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The New England Patriots have a lot of question marks heading into training camp. Many of the concerns are centered on the defensive side of the football. With a revamped secondary and a new-look linebacker group, the Patriots have a lot to sort out.
For some of these players, they will have to take on roles that they have not encountered at this point in their career. For others, it will be about stepping up and making an impact in a bigger way. In some cases, it may seem risky. However this could be a year where we truly find out the impact of previous drafts.
Today we take a look at three concerns surrounding the defensive unit, as new pieces look to keep pace.
The secondary needs to find an identity
One of the biggest causes of concern for the Patriots is the secondary. Following the departure of J. C. Jackson, this now leaves the organization without a top corner.
Jonathan Jones and Jalen Mills are returning for the organization. Jones appeared in only six games last season, before an injury in October sidelined him for the rest of the year. Mills was a valuable part of the Patriots secondary. He recorded 47 tackles last season, appearing in all 16 games.
The Pats did address the lack of secondary depth in the offseason. They were able to acquire Terrence Mitchell and Malcolm Butler during free agency.
Butler does have starting experience. He started for the Patriots for three seasons from 2015-2017. He also played in 16 games for Tennessee in 2020. Mitchell appeared in 16 games for the Cleveland Browns in 2020, starting all of them. He appeared in 14 games for the Texans last season.
The Patriots also drafted Jack and Marcus Jones. Jack hails from Arizona State, while Marcus was a standout at Houston.
The problem here is that the Patriots will be relying newcomers to really make an impact. The best case scenario is that Jonathan Jones heals from his injury. A healthy Jones makes a big difference and allows those mentioned above to grow into their roles. The combination of Mills and Jones will have to hold down the secondary, as the newcomers and rookies get mixed into the equation.
The linebacker position has a lot of question marks
The Patriots underwent a bit of a makeover at the linebacker position. Kyle Van Noy, Dont’a Hightower, and Chase Winovich are no longer with the team. This leaves other players the opportunity to step up and make an impact.
Mack Wilson is one of them. He was part of the Winovich trade. he recorded 42 combined tackles last season, in what was a bit of a down year for him. His career-high in tackles was 82, set back in the 2019 season. He comes to New England looking for a change of scenery. This could be exactly what he needs to revive his career.
There are also some redshirt players that look to make an impact after injuries last year. Ronnie Perkins is one of them. He was active for the first 13 games of the season, but did not see the field. He was placed on injured reserve in December. Cameron McGrone is another name. He did not play at all last season, as he was recovering from injury. He has been praised by coaching staff, and could be in line to make an impact in his first year.
The concerns with the linebackers are not that they lack talent. For that unit, it’s going to be about filling in those spots left by the departure of Van Noy and Hightower. How players like Perkins and McGrone develop will be crucial to the New England defense. Patriots fans were concerned about New England not drafting any linebackers in this year. Those two along with Matt Judon and Josh Uche will be tasked with leading the linebacker group. They have the pieces, now it’s time for production.
The Patriots need more production at the edge position
Bills quarterback Josh Allen fights off a sack by Patriots Deatrich Wise Jr.
The lack of depth at the defensive end position is something that is going to be worth monitoring, and could be a cause of concern.
Deatrich Wise Jr. is slated to be the starter at the position. He recorded 41 tackles and three sacks last year. Those are decent numbers, however a pass-rushing presence at the position would be ideal. Maty Judon took over the past-rushing duties last year with 12.5 sacks.
In addition to the lack of a pass rush at defensive and, the position does not have a ton of depth. Henry Anderson is next in line at the position after wise, and he only played in a total of four games last season. Bill Murray is next in line after Anderson, and he has spent the last two seasons on the practice squad.
The bottom line is, there is a ton of tangible depth at the position after Wise. The edge position is crucial in today’s game of football. Yes, the Patriots have managed to get pass-rushing production from the linebacker position. However, something tangible at edge would be ideal and it would allow for some of the pressure to be taken off of a player like Judon.
The Browns running backs room is one of the most explosive in the NFL, lead by Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt—but there's another man who graces the sideline and makes the run game go.
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3 biggest concerns surrounding the Patriots defense
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Most NFL teams can only go as far as their quarterback takes them. That’s not really a bold statement. So if the Raiders want to go deeper in the playoffs than they did last year, Derek Carr is going to need to play even better.
But outside of Carr, who is the next most valuable and most important player for the Raiders? You could make a case for Maxx Crosby, who led the NFL in pressures last year. You could also say Kolton Miller, the only proven offensive lineman for the Raiders. But the answer here is actually pretty obvious.
In a recent article by Kevin Patra of NFL.com, he named every team’s most valuable non-quarterback heading into the 2022 season. For the Raiders, that was none other than Davante Adams. Here is a snippet of his thoughts on Adams entering his first season with the Raiders:
“Adams can unlock the Raiders’ offense during Josh McDaniels’ first season in Vegas. The wideout is a matchup nightmare for corners, by beating them off the line of scrimmage, creating quick separation or burning past DBs with quick cuts. Adams leads the NFL in receptions (432) receiving yards (5,310) and receiving TDs (47) since 2018 — that’s despite missing at least one game each season.”
The Raiders gave up a ton to get Adams and they made him the highest-paid receiver in the NFL. They need him to play like an All-Pro player in order to unlock the offense and keep up with teams like the Bills, Chiefs, Bengals and Chargers in the AFC.
If Adams struggles to adjust back to Derek Carr or if the Raiders are unable to find ways to correctly utilize him in the offense, the team will struggle. His success is very likely to directly correlate to wins and losses for the Raiders this season.
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Davante Adams named most valuable non-QB for Raiders
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Former Patriots tight end announces retirement from NFL originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Former New England Patriots tight end Matt LaCosse is calling it a career.
The 29-year-old took to social media on Tuesday to announce his retirement from the NFL. In his statement, he thanked his friends, family, teammates, his agent, and the three organizations he played for during his seven-year career, including the Patriots.
"I wanted to take a moment and say thank you to those who have helped me follow my dream," LaCosse wrote. "I am saying goodbye to the game that I love, the game that I have sacrificed so much for and I want to truly say thank you to those who have sacrificed so much for me. This dream wouldn’t have been possible without you. ...
"Thank you to the @nygiants @broncos and @patriots for taking a chance on me and giving me the opportunities to continue my dream.
"Since I was a kid I always dreamed of being a professional athlete. It started off with me just wanting to be like my Dad and it turned into something I wanted to dedicate my life to. There were countless up and downs, but the people above were always there to help me. I truly got to live out my dream."
You can read LaCosse's announcement in its entirety here.
LaCosse joined the Patriots in 2019 following stints with the New York Giants and Denver Broncos. The Illinois product totaled 13 catches for 131 yards and one touchdown in 12 games during his tenure in New England. He finishes his career with 40 receptions for 403 yards and two TDs in 34 games.
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Former Patriots tight end Matt LaCosse announces retirement from NFL
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The Patriots have traded WR N’Keal Harry to the Bears for a 2024 7th round pick, as @MikeGarafolo & @RapSheet reported.
The New England Patriots are trading wide receiver N’Keal Harry to the Chicago Bears for a seventh-round pick in the 2024 NFL draft, per multiple reports.
The No. 32 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft, Harry appeared in 33 games over his three seasons in New England, making 17 starts. He leaves the Pats with 57 career receptions for 598 yards and four touchdowns.
It’s a disappointing end to Harry’s brief tenure in New England, but the Bears are getting a young pass-catcher with some upside for next to nothing.
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Patriots to trade former 1st-rounder N’Keal Harry to Bears for 7th-round pick
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LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech is planning a $200 million project consisting of a new four-story building in the south end zone that will include locker rooms, offices for coaches and a field-level club area that the Red Raiders will go through before games.
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ANALYSIS: College football's future is two super-conferences
Is there an athletic department that would essentially be willing to operate as revenue neutral for perhaps five years or more until being made whole as a Big Ten or SEC member? It’s not inconceivable, but it’s difficult — unless the ACC completely dissolves, which also seems unlikely. (A reminder that it’s probably in ESPN's best interests to keep the ACC going given that its current contract is favorable to the network.)
The Big 12's advantage, ironically enough, is that none of its current schools would be realistic expansion candidates right now for the Big Ten or SEC. There’s something to be said for joining a league whose most important schools are happy to be there and not desperate to jump ship (looking at you, Washington and Oregon).
And what happens if the Big Ten and SEC can't agree on how it should be structured? You could envision a scenario where they both take their ball and go home. Maybe those leagues hold their own playoffs. Maybe we’ll end up back in the bowl era where a poll determines the national champion. It’s hard to say at this point.
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Where does college football realignment stand after USC and UCLA shocked the world?
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Giants prospect Harrison makes big jump in Baseball America rankings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
SAN FRANCISCO -- For the second time in a week, a national outlet released a midseason Top 100 Prospects list that brought some smiles to the front office executives at Oracle Park.
Kyle Harrison is up to No. 22 in Baseball America's latest rankings, giving the Giants two players in the top 30 on both of the marquee prospect lists. Marco Luciano is No. 19, and Luciano and Harrison came in at No. 9 and No. 26, respectively, in the MLB Pipeline list released earlier this month.
Harrison is the top left-handed pitching prospect in baseball, per Baseball America, with the outlet praising him for having "some of the best pure stuff in the minors." He had been No. 95 before the season.
Harrison has shown that at two levels this season. In 15 starts for High-A Eugene and Double-A Richmond, he has a 2.52 ERA and has struck out 119 of the 290 batters he has faced. Harrison has walked 22 batters in 42 1/3 innings in Double-A, but the control issues are not unusual for a 20-year-old who has been moved quickly. It seems likely that Harrison, barring a setback, competes for a big league rotation spot at some point next season.
Harrison will represent the Giants in the Futures Game this weekend at Dodger Stadium. Luciano likely would have played as well, but he has been sidelined for over a month because of a lower back strain.
RELATED: Late rally falls short as Giants lose momentum
With graduations earlier this year, the top prospect in baseball is now Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene, who is up in the big leagues and played against the Giants on the last homestand. The best prospect in the division is Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll, who comes in at No. 5. There are no Giants on the list after Harrison, but Tigers pitcher Wilmer Flores, the younger brother of Wilmer Flores, is up to No. 93.
Pete Alonso and Buck Showalter on the Braves, the race for the NL East, and going up against Robinson Cano
Pete Alonso and Buck Showalter discuss what they expect ahead of the Mets' game with the Braves. Plus, Pete's thoughts on the race for the NL East and Buck's thoughts on reuniting with Robinson Cano as opponents.
Movin on’ up: Kjerstad receives promotion to High-A
It did not take long for Heston Kjerstad to make an impression, as he is receiving a promotion just 22 games into his professional career.
The Giants dropped the first game of a three-game homestand vs. the Diamondbacks on Monday, their first home loss to Arizona since Sept. 5, 2020.
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Giants prospect Kyle Harrison keeps climbing Baseball America rankings
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LeBron critical on his show of US efforts to get Griner home originally appeared on NBCSports.com
Mexico agreed on Tuesday to invest $1.5 billion in technology at its border with the U.S. following a meeting between President Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. In a joint statement released by the White House, the two leaders said they would fund a joint infrastructure effort to improve security and efficiency…
Brandon Boston Jr. with a 3-pointer vs the Memphis Grizzlies
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Jamorko Pickett with a last basket of the period vs the Denver Nuggets
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Jammal Brown
The latest update on the contract situation with Kansas City Chiefs LT Orlando Brown Jr. is not quite as optimistic as we heard late last week.
According to a report from NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Chiefs and Brown Jr. are not currently close on a deal. They have just three days left before the deadline to sign franchise-tagged players to long-term contract extensions (July 15). Right now, it sounds like the deal that Kansas City has presented is not in line with left tackle money.
“He and his representation have spoken to the Chiefs in recent days regarding a potential contract extension, which must be done before Friday, otherwise he can only play on the one-year franchise tender,” Garafolo said. “I spoke to Jammal Brown, the former NFL offensive tackle who is serving as a mentor for Orlando, and he said that the sides are nowhere close on a deal and that they’re not just going to, “Do a deal just to do a deal.” Jammal Brown did not get into specifics, but my understanding is the offer to Orlando Brown, who wants to be paid at the top of the left tackle market, which is $23 million per year, are more in line with the top of the right tackle market. Brown moved from the right side to the left side, he wanted to make that move, which is why he was traded from Baltimore to Kansas City. So you could imagine how that is sitting with him.”
Garafolo has been pretty plugged into the situation with Brown all offseason and clearly has a connection with his off-field mentor. Should a deal not get done between Kansas City and Brown Jr., it could bleed into training camp and the regular season.
“Here is the rub,” Garafolo said. “If there is no long-term deal. I am not expecting Orlando Brown for the start of training camp or really any time during training camp. That is my understanding. Remember, he hasn’t signed the (franchise) tag, so he can’t be fined if he’s not there. Even Week 1 is in question. So let’s see how this plays out over the next couple of days. Like I said, the sides are far apart. I’m not expecting a deal and that could have ripple effects for Patrick Mahomes’ blindside protector down the line.”
Right now, this feels a bit like a game of chicken and it’s not clear which side will blink first. There is still time for both sides to agree upon a deal and this could simply be a tactic to try and get more out of the Chiefs ahead of the deadline.
Chiefs’ Creed Humphrey, Trey Smith learned from Willie Roaf at OL Masterminds
A pair of #Chiefs offensive linemen got a chance to learn from HOF LT Willie Roaf at the annual #OLMasterminds summit over the weekend.
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Report: Jimmy G resumed throwing 2 to 3 weeks ago originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Jimmy Garoppolo reportedly has been throwing for weeks now.
Following an offseason shoulder surgery in March, the market for the 49ers quarterback dried up almost instantly with Garoppolo unable to throw for months, only to now pick back up in recent days.
The Athletic's Matt Barrows reported Tuesday, citing a source, that Garoppolo actually has been throwing for multiple weeks now.
"According to a source with knowledge of the situation, Garoppolo resumed throwing two to three weeks ago," Barrows writes. "His March surgery was performed by Los Angeles orthopedic surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who has a strong track record with the 49ers. ElAttrache handled the ACL surgeries for Garoppolo (2018), Nick Bosa (2020) and Solomon Thomas (2020), and each had the best season of his career the year following the surgery.
"ElAttrache has been working in conjunction with the 49ers while Garoppolo has been rehabilitating in the Los Angeles area. He’s expected to make a full recovery."
NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported on Monday that the expectation within the league is that Garoppolo is traded by the end of the month, which lines up with the start of training camp for many teams.
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler also reported on Monday, that the Seattle Seahawks have been watching film and doing their due diligence on Garoppolo, which would be a tricky trade for the two heated rivals to pull off.
RELATED: How Rice knew 'raw' Lance would be 49ers' pick before 2021 draft
It's no coincidence that these reports align with the timing of Garoppolo's recovery. The 49ers anticipated his market picking up as soon as he was able to throw.
Whether or not a trade actually is worked out remains to be seen, but it's becoming increasingly clear that Garoppolo's tenure with the team is soon coming to an end.
Adrian Peterson has played 15 seasons, and he’s 37 years old. He’s played as many years as Emmitt Smith and is almost two years older than when Smith called it quits. Peterson isn’t ready to give it up, though the game might be ready to end it for him. The running back didn’t get his [more]
On Tuesday, June 12, Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney were nominated for Emmy awards for their roles in HBO's "Euphoria" and "The White Lotus."
Major professional sports franchises don't come up for sale very often, but when they do, only the very, very rich need apply. The ranks of pro sports ownership is poised to gain another billionaire...
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NFL rumors: 49ers' Jimmy Garoppolo began throwing 2 to 3 weeks ago
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The Baltimore Ravens announced late last week that they agreed to terms on a one-year deal with veteran outside linebacker Justin Houston. The move was somewhat expected after the team placed the unrestricted free agent tender Houston, and it didn’t end up taking long for the veteran to put ink to paper following the announcement.
On Tuesday, Houston officially put pen to paper on his contract, with the team showing the moment on social media. The outside linebacker returns for his 12th NFL season, and his second with Baltimore after spending all of 2021 with the team.
👍 He's back. pic.twitter.com/1RfkZ4S99q
The veteran provides a stable presence both on and off the field, and was known last season as “Yoda” for passing along knowledge to his younger teammates. He’s a player that can make a big impact with a limited number of snaps, and can be a mentor for players such as outside linebackers Odafe Oweh and Daelin Hayes.
Houston played in 15 games in 2021, totaling 34 tackles and 4.5 sacks. Throughout his career, Houston has 485 tackles and 102 sacks, breaking the 100 sack-mark last season.
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Ravens OLB Justin Houston officially signs contract
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Florida basketball announced its entire 2022-23 non-conference schedule on Tuesday, including Florida State, UConn and Kansas State, among others.
The Gators will participate in two non-conference events in addition to their home non-conference schedule. First up is the Phil Knight Legacy taking place in Portland, Oregon, from November 24-27 which also features schools like Duke, Gonzaga and Purdue.
The second is the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte, North Carolina, on December 20 where the Gators will join Michigan, Oklahoma and North Carolina. All four teams are outfitted by the Jumpman brand.
In addition to the Legacy and Invitational, Florida will play six home games and their annual game against in-state rival FSU, which will be played in Tallahassee. The Gators beat the Seminoles 71-55 last season in Gainesville to snap a seven-game losing streak to the ‘Noles, Florida’s longest losing streak to Florida State in men’s basketball history.
It was reported last week by CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein that TBA opponent on the schedule released by Florida athletics will be the Ohio Bobcats. They will meet on December 14 in a neutral site game at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
Notably, Florida will not be participating in the Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise this year — the first time since 2005 that the event will not include the Gators.
After beginning conference play in January, UF will take a detour to Manhattan, Kansas, to participate in the annual SEC/BIG12 challenge on January 28 when they take on Kansas State.
First-year head coach Todd Golden will begin his tenure on November 7 against Stony Brook at the Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
Florida basketball learns of SEC/Big 12 Challenge opponent
What happened Tuesday: Trump allies worried about Jan. 6, ex-campaign official felt 'guilty' for helping him; and a push to seize voting machines.
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Florida basketball announces 2022-23 non-conference schedule
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Michigan State basketball has dropped again in the latest update of ESPN’s Bracketology.
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has the Spartans coming in as a No. 8 seed in his latest NCAA Tournament projection for the 2022-23 season. He has Michigan State slated to play No. 9 seed Texas A&M in an East Region first round matchup. Should the Spartans win this projected matchup with the Aggies, then they’d most likely play No. 1 seed North Carolina for a spot in the Sweet 16.
Six other Big Ten teams are listed in Lunardi’s latest batch of Bracketology: Indiana (No. 4 seed), Illinois (No. 6 seed), Michigan (No. 7 seed), Purdue (No. 7 seed), Ohio State (No. 8 seed) and Iowa (No. 10 seed). He has Rutgers and Wisconsin just outside the field of 68.
Check out Lunardi’s complete bracket projection by clicking on the tweet below:
NCAA Bracketology – Projecting the 2023 March Madness men's field. 🏀🏀 Will be here before you know it! https://t.co/qie3gvBcWo
— Joe Lunardi (@ESPNLunardi) July 12, 2022
The killing of a leftist party official allegedly by a supporter of President Jair Bolsonaro is raising fears of an increasingly violent campaign ahead of October's highly polarized elections in Brazil. Police said federal prison guard Jorge José da Rocha turned up uninvited Saturday night at the leftist-themed birthday party of Marcelo Arruda, a local Workers’ Party official in the city of Foz do Iguaçu. Witnesses said Da Rocha shot Arruda after shouting his support for Bolsonaro.
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MSU basketball drops in latest ESPN Bracketology update from Joe Lunardi
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The UNC basketball program has extended an offer to one of the hottest prospects in the country, 2023 four-star wing TJ Power.
Power, who plays for Team BABC on the Nike EYBL circuit, had a huge weekend in Kansas City during the first live period in July. He averaged 23.7 points on 51.8 percent (43-of-83) from the floor, 45 percent (18-of-40) from three and 82.6 percent (38-of-46) from the free throw line. He also added 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 assist per game.
He had two monster performances, however. One was a 33-point and 10-rebound game on Friday night that was then followed up by a 41-point, 10-rebound and 5-assist game on Saturday.
After an amazing call with Coach Davis, I’m blessed to receive an offer from the University of North Carolina 🐏 ‼️ pic.twitter.com/phsViD7Ne3
247Sports national recruiting director Eric Bossi broke down his game and performance during the live session.
“Nobody seemed to generate more of a buzz from the assembled college coaches than TJ Power,” Bossi said. “The forward from Worcester (Ma.) Academy was crushing it all weekend long for BABC and had coaches going particularly crazy after a 41 point outing on Saturday night. On Sunday, the 6-foot-8 Power looked a little bit gassed and understandably so. BABC was a little short handed for the weekend and he had to be his team’s best scorer, rebounder and passer through a grueling and competitive round of six games over the course of about three and a half days. Even so, he played with intensity and energy and showed flashes of what could turn out to be elite shot making ability on the next level and serious positional versatility.
“Currently ranked just outside of the top 50 by 247Sports, Power has put himself in position to make a large jump after the summer because of his size and tools.”
Power has been hearing most from Indiana, Virginia, Notre Dame, Boston College, Providence and Iowa up to this point.
UCLA and Kansas also offered Power after his strong weekend.
The Worcester (Ma.) Academy forward averaged 13.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists helping lead them to a 23-7 record and Class AA state title last season.
The Tar Heels have a hold on the No. 2 overall recruiting class in 2023 behind arch-rival Duke. They have commitment from five-star prospects GG Jackson and Simeon Wilcher.
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UNC offers emerging 2023 four-star forward TJ Power
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The Cleveland Browns have been the model of inconsistency while being consistently bad for years. Cleveland has turned over almost every part of its organization since returning to the NFL in 1999. The only thing left is the practice facility in Berea and the stadium by the lake, which could be changing in the future as well.
The turnover on the football operations side of things, including the coaching staff, has made it hard to even remember how many different general managers and head coaches there have been much less lower-level positions. This offseason saw a slew of former Browns employees rise up in ranks, some of which many fans struggle to remember being a part of the team.
For the first time since even before the return, Cleveland will have the same head coach, offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator for the third straight season:
Some teams, like the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams have lost coaches when the team has struggled as well as when it has succeeded and coordinators have taken head coaching jobs.
In 1993, Bill Belichick was the head coach, Ernie Adams was the offensive coordinator and Nick Saban ran the defense. Now coaching legends Jim Schwartz and Kirk Ferentz were also on the staff.
