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Isaiah Simmons is Cardinals’ star backer, set to play all over
The Arizona Cardinals are planning on utilizing Isaiah Simmons in a number of roles this coming season. Defensive coordinator Vance Joseph even has a new position term for Simmons.
“He is our star backer,” he told reporters Saturday.
What is a star backer?
“Star backer is a guy that plays linebacker, safety and a little bit of dime,” he explained. “He’s a star position and in this scheme, he can be a lot of places.”
So far, he has been seen working out with the safeties. He played almost exclusively at slot cornerback in Saturday’s practice. He played linebacker and can be asked to play off the edge or blitz from off the ball.
“He’s special because he can do things that other guys can’t do as far as covering,” Joseph said. “He’s a big man who can tackle, he can run and chase, he can blitz, he can play to the edge, but also he’s covered guys in the slot like (Dallas Cowboys receiver) CeeDee Lamb and he likes it, and that’s different than other linebackers.”
Could Simmons be used as the Cardinals’ slot cornerback? Perhaps.
Joseph doesn’t know what limitations he has in who he can cover yet. “That’s what camp’s for, to kind of figure out how far we can go with him playing certain spots.”
Where he plays each week will be based on the game plan.
Simmons played well last year. Joseph said his numbers were “off the charts.” He made lots of plays but gave up too many, which is what he wants to see improve this season.
The way it sounds, Simmons should become one of the most important players on defense for the Cardinals.
Justin Tucker hit a record-setting 66-yard field goal last season. See whose record he beat and who some of the best kickers entering the 2022 season are. | 2022-07-31T19:42:07Z | sports.yahoo.com | Isaiah Simmons is Cardinals’ star backer, set to play all over | https://sports.yahoo.com/isaiah-simmons-cardinals-star-backer-183218457.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/isaiah-simmons-cardinals-star-backer-183218457.html?src=rss |
The Houston Texans are counting on Jonathan Greenard to excel in 2022.
The former 2020 third-round defensive end from Florida has flashed potential as an edge defender. Greenard tallied 8.0 sacks in 2021, the most by a Texans defense since outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus’ 7.5 in 2019. The intriguing aspect was Greenard was limited with just 12 games, all starts, logged in 2021.
“You know, eight sacks last year in limited action — Jonathan is a legitimate outside defensive end in the league,” coach Lovie Smith told reporters on July 30 at Houston Methodist Training Center on the second day of training camp. “I’m anxious to see how far he can go.”
Greenard is recovering from offseason foot surgery. Nevertheless the 6-3, 263-pounder has been rehabilitating to get back onto the field. Greenard was not on the physically unable perform list to start training camp, and the Texans have been slowly ramping him up for full action.
“Being banged up and missing a lot of the offseason work put him behind a little bit, but you see we’ll continue to give him more and more reps,” said Smith. “He’s a big part have we’re going to do this year.”
If Greenard has a big season, he can figure to be a big part of what the Texans are doing long-term. The 25-year-old is in the penultimate year of his contract, but can start negotiating with the team starting in the 2023 offseason. Should Greenard have a double-digit sack season or make the Pro Bowl, it will give him leverage to have general manager Nick Caserio consider him a staple for Houston’s defense. | 2022-07-31T19:42:13Z | sports.yahoo.com | Texans coach Lovie Smith ‘anxious’ to see how DE Jonathan Greenard progresses | https://sports.yahoo.com/texans-coach-lovie-smith-anxious-184510887.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/texans-coach-lovie-smith-anxious-184510887.html?src=rss |
“One of his best qualities is he doesn’t pretend to know what he doesn’t know . He asks a lot of questions, and listens,” Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades said of Yormark. “He hasn’t been in the industry, so he’s got to absorb all of that, which is, just under normal circumstances, difficult. But then throw on top of that conference realignment part two.”
“He’s the perfect guy for us right now,” TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati said. “He’s going to be aggressive, he’s going to be bold. He’s not going to apologize for it. . We’ve got to just stand behind him and let him do his thing and continue to put us in the best possible positions as we can.”
Big 12’s new boss Brett Yormark learning NCAA issues in real time originally appeared on NBCSports.com
ASU football digest: Sun Devils land Texas defensive lineman Cullen Fite
Seven of the 10 best receiving seasons in program history have come since 2000. | 2022-07-31T20:47:07Z | sports.yahoo.com | Big 12’s new boss Brett Yormark learning NCAA issues in real time | https://sports.yahoo.com/big-12-boss-brett-yormark-191332784.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/big-12-boss-brett-yormark-191332784.html?src=rss |
The start of a new college football season is approaching rapidly, with Big Ten football helping to kick off the 2022 college football season at the end of this month. With the new season coming up, the recruiting class for 2023 is continuing to be put into place and the recruiting rankings are beginning to solidify.
As has been the case during the Class of 2023 recruiting cycle, Ohio State and Penn State have been leading the way among Big Ten schools, with both locking in potential top 10 classes. Ohio State is flirting with having the top-ranked recruiting class in 2023 as well, while Penn State is looking to sign back-to-back top 10 recruiting classes for the first time in program history in the recruiting coverage era.
National ranking: 2 (no change)
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College GameDay could be visiting multiple Clemson games this season, including a potential trip to an ACC matchup in Death Valley.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) New Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark is learning the NCAA's issues in real time and during a period of sweeping change and uncertainty. While Monday is Yormark's first day working full-time out of the Big 12 office, leaving behind Jay-Z's Roc Nation, the ex-CEO of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets has been steadily involved in conference matters since landing his first job in college athletics. A day later, conference realignment became a pressing issue again when Southern California and UCLA said they would be leaving the Pac-12 in 2024 to join the Big Ten. | 2022-07-31T20:47:14Z | sports.yahoo.com | Big Ten football Class of 2023 rankings at beginning of August | https://sports.yahoo.com/big-ten-football-class-2023-190035938.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/big-ten-football-class-2023-190035938.html?src=rss |
Times have been tough for the Gator Nation since the highwater mark of the football program (and, coincidentally, the men’s basketball program as well) back in the mid-aughts. For a long stretch starting with the arrival of Steve Spurrier on the Swamp’s sidelines as well as Billy Donovan’s tenure across the street inside the O’Connell Center, Florida fans were spoiled by an abundance of success.
And who can argue with a run that saw three national championships on the gridiron as well as a pair of back-to-back trophies on the parquet? Not that the entire time was smooth sailing, as the Ron Zook era will always be there to haunt us while Billy D also hit a few potholes along his path to superlative success. But for the past decade, it has been a harsh come-down from the peak that the two major sports achieved, despite a College Baseball World Series win in 2017.
It seems that those loyal to the Orange and Blue got their expectations too high, or at least that is the opinion of Florida football great Chris Doering, who recently aired his grievances with the fanbase in an interview with Jake Crain of the Crain and Co. Show. Here is what the legendary wide receiver had to say.
“I’m a lifelong Gator fan. The son of two Florida grads. I lived in Gainesville growing up, so I feel like I can say this. Our fanbase has become the worst. In terms of criticism and lack of patience. (Billy Napier) hasn’t even coached a game yet and his popularity has been up and down mostly because of the recruiting criticism he has gotten. That’s ultimately what cost Dan Mullen his job.”
“I don’t think people understood the disarray the program was in. The lack of elite SEC talent on that roster. I hope Florida fans understand where they are right now and how difficult the schedule is. I think if they go 8-4 with the schedule they have to face, that should be viewed as a successful season.”
As a Gainesville native who has spent over two decades in Hogtown, I find myself agreeing mostly with his opinion, with a few caveats of course. After four generations of family who have attended the university, our credo has always been: “They’ll break your heart every time.” That success we saw nearly two decades ago seems to have shifted the paradigm prematurely as they returned to their disappointing ways after Meyer’s and Donovan’s departure.
For one, as laid out before, Florida fans had become accustomed to the blue-blood treatment that their programs have rightfully earned, but have unfortunately not maintained. The transition from the late Jeremy Foley to the early Scott Stricklin administrations was anything but smooth, as the outgoing AD lost his edge while the incomer never really had one.
Also, at the risk of putting a yellow onion on my belt and trading in bee nickels, it seems that the fanbase simply is not as patient as it has been (for better or for worse) in the past. There have been demands for a top-five recruiting class in the new staff’s first year, which is simply ludicrous to a reasonable person, among other pie-in-the-sky desires.
This leads to the other issue that not only is Napier breaking into the top tier of college football still wet behind the ears, but he is also resuscitating a program that suffered from a collapse at the end of Mullen’s tenure. The fact that his army of staffers have clawed the team back near the top 10 — and still climbing — in the recruiting rankings is another reason to be optimistic.
However, I disagree with the suggestion that the fans ran Mullen out of the job. The former head coach was by all measures an awkward personality on the recruiting trail who simply was not cut out for what it takes to handle one of the top brands in college sports. Not everyone is built for that grind, and if he could not stand the heat then he did not belong in the kitchen.
The long story short here is that Doering is correct — the Gator Nation needs to slow its roll when it comes to its criticisms of the new regime and allow things to play out. UF is not the only program turning things over and trying new things, especially with the Miami Hurricanes causing problems from the south end of the peninsula, so it will not be a linear path to the success we all hope for.
In the meantime, Gator fans, keep calm and chomp on. | 2022-07-31T20:47:33Z | sports.yahoo.com | Gators legend Chris Doering rips Florida fans in interview | https://sports.yahoo.com/gators-legend-chris-doering-rips-200628012.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/gators-legend-chris-doering-rips-200628012.html?src=rss |
To be on a city’s Mount Rushmore of sports, one has to be more than exceptional in the game. They have to be terrific in every sense of the word and be able to put the team above themselves more often than not.
The Philadelphia 76ers have a number of candidates to be on the Philadelphia sports Mount Rushmore. Julius “Dr. J” Erving, Moses Malone, Allen Iverson, Charles Barkley and plenty of others have stepped up to the plate and done a lot for the city.
SportingNews put together its Mount Rushmore for Philadelphia and two Sixers legends made up for half of the mountain:
SpotingNews on Dr. J.:
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SportingNews on Iverson:
He left Philadelphia without a championship, and only came close just once. He did not play his entire career in the city, wasn’t one of those lifers who comes and stays and becomes as much a part of the scene as Wawa and Cheez Whiz. There are multiple generations, though, for whom Allen Iverson is the defining Philly athlete.
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"He paved the way and set an example for every Black player who came into the league after him, including me." —Michael Jordan | 2022-07-31T20:50:13Z | sports.yahoo.com | Two Sixers legends named to Philadelphia sports Mount Rushmore | https://sports.yahoo.com/two-sixers-legends-named-philadelphia-200646488.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/two-sixers-legends-named-philadelphia-200646488.html?src=rss |
Donald's spicy quote shows 49ers-Rams rivalry alive as ever originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Time to add another chapter to the 49ers-Los Angeles Rams rivalry.
In an interview with NFL Network on Sunday, Aaron Donald, the Rams' defensive leader, had some choice words for the 49ers heading into the 2022 NFL season.
"I dislike the Niners, everyone knows that," Donald said. "I don't like the Niners at all, they don't like us."
Donald continued by saying that is what happens when there's such a fierce rivalry between two teams. He also noted that every game between them is a "dogfight."
"No love at all towards them guys -- I really dislike them," Donald said with a slight smile.
For Donald to say he dislikes the 49ers, even in jest, makes sense. In 15 regular season games against the 49ers, Donald is 5-10 dating back to when the team was the St. Louis Rams in 2016.
