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ST. PETERSBURG http://www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com/bobby-okereke-jersey , Fla. (AP) — One of Devin White’s first orders of business as the fifth overall pick in the NFL draft was selecting a new jersey number with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.The 2018 Butkus Award winner as the nation’s top college linebacker wore No. 40 at LSU and was hoping to continue wearing it as a pro. Those plans changed when White learned No. 40 hasn’t been worn by a Tampa Bay player since 2007, when fan favorite and Bucs Ring of Honor member Mike Alstott ended his career as the second-leading rusher in franchise history.Although the jersey is not officially retired, White said he never considered seeking Alstott’s permission to wear it.“For all that he did for this place, him winning the Super Bowl, him really being a running back and not a fullback, him toting the rock like he did, he had his own legacy here, and I’m not a person who wants to step in the way of somebody else’s legacy,” White said Friday.“Even though 40 means the world to me, at the end of the day it’s not the number that’s going to make me go out and make tackles, sacks and big plays,” he added. “It’s about me who’s going to do that.”White wore No. 45 for the start of the team’s three-day rookie minicamp, noting it combines his college jersey number and being the fifth overall pick.The 6-foot-1, 240-pound inside linebacker said he’s eager to create his own legacy as the leader of a defense that’s making the transition to a 3-4 scheme for next season.“Someday somebody may have to respect me that way,” White said. “Hopefully if I put in enough work, I can get to his level someday.”With the exception of White dropping a potential interception that the linebacker likely would have been returned for a touchdown, coach Bruce Arians liked what he saw on the practice field.“He jumped right out there and took control of the huddle,” Arians said. “I think he’d like to have the pick-6 back. But other than that, he had a very good command of what he was doing.”As for White, he’s just happy to be back in team meetings and practicing after spending most of the past four months preparing for the draft.“The draft process was cool, but I really don’t like all that attention. I like playing football. The minute I put my cleats on and walked out to this field http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsteamonline.com/jawaan-taylor-jersey , it was like heaven,” he said.The Bucs are counting on White to become an immediate starter, as well as a team leader on and off the field.Second-round draft pick Sean Murphy-Bunting said the first-rounder is already setting the tone for a rookie class that includes six defensive players, a kicker and a wide receiver.“He’s definitely a leader,” the cornerback out of Central Michigan said. “He takes over. He’s a high-energy guy.”NOTES:There are 58 players on the rookie minicamp roster, including quarterbacks Nick Fitzgerald (Mississippi State) and Vincent Testaverde (Albany). … Fitzgerald signed as a college free agent. Testaverde, son of former NFL quarterback Vinny Testaverde, was invited for a tryout. His dad began a long pro career with the Bucs as the No. 1 overall pick in the 1987 draft. MINNEAPOLIS — When Miami running back Kenyan Drake completed his sidewinding path through New England‘s prevent defense and crossed the goal line on the game’s final play last week, the Dolphins and their fans went wild with delight.Not only did they defeat those long-despised Patriots and prevent them from clinching the division title, but they did so with one of the most improbable touchdowns this unpredictable sport can produce. Now, after pulling off that pass-toss-toss-run sequence that covered 69 yards for a 34-33 victory in Miami, the Dolphins have to hit the road to Minnesota.More Vikings coveragePhotos of the Week: 7/21/19 – 7/27/19Rookie Bradbury is central figure to Vikings’ overhauled offensive lineVikings depth at cornerback being tested, Hughes still not clearedPlayers to watch at Minnesota Vikings 2019 training campTop Tweets: Vikings WR Diggs makes push for All-NFL Style TeamThey’ll face a sputtering Vikings team trying to keep hold of a spot in the playoffs in one of the NFL’s most daunting stadiums for opponents. But their greatest challenge might actually be figuring out how to move past the euphoria of that astounding finish and rekindle anew the emotional energy they’ll need for another win.