With Kevin Stefanski, Alex Van Pelt and Joe Woods set to reprise their roles for the third straight year, Cleveland has no excuse to not be a well-run outfit. Special teams coordinator Mike Priefer also returns for his third year with the team.
Last week brought rumors — backed by photos — that actor Armie Hammer was working at a Cayman Islands resort. Now a manager explains it all.
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Ohio State head coach Ryan Day would tell you that preseason accolades don’t mean anything, but he himself has made a prestigious preseason watchlist that was released on Tuesday.
The Bobby Todd Coach of the Year Award is handed out annually to the FBS college football coach “whose team excels on the field, in the classroom, and in the community.” It is handed out by the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and has been around since 1976. Ryan Day is one of 20 names appearing on the preseason Dodd watchlist for 2022.
Day, entering his fourth full season as the coach of Ohio State, has an overall record of 34-4, has lost just one Big Ten game, has two Big Ten championships, and two College Football Playoff appearances. He has a team coming back that is expected to compete for the ultimate prize and is one of the bright, young, offensive minds in the game.
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For voters who might somehow be unaware, Ryan Day is the coach at Ohio State and is an awards candidate worth monitoring. pic.twitter.com/9OIQCxxSWx
— Austin Ward (@AWardSports) July 12, 2022
Jim Tressel is the only Ohio State coach to win the award back in 2002. This year’s recipient will be announced at halftime of the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on December 31.
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Ryan Day on 2022 Dodd preseason watchlist for college football coach of the year
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Former Gator Pete Alonso will to compete in Home Run Derby, MLB All-Star Game
Pete "Polar Bear" Alonso will compete for his third-straight Home Run Derby crown while also playing in the All-Star Game.
Friday, July 15 Vault Stars 430 W. 12th St., Los Angeles, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Miles Teller and Chase Utley are promised on the invite for this party from eBay to celebrate MLB All-Star Weekend. The event is expected to feature Top Gun: Maverick star Teller creating his ultimate “Vault Star Lineup” — a selection of five […]
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Joe Sakic's title has changed. The Stanley Cup champion Avalanche promoted Sakic on Monday to president of hockey operations, which means he no longer deals with the day-to-day general manager responsibilities. Sakic was the architect behind a team that captured its first title since 2001.
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Baltimore Ravens defensive end Calais Campbell has long-been a dominant force over the course of his NFL career. However, he has his sights on a new career after his football playing days are over, and with it remains the same goal of winning championships.
In an article written by Jamison Hensley of ESPN, Campbell detailed that he has a goal of winning the World Series of Poker. The veteran defensive lineman detailed the thrill of playing poker, even talking about how some aspects of football relate to what happens when playing at the table.
“It’s a thrill when you’re out there competing and you’re in the hand and you try to get good reads on people…I feel like with football, I’ve been very good at seeing things before they happen. It allows me to really spot my keys and give me information and allow me to process it. In poker, it’s the same thing.”
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Campbell also revealed which he’d rather win, a main event bracelet or a Super Bowl.
“The main event bracelet might be on the level of getting a Super Bowl ring…But with the Super Bowl, I feel like it adds more to it because not only do I have to play well myself, but I have to inspire guys around me to play well. I take great pride in bringing a group of guys together.”
Entering his 15th NFL season, Campbell is still hungry to win his first-ever Super Bowl. He’s accumulated 773 total tackles, 93.5 sacks, 14 forced fumbles and 12 fumble recoveries over the course of his 14 years at the professional level, showing that he’s a dominant player on it but also one of the better people off of it.
Campbell has high expectations for himself both for the remainder of his NFL career and after it. However, he’s set himself up for success, and with a clear passion he has his sights set on his goals.
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In a video posted on TikTok, Ray Allen can be seen debunking a fan’s argument as to why his former Miami Heat teammate LeBron James isn’t the greatest of all time.
“He can score and pass it,” the fan said in the video. “Is he a great free throw shooter? Is he a great three-point shooter? Is he a great dribbler?” Allen responds, adding, “So you're saying he's the GOAT, but he ain’t even the greatest in all them categories. You know who it is? MJ."
The 46-year-old played two seasons with LeBron on the Miami Heat including in 2013, when they won the NBA championship.
Allen has made it clear in the past that he thinks very highly of Michael Jordan, who is the consensus GOAT for many hoops fans. In an appearance on the James Posey Podcast in 2020, Allen admitted that he was “scared to death” when he played against Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in 1997.
When Complex ranked LeBron’s best teammates in 2020, Allen came in at a respectable No. 6. Even if he doesn’t think LeBron is the GOAT, he’s still happy to praise his former teammate. In an interview with NBA.com last year, Allen revealed that he doesn’t get a Christmas card from LeBron but he remains thankful for what transpired during Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals, when he hit the now legendary 3-pointer.
“People say I saved LeBron. Well, I saved myself," he said. "I had so much to be thankful for with that shot going in, but also so much thanks for LeBron making a 3-pointer two possessions before, and Mike Miller hitting a shot with his shoe falling off before that. ... I don't expect him to say thank you for saving me, because I didn't. He did a lot of the heavy lifting and carried us throughout that year."
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South Carolina has been a popular state to move to in recent years. Here’s where people are coming from the most.
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The date and details for the Jacksonville Jaguars’ international game against the Denver Broncos was announced in early May as the teams will battle on Sunday, Oct. 31, which takes place during Week 8’s series of games. We also learned that the game would be televised on ESPN+, the first-ever NFL game aired on the streaming network.
Now, the details for the commentary team have come out, and ESPN will have Steve Levy (play-by-play), Louis Riddick and Dan Orlovsky (analysts), and Laura Rutledge (reporter) assigned to the international battle.
Of course, ESPN’s primary primetime team (a.k.a. the Monday Night Football crew) will consist of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, who previously worked together calling games for FOX. They will join Lisa Salters, who will continue to handle sideline reporting duties, in the process.
Riddick and Levy aren’t foreign to calling games in the booth for ESPN, as both called their Monday Night Football games the past two seasons. Orlovsky also has experience in the booth, calling college football games for ESPN since 2018. Rutledge has reported during NFL games in the past on occasions and worked her first NFL game in 2018.
As for the Jags, they have a 4-4 record in their games in the United Kingdom. They will enter their Week 8 game against Denver with a record of .500 (7-7) when looking at their all-time series.
Former Minnesota Timberwolves guard Josh Okogie signed with the Phoenix Suns last week.
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Kevin Durant is the co-star of the NBA's hottest offseason drama.
Adam Silver prefers that he wasn't.
The NBA commissioner held a news conference on Tuesday from the league's owners meetings. He was asked directly about his thoughts on Durant's trade request with the entirety of his four-year $194 million contract extension remaining. He's not happy about it.
"I don’t know whether he requested a trade or demanded one, frankly," Silver said. "This needs to be a two-way street. Teams provide enormous security and guarantees to players, and the expectation in return is that they’ll meet their end of the bargain.
Durant's under contract with the Nets through 2026 on a deal he signed less than a year ago. Meanwhile, the Nets are coming off a historically disappointing season, and he wants out. On one hand, it's hard to blame him. James Harden's gone, Kyrie Irving's a disaster of a teammate, and a Nets team that was expected to contend for years is instead falling apart.
On the other hand, Durant just signed his deal. Unlike in the NFL, the money is all guaranteed, and Nets owner Joseph Tsai is entitled to expect some sort of return on his investment. That's the point that Silver — whose job is to represent the interests of team owners — was making on Tuesday. He told reporters that the topic will come up during the next round of collective bargaining talks with the players union.
“We intend to discuss with our players association and see if there are remedies for this," Silver said.
While the issue's a debacle for the Nets and a headache for Silver, it's not necessarily bad for the league. The NFL is king of staying in the headlines year-round, but nobody offseasons quite like the NBA at its peak.
"Ideally — the basketball was fantastic this last season," Silver said. … "I’d love the focus to be on the play on the floor."
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Which current current receiver reminds Rice of himself originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
There will never be another Jerry Rice in the NFL. He truly is one of a kind.
However, that's not to say that there never will be another superstar, Hall of Fame-caliber wide receiver capable of producing at or near the same level.
On the latest episode of the "49ers Talk" podcast, the Hall of Famer joined NBC Sports Bay Area's Matt Maiocco, where Rice was asked if there is any current wide receiver that reminds him of himself as a player.
"I sort of had the opportunity to meet Davante Adams and just watching him, the way he runs his routes, his physicality and stuff like that, being able to go across the middle," Rice said. "And he's the type of guy that doesn't have any fear. So I go to Las Vegas to surprise him and deliver the Madden rating from EA Sports. I ring his doorbell ... and he walks around the corner and he looks at me and he just completely stopped and he said 'oh my god, Jerry Rice is at my house.'
"I think he's going to be really productive this year with the Raiders and he's an exceptional route-runner. He just has that attitude that if the ball is in the air, it belongs to me."
Adams consistently has been one of the best receivers in the league since 2016 and arguably the best in three of the past four seasons. Now a member of the Las Vegas Raiders after a blockbuster trade from the Green Bay Packers this offseason, Adams will team up with former Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr in the silver and black.
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After catching a career-high 18 touchdowns in the 2020 season, Adams followed up that performance with a career-high in receiving yards (1,553) and receptions (123).
In 2021, Adams was again among the best receivers, along with 49ers superstar Deebo Samuel and Los Angeles Rams triple crown receiver Cooper Kupp.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is “not for sale," Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said Monday. The team is in Thailand for a preseason tour but the 37-year-old forward didn't make the trip due to an unspecified family issue, amid doubts over his future at the club. “Cristiano is in our plans and we want to (have) success together.”
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Ten Hag off to great start as United thump Liverpool 4-0
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Golf’s glorious predawn extravaganza – predawn for those of us in the United States, at least – returns this week. The Open Championship – or British Open, for the Americans – returns to St. Andrews, and the week promises to be yet another memorable tournament in a year that’s had more than its share of golf drama, both on and off the course. Here’s what you need to know heading into the season’s final major.
There’s no more historic course in the world than St. Andrews’ Old Course, the iconic stretch of Scottish paradise that’s challenged players for well over a century. The links course, which is a public park every Sunday, is about as far as you can get from the manicured beauty of Augusta National, but it’s no less challenging … as this demonstration of the course’s present speed shows:
The course will play at about 7,300 yards, and each of the individually-named 112 bunkers poses a threat to scorecards and sanity. The entirety of the Old Course is a majestic beauty, but the Road Hole in particular – the 17th, and one of the most challenging par 4s in golf – is likely to shatter the hopes and dreams of many players this week.
Who are the key players coming into this championship?
All eyes – and a significant number of wagers – are on Rory McIlroy, who’s now gone nearly eight years without a major. But McIlroy continues to draw ever closer to that elusive fifth major, and all signs are lining up right for him to capture it this week. The question is, can he carry through on four straight days of major-level competition?
Right behind McIlroy is Xander Schauffele, who’s coming off a big win at the Scottish Open and is riding a hot streak to rival Masters winner Scottie Scheffler’s earlier this year heading into Augusta. Jordan Spieth appears to be shaking off whatever doldrums plagued him since his last major victory in 2017. Collin Morikawa is the defending champion, and is playing well enough to reclaim the Claret Jug. Justin Thomas and Matthew Fitzpatrick could tack on their second major of the year, after the PGA Championship and U.S. Open, respectively. And Will Zalatoris, golf’s perpetual bridesmaid, gets one more chance to finally snag a major.
How will Tiger Woods play?
Woods, still recovering from a devastating February 2021 accident, is limping his way through the 2022 majors season. He willed his way through four days at the Masters, then withdrew from the PGA Championship and didn’t even attempt the U.S. Open. But he’s had this date circled on his calendar for years, if not decades; there’s no way he would miss a chance to play one more time at St. Andrews. Play, that is, not win. Woods is unlikely to make any more than a token splash on the leaderboard, but winning isn’t really the point anymore; finishing out the round is.
What will the LIV effect be?
Some prominent LIV players – including past Open champion Louis Oosthuizen – will be in attendance at this year’s 150th championship. Greg Norman, a two-time Open champion, wasn’t invited to the 150th celebration for fear that his presence would detract from the event. Norman hasn’t played the Open in many years, and no longer has automatic eligibility to play. (Past winners have until age 60 to keep playing.)
What’s significant about this major in relation to LIV Golf is that this could – emphasis on could – be the last major where LIV players can count on automatic qualifications based on past performance. If the Official World Golf Rankings decide to turn their back on LIV players, their eligibility to play in majors where they haven’t won exemptions will run out in a hurry. This, then, is the last major likely to be contested without a court battle looming overhead.
Odds to win the 150th Open Championship
McIlroy is the odds-on favorite at +1000 (bet $100 to win $1000). Right behind him stands a logjam of top players: Schauffele (+1400); Spieth (+1600); and Rahm, Fitzpatrick, Scheffler at +1800. Further down the line, PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas comes in at +2200, 2019 Open champion Shane Lowry is +2200, defending champion Collin Morikawa and major-winner-in-waiting Will Zalatoris are at +2800, and Dustin Johnson leads the LIV contingent at +3300.
If you’re looking to liven up your Open, you can bet on whether the winner will be in the final group in the final round (-250) or not (+180). You can also wager whether this tournament will feature two or more aces (+300) or whether we’ll have a wire-to-wire winner (+1200). Will there be a playoff? Decide for yourself whether the question is yes (+350) or no (-500). And if you want drama, place your bet on the proposition that the winning margin will be a single stroke (+240) and not four or more strokes (+350). All odds via BetMGM.
What will the weather bring?
St. Andrews’ best defense is the cold wind off the North Sea, and the icy gusts can annihilate even the best players’ scores. There’s something of a sadistic pleasure in watching players struggle in sideways wind and rain, but if you’re looking for that particular blend of pain, you might be out of luck this week. Gusts are expected to surge to around 25 mph this week, but not much more than that. Rain is in the forecast for Friday, but the weekend could be dry and warm.
Get that Peacock subscription fired up and start the coffee, because you’re going to be jumping around the NBC family of networks and streaming services. Here’s how it shakes out (all times Eastern):
The complete groupings for the 150th Open Championship have a strong mix of stars and up-and-comers. A few notable pairings:
This is the final men's major for nine months, so enjoy it while it lasts. And get some sleep, Thursday’s tee times will be here early.
Soccer Football - The Open Championship Preview - St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - April 26, 2022 The Claret Jug is pictured ahead of The Open Championship Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
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Catcher MJ Melendez's throw to the hot corner ended up in left field, but Cabrera would've been safe anyway. Realizing the ball rolled into the outfield, the 20-year MLB veteran took off for home and easily scored in the Detroit Tigers' four-run seventh inning.
"It's like Rickey Henderson says, 'When you go, you gotta go.' You don't think, you just go," Cabrera said. "I always have that on my mind. Rickey says that, so you gotta do it. Why would you do something different?"
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"He saw something," manager A.J. Hinch said of Cabrera's stolen base. "I guess the athlete in him broke out. It did ignite some fun in the dugout. We put some pressure on them, they made some mistakes and we opened up a lead that we needed in the end. But I don't think anybody anticipated Miggy going, including me."
"The finish," Hinch said, when asked what he liked about Soto's performance. "I like it at the end, when the game is over. That's the best part. That team across the way will play 27 outs. We've learned that over the last few years. We had to use all of our best to get through the end of the game."
Tigers shortstop Javier Baez congratulates pitcher Gregory Soto after the Tigers' 7-5 win over the Royals on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Kansas City, Missouri.
Before Cabrera's steal-and-score for a 5-3 advantage, the Tigers broke a three-all tie upon Javier Báez's double to kickstart the seventh inning. He scored on Bobby Witt Jr.'s fielding error, which let the 270-pound Cabrera reach safely.
"They were playing a heavy, heavy shift," catcher Eric Haase said. "You're kind of blind at third base, and you're really not expecting Miggy to go. He didn't hesitate. He just took off. Even with a good throw, I don't know if they would've been close to getting him. The extra run was huge."
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"When we tied the game up, there was a new game and a new life in the game," Hinch said. "Our at-bats the whole night, I thought, were pretty good. We got rewarded for it a little bit more later in the game than we did in the beginning."
"He's composed," Hinch said.
"The only way to salvage the game is to throw four or five zeros and keep your team in the game," Brieske said. "It's a satisfying outing. It's frustrating to give up runs early, but it's nice to settle in."
The Royals scored one run in the first inning and two more in the second. On Brieske's first pitch of the game, Melendez ripped a four-seam fastball to the left-center gap with a 106.7 mph exit velocity for a leadoff triple.
"We weren't really prepared for the amount of aggression that they came at us with," Brieske said. "I also felt like they put some pretty good swings on some pretty good pitches. The adjustment was placement with certain pitches and varying our looks."
"He didn't go away from the sinker that was pretty good," Hinch said. "He started throwing a few more four-seamers. I thought his off-speed was good. The changeup really came on at the end. He's a complete pitcher when he can use his whole arsenal the right way."
Three straight singles — Schoop, Torkelson and Baddoo — helped produce the team's first run, with Schoop's single extending his hitting streak to 10 games.
"I can't wait to get him into more and more action," Hinch said.
After Baddoo's single, Riley Greene grounded into a double play, allowing Torkelson to score and put the Tigers ahead 2-1.
"If we want anybody up to bat with a runner in scoring position, it's Miggy," Hinch said. "His year has been tremendous at that. ... We're obviously a very energetic group when we get things going."
Tigers vs. Royals Highlights
Cabrera, Schoop, Brieske lead Tigers to 7-5 victory
Michael A. Taylor is not on the injured list, but he hasn’t played in the field in three games.
Alex Faedo couldn't get out of the second inning as the Detroit Tigers lost Game 2 of the doubleheader, 7-3, in Kansas City for a two-game sweep.
Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber throws three-hitter in first game but White Sox bounce back to earn split of doubleheader
It's tough to argue with Gregory Soto as the Detroit Tigers' non-Miggy MLB All-Star selection, though we might have picked a different reliever.
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Benjamin Franklin. Bobby Jones. Jack Nicklaus.
That’s the full extent of the Americans bestowed honorary citizenship in the Royal Burgh of St. Andrews.
It’s something special to be in company with Jones, the great amateur golfer who won the 1927 British Open here and boyhood hero of Nicklaus, and Franklin, known as the first American, the Newton of Electricity and the Prophet of Tolerance. It made Nicklaus, an 18-time major champion and three-time Champion Golfer of the Year, choked up and teary-eyed.
“When I won the Open in 1966 at Muirfield I couldn’t speak and I can’t speak right now,” said Nicklaus as he wiped away a tear with a handkerchief Tuesday at Younger Hall at St. Andrews University upon receiving the one-of-a-kind distinction.
Nicklaus, 82, won two of his British Open titles at The Old Course – in 1970 and 1978 – and played eight Opens in all here. He planned to walk across the famed Swilcan Burn Bridge, located on the course’s 18th hole, one last time during the 2000 Open and for that to be his farewell to the championship until he asked then-executive director of the R&A Peter Dawson when the next Open would be held at St. Andrews.
When told it was slated for 2006, Nicklaus replied that was too bad. By then he would be 66, one year past the maximum age exemption permitted for past champions. Dawson wondered if Nicklaus would consider playing one more time if the Open was held there in 2005. “Be here in a heartbeat,” Nicklaus said.
And that’s all it took for the schedule to change to accommodate Nicklaus’s swan song in 2005. At age 65, he sank a birdie putt on the final hole to end his career at the Home of Golf.
Winner of The Open Championship in 1966, 1970 and 1978, Jack Nicklaus gestures as he is driven through the streets of St Andrews with his wife Barbara after having been made an Honorary Citizen of St. Andrews by The Royal Burgh of St. Andrews Community Council on July 12, 2022. (Photo: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)
But he made an exception when his invitation arrived this time to be made an honorary citizen of St. Andrews.
The St. Andrews Community Council considered making Nicklaus an honorary citizen during the 2005 Open, but the measure failed to receive enough votes. When the resolution was proposed again, this time the council passed it unanimously.
Franklin received the Freedom of the City award in 1759 from the St. Andrews town council, while Jones was presented the distinction in 1958 and famously said, “I could take out of my life everything except my experiences at St. Andrews and I would still have had a rich and full life.” (Nicklaus quoted Jones during his acceptance speech and added, “I feel exactly the same way.”) The town council was dissolved in 1974. The honorary citizen distinction for non-residents awarded to Nicklaus was created in 2000, and it is deemed to be the equivalent of the Freedom of the City.
Nicklaus made his first foray to Scotland as a 19-year-old Ohio State student to compete in the 1959 Walker Cup at Muirfield, during which time his father made his way to St. Andrews with a couple of friends and came back raving about it. Nicklaus fell hard for St. Andrews instantly when he made his maiden voyage there in 1964.
“And I’ve had a love affair with it ever since,” he said.
He recalled winning the title in 1978 when fans were hanging off rooftops and out of windows. Tears rolled down his face as he walked the fairway on the verge of clinching his second title there.
“I get pretty sentimental about that kind of stuff,” he said. “I remember my caddie Jimmy (Dickinson) hit me on the back, and he said, ‘We’ve got another hole to finish. Get with it.’ ”
In his acceptance speech, Nicklaus cited famed sportswriter Grantland Rice. “You start from nothing, win, gain fame and soon will be forgotten.”
But not the latter for Nicklaus. With his voice cracking, Nicklaus noted how much it meant to him still to be remembered 44 years after his last win at the Open in the Home of Golf.
“Thank you, St. Andrews,” he said.
When the ovation finally died down, one of the faculty members from St. Andrews University spoke for all when he said, “As long as the game is played, you’ll never be forgotten in this place.”
The first round of casting for the next season of Documentary Now! is complete. Cate Blanchett, Jamie Demetriou, Trystan Gravelle, Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes, The Crown), John Rhys-Davies and Harriet Walter, with singer Tom Jones join the comedy series. Created by Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Seth Meyers and Rhys Thomas, and hosted by Dame […]
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Jack Nicklaus joins Bobby Jones, Ben Franklin – yes, that Ben Franklin! – as the only Americans granted honorary citizenship from St. Andrews
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Everything you need to know about Colts training camp at Grand Park in Westfield, from a schedule to ticket info to activities for families and kids.
Over the next two weeks, the Indy Star will be ranking the 10 most essential players to 2022 success. At No. 8 is guard Quenton Nelson.
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5 Colts with the most to lose at training camp
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The Patriot way, right?
That took a bit of a new meaning this week. Or at least it went in the opposite direction.
The New England Patriots traded one of their previous first-round picks in wide receiver N’Keal Harry. They did not get much at all for him.
According to Patriots Wire, the Chicago Bears sent a 2024 seventh-round pick to New England for his services.
