The NFL Network built up the final 10 spots of its top 100 with a two-hour show that lacked any drama.
That’s because the top choice was predictable . . . and the same as last year.
Tom Brady Trevor Siemian Jersey , of course, repeated at No. 1 in the NFL Network’s Top 100 players of 2018 after winning another MVP award last season. He was the easy choice.
The only surprise in the top 10, which was revealed Monday night, was Aaron Rodgers at No. 10, the fourth quarterback on the list. It surely had to do with his missing nine games last season, but still . . . .
Carson Wentz missed six games, including the postseason, and still ranked third overall.
The Rams and Steelers were the only teams with two players ranked in the top 10. Pittsburgh placed Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell in the top five.
Benson Mayowa played 36.2 percent of the Cowboys’ defensive snaps in 2016 when he had a career-best six sacks in 13 games. He played 36.5 percent of the defensive snaps in 14 games last season when he made one sack.
The Cowboys released him after the season.
“The opportunity there, [the Cowboys] controlled it, and it kind of showed,鈥?Mayowa said, via Darren Urban of the team website. 鈥淚t happens. It happens to most of us. Now that I went through that, I feel like when I get an opportunity, I have to take more of an advantage. Even more than I have done. That was a learning experience.鈥?/p>
The defensive end, who has nine career sacks in five seasons, signed a one-year Tahir Whitehead Jersey , $1.6 million deal with the Cardinals.
鈥淓very time you go somewhere new or every time something happens you can鈥檛 control, it鈥檚 a chip on your shoulder,鈥?Mayowa said. 鈥淭here is always a chip on my shoulder. When you come to a new situation with new coaches, it has to be a boulder.鈥?/p>
The Cardinals are going to a 4-3 base defense, and Mayowa is the only defensive end with notable experience besides Markus Golden and Chandler Jones. Golden still is rehabbing from a torn ACL.
鈥淚 feel like I am the original 4-3 defensive end,鈥?Mayowa said.