“Honestly, I’m just trying to turn the page and get ready for Minnesota,” said quarterback Ryan Tannehill, whose throw to Kenny Stills near midfield preceded a lateral to DeVante Parker and another one to Drake, who raced the remaining 52 yards for the score. “It was a pretty high high there, and a lot of hoopla around it, but at the end of the day, we still have a lot of work to do in this season.”The winning touchdown was quickly branded as the “Miami Miracle ,” which sure sounds familiar to Minnesota.The Vikings http://www.jacksonvillejaguarsteamonline.com/gardner-minshew-ii-jersey , of course, beat New Orleans in their divisional-round playoff game last season on a last-play, 61-yard touchdown pass from Case Keenum to Stefon Diggs made possible when Saints safety Marcus Williams whiffed on his tackle attempt to allow Diggs to pivot and speed away through the open field.The following week, with the prospect of playing the Super Bowl on home turf tantalizingly close, the Vikings fell flat in the NFC championship game in Philadelphia. Months after the 38-7 loss to the Eagles, coach Mike Zimmer acknowledged he underestimated the emotional toll even in victory that the “Minneapolis Miracle” might have had on his players.Asked this week about the key to keeping a team grounded coming off such an exhilarating game, Zimmer said, “I’m not going to tell them that.”This time, it’s up to Dolphins coach Adam Gase to figure that out.“We really don’t have a choice. We’re in survival mode, as far as every game is big for us. We have to do everything we can to try to win this one,” Gase said. “We don’t have time to get caught up in last week.”Here are some other key angles to follow for the game:PLAYOFF PICTUREThe Dolphins (7-6), before the tiebreaking criteria comes into play, are even with Baltimore, Indianapolis and Tennessee for the AFC’s second wild-card spot. Though the Dolphins are still alive in the AFC East, the Patriots have a two-game lead with only three games left.The Vikings (6-6-1) still control the second wild-card spot in the NFC despite losing three of their last four games, ahead of three 6-7 teams: Carolina, Philadelphia and Washington. Chicago will clinch the NFC North title with one more win, or one more loss by the Vikings.7<button class="view-gallery">View Gallery</button> Gallery:Upon Further Review: Vikings at SeahawksAP | The Tacoma News TribuneTANNEHILL TAKING OFFSince returning from a shoulder injury, Tannehill has posted a 100-plus passer rating in three consecutive games, the longest such streak of his career. His 105.7 rating for the season would be the second best in team history behind Dan Marino (108.9) in 1984 when the Dolphins reached the Super Bowl.“The goal is just to constantly improve,” Tannehill said. “Learning from your past mistakes http://www.losangelesramsteamonline.com/darrell-henderson-jersey , and with where I’m at in my career, I feel like I should be playing my best football. I think I’m playing solid football. Obviously I still have room for improvement and want to keep pushing myself to keep playing better.”The 30-year-old Tannehill’s salary cap hit in 2019 would be $26.6 million, leaving the franchise a decision whether to bring him back next year. He has a 12-4 record in his past 16 starts, but has had a series of injuries in his career.“They’re a different offense with him in there, without a doubt,” Vikings defensive coordinator George Edwards said.WELCOME ADDITIONSRunning back Brandon Bolden and wide receiver Brice Butler, both unemployed at the end of training camp, have given Gase’s offense a needed boost.Bolden, fourth on the depth chart behind Drake, Frank Gore and Kalen Ballage, had touchdown runs of 54 yards and 6 yards in his only carries last week against his former team. Butler caught a 23-yard pass for his first score of the year. Both players were picked up by the Dolphins after being discarded elsewhere, Bolden by the Patriots and Butler by Dallas. They’ve helped stem the loss of multi-purpose threats Albert Wilson and Jakeem Grant to season-ending injuries.