That’s it–Not the best look on the resume of Patriots coach Bill Belichick.
The final selection of Round 1 at No. 32 in 2019, Harry never came close to catching on.
At the time, the Pats were in dire need of playmakers to keep quarterback Tom Brady happy. Harry ended up not being the answer.
In three years, Harry caught 57 passes for 598 yards and scored just four touchdowns. The last of those scores came back in 2020.
Harry’s best game came in 2020 when he caught eight passes for 72 yards, but he never topped that yardage total and that was his only game with at least six catches.
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Kupp is undoubtedly among the best receivers in the league, but where does he rank in the eyes of coaches, players and executives? ESPN tried to find out, polling a collection of people within the NFL and having them rank the current crop of wideouts.
Kupp came in at No. 2 on the list, behind only Davante Adams of the Raiders. Kupp did receive at least one first-place vote, and his lowest ranking was fifth. Last year, he was only an honorable mention, so this is quite the jump for the Rams receiver.
The triple crown winner caught 145 passes for 1,947 yards and 16 touchdowns last season, leading the league in every category. And one high-ranking NFL official put his game perfectly.
“Just a natural football player — instincts, nuance, quickness,” a high-ranking NFL official said. “Born to play the receiver position.”
One offensive coach isn’t so sure that Kupp could thrive the way he does outside the Rams’ system. This coach seems to believe Kupp is a product of Sean McVay’s offense, saying there are other receivers they would take over Kupp.
“I love him, but if I’m drafting pure receivers to dictate coverage and handle any scheme and win matchups, other receivers offer more flexibility,” an NFL offensive coach said. “He’s a byproduct of that [Rams] scheme a little bit.”
It’ll be tough for Kupp to match the season he had in 2021, making history in several ways. His goal isn’t to put up better numbers, but simply to become a better football player – even if the stats don’t reflect it.
If he follows up that 1,947-yard season with another year of 1,800-plus yards, there probably won’t be much debate about who the best receiver is next year.
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Cooper Kupp voted 2nd-best WR in NFL after historic season
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After the starters, intense competition brewing at CB originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
We already looked at the right guard and linebacker spots.
Up today: Cornerback
The Eagles have one of the best starting cornerback trios in the NFL with Darius Slay, James Bradberry and Avonte Maddox. This isn’t about that.
This is about the two or three (or maybe even four) remaining spots for cornerbacks on the 53-man roster. Because the Eagles have a stable of young prospects who will be fighting this summer for limited roster space.
Experience: Year 2 (16 games, 1 start)
The Eagles used a fourth-round pick on McPhearson out of Texas Tech last April. He was in line to be a starter before the Eagles added Bradberry in free agency. Last year, he was the team’s primary backup outside corner and figures to have that role again in 2022. While he didn’t play much on defense as a rookie, he was a big special teams contributor and held his own when he had to play cornerback in a pinch.
Experience: Year 2 (2 games)
When the Eagles traded Zach Ertz in October for a fifth-round pick, they also got Gowan back in exchange. The Cardinals used a sixth-rounder on Gowan last year out of UCF but his only game action as a rookie came with the Eagles after the trade. He has the most length of these backup players.
Experience: Year 3 (19 games)
The Jaguars drafted Scott in the fourth round out of Michigan State back in 2020, but the Eagles acquired him for a 2023 sixth-round pick last May. Scott ended up playing in 13 games with the Eagles in 2021 — 90 defensive snaps, 171 special teams snaps. Scott is a backup nickel corner and showed an ability on special teams last year.
Experience: Year 4 (37 games 10 starts)
Washington drafted Moreland in the seventh round out of JMU back in 2019 and he played a lot for them over the next two seasons (30 games, 10 starts). In 2021, Moreland was in Houston, and now he’s here. Most of his career snaps have come as a nickel cornerback, but some folks think he offers more versatility than we’ve seen so far.
Experience: Year 2 (2 games, 1 start)
In the regular season finale in Week 18, it was actually Vincent who started opposite McPhearson. Vincent was drafted in the seventh round out of LSU by the Broncos last year. In November, the Eagles shipped a 2022 sixth-rounder to the Broncos to get Vincent, who is a former track athlete and ran a 4.33 at the LSU pro day last year.
The Eagles and Broncos played tug-o-war with McCain for much of last season. The rookie from North Carolina A&T initially signed with the Broncos as a UDFA but was claimed by the Eagles. When the Eagles released him in November, he was claimed by the Broncos. When the Broncos released him later that month, the Eagles claimed him again. He finished the season on the practice squad but is back with the team this offseason.
In addition to all those names, the Eagles still have special teams stud Craig James as well as a trio of UDFAs (Josh Blackwell, Mario Goodrich, Josh Jobe). This is a crowded room and spots are hard to come by, so the competition should be exciting.
Pete Alonso and Luis Guillorme both drove in two runs and Max Scherzer struck out nine over seven innings in the Mets' 4-1 win over the Braves
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Eagles training camp 2022: Tough competition for cornerback spots
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For the first time since it was announced he would face fellow former NFL running back Le’Veon Bell in a boxing match, former Tennessee Titans running back Adrian Peterson spoke about the upcoming event.
Both Bell and Peterson took part in a press conference on Tuesday for the July 30 exhibition match, which will take place at the Crytpo.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Peterson, who says he is staying ready for an opportunity in the NFL in 2022, isn’t ruling out boxing being a regular thing for him down the road.
“This is something that I definitely can see myself doing going forward as well, just depending on how things kind of play out for me,” said Peterson, per Grant Gordon of NFL.com. “But since I’ve started, this is something that I’ll continue to do. I’ll continue to stay in the ring, continue to practice, get my skills right because it’s a different ballgame when you step in that square. Fortunately for me, I have some great guys around me that are experienced. My gym in Houston, we have a ring in there. We have a lot of guys sparring all the time, and I’ve had the opportunity in the past to get in there with those guys a couple times and here recently, obviously, getting ready for the fight. I just been kind of grinding, so I might see this continue to do something going forward. So, even after this fight, I will still be on my same routine, waiting for that next opportunity to present itself.”
Peterson isn’t taking his opponent lightly, but does give himself the advantage in power and explosiveness.
“I know Le’Veon is strong as well, but I will give myself the edge when it comes to being explosive and having the power,” Peterson said. “Obviously, you’ve got to pick and choose when you deliver that power. I’m still new to this, you know, but like I said earlier, anything I do I’m going all in and I have a great team around me. So, I feel like when it comes to being more explosive, more powerful, I have the edge. I think I might be a little taller, longer arm length as well. I think my No. 1 attribute is my mentality. The toughness and grit about me that has got me through so much even outside of football. I’ll bank on that, for sure.”
A future Hall of Famer, Peterson, 37, was signed by the Titans in 2021 in the wake of the foot injury to Derrick Henry. He appeared in three games before the Titans decided to part ways with him in favor of D’Onta Foreman and Dontrell Hilliard.
Peterson would later latch on with the Seattle Seahawks, playing in one game. The veteran tallied 38 carries for 98 yards and two scores in total during his stints in Tennessee and Seattle last season.
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The Chicago Bears’ receiving corps looks a bit different than it did 24 hours ago after the team reportedly agreed to acquire New England Patriots receiver N’Keal Harry for a 2024 seventh-round draft pick.
Harry underperformed in his three seasons as a Patriot, dealing with injury issues and failing to produce consistently when he’s been on the field. The writing was on the wall and his time in New England was already coming to a close with his role being reduced late last season and the team trading for DeVante Parker earlier in the spring.
Now, he has a chance to revive his career as a member of the Bears in a wide receiver room that has plenty of unknowns outside of Darnell Mooney. Here is our initial grade of the trade.
Bears receive:
WR N’Keal Harry
2024 7th-round draft pick
Initial grade: A-
At first blush, this trade feels like a can’t-lose scenario for the Bears. They get a former first-round talent like Harry, who is still just 24-years old and put him in a developing receiver group for a chance at redemption. And all it took was a seventh-round draft pick that won’t materialize for over a year and a half. It’s a throw of a dart and the reward far outweighs the risk. But an A- isn’t perfect and there are holes you can poke with this deal.
The fact of the matter is Harry was on the outs with the Patriots dating back to last summer and would have been cut in due time. Did the Bears really need to give up anything for him, or just wait New England out? Again, a seventh-round draft pick in 2024 is far from breaking the bank but Ryan Poles has shown a lot of patience with moves early in his tenure. Maybe he was a little impatient with this one.
Poles clearly sees something with Harry and wants him for the start of camp, not wanting to wait on a cut. What does he see, though? Harry’s a big-bodied receiver, measuring 6-foot-4 and weighing over 220 pounds. His route tree seems to have developed since his rookie year, where he primarily ran screens, jet sweeps, and hitches, which is encouraging. Now he’s making plays all over the field, but only in spurts. He’s barely eclipsed 300 receiving yards in a season and has missed games due to injury in each year he’s been in the league. That’s not all on the system and what the Patriots were having Harry run.
All in all, Harry’s another reclamation project the Bears have added to their receiver room, joining players such as Tajae Sharpe, Dante Pettis, and Equanimeous St. Brown, in the quest to make the final 53-man roster. Someone has to stick and give Fields a reliable target on the field, right? Perhaps Harry is one of the lucky ones to hang around. Either way, I’m not losing sleep over a seventh-round pick in 2024 if he doesn’t pan out.
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It starts with the snap.
And yet, that is not exactly the truth.
After all, it starts with the snap.
Centers in the NFL today have a lot on their plate. They are tasked with helping to set protections and blocking schemes up front. They are tasked sometimes with identifying blitzes and making sure the offensive line is all on the same page. Then they have to make sure the quarterback gets the ball cleanly — otherwise people like me are going to point fingers when the ball hits the turf — all while the Aaron Donalds of the world are trying to drive them backwards.
It is not easy.
Here are the best centers in the game heading into the 2022 NFL season, along with the rest of our positional lists, leading up to the top 101 players in the NFL today.
12. Chase Roullier, Washington Commanders
Chase Roullier was putting together another solid season at the heart of the Washington Commanders’ offensive line before seeing his 2021 season cut short with a fractured left fibula suffered t the end of October. Prior to going down in the Week 8 loss to the Denver Broncos, Roullier had not allowed a sack on the season, and was charted with allowing just a pair of quarterback hits and nine pressures by Pro Football Focus.
Drafted in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL draft by Washington after playing his college football at Wyoming, Roullier has been a mainstay on the interior of the Commanders’ offensive line since taking over as the starting center for the 2018 season. Prior to the 2021 campaign, he signed a four-year contract extension, and his work both in pass protection and in run blocking are big reasons why.
You can see the athleticism he brings to the table on this run against the Green Bay Packers, as he gets wide after the snap to help on the defensive tackle before climbing to the second level:
Washington expects Roullier back sometime around training camp, and if the Commanders are going to take a step forward this season on the offensive side of the football, they will need him on the inside.
11. J.C. Tretter, Free Agent
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While J.C. Tretter might be a free agent at the moment, that his likely more to do with financial considerations in Cleveland than his play on the field last year for the Browns. 2021 was another year of upper-level performance from Tretter on the field, as he was charted with allowing just one sack and eight quarterback hurries last year.
Tretter was yet again a force last year when the Browns kept the football on the ground. On this long run from Nick Chubb against the Pittsburgh Steelers, watch as he seals off Cameron Heyward from the play:
He may be a free agent at the moment, and perhaps Tretter’s lingering knee and ankle injuries will have teams hesitant to sign him this summer. Still, even while “playing on one leg,” he still played at a high level in 2021.
During almost his entire NFL career, Mitch Morse has been considered among the NFL’s top centers. Drafted in the second round out of Missouri in the 2015 NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs, he spent four seasons in the AFC West, earning the starting center spot as a rookie in 2015 and never looking back.
Morse signed with the Buffalo Bills as a free agent prior to the 2019 season, signing a deal which made him the highest-paid center in the game. Playing in front of Josh Allen, and in an offense that focuses on throwing the football, Morse’s pass-blocking skills are a huge boost to the Buffalo offense. Pro Football Focus charted him with just a pair of sacks allowed last season, and studying him in pass protection illuminates a master of his craft.
Here against the New England Patriots in the playoffs, watch as he sets and re-anchors against a blitzing linebacker:
Expectations are high in Buffalo for the Bills this season, and it starts with protection Allen. Bills fans will be hoping for another solid campaign from Morse up front to get it all going.
9. Frank Ragnow, Detroit Lions
The emergence of Frank Ragnow as one of the NFL’s top centers has been one of the few bright spots for the Detroit Lions over the past few seasons. After spending the 2018 campaign primarily at left guard, Ragnow moved to center full-time for the 2019 season and has been nothing less than stellar.
According to Pro Football Focus charting data, Ragnow allowed just two sacks during the 2019 campaign, along with 18 quarterback pressures. During the 2020 season, Ragnow cut those numbers down to zero sacks, and just nine pressures. Last year? Ragnow again did not allow a sack, and was charted with just four allowed pressures.
The only thing that prevents Ragnow from being higher on this list is the fact that due to a toe injury that required surgery, Ragnow saw just over 200 snaps.
When healthy, he is among the best. Watch the job he does in pass protection here against the Baltimore Ravens, winning with a combination of hand technique and footwork:
While his limited action in 2021 drops him down this list a bit, if Ragnow is fully healthy in 2022, expect him to rocket up these lists next summer.
8. Ryan Jensen, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Since Brady joined the Buccaneers, Jensen has been tasked with helping to keep those interior gaps free and clear, giving Brady time to set up in the pocket and work comfortably. Over the past two seasons, Jensen has down just that, and last year he allowed just a pair of sacks. Here against the Philadelphia Eagles on Wild-Card Weekend, watch as he takes the fight to the defensive tackle in pass protection:
While protecting Brady is important, Jensen also stands out in the run game. Watch the athleticism he displays on this run to the right edge from Ronald Jones, picking up a pair of blocks along the way:
7. Erik McCoy, New Orleans Saints
Erik McCoy put together an impressive 2021 campaign at the heart of the New Orleans Saints’ offensive line, keeping him among the best at his position in the league. After surrendering a single sack in each of his first two NFL seasons, McCoy kept a clean sheet last year, according to Pro Football Focus charting data. He also allowed just seven quarterback pressures, his best mark since joining the league in 2019.
Watch this play against the Miami Dolphins, as he flawlessly handles the interior stunt from the defense:
McCoy first takes on Vea, and when the twist comes in the form of William Gholston — with a running head start — McCoy passes off the big nose tackle and anchors against Gholston, keeping the pocket clean for Jameis Winston.
In addition to what he does when the Saints look to throw, McCoy was just as impressive when they kept the football on the ground. On this run against the New York Jets, watch as McCoy pulls to the left, helping spring Alvin Kamara for an 11-yard gain:
After just three seasons, McCoy has placed himself among the league’s best at his position.
6. Rodney Hudson, Arizona Cardinals
For the past few seasons, Rodney Hudson has been considered among the game’s best players at his position. After four years in Kansas City with the Chiefs, Hudson solidified his status as an elite center with an incredible run of play during his six seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders.
He was traded to the Arizona Cardinals last off-season in a somewhat surprising move, and his first year in the NFC saw perhaps a bit of an adjustment to the new offense. While still an extremely solid player, Hudson was not quite as effective as he was in season’s past, particularly in the run game.
But his pass-blocking game remained on point. Take this snap against the Los Angeles Rams, where he barely gives up an inch up front:
Between the adjustment to a new offense and the injuries that landed him on injured reserve for a few weeks, 2021 had some ups and downs for Hudson. But perhaps year two in the desert sees him back atop this list in 2022.
But where he truly stands out is in the running game. On this run from the Titans’ loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in the Divisional Round, watch his footwork and technique as he seals off the nose tackle from the running back:
Perhaps my favorite play of his from last year is this outside zone run against the Seattle Seahawks, where Jones flies up to the second level to take on Bobby Wagner:
That is pretty fluid movement for a center.
New England Patriots fans remember the moment well. After scoring a touchdown in the 2020 season opener, new quarterback Cam Newton raced over to center David Andrews, handing him the football for the lineman to drive into the turf in celebration.
The moment was fraught with meaning. Prior to the 2019 campaign, Andrews was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism, a diagnosis which ended his season before it got started. Then with the COVID-19 pandemic, that diagnosis threatened his 2020 campaign as well. But he returned to the starting lineup, and led the patriots in the season opener.
Last season, his leadership off the field and performance on it helped pave the way for the Patriots’ running game, as well as ease the transition for rookie quarterback Mac Jones. Andrews was charted with allowing just one sack on the season, his lowest yearly total since the 2016 campaign. He was also a force for New England’s diverse rushing attack, helping in both zone as well as gap/power schemes.
On this 64-yard touchdown run from Damien Harris, watch the power Andrews displays up front, twisting the defensive tackle away with his upper body:
In pass protection, his experience and awareness made life easier for Jones, the rookie quarterback. Here against the Miami Dolphins, watch his eyes, particularly from the end zone angle:
Andrews helps the right guard with the interior pass rusher, but keeps his eyes to the edge as he anticipates a stunt coming from the outside towards the A-Gap. When that does, in the form of Jaelan Phillips, Andrews gets a shot on the rookie pass rusher, helping keep the pocket clean for Jones.
Patriots fans are hoping for a big step forward from the rookie passer in year two. If that comes to fruition, the man snapping him the football will play a huge role.
While Touchdown Wire’s countdown of the top players at each position is not yet complete, there is a chance that center Creed Humphrey finishes as the top rookie at his position in our rankings.
(Possibly, but I’m working on the Rashawn Slater writeup right now, and… — Doug)
Perhaps more should have seen this coming. After all, it was just over a year ago that our own Laurie Fitzpatrick made the case that Humphrey could be part of a new and improved unit. As she pointed out last summer, it begins what what Humphrey can do when his offense keeps the football on the ground. He was nearly dominant in the run game, thanks to blocks like this one against the Denver Broncos, where he drives Shelby Harris off the ball at the point of attack:
Humphrey was also solid in pass protection, allowing one sack and ten charted pressures according to Pro Football Focus. Plays like this snap from the Wild-Card win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he stonewalls the pass rush from Cameron Heyward, bode well for his NFL career:
Humphrey may debut on this list in the third spot, but after a rookie season like this one, he will be atop this list before long.
He might be getting near the end of his career. He may have even offered some advice to the Philadelphia Eagles on drafting his replacement.
But Jason Kelce remains one of the best at what he does, and is a joy to watch every Sunday.
Is this play right here a reason that Kelce is so high on the list? No, but it is one of my favorite plays from the entire 2021 season, from any player:
His career may be winding down, but for my money, Kelce is one of the best players to watch every week, regardless of position.
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Justin Herbert had a lot of things working in his favor as he worked his way from the third quarterback drafted in the 2020 NFL draft to one of the more impressive young passers in the game.
Taking the snaps from Corey Linsley this past season was certainly one of those things working in his favor.
After a seven-year stint in Green Bay with the Packers, Linsley joined the Los Angeles Chargers last off-season. Linsley’s presence, along with rookie left tackle Rashawn Slater, helped solidify the Chargers up front. Linsley allowed just ten quarterback pressures last year according to Pro Football Focus and did not give up a sack, the first time he accomplished that feat since the 2016. That year Linsley missed two months due to a hamstring injury.
Linsley was stout for the Chargers in both pass protection, and in the running game. On this play against the Dallas Cowboys, he takes on the blitzing linebacker and barely gives an inch:
Then there is what he offers in the running game, such as blocks like this one against the Las Vegas Raiders. Linsley is able to react quicky to the nose tackle and twist him away from the play — and to the turf — in an impressive display of power:
Among a talented, and diverse, group of centers, Linsley’s performance last season stands out.
A few different centers just missed out on the cut this year. Ryan Kelly continues to handle business on the inside for the Indianapolis Colts, and while he allowed three sacks and 29 pressures last season — second-most among qualified centers according to charting data from Pro Football Focus — he remains a solid option on the inside. Baltimore Ravens center Bradley Bozeman is tasked with handling a schematically diverse offensive system, and does that at a high level. The three sacks he allowed last year, along with the 21 pressures, are numbers to monitor.
Then there is Alex Mack, who announced his retirement this off-season. In his final NFL season, Mack allowed just two sacks along with 12 pressures. Despite his retirement, he still deserves a mention.
After three rain delays and nearly five hours of play, Brewers beat Twins in Minnesota
In a game that lasted four hours and 45 minutes, the Brewers got 2 two-run home runs to help beat the Twins, 6-3.
U.S. Senate candidate Alex Lasry has taken the NBA trophy or a replica that he bought more than six months ago to campaign, civic and business events.
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The defense of the Green Bay Packers used career years from several veteran players to power the unit during Joe Barry’s first season as defensive coordinator. The emergence of so many players helped offset the losses of Za’Darius Smith and Jaire Alexander, two All-Pros who missed a big chunk of the season with injuries.
The bar has been raised. Career years mean raised expectations. The Packers are now banking on several veterans to repeat their production from last year and lead the defense in 2022.
If the Packers are to be elite on defense, the veterans who excelled last season can’t afford a regression.
Here’s a quick breakdown of the many veterans coming off career years:
Campbell, in his sixth NFL season, transformed from a replacement-level starter to a first-team All-Pro. At Pro Football Focus, his overall grade jumped a remarkable 35.7 points from 2020 to 2021, making him one of the NFL’s most improved players and one of the offseason’s best additions. The Packers trusted Campbell to run the show in the middle of the defense, and he responded with one of the best seasons by a Packers inside linebacker in years. Can he continue to be one of the game’s most impactful middle linebackers in Year 2 in Green Bay, or will he regress back to his baseline from Atlanta and Arizona? The Packers agreed to pay him $50 million over five years to keep him. They are betting on more of the good stuff.
After laboring through a highly disappointing 2020 season, Smith responded with a terrific 2021 season in which he set new career-highs in pressures (62), hurries (46), run defense grade (72.1), pass rush grade (75.1) and overall grade (80.8). He got into better shape, and Joe Barry allowed him to attack the quarterback with far fewer coverage responsibilities. The result was a disruptive edge player on all three downs. One thing to monitor: Smith’s career has gone through ups and downs from one year to the next, especially in terms of production. Can he break the trend and produce another productive season in 2022? With little depth behind him, the Packers need Smith to be an effective pass-rushing partner to Rashan Gary.
