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FOXBOROUGH Adrian Clayborn Jerseys 2019 , Mass. (AP) — The Patriots spent their lone pick of the first round of the NFL draft getting Tom Brady a fresh pair of hands to throw to.New England used the 32nd pick of Thursday’s opening round to select receiver N’Keal Harry out of Arizona State.He is the first receiver selected by the Patriots in the first round since they chose Terry Glenn seventh overall in 1996. Harry is the first receiver taken in the first round under coach Bill Belichick.“It means the world to me,” Harry said. “For him to have that much faith in me and to have that much trust in me it just makes me want to work that much harder.”Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio described Harry as big, strong receiver with good hands that is good with the ball after the catch.At 6-foot-4, 213 pounds, Harry has questionable speed after running the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds. But he was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection as a junior, catching 73 passes for 1,088 yards and nine touchdowns.“There are some other good players that are out there as well,” Caserio said. “We just thought this was the best player that made sense for us at the time.”Harry’s selection brings instant energy to a receiving group that entered free agency in need of a youth injection.Receiver Julian Edelman is Brady’s most experienced returning pass catcher. But he will be 33 when the regular season starts.Chris Hogan signed with the Panthers in free agency, leaving Brady with Phillip Dorsett as his No. 2 receiver behind Edelman. The signing of Demaryius Thomas gave the Patriots another proven veteran. But Harry’s addition is a sign they want to remake the group further.Originally from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Harry watched the draft unfold in Scottsdale, Arizona, with about 50 members of his family.He said he doesn’t have a preference of whether he plays on the outside or in the slot.Harry described his game as “very passionate.”“When that ball’s in the air I’ll sacrifice anything to go get it,” he said. “I’ll do whatever it takes to help the team win.”The Patriots entered the draft with 12 picks, including seven in the first four rounds. The No. 32 pick was their lone selection in Thursday’s first round.New England still has several needs White Jeremy Hill Jerseys , including finding a long-term replacement for tight end Rob Gronkowski following his recent retirement, as well as filling holes on the offensive and defensive lines created by free agency departures.Two of the most highly rated tight end prospects were taken early in the first round after the Iowa tandem of T.J. Hockenson and Noah Fant were chosen by the Lions and Broncos, respectively.There was also a run on defensive linemen, with 13 players chosen in the first 32 picks.Day 2 of the draft is set up to be busy with the Patriots holding five picks in Rounds 2 and 3.The offense needs a new starting left tackle to replace Trent Brown, who signed a lucrative contract with the Raiders at the start of free agency.There’s also the possibility that the Patriots may select a quarterback, with Brady set to turn 42 years old in August. Brian Hoyer is solely Brady’s backup and not their quarterback of the future. They did select Danny Etling in the seventh round of the 2018 draft, but he spent last season on the practice squad and still needs a lot of development.One player still on the board after Thursday night is former Missouri quarterback Drew Lock, who is big at 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds. A four-year starter with the Tigers has the big arm to match, throwing for 28 touchdowns and completing 63 percent of his passes as a senior.Caserio said he is expecting some opportunities to move around on Day 2 with five picks.“We’re off to a decent start and we’ll see how it goes,” he said. “We do have a little flexibility relative to the picks, so we’ll evaluate the board, we’ll evaluate the situations and opportunities that are there and we’ll try to make good decisions over the next couple of days.” CINCINNATI (AP)Bengals running back Joe Mixon and Browns quarterback DeShone Kizer exchanged jerseys at midfield, two rookies still looking to make their mark in the NFL. Mixon finally had his moment, running for a career-high 114 yards during a 30-16 victory Sunday that kept the Bengals (5-6) with a flicker of hope for a playoff berth if they finish strong and get a lot of help. ”It doesn’t mean much Jeremy Hill Jerseys 2019 , to be honest,” defensive end Carl Lawson said. ”We can’t pull off the gas.” For Kizer and the Browns, it’s another week of wondering if they’ll even win a game. The Browns became the second team since the 1970 merger to go 0-11 in back-to-back years. The expansion Buccaneers did it in 1976-77. These Browns waited until the 15th game last season to get their only win, and they’re starting to run out of chances to avoid 0-16. December is here, and they’re still 0-for-’17. ”Once we get over that hill, we’ll win a lot of games,” Kizer predicted. All season long, the Browns have played well enough to keep it close, only to let it slip away with bad plays. The same thing happened at Paul Brown Stadium. Kizer threw for a career-high 268 yards and scored on a keeper with 6:57 left, getting the Browns within a touchdown. Cincinnati went 75 yards for Mixon’s clinching 11-yard touchdown run, aided by a personal foul on safety Jabrill Peppers. Next up is a Monday night game at home against the AFC North-leading Steelers with Cincinnati’s season on the line. ”The locker room’s going to be great, and this is a big one ahead of us,” Mixon said. Some takeaways from the Bengals’ latest lopsided win in the intrastate series: WIN GOING AWAY: Not only have the Bengals won the last seven in the series, they’ve also taken 21 of the last 27. The Bengals have scored 23 or more points in each game during the seven-game winning streak White Phillip Dorsett Jerseys , including 30 six times. The only other time they scored more than 24 points in a game this season was Oct. 1, when they went to Cleveland and got a 31-7 victory. UP AND RUNNING: Cincinnati’s running game was by far the worst in the league and the worst in franchise history heading into the game, averaging only 3 yards per carry. The Bengals had topped 100 yards rushing as a team only once all season, and were coming off a 49-yard effort at Denver. ”We put an emphasis on running the ball this week,” right tackle Andre Smith said. KIZER BETTER, BUT STILL: The rookie made several nice throws to keep the offense moving – Cleveland piled up 405 yards – but the Browns wasted chances to make the Bengals sweat it out. Zane Gonzalez missed a field goal, and Corey Coleman dropped a pass in the end zone, forcing Cleveland to settle for a field goal on another possession. BIG HIT: Peppers’ high hit on receiver Josh Malone down the sideline drew a 15-yard penalty that moved the Bengals into position to put the game away. The Browns’ sideline reacted angrily to the call. ”The officials said that our player’s helmet hit their player in the head,” Jackson said. ”I didn’t see that. I thought our player’s shoulder hit him in the chest. ”That was a huge call at that juncture in the game, and the officials have to get that one right. I thought Jabrill did the right thing during that play.” ON THE HORIZON: In order to stay in the playoff chase, the Bengals have to beat Pittsburgh next Monday. The Steelers have won five in a row and eight of nine in their series, including a 29-14 win in Pittsburgh on Oct. 22. The Browns play at the Los Angeles Chargers. Last year, they beat the Chargers in Cleveland for their only victory. —