BOCA RATON, Fla. -- When general managers searching Yankees Womens Youth Mens Jerseys for an offensive upgrade look at Chris Davis, they see an imposing left-handed power hitter with a penchant for home runs and strikeouts -- not necessarily in that order. Not surprisingly, agent Scott Boras focuses more on Davis' selling points than his shortcomings. Boras sees a model of versatility and the premier position player on the market. "Chris Davis grades out as the top free agent because he's the top outfielder, the top first baseman and the top DH," Boras said. "He's all of those. He's three in one. "For a guy like this to hit the market, it's just Wesley Johnson Womens Jersey an opportunity teams don't get: a 29-year-old player who has 40-plus home run power, and he's already hit 50 home runs. You have to go back to Prince Fielder and [Albert] Pujols and Alex Rodriguez -- all these guys with 40-plus home run power. How often are they on the market? And when they are on the market, look at the impact they have." Boras, who is rarely shy about trumpeting the impact of his top clients, makes the claim in a bountiful year for free-agent bats. Justin Upton, already a three-time All Star, is on the open market as he's theoretically hitting his prime at age 28. Jason Heyward, a mere pup at 26, brings a gold-plated glove to the mix and made significant strides at the plate this past season in St. Louis. And Yoenis Cespedes ranks high in the mash-ability factor even though the 2015 season didn't finish quite the way he had anticipated with a .150 batting average (3-for-20) in the World Series. Davis' profile on Baseball-Reference shows he has barely a passing acquaintance with the outfield. He has made 597 career starts at first base, 93 at DH, 85 at third, 57 in right field and 11 in left. Davis logged a minus-3 defensive runs saved in 29 starts in right field this season, according to Baseball Info Solutions research. Still, one Baltimore Orioles insider said Rick Nash Womens Jersey Davis has shown a comfort level in right field in his relatively brief exposure to the position. A National League scout who follows the Orioles extensively said a team could do worse than to park Davis in a corner outfield spot for a year or two until a first-base opening arises. "I'm not a big Scott Boras guy, but I don't disagree with that opinion," the scout said. "I don't think he's selling you a bag of beans on this one. "Let me put it this way: Chris Davis is not Alfonso Soriano in the outfield. If an average grade is a 50, he's a 45. And what I say about 45s is, they don't hurt you. They're going to get everything they should get. Occasionally there's going to be a misplay, but it's not like you're looking up every three weeks and saying, 'Shoot, this guy is killing us.' He's gonna make the plays he should." The bat, obviously, is Davis' principal http://www.authenticbruinsshop.com/authentic-17-milan-lucic-jersey.html attribute. Since the start of the 2012 season, he leads the major leagues with 159 home runs and is seventh among MLB regulars with a .533 slugging percentage.

NEW YORK -- The three NFL cities in line to Randy Starks Womens Jersey potentially lose their NFL teams to Los Angeles made thorough and impassioned presentations to the league Wednesday as a step toward keeping them. Officials from Oakland, San Diego and St. Louis spoke to the league's Los Angeles, stadium and finance committees, all three of which play some role in a potential relocation. Oakland spoke first and was followed by San Diego and then St. Louis. "This was an important day, and the passion of the cities came through," NFL executive Eric Grubman said. "The fans spoke in a very powerful way [at public forums in late October], and this was the opportunity for city leadership to speak with the passion they have directly to the owners." The Raiders and Chargers have combined on a project in Carson, California, that would cost about $1.78 billion if approved by three-fourths of the 32 owners. Rams owner Stan Kroenke is pushing a rival project in nearby Inglewood. The league has set a special meeting in Dallas on Dec. 2 at which substantial steps could come, including moving up from January the deadline for application to relocate. But Grubman and several owners have indicated no timetable is set in stone and that a vote on relocation could come in February or March or beyond. A vote by March would be almost a necessity for Los Angeles to have a franchise or two playing there in 2016. No relocation fees were discussed Wednesday; that Ben Jones Elite Jersey could come at the Dallas meeting before the full ownership. "A league meeting is a different dynamic than having 15 owners in a room with the mayor," Grubman said, adding that among team owners there has been "a common discussion of, 'this is a really tough judgment to make.'" Grubman projected that the Dallas meeting will include plenty of dialogue among the owners about the merits of each city's proposals to keep its team, as well as the positives and negatives of each L.A. stadium plan. He added that there are a myriad of issues within the plans of Oakland, St. Louis and San Diego that still must be dealt with. Mayor Kevin Faulconer represented San Diego. "Most importantly, the owners got to hear the strong commitment politically and in the community to get this done in San Diego," Faulconer said about getting the Chargers a new facility and keeping them in San Diego. Faulconer said he felt the discussions were "robust." "Everyone in that room was fully engaged," Faulconer said. "We talked a lot about the momentum we have in San Diego." While representatives from the three http://www.billsofficialonlineshop.com/AUTHENTIC+AARON+WILLIAMS+JERSEY cities outline plans for potential new stadiums -- St. Louis already has a state-backed project costing about $1 billion -- the league seriously contemplates a return to Los Angeles for the first time in more than two decades. Coincidentally, the Rams and Raiders were the teams that left the L.A. area after the 1994 season.

