<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/derrick-henry-marcus-mariota-embrace-surfaces-after-week-6-matchup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Derrick Henry, Marcus Mariota embrace surfaces after Week 6 matchup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Derrick-Henry-Marcus-Mariota-embrace-surfaces-after-Ravens-Commanders-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Derrick Henry, Marcus Mariota embrace surfaces after Week 6 matchup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T16:12:35-07:00">October 15th, 4:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T16:15:29-07:00">October 15th, 4:15pm</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Derrick Henry and Marcus Mariota met up after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2-ravens-overreactions-victory-commanders">Baltimore Ravens defeated the Washington Commanders</a> in Week 6. As players scattered across the field for jersey swaps, and other post-game brouhaha, Henry found his old quarterback in the shuffle.</p><p>A lot has changed for the former Tennessee Titans tandem, but their friendship <a href="https://x.com/brgridiron/status/1846300027448082709" rel="noopener">appears to be intact</a>.</p><p>Henry was seen jumping for joy at Mariota, as fans watched reminiscing of their time together early in their careers. Mariota was selected by the Titans with the No. 2 overall pick in 2015. Henry joined the squad the next year, as a second-rounder.</p><p>The Titans gradually improved when the two talented players shifted the offense. They put together three-straight winning seasons from 2016 to 2018, before the team brought in Ryan Tannehill to take over as starting quarterback. Mariota exited Tennessee for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020, and he’s had stints with the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles and currently Washington.</p><p>While Mariota developed more into a journeyman QB in recent years, he looks to have maintained his connection to his former teammate. It reminds NFL fans and organizations how unique players’ friendships are when they enter the pros together, and begin their NFL journey around the same time.</p><h2><b>How Derrick Henry fared in Week 6</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Derrick-Henry.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Even at age 30, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-derrick-henry-hearfelt-message-historic-performance">Henry continues to have a remarkable performances</a>, and he certainly hasn’t surrendered his rightful place on the RB mountaintop. He’s now amassed 704 yards on 119 carries for eight touchdowns in his first season with the Ravens. After a star-studded six campaigns in Tennessee, Henry’s continuing his dominance, which many fans were concerned about when he joined forces with Lamar Jackson.</p><p>In the Ravens’ 30-23 victory over the Commanders in Week 6, Henry posted his third 100-plus yard outing, and scored two touchdowns. He also ran 24 times.</p><p>Henry and Baltimore continue their path to a bright AFC conclusion against the 4-2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 7, while Mariota and the surprising Commanders face the Carolina Panthers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Derrick Henry, Marcus Mariota embrace surfaces after Week 6 matchup

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/commanders-news-marcus-mariota-injury-shakes-up-qb-depth-chart');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Marcus Mariota injury shakes up QB depth chart behind Jayden Daniels');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Commanders-news-Marcus-Mariota-injury-shakes-up-Washingtons-QB-depth-chart-behind-Jayden-Daniels.jpg"></figure><h1>Commanders’ Marcus Mariota injury shakes up QB depth chart behind Jayden Daniels</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-07T14:15:08-07:00">September 7th, 2:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-07T14:15:29-07:00">September 7th, 2:15pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Protecting potential <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-magic-johnson-instant-reaction-washington-jayden-daniels-nfl-draft-pick">franchise quarterback Jayden Daniels</a> becomes even more important for the Washington Commanders following the latest injury update. Backup QB Marcus Mariota suffered a torn pectoral and is being <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1832494094007882166" rel="noopener">placed on the injured reserve</a>, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.</p><p>Mariota missed the last week of practice, so his availability for the 2024-25 season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was already in serious doubt. Though, this roster move now means the Commanders will be without him for at least the first four games on the schedule.</p><p>Jeff Driskel will jump up to the No. 2 slot on the depth chart, sitting directly behind Daniels. Former Notre Dame signal-caller Sam Hartman is being elevated from the practice squad as Washington’s third-stringer. Although Mariota did not live up to his No. 2 overall draft pick status, he ranks as one of the better backups in the NFL. His absence is cause for concern.</p><h2><b>Commanders must protect Jayden Daniels</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-commanders-getting-lamar-jackson-2-0-if-they-take-jayden-daniels-no-2">The run-heavy style of Daniels</a> comes with some injury risk, which requires the Commanders to have a trustworthy option waiting in the wings. Fellow Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota has made 74 starts in his nine-year professional career. His experience could come in handy even if all goes right and Daniels suits up for all 17 regular season games.</p><p>The Commanders’ offensive line is regarded as <a href="https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-2024-offensive-line-rankings-detroit-lions-penei-sewell-frank-ragnow" rel="noopener">the sixth-worst</a> in the NFL by Pro Football Focus, which could make life difficult for the rookie quarterback. Avoiding sacks and ferocious hits should be the top priority in his debut versus the Buccaneers. After all, he is being tapped as the franchise’s savior.</p><p>Furthermore, Washington does not have a solid contingency plan following Marcus Mariota’s injury. Jeff Driskel, a 2016 sixth-rounder, has thrown just 46 in-game passes over the last two years. Rookie Sam Hartman has obviously thrown none.</p><p>Jayden Daniels is not thinking about those scenarios, though. He is only focused on beginning his NFL career with a victory in Raymond James Stadium. Opening kickoff for Commanders-Bucs is set for approximately 4:25 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Marcus Mariota injury shakes up QB depth chart behind Jayden Daniels

