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other when both played in the AFC East Youth Damien Harris Jersey , but they will now be teammates at ESPN.The network announced on Tuesday that Ninkovich has been hired as an analyst ahead of the 2019 season. He is expected to appear on ESPN Radio, , and other programming over the course of the year.“Rob will excel as an analyst for the same reasons he excelled as a player: he’s smart and he puts in the work,” ESPN V.P. Seth Markman said in a statement. “Our viewers will appreciate the insight he will share being fresh out of the game, where he was surrounded by and contributed to so much success.”Sanchez has been hired by ESPN to work as a studio analyst for their college football coverage.Ninkovich spent eight of his 11 NFL seasons with the Patriots and won a pair of Super Bowls while with New England. He retired prior to the 2017 season. Against the Washington Redskins on Sunday, the New England Patriots’ offensive tackles had their fair share of issues in pass protection. Left tackle Marshall Newhouse, who is filling in for an injured Isaiah Wynn Womens Damien Harris Jersey , allowed quarterback Tom Brady to get sacked twice while also giving up one quarterback hit. On the other side of the line, starting right tackle Marcus Cannon was responsible for 1.5 sacks as well as three additional hurries.The Patriots as a whole surrendered 11 pressures on 46 drop-backs during the game, with 7.5 of them coming from around the edge — a number that disrupted the team’s offensive rhythm for much of the day, especially early on as Brady was sacked three times in the first 20 minutes. Had the veteran quarterback not successfully moved off the spot on multiple occasions, that sack total might have been even higher.Both Newhouse and Cannon had a day to forget when it comes to pass blocking, and they better do just that quickly considering that the next game will be played tonight: the Patriots welcome the New York Giants to Gillette Stadium for a Thursday night contest. While the Giants are just 2-3 entering today’s game, the team has had some solid stretches of play with the edge rushers in particular standing out.Just take a look at the following numbers Authentic Damien Harris Jersey , courtesy of advanced analytics website Pro Football Focus:Giants pass rush statistics: outside linebackersPlayerTotal snapsPass rush snapsSacksQB HitsHurriesPressure ratePlayerTotal snapsPass rush snapsSacksQB HitsHurriesPressure ratePro Football FocusMarkus Golden, Lorenzo Carter — who is questionable to play because of a neck injury — and Oshane Ximines are the primary edge rushers the Giants use from their 3-4 base front. The three outside linebackers have had some solid success in those rotational roles: all three regularly switch sides to attack either the left or the right tackle, while getting into the backfield with a combination of length, speed and solid technique.Golden is the biggest name among the three, not just because of his status as a former second-round draft choice that registered 12.5 sacks during his second season with the Arizona Cardinals in 2016. The 28-year-old, who is in his first year with the Giants, is also the team’s most productive pass rusher: his 16 combined quarterback pressures are the most on the team Damien Harris Jersey Boys , ahead of Carter and rookie standout defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence.Having a player like Lawrence — arguably New York’s best defender five games into the season — generally helps the edge rush, as Golden, Carter and Ximines are no strangers to finding themselves in one-on-one matchups on the edge. It would not therefore be a surprise if tonight’s contest was more of the same, and the Patriots better hope that Newhouse and Cannon are up to the challenge after a disappointing game in Washington.Bill Belichick, however, seems to be well aware of the fact that defensive pressure could create issues for New England’s offense yet again: “Defensively, a lot of pressures Infant Damien Harris Jersey ,” said Belichick during a press conference earlier this week when discussing the Giants’ defensive approach. “A good mixture of man-to-man, zone coverage, but with some kind of pressure factored in there a lot. So, that’s certainly a problem.”Needless to say that the Patriots will need to find a way to limit the impact Golden, Ximines and — should he play after already missing last week — Carter can have on the offensive rhythm. One way of doing that, that already worked well last week, was establishing a rushing attack and play-action game: the Patriots moved the football well on the ground against the Redskins’ defense in the second half Damien Harris Jersey Draft , and could go back to that well later today.