Tompkins (groin) was released by the Jets on Saturday, Kimberley Martin of Newsday Sports reports. Drop Malcolm Floyd and grab Thompkins in a standard PPR? Only he didn't. The Jets traded linebacker Avery Williamson and a 2022 seventh-round pick to the Steelers for a 2022 fifth-round draft pick, a source confirmed. He made an impact with his speed, toughness, and ultra-competitive play, calling out teammates for poor practice habits.
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“He had to be the man of the house at an early age,” said high school teammate and Patriots practice squad player Marcus Forston. Thompkins signed a contract Tuesday with the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers. All those things played a factor and motivated him.”. He ran 200-meter repeats, covering 2 miles in full-out sprints. I'd be dropping TY Hilton and we only have W/T spots, not any TE spots so theres no position issue there. After failing to crack an NFL roster while attending training camps with the Jets in both of the past two seasons, Thompkins will head to Canada in an attempt to recharge his stagnant career. "We didn't come through in our (WR) room. “I wanted something different for him.”. 1 hour ago, Frozenbeernuts said: Now that was royally focked up. “He said that opportunities are short-lived, and that stuck with me. He’s got a great arm.”, Thompkins purposely did not make his son a “junior.”, “There are a lot of juniors, and I wanted him to be special,” said Thompkins. Raiders OT Trent Brown was hospitalized Sunday after air entered his bloodstream during a pre-game IV and required immediate medical attention, Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero report. Thompkins was promoted from the practice squad to the Jets' 53-man roster, Randy Lange of the team's official site reports.
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Thompkins is expected to be promoted from the Jets' practice squad to their active roster, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports. He was a natural leader on a team loaded with future big-time college players and NFL prospects. But Thompkins struggled to stay in school, out of trouble, and eligible for football. He was a teenage boy who hung with a rough crowd, who found himself shouldering adult responsibilities in a single-parent home. With Gronk seeing double coverage from here on out there will be plenty of scoring opportunities for him.
Kenbrell Thompkins drop - Week 1 Patriots-Bills. The Jets will have the right of first refusal on any contract Thompkins signs, so if they really want him back in New York, he'll be wearing green again next year. Thompkins caught all four of his pass targets for 45 yards Sunday against the Jaguars. “He could have been a top-flight defensive back as well as a top-flight receiver,” said his high school coach, Roland Smith. Wide Receivers: Add Kenbrell Thompkins, Drop Denarius Moore. Should I drop him and add one of the following? “Liberty City is an area where anything can happen,” said Thompkins.
NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Sunday that Minshew is expected to be inactive for next week's game versus the Houston Texans. Brady and the Bucs are third in the NFL in averaging 31.7 points per game, so they could provide the Giants' D with their toughest test yet. Hopefully, he kept it to a minimum or, at least, in proper perspective. When he is added to the roster, Thompkins will provide the Jets another receiver with Quincy Enunwa suspended the next four games and Chris Owusu battling a knee injury. Thompkins has been extended the low tender ($1.67 million) by the Jets, Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reports. I'm jumping off the thompkins train. The wide receiver’s lengthy arrest record represented a familiar story in Liberty City.
Thompkins gave Murphy the autographed photo as a thank-you gift. With 70 receptions for 893 yards and four touchdowns in 33 career games with the Patriots, Raiders and Jets, Thompkins immediately becomes one of the more accomplished receivers in the CFL.
“When he was at school, at practice, he was fine,” said Smith.
Despite being carted off the field in the fourth quarter, Thompkins was able to play a few snaps in the overtime period of Sunday's win over the Patriots.
I want to drop him for Harry Douglas this week. Floyd is going to get you 700 yards and 5 TDs and is very consistent every week.
