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C.J. Beathard carted off the field at practice originally appeared on Pro Football Talk
Dominic Sherwood and Jacky Lai Star in 'Eraser: Reborn' Action Reboot (Exclusive)
The film will be released on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD on Friday, June 7 via Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. A reboot of the 1996 blockbuster starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, 'Eraser: Reborn' follows US Marshal Mason Pollard (Dominic Sherwood), a specialist in engineering the fake deaths of witnesses that need to leave no trace of their existence. Pollard specializes in “erasing” people -- faking the deaths of high-risk witnesses. With the technological advances of the last 25 years, the game has upgraded, and it’s just another day at the office when he’s assigned to Rina Kimura (Jacky Lai), a crime boss’ wife who’s decided to turn state’s evidence. As the two flee to Cape Town, South Africa, with a team of merciless assassins on their trail, Pollard discovers he’s been set up. Double-crossed and fueled by adrenaline, he needs to be at the top of his game, or he’ll be the one who’s erased. Permanently.
Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for Jairzinho Rozenstruik after UFC Fight Night 207 loss?
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Former Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator and head coach Romeo Crennel has announced his retirement from the NFL after 50 years of coaching and 39 years in the league.
Crennel was hired by Todd Haley and Scott Pioli to serve as defensive coordinator in Kansas City starting in 2010. This came after Crennel took some time off following his stint as head coach with the Cleveland Browns. He served that role for two seasons, eventually taking over as interim head coach after Haley was let go during the 2011 season.
Crennel would be named full-time head coach following the conclusion of the 2011 season. He only managed a 4-15 record throughout his time as head coach in Kansas City, but will always be remembered for upsetting the undefeated Green Bay Packers in 2011. In that game, he coached a Kyle Orton-quarterbacked Chiefs team to an improbable 19-14 victory over the Packers.
Crennel most recently spent 2014-2021 with the Houston Texans, serving in a number of different roles on the defensive coaching staff and also as an interim head coach in 2020.
Royals fan’s knowledge of geometry helped him catch two fouls balls in one inning
Fans didn’t just cheer for the Royals, but they also were celebrating this guy.
Chris Lindstrom named one of NFL’s most underrated players
Touchdown Wire's Doug Farrar included Falcons guard Chris Lindstrom on his list of the NFL's most underrated offensive players.
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Former Chiefs HC Romeo Crennel announces retirement from NFL
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Romeo Crennel announced his retirement after 50 years as a coach, with 39 of them being spent in the NFL.
The 74-year-old spent time with six NFL teams and he had various roles — ranging from special teams coach, defensive coordinator, head coach and even the front office. Crennel’s most recent role was with the Houston Texans as the senior advisor for football performance. He’s been with the Texans since 2014 in different roles and that will mark his final chapter in the NFL.
Crennel spent 1993-96 as the New England Patriots’ defensive line coach, and then he came back as the defensive coordinator from 2001-04. The Patriots had their legendary Super Bowl run during those years and Crennel walked away with three rings.
Heck of a career for Romeo Crennel. Five Super Bowl titles as an assistant, including three as the Patriots' DC. https://t.co/n3WppCdd5J
His longevity and success mark him down as one of the most accomplished figures in NFL history.
Draymond Green channels offensive lineman while blocking for Steph Curry
Draymond Green channeled his inner NFL offensive lineman while blocking for Steph Curry in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
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Former Patriots DC Romeo Crennel retires after 50 years of coaching
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Jabrill Peppers
The New York Giants have worked diligently to shore up their roster and depth ahead of the 2022 regular season, but not everything has gone swimmingly.
While general manager Joe Schoen has done some positive work along the offensive line, at linebacker and along the edge, he was forced to sacrifice a bit in the secondary — a unit that had been the Giants’ best. Gone are safeties Logan Ryan and Jabrill Peppers, as well as cornerback James Bradberry.
That leaves Wink Martindale’s unit a bit thin on the backend and thrusts much of the pressure onto the shoulders of cornerback Adoree’ Jackson, the now-veteran of the group.
Opinions on Jackson vary but those over at Pro Football Focus remain high on his potential. In fact, they ranked him among the NFL’s top outside cornerbacks, falling just short of the “elite” tier. Rather, Jackson landed in the “on the cusp of elite” tier.
12. ADOREE’ JACKSON, NEW YORK GIANTS
Jackson has been a brick wall on his side of the field over the past few years. Among qualifying corners since 2019, he boasts the fifth-lowest target rate (12.0%), sixth-most passing stops (29) and second-fewest yards per coverage snap (0.69). Quarterbacks are largely avoiding him in coverage, and he’s blowing up anything underneath him when given the opportunity. While the Tennessee Titans did cut him in the middle of that stretch, the data speaks for itself. Jackson earned a top-five coverage grade in his first season with the Giants in 2021 and will eye elite-level play in 2022 and beyond at the Meadowlands.
Interestingly, PFF had Jackson ranked significantly higher than Bradberry, who was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles shortly after his Giants release.
22. JAMES BRADBERRY, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Bradberry enjoyed a career year in his first season with the New York Giants in 2020. He turned in a 79.8 PFF grade, well over 10 grading points ahead of his previous career-best. Unfortunately, Bradberry reverted to his older form in 2021 and saw his grade fall 17 grading points. He still ranked well above the 50th percentile in outside coverage grade thanks to 17 combined pass breakups and interceptions, but he also tied for the most touchdowns allowed (8). The new Eagle will always be a productive player, given his physicality, but it’s going to come with some bust tendencies.
Aaron Robinson did not make the cut on the 32-player list. In fact, no other Giants were ranked.
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Romeo Crennel announces his retirement originally appeared on Pro Football Talk
It is no surprise that Dionne Warwick, at 81, has decided to stop touring in Europe. The singer’s current Farewell Tour will be her last, she has said. And it is a decision well made. Despite her charisma, warmth and extensive back catalogue of songs, Warwick’s voice is showing the ravages of her storied six-decade career. A frayed voice is an inevitable consequence of advancing years and being responsible for an astonishing 69 hit singles since 1962. But, at this first of two shows at London’s
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The Pittsburgh Steelers surprised plenty of fans and pundits when they drafted safety Terrell Edmunds in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft. And while Edmunds has never really lived up to his draft stock, he’s started 60 games in four seasons and has returned to Pittsburgh after dipping his toes in free agency.
And now that he’s back, he’s confident he’s going to end up the starting strong safety again this season despite the team’s addition of Damontae Kazee.
There’s no doubt in my mind about the starter’s position,” Edmunds said. “I feel like it’s locked down, but we’re definitely going to be competing every day. That’s part of football. Every year you have to compete. But at the same time, I’m confident in myself. I’m going out there trying to be a leader.”
Given how loyal head coach Mike Tomlin is, I doubt Edmunds starting job is in any sort of jeopardy unless there’s an injury. There’s no doubt Kazee is a starter-quality player and I look for him to see plenty of the field in sub-packages as a sort of hybrid cornerback/safety. Nevertheless, Edmunds played good football in the second half of the 2021 season and his run-stopping is going to be in demand.
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Steelers S Terrell Edmunds not worried about losing starting job
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The Houston Texans still room for improvement when it comes to assembling a competitive roster, but the club may have upgraded at coach.
According to Conor McQuiston from Pro Football Focus, who compiled a list of 26 NFL coaches (rookie coaches for 2022 were excluded), Smith ranks as the 17th-best coach and is grouped in the “average coach” tier.
Smith is perhaps the largest approximation on this list, considering he has not been the head coach of an NFL team since 2015. Based on his prior results, though, he lives up to his reputation as a defensive mind — although it remains to be seen if his Cover 2-heavy style will still hold up in today’s NFL.
The average win-loss for Smith was 8.8 wins and 8.2 losses. If Houston could even make that type of improvement in 2022, it would have fans optimistic about the direction of the organization.
From Smith’s perspective, even though the club is still amid offseason workouts, the structure of what the 2022 version looks like is starting to come together.
“I made the statement: starting positions aren’t given in the spring, but you could start getting in the front of line in the spring when you show up each day and we can start forming opinions,” Smith told reporters on June 1 at Houston Methodist Training Center after organized team activities.
The Texans had bad coaching last year with David Culley, and it wasn’t entirely his fault as he was in over his head and dealt a terrible roster. If the Texans can just get average coaching with an improved roster, they should be able to win more than four games for the first time in the 2020s.
Across the rest of the AFC South, the Tennessee Titans’ Mike Vrabel was No. 8 and in the “good coaches” tier. The Indianapolis Colts’ Frank Reich was No. 9. Doug Pederson, despite winning a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2017, was No. 15 and also in the “average” tier.
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Texans’ Lovie Smith lumped in with average coaches in Pro Football Focus rankings
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Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel has always been considered one of the better head coaches in the NFL since taking the reins in Nashville in 2018.
However, Vrabel really shined in 2021, cementing himself among the league’s best.
Despite seeing an insane amount of injuries that forced the Titans to field an NFL record 91 players over the course of the season, Tennessee still managed to finish atop the AFC South and conference as the No. 1 seed.
For his impressive efforts, Vrabel was rightly awarded the AP Coach of the Year award.
Looking ahead to 2022, Pro Football Focus’ Conor McQuiston ranks Vrabel as the No. 8 head coach in the NFL, which fell in the “good coaches” tier.
Vrabel is at times maligned for his reliance on the running game and star running back Derrick Henry, but the results suggest that it works on the macro level. The performance of his offensive units has actually been his calling card, as he’s been a part of only average defensive results.
When it comes to McQuiston’s mention of Vrabel’s reliance on his star player in Derrick Henry, it’s important to note that talking point was blown sky-high during the 2021 season, as Henry wasn’t available for half of it due to injury.
Overall, Vrabel has overseen four winning seasons, including three playoff appearances and a trip to the AFC Championship Game, and a pair of division titles.
Vrabel no doubt has his faults and his secrecy with injuries and other things can be frustrating, but he’s a damn good head coach and the Titans were wise to lock him and general manager Jon Robinson up for the long haul back in February.
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Titans’ Mike Vrabel lands in top 10 of PFF’s head coach rankings
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The Tennessee Titans have many question marks entering the 2022 campaign, the biggest of which might be at the quarterback position.
Quarterback Ryan Tannehill has been a revelation overall since joining the Titans and taking over the starting job from fellow signal-caller Marcus Mariota in 2019.
The Titans sported an elite offense in 2019 and 2020, and Tannehill has led Tennessee to a pair of AFC South titles and three playoff trips overall, one of which ended in the AFC Championship Game.
But things definitely took a turn for the worse in 2021. Tannehill struggled with turnovers throughout the season, culminating in a three-pick performance in the playoff loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
To be fair, Tannehill was dealing with a plethora of injuries to his pass-catchers and shoddy offensive line play during the regular season, but he did have a full complement of weapons and better protection in the playoffs.
Going into 2022, Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport places the Titans’ quarterback situation at No. 17 in the NFL. The ranking is heavily weighted by who the starter is, but backups are also taken into consideration.
Barring a complete collapse, Tannehill’s job is probably safe for the 2022 season. But if he falters at some point along the way, the drumbeat will start for a changing of the guard.
The drumbeat to replace Tannehill began right after the aforementioned loss to Cincinnati, as his performance further cemented the notion that he doesn’t have what it takes to lead a win-now team like the Titans to a Super Bowl.
Unfortunately for Tennessee, the team was unable to land an upgrade this offseason, but not for a lack of trying.
The Titans did draft quarterback Malik Willis in the third round, which was great value, but the Liberty product is unlikely to see the field in 2022 given Tannehill’s status as the entrenched starter and Willis’ need to develop.
However, with Willis waiting in the wings, this could be the veteran starter’s last season in Nashville.
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All-American college football player, professional football player, running back, Heisman Trophy winner (1974-2016)
Two legends from Colorado’s glory days have been named to the 2023 College Football Hall of Fame ballot.
Linebacker Matt Russell, who played for the Buffs from 1993-96, and offensive lineman Joe Garten (1987-90) were both among the 80 players listed from the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Russell is second in Colorado football history with 446 career tackles and in 1996, he was the Butkus Award winner and a consensus first-team All American. His nephew Brady Russell is also enjoying a fine career as a Buffs tight end.
As for Garten, he first appeared on the ballot in 2012 but has now made the list for the second consecutive year. He helped lead the Buffs to the 1990 national title and was a two-time first-team All-American during his college career.
Heisman winner Rashaan Salaam was also recently elected to the hall’s 2022 class.
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Market Research Realizing Extreme Disruption Amid AI-Powered Alternative Data
The Luxe List The Luxe List by Marilee Kern, MBA Fort Lauderdale, FL , June 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire --(The Luxe List, Merilee Kern, MBA): So lucrative is the economic upside of alternative data, the category is experiencing a veritable gold rush mentality that is driving extreme growth worldwide across practically every industry sector. This, as the global alternative data market size is expected to reach USD $143.31 billion by 2030—a staggering increase from $2.7 billion i
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Former Buffs Joe Garten, Matt Russell make ballot for 2023 College Football Hall of Fame
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The good news continues to roll in for Florida’s football recruiting team as both 247Sports and On3 have confirmed that 5-star safety AJ Harris has set his official visit to the Swamp for the weekend of June 17. There had been rumors of an impending date sometime this summer, and following an official visit with the Georgia Bulldogs, his father Dan offered up the latest stop on his summer school tour.
The 6-foot-1-inch, 180-pound defensive back out of Phenix City (Alabama) Central is among the most coveted prospects in the nation overall, much less at his position. However, cornerbacks coach Corey Raymond’s clout is starting to pay off big-time, offering a proven mentor for those seeking to play at the professional level. There is also the fact that the Gators’ roster is running a bit thin on talent at the moment.
“Chance to come in and play early, being developed by someone who has put 15 DBs in the league, 10 of them became starters,” the younger Harris told 247Sports as to what draws him to the program. “The culture they are bringing to Florida lines up with who I am, structure, working hard, networking, building you mentally spiritually & physically, etc. The vision they have for me is great.”
Harris is ranked No. 23 overall and No. 4 nationally at his position according to the 247Sports Composite, while the On3 Consensus lists him at Nos. 29 and 3, respectively. He currently holds two crystal ball projections for Florida according to 247Sports and On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine has the Gators out in front of the other suitors with a 56.2% chance of landing him, ahead of the Georgia Bulldogs who are chasing close behind at 41.2%.
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D. J. Dozier
The ballots for the next College Football Hall of Fame class for 2023 are out, and a trio of former Penn State greats are up for consideration by the voters. Former Penn State linebacker Paul Posluszny and former running backs Ki-Jana Carter and D.J. Dozier are each a candidate for the College Football Hall of Fame.
In addition to the three former players, current Penn State wide receivers coach Taylor Stubblefield appears on the ballot for his standout career as a player for Purdue. Another former Penn State player, Glenn Killinger, also is on the College Football Hall of fame ballot, but he is included as a candidate for a divisional coach.
This is Carter’s first appearance on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot, and he has a chance to join former teammate Kerry Collins, who was inducted into the hall of fame in 2018. Carter was a first-team All-American during Penn State’s undefeated 1994 season and ended his Penn State career as one of the best backs to ever come through the program. Carter was a runner-up to 1994 Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam of Colorado and a finalist for the Maxwell Award, which was won by Collins. Carter ended his career earning co-MVP honors in the 1995 Rose Bowl victory over Oregon with 156 rushing yards, highlighted by a memorable 83-yard touchdown on Penn State’s first offensive play of the game.
Carter went on to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 1995 NFL draft of the Cincinnati Bengals. He spent a total of 10 years in the NFL.
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Dozier was also a first-team All-American for Penn State in 1986. He is the only player in school history to lead the Nittany Lions in rushing for four consecutive seasons and he was a key offensive piece of Penn State’s 1986 national championship run. It was Dozier who scored the game-winning touchdown for Penn State in its upset victory over No. 1 Miami in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl.
Posluszny was a two-time First Team All-American, including as a consensus pick in 2005, and he is one of two players to win the Chuck Bednarik Award twice (Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald is the other, doing so in 1995 and 1996). Posluzny also owns a Butkus Award and was a two-time First Team All-Big Ten player. Posluszny was also a National Football Foundation scholar-athlete in 2006.
Penn State currently has 20 inductees in the College Football Hall of Fame. The most recent inductee is former linebacker LaVar Arrington, who will officially be enshrined later this year after being voted in last year.
Every College Football Hall of Fame member from Penn State
Drew Hartlaub opens up about giving up NFL dream
According to The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor, the Bulls have interest in Rudy Gobert and Mitchell Robinson, big men who offer rim protection.
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Ki-Jana Carter, Paul Posluszny on College Football Hall of Fame ballot
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Texas running back Bijan Robinson has been viewed as one of the top running backs in the country since his high school days.
The No. 1 running back in the 2020 recruiting class ultimately chose to take his talents to Texas, where he has since lived up so his former five-star rating. Robinson is the heart and soul of the Longhorns offense, and could become a Heisman contender this season if he can stay healthy.
He hasn’t always had the right pieces around him, but Robinson finds a way to get the job done anyways. With below average offensive line and quarterback play last season, Robinson rushed for 1,127 yards and 11 touchdowns on 195 carries, adding on 26 receptions for 295 yards and four touchdowns through the air. He missed the final two games of the 2021 season due to an elbow injury.
The expectations surrounding Robinson for the 2022 college football season are extremely high, and he’s already been tabbed the top returning running back by 247Sports.
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Robinson is hoping that 2022 is his best collegiate season yet, as many already view him as the top running back prospect for the 2023 NFL draft.
NCAA baseball: Oklahoma Sooners vs. Florida Gators score & updates from regional final
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Texas’ Bijan Robinson deemed the best returning running back in college football
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Matt Feiler
Every season, there are players who break out onto the scene who may not have been dominant the season before, whether they had limited snaps, dealt with an injury, or just improved as a player in the offseason.
It’s no different for a few Chargers players poised to have breakout campaigns and help the team with genuine Super Bowl hopes this upcoming season.
CB Asante Samuel Jr.
Drafted in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft, Samuel strung together a solid rookie season. On 58 targets, he surrendered 36 completions while registering 11 passes defended and two interceptions, which tied for a team-best with safety Derwin James. Samuel, however, suffered two concussions, which limited him to 12 games. Now fully healthy, Samuel will enter his sophomore season in a secondary that now features All-Pro J.C. Jackson. With Jackson aboard, it will allow Samuel to play inside or outside, depending on the package, where he should resume his playmaking skills and establish himself as one of the top young corners in this league.
WR Josh Palmer
The third-round pick out of Tennessee made his mark right from the jump last summer, showing off his size, ability to separate and catch everything consistently. It carried over to the regular season. However, his snap count was not reflective of his efforts. Instead, Palmer was overshadowed by Jalen Guyton, who was on the field nearly three times as much as Palmer, yet had not been as productive with his playing time until the midway part of the season, when he became more involved. Palmer ended up catching 33 passes for 353 yards with four touchdowns, with one of them being a critical fourth-and-21 touchdown in Week 18 that helped the Chargers eventually force overtime against the Raiders. Los Angeles will return Keenan Allen, Mike Williams and Guyton. Still, given his increase in target share towards the end of 2021 and another entire offseason with Justin Herbert, Palmer should be an integral piece of the offense in 2022.
The Chargers will have a battle for the starting right tackle spot between Pipkins, Storm Norton, and potentially Matt Feiler. Therefore, this is more of an assumption by slotting Pipkins here. But I’m a firm believer that Pipkins has the leg up for the job. Pipkins played well in his only two starts in 2021, both in pass protection and run blocking, and has spent this offseason working with highly touted offensive line developer Duke Manyweather. Meanwhile, Norton was the starting right tackle last season, and he had his fair share of struggles, allowing 60 pressures and nine sacks. And ultimately, I think the plan, for now, is to keep Feiler at left guard. Given his gradual progress each season and playing for another contract, whether, with Los Angeles or another team, Pipkins could be viable in a full 17-game slate.
Stephen Carlson working out for Giants
The Giants overhauled their tight end group this offseason and they’re looking at another possible addition at the position on Monday. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Stephen Carlson is working out for the team. Carlson tore his ACL while playing for the Browns in a preseason game against the Jaguars last August and [more]
Ewan McGregor Has Become the Definitive Obi-Wan Kenobi
Ewan McGregor wasn't the first actor to play Obi-Wan Kenobi (that was Alec Guinness). But he's proven to be the best, and longest-lasting.
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3 Chargers poised to have breakout seasons in 2022
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Aaron Donald has spent the last eight years hunting down quarterbacks and making their lives incredibly difficult on a weekly basis. Now, he’ll finally make the same type of money they are.
The Rams rewarded Donald on Monday with a new three-year contract, ripping up the final three years of his previous deal. Rather than making $55 million over the next three seasons, Donald now has the chance to earn $95 million through 2024.
That’s a $40 million raise, and he deserves every penny of it.
On his new contract, Donald will earn $31.6 million per year. That makes him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history, surpassing Tyreek Hill and his $30 million per year salary. He’s also the first defender ever to eclipse $30 million per year, edging out T.J. Watt ($28 million).
What’s amazing is that Donald still isn’t one of the 10 highest-paid players in the NFL. On this new deal, he still doesn’t crack the top 10. Jared Goff, coincidentally, is 10th in the NFL in annual salary at $33.5 million per year, which is from the contract the Rams gave him in 2019. Even Carson Wentz, who’s 11th in annual salary, makes more than Donald; Wentz makes $32 million per year.
That means Donald is the 12th-highest-paid player in the league, which is respectable but still doesn’t do him justice for the dominant player that he is.
With all that he’s accomplished in the NFL, and it’s a long list, Donald deserved to be paid what many of the top quarterbacks are getting. He didn’t quite reach Matthew Stafford and Dak Prescott’s contracts, which pay them $40 million per year, but he’s earning top-end quarterback money now.
He’s within striking distance of Russell Wilson and Kirk Cousins at $35 million per year. Previously, Donald was only making $22.5 million per year, which was 27th in the NFL. There were truly no quarterbacks in that range, with Jimmy Garoppolo being the closest at $27.5 million per year.
It’s also important to note the figures beyond just his annual salary. Donald gets $65 million guaranteed in the next two years, and he can increase that total to $95 million by returning for his 11th season in 2024; he’ll earn $30 million if so.
On Stafford’s new deal, he got $63 million guaranteed at signing and $130 million total guaranteed over four years, so it’s not like Donald is that far off. Goff got $57 million guaranteed at signing when he inked his four-year deal in 2019, as well.
Donald put himself on a new tier among non-quarterbacks with his massive deal, and he pushed far ahead of other defenders by beating out Watt by about $3.6 million per year. And there isn’t a single person who will say he shouldn’t have become the highest-paid non-quarterback ever.
