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See how popular you REALLY are on Twitter: Analytics tool now lets anyone check how many people view their tweets. San Francisco-based Twitter has rolled out an analytics tool for its users. The tool had previously been available only to advertisers. It lets Twitter users see how many views their tweets have had. It also gives a breakdown of followers including gender, locations and more.
All the information is laid out in the tool in simple graphs and lists By and Published: 16:36 GMT, 28 August 2014 Updated: 19:23 GMT, 28 August 2014. People who use Facebook and Twitter are less likely than others to share their opinions on hot-button issues, even when they are offline. That's according to a survey that challenges the view of social media as a vehicle for debate. The study suggests that sites like Facebook and Twitter might actually encourage self-censorship. The study was carried out by Pew Research Centre in Washington DC in conjunction with Rutgers University in New Jersey. Researchers said they detected what they call the 'spiral of silence' phenomenon: Unless people know their audience agrees, they are likely to shy away from discussing anything controversial. In other words, most people are more comfortable with ice-bucket challenges than political banter.
The tool was originally built for advertisers in June but now Twitter has opened its analytics dashboard to anyone, reports. People can use the tool kit at to hone their impact on the social network. It lets them see how many times a tweet was seen by people, as well as how many times it was favourited and retweeted. Share The dashboard also reveals how many times people have clicked on the profile, and when and how users engaged with specific tweets.
Clicking on a tweet will give its individual statistics. In addition the site gives a breakdown of a user's followers, revealing their gender, location, shared interests and more. All the information is laid out in graphs and lists - such as the top 10 Twitter accounts that a user's followers also follow. To use the tools, Twitter users must have had an account for at least two weeks and it can’t have been deleted, restricted or suspended. Any tweets must also have been written in English, French, Spanish or Japanese.
Hatcher turns 34 in July and hinted he may hang up his cleats after the Redskins' Wild Card loss to the Packers. A 2006 third-round pick out of Grambling, Hatcher was a late bloomer and didn't become a starter until 2011. From 2006-2010, Hatcher started one game and recorded 7.5 sacks for Dallas. The next five years, Hatcher was a full-time player and one of the better interior pass rushers in football, recording 27 sacks across five seasons with Dallas (three) and Washington (two). The Redskins were interested in bringing back Hatcher, and the Saints were also in on him before signing Nick Fairley.
Abdesmad (6'6/284) was plagued by injuries in 2013-2014 before finally staying healthy as a fifth-year senior and registering 15 tackles for loss, including 5.5 sacks. The Quebec native's snaps were still limited coming off a torn patellar tendon, however, and NFL scouts have expressed concerns with the stability of Abdesmad's knees.
Abdesmad was exposed as a sub-par athlete at the Combine, running 5.10 with a 29 1/2-inch vertical. Long term, Abdesmad projects as a low-ceiling role player at five technique.
McDowell was waived with the non-football injury designation. 35 overall pick of the 2017 draft, McDowell's NFL career is looking over before it even began. McDowell was injured in a devastating ATV accident last summer. At the time McDowell said his injuries were not career-threatening, so it appears he has not healed in the manner doctors expected.
McDowell was also arrested for disorderly conduct in December. McDowell is still only 22. Perhaps he can begin down the comeback path in 2019, but his odds are looking long. Thompson (6’3/288) was a surprise entrant into the draft after struggling with a right MCL injury for most of his junior year, causing his production to dip from 9.5 tackles for loss and five sacks as a sophomore to 3.5 TFLs and no sacks in 2017. Thompson showed he was back to full health in Indy, registering top-ten SPARQ results among defensive linemen at the Combine. A five-star high school recruit who was just hitting his stride pre-injury, Thompson is an exciting gap-shooter prospect for a three-technique role.
Ifedi (6'3/275) left Memphis as the school's all-time leader in sacks (22.5) and piled up 36 tackles for loss with four career forced fumbles. His senior-year stats would've been much better if not for a knee injury that cost Ifedi the first four games. Ifedi ran 4.88 at the Combine with a 31-inch vertical. Long armed (33 7/8') with the ability to contribute at both strong-side end and defensive tackle, Ifedi is unlikely to grow into an every-down NFL player, but he is talented enough to become a role-playing rotational piece. Qualls (6’1/313) turned pro as a redshirt junior after starting 2-of-3 seasons for the Huskies, tallying 12.5 career tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks and earning first-team All-Pac 12 in 2016.
