Afflicted with Down Syndrome, Stevie created new worlds, replete with battles between good and evil, in the comic books that served as his sole refuge from the teasing of Oz and his friends. Along the way, he learns that his destiny was written by Stevie, a boy from his past. In an effort to make things right, he gathers a band of survivors (a baby, an aged mechanic and a talking gorilla, among others), and sets off down his version of the yellow brick road, leading to the Atlanta Zoo. When 13-year-old Osmond “Oz” Griffith wakes from an illness on the floor of his closet, he discovers the world overrun by man-eating monsters, the Takers, and it’s largely his fault. We just started, but it seems like he's picking up pretty quickly.Kirkus Discoveries - The first volume in The Oz Chronicles recalls both Stephen King’s The Stand and L. On the field, he's a freak, just the way he runs routes, how explosive he is. I think that's the biggest thing that I've noticed. 'He's been awesome,' Lawrence said of Ridley. And if Ridley can hit the ground running, they'll be all the more dynamic. The Jags, fresh off a playoff appearance, look to have one of the best young teams in football. Now, he'll join a dangerous Jacksonville offense that also includes quarterback Trevor Lawrence, wideouts Christian Kirk and Zay Jones, running back Travis Etienne Jr. 2022, the Falcons traded Ridley to the Jaguars for a 2023 fifth-rounder and a conditional 2024 fourth-rounder that could become a second-round selection if Ridley signs an extension in Jacksonville.

I was looking for anything to take my mind off of things and make the day go by faster.' I was still just so depressed and angry, and the days were so long.

At the time, I had been completely away from the team for about a month. 'In a dark moment, I made a stupid mistake. Period,' Ridley wrote about the gambling in March.

He eventually decided to step away from the Atlanta Falcons in late October of that year, and his gambling infractions occurred during his hiatus from the team. 2021 and that he struggled being away from his wife and daughter after that incident. The wideout said in an article last month for The Players' Tribune that he had been suffering from 'stress, depression, anxiety' after taking painkillers to battle through a broken foot in the 2020 season and continuing to take them for foot pain in the 2021 campaign.Īdditionally, he said his home had been broken into by several armed burglars in Sept. Ridley was reinstated by the NFL on March 6 after serving a season-long suspension for betting on NFL games in Nov. 'I am a 1,400 yard receiver with a broke foot, you know what I'm saying?' /vJqj3c2lDH Lewis #Jaguars WR Calvin Ridley set the bar high in his Players' Tribune letter.

The Takers by R.W. Ridley