Donald has been that good for so long, becoming the model of consistency and sheer dominance on the defensive side of the ball. When it’s all said and done, he might just go down as the best defender in league history. He’s probably not there yet, but there’s an argument to be made for it.
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Aaron Donald isn’t going anywhere – except maybe to the bank.
After considering retirement and walking away from the sport that he’s dominated for the last eight years, Donald is officially coming back for another season.
The Rams have signed Donald to a reworked contract, ensuring their seven-time All-Pro defensive tackle will remain in Los Angeles for at least a couple more years. According to reports, it’s a three-year deal worth a whopping $95 million. Previously, Donald was set to earn $55 million from 2022-2024, so he’s getting a $40 million raise on this new contract.
He’ll earn $65 million in the first two years alone, and that figure is fully guaranteed. After the next two years, Donald will have the option to either retire or come back in 2024 and earn an additional $30 million guaranteed.
The #Rams get their Super Bowl hero back for a guaranteed $65M over the next two seasons with the contract structured to allow Aaron Donald to retire or return in 2024 for an additional guaranteed $30M. https://t.co/Gsq6lYCQmV
At that point, Donald will have finished 10 seasons in the NFL, so he’ll have to decide if he wants to return for an 11th season in 2024. For a player who said he originally set out to play only eight years, that could be a tough decision for him to make.
But the important thing is that he’ll be with the Rams in 2022 and almost certainly 2023, too. That’s plenty of time for them to win another ring or two with the way their roster is currently structured.
Albert Breer noted that there are void years on the back end of Donald’s contract, which allows the Rams to spread out his cap hits – which are bound to be quite large. He’s making $31.6 million per year, and he has $65 million guaranteed in the next two years alone.
So the Rams needed those additional years tacked on to help spread out the money, saving room for other players in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
There are void years on the back end, but sources say this deal is just for three years, which is what he had left on his old deal. So Donald basically gets a straight-up $40 million raise over the next 3 years at 31 years old.
This breaks precedents like the Watson deal did. https://t.co/EMD1T6e3ZY
According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk, Donald has base salaries of $1.5 million (fully guaranteed) in 2022, $13.5 million in 2023 and $30 million (fully guaranteed) in 2024. There are two void years at the end of the deal in 2025 and 2026.
He gets a roster bonus of $5 million in 2022 and 2023, which are both fully guaranteed. His signing bonus, which is prorated over the duration of the contract, is $25 million.
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Eliahna Garcia loved the Disney movie “Encanto,” and the studio's costume makers sent her parents a custom-made gown and other keepsakes to help them remember the 9-year-old after her burial. Family was holding a funeral Monday for Eliahna, also known as “Ellie,” at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde, two days after what would have been her 10th birthday. Eliahna had hoped for gifts related to “Encanto.”
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Breaking down details of Aaron Donald’s new three-year, $95 million deal
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The Browns are taking short road trips next week, practicing at three different places during their three-day mandatory minicamp. The team will practice at team headquarters in Berea next Tuesday before going to Canton, Ohio, on Wednesday and finally to their home stadium Thursday.
The Browns will tour the Hall of Fame on Wednesday and practice at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Practice will be closed to the public.
“We’ll have a really good day’s work on Tuesday,” coach Kevin Stefanski said at Monday’s Cleveland Browns Foundation Golf Tournament at Westwood Country Club, via Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal. “On Wednesday we’ll go down to the Hall of Fame as a team and practice down there and visit down there, which I think is so vitally important that we understand what’s come before us — the players, the coaches, the great teams that have come before us. We’re so fortunate to have the Pro Football Hall of Fame right down the road, so we’re going to take advantage of that on Wednesday.”
The final practice of the offseason will happen at FirstEnergy Stadium in downtown Cleveland. Kicker Cade York has worked at the stadium some this offseason, but it will mark the first time the full squad has conducted a workout there.
“I want to get down there with the team,” Stefanski said. “I want to get all of our players working in the stadium. I want to get our young kicker working in the stadium in the offseason. I think it’s a good spot to end camp. Also, from a communications standpoint, we can work together as coaches and split the team up and put ourselves through some situational football.”
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The Oklahoma State Cowgirls face the Texas Longhorns in a Women's College World Series semifinal on Monday at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium.
Adam Silver was on his phone constantly in late December. At that time, the NBA had more than 100 players sidelined by virus-related issues, along with some head coaches, assistant coaches, referees and team staffers. The NBA commissioner wondered if his league would follow suit.
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During the second week of OTAs, defensive tackle DeForest Buckner said Ryan ripped into the offensive players after a series of consecutive errors and mistakes during a walkthrough.
“He is a true pro man, the impact that he has had so far as a leader inside the locker room, it is unbelievable to see,” Buckner said via Charlie Clifford of WISH-TV. “Two days ago, we are going through walkthrough, almost at the tail end of walkthrough, and the offense had some errors. He got the whole offense into a huddle and just ripped them a new one.”
Ryan has plenty of experience being the leader in the offense during his 14 seasons as the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons. Now, he’ll be looking to bring that same leadership to the Colts.
Buckner, who is a leader on the team in his own right, said it was encouraging to see Ryan step up in that capacity despite being with the team for just a few months.
The Colts are hoping to compete for a playoff spot and the top spot in the AFC South during the 2022 season with Ryan being a key factor in that endeavor.
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Matt Ryan’s leadership showing through during OTAs
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After celebrating victory in Super Bowl LVI with family, Aaron Donald now can celebrate his new contract with the Rams. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
The Rams and star defensive lineman Aaron Donald agreed to terms on a restructured contract that will make him the NFL's highest-paid non-quarterback, a person with knowledge of the situation unauthorized to speak publicly about the deal said Monday.
Terms of the deal were not announced, but NFL Media's Ian Rapoport reported that Donald is guaranteed $65 million over the next two seasons and $95 million through 2024.
In March, Stafford signed a four-year extension that could be worth as much as $160 million.
Donald, 30, had three years remaining on the six-year, $135-million contract he signed with the Rams in 2018. It included $50 million in guarantees, according to overthecap.com, and ranked as the richest contract signed by a defensive player in NFL history.
But then-Chicago Bears edge rusher Khalil Mack quickly eclipsed that deal with a contract that included $60 million in guarantees. Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt and Chargers end Joey Bosa have since signed contracts that include $80 million and $78 million in guarantees, according to overthecap.com.
Donald, the 13th pick in the 2014 draft, has amassed 98 sacks, including 20½ during the 2018 season.
Last season, Donald had 12½ sacks for a defense that also included edge rusher Leonard Floyd and, after a midseason trade, linebacker Von Miller.
Donald made key plays to clinch the NFC championship game victory over the San Francisco 49ers and the Super Bowl victory over the Bengals.
This is a developing story. The Times will have more soon on Donald's restructured contract.
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Rams, Aaron Donald agree on deal to make him highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL
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Aaron Donald is neither retiring nor holding out.
One of the best defensive players in NFL history has a new contract. The deal replaces the final three years of Donald’s prior arrangement with the team. Other contracts, the salary cap, and Donald’s ongoing stellar play made the existing deal obsolete.
The contract, per a source with knowledge of the terms, has no new years. Instead, the existing deal was torn up, and it was replaced by a new contract.
He’ll get $95 million over the next three years. He’s getting, a literally, a $40 million raise.
The contract includes a pair of voidable years. The void kicks in on the final day of the 2024 league year. Which means that the Rams won’t be able to tag him for 2025. Instead, he’ll become a free agent if he wants to keep playing.
He gets $65 million over the next two years, with no offset on guarantees. It’s structured to let him retire after 2023 with no financial penalty. If decides to play in 2024, he’ll get another $30 million.
Here’s the breakdown of the deal:
2. 2022 base salary: $1.5 million, fully guaranteed.
3. 2022 roster bonus: $5 million, fully guaranteed.
4. 2023 roster bonus: $15 million, fully guaranteed and due on second day of 2023 league year.
5. 2023 base salary: $13.5 million, guaranteed for injury at signing and fully guaranteed as of third day of 2023 league year.
6. 2024 roster bonus: $5 million, guaranteed for injury at signing. Fully guaranteed on third day of 2023 league year. With no forfeiture language.
7. 2024 base salary: $30 million, fully guaranteed as of the fifth day of the 2024 league year. It would be paid with $20 million as an option bonus and $10 million as base salary, for cap purposes.
The guarantees have no offset language.
The $95 million in case flow over three years surpasses the $92.3 million paid to Josh Allen and dwarfs the $63 million paid to Patrick Mahomes in the first three years of their respective contracts. It’s the biggest contract ever given to a non-quarterback, and only 11 quarterbacks rank ahead of him in average salary.
He’s the first non-quarterback to pass the $30 million per year threshold.
And it was all done with no new years. And the ability to retire after two years. And the ability, if he so chooses, to sign with any team he wants in 2025.
Rams, Aaron Donald work out a massive new deal originally appeared on Pro Football Talk
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have shared a picture of their daughter Lilibet to mark her first birthday. Two images of the one-year-old were shared by Southbank Centre chair, Misan Harriman. Lilibet celebrated her first birthday in London on Saturday, while she and her family were in the UK for the Queen’s platinum jubilee.
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Cardinals receiver DeAndre Hopkins is going to be suspended for the first six games of the 2022 season for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs. But he is slated to be on the field for training camp this summer. Via Josh Weinfuss of ESPN, Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury said in his Monday press [more]
Four bipartisan senators are going to meet Monday night to continue negotiations on gun reform following a series of mass shootings across the U.S.
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Impressing early, Hufanga set to compete for 49ers starting role originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Talanoa Hufanga is set to make a significant impact in his second season with the 49ers.
“I see the way he works, I see the way he's in the building,” Ryans said after the second week of OTAs. “He’s always asking questions in meetings. He's always looking to get the answer and get it right and get it done exactly how he want it done, It's just his consistent approach daily. That's what sets him apart. That's what will allow him to be a really good player for us.”
Hufanga, who appeared in 15 games for the 49ers in 2021, is in what safeties coach Daniel Bullocks calls an open competition for the spot to start next to Ward. The USC product knew improving his communication was his biggest challenge and he has already started answering the bell. The young safety has been seen being very vocal during team drills when practice has been open to the media. Both Ryans and Bullocks have taken notice.
“This offseason has been eye opening for me just to see Huf the way he's communicating out there, much better, louder, better communicator,” Ryans said. “You do see him move faster because I think things are starting to slow down for him.”
When speaking to the media, Hufanga gave credit to not only the veterans who surrounded him in his first NFL season — Ward, Jaquiski Tartt, and Tavon Wilson, but also his parents. The 23-year-old added that he “is not perfect” but is working hard on his preparation.
“The biggest difference I’ve seen so far is his confidence,” Bullocks said. “Having that first year under his belt, his confidence is through the roof. He is out there communicating better than he ever has. I’ve seen him take a big step coming back this offseason and movement skills he’s quicker, a step faster, twitchier.”
Hufanga’s goal as a rookie was to be named to the Pro Bowl as a special teamer. Appropriately, the safety made his biggest play of the season on special teams recovering a blocked punt attempt for a touchdown in the divisional-round win over the Green Bay Packers.
The sophomore safety still has the same goal for 2022 but also wants to win a starting role on the defense. It appears that both could be possible for Hufanga as he continues to improve and prepare for the season.
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Frank Reich is going into his fifth season as the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts and even with a revolving door at quarterback, he still gets plenty of respect around the league.
In ranking all 32 NFL head coaches, Pro Football Focus had Reich at No. 9 in the “Good Coaches” tier, which was the tier below the “Hall of Fame Coaches” tier.
Dealing with the revolving door of quarterbacks that Reich has wouldn’t typically end well for the majority of head coaches. But Reich has been able to make do with what he’s had, never falling below a 7-9 record.
Reich was signed to an extension through the 2026 season and even though head coaches regularly get fired before their contract is fulfilled, he should be in a good spot to remain the head coach for the foreseeable future assuming the 2022 season doesn’t surprisingly go up in flames.
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“I’m ready for whatever anybody brings to me,” Mooney said, via The Gadsden Times. “I’m ready for any task, any type of defense that we’re seeing, whatever it is, anyway, I can help the team. You know, if I get double teamed, I’ll be a decoy for the team so everybody else can be open. I mean, I’m good with that. Anyway I can help win.”
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Darnell Mooney up for the challenge of being Bears’ No. 1 receiver
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The 49ers on Tuesday open mandatory minicamp, and disgruntled wide receiver Deebo Samuel will be in attendance. NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport first reported the news.
Samuel’s negotiations on a long-term extension haven’t gone well, with the All-Pro WR requesting a trade before the NFL draft. He’d yet to attend any of the offseason program, and his presence for mandatory minicamp is an indication that the rift between Samuel and the team is at least beginning to close.
This isn’t the end of the Samuel saga though. His attendance doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll participate, and there’s still a tricky contract extension to hammer out.
Training camp in late July is the next real benchmark for contract talks. Attending mandatory minicamp will help Samuel avoid potential fines even if he doesn’t participate on the field. Training camp is where he’ll need to be suited up and practicing to prepare for the regular season.
It’s certainly a good sign that he’s making an appearance in the team facility though, and it’s the first real indication that things are moving in the right direction toward keeping the star wide receiver in the Bay Area for the foreseeable future.
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Deebo Samuel to attend 49ers mandatory minicamp
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Former New York Giants assistant coach Romeo Crennel officially announced his retirement on Monday after nearly 40 years in the league.
The 74-year-old Crennel coached 39 seasons in the NFL and 11 at the college level. He spent 12 years with the Giants from 1981-1992, first coaching special teams before taking over as defensive line coach in 1990.
During his time with the Giants, Crennel picked up two Super Bowl titles. He would go on to win three more as defensive coordinator of the New England Patriots. He was named Assistant Coach of the Year by the Pro Football Writers of America in 2003.
“Football has been my entire life and it’s been a dream come true to coach for 50 years,” Crennel said in a statement. “There are so many friends to thank who have helped me and supported me throughout my career. I especially want to thank the fans and owners of the New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans for allowing me to contribute to the game that I have loved so much for so long.
“I’ll miss everything about coaching and teaching, but the thing I’ll miss the most is being around the guys every day. My goal was to put every player and coach in the best position to succeed and I consider every guy I coached or worked with a part of my family. I would also want to thank my wife Rosemary and my three daughters, Lisa, Tiffany and Kristine, for all of their support over the years. Because of their love and selflessness, I have been able to live out my dream. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to spend more time with my grandchildren while staying around the game of football.”
In a strange twist, Crennel retires in the same year that one of his former assistants, Brian Daboll, takes the reins as Giants head coach. Another former Crennel assistant, Nick Sirianni, currently serves as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.
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The Indianapolis Colts made an uncharacteristic move trading back up into the third round of the 2022 NFL draft in order to select safety Nick Cross out of Maryland.
Cross, who has yet to turn 21 years old, is a long-term play with extremely high upside. He was one of the first Colts’ rookies to sign his rookie deal, and now we have the details of the contract, per Spotrac.
The four-year rookie deal is worth $5,065,638 and includes a $864.100 signing bonus, all of which is guaranteed at signing.
Cross will carry base salaries of $705,000 (2022), $935,256 (2023), $1,165,513 (2024) and $1,395,7659 (2025).
Given his size, speed and athleticism, there is plenty of excitement surrounding the future of Cross as a playmaker in the secondary. He may not have a massive role on defense right away, but his potential is extremely high.
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The Tennessee Titans will likely enter the 2022 season as favorites to win the AFC South division for the third consecutive season, a feat that has never been accomplished in the team’s storied history.
Despite enduring a record number of injuries, head coach Mike Vrabel’s ballclub went 12-5 in 2021, en route to securing the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
The Titans will open the season at home on September 11 against the New York Giants, a game that Tennessee is favored to win. However, the Titans’ 2022 schedule is littered with difficult games.
Their strength of schedule ranked No. 19 out of all teams in the National Football League, with No. 1 being the easiest and No. 32 being the hardest.
After Week 1, the Titans will travel to Buffalo for a rematch with the Bills, which is where we’ll begin our toughest games of 2022.
In case you missed our article with the six-easiest games on the Titans’ 2022 schedule, you can check that out here.
Week 2 at Buffalo
After last year’s thrilling, back-and-forth 34-31 game in Nashville, the Titans and Bills will square off in Buffalo on “Monday Night Football” in 2022. The game will serve as an early litmus test for both teams.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen has improved each year in the league. Last year, he threw for 4,407 passing yards and a 36-to-15 touchdown-to-interception ratio. The former seventh overall pick in 2018 has played better on the road than at home in four seasons as the Buffalo signal-caller.
The Bills’ key offseason moves include linebacker Von Miller, tight end O.J. Howard, wide receiver Jamison Crowder, and running back Duke Johnson.
Buffalo has won the AFC East the last two years, but lost to the Chiefs in the playoffs in both seasons. They look poised to get over the hump in 2022.
Week 4 at Indianapolis
Another early-season test in the schedule, the Titans travel to Indianapolis for an AFC South division rivalry game. Tennessee has taken four out of the last five matchups against the Colts, including a 34-31 overtime win in Indy on Halloween in 2021.
Derrick Henry didn’t play another regular-season game following that one. Colts running back Jonathan Taylor literally carried the team on his back, racking up 1,162 rushing yards the rest of the way.
The Colts upgraded the quarterback position, acquiring Matt Ryan from the Atlanta Falcons, who failed to reach the 4,000-yard mark in 2021 for the first time since 2010.
While there are plenty of questions marks for the Colts in their receiving corps., Indy’s defense figures to be improved with the additions of EDGE Yannick Ngakoue and cornerback Stephon Gilmore.
Week 9 at Kansas City
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The Titans dominated the Chiefs at Nissan Stadium, 27-3, in Week 7 last year and held Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes without a touchdown pass for the first time in more than two seasons.
Kansas City likely has this game circled on their calendar with a matchup in the City of Fountains in Week 9.
No longer having wide receiver Tyreek Hill as a weapon, Mahomes will look to develop chemistry with speedsters Marquez Valdes-Scantling and JuJu Smith-Schuster.
In his career, Mahomes is 24-6 at Arrowhead Stadium, but he’s 0-2 against the Titans at home. Can Tennessee make it 0-3?
Week 11 at Green Bay
The Titans were embarrassed 40-14 in their last trip to Green Bay. If you haven’t picked up on the theme yet, Tennessee’s road schedule will ultimately determine if they can secure a third consecutive playoff spot.
The Packers still have quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who is 2-2 lifetime against the Titans. In 106 career games at Lambeau Field, the 38-year-old is 86-19-1, and sports a 109 passer rating.
Davante Adams was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Packers lack proven talent to replace him. Green Bay drafted wide receiver Christian Watson in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft, but the early reports indicate that the rookie is struggling with drops in OTAs.
The Titans will play this game on “Thursday Night Football” just four days after hosting Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos, making it more difficult.
Week 12 vs Cincinnati
The Titans will have an extended week to prepare for the team that prematurely ended their 2021 season.
The Bengals look to be a major factor in the AFC for the foreseeable future with the emergence of quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase.
Pure speculation on my part, but I bet that Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill has this game circled.
He threw three backbreaking interceptions against Cincy in the playoffs and the Titans lost despite Tennessee sacking Burrow nine times.
After defeating the Titans, the Bengals went on to beat the Chiefs and play in the Super Bowl. Cincinnati has won four of the last five matchups against Tennessee. The Titans will look to put a stop to that in what could be another playoff preview.
Week 13 at Philadelphia
Weeks 11 through 13 look to be the most treacherous portion of the Titans’ schedule, culminating with a visit to Lincoln Financial Field to face former Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown and the Philadelphia Eagles.
This matchup has the makings of a revenge game similar to when the Titans visited Corey Davis and the New York Jets last year. Tennessee lost to a previously winless Jets squad with the help of Davis, who had four receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown.
The Titans have won the last five out of six matchups, but the Eagles won 43-24 in the previous matchup in Philadelphia in 2014.
Week 15 at Chargers
Late in the schedule, the Titans will be tasked with limiting one of the best young quarterbacks in the National Football League. Justin Herbert has never faced Tennessee in his career, but he was just one of two quarterbacks to throw for at least 5,000 yards in 2021.
Despite a 9-8 record, Herbert has played well at SoFi Stadium, completing 66.2 percent of his passes and posting a 34-to-12 touchdown-to-interception ratio.
The Titans will need a solid game plan to account for running back Austin Ekeler and receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams. Herbert can also pick up first downs and then some with his feet, rushing for 364 yards in 2021.
Dating back to 1993, the Titans haven’t had much luck playing the Chargers, dropping 11-of-13 contests over that span. The last time that Tennessee won on the road against the Bolts was in 1990 when the Titans were the Houston Oilers and the Chargers were still in San Diego.
The last time these two teams got together in 2019, Jeffery Simmons made his NFL debut, playing a major role in the Titans’ game-saving goal-line stand.
Vanderbilt baseball drops regional finale vs. Oregon State, eliminated from postseason
In a back-and-forth game, Vanderbilt baseball was eliminated from the postseason by Oregon State in the final game of the Corvallis Regional.
Gold markets have been relatively quiet during the trading session on Monday, hanging around the 200 Day EMA again.
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Why is Arryn Siposs still the Eagles' punter? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Why is Arryn Siposs still here?
Siposs had an uneven first season with the Eagles, and uneven is putting it nicely.
He ranked 24th in net average out of 29 qualifying punters at 38.8 (minimum 2 ½ punts per game) and 26th in gross average at 43.9.
His touchback numbers were good – he had just three, tied for 8th-fewest among qualifiers – but he also dropped just 17 of 55 punts inside the 20, which tied for 26th.
But late in the season, when the games get bigger and the weather gets worse, Siposs was terrible.
Over the last six games of the season – including the wild-card loss in Tampa – Siposs averaged just 37.0 yards per punt, not only worst in the NFL during that span but 2 ½ yards per punt worse than any other punter.
Yet here he is at OTAs, still the only punter on the roster.
“Well, Howie, myself and Nick, we try and have as much communication on what's going on in terms of the whole roster,” special teams coach Michael Clay said last week. “It's a very tough game of, ‘All right, there's a 90-man roster, who's out there. Is it going to really help our team get better?’
“It doesn't always have to do with Arryn. Arryn started out the year very well and you guys probably saw that. Just like everything else in life, there are ebbs and flows, there are peaks and valleys, and yes, it's a production-based business. I understand that. We all understand that in the NFL. … We still have confidence in Arryn to get the job done.”
Clay said when last season ended, Siposs knew he had to change his physique to be able to handle the rigors of a long season.