Donald did get the last laugh last season, as the Rams defeated the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game en route to their Super Bowl win. Despite pondering retirement at the conclusion of their run, Donald's contract was restructured, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.
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At any rate, with the 49ers facing the Rams twice in October, expect 49ers fans to have those dates circled and ready for the matchups. | 2022-07-31T21:13:12Z | sports.yahoo.com | Aaron Donald's 49ers quip spices up Rams rivalry ahead of 2022 NFL season | https://sports.yahoo.com/aaron-donalds-49ers-quip-spices-204211217.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/aaron-donalds-49ers-quip-spices-204211217.html?src=rss |
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Bill Russell celebrated, mourned on NBA Twitter after Celtics legend's death
The NBA world took to social media to celebrate the life of Celtics legend Bill Russell, who passed away at age 88 on Sunday. | 2022-07-31T21:31:07Z | sports.yahoo.com | Courtney Williams with a 3-pointer vs. Chicago Sky | https://sports.yahoo.com/courtney-williams-3-pointer-vs-194538068.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/courtney-williams-3-pointer-vs-194538068.html?src=rss |
''His mind was bigger than basketball,'' author Taylor Branch, who spent about a year living with Russell near Seattle in the 1970s while working with him on a book, said Sunday. ''And so was his personality, as great as he was in basketball.''
He stood side-by-side with Dr. Martin Luther King in the 1960s, the height of the civil rights movement. He was in the audience when King delivered the ''I Have A Dream'' speech in Washington in 1963. He marched in Mississippi after the slaying of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. He supported Muhammad Ali when the fighter refused to go to Vietnam. He helped start the National Basketball Players Association. President Barack Obama - at about 6-foot-2, a taller-than-average individual - had to stretch a bit when draping the Presidential Medal of Freedom around Russell's neck in 2011, even after Russell crouched down to accommodate the moment.
''He endured insults and vandalism, but he kept on focusing on making the teammates who he loved better players, and made possible the success of so many who would follow,'' Obama said that day. ''And I hope that one day, in the streets of Boston, children will look up at a statue built not only to Bill Russell the player, but Bill Russell the man.''
''What I ascribed to do, and I did quite well, is every time I came into an adversarial situation, I decided to take control of it so that if a guy came up to me and tried to give me a bad day, I made sure that he was the one who left with the bad day,'' Russell said. ''And so, to do this took thought, planning and discretion and intelligence. That was the way I conducted my life.''
''The raccoons heard about that,'' Russell said. ''Never turned the trash cans over again.''
It would be a disservice - an insult, really - to look at Russell as only a basketball player, even as one of the greatest ever. He's still second on the NBA's all-time rebounding list, behind only Wilt Chamberlain, and will probably be in that spot forever since nobody has come remotely close to him in the last 50 years. He won five MVP awards, tied for second-most with Michael Jordan, one behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's league record.
''That's what I did,'' Russell said in 2009. ''It wasn't who I was.''
That's the lesson. He didn't shut up and dribble. He stood for what he believed, stood with who he believed in. Being fearless on the basketball court was easy. Being fearless in the real world- even when dealing with matters of race in some of the nation's darkest times on that topic - was somehow even easier.
''He had such curiosity about human nature, about psychology,'' Branch said. ''It was a treasure for me to be around Bill and see how he viewed the world in all of its dimensions.''
Bill Russell, who has been called the greatest team player in sports, leading the Celtics to 11 NBA championships in 13 seasons, died. He was 88.
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The trailblazing NBA star who is often hailed as one of the most prolific basketball players won five league MVP awards during his career.
Bill Russell, a dominating center who won a record 11 NBA crowns as cornerstone of a Boston Celtics dynasty, overcame racism to become the league's first Black superstar and civil rights activist.
NBA world pays tribute to Bill Russell after Celtics legend's death at age 88
The NBA world paid tribute to Bill Russell on social media after news broke of his death at age 88 Sunday. Here's a sampling of those message to the Celtics legend. | 2022-07-31T22:19:24Z | sports.yahoo.com | Appreciation: Bill Russell lived a life like very few others | https://sports.yahoo.com/appreciation-bill-russell-lived-life-203204997.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/appreciation-bill-russell-lived-life-203204997.html?src=rss |
Dylan Cease has been nothing short of amazing this season. He should've been an All-Star but was shockingly snubbed.
José Abreu and Eloy Jiménez homered, Dylan Cease threw six strong innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Sunday. Abreu and Leury García had two hits apiece for the White Sox, who have won 10 of 15 and returned to above .500. Chicago, the preseason favorite to win the AL Central, trailed first-place Minnesota by three games entering the day.
Nolan Gorman and Lars Nootbaar hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 6-2. | 2022-07-31T22:19:45Z | sports.yahoo.com | White Sox' Dylan Cease one of two MLB pitchers since 1920 to be this dominant | https://sports.yahoo.com/white-sox-dylan-cease-one-181441595.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/white-sox-dylan-cease-one-181441595.html?src=rss |
Penn State is prepping for a season in which the program hopes to redeem itself on the national stage. After back-to-back seasons of mediocre results, Penn State is aiming to bounce back and prove themselves worthy of being in the Big Ten championship hunt, if not a little bit more.
Penn State kicks off the 2022 season with a Thursday night primetime matchup at Purdue on September 1. When they do take the field, Penn State will have one of the most experienced quarterbacks in the Big Ten leading the offense with Sean Clifford returning for a sixth season.
After some questions about the depth at the quarterback situation in 2021, James Franklin is much more comfortable with the depth at the position going into the 2022 season. Here is a look at the quarterback lineup for Penn State in 2022, starting with returning starter Clifford.
Sean Clifford, Redshirt senior+, 6-foot-2, 212 pounds
Christian Veilleux, Redshirt freshman, 6-foot-4, 200 pounds
Drew Allar, Freshman, 6-foot-5, 242 pounds
Beau Pribula, Freshman, 6-foot-2, 204 pounds
A quick look at what Penn State has on the roster at the wide receiver position heading into the 2022 season.
Our staff at Nittany Lions Wire shares our pick for Penn State's breakout player in 2022 that may be flying under the radar.
Penn State top 25 players in 2022: Christian Veilleux is a solid backup QB option if needed | 2022-07-31T22:31:28Z | sports.yahoo.com | 2022 Penn State football: Nittany Lions’ quarterbacks preview | https://sports.yahoo.com/2022-penn-state-football-nittany-203017415.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/2022-penn-state-football-nittany-203017415.html?src=rss |
Several of the top college programs in the country hosted recruiting cookouts over the weekend, but 2024 five-star cornerback Desmond Ricks chose to stop by the University of Florida over Alabama, Miami and Ohio State among others.
The reason he chose Florida is fairly simple, according to 247Sports’ Blake Alderman. Cornerbacks coach Corey Raymond is known as one of the top position coaches in the country and has produced several first-round NFL talents. Getting a chance to chop it up with coach C-Ray was enough for Ricks to put the other schools asking him to come by to the side.
“Coach Raymond is the reason I’m here,” Ricks said. “Everybody else was having their cookout today but I decided to come here to see coach Raymond.”
Ricks arrived in town the day before the cookout to observe Friday Night Lights. He enjoyed being around other top recruits and Gators commits and got to see the coaching staff in action. His family also got to tour the new facilities, which should be ready in the next couple of weeks.
“The facilities were new,” he said. “Walking through that and seeing everything that’s being built, you can see that there’s a change in Gainesville.”
Now that this trip is wrapped up, Ricks is considering returning to Florida for an official visit. He wants to visit Alabama, LSU and Miami as well, so it should be a competitive race for one of the top talents in the class.
Ricks is ranked No. 2 overall on the 247Sports composite and is No. 1 among cornerback and Florida recruits in the class of 2024.
Here's a quick look at what Penn State's quarterback depth chart looks like in 2022. | 2022-07-31T22:31:45Z | sports.yahoo.com | 5-star CB getting familiar with Florida’s position coach | https://sports.yahoo.com/5-star-cb-getting-familiar-205818810.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/5-star-cb-getting-familiar-205818810.html?src=rss |
One of the top defensive linemen in the class of 2023, five-star James Smith, was in town for Florida’s Friday Night Lights and recruiting cookout over the weekend. It was Smith’s first trip to the Swamp, but he left with a favorable impression of the program and Billy Napier’s staff, according to Gators Online.
“It was good. I had fun,” Smith told On3 and others. “We did activities and things, like a scavenger hunt. They had a lot of stuff to tell me. They want it to go back to how it used to be, just getting everything back in line.”
Smith included the Gators in his top 11 on May 8 and featured 10 of the same programs as five-star teammate Jaquavious Russaw, who is considering making an official trip to Florida. The two are viewed as a package but there’s a chance they commit to separate schools.
He made official visits to Auburn and Georgia in June and should be giving Alabama one as well. That leaves Florida to fight with the likes of Miami and Texas A&M among others for Smith’s services. There’s also a chance that Smith makes a decision without taking any more officials.
Smith is ranked No. 11 overall on the On3 consensus and is No. 2 among defensive linemen in the class of 2023. He’s the top player to come out of the state of Alabama, so there’s no doubt Nick Saban and Co. are the groups to beat. On3’s recruiting prediction machine has the Crimson Tide as 51.7% favorites to land Smith with Georgia in second place at 27.7%.
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Clemson football’s already impressive 2023 recruiting class just got even better.
Four-star safety and Milton High School (Alpharetta, GA.) product Rob Billings announced his commitment to Clemson Sunday via social media. He chose to play for Swinney and the Tigers over other top schools in Florida State, Michigan, Kentucky, Duke, and Ole Miss.
The Tigers’ ninth commitment from the state of Georgia in this class, Billings is a four-star recruit, the nation’s No. 23 safety, and the No. 26 overall prospect in the state of Georgia, according to Rivals.
Clemson has been on a roll, putting together one of the best 2023 classes so far.
Where does Clemson land in 247Sports' top programs over last decade?
The Briton finished second ahead of team mate George Russell at the Hungaroring, with the pair chalking up their second successive double podium. The latest in a string of encouraging performances followed a first pole position for Russell on Saturday, also Mercedes’ first since last year’s penultimate Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. “If we are able to take this pace into the second half of the season, for sure we can start to fight with the guys,” Hamilton told reporters, saying second place behind Red Bull winner Max Verstappen was "hugely satisfying".
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Browns defensive line coach Chris Kiffin talks about taking a job at Ole Miss in the offseason, but deciding to return a few weeks later. | 2022-07-31T22:32:04Z | sports.yahoo.com | Clemson picks up commitment from four-star Georgia safety | https://sports.yahoo.com/clemson-picks-commitment-four-star-212028349.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/clemson-picks-commitment-four-star-212028349.html?src=rss |
It’s the most coveted individual award in all of American sports, the Heisman Trophy. The Heisman has been around since 1935 and is given annually to the most outstanding college football player in the country — more specifically in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
The Big Ten has a long history of guys winning the award, and that has a lot to do with what’s happened with Ohio State and its college football leading seven overall trophies (tied with Notre Dame and Oklahoma).
But where does the Big Ten rank against other conferences? With the recent run of success, you’d expect the SEC to be there, and clearly, there’s been some other great players taking home the bronze statue from other conferences over the course of college football history bliss.
Here’s a rank of the most Heisman Trophies won by each of the Power Five conferences thanks to a graphic from Fox College Football.
