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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Between talking smack, fighting at practice, getting suspended, buying a homeless man shoes, changing his name, intercepting a pass in his season debut and then helping deliver the best defensive performance in school history, Florida cornerback Jalen Tabor has been involved in a seasons worth of headlines the past two months.Theres surely more to come.The junior from Washington, D.C., is Floridas most outspoken player and one of college footballs more intriguing personalities. Hes likely to take center stage Saturday when No. 14 Tennessee (3-0) opens Southeastern Conference play in Knoxville against the 19th-ranked Gators (3-0, 1-0 SEC) -- the first time since 2006 that both teams have been ranked in the top 20 for their annual rivalry.Tabor will be matched up against Josh Malone, who leads the Volunteers with nine catches for 196 yards and four touchdowns. Tabor welcomed the challenge.I want them to throw my way, he said. I mean, my mom always told me if you play with fire, youll get burnt. So ...For Tabor, thats far from bulletin-board material. After all, he boldly predicted a 12th consecutive win for the Gators during a television interview in August.Its been the same thing happening for 11 years, Tabor told ESPN. The greatest indication of the future is the past. ... Tennessee has come close (to winning) two years in a row, but close only works in horseshoes.Florida coach Jim McElwain was hardly surprised by Tabors comments.It will make for a good read; it will give you guys something to write about, McElwain said. Im not into censorship, OK? At the same time, Im not into giving guys bulletin-board material, but you can take that statement however you choose to take it. Im sure theyll put it up and blast it all over the world. Way to go. Theres a pretty good chance well show up in Knoxville.Tabor has remained in the spotlight since, not always for something positive.He was suspended for a week after getting into a fight with teammate Cyontai Lewis during practice in August. McElwain also suspended both players from the season opener against UMass.A few days after the suspension, Tabor posted video on social media of him buying a homeless man shoes and giving him $20. Some questioned Tabors timing, saying he was merely trying to make up for the fight.I always feel like I want to help people who are less fortunate than I am, said Tabor, who now goes by his nickname, Teez. I come from the inner city where I see stuff like that walking to school. Just to give back, make his day, you know, a couple dollars and a pair of shoes for him is life-changing. We take for granted everybody in here got on a pair of shoes. Everybody in here has some money in their pocket.Without Tabor on the field, Florida allowed pass plays of 24, 30 and 53 yards against the Minutemen. Tabor returned the following week against Kentucky and quickly showed why hes widely considered a first-round NFL draft pick in 2017. Tabor jumped a bubble screen before Drew Barker ever released the ball, bullying his way between two receivers, picking off the pass and setting up a touchdown in a 45-7 victory.Tabor is very, very explosive, Tennessee coach Butch Jones said. He can play man coverage. He has great, great confidence, great break and drive on the ball.Floridas defense was even better last Saturday against North Texas, allowing a school-record 53 yards on 50 plays.The Vols should present a considerably tougher matchup for the Gators, who lead the nation in scoring defense (4.7 points), total defense (129.7 yards) and sacks (16).They certainly wont have to look very hard to find Tabor, who was suspended for last years game in Gainesville. Hell be the one running his mouth, probably making plays and likely in the headlines again.You know, hes gone through certain things, this and that, but as a player, as a person, Jalens grown up, safety Marcus Maye said. Hes doing very well, so Im excited for him.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org Nike Blazer Low Mens Sale . Canada is now down to its 22-player limit, although but players wont be registered until Christmas Day. Changes could still be made as a result of a suspension or injury. 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Barcelona says that its team doctors will "co-ordinate" with Evertons medical staff as Deulofeu recovers. METAIRIE, La. --?New Orleans Saints veterans Drew Brees and Zach Strief expressed concerns Monday that the growing mistrust in the NFL league office has spilled over from the players to the fans and is hurting the leagues popularity.We feel like [the decline in TV ratings] is a direct result, said Brees, who has been an outspoken critic of the way NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has handled controversial issues such as the Bountygate investigation of the Saints, the Deflategate investigation of the Patriots, and the Ray Rice and Josh Brown domestic violence investigations.I know the players dont have any faith in the way that things are conducted within the front office in the NFL -- certainly when it comes to any type of investigation, when it comes to any type of commissioner discipline, Brees said. Its really kind of a joke at this point, unfortunately. And it shouldnt be like that.Brees and Strief spoke to ESPN after the Saints players had their annual in-season meeting with NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith. They agreed that the NFLs declining TV ratings could be a result of probably a buildup over the last few years.Its hard to separate em. It all works together, said Strief, who is in his final year as the Saints player representative. The NFL front office has seemed to have found a way to make everything somewhat contentious. It feels like theres this constant assault on the players, like were two entities. Its like they dont think they need us to do this.?And I think over time, as its constantly in the media and its constantly a public issue, I think the fans start to feel a similar way. Its just a constant contentious issue. When you take Brady and say it affected Tom Brady and it affected the New England Patriots, well the fans feel like theyre a part of that. It does affect them and it does affect their team and it does affect how you feel about the league, and it does turn you off.?At thee end of the day, the relationship between the front office and the people who are not in the front office has probably never been worse.ddddddddddddThe Saints comments echoed those of Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, who last week blamed Goodell and the NFL for making the NFL no fun anymore, including imposing strict rules against player celebrations.Brees mentioned the crackdown on player celebrations as another factor that may have turned fans off in recent years.Brees, who was an outspoken critic of Colin Kaepernicks decision to protest during the national anthem, also acknowledged that such protests could be a turn-off to fans.I think its just been a culmination of a lot of things over the last three years that unfortunately might have just turned people off or caused them to be less engaged, said Brees, a former player rep and a former member of the NFLPAs executive committee, who said his hope when he first joined the NFLPA was that there would be a partnership between the players and the league office to move the game forward.And unfortunately weve never felt that feeling reciprocated from their end, Brees said. In fact its very much been a, Were gonna do things behind closed doors. And you just kind of believe what we tell you. And unfortunately thats jumped up and bit us, and I named all those cases ... where you certainly cant trust anything thats coming out of the league office at this point.Listen, we as players want the best for this league. This league has so many great things to offer ... and for a long time the fans were really enjoying it. And now it seems like thats taken a hit. And it really feels like its been the culmination of the last few years and the way the business of football is being run in the front office. Thats the concerning part at this point for us. ' ' '