PITTSBURGH -- The Allegheny County Sheriff's Office Rams Tim Barnes Super Bowl Jersey is investigating a Raiders player, which a source with direct knowledge of the situation identified as linebacker Ray-Ray Armstrong, for allegedly taunting a K-9 service dog before Oakland's game Sunday against the Steelers. The alleged crime would be considered a third-degree felony in Pennsylvania. Armstrong could face charges by the end of the week, according to the source. The Raiders player barked at the dog, lifted his shirt and pounded his chest between exiting the locker room and entering the field area for warm-ups, according to Chief Deputy Kevin Kraus. Kraus said the player also told the deputy holding the K-9 to "send the dog." "The dog was going crazy," Kraus said. "The deputy Rams Greg Robinson Nike Jersey was trying to control the dog the best she could." The sheriff's office notified the Steelers, the NFL and the Raiders of the investigation. It interviewed witnesses and obtained video surveillance, which captured a portion of the incident, but did not interview Armstrong before he left town. Armstrong had no comment when approached by reporters Tuesday. The Steelers consider this a police matter http://www.officialramsnflproshop.com/AUTHENTIC+KENNY+BRITT+JERSEY and did not comment. ESPN left messages with the Raiders and Armstrong's agent, Tony Paige, seeking comment. Armstrong could be subject to league discipline if arrested. The Raiders signed Armstrong in October 2014 after the Rams cut him for committing an excessive number of penalties. He was a starter for Oakland and is now mostly a special teamer.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck Braylon Edwards Youth Jersey will miss two to six weeks with a laceration in one of his kidneys and a partial tear of an abdominal muscle, coach Chuck Pagano announced Tuesday. "It is one heck of a blow," Pagano said. "You don't want to lose anybody, especially your starting quarterback. Our guys will respond like they always do. We've been through a ton already this season and in the past, and we'll get through it. We'll get through it." Pagano said the injuries should not require surgery. A high-ranking team source told ESPN's Ed Werder that the Colts believe Luck "will be fine, but we obviously need to be certain he's 100 percent." When asked whether Luck's expected return was likely closer to two weeks or six, Werder was told, "Too early to know. It is week-to-week based on doctor evaluations and tests. ... The medical staff did a great job catching it." Luck, according to Pagano, was injured when he Tony McDaniel Authentic Jersey scrambled on a second-and-9 play and took a hit from Denver linebacker Danny Trevathan in the fourth quarter of the Colts' victory over the Broncos on Sunday. Luck remained in the game and threw a touchdown pass to running back Ahmad Bradshaw on the next play. Despite the injury, Luck it was arguably his best game of the season, as he finished 21-of-36 for 252 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Veteran Matt Hasselbeck will start at quarterback during Luck's absence. Hasselbeck, 40, won both of his starts earlier this season when Luck was out with a right shoulder injury. Hasselbeck is 48-of-76 for 495 yards and three touchdowns this season. The Colts, who lead the AFC South with a 4-5 record, have a bye this weekend and play at Atlanta on Nov. 22. "We have all the confidence in the world, and obviously we're very fortunate to have Matt Hasselbeck as our backup quarterback," Pagano said. "We've won with Matt. We'll do the same thing, and certainly we will not put Andrew back out there again until he's 100 percent healthy." The timing couldn't be worse for Indianapolis (4-5), which was hoping to return form this week's bye and build momentum with a favorable schedule. Instead, one week after firing offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton and replacing him with Rob Chudzinski, the Colts are now forced into making a quarterback change. Indy took another precaution Tuesday by bringing http://www.seahawksofficialnflonline.