On college tape, Qualls held the point of attack versus double teams and showed bull-rush ability in addition to run-stopping prowess. Qualls tested as a 36th-percentile athlete, however, and he is short armed (30 5’8') with average up-field burst.
In the NFL, Qualls projects as a run clogger first who will have to overachieve as a pocket pusher to earn a full-time role. Brown (6’0/312) rebounded from an injury-riddled beginning to his career to lead Louisville in tackles for loss (13) and tally three sacks as a fifth-year senior, earning third-team All-ACC from the conference’s coaches. One of the strongest players in the nation, Brown anchored the Cardinals’ defense at nose tackle, winning with strong hands and frequently splitting double teams. Not invited to the Combine, Brown pumped 36 bench-press reps at the Cardinals’ Pro Day. Brown is a stocky power player who projects as an early-down run stuffer in the Bennie Logan mold. Augusta (6’4/347) was a massive rotational player on Mizzou’s defensive line, piling up 20 career tackles for loss, four sacks, and two forced fumbles while doubling as a short-yardage lead blocker on offense. Augusta never emerged as a full-time starter due to weight problems, gaining 100 pounds over the course of his career.
While Augusta had some positive pass-rush moments in the SEC, he projects as an early-down space eater only. Weighing in at nearly 370 when last season ended, Augusta will have to get his conditioning in order to carve out a meaningful career. Harris spent his first 10 seasons with the Jets before finishing his career with the Patriots in 2017. A second-round pick out of Michigan in 2007, Harris was one of the league's better linebackers during his heyday, earning an All-Pro selection in 2009. Harris played sparingly in his final year, logging just 181 snaps over 10 games for New England. He recorded 1,110 tackles, 37 sacks, six interceptions and four fumble recoveries over 164 NFL appearances. He's likely ticketed for the Jets' Ring of Honor.
In a statement, Laurinaitis said his body had begun to let him down. That's an agonizing moment for any professional football player. 35 overall pick of the 2009 draft, Laurinaitis started the first 112 games of his career. It was an impressive feat, but like A.J. Hawk before him out of Ohio State, Laurinaitis was asked to do far too much. Coach Jeff Fisher treated Laurinaitis as a much better player than he actually was.
More tough than anything else, Laurinaitis hangs up his cleats at the age of 30. Harris (5’11/242) was a prolific producer at the Division II level, recording an NCAA-record 633 career tackles as a 48-of-48 game starter and earning the 2016 Cliff Harris Award as the National Small-College Defensive Player of the Year. Harris even dabbled at quarterback (7 rushing TDs), punter (37.3-yard average), and placekicker (12-of-12 on PATs) at Lindenwood.
Unfortunately, Harris tested as a 21st-percentile athlete with 4.73 speed at the Combine. Harris is ticketed for special teams in the NFL, and could even get a look at fullback. Cowser (6’3, 248) is the FCS all-time leader in sacks (42.5) and TFL (80). Unfortunately for his NFL future, he lacks the overt athleticism that you would like to see out of an edge rusher. He also is on the older side of the equation, as he graduated from high school in 2009 and spent two years on a Mormon mission before beginning his career at Southern Utah. Cowser built a reputation on motor and drive, which could land him a special teams position if he impresses in August. Assuming the Raiders intend to use him as an OLB, Cowser will compete with Korey Toomer and John Lotulelei for a spot.
Gilbert (6’4/231) made 24 starts at 3-4 outside linebacker for the Buffaloes, tallying 31 career tackles for loss, 20 sacks, and nine forced fumbles. He earned third-team All-America honors in 2016. Still snubbed for a Combine invite, Gilbert showed plus athleticism with a 4.68 forty, 37-inch vertical, and 10-foot broad jump at Colorado’s Pro Day. While undersized by NFL edge-player standards, Gilbert offers long arms (34 1/8') and impressive pursuit speed on tape. He could earn an early role on special teams and could develop into a sub-package rusher down the line. English (6’5/248) served as a rotational rusher his first three seasons before breaking out as a fifth-year senior for team highs in tackles for loss (13), sacks (9), and forced fumbles (2). Not invited to the Combine, English showed well in the vertical (35') and broad (10’9') jumps at the Gamecocks’ Pro Day, but underwhelmed in the forty (4.84) and three-cone drill (7.36).