The Packers plucked Douglas off the Cardinals’ practice squad in October to help provide some relief at cornerback after losing Jaire Alexander, but no one could have envisioned what was next. Douglas would go on to intercept a team-high five passes, returning two for touchdowns, which helped stabilize the secondary and propel the Packers to a 13-win season. He made big play after big play late in games. The question becomes: Will the Packers get this version of Douglas for a full year in 2022, or is he more likely to play at a level matching his up-and-down years in Philadelphia and Carolina? He had been cut twice within a week in August of last year and was holding on by a thread in Arizona. The Packers re-signed him to a three-year deal. Staying in Green Bay – and playing alongside Alexander and Eric Stokes – gives him the best chance of repeating his breakout 2021 season.
Gary’s quiet but obvious ascension as a player during his first two seasons foretold his incredible third season. Given an opportunity to be a full-time player for the first time, Gary – who was ultra-efficient as a rotational player early in his career – produced one of the NFL’s best seasons by an edge rusher during the 2021 season. He created 81 total pressures and ranked among the league’s leaders in pressure rate, pass-rush win rate and pass-rush grade. Teams won’t be sleeping on him now. Gary is a budding superstar, and he’ll be treated as such by opponents. Can he keep evolving and improving to meet the challenge? This is the final hurdle for all great players.
After two nondescript and mostly unproductive seasons in 2019 and 2020, Lowry erupted in 2021, producing a career-high 42 pressures. He also ranked 17th among defensive linemen in pass-rush win rate (min. 300 pass-rush snaps), per PFF. In the previous two seasons, Lowry had just 39 pressures total and was a non-factor against the run. The Packers defensive line is well-stocked with talent entering 2022, so Lowry should have even more opportunities to face one-on-one blocks and disrupt the pocket as a rusher. Any kind of regression from Lowry would open the door for more playing time for Jarran Reed and rookie Devonte Wyatt. This is a contract year for Lowry in 2022.
Don’t forget about the offense. Here are a few to consider:
RB A.J. Dillon: He created over 1,100 total yards in his second season. The Packers will be expected to give him even more touches in 2022.
WR Allen Lazard: He caught a career-high eight touchdown passes in 2021. Can he stay productive and efficient in a featured role? The Packers may view him as the top option in the passing game entering 2022.
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Heading into his 10th NFL season, Miami Dolphins left tackle Terron Armstead has gone against a number of talented players.
During his time with the New Orleans Saints, they were consistently one of the top teams in the conference, playing some of the best teams with the best defenders.
Last week, Armstead hopped on the “GoJo” podcast with Mike Golic Jr. and was asked about the first time he believed a defensive lineman was on the same level as him. The answer he gave was a great one that included a story about the lineman’s rookie season.
“Interior – 2013, we were in the playoffs against Philly,” “We were on the road. Saints never won a road playoff game. I’m fresh out of college. I’m strong. I’m walking around, chest on Hulk. We run a duo, so they slide Fletcher Cox to the 4i. That’s easy work. I got it. I got it. So, I go boom boom, and I’m locked on to him, and I feel like when I got someone hands inside, it’s a wrap. You’re done. So, I throw him. The way this man pressed and shed me, made the tackle. I couldn’t believe it. I go back, I look back at him because I didn’t really know his name. This is before [Cox] really got his name. I look back and I’m like, ‘Cox, who is that?’
“Probably a quarter goes by we run a play again, he slides to the 4i. I’m about to kill him. I gotta kill him. I gotta get him back. I come off the ball boom. The way this man pressed, shed and made the play, again. Oh, he was real. He was real. That was the moment for me. He was different.”
Cox hadn’t entered his prime yet, as he was just 23 years old at that time of the meeting. Two years later, he’d start a string of six straight Pro Bowl appearances from 2015-20.
It’s always interesting to hear who some of the best players in the league think are up on their level.
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Terron Armstead shares first NFL DL that he felt was as good as him
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Everything You Need to Know About "House of the Dragon"
HBO's "Game of Thrones" prequel, "House of the Dragon," is finally arriving this summer, giving viewers a look into the twisted past of House Targaryen. While long-time fans of George R.R.
Dalen Terry with a last basket of the period vs the Toronto Raptors
Dalen Terry (Chicago Bulls) with a last basket of the period vs the Toronto Raptors, 07/12/2022
A hot and humid Tuesday
Parts of SELA are under a Heat Advisory today. Expect a partly cloudy, hot and humid day with a 40 to 50% chance of rain and storms and afternoon temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s, heat index at or above 108 degrees.
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Bulls' VP Artūras Karnišovas provides sobering update on Lonzo Ball
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No baseball player ever wants to be injured, but in the case of Cardinals outfielder Corey Dickerson, a particularly timed calf strain may well be the only thing that kept him on the club’s roster — and, as a result, has the potential to be a point of demarcation in his search to turn his season around.
The struggles of the players brought in by the Cardinals from outside the organization this offseason have been well documented. By Baseball Reference’s wins above replacement metric, only minor league free agent James Naile and waiver claim Packy Naughton have returned positive value — each has a WAR of 0.2.
Dickerson, at -0.4 entering Tuesday’s series opener against the Dodgers, has been the least productive of the new position players, even as he continues to be the best paid. Signed to a one year, $5 million deal during spring training, Dickerson seemed destined to act as the left-handed half of a platoon at designated hitter while also occasionally spelling Dylan Carlson and Tyler O’Neill in the corner outfield.
Unfortunately for both team and player, he just didn’t hit.
“I think it’s just your mindset going into it,” Dickerson said Monday after driving his first homer at Busch Stadium as a Cardinal. “You can’t play this game with other people’s expectations. All you can do is go out there and do your best to make sure you take care of everything ahead of time.”
That preparation was made more challenging, he said, by feeling slightly mechanically off, and then also feeling the pressure of the need to produce for a new team.
“It’s hard because I signed here to be able to contribute and help the team,” he admitted. “I wasn’t really having a lot of fun at the beginning, and trying to find it and things like that.”
When the club arrived in Chicago in early June, Dickerson said he was beginning to feel in sync with his swing in a way he hadn’t in, by his estimation, two years. Some of his cautious optimism was paid off by hitting his first two homers of the season (one against a position player pitching) in a 14-5 Redbirds rout June 3.
Corey Dickerson of the St. Louis Cardinals reacts after flying out during the first inning of a game against the Miami Marlins in April. Dickerson, an offseason pickup by the St. Louis Cardinals, has struggled thus far in 2022 but has shown signs of breaking loose during a recent surge.
Injury a blessing in disguise?
The next day, before the bottom of the second inning in the first game of a doubleheader, he took a step out of the dugout to head out to right field, and he felt a pull in his left calf. A quick attempt to run made it clear whatever misstep he’d taken had done serious damage, and after a setback while rehabbing at Triple-A Memphis, he would miss more than a month.
It was, by his own estimation, as well timed as a missed month could be.
“It just ... didn’t feel like a great situation for me,” Dickerson said of his time with the Cardinals prior to his injury. “And then stepping back was rather freeing for me. I learned a lot. I felt like I needed that. I felt like I had a different perspective during it.”
Rather than hammering his own performance, Dickerson leaned on his teammates. He spent time in the dugout and in the cages digging into their performances and offering the wisdom and experience he developed over his own decade in the majors. All the while, young players like Brendan Donovan, Nolan Gorman and Juan Yepez solidified themselves as regulars, clouding Dickerson’s future in St. Louis.
Indeed, if not for simultaneous injuries to Harrison Bader (plantar fasciitis) and O’Neill (strained hamstring, wrist contusion), Dickerson’s return might have been a great deal more complicated.
The financial commitment from the club certainly helps to buy him time, but even that doesn’t come without its own price. Both player and team have been open about the necessity of production if he is to finally establish a hold on the role for which he was originally envisioned.
“There’s a sense of — call it what you want — just pressing a little bit, wanting to impress and show that he belongs and that he can contribute to this club,” manager Oliver Marmol said Saturday when Dickerson was activated from the IL. “It’s not out of character for people to want to do that. But I think being away for a little bit, hopefully he can come back and relax, know he belongs, and contribute.
“We didn’t need just a body,” Marmol added after Monday’s game. “We needed him to come in and produce, and some of the swings he’s taken are strong.”
O’Neill could yet return before the All-Star break. Bader, likely some time shortly thereafter. Even with a short runway and ticking clock, the best thing for both Dickerson and the Cardinals would be for his quick resurgence to become something lasting, and for an as-of-yet uncertain turnaround to be more material than mirage.
“I feel like I kind of found myself,” Dickerson said with evident relief. “Let’s just see it through.”
Motivational speaker Inky Johnson shed light on his friendship with former #Chiefs S Eric Berry, whom he helped through his cancer diagnosis. | from @EdEastonJr
On Tuesday, the minor league baseball team in Durham, North Carolina opened its athletic park to the Little League teams whose seasons ended abruptly over the weekend.
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Injury may have been just what the doctor ordered for St. Louis Cardinals’ Dickerson
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On Monday, the Pittsburgh Steelers formally announced they had reached an agreement to give the naming rights of their stadium to Acrisure, meaning it will no longer be called Heinz Field. Instead, the Steelers will play their home games at Acrisure Stadium. A move many have voiced open displeasure about.
Many fans have already said they won’t be calling it anything but Heinz Field and trust me, we believe them. But what will you be referring to it as? The Steelers current stadium has operated at Heinz Field for the past two decades since it opened in 2001.
Cast your vote and tell us what you are going to call the stadium and let us know your feelings on the change in the comments below.
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Figuring out how to force turnovers a huge priority for Eagles' defense
The biggest thing the Eagles have to improve on defense originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
A ton of football games are decided by one thing. And it’s something the Eagles haven’t been very good at lately.
Over the last four seasons, the Eagles have 17, 20, 19 and 16 takeaways. They’re only the sixth team in NFL history to go four straight years with 20 or fewer takeaways.
Those 72 takeaways since the start of 2018 are fourth-fewest in the NFL, ahead of only the Raiders (62), Jaguars (62) and Lions (63).
The Eagles have actually been able to make up for the lack of takeaways to some extent.
Consider this: Only 32 teams in NFL history have reached the postseason despite recording 20 or fewer takeaways in a season. Only the Eagles and Broncos have done it three times. And the Eagles have done it three of the last four years.
The Eagles last year became only the seventh team in NFL history to reach the playoffs despite averaging less than one takeaway per game.
But to be the type of team that makes a deep playoff run, they’re going to have to be much better when it comes to forcing turnovers.
Let’s just look at last year.
The Eagles went 2-5 when they didn’t force any takeaways and 7-4 when they did. The numbers for the three previous seasons were similar. And they're similar for just about every NFL team.
So they’re nearly three times as likely to win when they force a turnover as when they don’t.
And lately they have been forcing them as infrequently as almost anybody.
Turnovers flip field position. Turnovers give the offense a short field. Turnovers change momentum of a game.
But last year the Eagles had eight overall vs. the Panthers, Saints and at home vs. Giants, and they won those games by a combined 38 points. They totaled eight takeaways in their 15 other games and went 6-9. Over their last seven road games, they forced just five takeaways.
Of the Eagles’ 16 takeaways last year, 12 were interceptions and four were forced fumbles. Darius Slay (3) and Rodney McLeod (2) were the only Eagles with multiple interceptions. Avonte Maddox had a forced fumble and interception.
Over the last four years, the Eagles have had 10, 11, 8 and 12 interceptions. That’s the fifth-longest streak of seasons with 12 or fewer interceptions in history.
Who are the Eagles’ INT leaders over the last four seasons? McLeod with five, Slay with four, and Maddox, Nate Gerry, Marcus Epps, Rasul Douglas and Ronald Darby with three apiece.
That’s over a four-year span.
It’s no coincidence that the teams with the most takeaways are the best teams in football. The Cowboys, Colts, Bills, Chiefs, Buccaneers, Cards, Packers and Dolphins led the NFL in takeaways last year and were a combined 110-53.
But it’s not just that they’re good because they happened to get a lot of takeaways. They get takeaways because they have good players.
Of those teams, the Dolphins, Bucs, Bills, Cards and Cowboys were all among the league’s sack leaders.
Any way you look at it, pass pressure leads to turnovers. Harass the quarterback, force bad throws or fumbles, give the offense good field position, flip the game.
The last time the Eagles ranked higher than 20th in the league in takeaways was 2017, when they were fourth with 31. And some of the biggest plays in the postseason were turnovers — Patrick Robinson’s pick-6 and Brandon Graham’s strip sack of Tom Brady.
With the defensive additions the Eagles have made — Haason Reddick, James Bradberry, Kyzir White, Jordan Davis, Nakobe Dean — the potential is there for a team that can get back to playing the sort of aggressive defense with pressure up front and solid coverage in the back end that generates takeaways.
The Eagles will be counting on double-digit sacks from Reddick, and adding Davis and Dean and getting Graham back should help generate increased pressure. And the Bradbery-Slay combo should greatly improve coverage in the back end.
And upgraded pressure and improved coverage should translate to more takeaways. Which should translate to more wins.
Sounds simple. Sounds easy. And for the first time since the Super Bowl season, the Eagles just might actually have the players to make it happen.
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How N’Keal Harry trade impacts Bears’ salary cap in 2022
The Chicago Bears are trading for wide receiver N’Keal Harry, adding a new weapon for quarterback Justin Fields. Chicago sent a 2024 seventh-round selection to the New England Patriots in exchange.
Harry, a former first-round selection in 2019, has been disappointing during his first three seasons in the NFL. Harry totaled 57 receptions for 598 yards and four touchdowns during that span. Not exactly what the Patriots expected from a first-round talent.
It became clear that the two sides were headed for a breakup. And Bears general manager Ryan Poles made a low-risk, high-reward move to nab Harry for a seventh-round pick.
Harry is entering the final year of his rookie deal, where he’ll carry a $1.87 million salary cap hit in 2022, per Spotrac. If cut, Harry would carry a $673,937 dead cap hit.
Following the Harry trade, the Bears now have $19.13 million in available cap space, according to Spotrac, which is the fifth-most in the league.
Even if Harry doesn’t pan out, it was an easy move for a team that’s lacking in the wide receiver department — and fans approved of the move. Which is on par with what Poles has done this entire offseason.
What the Bears are getting in new WR N'Keal Harry
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The outlook surrounding contract talks with the Kansas City Chiefs and Orlando Brown Jr. has gone from optimistic to pessimistic in a matter of days. Here is where the problem lies — both sides feel as if they have a lot of leverage in the situation.
Orlando Brown Jr. feels like he has the leverage to “not do a deal for the sake of doing a deal.” He wants a contract that resets the market (reportedly with per-year averages of around $25 million) and makes him the highest-paid left tackle in the game. Why does he feel he has this leverage? He believes he’s worth it, but he also knows what the Chiefs gave up to get him (four picks, including a first-rounder, also receiving a second-rounder in return). He has gone on record saying that, it’s “not the year to go into the season with a backup left tackle.” He clearly feels that the slate of opponents for Kansas City (plus the fact that the team has a half-billion-dollar quarterback that needs protection) might work in his favor here.
The Chiefs feel like they have the leverage to wait to sign Brown Jr. to a long-term deal if necessary or even at all. The newest CBA made it very difficult for players to truly hold out into the season without effectively burning money. He can sit out of training camp by avoiding signing his franchise tag, but once they get into the regular season, he’d begin forfeiting that fully-guaranteed salary on the franchise tag.
With this deadlock in a battle of leverage, let’s take a look at all the options that the Chiefs currently have in their playbook:
Option 1: Keep Brown on the franchise tag
The front office knows that they can keep Brown Jr. on the tag this year ($16.6M) and tag him again next year at 120% of his first year’s salary ($19.9M). This option obviously has some risk to it as Brown Jr. has threatened a holdout into Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season, but they could look to call what appears to be a bluff and stick to their guns.
Should Brown actually sit out, the Chiefs have several options on the roster right now. Roderick Johnson, Geron Christian and even Joe Thuney all have some levels of success playing left tackle in the NFL. It might even hurt Brown Jr. and his future in Kansas City if he were to cede playing time to one of those three players.
In the long run, a year on the franchise tag might not be the worst thing for Brown Jr. here. If he improves on his performance from 2021, he might actually earn that market-setting left tackle contract that he’s looking for. Even if he puts together a season reminiscent of last year, he could see more in a long-term deal as the salary cap continues to rise annually.
Option 2: Long-term deal
An agreement on a long-term deal seems unlikely right now absent the two sides finding some common ground. The Chiefs maintain they want Brown to be their left tackle of the future and they have until Friday afternoon to make that happen.
Reports out of Brown Jr.’s camp say that the Chiefs are unwilling to pay him a contract in line with NFL left tackle money. Reports out of the Chiefs’ camp say that the team is unwilling to give him a deal that resets the left tackle market and makes him the highest-paid player at the position. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle.
The team already set his market in a certain way the moment they used the franchise tag on him, now they need to at least beat what he would be paid on the tag for the next two years. If a long-term deal is to be agreed upon, both sides will probably have to waver in some way. Our projections of a five-year, $105 million extension with $72 million guaranteed might be a good common ground in negotiations. Those numbers would put him behind San Francisco 49ers LT Trent Williams in terms of the total contract value, but put him ahead of Baltimore Ravens LT Ronnie Stanley in terms of per-year average and guaranteed money. Selling Brown Jr. (and his agent) on a deal that puts him in lockstep with the top players at the position is going to be key to a deal coming together before the deadline.
Option 3: Find a trade partner
The Chiefs traded a franchise-tagged player as recently as the 2019 NFL offseason, sending OLB Dee Ford to the San Francisco 49ers in trade. That trade happened much earlier in the offseason when teams still had quite a bit of money to work with.
With just three days remaining before the July 15 deadline for a long-term deal with franchise-tagged players, a tag-and-trade scenario for Brown Jr. would have to come together extremely quickly. This scenario seems highly unlikely, being that a team would have to dish out the trade capital and then sign Brown Jr. to a long-term extension (worth upwards of $25 million per year). It’s not impossible, but highly improbable that this option is anything more than a pipe dream for Kansas City (and Brown for that matter).
Option 4: Pull the tag
This particular move wouldn’t be considered good business for Kansas City. If they were to pull the tag it’d free $16.6 million in salary-cap space (which they could’ve used earlier this offseason to make a move). This would also effectively make Brown Jr. a free agent. He could go out and sign with another team, but he likely wouldn’t get a long-term contract or anything close to even his one-year franchise-tag salary. The team would basically look at their draft capital investment in Brown Jr. as a sunk cost.
This move would potentially leave K.C. without a good option at left tackle. It’s one thing to have someone fill in for a game if Brown were to sit out, but to have someone start a full 17-game season? The positive is that this move would at least provide them with money to potentially go out and sign a stop-gap, plus go out and make some other moves too. Chiefs Super Bowl-winning LT Eric Fisher remains a free agent after spending last season with the Indianapolis Colts. He’s a year further removed from the Achilles injury that saw his departure from Kansas City.
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Reviewing Chiefs’ options with franchise-tagged LT Orlando Brown Jr.
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Saints’ Demario Davis primed to outperform his top-10 LB ranking from NFL personnel
The role of the NFL linebacker has changed drastically changed across the NFL. With more and more two-linebacker sets, defenses across the league are asking their second-level players to be more involved in the passing game than die-hard football fans will remember from the Lawrence Taylors and Brian Urlachers of the world. New Orleans Saints star Demario Davis has navigated that evolution over the next decade by developing into a multifacted defender who can cover, rush the passer and make plays in the run game. All while being the quarterback of Dennis Allen’s defense.
His progress netted him the No. 6 spot on ESPN’s top-10 off-ball linebackers list ahead of the 2022 season. The rankings are determined by the votes of NFL players, coaches and executives. Davis’ ability to mold to the modern-day game did not go unnoticed. Here’s what NFL personnel shared with ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler:
“He might start to decline this year, but he’s so damn smart that it almost doesn’t matter,” an NFL personnel evaluator said. “Does everything well.”
“He’s always been an exceptional athlete and worker, and just the maturity that comes from being in the position for so long and being in multiple schemes and the game evolving to more sub-based packages has allowed him to become the three-down prototype,” an NFC scout said.
Davis is expected to be accompanied this season by second-year pro Pete Werner. For the majority of the last two season, he’s worked next to current free agent Kwon Alexander. But Werner’s versatility as a multi-phase defender himself may have a positive impact on Davis. Not to mention the team arguably improved at safety with the offseason acquisitions of Tyrann Mathieu and Marcus Maye. The ability to disguise across the field (and don’t forget C.J. Gardner-Johnson) could generate confusion and hesitation for opposing quarterbacks, opening time for the former Arkansas State Red Wolf to get after them or take advantage of their mistakes over the middle.
Davis’ production has not seen a decline since joining the Saints. He’s racked up over 100 tackles in each of the last four years since arriving in 2018. He’s also produced at a level that no defender across the league has during that span as well.
#Saints linebacker Demario Davis is the only defender in the NFL with 100-plus tackles, 10-plus tackles for loss, and 3 or more sacks in each of the last four (4!) seasons. The only other player to do it more than once in that span is #Bears linebacker Roquan Smith (twice).
— John Sigler (@john_siglerr) June 29, 2022
With his ability to impact that game several different ways on defense, his willingness to continue to evolve with the game, and a strong supporting cast. Davis is primed to outplay his No. 6 ranking in 2022.
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The New England Patriots struck a deal with the Chicago Bears on Tuesday, sending the Bears wide receiver N’Keal Harry for a seventh-round pick in 2024. It’s obviously not much in return for the Patriots, who drafted Harry in the first round in 2019, but he didn’t have a great chance to make the 53-man roster anyway.
The salary cap savings for trading Harry isn’t great, either. According to Mike Reiss of ESPN, the Patriots will gain about $1 million in cap space from this deal. Harry was set to count $3.2 million against the cap this year, so it’s not as if he was a high-cost player to begin with.
Once the trade becomes official, the Patriots will have about $3 million in cap space. They’ve been up against the cap for most of the offseason, so any extra money will give them some added roster flexibility.
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Trading N’Keal Harry saves Patriots about $1 million in cap space
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With new or renovated stadiums popping up all across the NFL over the past decade or two, it shouldn’t be a shock that fans are hit the hardest by increased ticket prices.
Star quarterbacks run the league and as ownership groups get more creative with increasing their overall revenue, raising the ticket prices has always been the simplest form of adding profits to the yearly margins.
The Action Network recently looked at ticket price increases over the past 15 years from all 32 NFL teams, and the Eagles landed just outside the top 10, at No. 12 overall.
Since the 2006 season, Philadelphia’s ticket prices have increased from $69 dollars to $127.06, an 84% markup, putting the Eagles in the middle of the pack.
The Raiders, Seahawks, Packers, 49ers, and Texans were the top 5 teams in ticket price increases, while the Jets, Chargers, Bengals, Commanders, and Patriots have the lowest percentage of increase across the league.
