The longest current streak of starting assignments for an NFL defensive player seemed in jeopardy until Tuesday afternoon. Baltimore Ravens cornerback Brandon Carr has started 160 straight games -- every contest of his 10-year NFL career -- but he faced the likely possibility of being replaced in the starting lineup this season by 2017 first-round draft choice Marlon Humphrey.
"Everything has to come to an end at some point," Carr said last week. "But my goal, my job, is to come out here and compete, battle for a starting job and to keep the streak alive as long as I can.