English shows almost no run-defense capability on film and must add strength, but he offers long arms (35 1/8') and pass-coverage skills when asked to run with tailbacks in the flat. He is an intriguing flier pickup with some upside. Pugh (6’4/246) played defensive end and BUCK linebacker in the Seminoles’ defense, logging 11 career tackles for loss and seven sacks as mainly a rotational player, seeing fewer than 40% of Florida State’s defensive snaps the last two years. A tweener off-ball 'Sam' linebacker and undersized situational pass rusher, Pugh showed above-par athleticism in pre-draft workouts with a 59th-percentile SPARQ score and 4.65 speed. Pugh projects as a special teamer who could become a useful role player on defense. The first-round disappointment couldn't revive his career in Cardinals camp.
An outside 'backer who can't get after the passer and turns 28 in October, Jones is going to have trouble drumming up interest on the open market. The Cardinals also waived or released WR Carlton Agudosi, DT Peli Anau, LB Alex Bazzie, LB Cap Capi, CB Jarrell Carter, TE Gerald Christian, CB Gump Hayes, WR Krishawn Hogan, OG Dorian Johnson, OG Kaleb Johnson, LB Tre’Von Johnson, LB Ryan Langford, P Richie Leone, CB Ryan Lewis, OT Jonathan McLaughlin, S Harlan Miller, DT David Moala, C Daniel Munyer, OT Givens Price, WR Jeremy Ross, TE Ricky Seals-Jones, CB Sojourn Shelton, DT Ed Stinson, RB James Summers, DT Pasoni Tasini, OG Cole Toner, TE Hakeem Valles and LB Terence Waugh.
Kamalu (6'5/295) spent three seasons at The U after transferring from JUCO, managing 11.5 tackles for loss with 8.5 sacks as an 11-game starter. After turning in an ordinary Combine, Kamalu helped himself with a monster Pro Day, running 4.88 with a 31 1/2-inch vertical. Kamalu was a mediocre college player, but he has long arms (35'), plus movement ability, and an NFL body. Kamalu plays with enough strength and power to earn a two-gapping role and may offer untapped pass-rush potential. He's certainly flyer worthy. Price (5’11/241) made 35 college starts, tying Aaron Donald for the fourth-most sacks (29.5) in Pitt history and twice earning first-team All-ACC with 53 career tackles for loss and four forced fumbles. Price’s production would have been far greater if not for pectoral, back, and chest injuries that limited him to six appearances over his first three seasons.
Popularly compared to Elvis Dumervil based on his stocky size, Price respectably tested as a 60th-percentile athlete at the Combine and has a useful sub-package pass-rusher floor. Already 24 years old with obvious size limitations, Price’s ceiling is fair to question. Cromartie has been out of the league since being cut by the Colts four games into the 2016 season but had never officially retired.
A first-round pick by the Chargers in the 2006 draft, Cromartie earned four Pro Bowl nods including three straight from 2012-14 and a First Team All-Pro selection in 2007. The corner also set the record for the longest play in NFL history by returning a missed field goal 109 yards for a touchdown in 2007, a mark since matched by Cordarrelle Patterson. Cromartie finishes his career with 31 interceptions, five fumble recoveries, and six touchdown returns. The Ravens were down a body at cornerback after losing Tavon Young (ACL) for the season.
Specifically, they were down a nickel corner. Boykin has lots of experience in the slot, a spot he's played well in the past. Boykin's career has somewhat mysteriously gone south. Traded from the Eagles to the Steelers following the 2014 season, Boykin couldn't get on the field in Pittsburgh. He bounced around last offseason before ending up on the Bears' injured reserve with a pec issue. He turns 27 in June. Maulet (5’10/189) spent two years at Memphis after transferring from JUCO, logging 7.5 tackles for loss, four interceptions, and two forced fumbles, and showing impressive blitzing skills for a defensive back with 4.5 sacks.