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Where the Eagles landed in a ranking of NFL ticket price increases over the past 15 years
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On Tuesday, the Atlanta Hawks officially announced the signing of former Badgers National Player of the Year Frank Kaminsky on their Twitter account.
Over seven seasons, Kaminsky has appeared in 377 NBA games for the Charlotte Hornets and Phoenix Suns.
In 2021, the 7-foot, 240-pound center averaged 10.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in just over 20 minutes per game before suffering a stress reaction in his right knee that would require surgery. He’s now fully healed and will be ready to play once camp begins.
Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reported his one-year deal would be fully guaranteed and worth the veterans minimum.
Kaminsky, who is 29 years of age, joins rookie Johnny Davis as the only Badgers currently signed to an NBA roster for the 2022 season.
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Moussa Diabate with a 2-pointer vs the Los Angeles Lakers
Moussa Diabate (LA Clippers) with a 2-pointer vs the Los Angeles Lakers, 07/12/2022
Brandon Boston Jr. with a 2-pointer vs the Los Angeles Lakers
Brandon Boston Jr. (LA Clippers) with a 2-pointer vs the Los Angeles Lakers, 07/12/2022
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Atlanta Hawks officially announce the signing of former Badgers C Frank Kaminsky
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In anticipation of the 2022 college football season, CBS Sports released its top-25 Power Five head coaches. With conference realignment and name, image, likeness (NIL) becoming such prevalent topics of discussion, it is very important to have a quality coach at the helm of your program to provide stability.
To no surprise, Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban comes in first with seven national championships and four Heisman trophy winners. Regardless of the era, Saban is viewed as the greatest of all time.
Ranked second is Georgia head coach Kirby Smart, third is Dabo Swinney of Clemson and fifth is Jimbo Fisher from Texas A&M. All three coaches have national titles, the only one who doesn’t is No. 4 Lincoln Riley of the USC Trojans, the former head coach of Oklahoma Sooners.
Outside of the four listed above, the only other coach with a national title is UNC head coach Mack Brown who won it with the Texas Longhorns in 2005. Which coach is next and will climb his way up the list?
Where does Alabama stand in latest SEC power rankings?
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CBS Sports ranks top-25 Power Five head coaches
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For Texas A&M, 5 players, including Antonio Johnson, Ainias Smith, Layden Robinson, Nik Constantinou, and Devon Achane were selected, which comes as no surprise due to their experience, skill set, and importance to any success the team will endure this season. All 5 players were also selected for Athlons’ SEC All-Conference Team, cementing them as some of the top players in one of the toughest conferences in college football, with numerous championship contenders coming out of the conference this season.
Oct 9, 2021; College Station, Texas, USA; Alabama wide receiver Ja’Corey Brooks (7) blocks a punt by Texas A&M punter Nik Constantinou (95) that Alabama recovered in the end zone for a touchdown at Kyle Field. Texas A&M defeated Alabama 41-38 on a field goal as time expired. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports
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Five Aggies named to Athlon Sports’ preseason All-American team
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In a somewhat significant shift for college all-star games, the NFL recently offered 3 recommendations to change the way coaching staffs are assigned to the Senior Bowl & East-West Shrine Bowl. Notably, there will be a rotation for determining which staffs coach in which game.
The NFL is recommending some big changes to the way coaching staffs are chosen for the most significant college all-star games during the NFL draft process.
Three different recommendations have been made by the league to both the Senior Bowl and the East-West Shrine Bowl, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
The potential changes include a rotation between the two events for determining how the coaches are chosen, Rapoport says. In addition to the new rotation between coaching staffs chosen from teams based on draft position versus a nomination process, the league is also recommending an expansion of all coaching staffs for the nominated staffs, as well as expanded opportunities for minority coaches:
The Shrine Bowl will have two full NFL coaching staffs based on draft position for 2023, while the Senior Bowl will have two staffs of nominated coaches. In 2024, the rotation will switch to the Senior Bowl with full coaching staffs and the Shrine Bowl with nominated staffs.
Two more changes:
— The games will increase the size of the nominated coaching staffs from 26 to 30 coaches.
— For the nominated staffs, each non-playoff club would be required to nominate its designated minority offensive assistant.
The Senior Bowl takes place every January in Mobile, Alabama, while the Shrine Bowl recently relocated to Las Vegas.
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Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett is back in Athens for one more year after leading the Bulldogs to their first national championship in 41 years.
Despite Bennett accomplishing something that no other FBS quarterback was able to last year, he still faces the same criticism heading into the 2022 season.
Pro Football Focus recently released their top-50 FBS quarterbacks for next season, and Bennett checked in at No. 34 — not terribly fitting for the reigning champ.
If we break that list down to just the Southeastern Conference, Bennett ranks No. 9 in the SEC.
JT Daniels, who transferred from Georgia to West Virginia this offseason, ranks a few spots below Bennett at No. 40.
From the minute Georgia was crowned national champions, Kirby Smart made it well known he wanted his starting quarterback to return. Still, not all Georgia fans were convinced that this was the best-case scenario.
Bennett threw for 29 touchdowns and only seven interceptions in 12 starts in 2021. He was named Offensive MVP of the national championship game against Alabama.
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PFF ranks top 50 FBS QBs for 2022 CFB season: Where’s Stetson Bennett?
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – Justin Thomas made the most out of missing the cut in last week’s Genesis Scottish Open.
With an extra two days free of demands, Thomas cruised to the quaint seaside village known as St. Andrews and set up shop. That Saturday evening he strolled around the Old Course with Tiger Woods, each armed with a putter and wedges, to familiarize himself with the lay of the land ahead of the 150th Open Championship. The next day the two played 18 holes with every club.
And Thomas played a tour guide to his fiancé, Jillian Wisniewski. The two arrived at the tee box of the Road Hole and Thomas went all explanatory.
“Trying to explain that hole and that tee shot to my fiancée was a little bit difficult,” Thomas said. “So I had to take her out there myself.”
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Here’s the exchange.
“You hit (your tee shot) over the hotel,” Thomas said.
“OK, but not really,” Wisniewski replied.
“Oh, no, really. You have to hit it over this hotel,” Thomas responded.
Adrian Meronk of Poland and Tiger Woods of The United States make their way past the Old Course Hotel during a practice round prior to The 150th Open at St Andrews Old Course on July 12, 2022 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
The hotel would be the Old Course Hotel, just one of the features that comes into play on the quirky, 495-yard, slight dogleg-right 17th hole that may be the most famous hole in the world and will play a pivotal role in the outcome of the Open.
Players choose a letter from the Old Course Hotel sign to aim at for their blind tee shot. Side note: the hotel features extra-resistant glass in the windows.
There also is the greenside pot bunker that has made grown men cry, the Old Station Road and stone wall behind the putting surface that has produced an equal number of tears. Rough and hay rim the fairways, the green is a sliver of safety just 13 yards deep in one portion.
“It’s so unique and it’s so cool,” Thomas said. “It’s one of the 16 holes out here that can totally change your line, your strategy and thinking overall based on the wind direction. You’re going to see a lot of 4s and 5s this week and the potential of someone trying to take it on and make a birdie that could turn into a 6 or 7.”
Jean Van de Velde of France plays out of the Road Hole bunker on the 17th during the second round of the British Open on the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. (Photo: Paul Severn/Allsport)
Added 2014 Champion Golfer of the Year Rory McIlroy: “A 3 is a massive bonus there. You take four 4s and run very happily to the 18th tee.”
St. Andrews Old Course
The StrackaLine yardage book for the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, site of the 150th British Open (Courtesy of StrackaLine)
Jordan Spieth would have loved a 4 in the final round of the 2015 Open, the last time the oldest championship in golf was at St. Andrews. Having won the Masters and U.S. Open that year, Spieth was tied for the lead when he reached the penultimate hole but after a poor approach, he made bogey. He couldn’t produce a birdie on the 72nd hole and missed the playoff by one.
Spieth’s bogey was one of 217 on the hole that week, a number surpassing the total of pars registered on the hole; it was the only hole to do that. The hole has ranked as the toughest of the week the past four starts in St. Andrews – the field averaged 4.712 strokes in 2000, 4.626 in 2005, 4.665 in 2010 and 4.655 in 2015.
And there were only 57 birdies made on the 17th in those four years combined – 13 in 2000, 19 in 2005, 16 in 2010 and nine in 2015.
US golfer Jordan Spieth (R) chips from the road on the road hole, the 17th during a practice round on The Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland, on July 15, 2015, ahead of The 2015 Open Golf Championship which runs July 16-19. (Photo: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images)
“It’s pretty funny,” world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler began his description of the hole. “You hit over the hotel, and then the green, like it is so small. Then I went down and fooled around in the bunker a bit yesterday. I’m definitely going to do everything in my power to not go in that bunker. It’s so bad down there.
“It’s such a fun hole to play. I think that’s one of the special things about this golf course. It’s so simple, but it’s really fun to play. No matter the conditions, I’m going to go out there and have a good time just hitting all kinds of weird shots.”
Momoko Ueda of Japan plays her chip off the wall on the 17th Road Hole during practice for the 2007 Ricoh Womens British Open held on the Old Course at St Andrews on July 31, 2007 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
Originally, the hole played as a par 5. Some players joke the hole remains as the toughest par 5 in the world. At least we think they are joking.
“It’s a proper championship hole,” Jon Rahm said. ““Obviously under pressure any hole can be hard, but 17 is a proper test for somebody that has a one-shot lead. If you can make par on that hole, it definitely feels like a birdie anytime. Just difficult. Just difficult.”
Fred Couples of the USA in action on the Road hole during the third round of the British Open Golf Championship at the St Andrews Links Old Course, in Fife, Scotland. (Photo: Andrew Redington/Allsport)
And reigning U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick called it a “fantastic hole.”
“Everyone knows left in the bunker is dead,” he said. “Missing the green right is dead. Short is the safest bet, but it’s not easy from there. It’s just a tough hole. If you’ve got a lead coming into there, it really puts pressure on.”
Adrian Meronk in the Road Hole bunker during a practice round for The 150th British Open Golf Championship on The Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland on July 12, 2022. (Photo by Glyn Kirk/AFP via Getty Images)
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‘A 3 is a massive bonus’: Players dish on the Road Hole and its avenue of hazards at the 2022 British Open
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However, that came with a caveat. One NFL offensive coach gave Barkley an ugly review, claiming he has no idea how to be an actual running back.
Barkley was No. 1 on this list two years ago, but his decline has been precipitous. Injuries have cost him 22 games over four seasons, but that’s hardly the only issue with his game. In 2021, he produced just 593 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 162 carries.
While injuries have certainly been a problem for Barkley, let’s also remember that he’s only in his fifth year — one year more than Daniel Jones — and he’s also on his third head coach.
How can anyone expect a young player to properly develop with mixed messages from different coaches on top of not being able to practice and play due to injury? Let’s also discuss how the offensive line has been a problem for a long time, the offense in general has struggled. So maybe Barkley’s cutbacks are a problem, but they are also the result of trying to make things happen where nothing else is working.
Barkley doesn’t need to be in the top 10 running backs in July — it doesn’t matter how other people view him today nearly as much as what the stat sheet shows in December.
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NFL offensive coach: Saquon Barkley ‘doesn’t know how to play running back’
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Shereé Whitfield’s party on the July 10 episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta was filled with many memorable moments — but one thing in particular about the night stood out to the cast members. In The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 14 After Show video above, Sanya Richards-Ross explains that “for the first time” the group saw a different side of Kenya Moore. Sanya goes on to share what made Kenya seem different that evening, and although Marlo Hampton and Kenya’s ongoing drama continued a
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Cami Galofre's ethereal artwork in the Meow Wolf exhibit in Denver caught the eye of pop star Britney Spears. Here's how it played out on Instagram.
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Next up at No. 14 is rookie cornerback Kyler Gordon, who is expected to make an immediate impact for the Bears.
Gordon played in the shadow of Huskies teammate and first-round cornerback Trent McDuffie, but Gordon showed impressive athleticism and production that elevated his draft stock. Gordon showcased his potential to develop into a lockdown corner at the pro level. He didn’t allow a single touchdown — not just in his final season but in 722 coverage snaps during his four years at Washington.
Gordon had a career year in 2021, totaling 36 tackles, two tackles-for-loss, two interceptions and seven pass breakups in 12 games. While Gordon no doubt possessed impressive traits during his college career, he was able to finally put it all together in his final season, which helped his draft stock rise. Like Duffie, Gordon was considered a borderline first-round pick. But he ultimately fell to the Bears in the second round.
Gordon is expected to make an immediate impact as a starter on the outside opposite Jaylon Johnson, barring some unforeseen setback. Chicago’s top draft pick missed the final week of organized team activities and mandatory minicamp due to an apparent minor injury that left him riding a stationary bike. But before he was sidelined, Gordon was “lighting it up” during offseason practices, per Matt Eberflus, especially when it came to making plays on the ball.
The Bears had one of the worst secondaries in the NFL last season, which was why GM Ryan Poles addressed it with both Gordon and fellow second-round safety Jaquan Brisker. One of the areas the defense needs to improve is forcing turnovers, which is something Gordon’s already shown a knack for. Eberflus praised Gordon’s “impressive ball skills,” which the team is hoping translates immediately to the field.
Big question: Will Kyler Gordon play outside cornerback for his entire rookie season?
Gordon is a versatile cornerback with the ability to play outside or in the slot. So where can we expect Gordon to line up during his rookie season? Right now, the plan is for Gordon to play outside, presumably opposite CB1 Jaylon Johnson as a starter. Defensive coordinator Alan Williams noted they wanted Gordon to focus on one thing, which is outside. Ultimately, they’ll see how much he can do and how much they can push him.
But Williams didn’t rule out the possibility of Gordon playing nickel cornerback, which is arguably the most difficult position to play on defense given the multitude of responsibilities. The Bears aren’t looking to put too much on Gordon’s plate — at least from the start — but that could certainly change down the line. But would they consider a move in-season? The Bears will ultimately do what’s best for Gordon, which could include a switch to the slot. But at least for now, there’s a clear plan for Gordon’s rookie season.
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Young confident 49ers 'dream' offense ideal for Lance to thrive originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
STATELINE, Nev. -- While traveling around the country in his role as a TV analyst, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young has formed his own ideas about the NFL systems in which quarterbacks can thrive.
That is why he believes Trey Lance is in an ideal situation with the 49ers under coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch.
“I would, no question, No. 1, run to Kyle’s offense, to this team, to the spirit of what John’s built, No. 1,” Young said on 49ers Talk.
Young said he would rank the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs just a notch below the 49ers in quarterback friendliness.
Young said he believes the 49ers are top-five in the NFL in a lot of different areas that impacts the locker room and the quarterback, specifically. But where he places the 49ers at the top of the list is innovation on a week-to-week basis to attack defenses.
“I want to say easy, but it’s not easy,” Young said. “It allows all your athleticism and all your smarts and everything else to come out. This offense is what I’d dream about playing in. That’s where it’s a cut above everybody else.”
With training camp set to open on July 26 in Santa Clara, Lance is the 49ers’ presumptive starting quarterback. Shanahan said recently he still expects Jimmy Garoppolo to be traded before the start of camp.
“For Trey and for Jimmy, the best they’ll ever be in my opinion will be right here with this team,” Young said. “So for Trey, that’s a great thing because it looks like he’s going to be right here. And for Jimmy that’s a scary thing because I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”
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Young, who remains in the Bay Area while working as an analyst on ESPN, said he has offered his help to Garoppolo and Lance while also being alert to overstepping his bounds. Young and Lance have spoken on occasion.
“I think there’s a place, carefully, where I can be helpful,” Young said.
Recently, Lance said he would always be receptive to anything Young has to say.
“He is that kind of a spirit, and I appreciate that: A sponge,” Young said. “Because of that, you have to be careful you don’t just start throwing stuff out.”
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The Chicago Bears added to their receiving corp in trading for wide receiver N’Keal Harry. The Bears are sending a 2024 seventh-round selection to the New England Patriots for Harry.
First-time Bears general manager Ryan Poles has been criticized for his handling of Justin Fields, in terms of his supporting cast. That includes an inexperienced receivers room, where Darnell Mooney is the only player with proven success.
Harry has been a huge disappointment during his first three seasons, which prompted the move. But a fresh start in Chicago could be exactly what he needs.
Here are our takeaways from the Harry trade:
The trade was a win for the Bears
The Bears trading for Harry is the definition of a low-risk, high-reward move, and it’s a win for Poles. No matter how you look at it — Harry panning out or ultimately burning out — it’s a move that made every bit of sense for a Chicago team lacking in the wide receiver department. Harry, while a disappointment, is still just 24 years old and a change of scenery could be good for him. The Harry trade is the kind of short-term, prove-it move that Poles has been making throughout the offseason. Even if Harry doesn’t pan out, the Bears giving up a seventh-round pick for a former first-round selection is better than the Patriots getting back a seventh rounder for their former first-round pick.
That said, it doesn't change the state of Chicago's receiving corps
Even with the addition of Harry, the Bears receivers room is one of the weakest in the NFL. That’s not exactly a recipe for success for a young quarterback in Fields heading into a pivotal second season. Mooney remains the lone proven commodity at the position, even with Harry bringing three years of experience. Harry hasn’t found success at the NFL level, which led to him being traded. Right now, Chicago’s top four wideouts are Mooney, Byron Pringle, Velus Jones Jr. and Equanimeous St. Brown. There are two roster spots up for grabs, but there’s not a lot in terms of depth behind them. It’s good news for Harry, who will battle the likes of Dante Pettis and Tajae Sharpe, among others.
Harry gets a much-needed, fresh start with Bears
Harry has been a huge disappointment during his first three NFL seasons with the Patriots. He totaled 57 receptions for 598 yards and four touchdowns during that span, which isn’t the production New England was expecting from their first-round selection. Simply put, Harry has been bad since entering the NFL, and it looked like the Patriots were content with releasing him ahead of training camp. Instead, the Bears dealt out a seventh-round pick to take a chance on Harry. Now, Harry gets a fresh start in Chicago.
But Harry isn't a lock to make the roster
While a change of scenery might certainly do Harry good, he’s not necessarily a lock to make the 53-man roster. Sure, Harry was considered a top wideout coming out of Arizona State. But his failure to find his footing at the NFL level led to his departure from New England. Just because Poles dealt out a seventh-round selection doesn’t mean he should be a lock for a roster spot. Just as Harry’s past NFL struggles don’t mean he has no chance to earn one of those final roster spots. The expectations for Harry are low, at least from the fans’ perspective. So him becoming a contributor in some capacity would be considered a win.
Harry could be that big-bodied receiver the team needs
People aren’t expecting much from Harry coming into Chicago. But if Harry is able to find new life with the Bears, he could be that big-bodied receiver the team needs. Harry stands at 6-foot-2, 228 pounds, and he utilized his frame to find success at Arizona State in the form of 19 contested catches in 2018, which was the third-most in the nation. Unfortunately, that hasn’t translated to the NFL level, where he’s struggled to create separation and get the yards-after-catch he was able to in college. If Harry manages to shock everyone by putting the pieces together in Year 4, it would be an absolute win for the Bears.
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The Detroit Lions made news earlier this offseason when the team revealed it is not increasing prices on season tickets for the 2022 season. It keeps with a general theme of the Lions being a relatively inexpensive NFL ticket.
Detroit ranks 20th in ticket price inflation over the last 15 years among the 32 NFL teams. Ford Field prices have gone up a total of 61 percent since the 2006 season. The average price of a Lions ticket has risen from $56.90 in 2006 to $91.89 in 2021, with the price not increasing in 2022.
The biggest increase belongs to the Raiders, who moved from Oakland to a gorgeous new stadium in Las Vegas during that time. The smallest increase is the New York Jets, who also changed stadiums. The Lions have played at Ford Field in downtown Detroit since 2002.
Thanks to Texans Wire editor Mark Lane for the info from the Action Network.
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Where does New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence rank among his peers? If you were to ask Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire, he’d say just outside of the top 10.
Lawrence checked in at No. 11 overall on Farrar’s list of the NFL’s top 12 interior defensive linemen.
2021 was Lawrence’s best NFL season to date, as he totaled three sacks, nine quarterback hits, 31 quarterback hurries, and 32 stops on just 427 pass-rushing snaps. Lawrence is also a plus run defender, as you’d expect from a guy standing 6-foot-4 and weighing 342 pounds.
Farrar specifically cited a few plays that landed Lawrence inside of the top 12, including a batted ball against the Cincinnati Bengals that saw him split a double-team.
Lawrence’s relentless effort was also pegged as a reason for him landing inside the top 12.
As Farrar alludes, Lawrence has certainly gone a long way in shedding pre-draft notions that he was merely a two-down defensive lineman. And while some will hate to admit it, that’s a feather in the cap of Dave Gettleman, who had seen more in Lawrence all along.
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Touchdown Wire ranks Giants’ Dexter Lawrence among NFL’s best DTs
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Von Miller was back in the Denver area on Monday for an event promoting his foundation, Von’s Vision.
Miller’s foundation has raised more than $4 million since launching 10 years ago, providing glasses and eye care to more than 8,000 low-income students.
Although Miller and the Broncos split last fall, he still has a special connection to the area — and the team.
“Even though I’m not wearing orange and blue, I’ve still got orange and blue in my heart,” Miller said at the event, via KMGH-TV’s Troy Renck. “This is where it started. This is home. This will always be home.”
Miller was traded to the Rams mid-season in 2021 and he won a Super Bowl with Los Angeles before becoming a free agent this spring. The Broncos opted to not pursue Miller in free agency and he ended up signing a massive contract with the Bills.
Despite parting ways with the team, Miller still wishes them success.
“I’ll still be a fan of the Denver Broncos,” Miller said, via KOA Radio’s Brandon Krisztal. “If the Bills don’t win it [the Super Bowl], then I want the Broncos to win it. It’ll always be like that.”
Many fans in Denver feel the same way toward Miller.
He will undoubtedly return to Colorado to retire as a Bronco at the end of his career, but in the meantime, Miller’s got a third Super Bowl title to chase, this time in Buffalo.
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Dane Jonas Vingegaard became the first man to ever snatch the Tour de France yellow jersey off Tadej Pogacar, dropping the two-time champion in the Alps en route to his first career Tour stage victory.
Vingegaard, a distant runner-up to Pogacar last year in his Tour debut, attacked the Slovenian with about three miles left on a climb to the highest-category summit finish at the Col du Granon Serre Chevalier in stage 11 of 21.
