– in fewer than 100 characters White Kyle Van Noy Jerseys , no less. ”Informed the team I am looking forward to my 14th season,” Ben Roethlisberger told the Twitterverse in April. ”Steeler Nation will get my absolute best.” With that, the division’s pecking order was established. It’s the Steelers and everyone else in a division that slumped significantly last season and is counting on its unmatched run of quarterback continuity to get it back among the NFL’s best. No other division has been as proficient in sending teams to the playoffs lately – 18 in the past nine seasons. It’s had multiple playoff teams in seven of the past nine seasons. A big part of that starts with the most important position, and the AFC North excels and finding and keeping the good ones – well, with one exception, of course. Roethlisberger has nine playoff appearances, six division titles and two Super Bowl rings in his 13 seasons. Joe Flacco – entering his 10th season – helped Baltimore win playoff games in each of his first five seasons and added a Super Bowl MVP season. Andy Dalton got the Bengals into the playoffs in five of his six seasons, although they have yet to win one in the postseason. And then there’s Cleveland, where each new season brings a new quarterback and another lesson in why it’s so important to have a proven quarterback. Rookie DeShone Kizer becomes QB No. 27 since they returned as an expansion team in 1999. Some things to watch in the AFC North this season: BEN’S POSSE: The Steelers went 13-6 and won their second division title in three years, losing to New England in the AFC title game with a depleted offense. It’s well-stock ed this time around, with receiver Martavis Bryant returning from a 13-month drug suspension. The only question was running back Le’Veon Bell, who balked at signing his franchise tender but reassured that he planned to rejoin the team as soon as the preseason games ended. The defensive secondary has some soft spots that Tom Brady exposed in the AFC title game, but the defense overall is good enough to win another division title and challenge the Patriots for AFC supremacy if Roethlisberger can stay healthy. OUCHY RAVENS: No team in the division has been affected by injuries more than the Ravens, who are at it again. Flacco didn’t play in the preseason because of a bad back – the opener in Cincinnati will mark his debut. A knee injury ended his 2015 season prematurely and led to a 5-11 finish. Flacco was back last season, but the Ravens struggled to an 8-8 finish, missing the playoffs for the third time in four years. The Ravens spent the offseason upgrading the defense Kyle Van Noy Jerseys 2019 , but the offense is the main concern heading into the season. The offensive line is in flux because of injuries, along with the tight end position. And Flacco’s back is the wild card in all of it. ”We’ve been missing guys pretty much all the way through,” coach John Harbaugh said. LEWIS FINISHES IT OUT: Coach Marvin Lewis enters his 15th season – there’s that AFC North continuity again – even though he’s 0-7 in the playoffs, an NFL record for futility. He failed to get a contract extension after the Bengals finished 6-9-1, leaving him on the final year of his deal. Whether he returns for 2018 depends upon how things turn out, and that likely will come down to two areas. The offense is intact after missing A.J. Green, Tyler Eifert and Giovani Bernard for roughly half the season. But the offensive line is inexperienced and lacks depth, and younger players are moving into bigger roles on a defense that will miss suspended cornerback Adam ”Pacman” Jones for one game and linebacker Vontaze Burfict for five . Lewis’ fate depends upon how it all holds together. ”It probably adds a little bit of pressure and becomes a talking point,” owner Mike Brown said. NEXT UP IN CLEVELAND: Young Kizer, it’s your turn. And good luck with it. The Browns won only one time during Hue Jackson’s first season as head coach, repeatedly letting games slip away. They’re setting themselves up for another challenging season by going with the rookie, who got the job after completing just 6 of 18 passes for 93 yards with an interception in the third preseason game. Brock Osweiler and Cody Kessler are there if he needs to be bailed out. Kizer is the fifth quarterback to start the season opener in the past five years. The Browns are 20-60 over that span. ”I need to go out there and work hard every day to stop that tradition here,” Kizer said. — PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH: Steelers, Bengals, Ravens, Browns. — FOXBOROUGH White Shaq Mason Jerseys , Mass. (AP) — The Patriots took their first step in upgrading their aging secondary and picked up a versatile edge rusher on a busy Day 2 of the NFL draft on Friday night.New England chose former Vanderbilt cornerback Joejuan Williams in the second round with the No. 45 overall pick. After a series of trades, they also added defensive end Chase Winovich out of Michigan in the third round with the 77th overall pick. New England ended the third round selecting Alabama running back Damien Harris 87th overall and former West Virginia offensive tackle Yodny Cajuste with the 101st pick.The Patriots began the night holding two picks in the second round and three in the third. They traded their top pick of the second round (No. 56 overall) and the lowest of their three picks of the third round (101st overall) to the Rams to draft Williams. New England then traded the 64th overall pick to Seattle in exchange for the 77th and 118th (fourth round).But the Patriots weren’t done, trading the 73th pick (third round) to Chicago in exchange for the 87th and 162nd picks, as well as a 2020 fourth-round selection. They then sent the 97th and 162nd picks to the Rams for the 101st and 133rd selections. That leaves New England with seven picks in the final three rounds on Saturday.At 6-foot-4, 210 pounds Williams is a physical player that showed lots of range in college. He had four interceptions and 14 pass breakups as a junior last season.Williams said he felt good about the possibility of going to New England after going through a private workout for coach Bill Belichick and his staff. He said Belichick shared that he primarily views Williams as a cornerback, though he is willing to fill any role that’s needed.“I feel like I can contribute anywhere,” Williams said.Winovich is 6-foot-3, 256-pound former Wolverines linebacker that started all 13 games as a senior and earned third-team All-America and first-team All-Big Ten honors. He led the team with 17 tackles for a loss and had five sacks. He has the potential to see a lot of playing time in 2019 as New England looks to replace the production lost by edge rusher Trey Flowers‘ departure to division rival Miami during free agency.Known for his ferocious style of play, Winovich said he sees himself as a “junkyard dog” that attacks every task in front of him. It started when he was in about fifth grade, when he ate a live fish to win a $20 bet.“The value of a dollar I definitely earned it in that moment,” Winovich said. “That’s kind of been my mantra — outwork everybody.”The pick of Harris was a surprising one, with Sony Michel coming off a rookie season in 2018 in which he rushed for 931 yards and six touchdowns. But Michel dealt with a knee issue during the season. New England is also fond of Rex Burkhead, but he also is coming off a season that saw him miss time with a neck injury.Cajuste becomes another candidate to replace Trent Brown, who signed with the Raiders in free agency.Williams joins a stacked group at cornerback for the Patriots that already includes Stephon Gilmore, Jason McCourty, J.C. Jackson Shaq Mason Jerseys 2019 , Duke Dawson and Keion Crossen.Williams also joins Obi Melifonwu, primarily a special teamer, as the tallest players in in the defensive back group.Most comfortable playing on the boundary, Williams said he is looking forward to picking the brain of Gilmore — an All-Pro last season.“He’s one of the best in the league and I want to be one of the best in the league,” Williams said. “I have to learn from the greats. Whatever he does — eating, sleeping, nutrition, treatment — I want to get from him and try to get off his game. Whether it’s from playbook to life, it’s something I want to learn.”That said, Williams said he feels like he is a natural leader and exhibited those skills at Vanderbilt, breaking down opposing receivers and sharing that information with his teammates each week.Aside from helping the team prepare for their upcoming opponent, he said it was early practice for what he wants to do after his football career is over.“I want to be a coach after this game is over with,” he said. “This is just helping me get to that level. … I watch film like I watch ‘Game of Thrones’ or something. Football just runs in my blood. That’s just how I work.”