Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Jaguars’ Ramsey continues wild week with strong words

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Jalen Ramsey is making headlines from his couch.

Three days after being suspended for screaming obscenitie­s at reporters, the Jacksonvil­le Jaguars all-pro cornerback is criticizin­g several NFL quarterbac­ks – and praising a few.

In an interview with GQ magazine , Ramsey called Buffalo Bills rookie Josh Allen “trash” and said Atlanta Falcons quarterbac­k Matt Ryan was “overrated” and a product of Kyle Shanahan’s offensive system.

Baltimore’s Joe Flacco, Indianapol­is’ Andrew Luck and Eli Manning of the New York Giants also got lessthan-stellar reviews. Ramsey called Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisbe­rger “decent at best.”

The interview is part of an interestin­g week for Ramsey, who was suspended for the week after he screamed at media members who were videotapin­g a post-practice altercatio­n between defensive ends Dante Fowler and Yannick Ngakoue.

“Right now, I haven’t even put much thought into it,” Jaguars coach Doug Marrone said before a joint practice with the Vikings in Minnesota. “For me, as a guy who had a cup of coffee and played in the league, I respect all the players who are out there. But I haven’t looked at the actual stuff. My focus right now is not on that. My focus right now is on our team getting ready to practice.”

Rookie warned: Rookie wide receiver Antonio Callaway has been warned by the Cleveland Browns to run straight routes off the field.

Callaway, who came to Cleveland with a troubled background, was cited last week for marijuana possession and driving with a suspended license.

The fourth-round pick didn’t inform the team for several days, but in a meeting shown on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” on Tuesday night, both coach Hue Jackson and general manager John Dorsey told Callaway they were disappoint­ed in him and cautioned him to change his behavior.

After Callaway explained details of the traffic stop, Jackson told the 21year-old that things have to change.

“Now listen, you’ve got talent but talent ain’t everything I’m looking for,” Jackson said. “I want you to become a man here, and responsibl­e and accountabl­e to John and me, this organizati­on and your teammates – or else I wouldn’t keep you on this team.

Surgery for RB: Seattle Seahawks first-round pick Rashaad Penny had surgery to repair a broken finger.

Head coach Pete Carroll said the surgery went well and Penny isn’t expected to miss more than a couple of weeks.

The rookie running back was injured during pass-blocking drills.

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