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/commanders-news-add-marcus-mariota-ahead-nfl-draft-qb-selection');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders add Marcus Mariota ahead of likely NFL Draft QB selection');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/commanders-news-washington-adds-marcus-mariota-ahead-of-likely-nfl-draft-qb-selection.jpg"></figure><h1>Commanders add Marcus Mariota ahead of likely NFL Draft QB selection</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-12T08:18:45-07:00">March 12th, 8:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-12T08:18:45-07:00">March 12th, 8:18am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Commanders are widely expected to take a quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-commanders-no-2-pick-trade-plans-eye-opening-update" rel="noopener">with their second pick</a> at the 2024 NFL Draft, but they just <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1767561039212679362" rel="noopener">added one to their QB room</a> on Tuesday, with former Philadelphia Eagles backup Marcus Mariota agreeing to a deal with them, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.</p><p><i>“Former Eagles QB Marcus Mariota is signing with the Washington Commanders on a 1-year deal with a base value of $6 million and upside to $10 million, per source.”</i></p><p>Mariota last saw action in the NFL in the 2023 season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-marcus-mariota-not-jalen-hurts-should-be-qb1-ex-super-bowl-champ" rel="noopener">with the Eagles</a>, though, he barely stepped on the field. He only appeared in three games for Philly, collecting just 164 passing yards and a touchdown with an interception on 15/23 completions.</p><p>That’s the role teams are willing to offer Mariota nowadays, but at least he’s still in the league — and making lots of money. The last time he was a regular starter was way back in 2019, his final year with the Tennessee Titans, who took him in the first round as the second overall pick at the 2015 NFL Draft.</p><p>The Commanders still have Sam Howell in the fold and he’s got two more years remaining on his current deal. Perhaps Mariota will see more time on the field with Washington than he did with the Eagles, especially if the Commanders ended up trading Howell. Washington is mostly linked to Drake Maye and Jayden Daniels as its potential pick at the upcoming draft, with Caleb Williams likely to land with the Chicago Bears, who have the top pick.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders add Marcus Mariota ahead of likely NFL Draft QB selection