Siposs did punt in college, but he still is relatively new to football. He grew up in Australia and didn’t begin punting until 2017, when he was a 25-year-old freshman at Auburn.
He had three stints on the Lions’ practice squad in 2020 but never punted in a regular season game until he got to Philly.
“We've done some things in the offseason, and he's changed his body to be stronger through the core,” Clay said. “It's a long 20-game season, so you have to keep your body in tiptop shape. That's just going to help him just get better as a football player.
“He's still very raw, so we're going to still work with him, and hopefully get him more consistent and more confident as the season goes on.
“We still have immense confidence in Arryn not only from his punting standpoint because we still think he has a lot of talent in that leg and it's just him unlocking it not for a three-game stretch, but for an entire season.”
There’s also the matter of his holding.
Siposs is a very good holder and had a significant role in Jake Elliot’s bounce-back season.
Elliott made 30 of 33 field goal attempts this past season a year after going just 14-for-19 with misses from 22 and 29 yards.
“He does a lot in terms of the holding and the confidence that helps Jake,” Clay said. “Punters aren't just here to punt the ball. They actually have to hold and help bring that confidence from both (long snapper) Rick (Lovato) and Jake.
“So there is a lot that goes into — you don't want to have a wholesale change because now it affects not just one guy but also affects (two) other guys.”
As much as Clay defended Siposs, he left the door open for Howie Roseman to bring competition in for training camp depending who’s available and what the 90-man roster looks like.
“You never know what's going to unfold from now until September,” Clay said. “There may be some legs out there that we do want to bring in, but for right now I think we're going to work with our three, get that confidence back up there.”
The BC High baseball team won its first tournament game on Monday.
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Coach D’onofrio has coached linebackers at Saint Peters (1999), Rutgers (2001-03), Virginia (2005), Temple (2010) and Houston (2017-18). It’s also worth noting that he served as a defensive coordinator at both Temple and Miami during his coaching career.
The fan-voted award ceremony brought together stars such as Chris Evans, Lana Condor, and Snoop Dogg.
There were eight candidates who participated in Monday's debate, vying to be the Democratic Party's selection for governor of Maryland.
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Report: Mark D’Onofrio expected to be hired by Wisconsin
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Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy left Monday’s practice and said his groin was bothering him before going into the team’s facility, according to KOA Radio’s Brandon Krisztal.
Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett didn’t seem overly concerned about the injury after practice.
Denver will hold a mandatory minicamp next week (June 13-15) after wrapping up organized team activities later this week. Hackett was noncommittal when asked to clarify if Jeudy will be back on the field next week.
“We’re going to play it by ear,” the coach said. “It just happened. It happened kind of early in practice, so I have to go find out more. We’re going to do some more tests, and we’ll see where we’re at.”
Depending on the severity of the injury, the Broncos might opt to hold Jeudy out until training camp (late July) as a precaution. We should know more next week.
The Denver Broncos could have a new owner as soon as this month in what's expected to be the most expensive deal in sports history at around $4.5 billion. A second round of bids for the franchise was due Monday from prospective buyers. The Pat Bowlen Trust will have to accept the winning bid, and NFL owners will need to approve the sale, likely in July, of the team that's been in the Bowlen family for nearly four decades.
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa knows what he needs to work on this offseason.
There are physical parts of his game that need improvement, and then there’s the challenge of learning yet another new system in just his third season in Miami.
In a recent interview with Muscle and Fitness, the former Crimson Tide quarterback shared what he’s doing this offseason to prepare for his second season as the starter.
“One of the biggest things for me was building my foundation back up from my feet to my core and then to my arm strength,” Tagovailoa said. “A lot of what I did was tailored to helping me get my arm stronger and becoming more mobile. With having another system to learn — this is the third system — it was really about dialing in on this offensive system, really getting good at the verbiage, getting good at knowing where guys need to line up, and just being able to help guys in that sense. The transition to minicamp can be a lot easier with the guys being here for OTAs.
Confidence is key for Tagovailoa. That will play into his ability on the field. After the trade deadline in 2021, and the Deshaun Watson rumors were officially off the table, Tagovailoa’s play improved.
Miami is hoping that with better weapons, a ramped offensive line and an offensive-minded head coach that believes in the quarterback, Tagovailoa will help bring the team to the postseason for the first time in five years and prove that he can be the long-term solution at the position.
Oklahoma's Jocelyn Alo hit two home runs and tied the Women's College World Series record for RBIs in a game with 7 against UCLA.
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Donald’s extension gives him an average of $31.7 million per season. Despite the fact that Donald came into the NFL three years ahead of Watt, the two have been closely connected the past three seasons as the two of them jockey for being the best overall defensive player in the league.
Last season Watt was named Defensive Player of the Year after tying the single-season sack record and has vowed to be even better in 2022.
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Tennessee Titans wide receiver Treylon Burks has had issues staying on the practice field this offseason, but it appears his struggles aren’t simply explained away as a conditioning problem.
Before the latest open session of organized team activities, Titans wide recievers coach Rob Moore revealed that Burks has asthma, which would explain why he was spotted using an inhaler in a past practice.
“That’s unfortunate. Some of those things that happen were kind of out of his control,” Moore said, via ESPN’s Turron Davenport. “The kid’s got asthma. Those things happen… He understands what the expectations are, but at the end of the day, it’s really him getting himself immersed in the culture of how we do things here, how we play here, which is different from every player that comes in here from college because we ask these guys to do things that a lot of teams don’t ask them to do.”
Despite the early issues, Moore says he is excited for what Burks can bring to the team.
“I’m excited about Treylon and what he’s going to be able to bring to this football team,” Moore said. “He just has to get himself healthy and be able to show everybody out here on the field what he’s capable of.”
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With all the information we have on draft prospects in this day and age, it’s surprising we didn’t hear about Burks’ asthma prior to this.
That said, it’s likely an issue he dealt with in college, where he managed to still have a very productive career en route to being a first-round pick.
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Rocky Calmus
On Monday, the National Football Foundation announced that three former Oklahoma Sooners have been nominated for the College Football Hall of Fame.
Sooners legends Dewey Selmon, Rocky Calmus, and Josh Heupel have been put on the ballot that was sent out to the 12,000 members of the NFF and College Football Hall of Fame members.
One of the key pieces to the late-90s rebirth of the Sooners was linebacker Rocky Calmus who exploded onto the scene in 1999 and helped the Oklahoma Sooners win a national championship in 2000. He was the AP Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2000 and a first-team All-American. In 2001, Calmus won the Butkus Award as the nation’s best linebacker and was a finalist for the Bednarik, Nagurski, and Lombardi awards.
The 2023 College Football Hall of Fame class will be announced in early 2023 and inducted in December of next year. Joining the 2022 class is Oklahoma legend, Roy Williams. The former Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year will be inducted on December 6, 2022.
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Nine players from Holy Trinity in Long Island were at the Rutgers football camp over the weekend, continuing a pipeline of recruits from one of the premier programs in New York.
Coach Kahmal Roy guided Holy Trinity to a 10-0 record last year.
Holy Trinity has some very strong players on their roster and one, class of 2023 wide receiver Dylan Braithwaite, just committed to the Rutgers football program last week. And Josiah Brown, one of the top players in New York in the class of 2024, has been a frequent visitor at Rutgers over the past few months.
Rutgers boasts two players from Long Island in this recruiting class: the aforementioned Braithwaite and safety Ian Strong, who also committed last week.
RutgersWire caught up with a number of the Holy Trinity athletes at the camp over the weekend. Check out what they had to say about the camp, the facilities and head coach Greg Schiano as well as assistant coaches Matt Hewitt and Scott Vallone, wide receivers coach Damiere Shaw and linebackers coach Corey Hetherman.
Justin Costa (class of 2024 at Holy Trinity; offensive lineman)
“I had a great experience at Rutgers this past weekend. It was my first time on campus. The energy was amazing. I learned to keep good space on my kick steps, keep my feet and hands moving at all times.
“Also important to have a good first punch. Coach Vallone and the rest of the staff made sure the offensive lineman wouldn’t lose. Coach Vallone is my favorite coach. I would really enjoy playing for him someday. I am eager to take what I learned this past weekend to continue and improve my game. I am definitely looking forward to coming back to Rutgers camp next year to show my progress and growth as a player. “
Chase Cruz (class of 2025 at Holy Trinity; wide receiver)
“I have been very active on the college camp circuit and just arrived at Rutgers from Notre Dame football camp. This was my second Rutgers football camp and I was really looking forward to this weekend. The Rutgers coaches brought a lot of energy. Coach Shaw is really passionate and relates well to me and my teammates. I feel I got better this weekend. I am looking forward to implementing what I learned this weekend to the season ahead.”
Kareem Gray (class of 2025 at Holy Trinity; running back)
“I had a great time this weekend at the Rutgers CHOP Elite camp. It was great to learn from a Big Ten coaching staff. I was able to compete with some of the best players in the region. The Rutgers coaches brought a lot of energy and made the day enjoyable. I can’t wait to go back next year.”
Hopeton Antwan James (class of 2024 at Holy Trinity; linebacker)
“This was my first time at Rutgers. The campus was beautiful and the coaching staff was high energy. I learned a lot of technique and I felt I did well in my individual drills and assignments. I was able to meet and talk to some of the Rutgers linebackers during the breaks. They shared some great advice about preparation and talking care of your body. I love the school. It was a great experience and I will definitely be back next year.”
Andre Kirton (class of 2023 at Holy Trinity; wide receiver and special teams)
“The camp was an amazing experience. I loved coach Matt Hewitt. His energy is contagious. Not only did I get great coaching, but I was also able to polish up on some of my favorite drills. The staff taught me some new tactics and techniques that I will certainly use to amplify my game. I felt that I ran well and did a good job covering the best receivers. This was definitely a camp for the books”
Nick Parisi (class of 2024 at Holy Trinity; linebacker)
“I had a great time. This was probably my best camp performance so far. The staff all knew my name….which was really cool. I was really happy to see coach Hewitt and coach Vallone again. They noticed the hard work I am putting in the gym as I gained 10 pounds since the last time we met and also grew an inch. This was my first opportunity to meet and workout for coach Hetherman. I was absolutely shocked he knew my name. He was an amazing coach. I can truly see myself playing for him one day. I learned so much. He is so detailed with technique. He is a great teacher of football.”
Jayden Simpson (class of 2025 at Holy Trinity; wide receiver)
“I had a great experience at the Rutgers CHOP Elite camp. I learned a lot of new techniques from coach Shaw and his staff. I received constructive and positive feedback from both the Rutgers coaching staff and the Rutgers football players who were assisting with the drills. Overall, the camp provided me with a lot of insight as to what I need to do to play at this level. It was extremely helpful and I will definitely come back next year.
Enoch Thomas (class of 2025 at Holy Trinity; safety)
“My experience at Rutgers was truly an eye-opener for me. I now understand what it takes to be a scholarship athlete. I learned about work ethic and the overall college experience from my interactions with the players on the Rutgers football team. They were very helpful with the drills and technique. I really love coach Matt Hewitt. I can see myself playing for him. I love his energy and his passion for the game. Overall, I had fun. The staff made us work hard but we also had a lot of fun out there. I would love to play for Rutgers someday in the future. That is my goal.”
Melan Williams (class of 2023 at Holy Trinity; defensive back)
““First, I have to thank coach Schiano and the staff for inviting me on campus for the camp. It was a really great experience to compete against some of the top players from around the region.
“I was able to talk and learn from the Rutgers coaches as well as the current linebackers on the team. It was great seeing New York linebacker, Moses Walker, who paved the way for many New York kids to get looks from Rutgers”
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Holy Trinity players recap weekend at Rutgers football camp
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Paul Hornung
The 1956 Heisman Memorial Trophy was awarded to Notre Dame’s Paul Hornung.
Notre Dame finished 2-8 during the 1956 season.
Hornung played quarterback, halfback and placekicker for the Fighting Irish.
During the 1956 campaign, Hornung led Notre Dame in punt returns, kickoff returns, scoring, passing and rushing. He was a two-time All-America performer.
The Heisman Memorial Trophy runner-up in 1956 was Tennessee’s Johnny Majors.
Majors was a triple-threat tailback in head coach Bowden Wyatt’s offense. He was also a punter and return specialist for the Vols.
Majors, a two-time All-American, was the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year in 1956. He rushed for 549 yards and seven touchdowns, while recording a career-high 552 passing yards. Majors recorded a 43-yard punting average.
In this Dec. 12, 1956 photo, Notre Dame quarterback Paul Hornung imitates the posture of the Heisman Trophy that he received at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York. The Notre Dame hype machine has produced a few unworthy Heisman winners but none more so than Hornung. He was a great player, but the Fighting Irish went 2-8. Any of the next four players in the voting – Johnny Majors from Tennessee, Tom McDonald and Jerry Tubbs from Oklahoma or Syracuse’s Jim Brown, who finished fifth would have been more deserving. (AP Photo/File)
Majors led Tennessee to a 10-1 (6-0 SEC) record, yet finished second to Hornung, who is the only Heisman Memorial Trophy winner to play for a team with a losing record.
Hornung received 1,066 votes to Majors’ 994 in the Heisman Memorial Trophy voting.
Traditionally held at NYC's Madison Square Garden, due to the pandemic the show was held without spectators at Lyndhurst in 2021.
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A look back at Notre Dame’s Paul Hornung winning Heisman Trophy over Johnny Majors
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Fielding H. Yost
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American college football player and coach, College Football Hall of Fame member
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More often than not, relationships between Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches can be described as cordial, with some drifting toward the Broyles-Royal level of friendship but the majority landing solidly in the range of mutual respect.
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And then there are those that have leaned firmly in the direction of hate. Joining the Saban-Fisher spat, these pairings represent the most venomous off-field rivalries in the history of college football coaching.
Fielding Yost (Michigan) vs.
Knute Rockne (Notre Dame)
Yost does the heavy lifting in a rivalry between two legendary coaches headlining the two dominant FBS programs of the first 40 years of the 20th century. Fresh off an upset loss to Notre Dame in 1909, Yost canceled the Notre Dame series in 1910, when Rockne was an underclassman; the series would temporarily restart after Yost stepped down as Michigan's athletics director in 1940 but wouldn't resume in full until 1978.
He also attempted to convince other members of the Big Ten to boycott Rockne's program through the 1920s, though he was only partially successful. Multiple times in the same decade, Yost rallied opposition to block Notre Dame's efforts to join the Big Ten. That turned out to be a blessing: The Fighting Irish embraced their independent status to become one of the defining programs in college sports.
Woody Hayes (Ohio State) vs.
Bo Schembechler (Michigan)
Former Michigan coach Bo Schembechler, left, meets with former Ohio State coach Woody Hayes before a college football game.
Ohio State beat Michigan 50-14 in 1968 and went for the two-point conversion on the game's final touchdown, and only because the Buckeyes "couldn't go for three," Hayes said postgame. Schembechler evened the score over the next decade, compiling a 5-4-1 mark against OSU and Hayes, his coaching mentor. Schembechler played for Hayes at Miami (Ohio) and would later be one of his assistants with the Buckeyes, but any friendship between the pair evaporated once he took over with the Wolverines.
Phillip Fulmer, left, and Steve Spurrier had heated matchups in the SEC. Spurrier once derided the Volunteers' program, saying 'You can't spell CITRUS without U-T.'
Fulmer lost on the field to the Gators — he went 2-7 against Florida from 1993-2001 — and then had to hear about it from Spurrier himself. There's the time Spurrier said of the Volunteers, "You can't spell Citrus without U-T," referencing the second-tier bowl that served as Tennessee's landing spot in 1993, 1995 and 1996.
The Red River Rivalry reached its peak in 1976, when Royal, in his last season at Texas, accused Switzer and OU of spying on the Longhorns' practice — even challenging Switzer and others close to the program to take a lie-detector test to prove their innocence. Royal was technically right: OU had, in fact, spied on his team's practices four years earlier.
A brutal hit by an Alabama defender against a Georgia Tech punt returner in the 1961 meeting between these teams caused a rift between Dodd and Bryant, who had been friendly to that point. Dodd’s concern with rival schools’ recruiting practices also played a part in Tech’s departure from the SEC after the 1963 season.
Following that matchup, a 10-0 Alabama win, Dodd wrote Bryant asking him to suspend the Crimson Tide player, Darwin Holt, since review of the game film suggested the hit had been intentional — the returner, Chick Graning, had made a fair-catch signal. Bryant refused. One year later, Bryant filed a libel suit against The Saturday Evening Post after an article implied Alabama players had been encouraged to "knock an opponent senseless" in the 1961 game.
Jim Harbaugh (Stanford) vs.
Pete Carroll (Southern California)
Former Southern California head coach Pete Carroll, left, and former Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh greet each other after a college football game Nov. 14, 2009.
Carroll was Harbaugh's first great foil in coaching. First, Harbaugh led Stanford to one of the greatest upsets in college football history in 2007, when the Cardinal beat the Trojans 24-23 as a 41-point underdog. Two years later, with Stanford quickly rising to the top of the Pac-12, the Cardinal whipped USC 55-21 and stole a page from Woody Hayes' playbook: Harbaugh called for a two-point try after going up 48-21 in the fourth quarter, triggering Carroll to ask during the postgame handshake, "What's your deal?"
Joe Paterno (Penn State) vs.
Jackie Sherrill (Pittsburgh)
According to Paterno, everything started over a New Jersey linebacker the two rival programs were recruiting in 1978. In a book published a decade later, Paterno said Sherrill called Paterno's home, asked Paterno's wife if he was with the recruit and then threatened to find and injure Paterno. Asked less than a year later if he would leave coaching for politics, Paterno said in response, "And leave college football to the likes of Jackie Sherrill and Barry Switzer?"
That quote got back to Sherrill, who told Paterno before the 1979 meeting between the teams that Penn State was "going to be in for a long afternoon." He was right: Pittsburgh beat PSU 29-14 and would do so again a year later, becoming the first program to win in Happy Valley in two straight years.
After Harbaugh and Day got into an argument on a teleconference with other Big Ten coaches in the summer of 2020, Day is alleged to have told his team they'd drop 100 points the next time the Buckeyes met the Wolverines. After the rivalry took a coronavirus-caused break that fall, Michigan beat OSU 42-27 last November for Harbaugh's first win in the series.
Postgame, Harbaugh said of Day, who took over a powerhouse program as Meyer's top assistant, "Sometimes people that are standing on third base think they hit a triple, but they didn’t."
Lane Kiffin (Tennessee) vs. Everyone
Lane Kiffin, left, and Urban Meyer shake hands after the Gators beat the Volunteers in 2009.
Kiffin packed a decade of controversy into his one season at Tennessee. There was the time he accused Meyer of violating NCAA recruiting rules in chase of a prospect who eventually signed with the Volunteers. (Kiffin apologized one day later.) There was the other time he told a prized receiver recruit that if he signed with Spurrier and South Carolina, he'd "end up pumping gas for the rest of his life."
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College football: Nick Saban, Jim Harbaugh in biggest coaching spats
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President Joe Biden on Tuesday was meeting Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, a key voice in the debate surrounding gun violence in the United States, to discuss efforts in the U.S. Congress to reach a compromise agreement. "This morning, the president will meet with Senator Chris Murphy to discuss ongoing negotiations in the Senate on gun reform," the White House said.
Washington baseball coach Lindsay Meggs announced his retirement Monday after leading the Huskies for 13 years and to their only College World Series appearance. The 59-year-old Meggs won 932 games in 29 years as a head coach. “This was a really difficult decision for me and for my family,” Meggs said, “but we have been thinking about this for a while, and we just feel like now is the right time to retire."
At least one poll shows that Newsom is likely to be reelected, less than a year after convincingly staving off an attempted recall.
With Nazem Kadri out with an injury, Colorado's Mikko Rantanen shifted to center to take his spot and was on the receiving end of a few chops on the back of his leg from Edmonton's Duncan Keith that sent him to the ice. Rantanen rose to his feet, shoved Keith and got back in the play. The Avalanche didn't make it through the series unscathed, but with Edmonton star Leon Draisaitl skating on one good leg and defenseman Darnell Nurse playing through a hip injury, they are moving on to face the New York Rangers or back-to-back defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning in the Cup Final next week.
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Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane “wouldn’t close the door” on the idea of Ryan Fitzpatrick retiring with the team he said via video conference on Tuesday.
Fitzpatrick, 39, retired from the NFL. Having played for nine teams, the QB said to ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday that he didn’t think retiring with one of the teams he played for is in the cards.
“It’s not like one particular team is going to hold a press conference for me,” Fitzpatrick said.
But the Bills GM is open to the idea, admitting the two sides have “had conversations” about it.
“If it’s something he wants to do, we would of course listen,” Beane said.
Post-Bills career, Fitzpatrick continually praised Buffalo and the Bills. He always recalls it as the place he loved to play for the most.
“Those are my people. I feel like I understand them and they understand me. It was one of the great pleasures of my career playing there in Buffalo,” Fitzpatrick said.
We’ll have to wait and see if Fitzpatrick does make a decision to retire with a team, namely the Bills.
If he were to pick one team, the easy choice should be Buffalo.
Not only does Fitzpatrick tout the Bills, it was the longest tenure he had with any team during his career. His stay in Buffalo as a player spanned four years.
But if Fitzpatrick decides not to retire with the Bills by signing a one-day contract with the team, it’s understandable. He’ll likely not want to upset any of the other eight teams and fan bases he played for.
Even if they do all already know he holds Buffalo in higher regard than the rest.
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The Buffalo Bills have never won a Super Bowl. (Bills fans likely don’t need or appreciate the reminder.) But the betting public believes in the Bills for 2022. Via David Payne Purdum of ESPN.com, DraftKings Sportsbook says the Bills have attracted twice as many bets and more than twice as much money wagers to win [more]
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Brandon Beane: Bills have ‘had conversations’ with Ryan Fitzpatrick about retiring with team
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The Giants want to surround quarterback Daniel Jones with as many playmakers as they can as he enters a ‘prove-it’ season.
Robinson is a dynamic player, a ‘jack-of-all-trades’ so to speak, and there are doubts about his size (5’8″, 178) and his ability to lift up a receiving corps that contains an underachieving Kenny Golladay, the inconsistent rookie Kadarius Toney and oft-injured veteran Sterling Shepard.
Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report has listed Robinson as one of his players “who won’t live up to the hype in 2022.”
Knox writes that Robinson “may be a couple of years away from being a star” and that the offense installed by new head coach Brian Daboll could take some time to kick in as it did in his previous stop in Buffalo behind quarterback Josh Allen.
It’s going to take time for the Giants offense to really come together. It’s going to take time for Robinson to carve out a significant role. It all adds up to an underwhelming rookie campaign for New York’s second-round selection.