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_JON_RYAN_JERSEY.html former Monmouth quarterback Alex Tanney back to the practice squad. He spent three weeks in Indy earlier this season, none of it on the active roster. Luck, Hasselbeck and Tanney are the only quarterbacks on the team after Indy released former Wisconsin-Whitewater star Matt Blanchard from the practice squad Tuesday. Playing behind a struggling offensive line has taken a toll on the Luck this season.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers' 8-0 start http://www.officialramsnflproshop.com/AUTHENTIC+SEAN+MANNION+JERSEY is directly tied to the growth of quarterback Cam Newton. It's just hard to explain Newton's growth by the numbers. It's a field-level dynamic. Each week, Newton takes on more responsibilities. Over the past two years, more has been asked of him and he has responded. Fundamentally, he's still working on the balance of his running instincts and his throwing mechanics; sometimes those mechanics get out of whack when he runs too often. But it mainly comes down to an overall command of the offense, something the box score doesn't indicate, and offensive coordinator Mike Shula is letting Newton call more shots. At 8-0, Newton has become one of the league's biggest NFL enigmas in a year when young QBs are growing up all over amidst our skepticism. We're still trying to digest Andy Dalton, 0-4 in the playoffs in his four years in the league, as an MVP candidate. The group of second-year signal-callers, and a pair of rookies, are also on star watch. And while no player can match Tom Brady for MVP consideration in the first half of the season, Newton should definitely be in the conversation. But again, the case for Cam isn't based on numbers. Newton might be No. 1 for raw success this year in the NFC, but you can't just point to the stat sheet. His completion percentage after eight Rams Nick Fairley Youth Jersey games is 53.7 percent, the lowest of his career. He's on pace for his fourth consecutive non-4,000-yard season, something he accomplished first as a rookie. His QBR is 50.7, which says he's average. In fact, that puts him No. 24 in the league for QBR, down with Matthew Stafford, Alex Smith and Colin Kaepernick. The numbers don't build a great case, but you have to understand what's asked of him and listen to those who play with him to understand how Newton is emerging as an elite quarterback. By beating the Green Bay Packers, the Panthers have a two-game lead on home-field advantage in the playoffs and a 2.5-game lead over Atlanta in the NFC South. Even though teams in the NFC South are blessed with easy schedules, Newton just came through a four-game stretch in which the Panthers beat Seattle, Philadelphia, Indianapolis and Green Bay while averaging 30 points a game. Here is what you see on the field and why the Panthers are 8-0 while Newton is playing like one of the best in the NFL. A year ago, Shula started to escalate Rams Akeem Ayers Black Jersey Newton's use of the no-huddle. He wanted to do that earlier, but an offseason ankle injury and other ailments delayed the installation of more no-huddle until midseason. I remember going to the 37-37 tie against the Cincinnati Bengals last year, a game in which Shula and head coach Ron Rivera started letting Newton run more. Because he was playing hurt, Newton stayed in the pocket to hand off or throw during the first half of the Bengals game and earlier games.

