for improving a unit that had stagnated under previous offensive line coach Tom Cable.But there’s been a stronger commitment to staying with the run by offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, better options at running back with Chris Carson, Rashaad Penny and Mike Davis, and some creative ideas ab

BEREA http://www.coltscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-ben-banogu-jersey , Ohio (AP) — Odell Beckham Jr. looked at quarterback Baker Mayfield seated to his left, Jarvis Landry to his right and Myles Garrett at the end of the dais.“This can’t be real,” Beckham said, a tuft of bleached blond hair poking out from under his orange cap.This was no April Fools’ Day joke.Welcome to Cleveland, the NFL’s new hotspot.His drama-filled days in New York behind him, Beckham was introduced Monday by the Browns, whose acquisition of the former Giants star wide receiver has triggered wild expectations for a team that didn’t win one game two years ago.Beckham said he was initially shocked by the blockbuster trade — Cleveland sent guard Kevin Zeitler, safety Jabrill Peppers and a first- and third-round pick this year to New York on March 12 for Beckham and edge rusher Olivier Vernon — but he has grown to embrace it over the past few weeks.“I think I’ve come to grips with everything,” Beckham said, discussing his big change in an overflowing media room at the team’s headquarters. “It’ll be one of the best things that ever happened to me in my life.”His close relationship with Landry has helped Beckham’s transition. The pair has been friends since meeting at a football camp while in high school, and after attending LSU together, the two have talked endlessly about being teammates in the NFL.Their dream is a reality in Cleveland.“We spoke this into existence,” Beckham said. “Him and I dreamed of this. This is something that we talked about at 17 Parris Campbell Jersey , ‘I’m going to live right down the street from you. We’re going to be on the same team.’ Everything, and it’s like surreal.”Beckham, who spent five sometimes turbulent seasons with the Giants, said it was important for him to report right away to the Browns’ first offseason conditioning program under new coach Freddie Kitchens. His life is still in upheaval due to the trade, but he wanted to get off on the right foot with his new teammates.“I definitely want to be here and create that bond,” he said. “I definitely wanted to be here today.”Moments later, he again gazed at his new teammates — Landry, the sure-handed pass catcher who joined the Browns last year and Mayfield and Garrett, two former No. 1 overall picks who have made the Browns relevant — and smiled.“I think this moment is going to be more iconic than we all realize,” he said.In Landry and Beckham, the Browns have two of the league’s top receivers, a combination that might keep defensive coordinators awake at night.Mayfield joked that his job may have gotten easier.“I’ll probably just close my eyes and throw it and hope one of them catches it,” he said.Beckham said that after he learned he was headed to Cleveland http://www.ravenscheapstores.com/miles-boykin-jersey-cheap , he called LeBron James and asked the NBA superstar about the area.“He gave me a little bit of advice,” Beckham said. “He just said: ‘You’re going to love it, you’re going to love Cleveland.’ I said, ‘I can’t wait.’ That’s like my idol, so it’s the person I look up to the most, that’s my guy. To see what he did to bring a championship here, I just want to be able to do that same thing.”The 26-year-old Beckham said he greeted Kitchens, who was hired by the Browns in part because of his bond with Mayfield, with a big hug and told him he loved him.“It’s like a love story,” quipped Kitchens, who feels there are misperceptions about Beckham. “The thing that I think gets misconstrued a little bit with Odell is that he loves people and he loves to play the game. I truly feel like he loves being around his teammates. As a coach, sometimes you look at the team as your family, but at the end of the day http://www.coltscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-bobby-okereke-jersey Jersey , we are not family.“Family you are related to by blood. But there is a brotherhood so to speak in the locker room. I think with a lot of good players, they want to just feel that sense of brotherhood and compassion, and the passion that he brings to the field is kind of contagious.”Beckham, who clashed with Giants coach Pat Shurmur and always seemed surrounded by distractions, knows there are those who feel he’s selfish, a diva.“It is just wrong,” he said of the opinion. “I do not know how else to explain it. I see all the stuff that says that and everything. I think one of my biggest problems is that I care about it, but I do not care at the same time because I know who I am. Nothing that is said about me is ever going to bother me because I know who I am.“I just stick to that.” RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Jordan Simmons was basically an unknown when the Seattle Seahawks claimed him off waivers from the Oakland Raiders on Sept. 2.He’d barely played in college at USC due to injuries. His NFL tape was limited. But Seattle offensive line coach Mike Solari saw tools he could work with. Solari saw strength and footwork that created a good foundation, and knew the rest could be taught and developed.Solari has done a lot of teaching this year and it’s paying off. After several seasons of Seattle’s offensive line being a major problem, it’s become a solid position group that is clearly not the weakness it’s been in the past. And the line’s overall performance is part of the reason Seattle’s on the cusp of a postseason berth heading into Sunday’s game at San Francisco.“It’s the whole unit working together as one,” Solari said. “They’re just getting better. It’s exciting how they are coming along and come together functioning as one.”At times in previous seasons, Seattle couldn’t run the ball effectively. Other times Noah Fant Jersey , the Seahawks couldn’t adequately protect Russell Wilson. Too often it was a case of both happening in the same game.That has changed. Seattle is the No. 1 running team in the NFL. The Seahawks have the most carries and are the only team to reach the 2,000-yard mark — exactly — after 13 games. They’ve also done an adequate job of protecting Wilson outside of the first two weeks, when he was sacked six times each by Denver and Chicago. Since the start of Week 3, Seattle has allowed just 27 sacks, tied for 13th best in the NFL. And while that’s not an astounding number, consider that during the same stretch Wilson has the second-highest passer rating of any quarterback in the league.“They all can play and carry their own,” coach Pete Carroll said. “They’re smart, they know what’s going on and it’s a credit to the job that Mike (Solari) has done with these guys but it’s a very positive outlook for this group for the coming years, too.”Simmons is a small part of Seattle’s success, but he speaks to the improvement of the entire unit. The two times Simmons has been thrust into starting this season — Week 10 against the Los Angeles Rams and last week against Minnesota — there was no fall off in the performance of the offensive line. It may just be coincidence but those two games Simmons has played were the two best running games by the Seahawks all season.The improvement in the run game has really highlighted how much better Seattle has been along the offensive line. The additions of D.J. Fluker and J.R. Sweezy at the guard positions and a much better season by right tackle Germain Ifedi has led to the massive jump.A year ago, Seattle ranked 23rd in the league, averaging 101.8 yards per game. A huge chunk of those yards came from Wilson’s legs. This season, Seattle is averaging 153.8 yards per game. And in the two games Fluker missed due to injury and Simmons started http://www.denverbroncosteamonline.com/dalton-risner-jersey , Seattle ran for 273 yards against the Rams and 214 against the Vikings.“I think it’s good I can come up and not miss a heartbeat from what we’ve been doing,” Simmons said. “But that goes to the four other guys on the line, not just me. I think with all of us being able to do the run game and get numbers like that is pretty big.”Solari has gotten the bulk of the credit for improving a unit that had stagnated under previous offensive line coach Tom Cable.But there’s been a stronger commitment to staying with the run by offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, better options at running back with Chris Carson, Rashaad Penny and Mike Davis, and some creative ideas about how to make a run-first offense function. A perfect example has been the use of tackle George Fant reporting eligible as a tight end for several games and getting another big body on the line — and last week catching his first pass.“It’s a group that’s worked so hard on and off the field. They do a great job in the classroom. They do a great job in being accountable to each other and they take pride in their work,” Solari said. “It doesn’t matter who is in there. They’re working as one and it’s a credit to them.”