In addition, Knox points out that Robinson will have to fight for playing time and touches. That alone will make it difficult for him to stand out. The Giants are expected to throw the football short often, mainly to backs and tight ends, so that makes Robinson’s challenge just that much harder.
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Giants quarterback Daniel Jones ended last season on the sideline because of a neck injury, but the team said they did not have long-term concerns about his health and nothing has changed over the last few months. Head coach Brian Daboll told reporters at a Tuesday press conference that Jones has been fully cleared for [more]
Johnny Depp marked his debut on TikTok (where he already has 4.3 million followers and counting) with a video montage of his recent music tour in the United Kingdom with Jeff Beck. The actor also sent a message on social media to his “most treasured, loyal and unwavering supporters” following his trial win against Amber […]
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Giants’ Wan’Dale Robinson named a player who will disappoint in 2022
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Indianapolis Colts cornerback Kenny Moore II and defensive end Yannick Ngakoue are both in the building as the team begins its three-day minicamp at West 56th Street.
Neither player has been participating in the team’s voluntary OTA practice sessions over the last two weeks. Still, with teams able to fine unexcused absences for minicamp, it was expected that they would show up.
Moore has been conducting a soft holdout in hopes of receiving a new contract. He has been present during the first two weeks of OTAs but hasn’t been participating.
Meanwhile, Ngakoue has been working out with his own trainer throughout the offseason. The Colts feel comfortable allowing him to do so because of his history with new defensive coordinator Gus Bradley.
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Kenny Moore, Yannick Ngakoue present for Colts minicamp
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Matt LaFleur excited to have Aaron Rodgers at practice with young players originally appeared on Pro Football Talk
The 19-year-old has been without a full-time coach after splitting with German coach Torben Beltz in April. "I want to take my time with this decision," Raducanu told reporters on Monday. Raducanu shot to stardom last September when, as a qualifier, she stormed to the U.S. Open title, becoming Britain's first female Grand Slam champion since Virginia Wade in 1977.
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Matt LaFleur excited to have Aaron Rodgers at practice with young players
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Green Bay Packers running back A.J. Dillon was selected as one of the “2022 Rising Stars” by the NFL Players Association.
The NFLPA splits up the list into two sections: rookies and veterans. Dillon, a second-round pick entering Year 3 in 2022, came in at No. 8 on the veterans list.
Dillon rushed for a team-high 803 yards and scored seven total touchdowns during a breakout second season in 2021. He’ll likely get even more touches as a sidekick to Aaron Jones in the Packers offense in 2022.
How does a player make the list? The NFLPA thinks Dillon is “poised to have an instant impact on consumer sales and ultimately rank on the NFLPA Top 50 Players Sales lists in the new season,” per a press release.
“The magic of this list is that it pulls from a variety of data including player sales, fan bases, social media engagement and even fantasy football popularity,” said Steve Scebelo, President of NFL Players Inc. “Combined with their diverse personalities and exciting on-field performances, we forecast players best positioned to move the needle for products and marketing in the upcoming season.”
Dillon, a bruising runner with legendary-sized legs, has become a fan favorite in Green Bay. He now has over 100,000 followers on Twitter and over 300,000 on Instagram.
Dillon is a rising star on the field. He finished first among running backs in “Success Rate” at Football Outsiders and ranked second in rushing grade (behind only Jonathan Taylor) at Pro Football Focus.
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Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur said wide receiver Allen Lazard is the only absence from the start of the team’s mandatory minicamp.
Lazard still hasn’t signed his contract tender. The Packers gave him a second-round restricted tender worth a little under $4 million for the 2022 season, but he’s not under contract until he signs the tender.
“Everybody that is currently signed on our roster is full participation,” LaFleur said. “I have not seen Allen.”
A deadline is coming. Lazard must sign his tender by June 15 or risk his 2022 salary getting dropped to under $1 million.
The Packers and Lazard could be working through negotiation on a new, long-term contract.
Lazard caught 40 passes for 513 yards and eight touchdowns during the 2021 season. He’ll likely see a larger target share in 2022 after the Packers lost Davante Adams and Marquez Valdes-Scantling this offseason.
The only other unsigned player is second-round pick Christian Watson.
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Packers WR Allen Lazard only absence from mandatory minicamp
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Sean McVay is considered to be one of the best head coaches in the NFL by many, but the head man of the Los Angeles Rams is not considered a top-tier head coach according to analytics. In an article by PFF’s Connor McQuiston, he took a look at the best head coaches in the NFL based on an analytics model, and McVay was ranked outside of the top 10.
The coach rankings were a result of McQuiston’s analytics models, so the rankings aren’t in order of who he would personally choose. The model takes into account the salaries of players on both sides of the ball and the talent level of each team. The goal is to determine how many games a coach would win with an average team.
We can then use Pythagorean wins to estimate how many games the coach would win with an average team, defined as a team scoring and allowing 348 points in a season. This was the average mark for all teams between the 2017-2021 seasons.
Based on these factors, McVay was ranked 11th on the list. It’s surprising to see him that low, but the fact that the Rams have a top-heavy roster with a few guys accounting for a decent portion of their salary cap could be a major reason why McVay is lower than expected.
The head coaches ahead of McVay are Bill Belichick, John Harbaugh, Andy Reid, Kliff Kingsbury, Pete Carroll, Matt LaFleur, Kyle Shanahan, Mike Vrabel, Frank Reich, and Mike McCarthy. That means that McVay is viewed as the fourth-best coach in the NFC West and is somehow worse than McCarthy in the model.
Since becoming the head coach of the Rams in 2017, McVay has turned a team that hadn’t made the playoffs since 2004 into an instant and perennial contender. In his first five years at the helm in Los Angeles, McVay has led the Rams to a 62-29 record (including the playoffs), two Super Bowl appearances, and a Super Bowl victory.
While there are positive reasons to use analytics in certain aspects of football, it’s safe to say that McQuiston’s coaching model might need some tuning given McVay’s placement in the rankings.
Tennessee's Pat Summitt first woman inducted as coach to U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame
Former Lady Vols basketball coach Pat Summitt will be the first woman inducted to the coaching category of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame.
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The National Football Foundation announced 176 players and 42 coaches who will be on the ballot for the 2023 College Football Hall of Fame.
Included on the ballot are four connections to the Denver Broncos, including former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow. After winning two national titles and the Heisman Trophy with the Gators, Tebow went on to spend two seasons with the Broncos to begin his NFL career.
Broncos defensive/special projects coach Bill Kollar also made the ballot in recognition of his standout college career as a defensive end at Montana State. Kollar earned first-team All-American honors in 1973 and then won Senior Bowl MVP recognition in 1974. After college, Kollar spent eight years as a defensive lineman in the NFL before transitioning to coaching in 1984.
Former Broncos executive Matt Russell is also on the ballot. Russell was a star defender at Colorado, winning the Butkus Award, given to the nation’s best linebacker. He went on to spend three years in the NFL before a brief stint as a college coach and then a switch to scouting. He worked in Denver from 2009-2020 and now serves as a senior personnel executive with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Former Illinois linebacker Simeon Rice is also on the ballot, but his tenure with the Broncos was brief. Rice totaled 44.5 sacks with the Illini before going on to play for the Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, winning a Super Bowl with the Bucs. He signed with Denver in 2007 but only played in six games and was cut halfway through the season.
The College Football Hall of Fame class will be announced in early 2023 followed by an induction ceremony in December next year.
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Tim Tebow, Bill Kollar among candidates for 2023 College Football Hall of Fame
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A member of Arkansas Football’s 2018 signing class will continue as a student-athlete elsewhere.
Andrew Parker, a linebacker from New Orleans, La. who saw action in 17 games over two seasons for Arkansas, has announced that he is heading to Appalachian State.
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— Andrew Parker Jr. (@AndrewParkerII) June 3, 2022
Parker signed with Arkansas as a three-star linebacker from Sophie B. Wright High School in New Orleans. He saw action in seven games as a redshirt freshman in 2019, where he recorded five tackles. In 2020, Parker appeared in all ten games, making 12 total stops, with his career-best day coming against Ole Miss, where he made four tackles.
Parker is the eight Razorback to announce a transfer destination since entering the transfer portal. Most recently, running back Treylon Burks announced his intentions to transfer to UTSA.
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Former Arkansas LB announces transfer to Appalachian State
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The Tigers have put 10 players and five coaches into the College Football Hall of Fame during the program’s storied history.
That number will become 11 in December when running back Kevin Faulk is inducted as part of the 2022 class, but LSU could be set to add another in 2023. Last week, the National Football Foundation announced the list of 176 former players and 42 former coaches between the FBS and the lower levels who will be on the ballot, and one former Tigers player cracked that list.
Linebacker Bradie James, a Monroe native who played for the Tigers from 1999-02, received recognition. James was a First Team All-American in 2002 and received First Team All-SEC honors in 2001 and 2002. His 154 tackles in his final season still stand as the single-season program record.
He was a fourth-round pick in 2003 and played in the NFL for 10 seasons for the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans, finishing his career with 821 tackles, 16 sacks, two interceptions and 10 forced fumbles.
In total, only 1,056 players have ever been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. This year’s class will be announced at some point in 2023 with more details coming later. Earning a spot won’t be easy, as there are a number of high-profile players also eligible including Tim Tebow and Reggie Bush.
You can find the full ballot of players and coaches eligible for the Hall of Fame here.
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Johns Hopkins announced Tuesday afternoon it has hired Arizona State coach Tim McCormack as its new women’s lacrosse coach. McCormack, a former goalkeeper at Massachusetts, had spent the past three years working with the Sun Devils and was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year in 2021 and 2022. This past spring, he guided the team to a single season-record 11 wins, its first conference tournament ...
UNC Football lands commitment from Caleb LaVallee
The UNC football program has landed a three-star linebacker out of the state of Georgia in the 2023 recruiting class.
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Former LSU linebacker Bradie James makes College Football Hall of Fame ballot
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C.J. Carr, a five-star quarterback in the Class of 2024, is scheduled to announce his college choice Thursday in his hometown of Saline, Michigan.
Almost all the prognosticators who prognosticate such things say he will choose Notre Dame.
This would be notable on a number of levels. The most obvious is that Carr is the grandson of Lloyd Carr, who was the head coach of the University of Michigan from 1995-2007 and led the Wolverines to its only national championship since the 1940s. C.J.’s father, Jason, also played for Michigan, and Saline is essentially a suburb of Ann Arbor.
Carr would hardly be the first recruit to want to blaze his own trail away from the family legacy. Notre Dame would certainly be a proud and understandable choice. Still, the idea of a “Carr” leading the Irish (and not the Wolverines) will take a little time to process.
More significantly, however, such a decision would represent the latest in a growing wave of top prospects who selected Notre Dame since last December when Marcus Freeman was elevated from defensive coordinator to head coach.
Since taking over for Brian Kelly, who unexpectedly left for LSU after 13 seasons in South Bend, Freeman has secured commitments from 17 recruits, each of them ranked at least a four star by Rivals.com. Carr would be No. 18.
Carr would be the sixth recent Notre Dame recruit who ranks among the top-100 prospects in their class, per 247 recruiting — a loose cut-off for truly high-end talent.
The success has come with commitments from the Classes of 2023 and 2024 still in its infancy. The Irish are seriously involved with at least nine other top-100 prospects from the Class of 2023 alone. It’s a reason they are currently No. 1 overall with all the recruiting sites and almost assuredly headed for a top three or four finish for 2023. ND has finished that high just once this century.
And Carr, who could still reclassify to the Class of 2023, has stated he wants to start actively recruiting fellow high school stars to whatever program he picks.
Notre Dame has almost always had good rosters. Kelly, in particular, was able to elevate recruiting to a level where Notre Dame consistently put together 10-win seasons and reached two College Football Playoffs and one BCS championship game.
Yet once there, they got steamrolled by teams with far superior talent — Alabama twice, Clemson once. The gap between good and great was as clear as it was enormous.
In the Classes of 2015-2021, Alabama signed 31 five-star Rivals recruits. Georgia landed 25. Clemson had 24.
Notre Dame signed three.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman celebrates with players after the Notre Dame Blue-Gold Spring Football Game at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, IN. (Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
What has occurred in the last six months, however, is the start of an elevation of the Irish recruiting fortunes into that elite level. While recruiting, like the NFL draft, is imperfect, the more high-end picks you get, the better your chances. If Freeman can string multiple classes like this together, the next time Notre Dame is in the playoffs, it will have a chance to actually compete.
At least on paper.
Freeman, the charismatic, 36-year-old former Ohio State linebacker, is proving to be an incredible recruiter. For decades the rub on Notre Dame has been that its size, religious affiliation, academic rigor, culture and location made such success impossible. He’s apparently eliminating that.
No one knows if he can duplicate that in actually coaching a team, developing talent or managing a program. Time will tell.
He follows a recent trend, however, of force-of-nature young assistants excelling at high-profile, high-pressure jobs despite a lack of previous head coaching experience. That includes Clemson (Dabo Swinney), Georgia (Kirby Smart), Ohio State (Ryan Day), Oregon (Mario Cristobal before leaving for Miami) and Oklahoma (Lincoln Riley before he left for USC), among others.
That may have played a role in the decision by athletic director Jack Swarbrick to quickly promote Freeman last December rather than search for an established coach. The Irish program was humming along and in need of a pop of recruiting success, not some cultural or schematic overhaul.
C.J. Carr would certainly represent a sign that the plan is working. He is not only a top-25 player nationally at the game’s most important position. He is also one of a number of equally hyped quarterback prospects that Notre Dame is involved with.
That includes Dante Moore, a top-10 national recruit in the Class of 2023 from Detroit King High School, and Julian Sayin of the Class of 2024 from Carlsbad, California. Both have been heavily linked with Notre Dame.
Even if Carr commits, one or both may still decide to come and compete. Or both could decide to cool on the Irish and head elsewhere (including Michigan).
That’s recruiting, though. The power schools such as Alabama and Georgia enjoy such an embarrassment of riches. They get involved with so many great prospects that they aren’t desperate to get one elite commitment.
They can tell a pool of talent that the first to commit gets the spot. There is no Plan B because everything is a Plan A.
Notre Dame, as much as it has won, hasn’t been in that position in a long, long time.
Marcus Freeman has already changed that, and a Michigan legacy may be the best proof of all.
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A top NASCAR competition official said Tuesday the sanctioning body would monitor any further developments among Ross Chastain and his rivals, saying officials would step in as needed to prevent the matter from escalating.
The remarks came from Scott Miller, NASCAR’s senior vice president of competition, during an appearance Tuesday morning on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
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Chastain had drawn the ire of both Denny Hamlin and Chase Elliott in the first half of last Sunday’s Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway, making contact with both drivers in his No. 1 Trackhouse Chevrolet. Both Hamlin and Elliott made maneuvers in retaliation, with Hamlin repeatedly crowding or blocking Chastain in the laps that followed.
Hamlin’s actions drew a mid-race rebuke from NASCAR race control, which in effect told the Joe Gibbs Racing driver that he’d proven his point with his first brushback move. Tuesday, Miller said competition officials would discuss the matter during their weekend debrief and could call the drivers in for a conference in the officials’ hauler in an attempt to defuse the situation.
“I mean, certainly we don’t like to see things like that, but there’s a certain amount of … we kind of have to let them handle it on their own somewhat,” Miller told SiriusXM. “And what we saw, while we were annoyed by it, there was no real contact. Neither one. I mean, they tried to make life miserable for Ross, we all witnessed that. But at least we didn’t see a blatant take-out or anything like that. And it was obvious from Ross’ post-race comments that he’s made some mistakes out there and wants to make it right, but it’s kind of up to those guys to sort it out and how it moves forward from there.
Miller indicated competition officials had not consulted with Chastain, Hamlin or Elliott since the conclusion of the Enjoy Illinois 300.
“We haven’t spoken to any of the parties,” Miller said. “It’s usually better to kind of let things die down and speak to him before we hit the track again, rather than do it at the race track. We’ll do that if absolutely necessary, but in this situation where there was no sort of blatant take-out in retaliation, best to kind of let that calm down a bit, and then have a word with him later.”
In other topics discussed Tuesday:
— Miller addressed the emergency response to a last-lap crash in Saturday’s Camping World Truck Series race at WWT Raceway. The stack-up left 19-year-old Carson Hocevar with unspecified injuries to his lower-right extremity, and he was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
Hocevar gave a thumbs-up as he was wheeled to the ambulance on a stretcher. He had lowered his window net as a signal to the safety crew that he was alert, but Hocevar could be heard on his team communications calling out for assistance.
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“I think that that is their signal to us, that it doesn’t necessarily mean that we’re not going to try to hurry to get to the scene of the accident, but it does let us know that they’re obviously conscious, coherent, and that sort of thing,” said Miller, who added officials in race control review replays and crash footage as safety personnel are dispatched. “So it’s good to know that as they’re responding to an incident. One thing that everybody needs to know is the ambulance doesn’t have to be there for a doctor to be on the scene. There’s doctors in each of our chase vehicles, and we try to dispatch those as quickly as obviously as we can to the scene of the accident. There is traffic out there still, and we don’t want to compound the situation by forcing one of our vehicles up into race traffic that’s slowing down. So there’s just a lot of moving parts right there, and we certainly try to respond as quickly as we can, that’s obvious.
“We look at each situation and try to improve. We always look at where our stuff, where our equipment is located, and we’ll do it again, the debrief today on all of that and see if maybe there’s some place or positioning, or something that we could have done better. That’s one thing we certainly do at NASCAR every time is try to learn from every weekend, whether it’s good or something that we need to improve upon. So we always try to put our best foot forward.”
— Miller also addressed the issues of tire trouble with the Next Gen car, with speculation centering on teams pushing the limits of the air-pressure settings recommended by Goodyear, the series’ tire supplier. Miller said NASCAR officials would collaborate with the teams and with Goodyear, which he said was exploring an updated tire construction for its racing rubber.
“We review what Goodyear is seeing, we review all of the camber settings from all of the cars, because that’s part of our inspection process and kind of look at who was where and try to correlate problems with things — do the tire issues correlate with some of some of the setup parameters that that we’re able to see on our inspection process — and then just get with Goodyear,” Miller said. “Goodyear obviously has an at-track sort of inspection of the tires that failed, and even inspecting tires that didn’t fail by cutting them apart and seeing if there was any inherent damage and the situation maybe about to happen. So we look at all of those things very, very closely.
“I think we continually get the question of, well, should you check the pressures before they go on the cars? Trying to do that with 36 or 38 cars up and down pit road and do that accurately is really not something that is even in the realm of possibility. You can’t have your eyes on the teams at every second, and it only takes one second to hit that valve core and let air out. So that’s an unrealistic expectation that some people sailing in. It just isn’t practical and can’t happen. So it’s really up to Goodyear, us and the teams to figure this deal out. … So it is a little bit in the hands of the teams, no question. We’re not saying it’s all a team problem, but I think on that right now, they can do a lot to control their destiny there.”
Ross Chastain spins Chase Elliott at WWT Raceway
Ross Chastain spins Chase Elliott during Stage 2 of the NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway.
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On Monday, Joe Tipton of On3 reported that 2023 power forward Kwame Evans Jr. will be visiting Auburn from June 13-15. Evans Jr. recently released his top five schools — Auburn, Kentucky, Indiana, Oregon, and UCLA. However, Arizona has entered the mix since his top five was released.
Evans Jr. is regarded as a five-star according to 247Sports’ recruiting rankings. He is listed at 6-foot-9 and 200 pounds. The product of Montverde Academy has a similar frame to former Tigers sensation Jabari Smith. If he can live up to the hype, the Tigers coaching staff would certainly use Evans Jr. in a similar role.
Since releasing his top five schools, he has taken official visits to both Arizona and Oregon. Auburn will be the third school to receive an official visit. Here is what Evans Jr. said in an interview with 247Sports basketball analyst Travis Branham:
“I’m setting up an official right now but Jabari Smith, that’s what they’re wanting me to come in as and the coaching staff, I want to see the people out there.”
As of right now, there is no clear-cut leader in Evans Jr.’s recruitment. The Maryland native is still taking his time as a timeline for his decision has not been released. Auburn likes their chances and would love to add one of the more premier players in the country to their 2023 recruiting class.
2023 five-star Kwame Evans Jr. will take an official visit to Auburn on June 13th-15th, he tells @On3Recruits.https://t.co/MSfGMlKDc0
2023 five-star center Baye Fall will be taking an official visit to Auburn on June 20th.
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Auburn basketball is set to host 2023 power forward for official visit
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Wisconsin offers 2024 OL Ronan O’Connell
Yesterday, after an impressive showing at Wisconsin’s team camp, Paul Chryst and his coaching staff offered 2024 offensive tackle Ronan O’Connell out of Franklin, Tennessee.
At the moment, O’Connell is not yet ranked by the 247Sports composite recruiting rankings, but is considered to be the No. 1 ranked offensive lineman in the state of Tennessee. You can watch his highlights here.
Standing at 6-foot-5, 265-pounds, the Fred J Page High School standout currently holds offers from Charlotte, Eastern Kentucky, Florida State, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami (OH), Middle Tennessee State, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Western Kentucky, and now Wisconsin.
The Tennessee native announced his scholarship offer from the University of Wisconsin via his Twitter account:
Mark D'Onofrio, who played with the Packers as a rookie, replaces inside linebackers coach Bill Sheridan, who resigned after spring practice.
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The Cowboys’ preseason schedule has been finalized.
The team had previously released the list of three opponents back in Mid-May, but details like kickoff times were not known. In the case of the Cowboys’ lone home preseason tilt, the final tune-up before the regular season, an exact date had not even announced; only a three-day window was specified.
Tuesday brought clarity to the schedule.
Week 1 of the preseason will see the Cowboys playing in Denver on Saturday, Aug. 13. Kickoff is 8 p.m. Central Time at Empower Field at Mile High. That game will follow a joint practice scheduled between the two clubs on Aug. 11.
The Cowboys remain out West for their second preseason contest, versus the Chargers on Saturday, Aug. 20, with a 9 p.m. Central start time at SoFi Stadium. Again, joint practices will be held at the Chargers’ facility in Costa Mesa on Aug. 17 and 18.
Finally, the team returns to the Metroplex for their preseason finale on Friday, Aug. 26. The Cowboys will host Seattle at AT&T Stadium beginning at 7 p.m. local time.
Cowboys preseason schedule announced:
Sat Aug 13th 9:00pm EST
Dallas @ Denver
Sat Aug 20th 10:00pm EST
Dallas @ LAC
Friday Aug 26th 8:00pm EST
Seattle @ Dallas#cowboysnation
None of the Cowboys’ preseason games are set to be nationally televised.
