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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Baltimore Ravens wide receiver?Steve Smith Sr.?became the 14th player in NFL history to reach 1,000 catches.Smith reached the milestone by catching the first pass of the second half in Sundays 27-17 loss to Dallas. It was fitting for Smith to achieve this mark by catching a 22-yard completion over the middle, where the tough receiver has made so many of his receptions.Smith had a good start to his momentous game, catching Ravens quarterback?Joe Flaccos first pass of the game before making an incredible reception in the second quarter. He somehow got both feet inbounds for a 13-yard catch, which was upheld by replay review.The 13 players who have reached 1,000 receptions before Smith are: Jerry Rice, Tony Gonzalez, Marvin Harrison, Cris Carter, Tim Brown, Larry Fitzgerald, Terrell Owens, Reggie Wayne, Jason Witten, Andre Johnson, Anquan Boldin, Isaac Bruce and Hines Ward.During spring minicamp, Smith had said that reaching this milestone was one of his primary motivations to return from last years season-ending Achilles injury and delay retirement for another season. Smith, the NFLs oldest receiver at 37, jokingly said he would leave the field and drive home to Charlotte, North Carolina, immediately after making that historic reception.Of the 13 other players who have made 1,000 catches, six have been eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Four -- Rice, Carter, Brown and Harrison -- have been inducted. Only two -- Owens and Bruce -- are waiting to get in.Several of the Ravens showed reverence toward Smith leading up to this game.Everybody should look at him, and I dont know if they should be jealous or what, but they should definitely take notice of how special of a person theyre watching, Flacco said Wednesday. I think hes going to be a guy that we remember for a while. Im definitely a very proud person to say that I can play with him.Tom Nelson . The Browns coaching search remains incomplete. Ken Casner .C. -- Charlotte Bobcats coach Steve Clifford said after all of these years in the NBA hes still amazed at some of the things LeBron James does. https://www.cheapnfljerseyschina.co/mike-mccormack-jersey-for-sale/ .05 million next season unless Graham and the Saints subsequently agree on a long-term deal. The designation was released Monday after the deadline passed for NFL teams to use franchise or transition tags on players becoming free agents. Mike Fink . Radwanska, making her debut in the Seoul tournament, hit eight aces in a match that lasted 1 hour, 4 minutes at Olympic Park tennis stadium. "It was definitely a very good match -- I was playing really good tennis," Radwanska said. Hank Lauricella .com) - The women will also have a new champion at the Australian Open.Editors note: This article was adapted from Phil Steeles college football preview magazine, which is available here.Sure, Oklahoma has emerged as the near-consensus Big 12 favorite for 2016. But after the Sooners? Good luck finding any agreement on who will fiinish where in what could be a wild conference season.ddddddddddddHeres a complete breakdown of how things project in the Big 12. ' ' '