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The Jets may also be hoping that Thompkins, who spent parts of the last three seasons with the Patriots, will be able to provide a little insight into the New England team New York will take on in Week 7. He’ll never forget where he came from and that will always be a source of motivation.”, When Thompkins arrived on campus in spring of 2010, Jones instituted a zero-tolerance policy for the JUCO star. It looks like your team doesn't need that, the upside on Thompkins is worth WR 5 spot unless the title is a type-o and Micheal Floyd is your 4th. With Amendola coming back (again) and Gronk picking up where he left off, I'm thinking Thompkins value is about gone. “Those words coming from Antonio were very, very loud and resonated with me. On most other teams Thompkins would be much of an afterthought, but the Jets' thin list of receivers could spell good news for Thompkins. Who knows what a 73-yard miracle score would have meant to Gang Green? With those stats, a mediocre NFL combine performance, and his troubled past, Thompkins went undrafted.
Yes, it's been proven that since Moss has left, Brady doesn't want to wait the time for a deep route to develop. “Antonio is like a son to me,” said Jones, who coached Brown at Central Michigan. I don’t only love football, but I feel like I need football in my life. Hopping on the Harry Douglas Train (again)! Copyright: © 2020 ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. Thompkins (quad/shin) is listed as probable for Sunday's game against the Bills. Marshall is solid, Nicks it's hard to know but I wouldn't mind dropping a mid range guy for some upside. Every question I asked, he was up-front. Because everyone jumps all over undrafted free agents players on a team with Amendola, Gronk, Shane Vareen, Steven Ridley, and Sudfeld.
Posted by. Maybe it goes down as the catalyst that ended a 47-year Super Bowl drought. He focused on his studies and said he earned a 3.9 GPA his first semester. But the wide receiver's … Giants defense faces tall task in slowing down Bucs' Tom Brady.
Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook -- listed as questionable with a groin injury -- is expected to play against the Green Bay Packers, according to Tom Pelissero.
Michael Floyd, Jeremy Kurley, Or Mike Williams. It looks as if the Jets are leaning towards a younger receiving corps. I’m trying not to look in my rearview mirror. The Ravens lost more than a game Sunday to the Steelers. u/withinreason. After seven arrests between ages 15 and 18, Kenbrell Thompkins appears to have turned his life around.
I made sure that I took advantage of every opportunity that I did have.”. Just like last season, Thompkins was expected to … I want to drop him for Harry Douglas this week. in Liberty City, 5½ square miles in northwest Miami that make up one of the most crime-ridden neighborhoods in the country. Midway through the third quarter of Sunday's Saints-Bears game, Chicago WR Javon Wims walked up to New Orleans DB Chauncey Gardner-Johnson tapped him on the shoulder and then punched Gardner-Johnson twice.
But the main message never changed. Between the ages of 15 and 18, he was arrested seven times.
I'm drinking the koolaid here. During a two-month stretch in early 2007, he was arrested four times. Ben DiNucci is sacked and fumbles the football, which is recovered by Rodney McLeod and returned for a 53-yard Eagles touchdown.
Grab Kenbrell Thompkins drop Malcolm Floyd?
Brown joined Thompkins, pushing his rookie cousin and passing along advice. “I didn’t know too much about criminal justice,” said Thompkins. So you guys all drop him and ill play him. But man he looked good. I'd drop Tate personally. Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey was ruled out against the Dolphins because of an illness. Carrière professionnelle.
In the last drive of the game, Thompkins had a ball knocked free from his grasp on the play he could've easily turned into a game-winning touchdown.
New York Jets have ho-hum cut-down day, but now the real fun starts, A closer look at Jermaine Kearse and how he fits with Jets' receivers, Who's No. And he saw a golden opportunity waiting in California. I think Gronk had a great first game (i have him too). It's unclear when Thompkins sustained the injury, but this is the first practice he has missed as a a result of it. Baltimore coach John Harbaugh said All-Pro left tackle Ronnie Stanley suffered a "severe ankle injury" and will miss the remainder of the season. I want a backup WR for whenever my studs have theirs byes coming up. “It’s my dream and I’m living in the moment. He saw a rap sheet that ranged from misdemeanors like trespassing to felonies like armed robbery. Thanks all! Thompkins was carted off in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game against the Patriots with a calf injury, ESPN.com reports. I didn't get to see the game but he's been getting a lot of talk and he went 7/119 on 9 targets in the game so far tonight (I'm assuming he's done). NE has a BYE week 10 and Falcons just had theirs. Cookies help us deliver our Services.