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It was a new approach by the Panthers. The Defensive Coordinator wanted them to 'Cover 0', so thats what they did.

 

D.C. Defenders win UFL title, 58-34

The UFL has a new champion.

The D.C. Defenders defeated the Michigan Panthers in St. Louis on Saturday night, 58-34. It was the most points scored by any team in two seasons of UFL action.

The game was back and forth at first, with the Panthers leading 6-0 and 13-6 in the first half. By intermission, D.C. built a 37-19 lead.

A touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter extended D.C.'s lead to 52-19.

Defenders quarterback Jordan Ta’amu completed 21 of 28 passes for 390 yards and four touchdowns. He added 28 rushing yards and another touchdown.

Via Mike Mitchell, 14,559 attended the game. While a solid number by UFL standards, it’s a steep drop from the attendance in St. Louis for the 2024 UFL title game between Birmingham and San Antonio of 27,396.

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Congrats to the D.C Defenders but still does anybody play defense in.the UFL

 

Steelers extend contract of safety DeShon Elliott

The man who didn’t want the Steelers to sign quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be sticking around Pittsburgh.

Safety DeShon Elliott, who said “leave his ass in the retirement home” when the topic of Rodgers to the Steelers first emerged, has agreed to terms on a two-year, $12.5 million extension with including $9.21 million in guarantees, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media.

A sixth-round pick of the Ravens in 2018, Elliott spent four years in Baltimore, one in Detroit, and one in Miami before signing a two-year, $6 million deal with the Steelers in 2024.

He appeared in 15 games with 14 starts last season with the Steelers.

And as to the “leave his ass in the retirement home” comment, Elliott seemed to change his tune after working out with Rodgers in California. And possibly after he got a look at what a first-ballot Hall of Famer who still has an all-time arm can do at 41.

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Former Pro Bowl TE Reveals Exact Moment During Game With Giants He Decided to Retire

Former NFL tight end Darren Waller opened up about his decision to retire following the 2023 season after nine years in the NFL. Over his career, Waller had played for the Baltimore Ravens, Raiders, and New York Giants, recording two 1,000-yard receiving season and earning one Pro Bowl nod.

Waller saw success during his time in the NFL, but his decision to retire came to him suddenly while he was playing for the Giants in 2023. In the Giants' game against the Buffalo Bills that season, Waller realized in the first quarter that he longer wanted to continue playing.

“It was in the first quarter of the game,” Waller said on The Side You Don’t See podcast. “We were running like this counter-lead running play, and I’m kind of like leading through the hole like I’m a fullback. And the play is working, but I sit down on the sideline after a drive where we ran it three times and I’m like, ‘What the f— am I doing with my life? I’m out here playing fullback. I don’t even want to do this s--- anymore.’”

"I'm just looking at the moon," Waller continued. "It's early first quarter, second quarter. Nobody else would really even know that I'm thinking this. I'm like, 'Yep, I'm going to finish this year to the best of my ability, but I'm definitely done playing after this year.'"

After a controversial fourth-quarter no-call on what looked like pass interference on a pass Waller in the end zone, the Giants would go on to lose to the Bills 14–9. Waller went on to finish the rest of the season, but called it quits after the Giants finished 6–11 in '23.

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