No. 5 - ACC
Dec 2, 2017; Charlotte, NC, USA; A view of the ACC logo on the field prior to the game between the Clemson Tigers and the Miami Hurricanes in the ACC championship game at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
Number of Heismans Won
No. 3 (tie) - Pac-12
Oct 19, 2019; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Detailed view of the Pac-12 conference logo on the field at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
No. 3 (tie) - Big 12
Texas, Oklahoma leaving Big 12 Conference, CFB shake-up begins
Oct 3, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; A view of the Big 12 logo on the field after the game between the Baylor Bears and the Texas Tech Red Raiders at AT&T Stadium. The Bears defeat the Red Raiders 63-35. Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
No. 2 - SEC
Ohio State football: All-time record vs. the SEC, individual teams
Dec 1, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; A general view of the SEC logo prior to the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs during the SEC championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
No. 1 - Big Ten
Nov 12, 2016; Madison, WI, USA; Big Ten logos on yardage markers during warmups prior to the game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin won 48-3. Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
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Blake Lemoine said the bot's apparent biases — from racial to religious — should be the headlining concern. | 2022-07-31T22:32:16Z | sports.yahoo.com | Ranking Power Five conferences by number of Heisman trophies won | https://sports.yahoo.com/ranking-power-five-conferences-number-212005792.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/ranking-power-five-conferences-number-212005792.html?src=rss |
According to the reporting of The Athletic’s Nicole Auerbach, a proposal to eliminate the NCAA rule prohibiting multiple transfers is not expected to pass at the Division I Board of Directors meeting on August 3rd.
Last summer, the NCAA reversed course and allowed student-athletes one “free” transfer. In the past, student-athletes were required to forfeit one year of their eligibility if they wanted to transfer before receiving their undergraduate degree. Student-athletes with one year of eligibility remaining who received their undergraduate degree were allowed to play immediately, so long as they were enrolled in a graduate program at their new institution.
The NCAA also granted everyone an extra year of eligibility for student-athletes in the 2020-2021 academic year due to COVID-19.
Earlier this month, the Division I Council supported the elimination of the one-time transfer rules as part of a larger reformation of the transfer system that includes a transfer window and a requirement that the school accepting a transfer be required to provide financial aid to the student through the completion of the student’s academic career (up to five years).
The Florida Gators football roster currently includes 22 players that are considered transfers. Most came from FBS programs while a few came from junior colleges and international programs.
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Rain and lightning caused a three-hour delay for Charlotte FC’s match against Columbus Crew Saturday night.
How Josh Heupel could break the mold if Tennessee football wins big in his second season
Josh Heupel’s first season at Tennessee went well, and projections say his second could be even better. One of those is a rare feat in the SEC. | 2022-07-31T22:32:29Z | sports.yahoo.com | Unlimited transfer rule unlikely to pass next week, per The Athletic | https://sports.yahoo.com/unlimited-transfer-rule-unlikely-pass-215839706.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/unlimited-transfer-rule-unlikely-pass-215839706.html?src=rss |
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian’s is known as one of the better quarterback developers in college football.
Nine quarterbacks have been sent to the NFL under Sark’s play-calling, six of which went in the first round. Most recently, Sarkisian helped develop Tua Tagovailoa and Mac Jones as the offensive coordinator at Alabama.
On3 Sports’ JD PicKell believes Quinn Ewers is the perfect fit Steve Sarkisian’s offensive scheme and that he will excel as a Longhorn.
“Quinn Ewers has the phenomenal ability to be able to release the ball at awkward angles, think Patrick Mahomes. I’m not comparing him to Patrick Mahomes, but think that kind of throwing ability where he can throw it sidearm, he can throw it three quarters of the way. Now why is that important? Well like I said, in the RPO game if you have linebackers running up at you, it’s probably not a super clear windshield for Quinn Ewers to throw from. He probably has to get it around that linebacker, he probably has to find a way to throw it around whoever the defender is to get it to his guy in space.”
Ewers’ arm talent makes him one of the more exciting players in the country already. Him and Steve Sarkisian could be a match made in heaven.
Yordan Alvarez hit an RBI single with one out in the 10th inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. Mauricio Dubón started the 10th as the automatic runner on second and the Mariners intentionally walked Jose Altuve. Dubón advanced to third on a sacrifice fly by Yuli Gurriel.
Lil Durk has announced he’s taking a break to focus on his health after being hit by an explosive pyrotechnic during his set at Lollapalooza on Saturday. The rapper was in the middle of performing his 2020 hit “Back In Blood,” when he accidentally walked into two on-stage pyrotechnic smoke flares. Videos on social media […] | 2022-07-31T22:44:31Z | sports.yahoo.com | Quinn Ewers is the “perfect” quarterback for Steve Sarkisian’s offense | https://sports.yahoo.com/quinn-ewers-perfect-quarterback-steve-213212340.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/quinn-ewers-perfect-quarterback-steve-213212340.html?src=rss |
Destanni Henderson with an And One vs. Las Vegas Aces
Destanni Henderson (Indiana Fever) with an And One vs. Las Vegas Aces, 07/31/2022
Tony Finau has changed the conversation about him in less than a calendar year. Finau ran away with the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday at Detroit Golf Club to become the first player in three years to win consecutive PGA Tour events in the regular season. Finau began his stretch of success last August at The Northern Trust, where he had his first victory in five years and 142 PGA Tour starts. | 2022-07-31T23:32:45Z | sports.yahoo.com | Destanni Henderson with an And One vs. Las Vegas Aces | https://sports.yahoo.com/destanni-henderson-one-vs-las-212142897.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/destanni-henderson-one-vs-las-212142897.html?src=rss |
How Jimmy G's throwing progress looked at 49ers training camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Jimmy Garoppolo might not have a future with the 49ers, but he was present at practice Saturday in front of a large crowd at the team’s Santa Clara complex.
At the start of the day of work, Garoppolo was the center of attention as he ran conditioning sprints along the back of the end zone near the southern fence of the practice field.
He offered salutations and handshakes to reporters. He waved to fans. And he acknowledged the team mascot, Sourdough Sam, with a salute and a smile.
Garoppolo’s NFL future might be stuck in limbo until the league-mandated roster reduction to 53 players on Aug. 30, but he looked like a man with not a worry in the world.
After all, he said he knows “eventually” something will happen. The 49ers announced they have moved on to second-year quarterback Trey Lance, but Garoppolo is still around.
Garoppolo worked up a nice sweat with his running on Saturday morning. Then, he moved onto another phase of his rehabilitation program behind the bleachers on the west side of the practice field.
There, he continued his throwing regimen as part of his physical therapy following surgery on March 8 to repair the capsule in his right shoulder.
Garoppolo was observed taking straight drop-backs and throwing 30-yard passes on a line to a member of the 49ers’ strength and conditioning staff.
After a delivering a handful of passes at the same depth, he threw a few that carried 35 yards in the air. His target kept moving back, and over the course of approximately 20 minutes in which he was observed, Garoppolo concluded with a few passes that he lofted nearly 50 yards.
Garoppolo’s arm looked strong and accurate in a controlled throwing session. He was not seen throwing on the run or changing arm angles.
But with more than a month before the start of the regular season, Garoppolo looked to be well on his way toward being able to satisfy all the physical demands of an NFL quarterback sooner than later.
Garoppolo recently received medical clearance from the performing surgeon, Dr. Neal ElAttrache. Upon reporting to 49ers training camp on Tuesday, Garoppolo passed his physical with team doctors. He was not placed on the physically unable to perform list, which means he technically could practice with the team.
However, coach Kyle Shanahan made it clear there is no plan for Garoppolo to take part in any practice sessions while the club continues to hold onto him in hopes of completing a trade.
All indications are that the 49ers do not want to grant Garoppolo his release to allow him to immediately sign with a team and get better acclimated with a new team that might face the 49ers early in the season.
The Seattle Seahawks’ quarterback depth chart consists of Geno Smith and Drew Lock. The Seahawks come to Levi’s Stadium on Sept. 18 for the first of two games matching the NFC West rivals.
When suggested that the fear of Garoppolo landing in Seattle could be a contributing factor for the 49ers keeping Garoppolo on the roster, Shanahan left a lot to interpretation.
“Jimmy is working out hard, throwing the heck out of the ball,” Shanahan said on Friday. “I told you guys everything about the situation. I'm not going to tell you guys every single thing in my head, but you can figure it out when I say we have to do what’s right for this organization.
“And we're going to do everything we can to make it as good as possible for Jimmy, while always doing what's right for this organization at the same time.”
If Garoppolo had not required the surgery, he almost certainly would have been traded a week later at the start of the new league year.
It was an offseason in which starting quarterbacks Russell Wilson, Carson Wentz and Matt Ryan switched teams.
What could the 49ers have acquired in exchange for Garoppolo? Two of the offseason deals involving the Indianapolis Colts provide clues.
Indianapolis received the Washington Commanders’ second-round pick (No. 42 overall), third-round pick (No. 73 overall) and a 2023 conditional third-round pick in exchange for Wentz, a second-round pick (No. 47 overall) and a seventh-round pick (No. 237).
The Colts acquired Ryan from the Atlanta Falcons for a third-round pick.
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Garoppolo is scheduled to make $24.2 million in base salary this season. The 49ers will not owe him any of that money if they trade or release him at or before Aug. 30. The 49ers granted his representatives permission more than four months ago to seek a trade.
Any team could come to a financial arrangement for Garoppolo’s services now, then work out a deal with the 49ers to deliver him to a new team.
Otherwise, any team that could be interested might just have to wait another month and, potentially, compete with other teams for his services.
J.D. Martinez thought about the possibility Sunday could be his final game for the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Martinez, Xander Bogaerts and Christian Vázquez had RBI doubles that helped slumping Boston to a 7-2 win on Sunday over the Milwaukee Brewers. All three could be in their final season with the Red Sox, who have just four wins in 17 games as Tuesday’s trade deadline approaches. | 2022-07-31T23:50:47Z | sports.yahoo.com | How Jimmy Garoppolo's throwing progress looked at 49ers training camp | https://sports.yahoo.com/jimmy-garoppolos-throwing-progress-looked-072423318.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/jimmy-garoppolos-throwing-progress-looked-072423318.html?src=rss |
In the last fortnight, the Swede has not quite doubled his career earnings, but he has come close to and considering the fact that the 2016 Open champion won £10m in two months in 2013 - having won both the PGA Tour and European Tour end-of-season bonuses - that is nothing short of ludicrous. | 2022-07-31T23:50:53Z | sports.yahoo.com | Henrik Stenson wins first LIV tour event since defecting and being stripped of Ryder Cup captaincy | https://sports.yahoo.com/liv-rebel-series-expected-unveil-220622000.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/liv-rebel-series-expected-unveil-220622000.html?src=rss |
Phillies' decision not to trade Alec Bohm paying off
Bobby Dickerson
Alec Bohm is proof that sometimes the best trades are the ones you don’t make originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
PITTSBURGH -- It's that time of the baseball season. All you hear about are trades. Trade talks. Trade rumors. Trades that make sense. Trades that don't. Trades that are made. Trades that are unmade.
As Tuesday's 6 p.m. trade deadline steams toward us, it's good to remember that sometimes the best trades you make are the ones you don't make.
Back in March, Alec Bohm was available for a trade and everyone in baseball knew it. He was coming off a difficult 2021 season and struggled offensively and defensively in spring training. Bryson Stott had a big spring and actually beat out Bohm for the starting third base job on opening day.
Nobody bit on a deal for Bohm, and four months later, the Phillies are sure glad about that.
Bohm finished a sensational month of July in Sunday afternoon's 8-2 win over the Pirates with a four-hit performance that pushed his season batting average to .299. He singled twice, doubled and homered, all while holding down the No. 3 spot in the batting order.
