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eion Sanders calling the All-Pro and Pro Bowl safety "a fan" as the lock screen on his cellphone.The Tennessee Titans safety believes he squeezed all the motivation needed from that Twitter exchange Jaylon Ferguson Baltimore Ravens Jersey , which fueled him throughout the offseason in his quest to be the NFL's best in his third season."You could be All-Pro, no matter what, you still have guys, you still have things to prove," Byard said Tuesday. "You still have to keep working."That Twitter exchange in March started after the Hall of Fame cornerback and now NFL Network analyst tabbed Tyrann Mathieu as the NFL's top safety. Byard tweeted at Sanders , asking how he didn't mention either of 2017's All-Pro safeties. Sanders responded he knew who players and former players believe is the league's best."You continue to be a fan and i will continue being the man," Sanders wrote back to Byard on Twitter . Byard answered back that neither numbers nor film added up with Sanders overlooking Minnesota's Harrison Smith, Earl Thomas of Seattle and Kansas City's Eric Berry.Support flowed in on Twitter for Byard from Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey , Ravens safety Eric Weddle and Chargers cornerback Casey Hayward .Byard's numbers in 2017 speak for themselves.He led the NFL with 10 total takeaways and tied for the league lead with a career-high eight interceptions and 87 total tackles to earn All-Pro honors along with his first Pro Bowl berth. He had the most interceptions by a player for this franchise since Richard Johnson had eight picks in 1990 for the then-Houston Oilers.Defensive coordinator Dean Pees has coached safeties such as Ed Reed in his career. He's not looking to compare Byard to anyone, but Pees has made clear how impressed he is by Byard's hard work, leadership and professionalism."He'll come in and tell me Color Rush Jaylon Ferguson Jersey , we always try to keep ahead of them and let them know what's coming in in the next day, and he'll come back the next day and have a question on something we haven't even covered yet, which tells me then he's doing all the right things," Pees said.Byard had eight of the Titans' 12 interceptions last season, and the secondary has been working together since March with the target of being the NFL's best group.Tennessee added cornerback Malcolm Butler to the group as a free agent, then lost safety Johnathan Cyprien last week with a torn ACL.All the chemistry Byard and Cyprien had been working on over the past year and half now is gone. The Titans signed veteran Kenny Vaccaro on Saturday to replace Cyprien, and Titans coach Mike Vrabel said Byard will play a critical role in helping Vaccaro get in sync with the secondary. The Titans open the preseason Thursday night at Green Bay.He's already seen Byard meeting individually with Dane Cruikshank in training camp to help the rookie learn, impressive to see in a young player."Kevin has taken on a really nice leadership role with our team," Vrabel said. "He started in the offseason with his ability to come in here and work and be diligent in his training, continued by his studying and learning the defense and being able to explain it to guys."The 5-foot-11, 212-pound Byard was the first pick of the third round in 2016 out of Middle Tennessee. Now the safety who's always been confident in what he can do believes he can do even more in the NFL."I feel like I barely scratched the surface with my potential Jaylon Ferguson Baltimore Ravens Jersey ," Byard said."And I just want to keep getting better. But at the end of the day, it's all about the team and I want to be able to bring everybody along because you know I could be All-Pro and all that stuff. But we're not winning games, we're not winning championships, it really doesn't matter in my opinion."Follow Teresa M. Walker at teresamwalker OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP)Making three trades during the first round of the NFL draft evidently wasn’t enough action for Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome, who extended the swap-fest into Day 2.After going through the second round Friday night without a pick, Newsome moved back twice during the third round before finally settling on offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. of Oklahoma with the 83rd overall selection and Oklahoma tight end Mark Andrews at No. 86.”Another long day,” Newsome said after his work was done.Brown is the son of the late Orlando ”Zeus’ Brown, who spent part of his 11-year NFL career as a tackle with the Ravens. The younger Brown fills a pressing need, because the Ravens failed to exercise the option of right tackle Austin Howard.”Orlando is one of the first players I looked at this year,” assistant general manager Eric DeCosta said. ”Just a very White Jaylon Ferguson Jersey , very good player. Physical, tough, nasty, didn’t get beat. Just the type of guy we’ve had success with in the past.”The 6-foot-8, 345-pound Brown fared poorly at the scouting combine, but DeCosta dismissed that because the tackle fared so well in game competition.Baltimore took tight end Hayden Hurst with its first pick, and now it appears as if both rookie tight ends will be catching passes from quarterback Joe Flacco at training camp.Newsome, a Hall of Fame tight end, was asked if he got a thrill out of picking tight ends so early during his final draft with the Ravens.”I hope Joe enjoys these tight ends as much as I enjoy these tight ends,” Newsome replied.The pick used on Brown was one Baltimore had entering the draft. The one for Andrews – Oklahoma’s career leader in receiving yards by a tight end – came in a trade with Kansas City.As a result of his dealings, Newsome has set himself up for a very busy day Saturday.The Ravens have three picks in the fourth round Best Lamar Jackson Jersey , one in the fifth, two in the sixth round and one seventh-round selection.”Our board really looks good, and think we will still be able to add some quality football players to our roster,” Newsome said.Newsome’s first trade of the night was No. 65 to Oakland for Nos. 75 (third round), 152 (fifth) and 212 (sixth).He then dished off that No. 75 to Kansas City for 86 and 122. The reason the Ravens entered the night with a second-round pick is because Newsome traded it to Philadelphia in the deal that enabled the Ravens to snag Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson with the 32nd overall pick.Jackson was joined by Hurst for a session with the local media Friday.Ravens coach John Harbaugh emphatically reminded everyone Thursday night that Flacco is the team’s starting quarterback, and offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg echoed that assertion on Friday.”Joe’s the quarterback of this football team. Lamar is going to develop,” Mornhinweg said.Though Jackson won a Heisman Trophy in 2016, from his point of view that’s not as significant the Super Bowl MVP trophy that Flacco owns.”If you win the Super Bowl, you’re the G.O.A.T. to me,” Jackson said. ”So I’m going to try to learn as much as I can from Joe Flacco.”Experience counts in the NFL, but versatility in the pocket counts for something Adult Lamar Jackson Jersey , too. Flacco has run for 17 touchdowns in his 10-year career (including playoffs). Jackson ran for 50 in his three years with the Cardinals.”I can make any throw on the field,” Jackson said, ”but I can bring something else to the table, and that’s dynamic running ability.”Hurst, the 25th overall pick, was taken after Newsome twice traded back in the first round.Given that Hurst was taken in the 17th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2012, he had no complaints about watching 24 picks go before him.”I sat around waiting for my name to be called,” he said, ”but I couldn’t be more excited to be part of this organization. Being in the same uniform as Ed Reed and Ray Lewis is extremely humbling.”Newsome will be stepping down after this season. DeCosta will take over in 2019.—