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NFL’s unluckiest players: Diving into best ‘bad luck’ stats of 2024 in honor of Friday the 13th - NFL.com
SAQUON BARKLEY: The Eagles RB put up 2,000 rushing yards and earned AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year honors, but his stat line could have been even more outlandish. Barkley set a career-high with 13 rush touchdowns but was also tackled a league-high 11 times on the opponent’s 1-yard line in 2024. Those 11 plays occurred over nine drives (two instances of being tackled twice at the 1-yard line in the same drive) and resulted in seven Jalen Hurts rush TDs, one Hurts pass TD and one field goal. The most any other player got tackled on the 1-yard line last season was eight. Five players tied for that mark: the Cardinals’ James Conner, Panthers’ Chuba Hubbard, Lions’ David Montgomery, Buccaneers’ Bucky Irving and Commanders’ Brian Robinson.
5 questions and answers about Avery Williams - BGN
1 - Can you recap his time with the Falcons? Avery Williams had quite the career with Atlanta. He started out as a returner and cornerback, appearing in 15 games and making one start in his rookie season and piling up a couple of fumble recoveries, a pass deflection, and three quarterback hits. The team then switched him to running back, and in 2022 he had 22 carries for 109 yards and a touchdown, as well as a career-best and league-best 16.2 yards per punt return. Unfortunately, a torn ACL in June 2023 cost him the entire season, and Williams didn’t look quite as explosive as a returner in 2024. He still averaged a solid 9.3 yards per punt and 27.2 yards per kick, but he had no touches on offense last season. The Falcons looked at his declining role and production as a punt returner and apparently didn’t view him as a priority re-signing.
Mailbag: Who are some off-the-radar Eagles players who could contribute in 2025? - PhillyVoice
Secondly, I’m going to volunteer Ben VanSumeren. I’m currently working on a big article that requires me to watch every offensive snap during the 2024 season, and it’s hard not to notice how good VanSumeren was in his fullback role last year. I think the Eagles are going to try to find ways for him to contribute more in 2025. (I’ll have a review of his 2024 season soon.)
Why Lane Johnson believes he can be better than ever at 35 years old - NBCSP
He turned 35 about a month ago. He’s going into his 13th NFL season. He projects as the oldest starting offensive tackle in the league in 2025. And he’ll be the 2nd-oldest offensive tackle in Eagles history, behind former teammate Jason Peters. And Lane Johnson believes he just may be better than ever. “Now, I feel like even though I’m 35, I feel better than I was when I started (or when I was) 29...