For the month, Bohm hit .434 (33 for 76). Overall, he has hit safely in 24 of his last 26 games at a .420 clip.
And he's played strong defense.
Bohm has played so well that sometimes it's hard to believe he's the same guy who back in March was skittish, tentative and very much available for a trade.
"Incredible," manager Rob Thomson said of Bohm's improvement. "On both sides of the ball. So, credit to Bohm and credit to the coaching staff, Bobby Dickerson, Kevin Long, Jason Camilli. They put a lot of hours in with this guy. And not only have the physical aspects of his game really improved, but the mental and emotional side of it, as well. He's grown up and right now he's a heck of a player."
Bohm credits improved confidence and an improved ability to be on time for the fastball for his recent success at the plate. He's keeping things simple and not missing pitches he should be hitting.
"You're only as good as the pitches you swing at," he said. "So, keeping it simple and being on time are the two keys for me."
Bohm turns 26 on Wednesday. After Sunday's win, he was asked if he ever thought back to March and how far he's come.
"All the time," he said.
"I believe if there was no bad there wouldn't be any good, so that's just the polarity of the baseball season. You're going to have bad stretches. You're going to have good stretches. I think you take the most that you can from those bad stretches and that's what makes the good ones worth it.
"I think I'm growing, getting comfortable, getting more experienced. I think I just need to continue to find what works for me, how to bounce back from a bad game, a bad week, a bad month and put that behind me and not let it affect the rest of the season."
Bohm showed an outstanding ability to bounce back after a three-error game on April 11. Veteran teammates supported him. Infield coach Dickerson went to work on him. The product is not finished, but it's a good one, it's getting better and it's a Phillie. Sometimes the best trades are the ones you don't make.
"Jeez," Aaron Nola, Sunday's winning pitcher, said of Bohm. "He's absolutely raking the ball right now. He's improved a lot. Just watching him on the field, in the box, at third base, the plays he's making. He's looser. He's a fun guy to watch right now."
Alec Bohm fell a triple shy of the cycle, tying a career-high with four hits in an 8-2 win for the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday that completed a four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bohm hit his seventh homer of the season in the sixth, a solo shot that gave him four hits on just five pitches and extended Philadelphia’s lead to seven runs. It was his second game with four hits in the majors, the first since going 4 for 5 against the Washington Nationals on June 23 last year.
Alec Bohm, Aaron Nola lead the Phillies to an 8-2 win
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The White Sox sealed a series win to get back above .500. | 2022-07-31T23:51:12Z | sports.yahoo.com | Phillies' decision not to trade Alec Bohm paying off | https://sports.yahoo.com/phillies-decision-not-trade-alec-223200287.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/phillies-decision-not-trade-alec-223200287.html?src=rss |
The 49ers’ nightmare is over. They’ve agreed to a contract extension with wide receiver Deebo Samuel per NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport. The deal is for three years and worth up to $73.5 million with $58.1 million guaranteed
Samuel is entering the final year of his rookie contract and wasn’t likely to play out the fourth season without some kind of long-term assurance. He requested a trade in late April a week before the NFL draft after taking issue with either his role as a ‘wide back’ per NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport.
Any concerns about his long-term future were apparently quelled by the 49ers and allowed the former second-round pick to come back to the negotiating table.
Samuel had a strong rookie season that he backed up with an injury-riddled sophomore campaign. In Year 3 he broke out with 1,405 receiving yards, 365 rushing yards and 14 total touchdowns.
Now he’ll have a chance to back up his stellar 2021 season where he earned a First-Team All-Pro nod with a couple more big years. If he replicates his productivity from last year over the next two seasons, we could see Samuel earn another sizable raise in the near future.
After months of drama, Deebo Samuel has agreed to a contract extension with the 49ers, a source confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area. | 2022-08-01T00:16:26Z | sports.yahoo.com | 49ers to sign WR Deebo Samuel to 3-year extension | https://sports.yahoo.com/49ers-sign-wr-deebo-samuel-234734342.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/49ers-sign-wr-deebo-samuel-234734342.html?src=rss |
Alabama football fans all remember Reuben Foster for his tenacity on the football field. The first glimpse that fans caught of Foster was against LSU in Death Valley. The Tide kicked off to the Tigers, and Foster came out of nowhere to blindside one of the nation’s top running backs at the time, Leonard Fournette. After that, everyone knew the type of player that he was going to be.
Foster would go on to spend four seasons in Tuscaloosa. He would accumulate an astounding 223 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, and seven sacks. During his senior season, he won the Butkus Award and was a unanimous first-team All-American. He would leave Alabama as one of the best linebackers to ever play in Bryant-Denny Stadium. After his senior season, he was drafted with the No. 31 overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers.
He would spend two seasons in California before being released for off-the-field issues. In the two seasons that he was in San Francisco, he recorded 84 tackles in 16 games. Soon after, he was signed by Washington. During his first practice with the team, Foster tore his ACL landing him on the injured reserve list. He didn’t see the field in Washington in his three seasons with the team.
Now, he is looking to make a comeback. On Sunday, NFL insider Ian Rapoport tweeted that Foster was set to have a workout with the Seattle Seahawks.
Previously, Foster worked out for the Miami Dolphins in May. The Seahawks have had several elite linebackers in the past like Bobby Wagner and K.J. Wright. If Foster is signed by the organization, it will be interesting to see how he develops in Seattle. After all, he hasn’t played since 2018. Alabama fans would love to see a former fan favorite on the gridiron again.
Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow Foster’s professional career as well as other former Alabama players in the NFL.
A 49ers fan who lives in the Los Angeles area wore a George Kittle jersey to Cowboys training camp in Oxnard, and it went as you might expect. | 2022-08-01T00:16:39Z | sports.yahoo.com | Former Alabama LB preparing for NFL comeback, earns tryout with the Seahawks | https://sports.yahoo.com/former-alabama-lb-preparing-nfl-233039076.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/former-alabama-lb-preparing-nfl-233039076.html?src=rss |
Warner, Jennings rave about new 'lockdown' corner Ward originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
It looks like new 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward is making an impression on his teammates.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, both Fred Warner and Jauan Jennings raved about Ward's impact and how he has conducted himself thus far in training camp, with the former calling Ward a "pure lockdown corner."
"I think what's great about him is I'll go throughout practice and I won't hear anything about him, which is great," Warner said. "That means he's locking his side down."
The All-Pro linebacker noticed that Ward has been very active, getting his hands on the ball numerous times, and overall just "loves" what he's seeing from the defensive backs unit as a whole.
"They look really great right now," Warner concluded.
On the flip side, Jennings said it was "tough" going up against Ward in practice.
"It's tough, it's what makes us better, makes us good," the wide receiver said of Ward. Jennings concluded by saying that he "loves" the competition.
“Iron sharpens iron, I love it.â€
Jauan Jennings on going up against Charvarius Ward and the DBs pic.twitter.com/V8HbJyUgy6
Ward signed a three-year contract worth up to $42 million with the 49ers at the start of free agency. Originally drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 2018, the 26-year-old Ward was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs prior to the 2018 season and was a member of the Chiefs team that beat the 49ers in Super Bowl LIV.
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One of the nation's best prospects is set to take an official visit to Texas. | 2022-08-01T00:16:45Z | sports.yahoo.com | Fred Warner, Jauan Jennings praise new 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward | https://sports.yahoo.com/fred-warner-jauan-jennings-praise-224237014.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/fred-warner-jauan-jennings-praise-224237014.html?src=rss |
It’s a 3-year extension worth $73.5M source said with $58.1M guaranteed 💰 https://t.co/FhwU6Q8v5o
This was a deal the 49ers had to get done. Trading Samuel would have been catastrophic and set the franchise back for years. Replacing a player of his caliber is extremely hard. But now Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan don't have to worry about that.
Brady Reinhardt, a sixth grader at St. Mary Catholic Central, played in the Dream All-American Bowl last month at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
Deebo Samuel will soon be getting back to work for the 49ers. Samuel, the star wide receiver who has been sitting out training camp practices while negotiating a new contract, has agreed to a three-year extension, according to multiple reports. It’s reportedly worth $71.55 million, including $58.1 million guaranteed. Although the full structure of the [more] | 2022-08-01T00:16:51Z | sports.yahoo.com | Source: Deebo Samuel, 49ers agree to three-year, $73.5M contract extension | https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-rumors-deebo-samuel-49ers-233800467.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-rumors-deebo-samuel-49ers-233800467.html?src=rss |
San Francisco 49ers and Deebo Samuel agree to terms on a new deal
The San Francisco 49ers and wide receiver Deebo Samuel have agreed to terms on a new year deal. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the contract is for a three-year extension worth $73.5 million, with $58.1 million in guaranteed money for the receiver:
The relationship between Samuel and the team frosted in the off-season, with the receiver at one point requesting a trade out of San Francisco, due to his usage by Kyle Shanahan as a running back at times last year. While that relationship seemed to thaw as training camp approached, with Samuel attending the team’s mandatory minicamp, he was one of the players deciding to “hold in” as he sought a new deal.
With San Francisco set to begin padded practices this week, the team and the player found a way to completely mend the relationship with a new deal, putting Samuel in a position to return to the field.
Samuel is one of the game’s more unique talents, thanks to what he can do as a receiver, as a running back, and frankly as an offensive weapon. Plays like this one against the Cincinnati Bengals showcase what he can do working across the middle, as he makes a nifty adjustment towards the football while it is in flight:
Yet as noted, the 49ers found ways last year to use him in the running game, even running him in-between the tackles. On this play against the Dallas Cowboys, you see just that on an inside zone design:
Yet his best trait is perhaps as a pure offensive weapons. Plays like this, where San Francisco gets him the ball in space and lets him work, are a prime example:
San Francisco fans are relieved they can look forward to more plays like these over the life of the new deal.
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Manchin pushes back on analysis warning deficit, climate deal could slightly increase inflation
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-Va.) defended his support of a climate and tax deal against claims that the measure could increase inflation over a year and a half Manchin told ABC’s chief Washington correspondent, Jonathan Karl, on “This Week” that such projections aren’t factoring in everything in the legislation. “We’re paying down $300 billion for debt…
Angels starter Reid Detmers became the first pitcher in seven years with a no-hitter and an immaculate inning in the same season, achieving the latter against the Texas Rangers. | 2022-08-01T00:17:10Z | sports.yahoo.com | San Francisco 49ers and Deebo Samuel agree to terms on a new deal | https://sports.yahoo.com/san-francisco-49ers-deebo-samuel-234558837.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/san-francisco-49ers-deebo-samuel-234558837.html?src=rss |
The sources said representatives for the league and union have been notified that former federal judge Sue L. Robinson, who is the independent disciplinary arbitrator in the Watson case, is prepared to present her decision on whether the Cleveland Browns quarterback violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy, and whether a suspension is warranted for any violation.
Watson reported for Browns camp on July 22 and has been practicing with the team as awaits Robinson’s decision. While Robinson's determination will provide clarity on the next step in the process, there remains some mystery over how each side will respond to her decision. In the event that Robinson determines there is no evidence of a personal conduct violation, the disciplinary case will conclude without any opportunity for appeal.
The more likely outcome expected by the NFL and NFLPA is that Robinson will determine a violation and corresponding suspension, opening a window in which either the league or union can choose to appeal the decision. If neither side does so, Robinson’s decision will be the final word in the case. If either side appeals, the final suspension decision will be moved to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell or his chosen designee. Following that, the lone avenue to fight any suspension by Watson’s camp and the union would be to attempt to overturn the ruling via lawsuit in federal court.