“It’s not easy to do,” Tannehill said, “but you have to give credit to coach Gase and his ‘evil genius’ mind of just figuring out ways to keep the advantage and keep moving guys around and use guys to the best of their ability.”SEEING DOUBLEAfter topping 100 receiving yards in each of the first eight games for the Vikings, Adam Thielen has reached that mark only once in the last five games with an increased presence by opposing safeties around both him and wide receiver Stefon Diggs.“Whether it’s one guy guarding us or two guys guarding us,” Thielen said, “we have to get open.”STILL SINGLEThe Vikings can only win a maximum of nine regular-season games this year, leaving them short of double digits for the 13th time in 18 seasons since coach Dennis Green was fired. They got there in 2017 (13-3) and 2015 (11-5) with Zimmer, in 2012 under coach Leslie Frazier (10-6), and in 2009 (12-4) and 2008 (10-6) under coach Brad Childress.7<button class="view-gallery">View Gallery</button> Gallery:PHOTOS: Vikings at SeahawksAP | Copyright The Associated Press. All rights reserved.—MIAMI (7-6) at MINNESOTA (6-6-1)Sunday, 1 p.m. EST http://www.minnesotavikingsteamonline.com/irv-smith-jr.-jersey , CBSOPENING LINE — Vikings by 8RECORD VS. SPREAD — Miami 8-5, Minnesota 6-6-1SERIES RECORD —Dolphins lead 8-4LAST MEETING — Dolphins beat Vikings 37-35, Dec. 21, 2014LAST WEEK — Dolphins beat Patriots 34-33; Vikings lost to Seahawks 21-7AP PRO32 RANKING — Dolphins No. 15, Vikings No. 13DOLPHINS OFFENSE — OVERALL (29), RUSH (18), PASS (27)DOLPHINS DEFENSE — OVERALL (29), RUSH (29T), PASS (25)VIKINGS OFFENSE — OVERALL (17), RUSH (30), PASS (8)VIKINGS DEFENSE — OVERALL (5), RUSH (13), PASS (5)STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Dolphins have won three straight against Vikings, whose last win in series was 20-17 on Dec. 21, 2002, on Gary Anderson’s 53-yard field goal at Metrodome with 17 seconds left. … Ryan Tannehill’s 105.7 passer rating would be second best in Dolphins history behind Dan Marino’s 108.9 in 1984. Tannehill has posted 100-plus rating in past three games, longest such streak of his career. Dolphins are 12-4 in past 16 games Tannehill has played. … Dolphins lead NFL with a 20-6 record (76.9 percent) in one-score games since 2016. … Dolphins allowing points on 79.2 percent of opponent red-zone opportunities, second best among inside-20 defenses in league. … Dolphins are second in NFL with 19 interceptions and tied for third with 25 takeaways. … Dolphins averaged 9.2 yards per play last week, second best in team history. … Kenyan Drake’s winning score on final snap against Patriots last week was his fifth TD reception this year — it came after two laterals — to tie team RB record. That play, covering 69 yards http://www.newyorkgiantsteamonline.com/dexter-lawrence-jersey , was longest from scrimmage to win game with no time remaining since 1970 AFL/NFL merger. … Vikings play first game under interim offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski, replacing John DeFilippo. In last three losses, all on road, Vikings have averaged just 274 yards and 12 points per game. … Over last four games, Vikings have total of 21 first-half points. … Vikings QB Kirk Cousins, in last four games, has three of his five sub-90 passer ratings of season. … Vikings WR Adam Thielen, who leads league with 103 catches, has 50 receptions for 580 yards and four TDs in six home games this year. … Vikings’ defense held Seahawks QB Russell Wilson last week to lowest passer rating of seven-year career, 37.9. … Vikings DE Danielle Hunter, tied for third in NFL with 12½ sacks, has matched career high. … Fantasy tip: Vikings RB Dalvin Cook had 83 total yards and TD catch at Seahawks last week. In six career home games, Cook has 660 total yards and three TDs. In last five road games, Dolphins have allowed 628 total yards and five TDs to opponent’s lead RB (Marlon Mack, Aaron Jones, Lamar Miller, Joe Mixon, Sony Michel).