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When Alyssa Turay decided to play football last fall Kolton Miller Jersey , she didn’t know at the time how big of an opportunity it truly was.High School, thanks in part to an invitation from coach Ed Avedissian following the Golden Bears’ first game of the season.Football, as Turay says, has always been in her life. So why not play?Turay had three kick attempts during 2018:The first: “I missed. I was so nervous.”The second: ‘Made it!’The third: She got tackled.“So I had all three variations of kicks,” Turay said with a laugh.Turay is also an active soccer player and captain of her squad. She’s considering playing flag football as well, and is learning the proper ways of weight training through a class at school.<noscript></noscript>Turay already has her football goals lined up for this fall: Win the starting kicking job for the junior varsity team and “to be like one of them, to do all the workouts the same, to do everything the same.”Yes, Turay is a female competing in a sport primarily played by males.Yes, Turay thought some of the guys would be ‘mean to her.’But, nothing of the sort happened with her Temecula Valley crew.Turay’s football teammates fully embraced her as part of the team, and rightfully so; they even built her a goal post out of metal pipes.“We didn’t have one so they built us one,” Turay said. “They were very welcoming.”Turay has received plenty of encouragement from her parents, friends and coaches and, in return, she wants to motivate others who may be considering giving football a shot P.J. Hall Jersey , including several of her soccer teammates and friends.“I want to encourage people,” said Turay, who cites motivational speaker as a career goal. “I had plenty of people help me (achieve my goals). When people encouraged me, I always did it.”Turay’s mom, Melinda, is a 49ers fan while dad, Shane, loves the Raiders.<noscript></noscript>As a youngster, Alyssa was told to pick a team and selected the Denver Broncos after seeing Peyton Manning and Co. win Super Bowl 50.“I’ve always watched it (football) since I was young,” Alyssa Turay said. “It’s always been in my life.”Alyssa said she draws inspiration from Vonn Miller, a fearsome linebacker who doesn’t get the credit he deserves for ‘being smart.’“I want to do something that’s both athletic and academic, too,”said Turay, who loves Instagram and singer Sam Smith.Since joining the team, Alyssa has gained respect for football players, especially after lining up once as nose tackle.“It’s a lot harder than you think. You have to remember a lot of stuff Brandon Parker Jersey ,” said Turay, who wears No. 99.Turay said the support outweighs her critics and that most people think ‘it’s pretty cool.’Yes, very cool indeed! NAPA, Calif. (AP) — As complex as his offense can be, Raiders coach Jon Gruden still gives quarterbacks the liberty to make whatever changes they want to make at the line of scrimmage.“But you have to earn your freedom,” Gruden said Friday. “You have to prove that you can recognize, you can communicate and you can execute.”Nate Peterman and Mike Glennon have yet to get a full green light from Gruden but they are making strides as they battle for the backup quarterback job behind Derek Carr.The two have spent the past week splitting reps with the Raiders’ second-team offense and are almost certain to get the bulk of playing time once the preseason games begin next week. For obvious reason Carr isn’t likely to play much if at all, although Gruden has yet to disclose his plans.For the two backups, the preseason presents an opportunity to get their respective careers back on track.Peterman was a fifth-round pick by Buffalo in 2017 and quickly rose up the depth chart to become the Bills starter in Week 1 last year before a disastrous performance in a 47-3 loss to the Baltimore Ravens landed him on the bench.Like his stint as the Bills starter, Peterman’s stay in Buffalo was brief and disappointing. He lost three of the four games he started over two years and had four times as many interceptions (12) as he did touchdown passes (3).The Bills cut Peterman late last season and he was signed to Oakland’s practice squad in December. He was re-signed in January and spent the offseason studying the nuances of Gruden’s offense.“I think I’ve made huge strides from OTAs to now,” Peterman said. “I love it. (Gruden) empowers the quarterback and then he revolves practice around the quarterback, too. It’s probably the most prepared I feel like I’ve been, especially at this stage, week two of camp.”Gruden raised a few eyebrows around the NFL earlier this week when he heaped glowing praise on Peterman and said the third-year quarterback was growing on him.“I know he’s had some nightmare performances in the NFL, but when you watch the film you can see why. It’s not all his fault,” Gruden said. “He’s got some talent Arden Key Jersey , he’s got some athleticism, he’s got some experience. Here’s an opening day starter for the Buffalo Bills last year. I take that very serious. And he’s smart. He’s done a good job, he’s been consistent and he’s starting to get his confidence back.”Glennon has been in the NFL three more years than Peterman. He’s also played for three more teams than Peterman has, adding more of a sense of urgency to Glennon’s push for the backup job.“There’s pros and cons,” Glennon said of his journeyman background. “The pros are you’re used to it. You adapt, you learn quicker just because it’s almost like every year. The negative side of it is sometimes coaches teach things a little different. That’s the biggest adjustment, learning the new lingo and understanding what the coach wants versus maybe what a previous coach wanted.”Like Peterman, Glennon has embraced Gruden’s philosophy for quarterbacks and their freedom to alter plays before the snap.“That’s more than I’m used to,” Glennon said. “Usually it’s call the play and run it. You might have one or two options. His is, I don’t want to say it’s open-ended but there’s a lot more freedom at the line of scrimmage and he expects you to get the offense in the right play.”Notes: One day after posting a picture of his severely blistered feet on social media, wide receiver Antonio Brown was held out of practice again. Brown has not yet participated in a full practice, leading to some frustration for his coach. “I think we’re all disappointed,” Gruden said. “We think he’s disappointed. We’d like to get the party started. We’d like to get him out here. He’s a big part of this team.” . Defensive tackle Gabe Wright will be out indefinitely after suffering a knee injury earlier this week.__