While Maulet flashed playmaking ability in the American Athletic Conference, he was not a dominant producer and tested as a sub-par, 30th-percentile athlete before the draft. Maulet’s best bet to become an NFL player will be on special teams, and perhaps eventually in the slot. Lomax (5'10/202) transitioned from cornerback to safety as a redshirt sophomore in 2013 and went on to start as a junior and senior, tallying two career interceptions and 14 pass breakups. A heady safety, Lomas was an annual Academic All-Big Ten pick and earned third-team All-Big Ten from the conference's coaches for his defensive play in 2015. With 4.66 (Pro Day) to 4.75 (Combine) wheels, Lomax packs pop as a hitter but is speed deficient and an unreliable tackler, particularly in space.
He's a long shot for an NFL future. Cox (6’0/200) made 25 starts in the Spartans’ secondary – 16 at safety and nine at corner – and finished his career with 5.5 tackles for loss and four interceptions. Draft analyst Tony Pauline reported Cox had first-round grades from NFL scouts before his senior season, but he struggled in 2016 and wasn’t even invited to the Combine.
He ran a 4.55 forty at Michigan State’s Pro Day. Cox offers plus versatility and also shined on special teams, but he never developed into a difference maker in the Big Ten. He’ll try to carve out an NFL career as a defensive reserve and gunner. Reaves (5’11/204) was a three-year starter and four-year contributor in the Jaguars’ secondary, logging eight career interceptions and winning Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. He also earned PFF College’s No.
6 safety grade in the entire nation in 2017, yet was still snubbed for a Combine invite. His Pro Day results were sub-par with a 4.66 forty and 31-inch vertical. Despite his outstanding career against lower-level competition, Reaves’ athletic results lower his probability of finding a starting home in the NFL. He should be plus special teams contributor. Colts released/waived CB Corey White, OLB Akeem Ayers, OLB Lavar Edwards, RB Daryl Richardson, ILB Sean Spence, CB Dante Blackmon, DT Josh Boyd, WR Marvin Bracy, WR Fred Brown, OT Fahn Cooper, S Tyson Graham Jr., S Lee Hightower, WR Bug Howard, TE Henry Krieger-Coble, WR Justice Liggins, RB De’Mard Llorens, DT T.Y.
McGill, WR JoJo Natson, DT David Parry, RB Troymaine Pope, OG Adam Redmond, WR Brian Riley, ILB Darnell Sankey, WR Valdez Showers, OLB Garrett Sickels, DE Jhaustin Thomas, OT Arturo Uzdavinis, OG Terran Vaughn, QB Phillip Walker, S Andrew Williamson, and OT Andrew Wylie. Jerome (5’11/204) earned first-team All-Northeast Conference all four years of his career, shining as a safety and return specialist, where he led the FCS in kick return average (31.2) as a junior and finished second as a senior (28.9). Jerome intercepted six passes in 2016 and forced three turnovers in January’s Senior Bowl game with two picks and a forced fumble. Jerome’s limitations showed up at the Combine, running 4.70 with a lineman-like 7.63 three-cone time. He also has short arms (30 5/8') and small hands (8 5/8'). While Jerome checks the 'good football player' box, he will have to beat the odds athletically to carve out a meaningful career on defense. Stamps (5’11, 193) transitioned from CB to S in 2014, when the Wildcats called him up from the JUCO ranks.
That move suited his lack of speed (4.79 second 40 at the Combine, 4.63 seconds at UK's Pro Day), but amplified questions about his frame and toughness. During the pre-draft process, an AFC area scout questioned Stamps’ desire in the more physical aspects of the game. The Browns have a handful of uninspiring free safety prospects that they'll take to camp to compete for the right to be Rahim Moore's caddie. Our money is on the field over Stamps. Caputo (6'1/207) had a ho-hum college career, spreading 10 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, and three INTs across 40 starts. He was a second-team All-Big Ten pick as both a junior and senior. Snubbed for a Combine invite, Caputo didn't help himself by running 4.70 with a 9-foot-9 broad jump at the Badgers' Pro Day.
Caputo draws high marks for his leadership and run support, but he isn't athletic enough to function in the back half of an NFL defense. He'd do well to carve out a Chris Prosinski-like career.