Watson’s future has been in limbo since a league investigation into 24 civil lawsuits filed against the quarterback alleging sexual misconduct or sexual assault. Twenty of the 24 suits have been settled out of court, while four remain on a track for a jury trial. Sources previously told Yahoo Sports that the NFL presented investigative material related to five of the women who had filed suits against Watson, including direct interviews with four of the alleged victims and other digital exhibits. At the time of the hearing, the NFL was seeking an indefinite suspension of at least one year, after which Watson would have to apply for reinstatement by Goodell.
The NFLPA released a statement Sunday night declaring their intention to accept Robinson's decision — and apparently stand down in any appeal effort — while calling on the NFL to do the same.
"In advance of Judge Robinson’s decision, we wanted to reiterate the facts of this proceeding. First, we have fully cooperated with every NFL inquiry and provided the NFL with the most comprehensive set of information for any personal conduct policy investigation. A former Federal Judge — appointed jointly by the NFLPA and NFL — held a full and fair hearing, has read thousands of pages of investigative documents and reviewed arguments from both sides impartially. Every player, owner, business partner and stakeholder deserves to know that our process is legitimate and will not be tarnished based on the whims of the League office. This is why, regardless of her decision, Deshaun and the NFLPA will stand by her ruling and we call on the NFL to do the same." | 2022-08-01T00:17:16Z | sports.yahoo.com | Sources: Deshaun Watson ruling expected Monday | https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-suspension-ruling-on-deshaun-watson-decision-is-imminent-225247184.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-suspension-ruling-on-deshaun-watson-decision-is-imminent-225247184.html?src=rss |
Tony Finau secures back-to-back wins at Rocket Mortgage
In the final round of the 2022 Rocket Mortgage Classic, Tony Finau tied the course record of 26-under par and secured his 4th victory on the PGA TOUR.
Henrik Stenson's decision that cost him the European Ryder Cup captaincy paid large and immediate dividends Sunday when he won the LIV Golf Invitational at Bedminster and picked up more than $4 million for three days' work. Staked to a three-shot lead going into the third and final round at Trump National, Stenson opened with a 20-foot birdie putt and never led anyone closer than two shots the rest of the way. Stenson, five years removed from beating a field of more than 20 players, picked up $4 million for winning and an additional $375,000 for his team finishing second.
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Ukrainian and Russian officials blamed each other Saturday for the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war in an attack on a prison in a separatist-controlled area. The International Red Cross asked to visit the prison to make sure the scores of wounded POWs had proper treatment, but said its request had not been granted so far. Meanwhile, Russia kept launching attacks on several Ukrainian cities, hitting a school and a bus station.
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Chase Elliott entered Sunday with a brilliant streak of five consecutive races with top-two results. It all tallied up to a pristine 1.4 average finish, dotted by three wins in that span. The stellar streak ended with a not-so-sweet 16th after an eventful Sunday for the NASCAR Cup Series points leader on […]
Don't Worry, 'Ms. Marvel' Didn't Break the 'Endgame' Time Travel Rules | 2022-08-01T01:21:01Z | sports.yahoo.com | Tony Finau motors off with back-to-back wins in Motor City at Rocket Mortgage Classic | https://sports.yahoo.com/no-other-president-hit-bryson-212906962.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/no-other-president-hit-bryson-212906962.html?src=rss |
Lakers star Jerry West attempts a reverse layup against Boston Celtics great Bill Russell during a game in the 1960s. Russell died Sunday at the age of 88. (Focus On Sport / Getty Images)
It was the only time a Boston Celtic would ever get cheered on the Lakers' home court, but Bill Russell was that big, strong, and enduring.
Lakers legend Jerry West, center, chats with Celtics great Bill Russell, right, while sitting next to NBA all-time leading scorer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during the 2018 NBA All-Star Game at Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Boston Celtics star Bill Russell reads a newspaper while relaxing in a whirlpool bath after practice in San Francisco on Dec. 31, 1963. (San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
Yet he responded with more than anger, he responded with action. Long before LeBron James and Colin Kaepernick, Russell was risking his career to fight for social justice. He spoke out in support of Muhammad Ali’s stance against the draft, he held clinics in Mississippi in the wake of Medgar Evers' assassination, and he was the first NBA player to conduct clinics in Africa.
“But for all the winning, Bill's understanding of the struggle is what illuminated his life,” said his family in a statement Sunday, later adding, “Bill called out injustice with an unforgiving candor that he intended would disrupt the status quo, and with a powerful example that, though never his humble intention, will forever inspire teamwork, selflessness and thoughtful change."
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Australia broke a swimming relay world record and Adam Peaty lost a 100m breaststroke at a major meet for the first time at the Commonwealth Games.
Ezequiel Duran hit a go-ahead three-run double to lead the Rangers to a 5-2 win over the Angels | 2022-08-01T01:21:08Z | sports.yahoo.com | Plaschke: Jerry West remembers Bill Russell as a 'difference maker' on par with Jackie Robinson | https://sports.yahoo.com/plaschke-jerry-west-remembers-bill-224102103.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/plaschke-jerry-west-remembers-bill-224102103.html?src=rss |
San Francisco wide receiver Deebo Samuel has reached an agreement on a three-year extension with the team.
The deal is worth $73.5 million with $58.1 million guaranteed, a person with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed to USA TODAY Sports' Tyler Dragon and Mike Jones. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
Samuel is the latest wide receiver from the class of 2019 to get their payday. Last week, the Seattle Seahawks and DK Metcalf agreed to a three-year, $72 million extension. Terry McLaurin signed a three-year, $71 million extension with the Washington Commanders back in June, while A.J. Brown signed a four-year, $100 million deal with the Philadelphia Eagles following a draft day trade from the Tennessee Titans.
Drafted 36th overall by the 49ers in 2019, Samuel took on his biggest role within the offense during the 2021 season. On top of seeing 121 targets for 1,405 receiving yards and six touchdown receptions, Samuel also was more involved in the run game than ever. His 59 rushing attempts were the third-most on San Francisco's roster in 2021, earning Samuel his first All-Pro designation. Last season, Samuel finished 10th in rushing touchdowns while also leading the NFL in yards per reception.
The extension puts an end to a tumultuous relationship between Samuel and the 49ers. Samuel requested a trade in April, citing compensation for his extensive use in San Francisco's offense. According to NFL Network's Ian Rapaport, the deal was "not easy" to complete, with both sides "totally rebuilding the relationship."
Contributing: Tyler Dragon, Mike Jones
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Deebo Samuel, San Francisco 49ers agree to three-year extension
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49ers deliver promise to keep Deebo around for a long time originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
The 49ers and All-Pro wide receiver Deebo Samuel have a future together, after all.
After a tumultuous offseason in which Samuel scrubbed all-things-49ers from his social media accounts and requested a trade, it turns out the only place Samuel is going is back into the team’s offense as its top playmaker.
The 49ers and Samuel on Sunday agreed to a multiyear contract extension that pays him at a level among the top wide receivers in the NFL.
Samuel’s new deal reportedly is a three-year extension worth $73.5 million, including $58.1 million in guaranteed money, per NFL reporter Ian Rapoport.
The official contract structure will be known in the coming days, but the deal will pay Samuel in functional annual dollars similar to contracts signed this offseason by such top receivers as Tyreek Hill, Davante Adams, Cooper Kupp, A.J. Brown, Stefon Diggs, D.K. Metcalf and Terry McLaurin.
Samuel, 26, reported to training camp on time without a contract but has yet to practice. He took part in individual conditioning with members of the 49ers’ strength and conditioning staff in Santa Clara while his teammates were paced through the first week of workouts.
Samuel was scheduled to make $4 million this season on the final year of his original rookie contract. The 49ers selected Samuel in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
But there was never a chance he would step on the field this season without long-term financial security.
Samuel emerged as one of the NFL’s true superstars last season with his game-changing contributions as a pass-catcher and ball-carrier.
Samuel bounced back from an injury-riddled 2020 season to haul in 77 passes for 1,405 yards and six touchdowns in the regular season. After injuries in the 49ers’ backfield created a void, Samuel stepped in and rushed for 365 yards and eight touchdowns.
In three postseason games, Samuel had 154 yards and a touchdown receiving to go along with 137 yards and a touchdown on the ground. He was the team’s most explosive offensive threat and led the 49ers to the NFC Championship Game.
Samuel has not publicly explained the source of his discontent.
Coach Kyle Shanahan and Samuel have a close relationship, and Shanahan downplayed the notion there is any issue about the plan for how the 49ers plan to deploy Samuel on offense in the future.
“I had a real good discussion with him,” Shanahan said at the start of training camp. “We're on the exact same page on it.”
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In the spring, the 49ers listened to trade offers for Samuel, concluding with the first day of the 2022 NFL Draft. But after being less-than-blown away by any offers, general manager John Lynch announced in June the 49ers-Samuel union would unquestionably continue.
“We all know what we have,” Lynch said during a Q&A session at the annual Dwight Clark Legacy Series. “Some things have transpired. We’ll remain consistent that the conversations that we have stay private because I think they deserve to be. I think we’ll be fine there, though. And I’m excited to have Deebo a part of us moving forward.
“We haven’t traded him. I’ve used the word ‘fool.’ I’d be a fool to trade him.”
Now, Lynch and the 49ers have delivered on their promise to keep Samuel around for the foreseeable future.
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The 49ers and wide receiver Deebo Samuel finally came to an agreement on a contract extension. Samuel is set to sign a three-year deal worth up to $73.5 million with $58.1 million guaranteed.
It’s been an offseason full of high-dollar contracts for wide receivers with 11 players signing new pacts that will pay them north of $20 million annually.
Samuel’s $58.1 million guaranteed is the second-highest ever guaranteed to a wide receiver. Only Seattle’s DK Metcalf at. $58.2 is higher.
Speculation about the numbers on Samuel’s deal was intriguing because of his added value as a runner. Even before taking on RB duties the way he did in the second half of last year he was uniquely impactful on plays that got him the ball at or behind the line of scrimmage. That added value wound up pushing the average annual value of his contract ahead of all but five receivers.
Here are the WRs in the NFL making more than $24 million annually:
Guaranteed: $58.1 million
AJ Brown, Eagles
Guaranteed: $35 million
AAV: $27.25 million
Guaranteed: $42.75 million
Guaranteed: $52.535 million
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With Judge Sue Robinson making her decision on the disciplinary hearing for QB Deshaun Watson, closure seems to be don’t the horizon. The Cleveland Browns started training camp last week with Watson practicing and creating some highlights. Before their next training camp practice Monday afternoon, Robinson’s decision is expected to be made.
With the NFLPA announcing, in conjunction with Watson, that they will not appeal Robinson’s decision, it will be interesting whether the NFL decides to.
One of the speculated reasons for Robinson’s delay in announcing a decision was that she was encouraging the two sides to come to some sort of settlement agreement. Late Sunday night, a report of settlement talks in recent days came out:
As Graziano notes, it is interesting that the NFL no longer was requiring a full-year suspension. A 12-game suspension would have kept Watson’s contract from tolling and created a lot of cap space for Cleveland, as discussed here.
That Watson and the NFLPA balked at the heavy fine is meaningless to the team on the field but an important note.
While the negotiations noted would seem to indicate a range of a possible suspension, Judge Robinson is not beholden to those figures.
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Rutgers football Mayan Ahanotu, linebacker for the Scarlet Knights, was named to the watch list for the Wuerffel Trophy. The trophy was established in 2005. It honors college football athletes who are serving others, while also achieving greatness on the football field and in the classroom. As part of the National Football Federation’s Collegiate Awards, it was the first major award honoring the character of service to others.
