??One of the great leaders football has seen
Cheap DJ Chark Jersey , Ray Lewis used his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech to call for more enlightened leadership in the United
States.The last of the seven members of the class of 2018 on hand to be
enshrined, Lewis eschewed notes and the lectern, instead strolling along the
stage and passionately urging his listeners to come together.“Are you living
every day to make this world better?” Lewis asked Saturday night at the end of
his 33-minute oratory, often invoking the teachings of Martin Luther King.
“Think what we can do if we work together as a country … teaching our nation to
love each other again.“It’s how we react to the challenges in our life that
shows our greatness. How do we execute that dream? Who will answer that knock on
the door in the middle of the night? And it has to start right now. We need
people willing to fight for what is good and what is right.”Turning to the 140
Hall of Famers on the stage, he told them: “We can go from being legends to
building a legacy bigger than football, bigger than sports. Look at what unites
us … the answer is simple, love. Hope, faith and love, and the greatest is
love.”Lewis was joined by Randy Moss, Brian Dawkins, Brian Urlacher, Jerry
Kramer, Robert Brazile and Bobby Beathard as inductees at the hall ceremony.One
of the best linebackers in NFL history, Lewis won two Super Bowls with the
Ravens; he often chanted “BALTIMORE!” during his speech.“Tell me something can’t
be done is like pouring lighter fluid on an open flame,” said Lewis
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retired. He was the MVP of the 2001 title game.“I came back, and boy did I come
back,” Lewis said. “When you walk off the last time with that thing, that
Lombardi, it’s a confirmation I am living proof of the impossible.”A first-year
nominee, Lewis was selected 26th overall in the 1996 draft ??what were other
teams thinking? He wasn’t even Baltimore’s first choice: Jonathan Ogden was, and
the big tackle made the Hall of Fame in 2013.His impact was immediate, both on
the field, in the locker room, and even in pregame introductions, when his
“squirrel dance” fired up fans and teammates alike. He and Ogden even did a
short version on the stage.Lewis was the first player with 40 sacks and 30
interceptions in a career. An eight-time All-Pro and inside linebacker on the
2000s NFL All-Decade Team, he had a franchise-record 2,643 career
tackles.Dawkins also delivered a powerful speech and, as he promised, cried
during it.One of the hardest-hitting and most versatile safeties in NFL
history
Authentic Su'a Cravens Jersey , Dawkins stared at his bust and nodded his approval to the crowd.“The majority of success I have had has come on the back end of
pain,” he said noting he had suicidal thoughts when he battled depression. “On
the other side of it, all of a sudden I became better. There’s a purpose for my
pain.“I have grown leaps and bounds because of the things I went through. For
those going through this now, there is hope on the other side. Keep moving, keep
pushing through.”Dawkins was the leader of an Eagles defense that made four
straight NFC championship games and one Super Bowl. Voted to the 2000s NFL
All-Decade Team and a five-time All-Pro, Dawkins intercepted passes in 15
consecutive seasons and had 37 picks overall. He averaged nearly 100 tackles a
year and spotlighted his versatility as the first player in NFL history to get a
sack, interception, fumble recovery and touchdown catch (on a screen pass) in a
game, against Houston in 2002.Urlacher became a record-28th Chicago Bear
inducted into the hall. A first-year nominee who filled the tradition of great
middle linebackers in the Windy City so brilliantly, Urlacher actually was a
safety at New Mexico. Chicago selected him ninth overall in the 2000 draft and
immediately converted him to linebacker. He spent two weeks in training camp on
the outside, then was moved inside ??for 13 spectacular seasons.“I love
everything about football: the friendships, the coaches, the teachers, the
challenges, the opportunity to excel. I loved going to work every day for 13
years
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five-time All-Pro and member of the 2000s NFL All-Decade Team even did some work
on special teams.But it was in the heart of the defense where he shone.“The most
coveted position for a defensive player to play is middle linebacker for the
Chicago Bears,” said Urlacher, who had to hold back tears several times. “Just
think about it. I hope over my 13 seasons I made you Bears fans proud.”Another
first-year nominee, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound Moss brought the perfect combination
of height, speed, soft hands and agility to Minnesota as the 21st overall draft
pick in 1998 after a rocky college career. His 69 receptions, 17 for touchdowns,
and 1,313 yards helped the Vikings go 15-1 and earned him Offensive Rookie of
the Year honors.That was just the start for the eccentric but always dynamic
Moss. When he finally hooked up with an elite quarterback, he caught a record 23
TD passes from Tom Brady in New England’s perfect 2007 regular season.Moss
rubbed the face and top of his bust, then delivered a sermon worthy of any
church or synagogue. He paid tribute to his family, to the fans of his five
teams, and to his roots in West Virginia ??he promised he would return to his
hometown of Rand on Sunday to show off his gold jacket.“To my gold jacket
brothers
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Instead, he held his own celebration at his college Game 7 of the Western
Conference finals drew a peak audience of 18 million viewers, making it the
second-most watched NBA game in cable TV history.
Golden State’s victory over Houston on Monday night to earn a fourth straight trip to the NBA Finals averaged 14.8 million viewers for the TNT telecast, with
the peak audience from 11 to 11:15 p.m. EDT. The network says Tuesday that only
its coverage of the 2016 West finals Game 7 between the Warriors and Oklahoma
City drew a larger audience for an NBA game on cable.
Overall, TNT’s 42 live playoff games averaged 4.9 million viewers, the network’s most-watched playoffs coverage since 2011.
ESPN averaged 13.3 million viewers for Cleveland’s Game 7 victory over Boston on Sunday, its second-best number ever behind only Miami’s clinching victory
over Boston in 2012.
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