The Denver Broncos are singing the praises of rookie outside linebacker Bradley Chubb even if carrying a tune isn’t necessarily his specialty.

The No. 5 overall pick recently paired with fellow rookie Courtland Sutton to perform a duet in front of the team.

”I messed up the lyrics a little bit Kris Versteeg Jersey ,” Chubb said.

No big deal. They didn’t bring him in for his voice, just his voracious intensity. In that respect, he’s hitting all the right notes.

Chubb believes this group of pass rushers can create quite a bit of ”chaos” this season. The defense even has a scheme dubbed ”NASCAR” to take advantage of the speed and power of Chubb, Von Miller, Shane Ray and Shaquil Barrett. Simply put: It gets all of them on the field at the same time to wreak havoc.

”Now that will be dangerous,” Ray said. ”You can’t block any of us one-on-one. It would be too tough, especially if you have all four of us in the game. We have the guys to get a lot of sacks this year.”

Chubb was a surprise pick by the Broncos mainly because he wasn’t predicted to fall to them. Miller even posted his reaction on Instagram – complete with a scream.

So far, the 6-foot-4, 275-pound Chubb has been just as advertised through training camp.

”What we saw in college we’ve seen some out here,” coach Vance Joseph said. ”Watching him play versus NFL tackles and tight ends, it hasn’t been a setback for him. He’s a strong guy. He can set an edge. He can rush the passer.”

The pressure to produce out of the gate doesn’t faze Chubb in part because he has Miller & Co. next to him. The 22-year-old is all ears these days in meetings and on the field. He’s taking in every piece of advice offered to him to get up to speed.

”I just need to keep coming out and working,” said Chubb, who had 26 sacks, 203 tackles and eight forced fumbles while at North Carolina State. ”Having a lot of rushers and a lot of good players who can get to the quarterback out there on the same field and at the same time http://www.officialsabres.com/authentic-adidas-jack-eichel-jersey , I feel like it’s going to be chaos.

”That’s what we’re trying to do, cause chaos.”

Chubb’s versatility allows defensive coordinator Joe Woods to get even more imaginative with his schemes. Woods plans to use Chubb at outside linebacker, defensive end and even drop him into coverage.

”It’s definitely a luxury,” Woods said.

About his singing: Turns out Sutton and Chubb elected to do a number together for their teammates. Sutton presented several songs and Chubb didn’t know any of them. Finally, they found common ground with ”Can You Stand the Rain,” a ballad by New Edition . It went rather smooth, outside of a few lapses on lyrics.

”We got a little standing ovation,” Sutton said.

Now on to the next rookie ritual: The funky haircut . The veterans get to have a little fun with the razor and trim the hair of the rookies. Or, if a rookie would rather, the eyebrow is always an option.

”I’m not looking forward to it,” Chubb said.

What he is looking forward to is rushing QBs.

”We’re all coming out here with the same mindset,” Chubb said. ”We all want to be great and we’re pushing each other to be great. When we’re all going, it’s going to be pretty special.”

NOTES: TE Jeff Heuerman and DB Su’a Cravens were held out of practice Wednesday with knee ailments. … TE Jake Butt didn’t participate in all the reps as he makes his way back from a knee injury. ”We’re just trying to be smart,” Joseph said…. The Broncos have a day off from training camp Thursday. ”We want those guys to stay off their feet and rest http://www.dallascowboysteamonline.com/anthony-brown-jersey ,” Joseph said. ”It’s not an off-day to go out and have a good time. We’re in training camp still.” … Asked about the ups and downs of backup QB Paxton Lynch’s career, offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave said: ”He’s young. What did they have, eight plays at Memphis?” … Ray is wrapping up his sore left wrist in thick tape for practice. He can’t put a percentage on how well it’s feeling. ”I got to go out there and do my best to figure things out,” Ray said. ”Just play with the cards that I have.”

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee cornerback Adoree Jackson was flipping for joy after a couple of interceptions defending Mike Evans, DeSean Jackson and the rest of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The 18th pick overall in 2017 by the Titans, Jackson celebrated picking off a pass to DeSean Jackson Thursday in a one-on-one drill with a flip. With few people on the far side of the field watching, Jackson made sure to flip again after intercepting a pass intended for Tampa Bay tight end O.J. Howard.

“Back home, they’d give me a 10,” Jackson said. “If I was in the Olympics, I probably wouldn’t get a high score I don’t think. I didn’t stick my landing correctly. I didn’t do the right things. I didn’t tuck or none of that. Everybody said they were scared when I was in the air. … I’d have gave me a seven.”

Titans coach Mike Vrabel has no issue with how Jackson likes to celebrate big plays.

“If he wants to backflip after he intercepts the ball or bats it down, I’m all for it,” Vrabel said.

The Buccaneers and Titans wrapped up their second joint practice Thursday in a prelude to their exhibition game Saturday night, and these sessions have provided a good preseason test for a Tennessee secondary that wants to be one of the NFL’s best Michael Irvin Jersey , if not the best, against a group of wide receivers that helped Tampa Bay rank fourth in the NFL last season in passing offense.

Evans and his teammates got the best of the Titans on Wednesday with Tampa Bay coach Dirk Koetter noting that offense should beat defense in 1-on-1 drills. Koetter thought his receivers came out “smoking” with Evans having a really good practice.

“They’ve got good corners, we’ve got good receivers,” Koetter said. “It’s fun to watch those guys compete.”

The Titans bounced back Thursday, setting a tone in 1-on-1s with Malcolm Butler breaking up a pass to DeSean Jackson. That’s the drill where Butler’s teammate used a tip from fellow cornerback Logan Ryan to watch for a specific move. Jackson turned, got his left hand in tipping the ball to himself for the interception.

“Kudos to Logan for getting me in position, and I just had to make the play,” the Titans cornerback said.

The 6-foot-5 Evans gave Tennessee a strong test at 6-foot-5 with at least 1,000 yards receiving in each of his first four seasons. Evans also gave the Titans defensive backs a good review.

“Oh, I like them,” Evans said. “Butler, physical, experienced corner. Adoree Jackson, hell of an athlete Drew Stafford Jersey , and Logan Ryan he has game. Very experienced, very smart.”

Adoree Jackson called the joint practices a lot of competition with both teams pitting their first-team units against each other.

“You’re fired up,” Jackson said. “You’re trying to show out, they’re trying to show out. They’re trying to expose you, you’re trying to expose them, and it’s all about getting better. Man, I feel like I sweated more in these joint practices than I did my whole life.”

Both Vrabel and Koetter made it clear before these practices to avoid fighting, and they were successful with the exception of back-to-back plays with the Titans’ first-team offense on the field.

Bucs safety Chris Conte hit Titans running back Dion Lewis hard, prompting pushing and shoving. Vrabel and Titans general manager Jon Robinson both ran in to break it up. On the next play with Derrick Henry running, the Titans and Bucs pushed and shoved each other again.

NOTES: Bucs rookie Alex Cappa worked at right guard with the first-team after Caleb Benenoch got a bit banged up in the first team period. Koetter said Bennenoch returned. … Bucs CB Ryan Smith went inside with trainers, and Koetter did not have an update. … Titans TE Delanie Walker walked gingerly inside with a team doctor after a catch across the middle.

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