Ruud has become the first Norwegian to make the cut for the tournament, which is played between the top eight men's singles players and doubles teams and will be held from November 14-21. adidas consortium lxcon Brown said he received support from college teammate Elijah Moore - who currently plays for the New York Jets - and thanked his head coach Mike Vrabel for being available to help out. adidas consortium lxcon Debutant Rodd also received praise from Jones for a "remarkable effort" but the majority of eyes ahead of kick-off were on the new 10-12 axis of Marcus Smith and captain Owen Farrell. adidas consortium lxcon The third-year receiver, who is 24 years old, said on social media that he considered taking his own life last year after feeling that he did not have "hope for better days" and that "everything was going wrong" for him. adidas consortium lxcon