PITTSBURGH -- Ben Roethlisberger evidently has Alex Smith Elite Jersey avoided serious injury for the second time this season. Roethlisberger is expected to be sidelined a few weeks after suffering a mid-foot sprain Sunday in the Steelers' game against the Oakland Raiders, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The Steelers initially suspected Roethlisberger had a LisFranc injury to his left foot, and they are relieved the star quarterback avoided serious damage, the source told Schefter. That's relatively good news after Roethlisberger was carried off the field and taken to the locker room in a cart in the fourth quarter of Pittsburgh's 38-35 victory. Roethlisberger, who suffered the injury on a sack by Aldon Smith, eventually left Heinz Field to undergo further evaluation. The star quarterback also left the field on a cart in Week 3 with a sprained MCL, an injury that kept him out four weeks. Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, who had 49ers Anthony Davis Youth Jersey a franchise-record 17 catches for 284 yards, said Roethlisberger's injury is "absolutely concerning," though he did not know the extent. "Ben is our franchise quarterback," Brown said. "We live and die with him. ... Hopefully he can be with us." Shortly after the injury, right tackle Marcus Gilbert tossed his helmet in disgust after talking with Roethlisberger on the sideline. Roethlisberger passed for 334 yards, two touchdowns and an interception before being replaced by Landry Jones, who completed a 59-yard pass to Brown in the final minute to help set up Chris Boswell's game-winning field goal. The Steelers (5-4) play the Cleveland http://www.buccaneersnflofficialauthentic.com/mike-glennon-jersey_c-297.html Browns at home next weekend, then get a bye in Week 11. Jones likely will be Pittsburgh's starter against Cleveland. "Landry's been in this situation before, and he's pulled us out," offensive guard Ramon Foster said. "That's exactly what he did this week."

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Panthers quarterback Cam Newton http://www.seahawksofficialnflonline.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_CHRISTINE_MICHAEL_JERSEY.html tore down a Packers banner before his team's 37-29 home victory Sunday and said afterward that it sometimes felt like a hostile environment because there were so many Green Bay fans at Bank of America Stadium. The banner was near the entrance where Newton and the Panthers run onto the field. It referred to the stadium being Packers' country. "We take pride in having an edge in playing in Bank of America Stadium, of playing in front of the Carolinas each and every week," Newton said. "I feel it's my due diligence to protect this house. It wasn't just about tearing down a sign. It was respect." Green Bay fans typically travel well, and there was a large contingent of fans around the lower bowl cheering on the Packers as they warmed up before Sunday's game. "We played in Green Bay last year, and I Womens Danny Shelton Jersey didn't see no 'This is Panthers Country' sign in their stadium," Newton said. "I was passing. The sign was dangling. Either somebody was going to take it off, or I take it off. "It's no disrespect to nobody. It's just more of a respect to the stadium. We all know gangs, we all know territories, we all know businesses ... you're not about to sit up here and sell a Whopper at a McDonald's." With the win, the Panthers improved to 8-0 on the season, including 5-0 at home. "It just doesn't match," Newton reiterated of the sign's being at Carolina's stadium. "No disrespect to any Green Bay Packer. It's just a respect thing." According to a report in the Fayetteville Observer, the owner of the banner took issue with Newton's actions and told stadium police it was stolen. He said he paid $500 to have the banner made, and he wants it back. "I was just shocked, shocked," the fan, Mike Dobbs of http://www.lionsshopnfl.com/Authentic-Lance-Moore-Jersey Fayetteville, told the Observer of his reaction when Newton grabbed the banner from him. Dobbs added that a Panthers employee said the team would make it up to him, according to the report.