It is thought that the first two preseason games will take place during the Cowboys’ training camp stay in California, and that the club will use Oxnard as their homebase for those excursions. Dates for 2022’s training camp have not been announced.
Last year, the team traveled from Oxnard to Canton to play in the Hall of Fame Game, then returned to California to host a joint practice against the Rams. They broke camp a few days later, traveled to Arizona for a preseason game against the Cardinals, and then flew to Dallas immediately afterward to close out camp and the 2021 preseason at their home facilities.
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Cowboys’ 2022 preseason schedule finalized with official dates, kickoff times
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Sure there may be other NFL rivalries with a higher profile on the national stage, but come on; the Chicago Bears haven’t been competitive with the Green Bay Packers in decades, with just two regular season sweeps in my lifetime (2007 and 2005, dating back to 1992, if you’re curious). At least the Baltimore Ravens have recently narrowed the gap with the Pittsburgh Steelers by winning their last four battles in a row, but Pittsburgh is winning the war with a dominant 32-24 overall record. The point is that a strong rivalry should actually be competitive and fun to watch, with real history baked into it.
Compare that to the Saints and Falcons, who have each taken their lumps and enjoyed their highlights over the years, though the Saints haven’t come close to embarrassing their fans the way Atlanta did in blowing a 28-3 lead in Super Bowl LI. Now, New Orleans is in position to tie everything up with a 2022 season sweep; the Falcons have barely held on to their all-time series lead at 54-52, thanks to Sean Payton torching them with a 21-9 record against Atlanta during his long run as Saints head coach.
But how have the individual Falcons head coaches fared? Let’s run down the list:
Arthur Smith (2021-Present)
Smith beat the Trevor Siemian-led Saints in New Orleans last year by just two points after a furious 22-point comeback fell short, but Siemian got the last laugh in the regular season finale in Atlanta to close out a 30-20 win after stepping in for an injured Taysom Hill. Smith has since lost his franchise quarterback and spent a high first round pick on a receiver coming off of a season-ending injury in hopes of propping up Marcus Mariota. Best of luck to him.
Raheem Morris (2020)
Morris was named Atlanta’s interim head coach in 2020 after Dan Quinn was dismissed following an 0-5 start to the season; his replacement ended the year with a 4-7 record, losing both games with the Saints by scores of 24-9 (in New Orleans) and 21-16 (in Atlanta). Coincidentally, Morris is one of the few head coaches to have lost games to the Saints with multiple different franchises — he went 3-3 against them as the Buccaneers head coach from 2009 to 2011.
Dan Quinn (2015-2020)
Quinn’s teams gave the Saints some real trouble, winning three in a row from 2016 (the same year they won the division title) to 2017. But they weren’t the same without Kyle Shanahan calling plays on offense, and it didn’t take the Saints long to strike back. New Orleans followed that three-game win streak by Atlanta with back-to-back-to-back wins of their own from 2017 to 2018.
Mike Smith (2008-2014)
The longest-tenured head coach in Falcons franchise history, Smith accomplished a 66-46 record across 112 games but never could get the better of the Saints, sweeping them just once — in his last year on the job. Smith also won his first game with New Orleans by a comfortable 34-20 margin, with his defense limiting Drew Brees and the Saints offense to just 6 points (off of two Garrett Hartley field goals) through the first three quarters.
Emmitt Thomas (2007)
Thomas never coached against the Saints, having been named the interim coach on the heels of Bobby Petrino’s surprise resignation following a 34-14 loss to New Orleans in prime-time.
Bobby Petrino (2007)
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It didn’t take long for Petrino to get his fill of the NFL, losing both of his matchups with the Saints before bolting for the Arkansas job mid-season. A high-profile loss on Monday Night Football was enough for him to call it quits; the Saints rolled to a 34-14 victory powered by three Drew Brees touchdown passes (two to Marques Colston, and another to David Patten) with a win-sealing Roman Harper interception returned for a defensive touchdown in the second half.
Jim L. Mora (2004-2006)
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Mora, son of former Saints head coach Jim E. Mora, fared better against his dad’s old team than most of his successors — but the Saints helped show him the door with a crucial late-season loss in 2006 to help keep Atlanta out of the playoff race, starting with a 76-yard touchdown pass from Drew Brees to Devery Henderson in the first quarter. New Orleans won 31-13 and the Falcons were eliminated from playoff contention a few weeks later, with Mora’s dismissal soon to follow.
Wade Phillips (2003)
Another interim coach tasked with finishing a losing campaign, Phillips didn’t face the Saints during his three-game run to close out the 2003 season.
Dan Reeves (1997-2003)
One of two coaches to work 100-plus games for Atlanta (the other being Mike Smith), Reeves gave the Saints fits from the opening whistle, starting with a six-game win streak against New Orleans. But the Saints came through in the end, defeating Reeves in one of his last games with Atlanta: their defense pitched a second-half shutout, and a couple of short-yardage touchdown runs from Deuce McAllister helped force overtime, where John Carney came through with his third field goal to seal a big win.
June Jones (1994-1996)
Jones didn’t find immediate success against the Saints, getting swept in 1994, but he pulled off an overtime win in 1995 and kept up the momentum. But he clashed with his mentor Jerry Glanville on staff (replacing him as head coach didn’t help) as well as his quarterback Jeff George, and the Falcons dismissed Jones after a disappointing 3-13 season in 1996.
Jerry Glanville (1990-1993)
Maybe best known for weaponizing Deion Sanders on special teams and shipping Brett Favre out to Green Bay, Glanville annoyingly also won the first Saints-Falcons playoff game in 1991, by a final score of 27-20. New Orleans jumped out to a 10-0 lead but couldn’t hang onto it, with Bobby Hebert completing just 26 of 44 passes while throwing two interceptions in the loss. A fourth-quarter 61-yard touchdown pass over the top of the “Dome Patrol” defense was the last nail in their coffin.
Jim Hanifan (1989)
Hanifan is another Falcons interim coach who didn’t work a game against the Saints, having taken over once Marion Campbell retired 12 games into the season. He’s best known for having coached the then-St. Louis Cardinals (before they moved to Arizona) in the early 1980’s.
Marion Campbell (1987-1989)
This was actually Campbell’s second stint with the Falcons as head coach, so we’ll focus on this stretch. He lost all five matchups with New Orleans, starting with a brutal 38-0 shutout in Atlanta in 1987. The Saints ran 42 times for 244 rushing yards and only attempted 26 passes in the big road win; Rueben Mayes led the team with 19 carries for 112 yards on the ground, while Dalton Hilliard scored two touchdown runs.
Dan Henning (1983-1986)
The Saints and Falcons were both well behind the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams at this point, so it was a constant battle for third place within the old NFC West. And Henning’s teams were fairly evenly matched with New Orleans at the time. Of their eight meetings from 1983 to 1986, only two games were decided by more than seven points.
Leeman Bennett (1977-1982)
Sheesh. Bennett strung together four- and five-game win streaks against the Saints during his tenure, only interrupted by a 37-6 Saints road win in Atlanta after Thanksgiving in 1979. New Orleans ran 39 times for 139 rushing yards as a team with Chuck Muncie, Tony Galbreath, and Michael Strachan each scoring touchdown runs, and Archie Manning capping things off with a 37-yard touchdown pass to Henry Childs in the fourth quarter.
Pat Peppler (1976)
Peppler worked double-duty as Falcons general manager and interim head coach after Marion Campbell was dismissed early in the 1976 season, going 3-6 but defeating the Saints, 49ers, and Dallas Cowboys along the way.
Campbell’s first run as Falcons head coach lasted 25 games, and for the most part the Saints took care of business against him, outside of an embarrassing 30-0 home loss in 1976.
Norm Van Brocklin (1968-1974)
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Van Brocklin found mixed success on the whole as Atlanta’s head coach (going 37-49-3) but he dominated the fledgling Saints whenever they matched up, which goes to show just how rudderless those early New Orleans teams were. It’s good to see how far they’ve come in the decades since.
Norb Hecker (1966-1968)
Hecker was the first head coach for Atlanta, and he only faced off with the Saints once (losing 27-24 in 1967, New Orleans’ inaugural season, in which the black and gold went 3-11 on the year) before his dismissal early in the 1968 season.
Five Boston Celtics players listed among HoopsHype assessment of NBA’s 100 best trade targets
As one might expect of a team in the NBA Finals, Boston has a lot of talent other teams would love to pry loose.
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The Seahawks will kick off their mandatory minicamp today, bringing us another step closer to the start of the 2022 NFL season. Before that we’ll get three preseason games in August and one of them will be on national TV.
According to Ian Rapoport at NFL Network, Seattle’s Week 2 preseason game against the Bears will be broadcast on ESPN. It’s scheduled for Thursday, August 18 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern, or 5:00 p.m. Pacific.
Chicago handed the Seahawks one of their worst losses of the 2021 season back in December. Seattle went into the fourth quarter of a legit snow game with a 10-point lead but fell apart in all three phases late in the game, leading to a one-point win for the Bears.
The Seahawks still lead the all-time series 11-8.
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Here's everything you need to know to tune in to the Seattle Seahawks' mandatory, three-day minicamp this week at the VMAC.
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Training camp will run from July 27 through August 18 with 18 open practices. On August 5 the Steelers will do its annual Friday Night Lights event at Latrobe Memorial Stadium.
Pittsburgh kicks off its preseason on August 13 at home against the Seattle Seahawks. The regular season then gets underway on September 11 on the road against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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How has fantasy football changed over the years?
Andy Behrens and Scott Pianowski have been playing fantasy football, and talking about fantasy football, for a long time. They’ve seen a lot of changes to the game, the scoring, and what other managers are trying to do. On today's podcast, they discuss the biggest changes to fantasy football over the last 30 years and what can be learned from those changes.
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2024 top-5 DL Nigel Smith III talks about Alabama
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The Big 12 welcomes three new coaches to its ranks in 2022. Brent Venables at Oklahoma, Sonny Dykes at TCU, and Joey McGuire at Texas Tech. Each come in with different expectations and experiences.
Dykes has 12 years of head coaching experience, including four at the Power Five. Venables has been a defensive coordinator for more than 20 years at Oklahoma and Clemson, winning three national titles, and learning under some of the legends of the game. McGuire, a high school coaching legend, spent time on Dave Aranda’s staff but hasn’t been a coordinator at the college level.
There’s no right path to a head coaching gig and the Big 12’s coaches come from a vast array of experiences. Chris Klieman was dominant at FCS North Dakota State. Steve Sarkisian had stops at USC and Washington before resurrecting his career as the offensive coordinator for Alabama. Dave Aranda rode LSU’s 2019 national title success to his first head coaching job at Baylor. Lance Leipold took over at Kansas without much time to prep for the 2021 season. Mike Gundy and Matt Campbell have been mainstays of the conference. Campbell has been a head coach for 11 seasons, including the last six at Iowa State while Gundy has been the head coach at Oklahoma State for the last 17 seasons.
It’s an interesting cast of characters in the Big 12, but how do they stack up compared to the rest of the Power Five. Tom Fornelli of CBS Sports ranked all 65 head coaches ahead of the 2021 season.
You can take a look at the coaches ranked 26-65 and the top 25 from Tom Fornelli and CBS Sports.
10. Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State Cowboys
Sep 19, 2020; Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys head coach Mike Gundy during the game against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Boone Pickens Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY Sports
The longest-tenured head coach in the conference is also the head coach with the highest winning percentage in the conference, Mike Gundy. That has to count for something. The Oklahoma State Cowboys were inches from winning the Big 12 championship in 2021 and possibly punching their ticket to the College Football Playoff. Will that near-miss fuel them in 2022 to get further, or will those inches become the nightmare that haunts Stillwater for years to come?
11. Dave Aranda, Baylor Bears
FILE – In this Oct. 3, 2020, file photo, Baylor head coach Dave Aranda calls to his team during an NCAA college football game against West Virginia in Morgantown, W.Va. Texas’ Tom Herman and Baylor’s Aranda are old friends and college teammates who will meet for the first time Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, as opposing head coaches. (William Wotring/The Dominion-Post via AP, File)
Dave Aranda took a two-win team from 2020 to Big 12 champion in 2021. In 2022, will the real Baylor Bears please stand up? Aranda’s a great coach, but a turnaround of that magnitude has some luck factored in. Can they stay at the top or is some regression in order this season?
12. Matt Campbell, Iowa State Cyclones
Nov 20, 2021; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Iowa State Cyclones head coach Matt Campbell reacts during the second half against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
2021 was supposed to be the Iowa State Cyclones’ year to ascend the Big 12 mountain and claim its first conference title. The talent was there, the coaching was there, but the Cyclones just couldn’t reach the pinnacle. It was a failure of a year for a team that was top 10 to start the season. So how is Matt Campbell ranked so high? Sure he’s overachieved at Iowa State and taken teams that weren’t expected to do much and help them get into the conference title game. But then when expectations were high, Campbell failed to deliver. You’d think this would knock him back a touch.
31. Chris Klieman, Kansas State Wildcats
Dec 31, 2019; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Kansas State Wildcats head coach Chris Klieman during the first half against the Navy Midshipmen at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports
Chris Klieman’s two wins over Lincoln Riley and the Sooners in his first two years at Kansas State set him off on the right path. But the Wildcats haven’t been more than a middle-of-the-pack team during Klieman’s tenure. Will 2022 be any different?
35. Sonny Dykes, TCU Horned Frogs
FILE – New TCU NCAA college football head coach Sonny Dykes speaks during an introductory news conference in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. TCU coach Sonny Dykes and Texas Tech’s Joey McGuire wrapped up their first spring drills without naming a starter, though both inherited multiple quarterbacks with starting experience. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Sonny Dykes is the only new Big 12 coach that has experience as a head coach. He’s been at Louisiana Tech, California, and SMU. Each time his Group of Five squad helped him back into the Power Five. Will this go-round work better than his tenure at Cal?
39. Steve Sarkisian, Texas Longhorns
Oct 16, 2021; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian is escorted off the field by police after a loss against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports
2021 didn’t go the way anyone would have thought as the Texas Longhorns floundered a second-half lead against the Sooners and then lost to Kansas in a game the defense gave up 50+ points. Optimism abounds again for 2022 with the influx of talent on both sides of the ball. However, the message out of Austin is clear for Steve Sarkisian, there needs to be vast improvement from his first season at the helm.
42. Lance Leipold, Kansas
Oct 23, 2021; Lawrence, Kansas, USA; Kansas Jayhawks head coach Lance Leipold leads the team onto the field before the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
Kansas won’t contend for the Big 12 in 2022, but their win over Texas and the way they were playing at the end of the 2021 season has a lot of folks optimistic that the Jayhawks are on the come-up. Lance Leipold took over that program after the spring and has them believing they can play with the best in the Big 12.
45. Brent Venables
April 23, 2022; Norman; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables speaks to former player Brian Bosworth during the spring game at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
According to Fornelli, this is the highest a first-time coach has ranked in their preseason rankings. Brent Venables may not have been a head coach before, but there are few people that doubt his readiness for the job. He’s been the hottest assistant coach candidate for much of the last decade, but biding his time, he waited for the right opportunity. The timing was perfect for the Oklahoma Sooners.
Of note, three SEC coaches ranked behind Venables. Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz, Auburn’s Bryan Harsin, and Vanderbilt’s Clark Lea.
52. Neal Brown, West Virginia
Dec 5, 2020; Ames, Iowa, USA; West Virginia head coach Neal Brown shouts during their football game at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday. Iowa State would go on to defeat West Virginia 42-6. Brian Powers-USA TODAY Sports
Neal Brown has yet to fulfill the promise that came with the success he had with Troy. There’s some defensive talent there, but they’ve struggled to put together an offense that can consistently compete in the Big 12. With the additions of Graham Harrell and J.T. Daniels, this might be the year for Neal to come through and push to the top of the Big 12.
62. Joey McGuire, Texas Tech Red Raiders
Texas Tech football coach Joey McGuire talks to the crowd during the halftime of an NCAA college basketball game against North Florida, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)
The enthusiasm of Joey McGuire is infectious. It’s helped the Texas Tech Red Raiders jump out and land 20 commitments in the 2023 recruiting cycle. While most of those are three-star players, he’s already increased the number of four-star commits the Red Raiders have compared to their class a year ago.
Walmart and Macy's are also having issues with having to get rid of too much stock.
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CBS Sports ranked every Power Five coach; how did the Big 12 fare?
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June was anticipated as a major recruiting month for the Spartans and it’s started off with a bang.
Michigan State picked up a commitment from one of their top targets in the 2023 class on Monday evening, with four-star cornerback Chance Rucker committing to the Spartans. Rucker took an official visit to Michigan State this past weekend and that experience must have been the final indication for him to commit to the Spartans.
Rucker ranks as the No. 28 cornerback and No. 275 overall prospect in 247Sports’ composite rankings. He picked the Spartans over numerous other power five programs, including Arkansas, Florida, Florida State, Nebraska, Miami (FL), Ole Miss, Texas and Texas A&M.
Get to know more about Rucker and his game by checking out his complete highlights tape below:
Michigan State football landed its fourth four-star commitment for 2023 late Monday in cornerback Chance Rucker from Denton, Texas.
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Coming off their first major official visit weekend of the summer months, Oregon State has picked up a commitment from three-star Fort Lauderdale (FL) defensive end Zakaih Saez.The 6-foot-4, 223-pound three-star prospect made his official visit to Oregon State over the weekend, his second visit to campus after visiting the Beavers back in March.
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WATCH: Highlights of newest MSU commit 4-star CB Chance Rucker
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Free-agent quarterback Cam Newton has seen his career nosedive into what appears a forced retirement. The former NFL MVP was not at his best over the last three seasons and, in turn, his prospects on the field to make a comeback look grim — not to mention Newton making controversial and sexist remarks during recent media appearances.
And his latest media appearance isn’t helping his case to get back in the NFL. On Tuesday’s episode of The Pivot Podcast, Newton said he was displeased, in hindsight, with the two organizations where he had landed in the last two years: the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers.
“This ain’t no remorse. This ain’t no ‘I want somebody to feel sorry for me.’ This is me acknowledging that I understand I’ll own up jumping up in some [expletive] up situations,” Newton said about his last two seasons of football, as transcribed by Panthers Wire.
In 2020, the Patriots may have signed him somewhat late in the offseason, but they handed over the offense to him fairly quickly after he made it instantly clear he was a better quarterback than Brian Hoyer and Jarrett Stidham. Newton did join the team during the pandemic, however, which made for fewer opportunities of hands-on learning.
“I was still learning the offense seven to eight weeks into the season,” Newton said, who signed with the Patriots on July 8 of that year. “I’m learning systems mentally. As a quarterback—it’s not just, ‘Can you catch?’ It’s not just . . . you can disguise that. As a quarterback—you have to look the part, act the part and be the part.
“So there was countless hours with [quarterbacks coach] Jedd Fisch. There was was countless hours with [offensive coordinator] Josh McDaniels. There was countless hours with so many different people trying to teach me certain things, and it was just brain overload. So there was times I was going to the line and I’m still thinking. I’m thinking about the annunciation of the play. I’m thinking about forgettin’ my motions. I’m thinking about my sight adjust. I’m thinking about certain things. So that’s the [expletive] up situation.
New England kept Newton around in 2021 but he lost a quarterback competition outright to Mac Jones and the team parted ways with Newton soon after.
In his first season, Newton worked tirelessly in New England, barely sleeping during the regular season when he was spending almost all of his free time at the Patriots’ facility. And still, the Patriots finished 7-9 and missed the playoffs on a team that didn’t have much in the way of a supporting cast.
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Cam Newton details what he thought was a ‘[expletive] up situation’ with Patriots
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When the Miami Dolphins looked around this offseason and saw a number of AFC teams improve, some of which were already better than them, they knew they needed to acquire more talent.
While hiring an offensive-minded head coach in Mike McDaniel, the Dolphins also went out and brought in key veterans in free agency like Terron Armstead, Connor Williams, Chase Edmonds, Raheem Mostert, Alec Ingold, Cedrick Wilson Jr. and others before trading for wide receiver Tyreek Hill.
On paper, the offense looks deeper, but the one area that they really improved is their speed. Edmonds, Mostert and Hill are among the fastest players in the NFL, and they’re joining Jaylen Waddle who has a claim to that group as well.
Everyone is talking about how fast the group is, including Emmanuel Ogbah, who, on Tuesday, compared them to his former team.
“[Their speed] is kind of similar to Kansas City, but we have way more speed now,” Ogbah said during his final media availability of OTAs.
Ogbah spent 2019 with the Kansas City Chiefs, playing in 10 games before suffering a torn pectoral which cost him the remained of the season. That team went on to win the Super Bowl.
At the time, Andy Reid’s offense not only had Hill, but they also had Mecole Hardman, who ran a 4.33 40-yard-dash at the NFL Scouting Combine in 2019.
Between the added speed, improved offensive line and new offensive system, the Dolphins are hoping that the side of the ball, led by Tua Tagovailoa, will take a jump. Ogbah’s crew is probably hoping the same, so they don’t have to keep teams to under 19 points every week to win.
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Emmanuel Ogbah compares one aspect of Dolphins’ offense to Chiefs’
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Newly-appointed Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham continued to re-shape the team's coaching staff Tuesday after reportedly keeping one assistant from this past season and not keeping three assistants.
Lakers assistant Phil Handy will remain on the staff, according to Yahoo Sports' Chris Haynes, while assistants David Fizdale, Mike Penberthy and John Lucas III were all informed they would be let go, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Dave McMenamin.
This news comes a day after former NBA player and University of Memphis assistant Rasheed Wallace reportedly agreed to join Ham's staff. It's unclear what the status is of the rest of the staff, but Wojnarowski added that Ham's discussions with potential assistant candidates will continue for "weeks."
These coaching decisions are an important development for Ham's legacy in Los Angeles.
Firstly, it signals a reversal of the team's desire to control the coaching staff. The Lakers lost out on hiring Tyron Lue in 2019 because they reportedly wanted to pick Lue's staff. Lue spurned the Lakers for the Los Angeles Clippers' top job instead and the Lakers went on to hire Frank Vogel, who they fired in April before they hired Ham in late May.
All of the reporting around the staff changes suggests Ham is the one making the decisions – not the Lakers front office. The Athletic's Bill Oram also reported Hamm will have autonomy over the staff.
Secondly, it's an admission by the team of the staff's failures from this past season, which saw a struggling Lakers squad finish 11th in the Western Conference with a 33-49 record and miss the postseason for the first time since the 2018-2019 season. Fizdale and Lucas III were both hired in 2021, while Penberthy joined the team with Vogel in 2019.
Staffing news notwithstanding, Ham's presence can already be felt on the Lakers. He's received the stamp of approval from LeBron James – not that the Lakers would have even fired him without his blessing – and Ham is already looking at how to fix the Russell Westbrook problem from this past season.