Mayan Ahanotu as been named to The Wuerffel Trophy Watchlist.
The award is College Football's Premier Award for Community Service! @MAhanotu | @WuerffelTrophy pic.twitter.com/YkxnMIEMFv
— Rutgers Football (@RFootball) July 29, 2022
IN the community, Ahanotu has been active within an initiative at Rutgers called Chop4Change. It was created to spread a message of unity and equality. Ahanotu said through a press release:
“It’s really awesome. I love our #Chop4Change program. It’s really about how we can impact our community right now. We’re just going to do all we can do for all the people in all our communities that we can affect right now.”
Some activities have included participating in the opening ceremonies for Special Olympics New Jersey and the Rutgers Dance Marathon. In addition, Ahanotu has been a weekly mentor for the Middlesex Juvenile Detention Center, leading sessions with young men who are incarcerated.
The third year Scarlet Knight was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team in both 2019 and 2021. He appeared in all 13 of the team’s games last season, starting in nine – including the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. Ahanotu finished last season with 18 total tackles, one sack, and a forced fumble. | 2022-08-01T01:55:55Z | sports.yahoo.com | Rutgers football: Mayan Ahanotu named to Wuerffel Trophy watch list | https://sports.yahoo.com/rutgers-football-mayan-ahanotu-named-002403919.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/rutgers-football-mayan-ahanotu-named-002403919.html?src=rss |
The Cup Series needs to go back to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval.
Sunday’s race won by Tyler Reddick was further proof that the road course experiment should meet its demise after two seasons. Reddick was challenged for the lead in the final two laps of the race by Ross Chastain after Chastain simply drove straight and skipped the first turn on the race’s final restart and rejoined the actual race track ahead of Reddick.
Chastain’s move — a move that was illegal, though fans watching at home via NBC weren’t informed of that until the race was over — was brazen. And looked like a shortcut from Mario Kart. It also came a year after Chase Briscoe spun race leader Denny Hamlin after the race’s final restart despite being under penalty for cutting the second corner.
After two races on the Indianapolis road course, it’s hard to dispute the entertainment the Cup Series has provided. But it’s cheap entertainment. Especially at a hallowed track like the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
NASCAR moved the Cup Series to the road course after the 2020 season following years of miserable attendance at Indianapolis. Fan interest dropped off precipitously after the tire debacle of 2008 and never recovered. It was easy to see how the Brickyard 400 needed a shot in the arm.
But the road course may not have been the right boost. Especially as it’s becoming more and more clear that in-person attendance isn’t a determining factor for racetracks.
Atlanta Motor Speedway got a second race in 2021 despite years of lagging attendance and Road America is losing its Cup Series race in 2023 after fantastic attendance at its Cup races the last two years. Other tracks across the Cup schedule continue to host two races despite having crowds that aren’t close to sold out on either race date.
NASCAR’s arrival at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the 1990s was met with much fanfare and was a historic moment for both the series and track. The Brickyard 400 was the rare race that was immediately special from year one and remained that way for decades even as passing became more and more difficult as aerodynamic engineering became more and more important at NASCAR’s top level.
But that passing difficulty didn’t diminish the prestige of the race. The team that won on the Indianapolis oval in the 2010s generally had the best combination of pit strategy, aerodynamics and horsepower. And while the oval might have lacked overtaking, it was still a showcase of the best of the best in the Cup Series.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JULY 31: Ross Chastain (#1 TrackHouse Racing Worldwide Express Chevrolet) and Tyler Reddick (#8 Richard Childress Racing 3CHI Chevrolet) battle for the lead through turn seven in the closing laps of the NASCAR Cup Series Verizon 200 at the Brickyard on July 31, 2022, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
And there’s nothing wrong with a race like that every once in a while. Not every race can be overflowing with passes. Sometimes speed and strategy take precedence. The Indianapolis oval is the perfect place for speed and strategy given the track’s glorious history.
Fans weren’t exactly refusing to watch races on the Indianapolis oval either. The rain-delayed race on the oval in July of 2020 had over 1 million more viewers on NBC than the first race at Road America on the same weekend in 2021. Fans realize that racing isn’t always about cars being close together. Just look at the current rise of Formula 1 in the United States.
The Indianapolis road course is a perfectly fine track and a worthy host for the Xfinity Series. NASCAR’s second-tier series has too much of a financial disparity to put on a good show on the oval. If it’s not going to race at the Indianapolis Raceway Park short track, the road course is a totally acceptable compromise.
But the Cup Series should go back to the oval. The Indianapolis oval was the only track on the Cup Series schedule that was a true showcase of handling and speed. A grueling 36-race season needs a race like that on the schedule.
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MJ on Russell's passing: 'The world has lost a legend' originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Sunday's news that Celtics legend and Hall of Famer Bill Russell passed away at the age of 88 has inspired outpourings of condolences and appreciation from every corner of the NBA world.
Bill Russell was a pioneer — as a player, as a champion, as the NBA's first Black head coach and as an activist. He paved the way and set an example for every Black player who came into the league after him, including me. The world has lost a legend. My condolences to his family and may he rest in peace.
Russell's NBA track record of winning is unparalleled. In 13 seasons as a player, he won 11 championships and five MVP awards, as well as earned 12 All-Star selections. He also won two titles as a coach after becoming the first Black coach of any North American pro sports team in 1966.
And so Jordan's assertion that "the world has lost a legend" is true in countless ways. But the reverence with which so many pillars of sport and society speak of Russell shows that his legacy will live forever.
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Josh Outman
“I never really thought that it was gonna be something that was gonna happen,” he said with a laugh, adding: “I’m still riding high, that's for sure."
Amid several weeks of trade rumors linking the Dodgers to potential pursuits of superstars such as Soto, Shohei Ohtani and others around the majors leading up to Tuesday's trade deadline, Outman’s call-up this weekend came somewhat out of the blue.
"I’m not trying to force things, make things happen,” he said. “I'm usually just trying to hit the ball as hard as I can.”
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The Chargers’ preparation for the 2022 season began this past week, as they opened up training camp.
Within the four sessions, we gathered a few notable things from head coach Brandon Staley’s squad.
Before the pads come on Monday, here’s a recap of what stood out from the first few days of camp.
Derwin James did not participate
Nearly every single player has participated except for star safety Derwin James, who awaits his new contract, which is expected to make him the league’s highest-paid safety.
Staley said that the two sides are working through James’ contract situation and that he won’t go “full speed” until it’s resolved.
James is still making his presence felt, however. He participated in walk-throughs before practice with the rest of the starting defense and served as a mentor by giving pointers to some of the other defensive backs.
Mark Webb taking advantage of Derwin James' absence
While James was sidelined, Webb got an opportunity to work with the first-team defense at Money (safety-linebacker hybrid) and safety with the second-team defense, where he raised some eyebrows.
Webb notched the first interception of training camp, picking off Chase Daniel in the middle of the field. In addition, he blew up a would-be check-down to Josh Palmer.
Webb, the team’s 2021 seventh-round pick, is returning from a knee injury that caused him to miss the final nine games of last season. If healthy, he provides valuable depth across the secondary.
Biggest addition's presences have been felt
The Chargers sought out star power on the defensive side of the ball by acquiring cornerback J.C. Jackson and edge defender Khalil Mack, and early on, they’ve shown why they were worth the investments.
On the first play of team drills, Justin Herbert’s pass intended for wide receiver Mike Williams was broken up by Jackson.
Jackson and Mike Williams will be on the boundary across from each other for the most part when pads come on, which will make out to be fiery one-on-one battles.
On the other hand, Mack has been involved in the run game on a few what-would-be tackles for loss.
It’s hard to gauge offensive and defensive line play until the pads come on, but tackle Rashawn Slater said Mack has already put a couple of variations on some moves that he’s never even seen before.
Rookie corners flashing
Adding cornerback depth was imperative for Staley’s system, so he drafted Ja’Sir Taylor and Deane Leonard. So far, the two have had their low moments, like any other rookie, but they have impressed in coverage.
Leonard has nabbed a few passes defended, showing lower-body quickness/footwork to mirror in press-man, athleticism to stay on receiver’s hip, and the length to disrupt at the catch point.
Meanwhile, Taylor’s electric athleticism and ability in the right place at the right time led him to make plays on the ball, including an almost interception on Daniel.
Right tackle battle update
As I mentioned, it’s difficult to tell who has the leg up among offensive and defensive linemen until the pads come on, so there isn’t any telling who has the advantage for the starting right tackle spot between Trey Pipkins and Storm Norton.
The two will likely continue to rotate each day with the first team, and based on who is more superior during one-on-ones, team drills, and into preseason play, will be the one who gets the job. The needle will begin to move this upcoming week.
Kyle Van Noy's role
Kenneth Murray has been out while he recovers from ankle surgery. Murray does not have a set timeline, but they’re hoping to get him on the field in the next 4-6 weeks.
For the time being, Van Noy has been spending all his time working as an inside linebacker in individual and team drills instead of at edge defender, where he can also play.
Staley said they will use this training camp to figure out his best role, but I expect him to line up at both spots during the regular season.
On the topic of linebacker play, Drue Tranquill has been the other with the first-team, while Troy Reeder has been the third option.
It’s promising that the defense has shined up to this point in training camp. But it should not come as a surprise since that side of the ball is always ahead of the curve to start. However, on Saturday, the final day of the practice week, the offense reigned supreme in the red zone drills.
According to The Athletic’s Daniel Popper, Herbert connected with Keenan Allen for a touchdown and two first downs on six attempts. DeAndre Carter had two touchdown receptions from Easton Stick. Daniel had three touchdown passes – to Michael Bandy, Joe Reed and Isaiah Spiller.
Isaiah Spiller displaying multi-dimensional skillset
While it’s still early to gauge who has the leg up in the battle for the second running back since the pads have yet to come on, Spiller is still raising eyebrows with his ability as a receiver.
Along with his powerful and make-you-miss running style, Spiller, the fourth-round pick, has drawn rave reviews for his route-running, hands, and juice after the catch in team drills.
With receiving a critical role at the position in Joe Lombardi’s system, Spiller’s skillset will help his case to be Austin Ekeler’s running mate.
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Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon chastised the "independent study" clause initially included in Kyler Murray's contract extension with the Arizona Cardinals, chastising the language as a "slap in the face to all African-American quarterbacks."
Moon made the comment to TMZ for a story published on Sunday while discussing Murray's $230 million extension that makes him the second-highest paid player in the NFL by annual salary. When Murray signed the deal last week, a clause in the contract leaked stating the Murray must complete "at least four (4) hours of Independent Study each week during each Playing Season during the term of the Contact."
The clause also prohibited Murray from engaging in distractions such as TV and video games while conducting his independent study at the risk of defaulting on his contract. Moon, a pioneering Black quarterback who starred for the Houston Oilers and other NFL teams in the 1980s and 90s, told TMZ that the clause was "embarrassing" and a call-back to the days "when they didn't let us play."
"It’s just an unfortunate situation," Moon said. "It’s an embarrassing situation for not only the player Kyler Murray, but it’s embarrassing for the organization to have to deal with this. I think it shows a lack of trust in the player that you even have to put something in a contract like this.
“It’s also a slap in the face to all African-American quarterbacks. That’s something we were always accused of back in the day when they didn't let us play. That we were lazy, that we didn't study, that we couldn't be leaders, that we weren't smart. So all those different things just kind of came to surface after we put all that stuff to bed over the years and just because of this deal that's going on between Arizona and Kyler."
