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Whenever I see Maryland's football uniforms I wonder if they were actually trying to make the ugliest uniforms possible.
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Whenever I see Maryland's football uniforms I wonder if they were actually trying to make the ugliest uniforms possible.
TONY JONES JR.
In high school, Jones played football at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. One of his teammates was Cesar Ruiz, this years SAINTS number one pick in the draft. He had multiple 100 yard rushing games in both his junior and senior years at IMG. His average rushing yards per carry his senior year was 6.6 yards, and in his junior year it was 11.7 yards per run. He totaled (25) touchdowns in those two years. Jones was also an outstanding baseball player in high school. He batted .491 (26 of 53), had nine RBI’s, 11 stolen bases and 16 runs. He was highly recruited coming out of high school and Jones decided to head to South Bend to play for the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. He was red-shirted his freshman year, and the following year he appeared in (12) games on special teams and as a backup running back where he made three touchdowns. Last year, he became the lead back at Notre Dame, and he rushed for 857 yards and six touchdowns. He had five games with more than 100-yards rushing, including a game against Southern Cal when he ran for 176 yards. Jones finished his Notre Dame career with 1481 rushing yards. He went undrafted in this year’s draft and the SAINTS signed him. Bob Rose wrote, “ Jones has excellent vision and a natural feel for the blocking in front of him. He has good size and strength to withstand the NFL pounding. He’s an asset to the passing game because of his blocking and ability to pick up the blitz. Jones is a power runner that can be productive between the tackles and a load to bring down. He reads linebackers well in a one-cut scheme and lowers his pads for extra yardage.” The SAINTS have had a recent history of undrafted free agent running backs making the team and contributing. Will he join the company of Pierre Thomas, Chris Ivory, Khiry Robinson, and Travaris Cadet?
If he really has the ability to protect Brees in the passing game, and shows he is the best in pass protection, I think he has a legitimate shot of making the team. I think Ingram was that guy to Payton. So if we can put a guy in that backfield again that can pick up the blitz, offer good pass protection but also take a screen pass for good yardage, we are getting back what we lost when Ingram left. I think it Payton is looking to see if Jones can improve his pass catching ability out of the backfield to be that guy. Draft analysis say, he can block and pass protect, but the rest still has to be seen.So if TJ, Jr were to make the team, would that be the end of a fullback. Seems TJ, Jr would be a cross breed type of running / fullback. Which if you thought about it, would be a great idea. You really wouldn't know who is getting the ball. He would probably get more carries than the normal fullback......1 carry every 8 games.
MICHAEL BURTON
Just like yesterday’s player, Saquan Hampton, Burton attended and played high school football for in New Jersey. He played for West Morris Central in Washington, NJ. Burton was a four-year starter for West Morris Central and he was named first-team All-State and Morris County Player of the Year. He owns the high school's career rushing mark of (3,332 yards), single-season all-purpose yards (2,376) and career all-purpose yards (4,498). Burton led West Morris Central to the New Jersey state championship and was named MVP of the state title game back in 2009. Once again, just like Saquan Hampton, Burton played college football at Rutgers. He didn’t receive a scholarship, began his career as a walk-on in 2010 and was redshirted his freshman year. He later became a force in the Scarlet Knights offensive backfield. Burton played in 42 career games (27 starts) and totaled 116 career rushing yards on 22 carries to go along with 401 yards receiving on 47 receptions and three touchdowns. He earned the Paul Roberson award as a senior, presented annually to an individual whose performance, leadership and dedication on and off the field during his career has had the greatest impact on Rutgers football. Burton was selected by Detroit in the 2015 draft in the fifth round. He beat out others to become the Lions starting fullback to begin his rookie season. Burton played two years for Detroit before being cut in May of 2017, and Chicago pick him up off the waiver wire. He played a couple of years with Chicago mostly as a blocking back. In 2019 the SAINTS signed Burton in May but he was released in August before the regular season started. Washington signed him a few months later and he appeared in (10) games, with (2) starts, and (3) special team stops. The SAINTS signed him again in March of this year.