Vingegaard began the day in second place, 39 seconds behind Pogacar. He finished it in the yellow jersey for the first time in his career, 2 minutes, 16 seconds ahead of Frenchman Romain Bardet and 2:22 up on Pogacar.
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Raheem Sterling confirmed his departure from Manchester City in an emotional message to the club's fans on Wednesday. The England forward, who played 225 Premier League games for City and scored 91 league goals since joining from Liverpool in 2015, is expected to join Chelsea. "To the coaching staff who have played a massive role in my development over the years," Sterling said in a statement on Twitter.
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Jonas Vingegaard takes Tadej Pogacar’s yellow jersey in Tour de France mountains
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – In his meeting with the media Wednesday at the 150th Open Championship at the home of golf, R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers knew what was coming, and in brief but at times stern remarks addressed a topic that has caused disruption in men’s professional golf.
That would be LIV Golf, the burgeoning rival league led by Greg Norman and backed by Saudi Arabia that has lured some of the game’s biggest names away from the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, including Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, Patrick Reed and Bryson DeChambeau.
His remarks, while noteworthy, did nothing to stem the onslaught of questions.
Try as he might, Slumbers could not make the celebration of the 150th Open Championship on the Old Course at the Home of Golf the main talking point.
But he was unwavering in his remarks and answers dealing with LIV Golf.
“Professional golfers are entitled to choose where they want to play and to accept the prize money that’s offered to them. I have absolutely no issue with that at all. But there is no such thing as a free lunch,” Slumbers said. “I believe the model we’ve seen at (London’s) Centurion and (Oregon’s) Pumpkin Ridge (the first two tournaments of LIV Golf) is not in the best long-term interests of the sport as a whole and is entirely driven by money. We believe it undermines the merit-based culture and the spirit of open competition that makes golf so special.
When Slumbers was done with his remarks, 16 of the 24 questions had LIV Golf at their heart. One concerned Norman, who was asked not to come for Monday’s Celebration of Champions exhibition and Tuesday’s Champions’ Dinner
“We are absolutely determined to ensure that this goes down in history as about the 150th Open,” Slumbers said. “We decided that there would be, based on noise that I was receiving from multiple sources, that with (Norman’s attendance), that was going to be potentially unlikely.
“We decided that we didn’t want the distraction. We wanted to ensure that the conversation was all about this week and playing golf and balls in the air tomorrow and the Champion Golfer on Sunday.”
Many of the questions concerned the R&A’s potential adjustments to the qualifying and exemption regulations for the oldest championship in golf. This year, those players with LIV Golf were allowed to play.
“We have been asked quite frequently about banning players. Let me be very clear. That’s not on our agenda,” Slumbers said. “But what is on our agenda is that we will review our exemptions and qualifications criteria for the Open. And whilst we do that every year, we absolutely reserve the right to make changes as our Open Championships Committee deems appropriate.
“Players have to earn their place in The Open, and that is fundamental to its ethos and its unique global appeal. We will hold totally true to the Open being open to anybody. But we may well look at how you get into that, whether it’s an exemption or a need to qualify through our qualifying process.
“With that, I’d like to get back to what we are all here for, The 150th Open.”
That proved futile.
The next question dealt with Slumbers’ being on the Board of Directors of the Official World Golf Rankings Association. The OWGR will determine whether LIV Golf will receive world rankings points, which would help some players qualify for the major championships. Slumber said the question needed to be addressed to the chairman of the OWGR.
The next question dealt with the 150th Open.
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LIV Golf, not the 150th Open Championship, dominates R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers’ press conference
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Red Sox All-Star Rafael Devers is practicing with his teammates both on and off the field. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, the 25-year-old quickly rose through the minors, becoming one of the game’s best hitters and brightest stars. Signing with Boston at just 16, there’s another thing he’s had to work at off the field after coming to the United States — learning and speaking the English language.
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The countdown to the kickoff of College Football is just over 50 days away, which means that beat writers from near and far will join SEC coaches and player representatives in Atlanta, Georgia for SEC Media Days beginning Monday, July 18.
Arkansas will take the stage on Wednesday, July 20. Head coach Sam Pittman will be joined by quarterback KJ Jefferson, safety Jalen Catalon, and linebacker Bumper Pool, Arkansas athletics announced Tuesday.
Jefferson enters his second season as the starting quarterback for Arkansas in 2022. During his rookie campaign, Jefferson completed 67% of his passes for 2,676 yards and 21 touchdowns. He was also second on the team in rushing, as he carried the ball 146 times for 664 yards and six additional touchdowns.
The 2022 season will be a comeback season of sorts for Catalon. After recording 99 tackles and three interceptions in 2020, Catalon’s repeat effort was cut short due to a shoulder injury that he suffered six games into the 2021 season. If he does have a successful rebound season, he is expected to to be taken in the first round of next year’s NFL Draft.
Rounding out Arkansas’ representation is Bumper Pool. Pool is fresh off of his second-straight 100-plus tackle season, where he recorded a team high 125 tackles for the Razorbacks in 2021, on the way to being named All-SEC by the Associated Press as well as SEC coaches. His 320 tackles over the last three seasons are the most in College Football.
Arkansas will take the stage for SEC Media Days next Wednesday, joining Florida, Georgia, and Kentucky.
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Arkansas announces 2022 SEC Media Days attendees
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SEC Media Days begins next week in Atlanta at the College Football Hall of Fame. They’re generally a signal that college football is around the corner.
Arkansas coach Sam Pittman is, of course, going to be in attendance. But each school in the league typically also brings three players. The Hogs’ were announced on Tuesday.
Quarterback KJ Jefferson, linebacker Bumper Pool and safety Jalen Catalon will be the Arkansas player representatives during the week. Pittman and the players are scheduled to speak first on Wednesday, July 20.
The three players are the most likely – along with center Ricky Stromberg – to be the face of the Arkansas team this year. Jefferson ran for 664 yards and six touchdowns and threw for 2,676 yards with 21 touchdowns and four interceptions last year. He’s likely to be in contention with Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker for All-SEC second-team honors at the end of the year.
Pool led Arkansas with 125 tackles last year, which also ranked him in a tie for 10th in the nation. A fifth-year senior, Pool could have tried his hand at the NFL, but instead chose to return for a final season with the Razorbacks.
Catalon is potential first-round draft pick next spring. He was a Freshman All-American two seasons ago before playing in just six games last year after hurting his shoulder.
Arkansas is expected to be picked anywhere between third and sixth in the SEC West this year.
Brad Spence, a three-star EDGE from Houston, Texas, becomes the sixth prospect to commit to Arkansas in the month of July.
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Arkansas taking its three biggest starts to SEC Media Days
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Auburn’s Jordan-Hare stadium is one of the most renowned home-field advantages in college football, and it isn’t just the fans who think so.
A new list from On3 on Wednesday detailed the 11 best stadiums in college football, and it should come as no surprise that Jordan-Hare made the list (which was not put in any particular order). Here is what writer Ivan Maisel had to say about the home of the Auburn Tigers:
The SEC had quite the showing on the list with Auburn, Alabama, Georgia and Texas A&M. The four stadiums were the most by conference, with the PAC-12 in second (three) and the Big Ten in third (two). The Tigers will hope to play football worthy of its stadium and fans this year when it begins the season on Sept. 3 — and maybe steal a win at two of the stadiums on this list, Sanford Stadium and Bryant-Denny.
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There are a lot of skeptics of the Kansas City Chiefs offense in the post-Tyreek Hill era, but new safety Justin Reid is not one of them.
Appearing on NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football” on Wednesday morning, Reid gave a staggering endorsement of the team’s new-look offense. He’s only seen them work in non-contact, padless practices, but he seems supremely confident in the team’s ability to put up points in 2022.
“Pay attention to this. The Chiefs offense is going to do what we always do. We’re going to come out, we’re going to put up 100 points,” Reid said, via NFL.com. “We have the greatest football quarterback in the game. The top-three, in no particular order, although I’m sure you guys can guess who is my number one: Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers. And when you have a quarterback, and you have an offensive system — a coordinator that is able to just mix things up all the time — you’re always going to put up points.
“We’re going to combine that with great football across the board. Complimentary offense, defense, special teams, and we’re going to go out and win games. We’re in the toughest division in the NFL, that’s no secret. It’s gonna be fireworks every time anybody plays and you’re gonna want to watch that.”
There’s some clear hyperbole there, but the confidence with which Reid delivered his endorsement was telling that he believes every word of it. Only having been a member of the team for a few short months, Reid already has complete faith in his quarterback, coaching staff and the culture in Kansas City. He’s played against the Chiefs before (notably in the 2019 playoffs) and he knows exactly how tough that offense can be at its height. That should do plenty to get fans excited for things to come in the future.
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Justin Reid endorses Chiefs’ new-look offense: ‘We’re going to put up 100 points’
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Josiah Brown is having a busy summer. He has been training this offseason with his high school teammates and has some recruiting trips planned as well.
Trips, the Long Island four-star safety says, that will take him to some of the biggest programs in college football.
“I’m supposed to go to Penn State. I’m going to Notre Dame. I’m going to try and get out to Georgia and a few others schools,” Brown told RutgersWire over the weekend.
Brown had planned to announce his college decision last month, shortly after his teammate and friend Dylan Braithwaite had committed to Rutgers. But he decided to ease back a bit and let his recruitment play out some more.
He is ranked the No. 181 player in the nation in the class of 2024 according to 247Sports. He is the top player in New York for the next recruiting cycle.
All the press, he says, is spurring him on to work even harder.
“Go hard get better,” Brown said on his offseason plans. “I know there’s a lot of attention, a lot of like offers so I have to train harder to be even better.”
Check out what Josiah Brown had to say about his offseason workouts, his visits to Georgia and Notre Dame as well as Penn State and where things currently stand with Rutgers!
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Josiah Brown on being offered by Georgia football
“I had a call to coach, he told me he was gonna offer me and basically I’m now trying to plan a visit down there. I was really excited because I like Georgia, it is a really big, big school as we all know, academically and athletically. So I was just excited.”
Josiah Brown on his relationship with the Georgia football coaching staff
“Their relationship is, is pretty good. I’m still learning more about the program. And the message to me is just like keep working. I have like very good potential.”
Josiah Brown on possibly playing in the SEC
“It is definitely a possibility. The SEC is a great conference.”
Josiah Brown on what he hopes to see and learn during his upcoming Notre Dame visit
“Everything. I know it’s a really beautiful campus. And I’m just excited because I never got to go up there to Notre Dame. It should be great.”
Josiah Brown on Notre Dame and the chatter of the Fighting Irish joining a conference
“I don’t really listen to that. I am just really focused on the school. I’m not really worried about like the conference they are in.”
Josiah Brown on Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman
“Coach Freeman is a really good coach. Our relationship is really good. I know he’s a leader.”
Josiah Brown on where things stand with Rutgers football
“Rutgers – they are right there. I’ve been there a lot of times. They treat me like I’m family.”
Josiah Brown on possibly playing with other Long Island talent at Rutgers
“Yes, it is definitely a possibility, coming from Long Island. We all grew up in Long Island. You never know what can happen.”
“Penn State is a great school. I know about coach Poindexter (Anthony Poindexter, Penn State’s secondary coach). He’s a great guy. He’s very old school.”
Janarion Grant is as explosive as ever.
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Where do Rutgers, Georgia and Notre Dame stand with four-star Josiah Brown?
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The Arizona Cardinals will host the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 1 of the 2022 season. The Chiefs have had some major changes this offseason and are dealing with some contract drama with left tackle Orlando Brown Jr.
It is such that perhaps he might not play in the season opener.
The Chiefs placed the franchise tag on Brown and have only until Friday afternoon to come to terms on a contract extension. Otherwise, he must play the season on the tag, which will pay him nearly $16.7 million in 2022.
However, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, Brown and the Chiefs are not close to a deal and that, if there isn’t a deal, Brown isn’t expected to report for training camp. Garafolo said that playing in the season opener against the Cardinals isn’t certain, either.
Brown has been a Pro Bowler each of the last three seasons.
If he doesn’t play in the opener, that would increase the Cardinals’ chances of a season-opening upset.
Gabe Brown with an assist vs the Orlando Magic
Gabe Brown (Oklahoma City Thunder) with an assist vs the Orlando Magic, 07/11/2022
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Chiefs LT Orlando Brown possibly might sit out Week 1 vs. Cardinals
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It’s hard to find many players that have fully embraced Miami more than Jason Taylor has in his life since being drafted in the third round of the 1997 draft.
He spent 13 of his 15 seasons in the NFL as a member of the Miami Dolphins and had spent the last two as part of the team’s radio broadcasts. So, he knows a thing or two about the organization.
Earlier this week, Taylor joined CBS’ Jim Berry to talk about the upcoming season, and with a new coach in Miami, the Hall of Famer was asked about his impressions of Mike McDaniel.
“I love that he’s himself,” Taylor said. “He’s not trying to be somebody else, and people say, ‘Well, he’s so different. His philosophy, his approach, the way he handles himself is so different than what you the NFL coach do.’ But that’s what players love. They love that authenticity. A genuine guy that’s just willing to be himself. He can be self-deprecating, can laugh at himself. He doesn’t take himself too seriously, but they all know and respect that he’s the boss. He’s the head football coach. A very, very smart guy, really a cool guy to be around. I’ve only been around him a couple times, but I’ve enjoyed it.
“I know, talking to the players, they have really enjoyed the, I don’t want to say breath of fresh air because the previous coach was a good guy in a lot of ways too, but it’s just different. Maybe this team needs different, and now, it’s everyone’s all in. It’s ten toes down and trying to get ready for the season.”
Everybody has really embraced the energy that McDaniel has brought to the team, from current players to the legends that are hanging out in the area. Time will tell if it will transfer to the field, but it’s good to know that most of the guys have his back.
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Dolphins legend Jason Taylor shares early impressions of Mike McDaniel
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Brandin Cooks had the benefit of playing with great quarterbacks throughout his first seven seasons in the NFL.
From 2014-16, Cooks played with Drew Brees with the New Orleans Saints. In 2017, Cooks as with the New England Patriots and Tom Brady before spending 2018-19 with the Los Angeles Rams, helping Jared Goff reach a Super Bowl in Cooks’ first season. Even Cooks’ first year with the Houston Texans had him pair up with the eventual NFL passing champion.
No wonder Cooks had five seasons of 1,000-plus receiving yards in his first seven years in the NFL.
However, 2021 proved that Cooks isn’t just the product of having a dynamic field general; maybe Cooks is just that good. The former 2014 first-round pick hauled in 90 catches for 1,037 yards and six touchdowns through 16 games. Houston’s quarterback situation was the most unstable Cooks had experienced as Tyrod Taylor started six games and rookie Davis Mills started the other 11.
Cooks managed to make Pro Football Focus’ list of best red zone receivers in 2021 with a 70.4 red zone receiving grade, according to Bryant Horn.
What excites Cooks about the 2022 campaign is the weaponry the Texans have added in rookie wideout John Metchie, rookie guard Kenyon Green, and rookie running back Dameon Pierce.
“We’ve got a lot of special guys on this side of the ball that we added, not just at the receiver position but in the backfield, whether it’s from tight ends, the offensive line,” Cooks told reporters on May 24 during organized team activities. “I think [general manager] Nick (Caserio) did a great job in the draft and free agent-wise.
“Like I said, the biggest thing that I see right now is that everyone is bought in and everyone’s unselfish. I think that’s where a great offense starts at, just unselfishness.”
If Cooks can continue to be an effective red zone target for Houston, it should help the club climb out of the rebuilding phase and win more than four games for the first time since 2019.
The Houston Texans didn't have a single rookie the Draft Wire's list of top fantasy football rookies for 2022.
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Texans’ Brandin Cooks lands in top-25 among red zone receivers in 2021
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WWE’s Monday Night Raw started off on a threatening note, courtesy of the very beastly Brock Lesnar.
The show, which aired live from Sames Auto Arena in Laredo, Texas, began with an in-ring promo from Lesnar. He said that Roman Reigns has been living “high on the hog” ever since the Tribal Chief beat him at WrestleMania.
As Lesnar stood in the Texas stadium he trotted out an old saying created in the Lone Star State: “Pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered.”
“Roman Reigns, you’re a hog, and I slaughter hogs on my farm every single day,” he threatened.
He went on to say that at SummerSlam, coming up on July 30, the “Tribal Hog is going to get a country ass-kicking to the likes he’s never seen.”
Are his threats for real or is it all just hogwash?
At one point, Reigns' manager Paul Heyman interrupted the speech, only to have Lesnar call him a hog as well. He even made oinking noises at him.
“He doesn’t care if he sends Roman Reigns to the hospital,” Heyman told the crowd, referencing Lesnar. “He doesn’t care if he sends Roman Reigns to the morgue. That is not a man. That’s a beast. That’s a hog slaughterer. That’s an annihilator. That’s an avenging badass that wants revenge against my Tribal Chief.”
And he made it clear that he doesn't want that to happen. He insisted that he will have Reigns ready for him to put Lesnar “down.”
“If I have to train Roman Reigns to stick his hand up your ass and pull your heart out through that hole, that is what my Tribal Chief is going to do to something like you,” Heyman boldly told Lesnar.
And it's very possible that Heyman is right. The Bloodline has been a force to reckon with as of late. The Usos beat out RK-Bro in May to unify the Raw and SmackDown tag team titles, following in the footsteps of their Bloodline compatriot Reigns, who unified the WWE and Universal Championships at WrestleMania by beating out Lesnar.
Meanwhile, Theory came onto the scene during Lesnar’s comeback on Monday night, to make it clear he wants to beat whoever wins their SummerSlam match, cashing in on his Money in the Bank contract. He promised that the event will be one of the greatest nights in WWE history.
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Brock Lesnar Returns To Raw, Says He'll Slaughter Roman Reigns Like A Hog At SummerSlam
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"We are advising people to come on the roads, but that does mean there will be an increased volume of traffic," an R&A source told Telegraph Sport.
"There are extra coach services and a fourth park and ride carpark so the event is being carefully managed."
The R&A could break its previous attendance record at 239,000 in 2000 across the week when Tiger Woods won by eight strokes. There were more than 1.3 million requests for tickets for this year's event. A ScotRail spokesman said the operator expected to run 25 percent of the trains it had planned for the Open.
Small Deposits: Vanguard settles lawsuit; Local wealth advisors merge
A subsidiary of Vanguard Group has agreed to pay $6.25 million to settle a lawsuit; Montgomery County wealth management firm makes a deal; and Univest picks branch locations for Baltimore and Pittsburgh.
Claude Giroux is set to enjoy a homecoming in Ottawa, while the Edmonton Oilers began addressing their goaltending needs by agreeing to sign Jack Campbell as the NHL’s free agency period opened Wednesday. Giroux, who's from northern Ontario and played his junior hockey across the river from Ottawa in Gatineau, Quebec, signed a $19.5 million, three-year contract with the Senators, according to a person with knowledge of the move. The Oilers announced that Campbell has signed a five-year, $25 million contract with Edmonton.
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The Open 2022: When does it start, how to watch and what to expect in St Andrews
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In the four years since Jensen signed with the Bucs after starting his career with the Baltimore Ravens, he’s established himself as one of the NFL’s best centers, and an anchor for the unit that protected Tom Brady all the way to a Lombardi Trophy.
What makes Jensen one of the league’s best at his position?
Doug Farrar from Touchdown Wire recently ranked the best centers in the league heading in the 2022 season, and here’s some of what he had to say about Jensen, who came in at No. 8 on his list:
Since Brady joined the Buccaneers, Jensen has been tasked with helping to keep those interior gaps free and clear, giving Brady time to set up in the pocket and work comfortably. Over the past two seasons, Jensen has down just that, and last year he allowed just a pair of sacks.
It didn’t take long after Brady announced his return for another season in Tampa Bay for Jensen, who was heading into free agency again, to re-sign with the Bucs on a new long-term deal.
As the Bucs chase another Super Bowl in what could be Brady’s last season, Jensen’s presence will once again play a vital role.
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What makes Ryan Jensen one of the NFL’s best centers
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Kingsley Keke
The Arizona Cardinals believe in the defensive linemen they have. They did little this offseason to address it, re-signing Michael Dogbe and adding Kingsley Keke to small contracts. They did not use a draft pick on a defensive lineman either.
They have J.J. Watt, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, Zach Allen and Rashard Lawrence to man the starting jobs.
While Watt has been a star in the league, not even he cracks the list of the NFL’s top 12 interior defenders, according to Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar.
The list includes two players in the NFC West and five players the Cardinals will face in 2022.
Watt only played in seven games last season before suffering a serious shoulder injury that kept him out until the Cardinals’ playoff loss in the first round.
His 2021 season ended with only 16 tackles and one sack, although he did have 10 quarterback hits and a slew of pressures in seven games. He is still incredibly impactful but he was not one of the best defensive linemen in the league.
Allen showed promise with a mostly healthy season for the first time in his career. He had 48 tackles, four sacks, 14 quarterback hits, an interception, three fumble recoveries and one defensive score.
The Cardinals are very high on nose tackle Rashard Lawrence, but he has dealt with lower-leg injuries each of his first two seasons in the league. His promise is why they have not gone out to get a veteran nose tackle.
Their depth includes Dogbe, Keke and Leki Fotu.
Watt is the biggest star of the group but the rest are mostly unknowns in the league. They are hoping for solid, consistent play from most players, but getting big contributions from Allen and Watt.
With big seasons, perhaps in a year from now, Allen can make his debut and Watt can make his return to the top interior defenders in the NFL.
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No Cardinals D-lineman cracks top interior defender list
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The Los Angeles Rams will be starting their training camp festivities soon, and fans will have plenty to do besides watch practices. With a couple of weeks to go until training camp begins, the Rams have released some additional details and giveaways on the days that fans can attend.
The Rams are set to begin their training camp on July 29 at UC Irvine, where the team has held training camp since 2017. On the weekend that training camp gets underway for Los Angeles, the Rams will be having a season ticket member appreciation day and a Vamos Rams Day.
Then, later in the second week, the Rams will hold a day for military veterans and first responders, a day for kids, and they will host a celebrity flag football game on Friday. To finish up training camp, legends of the franchise will take center stage while the Rams will conclude their training camp with a countdown to kickoff event ahead of the start of preseason.
So if you’re someone that is planning on making it out to training camp this year, the Rams will have plenty of events and giveaways for you to take part in.
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Why Young believes Jimmy G could remain on 49ers' roster originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
STATELINE, Nev. -- Until Trey Lance fully proves he is capable of taking over as the 49ers’ starting quarterback, Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Young can understand why the organization might want to keep Jimmy Garoppolo around.
