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ArticleJaxon Smith-Njigba ranked No. 5 on NFL’s Top-100 players list
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Cardinals tight end Trey McBride recalled a meeting where the game plan was to not allow Smith-Njigba to catch Sam Darnold's deep ball. 'We're going to double him, we're going to do this,' McBride said he was told in that meeting. 'I just remember in that game that ball went up in the air and JSN is running down and he caught the deep ball on us.'

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Beat Cardinals' double coverage designed to stop his deep ball connection with Darnold

Cardinals tight end Trey McBride recalled a defensive game plan specifically designed to stop Smith-Njigba, with instructions to double him and prevent deep ball connections with Sam Darnold. Despite the defensive scheme, Smith-Njigba caught the deep ball anyway, illustrating his ability to beat coverage even when opponents game-plan specifically against him.

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