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Hilton Head Island, SC - Trevecca University Hoops - NC State ‘21

[That Guy Rocked @ThatGuyRocked]

Josh Gordon

That guy rocked.

[NFL @NFL]

Buccaneers, QB Baker Mayfield agree to a three-year, $165M extension. (via @RapSheet, @AdamSchefter)

[Bron’s Best @LBJsBest]

This LeBron pic is so cold with the 2016 banner in the background 🥶💯

[the Sports ON Tap @thesportsontap]

Dohnte Meyers went undrafted in 2023 out of Delta State, a Division II school in Mississippi.

He got a tryout at Atlanta Falcons rookie minicamp. It didn't take.

So he started driving for DoorDash.

Train during the day. Deliver food at night. Sometimes until 2 or 3 in the morning. Then get up and do it again, waiting for a football phone call that wasn't coming.

Eventually he heard about an open tryout in Atlanta for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL.

It cost $100 to participate. Out of pocket. His own money, from delivering food, for a chance to stand on a field with a few hundred other guys hoping somebody was watching.

He paid it.

"I balled out," Meyers said later.

Saskatchewan signed him to a futures contract in October 2023.

Then everything went wrong again. A broken hand delayed his 2024 debut. A separated shoulder ended his season early. Two years into professional football and he'd barely played.

"That was the only thing that could really provide some stability," Meyers said about leaning on his faith through that stretch.

Then 2025 happened.

65 catches. 1,056 yards. 8 touchdowns. CFL West Division All-Star. And a Grey Cup, Canada's championship, with Saskatchewan.

A Bengals scouting executive whose job is watching other pro leagues flagged him. Cincinnati brought him in for a January workout and signed him to a reserve/future contract.

That's usually where these stories end. A camp body in a receiver room that already has Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.

Here's the part that changed it.

The week before training camp, Joe Burrow texted him asking if he was in town for a throwing session.

Meyers was in Atlanta. The workout was the next morning at 11.

He said yes anyway, got in the car with his brother riding shotgun, and drove seven hours through the night. About 460 miles. He walked into that session on no sleep.

Burrow only found out about the drive afterward, face to face.

"I texted him, 'Hey, are you in town?' He's like, 'I can be.' I was like, 'Can you be here tomorrow at 11?' He's like, 'Yeah,'" Burrow said. "Come to find out he drove from Atlanta that night to be there to throw the next day. That's the kind of guy that he is."

Meyers explained it simply.

"Whether I've got to fly, whether I've got to drive, if the quarterback says he wants to throw, I'm ready to work. I'm not gonna let him outwork me. If he's ready to throw, I'm ready to catch."

Through three preseason games, he caught 11 passes for 121 yards, added 22 rushing yards, and 99 return yards. He took first-team reps with Burrow. The two of them stayed 40 minutes after one practice working on routes.

Today, Cincinnati cut down to 53 players.

Wide receivers coach Troy Walters called him on FaceTime to tell him.

"The sweet part about it is I get to tell a guy who worked out for us last December, came from the CFL and then we signed in February, spent hours in the coaches' office studying the playbook, made plays in the preseason. I just wanted to personally tell you congratulations for making the 53-man roster."

Meyers is 26 years old, 5-foot-11, 186 pounds. Three years ago he was delivering food and scraping together a hundred dollars for a tryout in another country.

On September 13th, he'll be on an NFL field catching passes from Joe Burrow.

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[Pete Nakos @PeteNakos]

Western Carolina is naming NC State transfer Lex Thomas its starting quarterback for the 2026 season, sources tell @On3.

Played in four games with the Wolfpack in two seasons. Now steps in at Western Carolina, which visits Cincinnati in Week 3.

https://t.co/kniLqGaePg

[Bobby @BobbyWilson1004]

Nick Chubb was once asked my a Georgia teammate why he never posted on social media… 😤

[PickensBurgh 🫡 @PickensBurgh]

You really gotta just sit back and respect this

[Bob Quillman @BQuillmanQcast]

You have to be really, really good to play in NCAA Division III.

[Hoop Central @TheHoopCentral]

Klay Thompson says LeBron James was the toughest player to guard:

“We saw him for 4 straight Finals, and I haven’t seen anyone control the game as well as he does. He can do everything on the court. He has no weaknesses.”

(h/t @MindOfBron)

[Pitless @pitlessball]

Russell Westbrook '08-15 dunk reel

[Kevin Durant @KDTrey5]

I remember asking assistant coach Mo Cheeks, what’s harder to do? Workout after practice or before?? I only asked cuz by time I would get to the gym, Russ was already done in the morning and I usually got mine in after practice. Mo like, “coming in before practice is probably harder”…since then, it’s been my routine….a lot of people looked at the emotions on the court and thought Russ was loud, nah to me, he was quiet and methodical. He lead by example and once the lights were bright, he let everything out and experienced pure freedom. It was inspiring as his teammate and everywhere I went, I seen it inspire people from all walks of life, crazy thing is, he didn’t say much, he just showed up. For 18 years. This basketball life is sacred to us as professionals, what we put into that court means everything. Some of us wish we could go back and do things with a little more intent and some can just wipe their hands and be satisfied with the time spent. Who u gonna be? We know what zero was on…keep inspiring in the next phase of life champ. I don’t care what happens, can’t erase what it was…The first YNs, finals run in our early 20s, all star games, seeing each other get injured and bounce back, the bus rides, plane rides, card games, jokes and arguments, the whole thing, memorable!! …to the whole Westbrook family, Nina, the kids, mama Westbrook, big Russ, Ray, Donnell, everybody from luezinger high and ucla and many more that I’m forgettin, much love and Congratulations on a iconic career.

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

Thank you for all the memories, Russ.

Congrats on a Hall of Fame career ❤️

[StatMuse @statmuse]

Russell Westbrook in 18 seasons:

— MVP
— 2x Scoring Champ
— 3x Assists Champ
— 9x All-NBA
— 2x ASG MVP
— 9x All-Star
— All-Rookie 1st Team
— 75th Anniversary Team
— All-time Triple-Double Leader

Hall of Famer.

[Russell Westbrook @russwest44]

Sometimes you don’t even know when you’ve already watched the end.

You had to be there. And now it’s over.

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

🚨 BREAKING: Russell Westbrook has announced his retirement from the NBA after 18 seasons

The Brodie calls it a career 🥲

[Witness King James @WITNESSKJ]

Come outside, Chuck. This you? 😭

[Trevor @STM843]

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[Nevada Basketball @NevadaHoops]

Reminiscing the good times with our alum, Hunter McIntosh🐺

#BattleBorn | #PackParty

[Nevada Basketball @NevadaHoops]

Reminiscing the good times with our alum, Hunter McIntosh🐺

#BattleBorn | #PackParty

[Legion Hoops @LegionHoops]

Adam Silver on LeBron’s free agency decision:

“I would like him to make his announcement already, so he can finish the schedule. Because as you might imagine, the teams are calling us, the networks are calling us, and everybody wants to lock in the schedule. But it will influence how we set the schedule, how we set opening week, Christmas Day, etc.”

(via @andrewrsorkin)

[Ring Magazine @ringmagazine]

‼️ ANNOUNCED: Ryan Garcia will defend his WBC welterweight world title against Conor Benn on September 12th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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