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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Darius Slay took a look at six names written on a notebook, an unofficial ranking of the NFLs top six shutdown corners: Patrick Peterson, Richard Sherman, Chris Harris, Josh Norman, Darrelle Revis and Slay.Oh, thats a good list, the Detroit Lions cornerback said Wednesday.Indeed.While some may think the 31-year-old Revis has lost a step, Charles Woodson said the New York Jets star deserves to be mentioned among the leagues top cover corners.Revis is still in discussion, Woodson, a recently retired NFL great, wrote in a text message.As the 2016 NFL season kicks off, heres a look at the leagues best cornerbacks:PETERSON: The Arizona Cardinals drafted him No. 5 overall in 2011 and he has provided a return on their investment, getting top billing as the best in the league at blanketing wide receivers on at least one list. Im very honored to be recognized as the top shutdown corner in the game, Peterson said. He has been a first-team, All-Pro player three times in his five-year career. Peterson made just two interceptions last year, matching a career low. That shows the statistic isnt always an accurate measure for the effectiveness of a cornerback because shutdown corners arent challenged by quarterbacks as often as mediocre ones.SHERMAN: Like Peterson, he has been a first-team, All-Pro player three times in his five-year career. Unlike Peterson, he lasted until the fifth round and the No. 154 selection overall in 2011 to get drafted by the Seattle Seahawks . Sherman made eight interceptions in 2013 during the regular season and then went on to help Seattle win the Super Bowl. Sherm has got to be at or near the top of the list because he has made plays on the biggest stage, Slay said.HARRIS: He was also a rookie in 2011 along with Peterson and Sherman. Harris, though, was not among the 254 players taken in the seven-round draft. The Denver Broncos gave Harris a chance as an undrafted free agent, giving him a $2,000 bonus, and he ran with it. Denver awarded him with a five-year contract extension worth $42.5 million late in the 2014 season. Harris intercepted just two passes and defended six last year, evidence that shows quarterbacks respect him enough to throw the ball in other directions.NORMAN: He cashed in on the high price teams are willing to pay for a shutdown cornerback, getting a $75 million, five-year deal with the Washington Redskins . Norman had career highs with four interceptions and 18 passes defended last season, his fourth year in the league and with the Carolina Panthers. The Redskins are expected to put him on in one-on-one coverage more than he was in Carolina. Normans cover skills will be put to an ultimate test against Antonio Brown and the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night. I welcome every challenge, Norman said.REVIS: Entering his 10th season, Revis is still regarded be peers and Woodson as one of the best and is just two years removed from his fourth selection as a first-time All-Pro. He had five interceptions, one shy of his career high, last season in his return with the New York Jets perhaps because teams threw his way more than they did earlier in his career. Houstons DeAndre Hopkins used his superior speed to have his way with Revis last season. He played with a torn ligament in his right wrist, hurting his ability to jam receivers. Revis will get a chance to show on Revis Island, that hes still got it Sunday against A.J. Green and the Cincinnati Bengals.SLAY: The pride of the Lions is the newcomer in the group. Detroit selected Slay 36th overall Mississippi and he has steadily gotten better each year, shadowing No. 1 receivers and showing hes potentially a future star. 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Bernier stopped 42 of 43 shots on Monday night, including all 22 in a hectic middle frame, his heroic performance propelling the Leafs toward an undue point in their final game before the Christmas break.A little over 12 hours since making history as the first Indian to have started a football match in a European continental club competition, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu is fretting about the results of a scan on his right hand later tonight after he returns to Norway.On Thursday, Sandhu helped his club, Stabaek, hold Connahs Quay of Wales to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their Europa League qualifier. But his own participation was restricted to 30 minutes since an injury meant he had to make way in goal for Mande Sayouba.I punched the striker in the head rather than the ball, Sandhu told ESPN. I think it looks like I might be out for a couple of weeks. The return leg is on July 7. I will definitely miss the league game this weekend (against Sogndal), but lets hope I can make it for that [the July 7 match].Growing up in Chandigarh, an eight-year-old Sandhu harboured dreams of playing cricket like most Indian children. An enrolment at the Punjab Cricket Association Academy in Mohali followed, with his cricket-crazy father living his dream through his son.I didnt think I was very good at it, Sandhu said. I didnt want to keep going for it if I wasnt very good.Football, Sandhu said, chose him rather than the other way around. He never watched much football - either as a child or even later when he got picked for the India Under-16 team in 2007. But a chance encounter with Blackpool legend John Burridge in 2011 altered the course of his career.I was playing for East Bengal at the time and Budgie (Burridge), Carlton Palmer and Joe Morrison had come to Kolkata to cover the (East Bengal-Mohun Bagan) derby, said Sandhu. Budgie came to me when I was training and he said, Son, youre wasting your time here; why dont you try your luck in Europe? I thought to myself, Sunilbhai (Indian captain Sunil Chhetri) has also played abroad. So why not.The move to foreign climes eventually took place in 2014, with the aid of Morrison who also doubles as his agent, but Sandhu would realise how difficult that transition could be fairly early on.dddddddddddd.The first obvious challenge is the atmosphere -- the pace of the game and the quality of the game was much bigger than what I had ever experienced or ever personally played at, he said. I realised it would take a lot of hard work to match the players or go beyond their quality. I took a couple of years to adjust. Before I made my start, I felt like I was wasting my time. But then I thought if I give up now, then what was the whole point of having come here? Besides, being a keeper, you need to be patient, because you only have that one slot in a team.Norway wasnt easy either, especially for a young man who says he had to take cooking lessons from his mother and sister over Skype. It is a beautiful country, but it is very expensive as a place, Sandhu said. I dont think I have been able to teach the guys too much Punjabi, apart from some gaalis (swear words). I am still coming to terms with Norway after two years.These two years of waiting have helped Sandhu polish his game. More than anything, he feels the knowledge that it is not okay to make mistakes has simply made him mentally tougher than he was when he left for Norway. He feels he can see that improvement every time he plays for India now.That patience came in handy when Stabaeks Scottish manager Billy McKinlay announced the starting eleven after practice on Monday. He told us that he was going with the same combination that he had used in the 5-0 win against IK Start, Sandhu said. It gave me some relief, I thought the hard work Ive been doing was paying off. ' ' '