If you assumed Jerry Jones would finally Joe Staley Womens Jersey surrender in the name of common decency and fire Greg Hardy by the midnight hour, you were sadly mistaken. The owner of the Dallas Cowboys doubled down Friday night by releasing a statement in support of the unsupportable, saying his organization took domestic violence seriously ... just not seriously enough to start looking for someone else to hit the quarterback. "We have given Greg a second chance," Jones said in his statement. "He is a member of our team and someone who is grateful for the opportunity he has been given to move forward with his life and his career." Yes, Jerry Jones was standing by his man, despite Deadspin's publication of dozens of photos showing the injuries suffered last year by Hardy's former girlfriend, Nicole Holder -- sickening bruises all over her body. Hardy was found guilty of domestic violence by a North Carolina judge, but the player's appeal before a jury was never heard and the case was dismissed after Holder stopped cooperating with prosecutors; she reportedly reached a financial settlement with Hardy. Of course, the blame-game default position would amount Oniel Cousins Authentic Jersey to an all-out blitz of Roger Goodell for allowing Hardy back into the league. Goodell has gotten so many things wrong it's actually hard to identify when he's gotten something right. But upon reviewing the photos of a beaten Holder, at least the commissioner suspended Hardy for 10 games this season after the pass-rusher spent 15 games on paid leave last year. The NFL Players Association and its executive director, DeMaurice Smith, made the mistake of believing every dues-paying member is worth fighting for, and Harold Henderson, arbitrator, made the appalling decision that a 10-game ban was "simply too much" for Hardy, as in six games too many. Those men should have a hard time sleeping for a while after Deadspin delivered those photos to the public and shed new light on an assault so violent -- Holder accused Hardy of throwing her against a bathtub wall, pulling her out by her hair and throwing her onto a futon covered in assault rifles before strangling her with both hands -- that the accuser told the man choking her, "Kill me so I don't have to." But Jones is the one who deemed Hardy worthy of employment and another big, fat paycheck. Jones is the one who said all along the Cowboys did the necessary homework on Hardy, and then had the audacity to tell HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" that the defensive end "might not have been convicted because he didn't do it." As much as the photos have exposed Hardy http://www.coltsnflofficialauthentic.com/AUTHENTIC+ANDRE+JOHNSON+JERSEY for what he appears to be -- a 6-foot-4, 279-pound coward -- this case has exposed Jones as the worst owner in the post-Donald Sterling world of major professional sports, one level above (or below) Daniel Snyder. This has nothing to do with the fact the Cowboys have won three playoff games in 20 years. No, it has everything to do with Jones' staggering lack of leadership in this case. Hardy used his reinstatement as an opportunity to objectify Tom Brady's wife, and what does Jones do? He tells SI.com he thinks Brady's wife is hot, too.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Speaking publicly for Womens Xavier Cooper Jersey the first time since being benched by the San Francisco 49ers, a somewhat defiant Colin Kaepernick did not agree with the team's decision to go with Blaine Gabbert as its starter, but the fifth-year quarterback said he was not going to complain. Kaepernick did, however, take issue with some of the ways he has been characterized by coach Jim Tomsula and offensive coordinator Geep Chryst. Asked whether he agreed with Tomsula's assessment that he needed to "step back and breathe," Kaepernick said, "I'm not out of breath, so I don't understand that reference." "I don't believe in pressure," he said. "Pressure is not being prepared for what you want to do. To me, I've played full seasons and had success. Mentally, I've been through it before. I'm not incapable of going through this." Told Chryst said he had been playing Authentic Byron Jones Jersey cautiously since a four-interception game at Arizona in Week 3, Kaepernick blanched. "I don't believe that's accurate," he said. "Every time I step on the field, I step on the field to make plays, so that's just a matter of opinion." Kaepernick is enduring his worst year since taking over for the concussed Alex Smith in Week 9 of the 2012 season, posting a Total QBR of 47.6, 6.7 yards per attempt, a 6-to-5 touchdown-to-interception ratio and a completion rate of 59.3 percent. The 49ers have the worst-rated offense in the NFL, with 282.2 yards per game, nearly 30 fewer than the No. 31-ranked Tennessee Titans. The Niners' 109 points are the fewest in the league and the fourth-fewest in franchise history through the first eight games. Chryst is among those who have been quick to point out that Kaepernick's supporting cast is not the same as it was when the 49ers went to the Super Bowl three seasons ago. Only three players -- and one on offense -- from that team remain in their same starting positions: left tackle Joe Staley, outside linebacker Ahmad Brooks and inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman. "They told me they were going to sit me, and http://www.officialbroncosnflauthentic.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_KAYVON_WEBSTER_JERSEY.html that was the extent of the conversation," Kaepernick said of the Niners' decision earlier this week. "That decision is out of my control, and I respect their authority." Despite his shortcomings, many of his supporters wonder whether Kaepernick is being made a scapegoat by the organization in the wake of a messy divorce with ex-coach Jim Harbaugh, who handpicked Kaepernick as his quarterback over Smith, a former No. 1 overall draft pick.

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