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/oregon-football-news-dillon-gabriel-gets-no-8-approval-from-marcus-mariota-after-signing-with-ducks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Oregon football’s Dillon Gabriel gets No. 8 approval from Marcus Mariota after signing with Ducks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Dillon-Gabriel-gets-No.-8-approval-from-Marcus-Mariota-after-signing-with-Ducks.webp"></figure><h1>Oregon football’s Dillon Gabriel gets No. 8 approval from Marcus Mariota after signing with Ducks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-09T10:32:23-08:00">December 9th, 10:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-09T10:33:36-08:00">December 9th, 10:33am</time><address><a>Jay Pritchard</a>Jay Pritchard is a writer and sports editor working in Burlington, Vermont. He has worked previously with the Panama Canals, Boston Celtics, Football Association of Ireland, Green Mountain Baseball Association, andFantasyPros.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Newly signed Oregon football quarterback Dillon Gabriel doesn’t just have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/oregon-football-news-ducks-sign-dillon-gabriel-bo-nix-replacement-transfer-portal#:~:text=In%202023%2C%20Gabriel%20completed%2069.3,enormous%20addition%20to%20Oregon%20football.">his new team picked</a> out after transferring to the Ducks from the Oklahoma Sooners — he’s got his new number picked out, too. On Saturday afternoon, Gabriel announced <a href="https://twitter.com/_dillongabriel_/status/1733516923319828632">on social media</a> that he’d don number eight for the Ducks. Check out the post here.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">MARCUS APPROVED! 🎱 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DIMETIME?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DIMETIME</a> <a href="https://t.co/GZUgZVS5rw">pic.twitter.com/GZUgZVS5rw</a></p><p>— Dillon Gabriel (@_dillongabriel_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_dillongabriel_/status/1733516923319828632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Gabriel’s “Marcus Approved!” exclamation is in reference to former Ducks quarterback and fellow Hawaii native Marcus Mariota, who famously wore number eight in Oregon from 2011 to 2014 and was quick to approve of Dillon bringing it out of retirement with his blessing.</p><p>Oregon will be Gabriel’s third school in his FBS career. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/oklahoma-football-news-sooners-set-to-lose-dillon-gabriel-after-2-seasons-to-transfer-portal">transferred to Oklahoma</a> from UCF. The 6’0″ 200-pound senior is a native of Mililani, Hawaii, located about 30 minutes north of Marcus Mariota’s home city, Honolulu.</p><p>In 50 FBS games, Dillion has completed 1,050 of his 1,664 passing attempts (63.1%) with 125 touchdowns and 26 interceptions. He continues Oregon’s Oahu tradition, bringing a career FBS passer rating of 159.8.</p><p>Mariota was the second overall pick out of Oregon by the Tennesee Titans in the 2015 NFL Draft. He’s in his ninth NFL season and is a backup for the Philadelphia Eagles after stints with the Las Vegas Raiders and Atlanta Falcons.</p><p>Gabriel hopes to join Mariota and several other former Oregon football quarterbacks to play in the NFL. They include Justin Herbert, Dennis Dixon, Kellen Clemens, Joey Harrington, Akili Smith, Tony Graziani and Super Bowl XXIX champion Bill Musgrave, who won a title with the Dallas Cowboys backing up Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Oregon football’s Dillon Gabriel gets No. 8 approval from Marcus Mariota after signing with Ducks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-marcus-mariota-not-jalen-hurts-should-be-qb1-ex-super-bowl-champ');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles’ Marcus Mariota, not Jalen Hurts, should be QB1, claims ex-Super Bowl champ');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/eagles-news-marcus-mariota-not-jalen-hurts-should-be-qb1-for-philly-claims-ex-super-bowl-champ.jpg"></figure><h1>Eagles’ Marcus Mariota, not Jalen Hurts, should be QB1, claims ex-Super Bowl champ</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-05T22:16:21-08:00">December 5th, 10:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-05T22:17:01-08:00">December 5th, 10:17pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sportswriter who is comfortable covering many different sports. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Although there are definite exceptions, a team does not usually play up to its full capabilities in the postseason if its starting quarterback is injured. The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl under those set of circumstances before, but they will surely need a healthy Jalen Hurts to hoist their second <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-sf-jumps-kansas-city-super-bowl-favorites-win-eagles" rel="noopener">Lombardi Trophy</a> in February.</p><p>Hence, why one individual believes the reigning NFC champions <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLTotalAccess/status/1732197840427053077/" rel="noopener">should take a conservative approach</a> with the franchise star and QB1. “You have to have a serious conversation if you’re Philly, and you have to really say is it better for us to play Marcus Mariota right now and let Jalen get fully healthy?,” former No. 1 overall pick and current analyst David Carr said on NFL Total Access. “Because I would argue it does not matter if you’re the No. 1 seed.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I'd say he's probably better at playing quarterback for the Philadelphia <a href="https://twitter.com/Eagles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Eagles</a>, right now he'd be more productive."<a href="https://twitter.com/DCarr8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DCarr8</a> emphasizes Marcus Mariota should be the QB1 over Jalen Hurts. 😳 <a href="https://t.co/rGgp6WZjIG">pic.twitter.com/rGgp6WZjIG</a></p><p>— NFL Total Access (@NFLTotalAccess) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLTotalAccess/status/1732197840427053077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Should Eagles ensure that Jalen Hurts is healthy for playoffs?</b></h2><p>Hurts has battled through a knee injury and briefly left the Eagles’ blowout loss to the visiting San Francisco 49ers to be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-jalen-hurts-shuts-down-narrative-comeback-amid-concussion-scare-vs-49ers" rel="noopener">evaluated for a concussion</a> before quickly returning. He has played in every game this season, leading his team to an NFL-best 10-2 record. While there are fans who believe Hurts should suit up if the medical staff clears him, affording No. 1 the time to fully recover from any issues is a reasonable suggestion to make.</p><p>But Carr took his pro-Mariota stance way too far. “I’d say he’s probably better at playing quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, right now he’d be more productive,” the Super Bowl 46 champion said. </p><p>Marcus Mariota is one of the top backups in the NFL and can play well enough with this talented offense to win football games. However, even at less than 100 percent, Jalen Hurts remains the superior signal-caller. He has not been his 2022 self (10 interceptions), but he is still rising to the occasion in most of the clutch moments. And there is a big one right around the corner.</p><p>No one would feel more comfortable with the former Heisman Trophy winner taking snaps under center in a pivotal NFC East matchup against the Dallas Cowboys this Sunday night. Heck, Mariota himself knows that. David Carr should, too.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
346.5	5.8	0	38

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
346.5	5.8	0	38

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