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And while the sack numbers haven’t been particularly high in 2025, Phillips currently ranks sixth in quarterback hurries and 11th in pressures among all edge rushers, according to Pro Football Focus.
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Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
The Philadelphia Eagles got one of the potential edge rushers off the market, sending a third-round pick to the Miami Dolphins for Jaelan Phillips, who plays predominantly as an edge rusher in a 3-4 defense.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2025
The Packers only allow 78.9 rush yards per game (third in NFL) and boast a sack rate of 7.12% (13th) anchored by one of the best pass rushers in the league, Micah Parsons.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
The former five-star pass-rusher didn’t live up to expectations during his three years at USC, finishing with 25 tackles, 4½ tackles-for-loss, 2½ sacks and an interception in 26 games, although the interception did seal the Trojans’ 48-45 victory over crosstown rival UCLA in 2022 at the Rose Bowl.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
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Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
The Philadelphia Eagles got one of the potential edge rushers off the market, sending a third-round pick to the Miami Dolphins for Jaelan Phillips, who plays predominantly as an edge rusher in a 3-4 defense.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2025
The Packers only allow 78.9 rush yards per game (third in NFL) and boast a sack rate of 7.12% (13th) anchored by one of the best pass rushers in the league, Micah Parsons.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
The former five-star pass-rusher didn’t live up to expectations during his three years at USC, finishing with 25 tackles, 4½ tackles-for-loss, 2½ sacks and an interception in 26 games, although the interception did seal the Trojans’ 48-45 victory over crosstown rival UCLA in 2022 at the Rose Bowl.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Volonort Airbike takes cues from Star Wars, resembling a speeder bike capable of reaching 124 mph through jet propulsion.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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The trailer already gives you an idea of the memes that will spawn from this movie, between Grogu using that telescope, summoning a bowl of chips with the Force, riding on a mini speeder with a bunch of Babu Friks, or eating space popcorn at a sporting event with dad.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Broncos closed his escape routes, too, limiting his impact as a scrambler.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The film is also the director’s love letter to a bygone Los Angeles era, a lost world of louche glamor, with actors, directors, hippies, and hustlers roaming the city’s studio lots, canyons, and hills.—
Jay Glennie,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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HeadHuncho Amir comes from a family of hustlers.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Rusher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rusher. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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