ITPV » It’s not uncommon for sons to follow in their father’s footsteps

Depending on how great the father was at his specific line of work http://www.raidersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-josh-jacobs-jersey , sons may find that their father’s footsteps left some pretty big footprints. This is especially true for fathers who were larger-than-life football players. Some of these legendary athletes leave some huge shoes to fill, and the expectations of second generation athletes are usually way too high. While some sons still have respectable careers in the NFL, with some athletes even surpassing their fathers, many players don’t even come close to the accolades of their fathers, or their brothers for that matter.The strong football bloodline of popular NFL families like The Mannings or the Matthews breeds a strong pedigree for these sons of former players. This also tempts fans and analysts to create comparisons between father and son (or sons) and even between brothers. In some cases Johnathan Abram Jersey , the brothers have actually played against each other and even a rare father versus son has occurred, such as the famous “Shula Bowl” which happened twice.Regardless of whether or not these match-ups happen in the NFL or not, sports fans expect (sometimes unfairly) that the natural athleticism runs in the family and are a bit surprised when sons don’t measure up to the abilities of their fathers or their brother. Here are 10 NFL dads who were much better than their sons, and 10 brothers who were better than their siblings. Quarterback Baker Mayfield was the Browns player most visibly upset with Hue Jackson after Jackson was fired as the team’s coach last season and went to work for the Bengals, but he wasn’t alone in harboring bad feelings about the former coach.Tight end David Njoku was a guest on The Rich Eisen Show Tuesday and was asked whether Mayfield’s slam of Jackson following a game against the Bengals last season was a case of the quarterback speaking for the entire locker room.“Well http://www.raidersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-trayvon-mullen-jersey , obviously we weren’t happy with what Hue said about us after he left. It is what it is,” Njoku said. “Baker didn’t appreciate it. We came together after Hue left and took it upon ourselves to work extra hard to finish the year strong. . . . Baker has a voice, as we all do, and he didn’t appreciate what happened. It’s not like we’re robots. We felt, in a way Maxx Crosby Jersey , disrespected. It is what it is.”The Browns responded well after Jackson was fired, but the same kind of in-season motivational boost isn’t expected this year. They’ll need to find something, though, because coming close to a winning record this year won’t be seen as the same kind of accomplishment.