"Russ is one of the best players our league has ever seen and there is still a ton left in that tank. I don’t know why people tend to try to write him off. I’m gonna approach him like I do every player I’ve ever encountered," Ham said during his introductory press conference Monday. "We’re going to talk about our running habits with the ball, without the ball, and again, the team. The rhythm of the team and trying to establish a rhythm with LeBron, Russ, AD, and again, share the load.
Now, Ham will be tasked with fixing the Lakers squad that couldn't stay out of its own way this past season.
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It's a new era for the Chicago Bears, but that new era couldn't begin without an appropriate tribute to the previous regime: unnecessarily screwing up and getting punished for it.
According to Dan Wiederer of the Chicago Tribune, the Bears had to cancel Tuesday's OTAs entirely after violating the league rule which bars live contact practices in the early phase of offseason programs. The violations reportedly occurred in May, and were so persistent that the NFLPA and the NFL had to get involved.
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According to the league source, the Bears were warned for having practices featuring too much contact last month with requests made that they alter their practice activity to adjust. Eventually, when proper adjustments weren’t made, the NFL Players Association was asked to get involved and the NFL stepped in, deciding that the team was in violation of league rules.
The reported punishment was the cancellation of one OTA practice, which is why Tuesday's practice was apparently wiped off the books. According to Wiederer, the Bears sent out an email to the media announcing the schedule change, but didn't offer an explanation for why the practice was cancelled.
This is definitely not the best way for new head coach Matt Eberflus to begin his tenure with Chicago. Dramatic and damaging self-owns are nothing new for the Bears franchise, but following the firings of former head coach Matt Nagy and former GM Ryan Pace in January, this was supposed to be a fresh new start. Instead, the Bears have started their new season with the football equivalent of "The Price is Right" fail horn.
It's hard to label any team "promising" if the head coach reportedly ignored NFL practice rules to the point that the NFL and NFLPA had to intervene. But now it's June, and since the reported violations occurred in May, the Bears can try to make a new start once again — just as soon as they're done being punished.
New Bears head coach Matt Eberflus reportedly ran his May OTAs with on-field contact, a violation of the NFL rules that resulted in discipline. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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The 6-foot-2-inch, 195-pound safety is no stranger to the Orange and Blue, making a trip in March to familiarize himself with the team and the campus while coming back for an official visit the first weekend of June — during which his prediction was released. After his March visit, the prep prospect offered the following to Swamp247.
“I love the energy there. I love the coaching staff they have at Florida. It’s just a really great spot to be at. I was at their scrimmage so I got to see the energy of their practice. They had guys that looked like they loved being out there playing for each other. It was real nice. I got to sit in the position meetings with the safeties and then I got to meet with the DB coaches like Coach Raymond, Coach Toney, and Coach Chaney. I have a good relationship with them.
“Really I just like the environment there. The coaching staff seemed really cool and I got to talk to some of the players. They get guys to the next level at Florida and have players who want to be there. I just feel like I fit in there. I think I fit in their defense. I am good at covering and I can come down and tackle. I just feel like I can help them a lot.”
Castell, who hails from the same high school as Oklahoma Sooners 2022 signee wide receiver Jayden Gibson, currently ranks No. 259 nationally and No. 23 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite, while the On3 consensus has him at Nos. 341 and 30, respectively. The On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine currently has the Gators out front in his recruiting with a 93.7% chance of landing him.
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4-star safety recruit receives crystal ball prediction for Florida
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Minicamp is a time for players to sharpen up on skills and work towards getting better for the regular season. On Tuesday, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick appeared to be getting in some work of his own.
He appeared to be the snapper for a drill, assisting quarterback Mac Jones, before the latter threw a short pass to James White. Jones had a good day in his own right, completing 23 straight passes in team drills during a segment of the day. Belichick has experience at the center position, having played center and tight end at Wesleyan University during his college days. Despite his experience, it is doubtful he is going to lace up the cleats and leave the sidelines anytime soon.
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Belichick will serve as a member of the scout team for now, as he looks to prepare the Patriots for the upcoming season.
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Bill Belichick turns back the clock to play center for Mac Jones at Patriots practice
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Cam Akers hasn’t had a full opportunity to break out as one of the best running backs in the NFL. As a rookie, he split the backfield with Darrell Henderson Jr. and Malcolm Brown. Last year, he missed most of the season due to a torn Achilles.
Heading into 2022, he’s the unquestioned starter for the Rams, and that should lead to his most productive season yet. The NFLPA released its annual list of Rising Stars for the upcoming season and on the veterans side, Akers was slotted in at No. 4, behind only Trevon Diggs, A.J. Brown and Hunter Renfrow.
According to the NFLPA, the Rising Stars list “identifies top Rookies and Veterans poised to have breakout seasons, gain fan support and ultimately rank among the top-sellers of all officially licensed player merchandise.”
In order for Akers to be among the top sellers, he’ll have to put up big numbers with the Rams, especially given how many stars are currently on Los Angeles’ roster: Aaron Donald, Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp, Jalen Ramsey, Allen Robinson and Bobby Wagner.
Akers won’t be the centerpiece of the team, but he could wind up being a huge asset for the Rams in 2022.
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Cam Akers selected as one of NFLPA’s Rising Stars for 2022
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Indianapolis Colts safety Khari Willis was not among those in attendance for the start of mandatory minicamp Tuesday, and it was due to a personal matter.
While teams can fine players for not attending mandatory minicamp, this won’t be the case for Willis because his absence was excused by the team.
It isn’t clear when Willis will return to the team this offseason. It may be during minicamp or not at all until training camp.
Regardless, Willis is going into a big contract year where he will look to stay healthy and earn another contract with the team that drafted him in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL draft.
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Colts’ Khari Willis had excused absence from minicamp
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Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard underwent a procedure to correct a back injury that had been lingering in recent weeks.
The three-time All-Pro will miss the remainder of the offseason workout program, and there is a chance he misses some time during training camp. However, the Colts believe he will be ready for the start of the 2022 regular season.
Leonard tweeted out an update Tuesday following his surgery, stating that it was a success and that he’s ready to get into recovery.
Leonard hasn’t participated in any of the offseason workout programs, and it isn’t clear if it was due to the previous ankle injury, the back injury or a combination of the two.
It was reported by Larra Overton that the ankle and back injuries are not related.
Hopefully, this rehab won’t linger too long, but Leonard’s status for training camp and the preseason will certainly be a storyline to watch in the coming months.
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Darius Leonard: ‘Surgery went well, feel amazing’
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Almost a year after skipping mandatory minicamp amidst an increasingly public dispute with the Green Bay Packers, quarterback Aaron Rodgers said after Tuesday’s minicamp practice that he’ll “definitely” be finishing his NFL career with the team that drafted him back in 2005.
Rodgers reported to Green Bay on Monday and was on the field for the practice Tuesday.
Rodgers’ definitive answer on his own future stands as a fitting endcap to a whirlwind 13 months that began on draft night in April of 2021 and all but ended when Rodgers signed a three-year deal to remain with the Packers in March of this year.
At this time last year, Rodgers’ future in Green Bay was very much in doubt. In fact, returning to play for the Packers appeared to many outsiders as the least likely end result. Rodgers did return, on the eve of training camp last summer, and after airing all of his grievances in a training camp press conference, led the Packers to 13 more regular-season wins while winning a fourth NFL MVP award.
Now, Rodgers’ future is secure and far less of a mystery. He admitted his deal is basically a year-to-year proposition, and he’ll reconsider his future in football after this season, but the chances of Rodgers wearing another NFL uniform before retirement now hovers close to zero.
Unhappy with the direction of the team and his position within it a year ago, Rodgers started paving a new path. It all led to this moment. Now, the future Hall of Famer will almost certainly wear green and gold until he’s ready to end his career in football.
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What a difference a year makes for Aaron Rodgers and the Packers
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Shanahan: Relationship with Deebo has always been good originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
SANTA CLARA -- Deebo Samuel reported to 49ers mandatory minicamp on Tuesday, and everything appeared as normal as possible.
After a tumultuous offseason where the wideout removed the team from his social media and requested to be traded, the All-Pro was seen running on the side field during practice. While Samuel did not participate in team drills, he was on the sidelines observing and occasionally dancing with his offensive teammates.
After practice, Kyle Shanahan shared that was what he expected. The head coach never believed the relationship between the team and their star player was in jeopardy.
“I think it’s always been alright,” Shanahan said on Tuesday. “I don’t want to go through the business part of the league, but I don’t think the relationship was ever too far away to not get it back to normal and we’re working on that. Anytime you’re away from each other for a while it’s always harder, but it’s good to get him back in here and start to get him around the guys again.”
Samuel interacted with several of his teammates, but did not go through any drills with the wide receiver group prior to team drills. Quarterback Trey Lance shared that just his presence in the building, along with Trent Williams and Nick Bosa, was definitely palpable.
“Deebo is a guy you love to have in the locker room,” Lance said. “It’s good to have him, Trent and Bosa, those guys back. When they are in the building, it’s a little bit different. I talk to Deebo a ton, even when he’s not here so it’s obviously good to have him back, just his vibe on the field, his energy.”
Shanahan added that the two sides are still attempting to work out an extension to keep the “wide-back” in the building for the long haul. Shanahan has been known for his close relationship with Samuel and made it clear how that hasn’t changed.
The head coach shared that his personal relationship with Samuel is not something he believes is a delicate situation. Shanahan explains that he must have those close relationships in order to coach players and help get the best from them.
“Love our relationship with Deebo and hopefully that will help us be able to help us solve this contractually before we get to the season,” Shanahan said.
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In June 1997, Ted Lindsay was happy to see the Stanley Cup return to Detroit after 42 years, following the Red Wings' sweep over the Philadelphia Flyers during the Final at Joe Louis Arena. Lindsay was one of the players on the last Red Wings team to win the Cup in 1955.
NHL DRAFT: Why drafting Cutter Gauthier would be boon for Red Wings at No. 8
Top half of the newspaper front June 7, 1997, leading into the night of Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Red Wings and Flyers. June 7, 1997.
Front of the Detroit Free Press sports section June 7, 1997, leading into the night of Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Red Wings and Flyers.
Detroit Red Wings' Steve Yzerman celebrates his goal vs. the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals at Joe Louis Arena, June 5, 1997.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Inside Steve Yzerman's Red Wings run on verge of 1997 Stanley Cup win
Eric Nesterenko, a former two-time NHL All-Star and Stanley Cup champion with the Blackhawks, has died at the age of 88.
This week, the guys welcome in NBA cap and free agency expert Keith Smith to break down just what Detroit Pistons can, and should, do this offseason.
This offseason is becoming a great time to upgrade behind the bench.
Six-times major winner Phil Mickelson will make a highly contentious return to competition in the opening Saudi rebel event in Hertfordshire this week, defying PGA Tour orders and risking a lifetime ban.
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Road to Stanleytown: Inside Steve Yzerman's Red Wings run on verge of ending Cup drought
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Today, another impressive lineman joined the fray, 2023 Kansas offensive lineman Joe Otting. At six-foot-four-inches and 270-pounds, Otting played both ways for his high school however will make the move full-time to the offensive line, guard or center, when he arrives at South Bend. He chose the Irish over scholarship offers from Iowa, Kansas State, Baylor, Minnesota, Missouri and others.
There could be a thought that the offer list is not compelling, but knowing what Harry Hiestand can do with his pupils, there is no need to question that. Otting becomes the 14th commitment of the 2023 recruiting class, which currently is ranked as either the best or one of the best in the country, depending on recruiting service rankings.
Quick-hitting Notre Dame football recruiting update after this weekend's action
Red Sox vs. Angels Highlights
Michael Wacha hurls a complete game shutout and Christian Vázquez knocked an RBI single to lift the Red Sox to a 1-0 victory over the Angels
Offensive line is a key position in the 2023 class for Georgia Tech and Lassiter offensive lineman Ethan Mackenny
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Notre Dame adds yet another impressive OL to 2023 recruiting class
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There is plenty of excitement and anticipation heading into the 2022 college football season for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and head coach Scott Frost.
The Huskers will take the field with a new quarterback under center. Casey Thompson left the Texas Longhorns for Lincoln, Nebraska. The beginning of a new era of football for this program. The hope is that the changes made by Frost will return the team to its former glory.
However, this could be a make-or-break season for the former quarterback. Heading into his fifth year on the job, Frost is likely on hot seat watch as the season approaches. At least that is how On3 views it.
What On3 Says…
Following the 2020 season, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh took a pay cut and shook up his staff; the Wolverines ended the season in the College Football Playoff. Frost took a pay cut and shook up his staff after last season; will it change things? That he is an all-time Huskers hero certainly is a positive for him, but it seems impossible that he will survive another losing season. The Huskers have had five consecutive losing seasons, including one under Frost predecessor Mike Riley. The last Huskers coach to have five consecutive losing seasons was William Jennings (1957-61); he was fired after the ’61 season and replaced by Bob Devaney, who oversaw Nebraska’s rise to national prominence
The Numbers: 15-29 at Nebraska
Gasoline prices continue to rise, setting a new record almost every day. Here's how that has affected the daily lives of five Kansans.
The global economy is facing a threat of low growth and high inflation that could last for years, the World Bank announced Tuesday. Weighing the effects of rising energy and food prices, as well as the campaign by central banks to raise interest rates, the Washington-based financial institution slashed its global growth estimate for 2022 to 2.9%, down from 4.1% in January. “Just over two years after COVID-19 caused the deepest global recession since World War II, the world economy is again in da
Whether you've suffered your fair share of lost emails and relationship drama or celebrated stunning professional wins recently, it's safe to say that we've pretty much all been feeling this spring's dramatic astrological shifts, marked by eclipses, Mercury retrograde, and even Pluto's backward spin. And, as of June 4, Saturn - the planet of boundaries, limitations, and commitment - will join the celestial bodies that have been shaking things up as it kicks off its annual months-long retrograde.
Bidding on the Denver Broncos has narrowed to three main groups, led by Rob Walton, Josh Harris and the founders of Clearlake Capital. Four groups submitted bids in advance of the Monday evening deadline, according to multiple league sources, who were granted anonymity because the process is private. Of those four, three are considered competitive, […]
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On3 lists Nebraska’s Scott Frost on the hot seat list
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The National Football Foundation recently released the 2023 College Football Hall of Fame ballot, and a pair of Badgers made the cut.
Wisconsin’s Troy Vincent and current AD Chris McIntosh are both on the ballot.
Vincent was inducted into the UW Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008. The 1991 All-American was one of the best defensive backs in the country during his time as a Badger. In 1991, Vincent was also named the Co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and had 18 passes defended, which ties for second in Badger history for one season.
Vincent would go on to make 200 starts in the NFL.
Before becoming Wisconsin’s Athletic Director in 2021, McIntosh was a first round pick of the Seattle Seahawks in 2000. In 1999, he was named Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year and a consensus All-American.
Two all-time great #Badgers!
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The Badgers offer a recent Minnesota PWO commit
Detroit Tigers lineup vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Wily Peralta to start with rain expected
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The good news is that Willy Adames is expected to return Wednesday barring no setbacks. Right-hander Trevor Gott went on the IL with a groin injury.
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Two all-time great Badgers are on the 2023 College Football Hall of Fame ballot
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“I wish he would have retired, but he deserved a new contract” Williams told reporters after Tuesday’s practice.
There might’ve been a hint of a joke in the first part of Williams’ statement, but a lot of truth is said in jest. While the 49ers have had some luck with containing Donald over the last few years, he’s still a nightmare on the interior. He didn’t post a sack against San Francisco the regular season last year, but he did have 15 tackles and three tackles for loss. In the NFC championship game he had three tackles and two quarterback hits, including the one that forced an interception from Jimmy Garoppolo on San Francisco’s final offensive play. In the three games Donald posted seven total pressures per Pro Football Focus.
Williams and Donald will face off plenty over the next three years, even if they don’t match up one-on-one very often. San Francisco hosts the Rams in Week 4 on Monday Night Football this season. They’ll visit Donald and the Rams at SoFi Stadium in Week 8.
The new contract signed Monday by Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald essentially guarantees that he’ll spend the next two seasons with the Rams. After that, things could get interesting. The structure allows Donald to play for L.A. through 2023, at a total payout of $65 million. At that point, he can retire with no financial [more]
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49ers LT Trent Williams wishes Aaron Donald would’ve retired
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It’s been a couple weeks since the Raiders hosted Colin Kaepernick for a workout. They have four quarterbacks on the roster currently and none are named Kaepernick.
When the reports came out that Kaepernick was getting a workout in Las Vegas, some wondered how this affected Derek Carr. Whether he was onboard with it and if the team ran it by him ahead of time.
At the time, head coach Josh McDaniels danced around the question.
“I think Derek’s pretty comfortable with where he’s at, and I think he knows who he is for us,” said McDaniels on May 26. “I know he knows how I feel about him, how we feel about him. I don’t think that’s really a big thing to Derek at this point. I think he knows this is his football team and he’s working like it on the field. He’s leading the way that we want him to lead and he’s doing all the right things. I couldn’t ask for more from Derek Carr and very pleased with what he’s doing so far.”
Kaepernick and Carr had in the same circles in the past. Both are Central Valley natives – Kaepernick from Turloc and Carr from Bakersfield. They played in the same conference in college and their years overlapped, albeit before Carr was the starter at Fresno State. Then Kaepernick was playing across the Bay with the 49ers when Carr was drafted by the Raiders. And they faced each other once as pros.
Carr spoke Tuesday following the first day of mandatory minicamp and he said McDaniels did notified him the team was working out Kaepernick and that gave it his full support.
“I’ve enjoyed being around him, talking with him, competing against him,” Carr said of Kaepernick. “Josh told me they were doing it and I literally said the same thing I’m telling you. I enjoyed my time around him, I love him. He and I would get along great with him. My brother [David] knew him from San Francisco and he said ‘I love Colin, I think it’s awesome’.”
One common criticism of the idea that Kaepernick should not be signed is the supposed ‘distraction’ he would be. Carr brushed that off, noting that Kaepernick himself would have to field the difficult questions, not so much for the rest of the team. And doesn’t see anyone else on the team having issue with Kaepernick.
“For us I think he’d be great,” Carr continued. “I don’t want to speak for everybody in that kind of sense. . . but I know he and I would get along great. We have in the past. For the most part I think he would get along just fine with our guys.”
In most cases, if the team were looking to sign a player, it would happen shortly after the workout. But as McDaniels noted, they work out player all the time, if only to get a feel for whether they might want to add them should the need arise. And it’s still June, so anything’s possible. Safe to say there’s nothing really standing in the way should they want to make the move.
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Derek Carr gave seal of approval before Raiders worked out Colin Kaepernick ‘I think he’d be great’
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Green Bay Packers wide receiver Amari Rodgers admitted he weighed too much and wasn’t in good enough shape during his rookie season in 2021, but an offseason focused on his body has him feeling more and more like the player that once dominated at Clemson.
Freed from the hustle and bustle of preparing for the draft and then being a first-year in the NFL, Rodgers attacked his training this offseason, in the process reshaping his body in an effort to move better during his second NFL season.
Rodgers, who is listed at 5-9 and 212 pounds, said he hired a chef and focused on conditioning to lose the weight that held him back in 2021.
“This offseason, I locked in on getting my body right,” Rodgers said after Tuesday’s minicamp practice in Green Bay. “I lost like six pounds, I lost four percent body fat. Lost all of it my torso, so I feel like I’m getting in that area where I was in college as far as where I want to be to move how I want to, and play receiver the way I should.”
Rodgers caught four passes for 45 yards, carried once for 11 yards and returned 20 kickoffs for 166 yards and 11 punts for 199 yards as a rookie. He struggled to get on the field as a receiver, even as the Packers dealt with injuries at the position, and his issues as a returner played into the Packers’ overall problems on special teams.
Rodgers lacked the quickness and explosiveness of his days at Clemson. Not being in top shape might have contributed to a lack of confidence on the field, too.
“The reason I wasn’t able to play as much was because I wasn’t in shape the way I wanted to,” Rodgers said. “I wasn’t able to go out there and play fast the way I want to because of my body type, how much I weighed, and how I was moving. I really took that to heart this offseason.”
The Packers have seen the benefits during the offseason workout program.
Last month, position coach Jason Vrable said he can sense Rodgers’ confidence growing as a player.
“Biggest thing we worked on, I talked to him in the offseason, how do you get your confidence? Well, you work and train harder than you ever did,” Vrable said. “So if you were to see him right now, he already looks faster and stronger than he ever did. He’s in the best shape of his life. His mindset is, ‘I’m going to be the No. 1 guy at all three positions.’ He has that going for him. His route-running is already cleaner and crisper. He’s trained an entire offseason.”
With his body in the right place, Rodgers can now focus on the bigger goals: Securing a role in the Packers offense and becoming a weapon for Aaron Rodgers and Matt LaFleur.
Making plays on the practice field, especially with No. 12 in the huddle, is a good way of making it happen.
“Just making a play, doing something every day to make the staff remember me. That’s really my mindset,” Rodgers said. “Do something every single day to make him remember me. Doing the extra, being the first one in, last one out, watching film, just learning every single day.
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Packers WR Amari Rodgers sheds weight to move better entering second NFL season
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Why 49ers have more urgency for Deebo contract than Bosa originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
SANTA CLARA -- The top remaining priority for the 49ers this offseason is to sign wide receiver Deebo Samuel to a multi-year contract extension.
There is no such urgency with defensive end Nick Bosa.
Coach Kyle Shanahan said on Tuesday the 49ers have not yet entered into contact talks with Bosa’s representation. Teams are first allowed to begin negotiating contract extensions with draft picks after three seasons.
Bosa and Samuel were selected in the 2019 NFL Draft, and each completed his third year in the NFL last season.
Shanahan was asked if negotiations with Bosa have started.
“They haven’t,” Shanahan answered. “I'm sure that's a big tweet. I don't know if that's a big tweet or something, but no.”
As the No. 2 overall pick, Bosa signed a four-year, $33.55 million contract, including an up-front signing bonus of nearly $22.5 million. The 49ers have already picked up the fifth-year option with Bosa for the 2023 season at a fully guaranteed price of $17.859 million.
In comparison, Samuel’s original contract was four years for $10.1 million. He is scheduled to make $3.9 million this season, which is far below the All-Pro’s market value.
So while the 49ers and Samuel’s representation expect to get a new contract hammered out near the start of training camp, there does not appear to be the same accelerated timetable with Bosa because he has already been well-compensated in his short career.
However, Shanahan made it known that he expects Bosa to play for the 49ers well beyond his initial contract.