The 49ers traded up to No. 3 overall to select Lance in the 2021 NFL Draft. Garoppolo remained as the starter last season while Lance served as his backup. Garoppolo played well, helping the 49ers reach the NFC Championship Game, and he kept the drama to a minimum with how he handled the situation off the field.
“He did a good job,” Young said of Garoppolo. “It was hard and it was complicated. I really appreciate his spirit in how he did that. It was a tough spot and he did a good job.
“So here we are today with a full commitment, it seems, from the 49ers to say Jimmy is going to move on. So we get that part. Is it really full? I don’t know. I think there’s still a chance Jimmy is on the team. I think we need to recognize that.”
Lance has not had the opportunity to establish himself, and that’s why Young said he does not believe it is completely out of the question for Garoppolo to remain with the organization as a possible high-priced insurance policy.
“Until Trey has a chance to take it, they need to make sure they got this covered,” Young said. “Do you pay $24 million to have it covered? Until Jimmy’s gone, you got to know that Jimmy’s personality is capable of coming back into that locker room and not causing too much grief.
“But I don’t think that’s going to happen.”
Garoppolo is expected to get medically cleared from shoulder surgery in the coming weeks. Once he is available, the 49ers will likely ramp up their efforts to trade him. If there are no takers, the 49ers will face a situation of whether to retain him and his salary or release him and create $24.2 million in cap room that can be invested in other players on their roster.
The most likely scenario for Garoppolo to still enter the season as a starter is with the Cleveland Browns. The Browns last week traded Baker Mayfield to the Carolina Panthers. The club also awaits the NFL’s decision on likely discipline for Deshaun Watson under the NFL’s policy on personal conduct.
“The Browns have a problem,” Young said. “They have no quarterback. So there’s a possibility they would trade (for Garoppolo), but they might just wait for him to get cut.
"So I don’t know, short of cutting Jimmy, if there’s something to get done.”
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Why Steve Young believes Jimmy Garoppolo could remain on 49ers' roster
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Botswana's Nijel Amos, the joint-third-fastest 800m runner in history, has been provisionally suspended and is in line to miss the world championships.
Casey Bloys found himself in a familiar position Tuesday after the 2022 Emmy nominations were unveiled: alone at the top of the pack of the most-nominated outlets as HBO — even without the benefit of HBO Max — easily topped Netflix. HBO had five of the most-nominated programs this year, with Succession (25) leading the […]
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‘I always look for a win-win scenario’: Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark open to OU-Texas early exit talks
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Yormark made his introductory remarks Wednesday at the start of the conference’s football media days at AT&T Stadium. He was named Bob Bowlsby‘s successor two weeks ago. The next day it was announced Southern California and UCLA would be leaving the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten in 2024, setting off all kinds of speculation about what moves might follow.
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New commish: Big 12 open for business amid realignment talk
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Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz is getting some recognition ahead of the season.
Ferentz was one of 20 coaches listed on the Dodd Trophy watch list. The Dodd Trophy is the premier award for coaching, awarded to the head coach of a team who enjoys success on the gridiron, while also stressing the importance of scholarship, leadership, and integrity.
Those are the three pillars of legendary coach Bobby Dodd’s coaching philosophy. The selection process considers team success, each program’s graduation rate, commitment to service and charity in the community, projected success for the 2022 season, and Academic Progress Rate (APR). The recipient of the award is named during halftime of the Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl.
Entering his 24th year, the longest tenure of any college football coach, Ferentz has won the award once in 2015. Last year’s winner was Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell. Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald also won the award the year prior.
Only two coaches have ever won the award twice, Bill Snyder of Kansas State (1998 and 2002) and Penn State‘s Joe Paterno (1981 and 2005). Ferentz is looking to become the third.
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The 19 coaches joining Ferentz on the preseason list is a real who’s who of college football’s elite. Fellow Big Ten coaches Paul Chryst (Wisconsin), Ryan Day (Ohio State), Jim Harbaugh (Michigan), and Mel Tucker (Michigan State) join Ferentz on the list.
Alabama‘s Nick Saban, Georgia‘s Kirby Smart, and Baylor’s Dave Aranda also appear on the list. Don’t forget about last year’s winner Luke Fickell of Cincinnati who makes an appearance on the preseason watch list as well.
While one of the winningest coaches in Big Ten history, Ferentz doesn’t always get the recognition he deserves by the media. Ferentz is consistently ranked below fellow Big Ten coaches and even cross-town rivals.
He doesn’t always get the credit he deserves for how consistent Iowa football is both on and off the field. It is great to see Ferentz placed on the watchlist for such a prestigious award as a symbol of recognition not just of him but of Iowa football in general.
Luke Fickell has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2022 Dodd Trophy, presented annually to the nation's top college football coach.
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Kirk Ferentz named to the Dodd Trophy preseason watch list
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The SEC is home to some of the best stadiums in all of college football. Among the top include Kyle Field, home of the 12th man. At least that is how Ivan Maisel of On3 sees it. In a recent list, Maisel listed the Aggies’ home as one of the 11 best in the country. Just four SEC stadiums made the list.
Kyle Field was built in 1927 and only held a capacity of 32,890 but it grew to over 40,000 by 1953. Today the stadium can hold 102,733 screaming fans on any given Saturday.
What Ivan Maisel Says…
Howdy, and welcome to Kyle Field, home of the Texas Aggies. There’s no hospitality like Aggie hospitality, just as there’s no college football weekend quite like a Texas A&M weekend. From Midnight Yell Practice on Friday night to the 12th Man standing poised to enter the game, from the white unis of the yell leaders to the military precision of the Aggie Band, from the way the Kyle Field actually sways when everyone – and I mean damn near everyone – sings the Aggie War Hymn, a game at Texas A&M offers plenty that you’ll see nowhere else.
The list for the SEC includes Bryant-Denny Stadium (Alabama), Jordan-Hare Stadium (Auburn), and Sanford Stadium (Georgia). The Aggies will make trips to the first two on the list in the 2022 season.
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Kyle Field listed among the best 11 venues in college football
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The Colleyville, Texas native, standing 6-foot-4.5 and 260 pounds, is ranked the No. 19 defensive line prospect nationally by the 247Sports Composite. He is also ranked the No. 21 player in Texas and the No. 125 overall player nationally.
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As a dominant force for Covenant Christian Academy, Etta had 124 tackles — 40.5 for loss — 22.5 sacks and 31 quarterback hurries as a junior, according to MaxPreps. He chose U-M over Michigan State, Stanford, Alabama and Utah among others, boasting 30 total offers.
The Wolverines also added four-star Philadelphia, Pennsylvania linebacker Semaj Bridgeman to their defensive haul on July 1.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan football lands commitment from 2023 4-star DL Enow Etta
The search for the next president at the University of Michigan has come to a close, as the university Board of Regents are expected to name the University of British Columbia's Santa J. Ono to the position during a special meeting on Wednesday, the Maize & Blue Review has confirmed. Ono's resume as a faculty member and a leader is impressive, including faculty positions with prestigious universities such as John Hopkins University and Harvard University. Ono's arrival in Ann Arbor comes at an interesting inflection point when it comes to the University of Michigan's athletic department.
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Michigan football lands commitment from 2023 Texas 4-star defensive lineman Enow Etta
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Separately, the government's innovation institute and an independent tech policy group warned of layoffs in the tech sector, which is a key driver of economic growth, accounting for 10% of jobs in Israel and about 15% of economic activity, largely exports. In 2021 tech companies raised a record $26 billion. "The first six months of 2022 found Israeli tech at an inflection point between overhyped valuations and the high possibility of global economic depression," IVC Chief Executive Guy Holzman said.
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Derek Jeter Addresses Infamous Feud With Former MLB Teammate Alex Rodriguez
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Joc explains why he turned down Home Run Derby invite originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Just about everything lined up for Pederson to take part in the Home Run Derby, but he said Wednesday that he passed on an invite from Major League Baseball. Pederson said his neck and back have been a little sore in recent days and he will use the short All-Star break to prioritize rest as much as he can.
"I could use those three days to recover rather than exert a lot of energy," he said.
Pederson has done the Derby twice, including in 2015, his previous All-Star appearance. He lost to Todd Frazier in the final round that year and said the competition took a toll on his body. There have been a lot of participants over the years who have put on a show and then tailed off in the second half.
"You can't move for about a good 24-48 hours," he said. "You're hurting a lot. It's definitely one of the funner things to do in baseball and hopefully I get to participate in it again sometime, but I want to use this time to soak up the experience with my family and recover to finish strong to put our team in the best position to get to the playoffs and win a World Series."
That was music to his manager's ears. Gabe Kapler said he would support Pederson with any decision, but he doesn't mind his star outfielder getting a little extra rest. The Giants have also made it clear they prefer Carlos Rodón not to pitch in the game on Tuesday, but that is not fully up to them.
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As of Tuesday, the Home Run Derby field consisted of Pete Alonso, Ronald Acuña Jr., Juan Soto, Kyle Schwarber and Albert Pujols, who will take part in his final season. It's a fun group, but Pederson is happy to watch from the sidelines and let his kids enjoy the show. He'll take all the rest he can get, as the Giants open the second half a day early with a night game at Dodger Stadium on Thursday.
This will be Pederson's second All-Star appearance. He said he's hoping to be more present this time and enjoy the moment.
"I didn't soak in the last one as much as I could have," he said.
With five of the first 90 picks, the 2022 MLB Draft is huge for the Mets | The Mets Pod
On an all-new episode of The Mets Pod, Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo talk to Mets VP of Amateur and International Scouting Tommy Tanous to preview the 2022 MLB Draft.
Blue Jays fire manager Charlie Montoyo during Phillies series
Three MLB managers have been fired this season and the Phillies have been involved in each situation.
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Giants' Joc Pederson explains why he turned down Home Run Derby invite
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One of the many blue-chip prospects that will be in Gainesville at the end of the month is Gardendale, Alabama, four-star defensive lineman Kelby Collins. Gators Online first reported that news at the beginning of the month and has now followed up with the recruit ranked No. 52 on the On3 Consensus.
After visiting UF twice under Dan Mullen’s staff in 2021, Collins’ only in-person time with Billy Napier has been the official visit he took on June 3. Still, he’s been able to develop meaningful enough relationships with the Gators to keep them in his top five.
“Really, it’s the players and coaches,” Collins said to On3. “I think I’m real close with (defensive line) coach (Sean) Spencer, Scooby (Jeremiah Williams) and Shemar (James). I think I’m real close with them. Also, I just want to check out the campus again and the new facility that is going to open up.”
Spencer’s NFL experience is a plus for Collins, but Alabama is considered the leader right now in his recruitment and there’s no better place to get to the league than Tuscaloosa. Bringing in experienced recruiters like Katie Turner has helped change the energy in Gainesville, and Collins took note of that in June.
“I loved it (the official visit),” he said. “It was a great experience. It was a totally different experience from the old coaching staff, so I thought that was cool. I feel like there was more energy and it was more in-depth.”
The Tide will likely get the last word in with a scheduled official visit date of December 9, which is just 12 days before the early signing period. The good news is Collins has said he’d like to stop by each of his finalists over the season to see them in person. Along with Florida and Alabama, he is considering Georgia, Oklahoma and South Carolina.
Former USC receiver Bru McCoy was barred from campus after a domestic violence arrest a year ago. He has dropped his legal challenge against school.
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This 4-star DL looking forward to visiting the Swamp in late July
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When Marcus Freeman was named Brian Kelly’s successor, not many of us were surprised. In fact, it was the logical choice to elevate the fast-rising coaching star.
Not only did Notre Dame hire one of the best coaches in the country, they did what many schools have not done, make a minority as the face of their program. It is obviously not the first time the Irish have done that, with Ty Willingham paving the way, but it still was an important move.
As ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg put it, “Freeman became head coach of arguably the sport’s most famous team,” when looking at which rising minority coaches could follow in his footsteps. Current Maryland head coach Mike Locksley knew the importance of Freeman’s hire, calling him a “unicorn” due to getting his first head coaching job with the Irish.
As the story continues from Rittenberg, Freeman understands “that you are the representation for a lot of people. I want to make sure that I do this in the right way so that future generations and coaches continue to get the opportunity that I was presented.”
So far, so good in Freeman’s tenure, even with losing his first game against Oklahoma State. He has big shoes to fill, not just in South Bend, but across the country.
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Practice wrapped up and everyone took a few minutes to get off their feet, plopping down in the chairs scattered around the old gym underneath Cox Pavilion’s main concourse level.
LiAngelo Ball was right along with the rest of the Charlotte Hornets summer league team Tuesday afternoon, collecting himself following their second workout session in three days with a game sandwiched in between. Temperatures outdoors have hovered in the 110s all week, making it feel akin to the inside of a brick oven.
Yet, there’s no place else Ball would rather be than at the NBA’s annual summer showcase with the Hornets for the second year in a row.
“It feels good to be back here again running with my team,” Ball told The Charlotte Observer. “And I’m just looking forward to it and looking forward to the next game and running with them.”
Ball is slowly trying to round himself into form heading into the Hornets’ matchup with Cleveland on Wednesday. He landed in the league’s health and safety protocols just prior to the start of the team’s minicamp preceding their trek out to the desert last week.
It set him back somewhat, forcing him to play catch-up from the moment he arrived here over the weekend following the Hornets’ 96-84 loss to Indiana in their summer league opener on Friday.
“That’s not something I chose,” Ball said. “But it’s just something I had to deal with. I didn’t hang my hat on it, and I just put my head up and got through. I know I wasn’t going to be pretty because I didn’t get any practices leading into this. But like I said, that’s something I just had to deal with. It’s not really my choice.”
After missing the opener, Ball played sparingly in the Hornets’ double-overtime victory over Los Angeles on Sunday night. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound forward was on the floor for a brief stint in the second quarter that lasted 4:59, misfiring on his lone shot — a corner 3-pointer right in front of the Hornets’ bench.
COVID-19 affects everyone differently and it was not easy to jump directly into the action because he’s not in the same kind of basketball shape as others were. Ball’s cardio is something the coaching staff will still have to evaluate the rest of the week.
“He’s a pro,” said Hornets summer league coach Jordan Surenkamp, who also coached Ball with the G League Greensboro Swarm. “He comes in, he works hard every day. We were checking early on to see what his conditioning was like. He has a good grasp of what we are doing just from his experience last year in Greensboro. But the last couple of days in practice, we’ve been able to clean some things up with him, introduce some new concepts and some new plays, some new defensive philosophies that he’s not necessarily used to.
“So, there was a catching-up process. Gelo has bought into doing the right thing and being a pro. It’s always great to have him here. He gives you the shooting and the defensive stuff. You feel like you can play him. So it just will depend on the flow of the game in terms of minutes, as it is with everybody in the rotation.”
Ball understands the situation. He maintains he’ll be ready when Surenkamp puts him into the game.
“Every little chance I get, I’ve got to come in and do everything right and play hard,” he said. “I mean, I can’t worry about coming in and trying to do everything perfect. I just play hard and play with my team and, hopefully, get the win. I didn’t get to practice, like I said. It’s not like I’m coming in trying to know everything. But I’ve got to come in and help my team win. I can’t have no excuses.
“The way I play, I just play hard. I ain’t never really put it in my head like, ‘Oh, I’ve got to be perfect.’ I play for myself and my team. You can control yourself. That’s how I look at it. So, I just go my hardest and then hopefully it will work out.”
Ball suited up for the Swarm following last year’s summer league stint with the Hornets, appearing in 28 games. He averaged 4.2 points in 13.2 minutes per game, shooting 36% from 3-point range.
The experience is something he appreciates.
“I enjoyed it for sure because it’s around the NBA,” Ball said. “I just like playing basketball, so I’m always going to be happy with that situation. But like I said, I’m trying to get better and make the NBA. That’s my main goal. So, I’m just going to keep working every day. But it’s a blessing to be here for sure. I’m still close to the league.”
He would like to be able to reach out and truly touch it one day. There’s things the 23-year-old has to get better at to prove he can hang with those at the pro level and he’s aware of it.
Becoming more well-rounded on both sides of the ball tops his checklist.
“Really, I try to improve in all aspects of the game, but I’m focused in a lot more on defense,” Ball said. “And I know a lot of NBA teams want to start off and see defense. If I play my hardest ‘D,’ I feel like my offense will come. I’m not really struggling with that. But on defense, I’ll pick it up.”
Among his biggest supporters throughout this journey, besides his father, LaVar, and mother, Tina, sitting courtside at the Hornets’ summer league games: LaMelo Ball. The two are close and the constant encouragement to chase his dream is something LiAngelo doesn’t take lightly.
Being a short ride away on I-85 during the G League season didn’t hurt, either.
“It helps for sure,” Ball said. “That’s the dude I grew up with. I see Melo every day, talk to him every day. So that’s still my brother at the end of the day even though he’s in the league. But yeah, it’s cool having him there, man.
“S---, feels like home for real. I don’t know how to describe it. It feels like home. When I’m in Charlotte, I’ll be kicking it with him, playing basketball, doing all that stuff. It’s always good having a brother in the NBA.”
Just don’t think it’s weird for Ball to have two siblings who’ve ascended to the league’s bright lights rather rapidly. LaMelo Ball is an All-Star who’s doing national commercials and Lonzo Ball was one of the most coveted free agents a year ago before landing in Chicago.
LiAngelo Ball recalls the days of chores mixed around activities, the types of things that typically occur in a family with three boys who are not too far apart in age.
“Yeah, we all grew up doing the same stuff,” Ball said. “Like I’m a star, too, if you ask me. I don’t really look at them like, ‘Oh, that’s Lonzo, and Melo!’ You feel me? It’s like those are my cousins at the end of the day. I grew up doing everything they did. Played the same basketball games, all that. Same moves. So, it’s just fun being around them.”
His goal is to say the same thing soon while wearing a team-issued Charlotte jersey.
“Playing to get me a main shot with the Hornets,” Ball said. “So, I’m just playing for that right now. I take it day by day; I don’t really look too far ahead. I just do everything hard and take it day by day.”
Posted Up - Keegan Murray sees Kings struggles as an incentive: ‘I think it’s a challenge’
The Kings rookie guard spoke with Yahoo Sports senior NBA insider Chris Haynes on the “Posted Up with Chris Haynes” podcast about being the 4th overall selection, joining a franchise that hasn’t made the playoffs in 16 seasons and why he found that to be a reason to be excited to go to Sacramento. Hear the full conversation on the Posted Up with Chris Haynes podcast. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen.
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The Tennessee Titans will be keeping an eye out for players who can improve their roster ahead of the 2022 campaign, but should the cornerback position be one of their focuses?
According to Ethan Useloff of The 33rd Team, the Titans are one of five teams who “need an upgrade” at the cornerback position ahead of 2022.
Tennessee had a turbulent year from their cornerbacks, seeing the position group allow the fifth-most receiving yards. The Titans had trouble slowing down opposing teams’ aerial attacks as a whole, conceding the eighth-most total passing yards. Focusing on the corners, injuries plagued the team throughout the 2021 campaign, beginning with Caleb Farley.
The 2021 first-round draft selection was on the field for just 34 coverage snaps spread across three games. The former Virginia Tech Hokie has dealt with his fair share of injuries, specifically with his back, shoulder, and knee in the past year.
Kristian Fulton, Farley’s outside cornerback counterpart, has faced a similar hurdle during his NFL career. Fulton has played in just over half of Tennessee’s games during his two years in the league, dealing with multiple injuries throughout the span. Each of the defensive backs in this duo are each 23 years old, and youth is a trend among the position group.
The Titans sport Elijah Molden, Roger McCreary, Chris Jackson, Chris Williamson, and Theo Jackson as other contributors in their cornerback room, and each was drafted in the 2020 NFL Draft or more recently. Having the majority of one position consist of players who are youthful and inexperienced could be problematic as the season progresses.
While the Titans should always be looking to improve at every position, their cornerback situation isn’t as big of a concern as the wide receivers room, which remains the biggest issue in Nashville right now.
Even if the Titans were to explore free agency for another option at the position, it’s not like the open market is brimming with guarantees.
The top worry for Tennessee’s cornerbacks group is Caleb Farley. The 2021 first-round pick is projected to take over a starting role in 2022, but he’s coming off a torn ACL and the jury is still very much out on him.
That said, there is also the potential for Farley to become an elite corner. Lest we forget he was one of the best cornerback prospects in the 2021 NFL draft and could have been first off the board if not for injury concerns.
If things go south with Farley, the Titans have an insurance policy in 2022 second-round pick Roger McCreary, but there’s no telling what he’ll be able to contribute in his first season or if he’ll even work out at all.
On the positive side, Kristian Fulton is coming off a campaign in which he became one of the best young cornerbacks in the NFL, although he does come with injury concerns after missing 14 games in his first two years Assuming he stays healthy, Fulton will be even better in Year 3.
Also of note, Elijah Molden was arguably the best rookie defensive back (and one of the better ones overall) in the league from Week 3 on and his outlook is as positive as they come.
Tennessee’s cornerbacks have plenty of support around them as well, with an elite safety duo in Kevin Byard and Amani Hooker deep, and a pass-rush that should be elite in 2022 after tallying the ninth-most sacks in 2021.
Sure, the Titans have their fair share of question marks at cornerback, but we believe this unit is underrated overall and is going to surprise a lot of people in 2022.
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The 33rd Team says Titans need an upgrade at cornerback
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Yahoo Sports’ Senior NFL Writer Charles Robinson and Yahoo Sports’ Columnist Dan Wetzel discuss the upcoming season for the Dallas Cowboys, and the awkward position head coach Mike McCarthy finds himself in. Super Bowl winning head coach Sean Payton is available, so what kind of season will it take for McCarthy to keep his job, and keep Payton off the sidelines in Big D?
Hear the full conversation on the You Pod to Win the Game podcast. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen.
DAN WETZEL: Cowboys. Question, can they-- many seconds do they have to make this? Can they get a snap off in 18 seconds or whatever it was, 30 seconds? Can the Cowboys finally do something? That's my question.
CHARLES ROBINSON: Man, I don't know. I don't-- here's the thing about this. It is such a weird situation there that Mike McCarthy-- Sean Payton not having a job impacts the Cowboys more than anybody else. I really-- and people are going to get sick of hearing that, and I get it, but it's 100% true. And Mike McCarthy will tell you he's not thinking about it, but that's not true.
He is in a really weird place with the Cowboys. I think he knows that Jerry Jones has affection for Sean Payton, everybody knows that. I think Cowboy fans are sick of it. They're sick of talking about Sean Payton. I totally get it. But Payton being a free agent is a bad setup for Dallas, because I think it's going to be a season long distraction. I'm talking about it now and people are going to say, oh, it's going to get overdone. But I'm talking about it because of the fact that it is real and you're never going to hear Jerry Jones say, we're not hiring Sean Payton.
