BEREA, Ohio -- Joe Thomas was a happy tackle when he heard that coach Hue
Jackson said the Cleveland Browns would not trade him at the Nov.
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to be loved, Thomas said Wednesday.Monday, Jackson emphatically stated that
Thomas would not be traded. Speculation had already started that the Browns
might deal him, but Jackson was clear Thomas would not be dealt.Im hoping they
stick to their word on that, Thomas said. I really want to be here and its
important to me to be part of the turnaround.Thomas has played every down for
the Browns since he was the third overall pick in the 2007 draft -- a streak of
151 games in a row. His streak of 9,388 consecutive snaps is the NFLs
longest.Thomas has been to the Pro Bowl every season he has been in the league.
He also has had just one winning season, and he has seen former teammates go
elsewhere and win. Safety T.J. Ward won a Super Bowl in Denver last season after
leaving the Browns.Doesnt Thomas want to experience that feeling?I do, he said.
And I want it to be in Cleveland.
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their first win of the season and they now have a record of 1-1-2 while the Jets
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.J. -- Josh Cribbs was in the Pro Bowl in February and out of a job six months
later. RIO DE JANEIRO -- Maggie Steffens and the U.S. womens water polo team
stood on the top step of the podium and belted out the national anthem through a
mixture of smiles and tears.Italy and Russia stood on each side of the
Americans, and they might as well have been miles away.The dominant U.S. womens
teams in gymnastics, basketball and swimming have some company. The womens water
polo team, hailing almost exclusively from California, beat Italy 12-5 on Friday
for its second straight gold medal, and there are signs it could replicate the
sustained success of some of Americas most famous Olympic juggernauts.We could,
goaltender Ashleigh Johnson said. But some of our girls arent coming back, and
they already know that. It wont be the same team. This team will never be the
same team again.The U.S. closed its schedule with 22 straight wins, rolling
through its six games in Rio by a combined score of 73-32. It currently holds
each of the major crowns in womens water polo, adding a second Olympic gold to
its world championship, World Cup and World League Super Final titles.The ease
with which it dispatched with the eight-team field in Rio -- the Americans held
the lead after 23 of their 24 quarters and trailed for a total of 44 seconds --
made a case for this team being the best ever assembled in the sport.I think you
could make a strong argument, coach Adam Krikorian said. That 2012 team in the
last games I love to death, they were a gritty, hard-nosed, tough crew, but this
team has done some special things.Said Italy coach Fabio Conti: USA is, in this
moment, a team of another universe.While the 2012 gold medalists were a veteran
crew, the U.S. had nine newcomers this year, includiing teenagers Maddie
Musselman and sisters Makenzie and Aria Fischer.
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scored 12 goals and made the all-tournament team, and Makenzie Fischer scored
seven times.Johnson, the first black woman to play water polo for the United
States in the Olympics, turns 22 next month. Steffens, the MVP of the last two
games, is just 23 and sounded ready to sign up for Tokyo right away.I dont know
whats going to happen in the next four years, Steffens said, but this is too
incredible, incredible of an opportunity to call yourself an Olympian with a
team, a real team, not just people that are thrown together, but a team that has
grown together, to pass up again. So I for sure would love to be back in this
situation in four years.The big question is the status of Krikorian, who said he
wasnt sure if he would continue with the national team. Krikorians brother,
Blake, died right before the start of the Olympics, starting an emotional time
for the former UCLA coach, culminating with the victory in the final.Krikorian
is beloved by his players, who rallied to his side when he returned to Rio after
going home to spend time with his family, and his departure could alter the
trajectory of the program.I love coaching. I love this team, Krikorian said. I
love having an impact on young people. I love leading. That doesnt mean that
this is what Im going to do the rest of my life. I think I need to figure that
out. I think its always good to keep your options open and see what else is out
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