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Jason Witten set to break all-time video games mark for tight ends
When Jason Witten went into the NFL 17 years back as a third-round choice in Dallas, his notoriously blunt coach, Costs Parcells, provided him an easy message.
“He taught me early on, reliability, dependability, consistency, that’s how you make it in this game,” Witten stated Wednesday. “Those are traits that I’ve kept near and dear to me for my entire career.”
For almost 20 years that consisted of a one-year disturbance in the “Monday Night Football” revealing cubicle, Witten has actually taken that recommendations to heart.
The 38-year-old Witten has actually missed out on just one video game in 17 seasons in the NFL and will break Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez’s record for tight ends with his 271st profession video game in Sunday’s season ending for the Las Vegas Raiders (7-8) versus the Denver Broncos (5-10).
“To have an opportunity like this, I think that’s just the way I tried to play,” Witten stated. “I think in this league, the minute you feel like you’ve arrived or you belong, you’re going to get passed up. I think my advantage and kind of my edge for me was that every day of every moment, I never felt like this game owed me anything. I had to go earn it. That’s go out there and play. You hear people talk about it often. It’s a ‘show me’ game.”
Witten has actually revealed plenty in a profession that included 11 Pro Bowl berths, first-team All-Pro choices in 2007 and 2010, and a few of the most respected statistics anybody has actually set up at the position.
He had 8 seasons with a minimum of 75 catches, 4 1,000-yard projects and ranks 2nd all-time at the position with 1,228 receptions and 13,046 backyards, and is 5th with 74 TDs.
The Raiders signed him to a one-year offer for a veteran existence in the tight ends space and are pleased with what they got in spite of just 13 catches for 69 backyards.
“He’s been great for the tight ends, he’s been great for me, he’s been great for our offense,” coach Jon Gruden stated. “Unfortunately, we have not been able to have a lot of team gatherings, team meals, team meetings because of the protocols and the quarantines and all that stuff. But he’s had a real impact on our guys. … He’s one of the great war daddies of all-time and he’s going to break Tony Gonzalez’s record on Sunday, and it’s great to have been a small part of that.”
Witten said he hasn’t decided whether he wants to try to come back next season or retire for good. He stepped away once already after the 2017 season to replace Gruden as analyst on “Monday Night Football” for ESPN.
That didn’t go well and Witten returned to the Cowboys in 2019 before signing with the Raiders this past offseason. Gruden said he believes Witten could follow his path again and get into coaching if he wanted.
“I think he’d be a great coach,” Gruden said. “I think after seeing what we went through this year, I’d say hell no, I think he’s going to get back into TV or go do something else. But yeah, I think he’d be a stellar coach. I think he’d be a Tom Landry, a Bill Cowher. I think he’s got very good football intellect, he’s got great motivational skills, he’s an excellent communicator and he loves the game.”
NOTES: DE Clelin Ferrell (shoulder) was placed on IR. … DE Takk McKinley, who was claimed off waivers in November, won’t play this season for the Raiders. He went on IR with a groin injury as soon as he arrived and hasn’t recovered. … S Jeff Heath (concussion) was activated from IR and DB Daryl Worley was activated from the COVID-19 list. … RB Jalen Richard was placed on the COVID-19 list. … T Trent Brown (knee), G Denzelle Good (ankle), DT Maurice Hurst (calf) and DB Lamarcus Joyner (thigh) did not practice.
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When Jason Witten went into the NFL 17 years back as a third-round choice in Dallas, his notoriously blunt coach, Costs Parcells, provided him an easy message.
“He taught me early on, reliability, dependability, consistency, that’s how you make it in this game,” Witten stated Wednesday. “Those are traits that I’ve kept near and dear to me for my entire career.”
For almost 20 years that consisted of a one-year disturbance in the “Monday Night Football” revealing cubicle, Witten has actually taken that recommendations to heart.
The 38-year-old Witten has actually missed out on just one video game in 17 seasons in the NFL and will break Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez’s record for tight ends with his 271st profession video game in Sunday’s season ending for the Las Vegas Raiders (7-8) versus the Denver Broncos (5-10).
“To have an opportunity like this, I think that’s just the way I tried to play,” Witten stated. “I think in this league, the minute you feel like you’ve arrived or you belong, you’re going to get passed up. I think my advantage and kind of my edge for me was that every day of every moment, I never felt like this game owed me anything. I had to go earn it. That’s go out there and play. You hear people talk about it often. It’s a ‘show me’ game.”
Witten has actually revealed plenty in a profession that included 11 Pro Bowl berths, first-team All-Pro choices in 2007 and 2010, and a few of the most respected statistics anybody has actually set up at the position.
He had 8 seasons with a minimum of 75 catches, 4 1,000-yard projects and ranks 2nd all-time at the position with 1,228 receptions and 13,046 backyards, and is 5th with 74 TDs.
The Raiders signed him to a one-year offer for a veteran existence in the tight ends space and are pleased with what they got in spite of just 13 catches for 69 backyards.
“He’s been great for the tight ends, he’s been great for me, he’s been great for our offense,” coach Jon Gruden stated. “Unfortunately, we have not been able to have a lot of team gatherings, team meals, team meetings because of the protocols and the quarantines and all that stuff. But he’s had a real impact on our guys. … He’s one of the great war daddies of all-time and he’s going to break Tony Gonzalez’s record on Sunday, and it’s great to have been a small part of that.”
Witten said he hasn’t decided whether he wants to try to come back next season or retire for good. He stepped away once already after the 2017 season to replace Gruden as analyst on “Monday Night Football” for ESPN.
That didn’t go well and Witten returned to the Cowboys in 2019 before signing with the Raiders this past offseason. Gruden said he believes Witten could follow his path again and get into coaching if he wanted.
“I think he’d be a great coach,” Gruden said. “I think after seeing what we went through this year, I’d say hell no, I think he’s going to get back into TV or go do something else. But yeah, I think he’d be a stellar coach. I think he’d be a Tom Landry, a Bill Cowher. I think he’s got very good football intellect, he’s got great motivational skills, he’s an excellent communicator and he loves the game.”
NOTES: DE Clelin Ferrell (shoulder) was placed on IR. … DE Takk McKinley, who was claimed off waivers in November, won’t play this season for the Raiders. He went on IR with a groin injury as soon as he arrived and hasn’t recovered. … S Jeff Heath (concussion) was activated from IR and DB Daryl Worley was activated from the COVID-19 list. … RB Jalen Richard was placed on the COVID-19 list. … T Trent Brown (knee), G Denzelle Good (ankle), DT Maurice Hurst (calf) and DB Lamarcus Joyner (thigh) did not practice.
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