Warren Moon is critical of Kyler Murray's study clause. (Nick Cammett/Diamond Images/Getty Images)
Murray: 'Disrespectful and almost a joke'
The clause prompted an uproar in NFL circles with its response drawing criticism from Murray himself.
"To think that I can accomplish everything that I've accomplished in my career and not be a student of the game and not have that passion and not take this serious is disrespectful and it's almost a joke," Murray told reporters last week.
Kyler Murray stepped up to the mic because he had something to say... this is what leaders do.
Amid the uproar, the Cardinals removed the clause from the contract on Thursday, four days after it leaked.
“After seeing the distraction it created, we removed the addendum from the contract,” a Cardinals statement reads. “It was clearly perceived in ways that were never intended.
The leak suggested that the Cardinals don't have confidence in Murray's study habits. Removing the language didn't undo that perception. Moon believes that the clause will continue to follow Murray throughout his career.
"It's too late," Moon continued. "The damage has been done. He'll have this riding on him every time he does something wrong in a football game. They're going to say, 'See, that's the reason why that happened is because he didn't study enough film last week,' or whatever it might be. It's a very unfortunate situation for him and very embarrassing for both sides."
Eagles QB Gardner Minshew lived in a bus outside his local gym this offseason
Minshew's legacy just gets cooler and cooler. | 2022-08-01T04:24:37Z | sports.yahoo.com | Warren Moon: Kyler Murray's Cardinals study clause a 'slap in the face to all African-American quarterbacks' | https://sports.yahoo.com/warren-moon-kyler-murrays-study-clause-a-slap-in-the-face-to-all-african-american-quarterbacks-003137819.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/warren-moon-kyler-murrays-study-clause-a-slap-in-the-face-to-all-african-american-quarterbacks-003137819.html?src=rss |
The Houston Texans spent the No. 3 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft on LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. with the expectation that he’ll be come a shutdown artist on defense.
While he develops in that area of his game, the rookie is also finding other ways to make an immediate impact, working as a punt returner during training camp, per Mark Lane of Texans Wire:
Stingley was slowed by injury last season, but was still impressive enough on tape for the Texans to make him the first cornerback off the board in this year’s draft.
If he’s able to stay healthy, Stingley could easily develop into one of the best corners in the league. Until then, he’s athletic enough with the ball in his hands to make a big splash in the return game, as well.
Former Vanderbilt standout Zach Cunningham started immediately for the Tennessee Titans and looks to be an integral part of their 2022 defense. | 2022-08-01T04:50:00Z | sports.yahoo.com | Derek Stingley Jr. getting punt return reps for Texans | https://sports.yahoo.com/derek-stingley-jr-getting-punt-031744085.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/derek-stingley-jr-getting-punt-031744085.html?src=rss |
The New York Giants landed two of the best overall prospects in the 2022 NFL draft with their pair of top-10 picks, and one of them can’t wait for full-pad practices.
Kayvon Thibodeaux, the No. 5 overall pick in this year’s draft, is excited for the chance to show off his arsenal of pass-rushing moves in a more realistic training camp scenario, per John Fennelly of Giants Wire:
“I’m very excited. There are a lot of things as a pass rusher, as a defensive guy, you aren’t able to do without pads. The offense has the baggy jerseys you can just pull on them. Now it’ll be more of a fair game. I’ll be able to use all the moves I’ve been working on.”
Thibodeaux was a dominant force at Oregon, though he was slowed by injury for much of last season. At full strength, Thibodeaux should give the Giants the impact player off the edge that they’ve desperately needed for the last few years.
The No. 3 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft is getting some work in the return game during his first training camp
Kayvon Thibodeaux: 'You have to be 100 percent and have a move on every play, there is no getting by' | Giants Training Camp
In this Giants news conference, Giants top overall pick Kayvon Thibodeaux has already learned a valuable lesson as he embarks on his NFL career: "You have to be 100 percent and have a move on every play, there is no getting by." | 2022-08-01T04:50:06Z | sports.yahoo.com | Kayvon Thibodeaux can’t wait for the pads to go on at practice | https://sports.yahoo.com/kayvon-thibodeaux-t-wait-pads-034246541.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/kayvon-thibodeaux-t-wait-pads-034246541.html?src=rss |
Lev Akabas and Kurt Badenhausen
2022 Valuation: The sum of the fair-market value of an NFL franchise combined with the value of team-related businesses and real estate holdings.
Team Value: NFL franchise valuation, derived from metrics by which football-team transactions occur, including aggregating local and national revenues and factoring in a team-specific multiplier. This represents the fair market value of the team itself, excluding related businesses held by its owners. It includes the value of each franchise’s 3.13% interest in the league’s properties, including NFL Network, NFL RedZone and its digital platforms, which are acquired/dispossessed in tandem with the sale of a team.
Team-Related Businesses and Real Estate Holdings: The value of a franchise owner’s equity in team-related businesses that are distinct corporate entities, as well as government-assessed real estate related to venue, practice facilities and adjacent developments. Examples include: Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ 20%-plus interest in Legends Hospitality, a stadium operations corporation; and the Washington Commanders’ subsidiaries, which own roughly 300 acres near the team’s stadium and practice facility.
This category excludes value derived from enterprises determined as too attenuated from the football team’s operations, which fall into three categories: (1) rent from non-football, outside-of-stadium retail operations, like the Green Bay Packers’ Titletown venture or New England Patriots’ Patriot Place; (2) licensing fees paid by non-football third parties to a team’s sister company for the use of intellectual property; (3) team owner’s investment in businesses unrelated to franchise operations. Examples include the Cowboys’ sister company Blue Star Land’s joint ventures with real estate partners.
NFL Team Valuations 2022: Cowboys Rule at $7.6B, as Average Tops $4B
In NFL Sunday Ticket Bidding, Big Tech's Money Creates Its Own Reality
For franchises that do not own their venues, the value of a team’s lease—often with advantageous terms negotiated with municipal or state authorities—is captured in the Team Value category. | 2022-08-01T04:50:19Z | sports.yahoo.com | NFL Franchise Valuations Ranking List: From Cowboys to Bengals | https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-franchise-valuations-ranking-list-040100974.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-franchise-valuations-ranking-list-040100974.html?src=rss |
Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer off All-Star closer Clay Holmes in the ninth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 8-6 Sunday to avoid being swept in the season series. Whit Merrifield walked with one out — Holmes’ eighth walk in his last eight games after he issued just five in his first 37 appearances. Bobby Witt Jr. was hit on the right hand with a pitch, forcing him from the game.
The New Jackie Robinson Museum Is Much More Than Just Baseball Memorabilia
Many know Brooklyn Dodger sports hero Jackie Robinson and how he made history for breaking the color barrier in 1947 as the first African American to play Major League Baseball. But far fewer people know that Robinson’s cultural impact reached far beyond the ballpark. The new Jackie Robinson Museum in New York aims to honor the sports legend, as well as educate and encourage the next generation of activists by offering his life as a blueprint.
Reigning World Baseball Classic MVP Marcus Stroman is the first Cubs player to announce his participation in next year's tournament.
Patrick Wisdom homered again, Marcus Stroman pitched six scoreless innings for his first win in more than two months and the Chicago Cubs beat the struggling San Francisco Giants 4-2 on Friday night. Wisdom connected for the second consecutive day and also doubled in the ninth as the Cubs scored three times to take a 4-0 lead on the way to their seventh victory in eight games. Wilmer Flores hit a two-run homer off closer David Robertson in the bottom of the ninth before the right-hander struck out Thairo Estrada to end it.
Giants unable to grab momentum, strand 13 runners in loss to Cubs
The Giants' offense collected 13 hits but stranded 13 runners in a lifeless loss to the Cubs. | 2022-08-01T05:15:46Z | sports.yahoo.com | MLB Trade Rumors: Cubs' Willson Contreras: 'I just want this to be over' | https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-trade-rumors-cubs-willson-040752857.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-trade-rumors-cubs-willson-040752857.html?src=rss |
Hasim Rahman Jr has blamed Jake Paul over their now cancelled fight after a dispute over weight, maintaining he does not want to fight a real boxer.
YouTube star Paul is 5-0 as a professional boxer and was due to take on Rahman Jr – son of former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman – on 6 August at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.
Paul accused Rahman Jr of being unprofessional after attempting to change the contract weight on multiple occasions.
But Rahman replied, pinning the blame on Paul: “Jake and his ‘team’ cancelled this fight, not me! The fight isn’t happening on their accord not MINE! I'm a bridgerweight, otherwise known as heavyweight outside the WBC, I signed the contract to make 200 lbs in the three weeks, but my body wouldn't let me do it.
“Where in boxing do you see them cancel fights a week in advance? There are penalties involved, I'll fight you for the $5,000 minimum. I'd beat this man with one hand, just like I did in the gym. He said he beat my arse at 230, so what's the problem fighting me at 215 or 210, it's clearly them not wanting to fight, it's them not wanting the fight.
“I never said I didn't want this fight. I conclude they're scared, they tried to drain me down. I told them I couldn't get all the way down to cruiserweight, it's an astronomical feat, I'd have to lose a pound per day over 30 days to make 200 lbs.
“Still, if I didn't make the weight, we had a replacement on the side, the Muslim boxer, Muhsin Cason, he campaigns at cruiserweight, he didn't need to drain himself, he could have saved the show. But he doesn't want to fight a real fight, a real boxer, he wanted to drain me down and fight a shell of me. I’m not going to let him do that.”
A statement released by 25-year-old Paul's company Most Valuable Promotions read: “On July 5, Hasim Rahman Jr signed a bout agreement to fight Jake Paul on Aug 6 at Madison Square Garden at a maximum weight of 200 pounds. At the time of signing, Rahman provided evidence of his weight to give comfort to Most Valuable Promotions and the New York State Athletic Commission that he would not be losing more than 10 percent of his weight over the four weeks leading up to the fight.
“Since weighing in at 216 pounds on July 7, Rahman and his camp have offered assurance after assurance publicly and privately that he was on track to make weight at the weigh-in on Aug 5, going as far as to provide a letter signed by a recognized nutritionist that his weight cut was progressing without issue per New York State Athletic Commission’s required weekly weight checks. In the last 48 hours, it has become clear that these assurances were not made in good faith."
The statement continued: “On Friday [29 July], Rahman submitted a weight check to the New York State Athletic Commission that demonstrated he had lost less than one pound since originally signing to take the fight 24 days prior. This prompted the commission to declare that it would not sanction the fight at less than 205 pounds. Still, Jake Paul was prepared to move forward with the fight at this new weight and a new contract was sent to Rahman’s promoter reflecting a 205-pound limit, imposing strict penalties should he fail to make weight. Upon receiving this new contract Saturday morning, Rahman’s camp indicated for the very first time that he planned to weigh 215 pounds at the official weigh-in and would not agree to weigh in at 205 pounds and informing Most Valuable Promotions that they are pulling out of the fight unless the fight was agreed to at 215 pounds.
Paul after knocking out former UFC champion Tyron Woodley (AFP via Getty Images)
“MVP and Jake Paul will not reward someone that has conducted themselves in such a deceiving and calculated manner. Therefore, MVP is left with no choice but to cancel the Aug 6 event. This forced outcome impacts Jake Paul, Amanda Serrano and every other fighter on this card who have trained tirelessly over the past few months for this event. The boxing community must hold Hasim Rahman Jr. liable for his lack of professionalism. There has been endless work, time and money put into building this event and we want to thank our team, Showtime, Madison Square Garden, Holden Boxing and all of our partners for their continued support. Above everything, we want to thank our fans for their commitment to the athletes and the sport of boxing.”