“We haven't been doing that yet with Nick, just that's how both sides are going at it now, and I’m not too concerned with it,” Shanahan said. “I fully expect Nick Bosa being here for a very long time.”
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Bosa did not take part in the voluntary portion of the offseason program. He trains near his Miami-area home.
Bosa reported to the 49ers on Monday for a physical and took part in some individual drills on Tuesday on the first day of the team’s mandatory minicamp.
“Seeing him for the first time in a while, Nick always takes care of himself as good as any athlete I've ever been around,” Shanahan said. “He had a good Florida tan seeing him yesterday.
"His quads are still huge, and he's ready to play football whenever it's time to go.”
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Groupama-FDJ rider Gaudu caught out Belgian Van Aert in a sprint finish but the Team Jumbo–Visma rider claimed the leader's yellow jersey after the mid-mountain stage concluding at an altitude of 1,396 metres.
"We missed out yesterday (Monday), we wanted to win today. We worked during the stage and I ruined it all. I lost on my own."
Wednesday's fourth stage should offer him an opportunity for revenge over a flat 31.9km time-trial between Montbrison and La Batie d'Urfe in the Loire. It could also suit Italian world champion Filippo Ganna.
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Legendary American Cyclist Greg LeMond Diagnosed With Leukemia
The three-time Tour de France champion says his "long-term prognosis is very favorable."
Jumbo-Visma misjudges the chase and Van Aert misses opportunity for another win and cedes the yellow jersey.
This week's Dauphine is a race with two finish lines, the first on Sunday and the second in Paris on July 24.
Second-year US pro jumps into break to chase win and possible Tour de France start with Team DSM.
Greg LeMond diagnosed with non-life-threatening leukemia
Greg LeMond, a three-time Tour de France champion, has been diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia and said it is not life threatening.
Former Tour de France champion Greg LeMond reveals leukemia diagnosis
Greg LeMond, who won the Tour de France in 1986, 1989 and 1990, says his form of cancer is not life-threatening and he has a treatment plan in place.
Police say one person was injured early Sunday morning in a shooting in Swatara Township, Dauphin County.
There was chaos at the Vuelta a Colombia finish last weekend
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Gaudu snatches Dauphine third stage win, Van Aert takes race lead
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For about seven years there between 2011-17, Rob Gronkowski was the best tight end in football. So, it stands to reason that when the Raiders players are watching tape of Josh McDaniels’s offense over the years, it’s going have Gronk all over it.
In turn, no one gets more excited about this offense than Pro Bowl tight end Darren Waller.
“I’m excited. It’s asking me to do a lot of things,” said Waller. “We watch a lot of tape of Rob Gronkowski running wild from old New England clips, so it’s exciting to see the different ways that I’ll be used. And I’m very excited about it. It’s a challenging system but I love a good challenge.”
At times in his days dominating the league in New England, Gronk looked like a man among boys. Health was his main issue, but all four of his full seasons in 2011, 14,15, and 17 he went over 1000 yards and was named an All Pro.
For a tight end, he was incredibly versatile and a superior athlete. So, it’s more than fair to say Waller can do just about anything Gronk could do and you figure McDaniels will be asking that of him.
“Up the seams, over routes, catching short passes and just blowing through people,” Waller said of Gronk’s considerable duties in McDaniels’s offense. “Catching fade balls on the outside, I mean he’s lining up everywhere doing everything really.”
You can understand then why Waller is not at all concerned with losing any targets to Davante Adams or anyone else. He’s very confident that he’ll be a big part of the offensive game plan this season.
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Darren Waller envisions big role in Raiders new offense watching tape of ‘Rob Gronkowski running wild’
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During Deshaun Watson's pathetic introductory news conference with the Cleveland Browns in March, as Browns general manager Andrew Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski spoke of having confidence in "Deshaun the person," that very person claimed more than once he has "never assaulted, harassed or disrespected any woman in my life."
For good measure, he used his mother and her two sisters, his aunts, as a shield, saying that's not how they raised him. Men accused of sexual assault or any kind of wrongdoing against women almost always trot out the women in their lives as a shield, as if their existence means they couldn't possibly have done what it's asserted they did, much in the same way racists trot out their one Black friend as cover.
But reading the newest reporting on Watson's alleged behavior from The New York Times' Jenny Vrentas, it's clear to me now:
Deshaun Watson didn't really see the alleged victims as women, not in the way he presumably sees his mother and aunts. He saw them as sex objects, hired for his depraved pleasure, whether they wanted to provide it or not.
It's why he continues to assert that he did nothing wrong, despite a member of his own legal team confirming sexual conduct took place in three of the sessions, and despite acknowledging that one of his accusers, Ashley Solis, had tears in her eyes at the end of their session and his texting her "sorry about you feeling uncomfortable" immediately after.
He has testified under oath, according to the Times, that he doesn't understand why he was called to answer questions.
If Deshaun Watson has "never disrespected a woman," what does that say about how he viewed his alleged sexually charged massage sessions? (AP Photo/David Richard)
Via Vrentas' reporting, one of the women who has filed a lawsuit against Watson was a flight attendant who had begun taking massage therapy classes during the pandemic. Another woman was an aesthetician who told Watson her license only allowed her to provide a back facial, with cleansers and such, and not a massage. Under questioning during a deposition, attorney Tony Buzbee reportedly asked Watson if he inquired about the experience level of one of the women, and Watson said more than once that he hadn't because it wasn't a priority for him.
It doesn't seem like Watson didn't want proper therapy. It seems like he wanted to exert his power and feed his own desires, no matter how humiliated and violated it made the women involved feel.
He was preying on women, many of them Black women, playing on their emotions by saying repeatedly he was "just tryna support Black businesses" to get them to rearrange their schedule to work on him.
Unfortunately, it's not new to see Black men disrespect Black women the way the rest of American society always has.
That doesn't make it any less disappointing.
One, who says he begged her to put her mouth on his penis, says she told him, "What's going on? You're about to mess up everything." And at least one of the women threatened to go public with Watson's behavior; that's when the Houston Texans, Watson's former team, get dragged into this situation through Vrentas's reporting, with the team's director of security providing Watson with a nondisclosure agreement after the woman posted on Instagram "I could really expose you" with Watson's phone number, text messages and CashApp receipts.
Once he had the NDA in hand, Watson allegedly weaponized it, telling at least one woman he wouldn't pay her unless she signed it.
Watson, meanwhile, looked at professionals trying to maintain a small business or start a new career and didn't see women. Just targets for his rapacious behavior.
Last May, we heard that Joker director Todd Phillips was co-writing a potential Joker sequel, something that came as a bit of a surprise since nobody involved had given any indication that they were planning to make more Joker movies. The first film, of course, is one of the most shocking and dangerous comic book movies ever made, one that dared to rip apart the very fabric of our society by investigating the twisted mind of a man who reacts to wanton violence with a smile. It was also a little
One of those arrested was a man who escaped prison years ago, according to officials.
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Ford excused from minicamp, not expected to be with 49ers in 2022 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
SANTA CLARA — Along with Jimmy Garoppolo, Dee Ford has been excused from the 49ers' mandatory minicamp.
The Pro Bowl pass rusher only has appeared in seven games in the past two seasons due to chronic neck and back injuries. As one of the biggest acquisitions of the Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch era, the club has been patient through Ford’s three seasons with the team.
“I think he’s going to come in, he's been excused for mini-camp,” Shanahan said. “I think he's coming in to get his physical later in this week. But no, he's not doing anything with us.”
After a stand-out 2018 season, Ford signed a five-year contract extension worth $85 million after being traded to San Francisco in March of 2019. Since joining the 49ers, he has appeared in 18 total games registering 9.5 sacks, 22 tackles - 14 solo, and eight for a loss. The former first-round pick of the 2014 NFL Draft has played 378 defensive snaps for the club and 13 on special teams.
Shanahan is unsure if the team plans on releasing Ford or if he will retire, but the head coach appeared certain that the pass rusher will not suit up for the 49ers again.
“I know that we've gotten a good bill of health from his doctor saying how good he is in this spot,” Shanahan said. “We’re going to check him out with our physical. I do not expect him to be on our team, but those are the three options that could happen.”
The 49ers' brain trust has added depth to the defensive line each offseason through both free agency and the draft. There is no doubt that when Ford was healthy and paired with Nick Bosa on the field, the pass rush was a dominant force.
The club will now move forward with Samson Ebukam and Charles Omenihu to work opposite of Bosa on the defensive line. Lynch and Co. also used their second-round pick, No. 61 overall, to add Drake Jackson to the fold in hopes of bookending their star pass rusher.
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Kyle Shanahan not expecting Dee Ford to be on 49ers for 2022 season
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Chargers linebacker Kyle Van Noy, left, and coach Brandon Staley talk after drills in Costa Mesa. Van Noy loves Staley's approach to the game. (Alex Gallardo / Associated Press)
Then-Patriots linebacker Kyle Van Noy warms up before a game last season. He won two Super Bowls with New England. (Steven Senne / Associated Press)
He is coming off a season in which he had 66 tackles and five sacks. He played 81% of the Patriots' defensive snaps.
The 2022 season will be a significant one for the Los Angeles Chargers. There are three players who are poised to have big years.
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Super Bowl veteran Kyle Van Noy explains why he joined Brandon Staley, Chargers
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Houston Texans defensive tackle Maliek Collins is sporting a new jersey number for 2022.
The former Dallas Cowboys 2016 third-round pick has gone back to his jersey number from his days with the NFC East club. Collins will be wearing No. 96 for the first time since 2019, and it took some persuasion from incoming defensive end Mario Addison for him to make the switch.
“He wanted it (worse) than me,” Collins told reporters Tuesday after organized team activities at Houston Methodist Training Center. “He sent a wire. I got more sacks in 96 than 97, so I feel like it’s a little bit of luck being back in my old number. Thought it’d be better for me.”
Collins generated 14.5 sacks wearing No. 96 from 2016-19, including a career-high 5.0 as a rookie.
Perhaps more so than what jersey number he wore, Collins played in a Tampa 2 scheme in Dallas similar to what the Texans are deploying. The defensive coordinator at the time was Rod Marinelli, who was coach Lovie Smith’s defensive coordinator with the Chicago Bears from 2010-12.
Collins produced 2.5 sacks through 15 games with Houston as he returned to a familiar scheme, and it was the sense of greatness that attracted him back to the Texans.
“I think we’re building something special here and I wanted to be a part of that,” said Collins.
The 27-year-old also established his roots in Texas. The only time Collins played pro football outside of the Lone Star State was in 2020 when he signed with the Las Vegas Raiders, where Marinelli had been hired as defensive line coach under coach Jon Gruden.
Said Collins on why he signed with the Texans: “Family. My kids are here. I mean, it’s just I love the atmosphere. It’s a great place for me and my family.”
The Texans are hopeful Collins can have another big year in No. 96 while living the dream in Texas.
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Texans DT Maliek Collins explains why he let Mario Addison have No. 97
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Phillip Dorsett II
Houston Texans coach Lovie Smith has coached former Miami Hurricanes, and it is no surprise he is doing so again with receiver Phillip Dorsett.
Dorsett, a former Indianapolis Colts 2015 first-round pick, played college ball at Miami and wore No. 4 during his tenure — the same jersey number as former Chicago Bears returner Devin Hester, whose special teams prowess helped the NFC North club reach the Super Bowl at the end of the 2006 season.
Smith can’t help but draw comparisons between the two Miami receivers.
“I talk to Phillip an awful lot about when you’re from the University of Miami, and you wore number 4, I mean, I know one great player that wore it,” Smith told reporters after organized team activities Tuesday at Houston Methodist Training Center. “Devin Hester wore that number. So, I’m always giving him a little bit of flak on that.”
Dorsett played for three teams last year — Jacksonville Jaguars, Seattle Seahawks, and Houston — and caught seven passes for 110 yards. Dorsett’s biggest contribution came with the Texans through three games as he hauled in six passes for 107 yards.
The Texans kept Dorsett around for the 2022 campaign, and Smith likes what he has seen thus far from the former Colts receiver.
“His skill set, one of the fastest guys on our team; has good movement,” said Smith.
What Smith truly appreciates about Dorsett is his ability to create space in the open field for big gains. Dorsett’s most productive years were with the New England Patriots from 2017-19 when he caught 73 passes for 881 yards and eight touchdowns, which is how he stayed on general manager Nick Caserio’s radar.
Said Smith: “He has ability, he can catch the ball and he’ll make you miss in the open field. The only thing that’s stopped some of his growth in the league has been injury. But he’s out there right now, if we can keep him healthy, he’ll help us a lot.”
The Texans’ receiving corps is crowded with Brandin Cooks, Nico Collins, Chris Conley, Chris Moore, DaeSean Hamilton, and rookie John Metchie already on the roster.
Plenty has happened in the Deshaun Watson cases over the past week. So we asked the league office for an update given the filing of two new lawsuits and the controversial radio comments made last week by attorney Rusty Hardin. “No update,” league spokesman Brian McCarthy told PFT via email. “We will decline comment as [more]
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Sabrina Ionescu torches Lynx, just misses historic triple-double while sitting 4th quarter
New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
Sabrina Ionescu made history as the youngest-ever WNBA player to record a triple-double in 2021.
She was on pace for another milestone on Tuesday. But she played so well through three quarters that she sat the fourth in an 88-69 New York Liberty blowout over the Minnesota Lynx.
Ionescu toched the Lynx in 26 minutes of play, tallying 26 rebounds, eight assists and eight rebounds in the win. She hit 10 of 11 shots from the field and all four of her 3-point attempts, including a heave from halfcourt to beat the halftime buzzer.
But with the Liberty in control of the game, head coach Sandy Brondello opted to bench her star player for the game's final stanza while she was two assists and two rebounds shy of a triple-double. Had she reached the milestone, Ionescu would have become just the fourth player in league history to record multiple triple-doubles, joining Sheryl Swoopes, Courtney Vandersloot and Candace Parker, who recorded the second of her career at 36 years old on May 22. That was the 12th triple-double in WNBA history.
Ionescu is 24. While she didn't hit the milestone on Tuesday, she appears destined to do so sooner rather than later. The No. 1 pick in the 2020 draft, Ionescu set the record for NCAA triple-doubles by men or women at Oregon with the 13th of her career as a junior in 2018. By the time she was done, she'd doubled her college triple-double tally to 26.
Ionescu's rookie season was limited to three games after she sustained a Grade 3 ankle sprain that sidelined her for most of the season. She missed out on an All-Star bid in 2021 while averaging 11.7 points, 6.1 assists and 5.7 rebounds in her first full season in the league.
Prior to Monday's big effort, she was averaging 16.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists while shooting 34.3% from 3-point distance through 11 games. With All-Star voting open, Ionescu looks poised to make her debut in the game this season.
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Sparks coach and general manager Derek Fisher has been fired. (Michael Conroy / Associated Press)
Derek Fisher and the Sparks mutually agreed to part ways after a disappointing 5-7 start to the season, the team announced Tuesday, relieving him of head coach and general manager duties. Fisher’s less than four-year tenure ends with a 54-46 overall record and a 1-4 postseason mark.
“After a thorough evaluation of the state of our team, the Sparks and GM/Head Coach Derek Fisher have agreed to part ways,” managing partner Eric Holoman said in the team's statement. “On behalf of our ownership group, I want to thank Derek for his efforts and contributions to the Sparks franchise. We wish him the best moving forward. I have full confidence in Fred Williams to step into the role of interim head coach, bringing a wealth of experience leading WNBA teams.”
Hoping to rebound from the franchise’s first time missing the postseason since 2011, Fisher assembled a talented roster in his capacity as general manager. With new stars such as center Liz Cambage and point guard Jordin Canada joining 11-year veteran forward Nneka Ogwumike, the Sparks were one of the most intriguing teams in the league, especially after starting the season with back-to-back road wins.
The bright start quickly faded into a five-game losing streak made more difficult by the team's brutal early-season schedule. The Sparks had eight of their first 11 games on the road and never had more than two consecutive days without a game in May. The busy calendar limited valuable practice time that the team could have used to build its chemistry with eight new players, but Fisher took solace that four of the team’s first six losses came by a combined 13 points, and that things could turn around.
After their first extended practice opportunity of the season, the Sparks lost 81-74 to the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday.
This is the second head coaching job the five-time NBA champion has been dismissed from. The former Lakers point guard was dismissed in the middle of his second season with the New York Knicks in 2016 with a 40-96 record.
Fisher said in the team’s statement he will “shift my focus back to pursuing other opportunities and private endeavors.”
“It has been an amazing ride,” he said, “and I wish the entire L.A. Sparks organization great success moving forward.”
Fisher was hired by the Sparks in 2018, replacing Brian Agler, who resigned after four seasons. Since Agler led the team to the 2016 championship, the Sparks have gradually faded from prominence. They came one win away from repeating as champions in 2017 — losing to the Minnesota Lynx in five games in the Finals — then lost in the second round of playoffs in 2018.
Though Fisher enjoyed regular-season success in his first two seasons — his 37-19 record gave him the second-most regular-season wins during the period behind only Las Vegas’ Bill Laimbeer — the biggest postseason highlight of Fisher’s Sparks tenure might be when he benched star Candace Parker in Game 3 of the 2019 WNBA semifinals. As Connecticut swept the Sparks out of the playoffs, Parker fumed on the bench after playing only 11 minutes in the final game.
The fraught relationship between the two-time WNBA most valuable player and her coach loomed over Fisher’s first offseason as general manager when Parker and point guard Chelsea Gray were unrestricted free agents. When Fisher added general manager responsibilities to his head coaching role in 2021, it was meant to bring stability to a franchise that had been relying on a mix of interim tags and assistants to fill in after former general manager Penny Toler was fired in October 2019 for using a racial slur in the locker room. The new role didn’t help as Parker and Gray left as free agents.
Williams, 65, is a 30-year coaching veteran with WNBA head coaching stops with the Utah Starzz, Atlanta Dream and Tulsa Shock/Dallas Wings. He was a key force in signing Cambage, who played under the longtime coach in Dallas. Williams was fired as the Wings’ head coach in 2018, but Cambage said she shared a pinkie promise that they would meet again in L.A.
“I appreciate the opportunity to steer the team under these circumstances, alongside assistant coaches Latricia Trammell and Seimone Augustus,” Williams said in the team’s statement. “We have a talented group of players focused on making a run to the WNBA playoffs and we will collectively embrace this challenge.”
Austin Reaves says he’s willing to play more point guard for Lakers
Lakers rookie Austin Reaves says he's definitely open to being a primary ballhandler, a role he seldom played this season.
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Natasha Bedingfield is hosting the live performance June 7 at the Taft Theatre, and tickets are still available.
Ohio State forward E.J. Liddell flying to Cleveland today for a Tuesday workout with the Cavs ahead of the June 23 NBA Draft
Texas moves to the WCWS semifinals with a 5-2 win over Arizona
The Longhorns become only the second unranked team in Women's College World Seris history to make it to the semifinals.
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Preseason Coaches Poll Top 25 Projection, Rankings Prediction 2022
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers spoke with the assembled media at his locker for around 20 minutes following Tuesday’s minicamp practice in Green Bay.
Here are the important things to know from Rodgers’ first (and likely last) press conference of the offseason workout program:
On Davante Adams
Rodgers said he was “in the conversation” with Davante Adams but wasn’t willing to stand in the way once Adams decided to leave Green Bay for Las Vegas. He did confirm the Packers stepped up with a compelling financial offer but it wasn’t enough to keep Adams, who wanted to be in Vegas. The two had “honest” conversations about Rodgers’ future in Green Bay and where Adams wanted to raise his family. There is no love lost between the two. “I can’t fault him.”
Rodgers did admit the Packers offense has to change, maybe drastically, after losing a talent like Adams, who was the primary target on roughly 80 percent of the team’s passing-play designs.
On his contract
Rodgers said the extension with the Packers was important for lowering his cap hit and helping the team retain players during free agency. Although the contract is portrayed as a three-year extension, Rodgers said it’s really one year with two options, and he’ll have to make another decision on his future following the 2022 season. He’s going into Year 18, and he’s thinking about the future despite being “fully invested” in this year. “I’m all in.” He did admit the mental grind is hard at this point in his career.
On young receivers
Rodgers said the young receivers, including Chrisitan Watson and Romeo Doubs, must first learn the offense on paper before they can fully learn the scheme with Rodgers under center on the field. And there’s a difference. Now is the time to learn the offense on paper, lessening the need for the four-time MVP to be on the field with the rookies during the offseason workout program. Rodgers is leaning on Randall Cobb to set the standard in the receiver room.
He also stressed that expectations must be “reasonable” for the youngsters.
More on the receivers: “I like production over potential. We have some production but we have a lot of potential. We need to temper expectations and heighten accountability.”
On Sammy Watkins
Rodgers said Watkins will “definitely” get opportunities to be productive in the Packers offense. He was fully on board with the Packers signing Watkins, who will now get a chance to replace Davante Adams and revitalize his career in Green Bay. “I love the disposition, and I really like the person.” Rodgers and Watkins were on the field together for the first time on Tuesday. The veteran quarterback pointed to Watkins, Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb as the top three on the depth chart.
On Allen Lazard
Allen Lazard wasn’t at minicamp because he still hasn’t signed his contract tender. Rodgers said he sees Lazard, who caught eight touchdown passes last year, as the team’s No. 1 receiver entering 2022.
“He’s been our dirty work guy for most of his career here. Now he’s getting an opportunity to be a No. 1 receiver. So, I’m not worried at all about him stepping into that role. I talk to him a lot. I know how he takes care of his body. I know he’ll be ready when he’s here.”
On David Bakhtiari/offensive line
Rodgers said he’s hopeful that left tackle David Bakhtiari, who is still rehabbing his injured left knee, will be ready for training camp in late July.
“He’s been working hard. Hopefully, training camp, he’s a full go, good to go. But I know he’s been working hard and itching to get back out there.”
Rodgers did say he feels really good about the offensive line, especially once Bakhtiari and Elgton Jenkins get back. He also said Royce Newman looks bigger and better suited to play right guard.
“I don’t worry about that group, they’ve been coached so well over the years.”
On finishing career in Green Bay
Rodgers confirmed he’ll “definitely” finish his career in Green Bay, barring some unforeseen trade in the next few years. He also said he wasn’t willing to “pigeonhole” himself into a specific retirement timeline. His focus will be year to year, with decisions on his future made early each offseason.
“We’ll sit down after the season, hopefully after a championship, and figure out what the next step is.”
Colts linebacker Darius Leonard had back surgery to repair an injury that has plagued him this offseason, according to head coach Frank Reich.