So maybe Mike McCarthy can replicate last season. But here's the thing, they can't go to the playoffs and lose a game. They can't. He will get fired. I believe that. If the Dallas Cowboys repeat last season, OK, same win total, win the NFC East, do everything you possibly can and they go to the playoffs and they lose, I think Jerry Jones fires Mike McCarthy. I truly 100% think that is going to be the case.
And Stephen Jones is the guy who would back him. Stephen Jones is the guy who I think could save him. No way. I think they do what they did last season, he gets fired. Which means that they do less, they don't make the playoffs, he gets fired. So I think the only thing that keeps Mike McCarthy in his job in 2023 is going to the playoffs, winning a playoff game, and convincing Jerry Jones that there's no reason to make a run at Sean Payton. And I 100% think that they will make a run at Sean Payton if Mike McCarthy does not coach his way to some sort of a dominant season.
DAN WETZEL: It seems reasonable, but they kept Garrett around for a long time so. But yeah, I mean, if they lose again in the first around the playoffs with that roster and this error, yeah, McCarthy should go. Wasn't a good choice.
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Arizona Cardinals fans know that receiver DeAndre Hopkins is one of the best at his position in the NFL. However, he missed the last half of last season with hamstring and knee injuries, and he will be suspended the first six games of the coming season.
Last year, he was ranked the second-best receiver in the NFL. In ESPN’s new rankings entering 2022, based on votes from players, coaches and executives, Hopkins fell to seventh overall.
He is not even the highest-ranked receiver in the NFC West. He trails Davante Adams, Cooper Kupp, Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, Tyreek HIll and Stefon Diggs.
Hopkins was on a route to potentially becoming the No. 1 receiver — he ranked No. 2 last year — but then missed seven games because of injury, including a sprained knee that required surgery. Then in May, Hopkins was suspended six games this season for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs. Hopkins admitted to a November drug test that contained traced elements of a banned substance, which shocked and confused the player. So Hopkins has work to do to re-enter the top-five discussion.
“He’s still a high-end guy for me because of his ability to battle and make contested catches,” a veteran NFL coach said. “If the ball’s in the air, I trust him to get it. Simple as that.”
The production was still there in limited action, with Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray posting a 95.9 Total QBR when targeting him, including eight touchdowns to zero interceptions. But 42 catches and 572 yards — a pace short of 1,000 yards over a 17-game format — were career lows, and Hopkins has now failed to produce double-digit touchdowns in three straight seasons.
It is easy to forget what impact a player has when he is not on the field, but the emergence of other receivers in the league and his turning 30 now means that he has to do some work to prove he belongs in the same conversation as the top guys on this list.
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Well, for one, he’s extremely good at the game, and you could argue he already broke out. Chase doesn’t have any fundamental flaw as a player. He’s an underrated route-runner who makes big plays downfield and with the ball in his hands. The fact that he’s tethered to an ideal situation with an established quarterback in a good offense is just icing on the cake.
NBA has approved a “heightened penalty” for intentional fouling of a player in transition and will keep the play-in tournament on a full-time basis.
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Fantasy Football: Which second-year WRs are the best breakout bet in 2022?
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Adrian Peterson isn’t ready to close the book on a possible 2022 NFL journey, despite his upcoming boxing match with fellow NFL running back Le’Veon Bell.
When it comes to playing football, out of sight doesn’t necessarily mean out of mind for the legendary former Minnesota Vikings tailback.
Peterson admits he’s interested in pursuing boxing beyond just his fight with Bell on July 30. But after his business in the ring is finished, if an NFL team comes calling for his services, he’d be willing to trade the gloves back in for a pair of cleats.
For the 37-year-old former NFL leading rusher, it’s all about the next opportunity, regardless of it being in boxing or football.
“This is something that I definitely can see myself doing going forward as well, just depending on how things kind of play out for me,” Peterson said at a promotional event, via NFL.com. “But since I’ve started, this is something that I’ll continue to do. …Even after this fight, I will still be on my same routine, waiting for that next opportunity to present itself.”
The exhibition boxing match between the NFL running backs is slated for the undercard of the “Social Gloves 2” event, which is being held at the Crypto.com Arena in Las Vegas.
Power and athleticism doesn’t always translate to the sweet science, but in less than a month, we’ll find out just how real Peterson and Bell’s boxing aspirations truly are.
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NFL return still on Adrian Peterson’s radar, along with career in boxing
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The Green Bay Packers added 37 new players to the 90-man roster since exiting the playoffs in January.
Who are all these newcomers? The Packers made 11 draft picks, signed or claimed 11 veterans and signed or claimed 15 undrafted free agents.
To help preview training camp, here’s a quick introduction to the newcomers to Green Bay this summer, listed by uniform number:
LB Quay Walker: No. 7
The Packers’ top draft pick could be an immediate starter at linebacker next to De’Vondre Campbell. Similar to Campbell, he’s big (6-4) and fast (4.52), with an elite RAS score (9.63).
WR Christian Watson: No. 9
The 34th overall pick, he’s the Packers’ highest draft selection at wide receiver since Javon Walker in 2002. An elite athlete, Watson arrives in Green Bay from North Dakota State, where he did a little bit of everything for the title-collecting Bison.
WR Sammy Watkins: No. 11
The Packers signed Watkins to a one-year deal in free agency. The hope is that the fourth overall pick in the 2014 draft can stay healthy and revive his career playing with Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay, where he’ll have a legit chance to start.
P Pat O'Donnell: No. 16
O’Donnell spent eight years with the Chicago Bears before signing a two-year deal with the Packers. He’ll replace Corey Bojorquez as the team’s primary punter and holder. The Packers think he brings valuable consistency to the position.
QB Danny Etling: No. 19
Etling, who was with the Packers on the practice squad for a week during the 2021 season, returned to Green Bay on a futures contract in January. The team released Kurt Benkert, making Etling the early favorite to be the No. 3 quarterback come the regular season.
WR Danny Davis: No. 20
Davis signed as an undrafted free agent out of Wisconsin. While a long shot to make the roster, the former Badger will get an opportunity to prove he’s worth developing on the practice squad.
S Tariq Carpenter: No. 24
The Packers’ first of four seventh-round picks. Carpenter visited Green Bay before the draft. With a blend of size and athleticism and experience at both positions, he could be a hybrid safety-linebacker on defense.
CB Keisean Nixon: No. 25
Nixon signed in Green Bay as a free agent after the Raiders declined to make him a restricted tender offer. Entering training camp, Nixon looks like a favorite to earn a roster spot as a backup cornerback and core special teams player.
CB Raleigh Texada: No. 34
Texada signed as an undrafted free agent out of Baylor. He intercepted four passes and defended 20 others over 37 games. In Green Bay, he’ll get a chance to compete for a roster spot as a backup corner.
RB BJ Baylor: No. 35
Baylor signed as an undrafted free agent out of Oregon State. He led the Pac-12 in rushing yards (1,337) and was a first-team all-conference selection during his final collegiate season in 2021. Can he win a roster spot behind Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon?
CB Rico Gafford: No. 37
The cornerback-turned-receiver-turned-cornerback signed with the Packers on a futures deal in January. He has blazing speed and is transitioning back to defense after spending most of the last four years playing receiver with the Raiders.
RB Tyler Goodson: No. 39
Goodson signed as an undrafted free agent out of Iowa. He led the Hawkeyes in rushing each of the last three years and finished with over 2,551 rushing yards, 70 receptions and 19 total touchdowns. He’s smaller (5-9, 197), but his receiving ability gives him a chance.
LB Ellis Brooks: No. 41
Brooks signed as an undrafted free agent out of Penn State. He produced 100 total tackles and was a second-team All-Big Ten pick in 2021.
LB Caliph Brice: No. 42
Brice signed as an undrafted free agent out of Florida Atlantic. He created 141 total tackles over three seasons and 30 games at FAU.
CB Kiondre Thomas: No. 43
The Packers signed Thomas to a futures deal in January. He went undrafted out of Kansas State in 2021 and spent time with both the Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Chargers last season.
S Tre Sterling: No. 45
Sterling signed as an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma State. He was 22 starts and was a two-time All-Big 12 selection while producing 161 tackles and three interceptions.
TE Alize Mack: No. 47
The Packers signed Mack in February. A seventh-round pick out of Notre Dame in 2019, Mack has spent time with four other NFL teams. He caught 68 passes while at Notre Dame.
LB Chauncey Manac: No. 47
Manac signed with the Packers as an undrafted free agent out of Louisana. A Georgia recruit, he produced 10.5 sacks and 14.5 tackles for losses during an all-conference season for the Ragin’ Cajuns in 2021.
TE Eli Wolf: No. 48
Wolf was claimed off waivers from the Indianapolis Colts in May. An undrafted free agent out of Georgia in 2021, Wolf previously spent time with the Baltimore Ravens and Colts.
LB Kobe Jones: No. 49
The Packers signed Jones after a tryout in May. An undrafted free agent out of Miss. State in 2021, Jones previously played for the Atlanta Falcons, Miami Dolphins and Tennessee Titans.
OL Zach Tom: No. 50
The Packers’ second of two fourth-round picks. Tom excelled at both center and left tackle for Wake Forest. One of the most versatile players in the draft, Tom wants to be a five-position player in Green Bay. He shut down first-round pick Jermaine Johnson in their meeting last season.
OLB Kingsley Enagbare: No. 55
The Packers’ lone fifth-round pick. Enagbare was a two-time All-SEC pick after tallying 15.0 sacks and 24.0 tackles for losses at South Carolina. He’ll compete to be a primary backup at edge rusher as a rookie.
LS Jack Coco: No. 56
Coco signed as an undrafted free agent out of Georgia Tech. A long snapper turned tight end in college, he’ll compete with Steve Wirtel for the primary long-snapping job in Green Bay.
DL Chris Slayton: No. 60
The Packers claimed Slayton off of waivers from the 49ers in May. He was originally a seventh-round pick of the Giants in 2019. The Packers are his sixth NFL team in four years.
OT Rasheed Walker: No. 63
The Packers’ third of four seventh-round picks. Walker, a two-time All-Big Ten pick, made 32 starts at left tackle at Penn State. He is coming off a significant knee injury.
C Cole Schneider: No. 64
Schneider signed with the Packers as an undrafted free agent out of USF. He was a 47-game starter and four-time all-AAC selection. The Packers list him as a center.
OT Caleb Jones: No. 72
Jones signed as an undrafted free agent out of Indiana. He is the biggest player on the router at 6-9 and 370 pounds. He made 31 starts for the Hoosiers, including 30 at tackle.
OL Sean Rhyan: No. 75
The Packers’ lone third-round pick. Rhyan, at 6-5 and 321 pounds, started 31 games over three seasons at UCLA. He’ll get to compete to start somewhere along the offensive line as a rookie, potentially at right guard.
OL George Moore: No. 77
Moore signed as an undrafted free agent out of Oregon. He started 13 games for the Ducks in 2021, including six at left tackle and seven at right tackle.
DL Hauati Pututau: No. 79
Pututau signed as an undrafted free agent out of Utah. He played in 57 games for the Utes. Last season, the 306-pounder produced three sacks and 4.5 tackles for losses.
WR Samori Toure: No. 83
The Packers’ fourth of four seventh-round picks. Toure was a highly productive pass-catcher at both Montana and Nebraska. He’s willing to embrace a special teams role in order to make the team as a rookie. It helps that he’s already caught the eye of No. 12.
WR Romeo Doubs: No. 87
The Packers’ first of two fourth-round picks. Doubs created back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons at Nevada. A big-play threat for Carson Strong, Doubs will now get a chance to be a playmaker for Aaron Rodgers. The Packers think he’s a polished pass-catcher.
DL Jarran Reed: No. 90
The Packers signed Reed to a one-year deal. He played four productive seasons in Seattle before spending last year in Kansas City. The Packers hope he can bring pass-rushing production and versatility up front. More on Reed here.
DL Devonte Wyatt: No. 95
The Packers’ second of two first-round picks. Wyatt dominated as a three-down player at Georgia and was a headliner up front for the Bulldogs’ historic defense. He fits exactly what Jerry Montgomery wanted. There’s a chance he could be the surprise rookie for the Packers in 2022.
DL Akal Byers: No. 98
Byers signed as an undrafted free agent out of Missouri. He produced 79 tackles and nine tackles for losses over 53 games.
DL Jonathan Ford: No. 99
The Packers’ second of four seventh-round picks is a mountain of a man at 605 and 338 pounds. He appeared in 40 games over four seasons at Miami.
K Gabe Brkic: No. TBD
Brkic was claimed off of waivers from the Vikings in June. He is an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma. He made 57 of 69 field goal attempts and 159 of 160 extra points for the Sooners. Last year, he made a nation-high five kicks of at least 50 yards.
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[This story contains spoilers for the Ms. Marvel season finale.] “The is no normal,” Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) says in the finale of Ms. Marvel. That turns out to be an understatement, as the true extent of her powers is revealed to her in the final minutes of the series. The six-episode Disney+ series, led […]
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addressed the progress of the league's investigation of Robert Sarver that began in November of last year.
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Super Bowl champ slams Bears: 'This roster sucks. It's the reality of it'
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Baylor coach Dave Aranda and Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy sat just a few yards from the end zone where the Big 12 title was decided in their championship game seven months earlier, on a dazzling tackle at the pylon by the Bears.
''I think it goes back to just the task within a task,'' Aranda said. ''So to keep your eyes on that and to focus on what's real, because I think this is way cool with the lights and all the people, and being asked questions can feel cool. But I think that's really not real. What's real is what's happening day-to-day in your locker room, in your weight room, in your cafeteria.''
''You kind carry a chip on your shoulder for motivation, but you have no regrets, can't hold yourself to that,'' Sanders said. ''You've got to let it go and move on. There's nothing we can do about it now. I'm glad that we could respond in the right way.''
''I think people expect us to walk out there and win 12 games or whatever, but it's a blank slate,'' linebacker Dillon Doyle said. ''It's a clean canvas, and we have to go beat Albany on whatever date we play that game (Sept. 3).''
''We've got guys that have to replace them,'' Gundy said. ''We like where they're at. They just haven't played in big games. We don't know much about them. We have the same situation at corner. They've played some but haven't been out there in big games.''
''We don't really get out of our box much at Oklahoma State,'' Gundy said. ''We believe in being mentally and physically tough across the board. We try to put our players in situations that game days are like anything they've already been through in practice.''
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Baylor, Oklahoma St talk 2022 after Big 12 thriller of 2021
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Oklahoma will still get to play its Red River rivalry game against Texas when the two teams go to the Southeastern Conference together, but there may be no more Bedlam for the Sooners against Oklahoma State.
''Bedlam's history. Bedlam's not going to be Bedlam after they leave the conference,'' Cowboys coach Mike Gundy said at the Big 12's football media days Wednesday. ''I don't make that decision. I'm just telling you in my opinion, I think it's history.''
Gundy said the future of Bedlam is based on ''somebody else's decision,'' a clear reference to the Sooners and their switch to the SEC no later than the 2025 season.
''When you look at, we're scheduled out through 2032 or '33, something like that. And most conferences, once all this settles down, you're going to have a minimum of nine conference games in my opinion,'' Gundy said. ''You're talking about contract buyouts and you're talking about convincing head coaches to play another game, which would be like playing another conference game.''
''I made a lot of experiences, a lot of moments at Nebraska, and stuff I'll cherish for the rest of my life,'' Martinez said. ''I think it was time for me to move on from that, kind of put that in the rearview mirror and make the most out of this year. For me, it's all about this year and what we can do with this squad.''
''That's part of the reason why I came to K-State,'' Martinez said. ''He's just been a tremendous help more learning the offense. I'm excited for something new, having him as an asset and just a different feel to the offense and maybe a little bit more balance I think will be mutually beneficial.''
''He's brought a different energy about him. He's confident without being arrogant. He's extremely humble,'' Mountaineers coach Neal Brown said. ''`It helps that he was a great player in this league, and I think that gets the players' attention on your current roster, but also in recruiting.''
''We've been starving for some wins, so any of them we're going to talk about,'' Leipold said. ''When you beat a program with the tradition and past success of the University of Texas and resources, all in all it's something that we're going to be proud of. ... We probably hit them at a time when they were in a struggle and were able to take advantage of it.''
''Guys just found out that we could compete at the highest level and we can beat one of the teams that's been like one of the bluebloods of the conference,'' safety Kenny Logan said Wednesday. ''That momentum booster going into the rest of the season was definitely key for us. ... Even though we didn't have the wins to show it, we definitely improved.''
AD says Kansas Jayhawks are making progress toward major football stadium renovations
“We’re significantly ahead of where I thought we’d be a year ago in terms of where we are today. So I’m excited about that.”
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Jackson, given his beat, focuses on the Dolphins. Despite the fact that the story was grossly underreported (in large part because reporters working for ESPN and NFL Network flatly ignored it), the Dolphins’ clandestine pursuit of Payton and quarterback Tom Brady was one of the biggest developments of the offseason. Jackson doesn’t slam the door on the possibility of Dolphins owner Stephen Ross rekindling his interest in Payton, if the team disappoints under first-year coach Mike McDaniel.
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A contestant on the second season of Netflix reality dating series Love Is Blind has now sued the show and its production company, alleging that he was subjected to “inhuman working conditions” during filming on the series. Among other things, mortgage company director Jeremy Hartwell has alleged that the production underfed and underpaid contestants, instead plying them with alcohol and forcing them to work as many as 20 hours per day. Hartwell’s suit asserts that, due to those excessive work h
Bad Boys actor Martin Lawrence has weighed in on the future of the franchise in the wake of co-star Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. In a recent interview with Ebony, the actor dismissed the notion that the slap has put an end to plans for the fourth Bad Boys film, […]
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New report links Sean Payton to Dolphins, Chargers, Cowboys for 2023
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Windhorst: Beal 'didn't want' to be traded to Dubs in 2021 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
But Beal apparently wasn't interested, and ultimately decided not to request a trade and stay in Washington D.C.
But the pain likely didn't last long.
And his focus now will not be on the past and on what could've been, but instead aimed at getting Washington to just their second playoff appearance in the last five seasons.
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Bradley Beal 'didn't want' Warriors trade in 2021, Brian Windhorst says
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — How will Tiger Woods fare at the 150th Open Championship?
It’s the $64-million dollar question heading into the final men’s major of the year at The Old Course at St. Andrews.
Given that the last time Woods played in May at the PGA Championship, his body couldn’t handle the wear and tear of walking Southern Hills and he bowed out early (WD after the third round), there have been concerns whether he’d be able to play this week. But Woods played 58 holes in the lead up to the Open Championship, not to mention several rounds in Ireland as part of his tournament preparation.
Few have a better sense of how Tiger is doing than Fred Couples, a longtime friend who used to have Tiger’s caddie Joey LaCava as his own sidekick.
Speaking during his Fred Couples Radio Show on Sirius XM on Wednesday, Couples gave a window into the state of Tiger’s game and this ringing endorsement: “I talk to him every night and when he tells me things, you know, some are top secret. But when he talks about his game, he says, ‘I am driving it really, really well. I’m putting well.’ And again, at St. Andrews, if he does his deal, he’s one of the best iron players to ever play, if not the best. And if he’s not striping four irons into par fours, but he’s got nines and wedges, I honestly think he knows that he can win this thing.”
Tiger is scheduled to tee off at 2:59 local time (9:59 a.m. ET) in the first round alongside reigning U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick and Max Homa.
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Fred Couples on Tiger’s chances at St. Andrews: ‘He can win this thing’
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Texas A&M is still well positioned in the recruiting battle for 2023 4-Star quarterback Austin Novosad, who is still presently listed as a “hard commit” to Baylor according to 247Sports. The Aggies have had a tough go of it in terms of securing quarterback commitments in the 2023 class, specifically losing Eli Holstein to Alabama in late May. After recently speaking to On3’s Sam Spiegelman about his current status, Novosad stated that Baylor, Ohio State, Notre Dame, and Texas A&M are all still in the running as things stand.
Novosad is going into his senior season at Dripping Springs High School in Dripping Springs, Texas, where during his 2020 sophomore year, he passed for 2,887 yards and 36 touchdowns with only 5 interceptions while being named the Texas District 12-5A D-I Offensive Newcomer of the Year. In his 2021 junior season, he threw for an impressive 3,399 yards and 40 touchdowns with 9 interceptions and was named Texas District 12-5A-I Overall MVP by the season’s end.
Current Baylor 4-star QB commit Austin Novosad says it is a four-team race in his recruitment👀
Will the highly coveted signal-caller flip or stick with the Bears?
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Novosad received his offer from Ohio State on June 1st, and visited on June 10th, while the Aggies offered on June 25th where he visited the campus on the same day, and Notre Dame offered on July 11th, where he has yet to visit so far. Texas A&M looks to have a slight edge as of now due to the relationships he’s developed with the coaching staff going back to last year, where he attended a school camp on June 15th, and unofficially visited on October 23rd.
Overall, Austin Novosad is one of the top recruits on Texas A&M’s radar, and you can be sure that they will be fighting for his commitment up until the moment that the pen hits the paper.
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Aggies still in the running for 2023 Quarterback Austin Novosad
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With the 2022 season not here yet, college football fans continue to be alone with their thoughts. One Twitter user named Romaro Miller is one of those fans. An Ole Miss alumnus, he has more on his mind than how his Rebels can build on their 10-3 record from 2021. He’s thinking about potential future opponents, and one in particular is standing out in his mind:
In the perfect world if you could book an Ole Miss home and home football game where and why? I want Notre Dame because of Rudy. Go!!
— Ro Miller (@RomaroMiller) July 14, 2022
With all due respect to Mr. Ruettiger, a movie about him that often takes liberties with the real story shouldn’t be the primary reason to want to face the Irish. That aside, it certainly would be nice to see the Irish play a quality SEC opponent for a couple of years, at least one that’s not Georgia. These two particular programs are not currently scheduled to play each other anytime soon, but one always can dream.
The Irish and Rebels are tied, 1-1, all-time. The Rebels handed the Irish the only loss of their 1977 national championship season, 20-13. In 1985, the Irish got revenge in a 37-14 victory at Notre Dame Stadium. They then proceeded to drop their final three games of that season to finish 5-6.
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Twitter user would like to see Notre Dame-Ole Miss home-and-home
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https://sports.yahoo.com/twitter-user-see-notre-dame-014704258.html?src=rss
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https://sports.yahoo.com/twitter-user-see-notre-dame-014704258.html?src=rss
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