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Ashton Jeanty’s New NFL Coach Wants Him to Drop ‘Michael Myers Stance’
- On May 19, 2025, Raiders offensive coordinator Chip Kelly quickly convinced rookie running back Ashton Jeanty to adopt a more traditional pre-snap stance during minicamp in Henderson, Nevada.
- Kelly initiated the change to improve Jeanty's effectiveness behind a new quarterback, Geno Smith, and after Jeanty's unique upright stance drew widespread attention in college.
- Jeanty, known for rushing 2,601 yards and scoring 30 touchdowns in 2024 at Boise State, demonstrated the modified stance involving bent knees and being on his toes as Kelly explained the benefits.
- Jeanty said on the "Up & Adams" show, "Sometimes you have to, you know, go with the flow," acknowledging Kelly "won for now" while expressing his own willingness to negotiate on stance and number.
- This adjustment suggests Jeanty's willingness to integrate into Kelly's ground-focused offense and signals a broader Raiders transition aiming to stabilize key positions and improve last season’s worst rushing attack.
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Ashton Jeanty’s new NFL coach wants him to drop ‘Michael Myers stance’
Las Vegas Raiders’ quarterback Cam Miller hands off a ball to Ashton Jeanty during rookie mini camp May 9 in Henderson, Nev. | John Locher, Associated Press. BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — Las Vegas Raiders rookie running back Ashton Jeanty has been a terrifying prospect for opposing defenses, but there’s a chance the former Boise State star will be a little less scary in the NFL. Jeanty went viral last fall for his unconventional stance in the backf…
Raiders Ashton Jeanty Reveals the Major Change He's Made for New Coaches
Ashton Jeanty was one of the greatest running backs in college-football history. But he’s already adjusting his game to win favor with his Las Vegas Raiders coaching staff. Jeanty has adopted a new pre-snap stance at the suggestion of Raiders’ first-year offensive coordinator Chip Kelly, who used a unique way of selling the Boise State rookie. “Chip Kelly comes to me, first day of rookie minicamp, and he’s like ‘do you play basketball?'” Jeanty …
Raiders Trying To Force Ashton Jeanty Into Scrapping His Patented 'Michael Myers' Stance In The Backfield
Ashton Jeanty rushed for 2,601 yards a season ago for Boise State, which happens to be the second-most rushing yards ever put up in a single college football season. Jeanty's ability to rack up yards at a serious clip was certainly one of the reasons the Las Vegas Raiders elected to draft him sixth overall in the 2025 NFL Draft, but the franchise is wasting no time in changing their new running back's style of play.Outside of being known as one …
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