Landry Jones and Josh Dobbs each tossed touchdown passes and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 31-14 Thursday night in the preseason
opener.But Jenkins' decision to resume his demonstration after stopping last December drew most of the attention as the defending Super Bowl champions
returned to the field."Everybody is waiting for what the league is going to do," Jenkins said. "We won't let it stop what we stand for. I was very encouraged last year with the
direction and that obviously took a different turn."I think it's important to utilize the platform as we can because for whatever reason, we have framed this demonstration in a negative light and often
players have to defend why we feel the need to fight for everyday Americans and
in actuality we're doing the right thing."The league and the players' union have yet to announce a policy for this season regarding demonstrations during the anthem after the league initially
ordered everyone to stand on the sideline when "The Star-Spangled Banner" is
played, or remain in the locker room.Cornerback De'Vante Bausby also raised his fist during the anthem, and defensive end Michael Bennett walked out of the tunnel and walked toward the
bench while it played. It appeared all the Steelers stood."Malcolm is always a guy who is doing the work in the community, backing up whatever he's doing," Long said.The Eagles rested several starters, including quarterbacks Carson Wentz and Nick Foles. Nate Sudfeld threw a pair of touchdown passes and two
interceptions.Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown sat for the Steelers and Le'Veon Bell still hasn't signed his franchise tender.Jones completed all four of his passes for 83 yards, including a 71-yard TD pass to JuJu Smith-Schuster in the first quarter. Smith-Schuster made a leaping
catch over Rasul Douglas at the 33 and ran untouched to the end zone.Fitzgerald Toussaint had a 3-yard TD run and a 2-point conversion to give Pittsburgh a 15-8 lead. Dobbs threw a 29-yard TD pass to Damoun Patterson late
in the second quarter."We moved the ball successfully," Dobbs said. "It felt good to be out there."Sudfeld threw a perfect strike for a 63-yard TD to Shelton Gibson and fired a 15-yard TD pass to rookie Dallas Goedert. He finished 10 of 14 for 140
yards."I just ran my route and when I looked back, Nate stepped up and scrambled to my side and was able to hit me," Goedert said. "A great play by him."Wentz still hasn't been cleared for contact after having surgery to repair two torn ligaments in his left knee last December. Foles http://www.ravensauthorizedshops.com/authentic-mark-andrews-jersey , the Super Bowl MVP, has missed a few practices with muscle spasms in his neck
and shoulder.Mason Rudolph, a third-round pick competing with Jones and Dobbs for the backup job to Roethlisberger, was 7 of 12 for 101 yards."He did a solid job in all areas," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said.ROOKIE REPORTSteelers: Safety Terrell Edmunds, a first-round pick, had three tackles. Wide receiver James Washington, second-rounder, caught two passes for 44 yards.Eagles: Goedert, a second-round pick and the team's first selection, had four catches for 66 yards and one TD. He'll get plenty of opportunities as the second
tight end.INJURIESRyan Shazier joined the defense in Pittsburgh's pregame huddle, just 11 months after spinal stabilization surgery. Shazier is out for the season.WELCOME TO FOOTBALLEagles rookie Jordan Mailata Tanner Lee Jersey Jaguars , an Australian rugby player drafted in the seventh round, got beat for a strip sack on his first series in the NFL. Mailata began
the second half at left tackle.HONORING FORMER EAGLESEagles owner Jeffrey Lurie announced at halftime that two-time All-Pro defensive end Clyde Simmons and three-time Pro Bowl linebacker Seth Joyner will
be inducted into the team's Hall of Fame on Sept. 23.NEXT UPSteelers: Visit the Green Bay Packers next Thursday.Eagles: Visit the New England Patriots next Thursday.Two miserable seasons. One measly win.
Still, Cleveland coach Hue Jackson continues to have the ”unwavering” support of owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam, who believe his third year will bring out the
best in him – and the Browns.”I think we will see the real Hue Jackson,” Jimmy Haslam said Saturday before practice.Jackson has lost 31 of 32 games since taking over a Cleveland franchise that has undergone numerous coaching changes and front-office upheaval since the
team’s NFL expansion return in 1999. However, the Haslams feel the worst is
over, and thanks to a roster overhaul directed by general manager John Dorsey,
Jackson has the pieces to win.”He has good quarterbacks, he has some skill players, he has a veteran offensive lineman – now, we have to figure out left tackle – and three really
good (running) backs and a good defense.”Jackson has also been helped by not also handling offensive coordinator duties. With some urging and the blessing of the Haslams, he turned his offense
over to Todd Haley Ronald Jones II Youth Jersey , who was fired after six seasons with Pittsburgh.”You have to give Hue credit for bringing in Todd Haley, which I think will allow Hue to be the head coach,” Haslam said. ”I think this will be the first
opportunity Hue will have to do what we know he can do as head coach as a
leader. Even though Todd will be calling all of the shots on offense, I think
Hue will obviously have some impact there like he will defense. We are excited
to see it.”The Browns went 0-16 last season, matching the 2008 Detroit Lions as the only teams in NFL history to lose all 16 games. But while there were many Cleveland
fans calling for Jackson’s firing, his players remained united behind him and
the Haslams decided to bring him back for another year.That doesn’t mean Jackson’s job is permanently safe, but Haslam refused to say there was a mandate on wins this season.”No, we’re excited about Hue Jackson,” Haslam said. ”I think our commitment to him has been unwavering and still is.”As the 2017 season unraveled, the Haslams chose to fire head of football operations Sashi Brown, whose analytics-heavy approach yielded mixed results and
not enough wins. Dorsey, who guided Kansas City’s turnaround from 2013 to
2016 Tyler Anderson Colorado Rockies Jersey , replaced Brown and spent this past offseason acquiring talent.Haslam felt it was fair to assess Jackson’s upcoming third season as his first.”I think in some ways you could say because of the talent he’s had, particularly at quarterback, particularly last year, it could view it as his
first year, but we don’t look at that,” Haslam said. ”I know everybody’s saying
Hue has to win this many games or he has to win that many games. We don’t look
at it (like that).””We’re really excited about the relationship that Hue and John have and not just that they have but their staffs have, how the building is working together.
I mean we’re in here at 7 this morning talking about who else we might need to
add to the roster. So we feel good about the chemistry, we feel good about the
work ethic, but at the same time, we all understand we’ve got to win games.”—.
