] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team. [12] Jones made 10 appearances (8 starts) for Cleveland in 2024.
The tackle that injured Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin Monday night is reportedly being investigated by the NFL to see if it contains elements of the hip-drop takedown, which the ...
Instead of just getting far away from the play, Tua lowered his head and tried to make a tackle near the sideline. "I feel good," Tua said after the 23-15 victory . "Everything's good.
Oluokun was the 48th Yale player picked in a professional football draft and the first in the NFL Draft since Shane Bannon in 2011. [9] On May 9, 2018, the Falcons signed Oluokun to a four-year, $2.60 million contract with a signing bonus of $146,629. [10] Oluokun entered training camp slated to be a backup linebacker and special teams player. [11]
Despite the safety concerns, in 2010, some professional football players criticized bans on helmet-to-helmet collisions on the basis that gridiron football is a game that is supposed to be composed of the world's biggest and best athletes, and placing such restrictions "waters down" the game.
In basketball, dribbling is the act of bouncing the ball on the floor continuously with one hand at a time. It is the only legal way for a player to maintain possession of the ball while walking or running. Dribbling allows players to move the ball down the court, evade defenders, and create scoring opportunities.