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7 things to know from Aaron Rodgers’ minicamp press conference
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The Baltimore Ravens will be relying on inside linebacker Patrick Queen to have a big year in his third NFL season. The former LSU star has had somewhat of an up-and-down career ever since being the 28th overall selection in the 2020 NFL draft, so this upcoming season will be big for the third-year pro.
When talking with the media at Baltimore’s second open session of voluntary organized team activities, new Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald was asked about what he’s seen from a growth perspective from Queen. He talked about the inside linebacker’s communication as well as the game being slower for him, two very important factors as Queen looks to have a productive 2022 season.
“Yes, I see a lot of growth in ‘P.Q.’ [Patrick Queen], really, throughout the whole building and during practice. Obviously, he’s three years in now, but [with] the communication portion, he’s a lot more comfortable in the system. I’d say he’s just … The game is slower for him. But he’s going to have a big-time role in this defense, and I think he knows that. It’s a big year for him. [I’m] just happy with his progress right now, honestly.”
Queen struggled in the first half of the 2021 season with tackling, decision making and more, but was impressive during the second part of the year. Through his first two seasons as a professional he’s accumulated 204 total tackles, five sacks, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, one interception and one touchdown.
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Ravens DC Mike Macdonald describes growth he’s seen from ILB Patrick Queen
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The Baltimore Ravens have been busy over the past few days getting their rookies from the 2022 NFL draft under contract. With an 11-player class they’ve had to do quite a lot in that regard, but they’re beginning to see more and more of their rookies to put pen to paper.
On Tuesday, the team’s first pick in the 2022 draft in Kyle Hamilton agreed to terms on his rookie contract. With this deal being agreed upon, it makes it so that Baltimore has both of their first round picks signed and ready to go well before the start of training camp.
Hamilton was the 14th overall selection in the 2022 draft out of Notre Dame, and was widely considered a steal. In three collegiate seasons he accumulated 138 total tackles and eight interceptions, showcasing his ability to be great in pass coverage as well as a force agains the run. He will now get to learn from the many experiences of his teammates in the Baltimore secondary, something that will do wonders for his career early on.
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The Dallas Cowboys had one of the best offenses in the NFL last season, finishing first in total yards and points scored. Soaring to the top of the offensive leaderboard was spurred by quarterback Dak Prescott’s return after a gruesome ankle injury ended his 2020 season.
Prescott helped turn around a passing game that churned out 282.4 yards a game, ranking second in the league. For a unit that likes to run the ball more than most teams, that’s an impressive feat by the Cowboys.
It also helped that Dallas had one of the best receiving groups in the game. Wide receivers Amari Cooper, CeeDee Lamb and Michael Gallup were meant to be an elite trio, but Gallup’s injuries paved the way for a bigger role from Cedrick Wilson, who cashed in with a career year. Add in Dalton Schultz’s stellar season at tight end and it’s easy to see why the offense was so successful through the air.
Much of that has changed heading into the new season. Cooper, who commanded the constant attention of defenses, is gone, as is Wilson. Lamb is now the the No. 1 WR in Dallas, but Gallup suffered a torn ACL injury in December and his status for the first part of the season is unknown. No Cooper or Gallup, at least for the early part of the schedule, means the offense is missing two 1,000-yard-capable receivers.
That leaves just Lamb and Schultz as familiar options in the passing game. The Cowboys need players to step up until Gallup is ready to return to full capacity, which might be later than his return to the field of play. Here are some of the options that could be a big part of the aerial attack early on in the season.
The Cowboys drafted Jalen Tolbert in the third round, but a receiver coming from South Alabama and making an impact as a rookie early on could be too much to ask. Prior Washington to be one of the go-to guys in the passing game.
Washington had four marginal seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but he’s got the ability to have an impact. In his best year with the Steelers, Washington had 44 catches for 735 yards and three scores, so he’s capable of answering the bell.
Like Gallup, Washington makes the most of his opportunities downfield. Gallup has averaged 15 yards a catch throughout his career and Washington has averaged 14.3 yards per reception. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has some trouble getting the ball down the field in recent years, something that isn’t an issue with Prescott, making Washington a wideout who can take over for some of what Gallup did for the Cowboys’ offense. Washington might the answer early as the home run threat in Dallas.
However, it hasn’t been a good start for Washington on Dallas, he’s been seen with a walking boot in OTAs, so he hasn’t been able to get work in yet because of a foot injury. There’s time to get healthy and in-sync with Prescott, if that happens, we could see a productive receiver capable of helping ease the loss of Gallup early.
The Cowboys need to fill the void of Gallup, but it doesn’t necessarily need to come from a receiver. As a running back Pollard can be an answer and could be getting more looks in the passing game. Coming out of college Pollard was used more as a receiver than a runner, something that might make his inclusion in the passing game a no-brainer.
During his three years at Memphis, Pollard caught 104 passes for 1,292 yards and nine scores, so he’s used to being involved as a receiver. The Cowboys haven’t used him as much out of the backfield in the NFL, but it does seem like they are warming to the idea of utilizing him in that role this season.
Without being targeted much as a receiver in Dallas, Pollard does have 82 receptions and two touchdowns in three seasons. Those are numbers that could be in for a substantial boost without Gallup, especially early in the year.
Even when Gallup returns, Pollard should be getting more looks as a receiver. He remains one of the best weapons on the Cowboys and needs to be a bigger part of the offense.
The Cowboys drafted Fehoko in the fifth-round in the 2021 draft, but he never caught a pass as a rookie. Heading into his second year, there are higher hopes for a contribution in the passing game.
Fehoko has been putting in work with Prescott this offseason and it’s paying off with first team reps in OTAs. That might be a circumstance of injuries right now, but it can only help Fehoko to get into a rhythm. Fehoko getting extra practice time with the starters will only enhance his chances of making an impact.
The biggest role Fehoko might have with Gallup out is as a red-zone threat. Listed at 6-foot-4, Fehoko has the size to outjump defenders, which could be useful when the field shrinks near the goal line. The Cowboys had trouble with their efficiency last season and Fehoko can help.
In 2021, the Jaguars drafted Trevor Lawrence and Travis Etienne in the first round to help reshape their offense. But only one of those two was able to play during the season, as Etienne suffered a season-ending foot injury during a preseason game. Etienne is now healthy entering 2022 and the Jaguars’ new coaching staff [more]
WATCH: Browns wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones: 'I'm excited for what's to come'
With Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry no longer Browns players, Donovan Peoples-Jones will have an opportunity to start opposite Amari Cooper.
The Cleveland Guardians were postponed by rain at home for the seventh time this season on Monday as their series opener against the Texas Rangers was called 20 minutes before the first scheduled pitch. Jon Gray (1-2) will start the opener for the Rangers against Cleveland’s Cal Quantrill (2-3). Texas left-hander Taylor Hearn (3-4) is scheduled to start Game 2, but the Guardians have not yet announced their pitcher.
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3 Cowboys who have to step up with Gallup missing from passing game
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The Baltimore Ravens have reinvented their defensive line over the course of the 2022 offseason, signing multiple new contributors as well as drafting others. However, they also brought back one of their own players in defensive lineman Calais Campbell, who has been a staple on Baltimore’s defensive front over the last two seasons.
The Ravens have gone through their first two sessions of 2022 voluntary organized team activities, and multiple players and coaches have spoken to the media. When defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald was asked for his thoughts about Campbell returning, he shared that he’s fired up about it.
“I’m fired up, man. Calais [Campbell], he’s an all-timer. He’s going to be putting on a gold jacket one day, and [he’s a] Walter Payton Man of the Year. Just to have him in the room – a guy that’s been around the block and can give me guidance and work with us as coaches and help the young guys progress like he did last year – that’s invaluable.”
Cincinnati weather: Severe storm warnings throughout region expire; heavy rain possible
Today, showers and thunderstorms will begin this afternoon and become more widespread, continuing into the evening.
LSU announces creation of new subscription-based content streaming service
The Tigers are dipping their toes into the streaming game.
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Ravens DC Mike Macdonald shares excitement about DL Calais Campbell returning to Baltimore
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Williams admits he had 'no business' playing in NFC title game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Nobody is stopping Trent Williams from playing. Except, maybe, himself.
The 49ers' All-Pro left tackle admitted to reporters on Tuesday following mandatory minicamp at Levi's Stadium that he should not have played through an ankle injury in the NFC Championship Game against the Los Angeles Rams.
"I really had no business out there," Williams told reporters. "It's so hard for me not to be out there, knowing the position we were in and what we were trying to accomplish. But looking back on it, I probably shouldn't have pushed it that far. I think [Colton McKivitz] would have did a better job on two healthy ankles than I could have did on one." (h/t 49ers Webzone)
"And hindsight is 20/20, of course. But it was hard for me to tell my teammates no at the time, but looking back on it, I think I probably pushed it a little too far."
After sustaining an ankle injury in the win over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field in the divisional round game, Williams ended up being a game-time decision the following week in the NFC title game against the Rams.
Following the game, Williams even admitted that his ankle was in "bad shape."
There only are a handful of offensive linemen who can match up well against Rams All-Pro defensive lineman Aaron Donald and Williams certainly is one of them.
In hindsight, though, the 49ers might have been better off with a healthier option.
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The Baltimore Ravens have many players on their roster with the potential to step up in a big way during the 2022 season. They’ll be relying on young players as well as veterans at multiple positions that could have big seasons, with many potential breakout candidates.
When listing out each NFL team’s biggest X-factor for the 2022 season, Gary Davenport of Bleacher Report picked wide receiver Rashod Bateman for Baltimore. He discussed how Bateman has to step up after the departure of wide receivers Marquise Brown and Sammy Watkins from the Ravens’ offense.
“In today’s NFL, you aren’t going to win consistently unless you can throw the ball. And while the Baltimore Ravens have one of the league’s best tight ends in Mark Andrews, second-year wideout Rashod Bateman is their biggest X-factor given the state of their receiving corps…Veteran receiver Sammy Watkins left Baltimore for Green Bay in free agency, and the Ravens shipped fellow wideout Marquise Brown to the Arizona Cardinals for the No. 23 pick. That leaves Bateman as the team’s top receiver after an injury-marred rookie year in which he caught 46 passes for 515 yards and one touchdown in 12 games.”
Bateman showed plenty of potential during his rookie season, and despite missing five games with an injury he suffered during training camp he made a big impact in multiple big games for the team. He’s a phenomenal route runner, has solid hands and is able to beat defenders in a multitude of ways. With a full offseason under his belt and a much bigger role awaiting him, Bateman could be in store for a massive year in 2022.
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The buzz has been around for a few days and late Tuesday the Denver Broncos took to social media to make things official.
Team ownership has entered into an agreement to sell the team. The price tag is believed to be $4.65 billion, a U.S. sports-franchise record.
The purchase and sale agreement calls for the Walton-Penner family to acquire the Denver Broncos from the Pat Bowlen Trust. The agreement is subject to approval from the NFL’s finance committee and league ownership as well as the satisfaction of customary closing procedures.
Pat Bowlen was 40 years old when he purchased the Broncos for $78 million in March of 1984.
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Broncos reach agreement with Walton-Penner family on $4.65 billion sale of team
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During his time as Arizona Cardinals head coach, Kliff Kingsbury has been subject of both praise and criticism. The team has improved every year since his arrival but the last two promising seasons collapsed late in the year.
Pro Football Focus, one of the top football analyst outlets, created a tier list ranking all head coaches in the NFL. The first tier was for Hall of Fame coaches, where only three were listed. Bill Belichick, John Harbaugh and Andy Reid make up that list.
No. 4 on the list, however, is none other than Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury. He’s ranked ahead of Green Bay’s Matt LaFleur, San Francisco’s Kyle Shanahan and even division rival Sean McVay.
The list is based on their projections for every head coach with a neutral roster. So, hypothetically, if every NFL team was the exact same, Pro Football Focus believes Kingsbury is the fourth-best head coach in the league.
Here’s what PFF had to say about Kingsbury:
Outside of quarterback Kyler Murray and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, Kingsbury has not had much to work with in terms of offensive talent in the desert, yet he’s still managed to make the offense hum. Unfortunately, Kingsbury has left much to be desired on the defensive side of the ball thus far.
The first part of that statement is true when looking at the majority of Kingsbury’s tenure in Arizona. He had a complete offensive arsenal for the first half of 2021 until DeAndre Hopkins went down for the season. The rest of his time, however, the team hasn’t had enough playmakers.
The latter half of that statement is interesting because the Cardinals leave essentially all of the defensive work to Vance Joseph, allowing Kingsbury to focus on the offense.
Do you believe Kingsbury is deserving of this grade? Or do you think he may after another season or two?
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The agreement still needs approval from the NFL’s finance committee and league ownership, though Walton’s credentials will likely make that an easy process. The group includes Carrie Walton Penner, Rob’s daughter, and Carrie’s husband Greg Penner, who is founder and general partner of Madrone Capital Partners.
The agreement comes just one day after second-round bids were due on the team. The other groups that submitted offers on Monday were led by Clearlake Capital co-founders Behdad Eghbali and Jose Feliciano; Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Josh Harris; and the Ishbia brothers, Justin and Mat.
Walton, however, loomed large over the entire sale. He is worth about $60 billion, according to Bloomberg, which will make him the NFL’s richest owner by a factor of three. That wealth cooled the process a bit, with other bid groups cognizant of the fact that Walton would like win any lengthy auction. In the past few weeks, those same groups began to wonder if a bidding war with Walton might serve to make it more expensive to by the next NFL team that hits the market, whichever it might be.
The previous highest price paid for an NFL franchise was the roughly $2.3 billion paid by David Tepper, currently the NFL’s richest owner, to buy the Carolina Panthers in 2018. The last three NFL sales have each seen happened at double the previous prices, going from the Buffalo Bills in 2014 ($1.1 billion) to the Panthers in 2018 ($2.3 billion) to the Broncos in 2022 ($4.65 billion).
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Rob Walton Wins Broncos Bidding in Record $4.6 Billion Deal
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The probe of allegations of varying degrees of sexual assault and misconduct was approaching its 15th month, the league had secured interviews with more than half of the women with civil lawsuits pending against Watson and investigators had questioned the Cleveland Browns quarterback for three days, concluding those meetings on a note that suggested a decision was close.
“I think we’re nearing the end of the investigative period,” Goodell said May 24. “Then it will be handled by our disciplinary officer.”
Since then: A "Real Sports" report featuring interviews with two of Watson’s accusers, a fresh pair of lawsuits that brought Watson’s total pending litigation to 24 cases and a New York Times report that comprehensively detailed claims of the quarterback’s behavior, as well as allegations against those who may have enabled it.
That’s a lot of information in two weeks, even if it’s fair to assume the league’s investigators had already unearthed some of the allegations that the public is only now becoming familiar with. But it leads to fair questions, too.
Deshaun Watson enters this week facing two new accusations of sexual misconduct, bringing the total to 24 women who have filed civil lawsuits against the Browns QB. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)
Could Roger Goodell place Deshaun Watson on commissioner's exempt list?
If even a small amount of new information has been brought to the NFL's attention in these past two weeks, can it reasonably close the investigation when it appears the number of Watson’s civil cases could feasibly continue to rise in the coming months? And if the league can’t reasonably conclude its probe, should Goodell utilize the commissioner’s exempt list, which is a more expansive tool than many have framed it?
For its part, the league isn’t commenting on the probe, except to say that it is ongoing. This has been the party line for the entirety of the past 15 months.
As for the commissioner’s exempt list, the NFL isn’t saying anything at all. That can be absorbed two ways: Either the league is defaulting to what Goodell said on March 29 — when he said Watson would not go on the exempt list — or it means the league is keeping its options open as circumstances potentially change.
Here’s what Goodell said about Watson and the exempt list in March:
“The civil cases were in play over the last year,” Goodell said. “The only thing that’s changed is the criminal element has been at least resolved, and that was an important element in the context of the commissioner’s exempt list as discussed with the Players Association. … If the criminal [complaints] had proceeded, that more than likely would have triggered the commissioner exempt. I think at this point, the civil case in and of itself would not do that. If there’s a violation of the personal conduct policy … that more than likely [will] trigger some kind of discipline in some fashion.”
In plain English for everyone to understand: Goodell is basing the exempt list — which is basically a suspension with pay — as a tool that would be used only if the season were starting and Watson were under a criminal investigation. He’s apparently not counting, by his own words, the civil cases as triggering the exempt list as a necessity. It’s notable that he also says “as discussed with the Players Association.”
But here’s precisely what the exempt list rule states in terms of when it can be applied:
“First, when a player is formally charged with a crime of violence, meaning that he is accused of having used physical force or a weapon to injure or threaten another person, of having engaged in a sexual assault by force or a sexual assault of a person who was incapable of giving consent, of having engaged in other conduct that poses a genuine danger to the safety or well-being of another person, or of having engaged in animal abuse. The formal charges may be in the form of an indictment by a grand jury, the filing of charges by a prosecutor, or an arraignment in a criminal court.
"Second, when an investigation leads the Commissioner to believe that a player may have violated this Policy by committing any of the conduct identified above, he may act where the circumstances and evidence warrant doing so. This decision will not reflect a finding of guilt or innocence and will not be guided by the same legal standards and considerations that would apply in a criminal trial.”
Focus on the line “may have violated this Policy by committing any of the conduct identified above."
Following that application and being guided by the interviews and evidence the league has attained, Goodell basically has a checklist of questions about what Watson “may” have done:
“May” he have used physical force or a weapon to injure or threaten another person?
“May” he have engaged in a sexual assault by force or a sexual assault of a person who was incapable of giving consent?
“May” he have engaged in other conduct that poses a genuine danger to the safety or well-being of another person?
If investigators determine that Watson “may” have violated any of those standards, Goodell has an argument for placing Watson on the commissioner’s exempt list. And the rule essentially proves that point with a follow-up declaration that is written in clear cover-your-ass legalese:
“This decision will not reflect a finding of guilt or innocence and will not be guided by the same legal standards and considerations that would apply in a criminal trial.”
Of course, all of this could be also be a moot point.
Latest revelations might not be new to NFL
It stands to reason that a multibillion dollar corporation such as the NFL has the money and the investigative expertise to have already procured everything and more that was published in The New York Times on Tuesday. It also stands to reason that same NFL probe could have already secured interviews with the two accusers who appeared on "Real Sports," as well as the two women who filed the 23rd and 24th lawsuits. Not to mention the league could've received copies of all of Watson’s completed depositions, portions of which have now been leaked to a handful of news organizations.
If the league already has those things in hand, then Goodell’s sentiment about the commissioner’s exempt list and Watson’s future remain sound. But only because the league knows everything that’s out in the public space and much more from its own proprietary work.
If it does, then the investigation moves into its final phase and judgement is rendered on whether or not Watson violated the league’s personal conduct policy.
If the NFL has been caught by surprise in the past two weeks, if there are elements in the lawsuits or reports that is new information, a speedy decision on Watson’s NFL future will mirror the quarterback’s legal future.
More complicated by the week.
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The NFL was hoping to close its Deshaun Watson investigation soon. That no longer seems possible.
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New Mexico State Aggies: Keys To The Season, Top Game, Top Transfer, Fun Stats
New Mexico State Aggies: Key To The 2022 Offense
Come up with more of a downfield passing game.
That goes hand-in-hand with the offensive line needing to be far stronger and consistent enough to give everyone time to work. It also goes with needing better quarterback play, but the receivers have to do their part.
The Aggies couldn’t do much of anything down the field. The attack was accurate enough at times, but it wasn’t until the win over UMass that the offense averaged over ten yards per throw.
The Aggies averaged over nine yards per attempt in the two wins, and didn’t get to seven yards a throw in the ten losses. The last time they averaged more than ten yards a pop before the season finale against the Minutemen? 2017.
New Mexico State Aggies: Key To The 2022 Defense
Don’t make it so easy to complete passes.
The Aggies might be beaten deep a whole lot, and they might give up a whole slew of midrange passes – they need to take away one of the two.
Offenses were able to move the ball however they wanted through the air, completing 68% of their passes on the season and averaging a whopping 9.5 yards per throw.
Out side of Alabama and Nevada, it’s not like NMSU was dealing with the Los Angeles Rams – UTEP, South Carolina State, and New Mexico were able to roll at will.
This all changes with more of a pass rush, but there’s enough experience and more options in the secondary to get creative.
New Mexico State Aggies: Key Player To The 2022 Season
QB Weston Eget, Soph.
Or Dino Maldonado. Jonah Johnson was a promising but inconsistent passer last year, and now he’s off. He wasn’t always perfect, but he hit UMass for 420 in one of the best performances ever by an Aggie quarterback.
There’s still an outside shot he returns, but if he doesn’t the 6-3, 225-pound Eget got in a little work in the strange 2020 spring season, and he threw a few passes last year, but now the offense will likely be his to run … if Moldonado doesn’t have a big fall camp.
New Mexico State Aggies: Key Transfer
DT Izaiah Reed, Jr.
The Aggies have options and depth on the defensive line, but they have to be far more productive.
Enter the 6-1, 297-pound Reed from Murray State, who made 45 tackles, with 2.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss in his first two seasons. Last year he was limited to just six games but made 12 tackles and a sack. He’ll hold up when he gets his chances.
New Mexico State Key Game To The 2022 Season
FIU, Sept. 30
This isn’t going to be an instant turnaround. The Aggies are going to take a whole lot of lumps over the first part of the season, but Hawaii is a gettable game in late September and FIU comes to town six weeks later.
This is a future Conference USA meeting, and it’s one of the winnable games New Mexico State has to take down.
New Mexico State Aggies: 2021 Fun Stats
– Sacks: Opponents 40 for 246 yards – NMSU 19 for 139
– Fumbles: Opponents 23 (lost 10) – NMSU 17 (lost 6)
– Passing yards per attempt: Opponents 9.46 – NMSU 6.25
New Mexico State Aggies Season Prediction, What Will Happen NEXT
New Mexico State Aggies Season Prediction, What Will Happen
There will be moments when things get ugly.
The Aggies will collect the paychecks and shake hands at Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Missouri, but they should be far more competitive than they were last season against a schedule that’s not all that awful.
With the new coaching staff, and with all the returning experience, there’s a chance the team finds something to build on to get stronger by the second half of the season.
Set The New Mexico State Aggies Regular Season Win Total At … 3
The problem is that two of the most winnable games – Lamar and UMass – are on the road. Going to UTEP should be a fight, but it was a 30-3 loss last year and the Miners aren’t that much worse.
Nevada – going through an overhaul – Hawaii, FIU, New Mexico, San Jose State, and Liberty all have to come to Las Cruces. Pull off two of those, and there’s a good chance to have the program’s second season of over three wins for the first time since 2011.
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New Mexico State Aggies Preview 2022: Season Prediction, Breakdown, Key Games, Players
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