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Just when your heart started to develop a sense of emptiness as the confetti fell on Mahomes beautiful head of curls, you reminded yourself that the XFL was only a week out, and yes football would continue.
The opening weekend of games brings us 4 matchups on 3 different television networks giving fans opportunities to check out Vince McMahon's newly refined product. For the gambling fanatic, more action is never bad. For the fantasy fanatic, another league to dive into and search for diamonds in the rough.
DraftKings seems to agree and is offering a XFL $350K Kickoff Special with 100k going to first place.
We will attack soccer and hoops as always, play smart. There will be plenty of action. I'll list a few parlays over the weekend too.
New Plays
Coming soon
2/11 1241 CST
England league one
Peterborough vs Southend
Peterborough FH ML 3U
-1.5 3U
Game over 3. 3U
550 CST 2/10
Jazz / Mavs Over 217.5 3U MAX BOMB
Mavs TT over 108.5 1U
Timberwolves +9. If 8.5 buy the hook 2U
RADFORD @ WINTHROP over 141.5 2U
355
Renegades -6 Fh 2U XFL
337 CST
Parlay 1U
Grizzlies/Wiz FH over 117.5
ND/Clemson over 137.5
Renegades -6 FH XFL
2-9 336 CST
Notre Dame/Clemson
Over
137.5 3U
Previous Plays
AUSTIN PEAY @ TENNESSEE STATE Over 149 3U MAX BOMB
TEXAS TECH @ KANSAS (#3)2nd half over 72.5 3U MAX BOMB
Kansas TT over 38 3U MAX BOMB
618 CST
Minnesota U at Illinois Illinois -6 2U
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The Houston Texans entered the NFL Draft knowing they had several options at the running back position with Joe Mixon, Dameon Pierce, and Dare Ogunbowale.
So it wasn't a surprise to learn they only drafted one running back, Jawhar Jordan, and they waited until the sixth-round to do so. But as all Texans fans know, you can find a diamond in the rough at this position that goes undrafted from time to time.
Arian Foster, the best running back in Houston's franchise history, went undrafted. To be clear, we're not comparing North Carolina RB British Brooks to Foster. But he does have some traits that could play at the next level, and he possesses some qualities that the Texans covet.
He was a team captain at North Carolina, he has great size at 5'11 225 pounds, and the dude loves to play special teams (he's a two-time special teams MVP). Plus, he plays a position that adapts quickly to the NFL. And when comparing him to Jordan, two things really stick out, size and power. Jordan weighed in at 193 pounds at the combine, running a 4.56 forty. Not exactly the speed you would expect from a back well under 200 pounds.
How much production did Brooks have at UNC?
When you look at his resume, it's no surprise that he went undrafted. He played 5 seasons for the Tar Heels, dealt with injuries, and never recorded a 1,000 yard season. Brooks was slated to lead North Carolina's running back room in 2022, but a leg injury derailed his season.
Head coach Mack Brown had some very positive things to say about the player. Per 247 Sports Inside Carolina:
"(Brooks) is one of the best leaders on our team," UNC head coach Mack Brown said after Brooks' decision to return. "He's an amazing story of a walk-on, who gets himself into school and he's a tremendous student, and then he's special teams Player of the (Week) all the time. We tried to take him out of the game on special teams (vs. N.C. State) and he absolutely refused, because he was playing so much in the game at running back, and he would not come off."
We know the Texans pride themselves on special teams, so perhaps that can be an avenue for Brooks to make the team. And after that, who knows? Maybe the Texans could use his bruising body in goal line situations down the road.
Be sure to watch the video above as Chris from Sports Talk Extra shares his thoughts on the Texans' intriguing signing at running back, and much more! You can watch his highlights below.