Unified women’s featherweight champion Amanda Serrano was set to compete on the card, with Paul having been scheduled to headline against Rahman Jr, who had stepped in after Tommy Fury’s withdrawal this month.
Fury, half-brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson, was originally set to face Paul in December but withdrew from that scheduled contest while citing injury and illness. The fight was rearranged for 6 August, but the Briton pulled out again – this time due to travel issues that reportedly prevented Fury, 23, from entering the US.
France’s Victor Wembanyama ruled out of EuroBasket 2022 due to injury
Wembanyama has been ruled out of participating in EuroBasket 2022 with the French national team due to an injury suffered last season.
Erik ten Hag laments 'unacceptable' Manchester United after fiery defeat to Atletico Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo returns to Manchester United’s first team squad on Sunday in the wake of a defeat which posed a number of crucial questions for his new manager Erik ten Hag, barely a week before the Premier League season kicks off. | 2022-08-01T08:58:14Z | sports.yahoo.com | Hasim Rahman Jr responds to Jake Paul after fight cancelled over weight dispute | https://sports.yahoo.com/hasim-rahman-jr-responds-jake-095009287.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/hasim-rahman-jr-responds-jake-095009287.html?src=rss |
After holding four training camp practices in July, the Denver Broncos have 10 more practice sessions scheduled for August, and all of them will be open to the public and free to attend. Parking is also free on a first come, first served basis.
Practices will be held at the team’s UCHealth Training Center and gates will open to fans at 9 a.m.. Parking will be available at 13403 Broncos Pkwy. beginning at 8 a.m. each morning of an open practice.
Fans are allowed to bring clear plastic, vinyl or PVC bags no larger than 12” x 6” x 12,” or a one-gallon clear plastic freezer bag. Small clutch bag or purses approximately the size of a hand are also allowed. Lawn chairs and umbrellas are not allowed.
Some players will be made available for autograph opportunities at the west end of the practice fields each day after practice. Here’s a look at the team’s camp schedule this month.
Denver’s practice on Aug. 11 will be a joint practice with the Dallas Cowboys ahead of their preseason showdown (view the full preseason schedule).
Fans should note that these dates are subject to change as practices are sometimes moved for various reasons including inclement weather. Fans should check the team’s official Twitter page for potential updates on the status of practice each morning.
Hackett Time: How far will Broncos go in 2022? - Powered By PickUp | 2022-08-01T09:23:34Z | sports.yahoo.com | Broncos training camp schedule for August | https://sports.yahoo.com/broncos-training-camp-schedule-august-090021326.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/broncos-training-camp-schedule-august-090021326.html?src=rss |
Guardians breakout slugger Josh Naylor was held out of Cleveland's game Saturday after experiencing numbness in the same right ankle he severely injured in June of 2021. Naylor was scratched from the lineup before a 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, and manager Terry Francona said he will be evaluated when the team returns home after Sunday's series finale. In a game on June 27, 2021, in Minnesota, Naylor was in right field and chasing a shallow flyball when he collided with second baseman Ernie Clement on Jorge Polanco's single.
The leader of Myanmar’s military-installed government on Monday announced the extension of its mandate to rule for another six months in preparation for an election it has said will be held next year. The army seized power on Feb. 1 last year from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. It cited alleged fraud in the November 2020 general election, which Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party had won in a landslide while the military-backed party did poorly.
Time to spread your wings.
Jeff Lewis got candid about how he feels about Patti Stanger’s “egregious tuning and filtering of photos” during his latest appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. In the July 26 episode of WWHL, Andy Cohen asked Jeff to weigh in on Patti’s apparent Photoshopping of a recent snapshot taken of the duo at his radio show, Jeff Lewis Live. “We post, at Radio Andy, they post who is on your show everyday and the picture — it’s like you’re in two….look, she looks like a painting and you
Celebs like Kylie Jenner to Drake received backlash earlier this month for frequent private jet usage for short flights after a Twitter page began tracking their mileage. | 2022-08-01T09:32:16Z | sports.yahoo.com | Basketball legend Bill Russell dies at 88 | https://sports.yahoo.com/basketball-legend-bill-russell-dies-221224489.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/basketball-legend-bill-russell-dies-221224489.html?src=rss |
Ahead of Tennessee’s first practice during fall training camp, second-year head coach Josh Heupel discussed the eligibility status of transfer wide receiver Bru McCoy for the 2022 season.
“I have been in dialogue with the people that we need to,” Heupel said. “Our administration has been on the other side of the coin. We feel good about where that is going. Bru is healthy and ready to compete this training camp, so he will be involved in everything we are doing.”
The 6-foot-3, 220-pound McCoy appeared in six games for USC in 2020. McCoy totaled 21 receptions, 236 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
He committed to the Vols in May.
Vols’ football visit, recruiting highlights for final weekend in July
A look at Tennessee football visit and recruiting highlights for the final weekend in July.
Top-10 safety Kylin Jackson sets commitment date with Oregon in the mix
The Oregon Ducks are in the mix to land 4-star Kylin Jackson, the No. 10 S in the 2023 class. | 2022-08-01T12:27:37Z | sports.yahoo.com | Bru McCoy is healthy, ready to compete in training camp with Vols | https://sports.yahoo.com/bru-mccoy-healthy-ready-compete-111644811.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/bru-mccoy-healthy-ready-compete-111644811.html?src=rss |
Dennard Wilson
Do Eagles already have their next DC in waiting? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
If the Eagles defense improves the way some think it will in 2022, Jonathan Gannon is probably gone.
After all, Gannon already had three head coaching interviews this past offseason coming off his first year as the Eagles’ defensive coordinator. So if that unit exceeds expectations, it stands to reason that another team will probably hire him away.
Where would that leave the Eagles?
Well, they might already have his replacement in the building in defensive backs coach Dennard Wilson, whom Gannon last week called his “right-hand man.”
And when Gannon was interviewing for jobs in the spring, of course Wilson was thinking about how he’d handle a defensive coordinator position if and when he ends up in that seat.
“Look, I’ve been doing this for a long time and I’ve been around some great defensive coordinators in my opinion,” Wilson said on Saturday. “I’ve been groomed by Gregg Williams, I’ve been groomed by Todd Bowles, who are very good in this league and are very thorough. So I’ve been tutored by them.
“I know how to run a ship, I know the responsibilities. If the opportunity presents itself, I’ll be more than ready for it. But I’m here where my feet are and I’m just trying to be the best defensive back coach I can be.”
Wilson, 40, was promoted last month. In addition to his job as defensive backs coach, the title of defensive passing game coordinator was added next to his name.
While Wilson and Gannon both said Wilson’s role hasn’t changed much with the promotion, it was a sign of what the organization thinks of their second-year DBs coach.
“Jonathan is the defensive coordinator so my responsibility is still defensive back coach,” Wilson said. “And whatever he needs done, I’m just here to assist and help him. If he needs me to do more throughout the course of the year, I’m willing to do it. Whatever he asks me to get done, that’s my responsibility. The buck stops with him.”
Gannon, who himself was a defensive backs coach, explained that it’s a tough role because there are four to six DBs on the field at once all doing different things. Wilson is very well respected among his players, including veterans like Darius Slay and Anthony Harris.
Wilson played college football at Maryland and had a cup of coffee in the league with Washington back in 2004 as a practice squad player. But Wilson suffered a season-ending injury and began to coach at DeMatha Catholic High School, where he coached a young Rodney McLeod.
Like Gannon, Wilson has a scouting background. He served as a pro scout with the Chicago Bears for four years before getting back into coaching with the Rams in 2012.
While with the Rams, Wilson was promoted from quality control to defensive backs coach. He then held that position with the Jets (2017-2020) before joining the Eagles in 2021.
This coming season will be Wilson’s eighth NFL season as a defensive backs coach. And it seems like only a matter of time before he gets to run his own defense.
“Obviously, we value him as an organization,” Gannon said. “Myself, I talk with him every day. I think sometimes he gets mad at me. He's like, ‘Hey, I got to do some work. Get out of here. Stop talking to me.’ Grateful to have Dennard.”
Myjai Sanders a little ahead of Cameron Thomas in development so far
The two third-round pass rusher for the Cardinals are expected to have a role on defense this coming season.
IU football alum Pat Kraft pushed boundaries in the Hoosiers' marketing department. He's trying to do the same as Penn State's athletic director.
Eagles Observations: Davion Taylor trying to elbow his way into linebacker rotation
Davion Taylor's terrific start, no more music at training camp, and much more in our latest random Eagles observations. By Reuben Frank
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Why Eagles are so excited about Epps in a bigger role originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
How does defensive backs coach Dennard Wilson know Marcus Epps is ready for an expanded role in the Eagles defense?
The answer isn’t tricky.
“All you got to do is put on the film from last year,” Wilson said.
After forcing his way into the Eagles’ rotation at safety last season, the 26-year-old Epps arrived at training camp this summer as a presumed starter. And throughout the first week of training camp, Epps has already begun to solidify that belief.
As Anthony Harris has been worked back into the defense as he comes back from COVID, Epps has taken every first-team practice rep while the other safety spot has rotated between Harris, K’Von Wallace and Andre Chachere.
It’s clear that Epps is a more confident player in 2022. That confidence was earned by his play last season and it’s showing up on the practice field.
“Yeah, definitely,” Epps said. “I got a lot more confidence out there. I feel like these first few days, I’ve been flying around. I’m just trying to keep building on that each and every day because I haven’t arrived by any means. I know that.”
He hasn’t arrived but many think Epps is on his way. And his confidence got another boost on Day 1 of training camp, when he picked off a underthrown pass from Jalen Hurts to Dallas Goedert in the end zone. That came not long after general Manager Howie Roseman talked him up at the first press conference of the summer.
Not a bad way to kick off your first training camp as a starter.
“Anytime you make a play, it just adds confidence,” Epps said. “It just kind of gets you in the zone a little bit. But at the same time, you can’t make a play and feel like you’ve arrived or anything. But it definitely gives you more confidence and settles you in.”
Epps came into the league as a sixth-round pick out of Wyoming back in 2019; he was an athletic young player but needed seasoning. The Vikings drafted him and Epps played the first half of his rookie season in Minnesota. But when the Vikings waived Epps in November, the Eagles claimed him and Epps began his ascent to the top of the depth chart.
Epps was mostly a special teams player for the Eagles as a rookie in 2019 and began to play more on defense in 2020 before really hitting his stride last season in the first year under new defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon.
This offseason, the Eagles were interested in taking a big swing at a free agent safety but were unable to land one. At the time, plenty of folks thought the Eagles’ interest in those marquee safeties was a reflection of concern about Epps. But what has become clearer this spring and summer is that even if the Eagles had signed a big-name free agent, he wasn’t going to take Epps off the field.
“Marcus earned his keep,” Wilson said. “If you watched Marcus every day last year, he battled his ass off. He was tough, he was physical, he was always where he was supposed to be, he made the plays he was supposed to make.”
Epps said he tries not to worry about the expectations on him this season. The biggest difference for him as he enters his fourth NFL season — a contract year — is the experience he’s logged. Epps has now played in 45 games and has started eight games.
The more Epps has played, the more comfortable he’s gotten.
“The game has kind of slowed down for me so I’m not swimming out there, thinking about what my assignment is,” he said. “I already know what that is so now I’m thinking more of what the offense is going to run, situations, things like that. So I just feel a lot more comfortable.”
Wilson on Saturday basically explained that Epps forced his hand in 2021; Epps was too good to keep off the field. While Wilson trusted the two veterans in front of Epps — Rodney McLeod and Anthony Harris — in some ways Epps was undeniable.
By the end of last season, Epps had played in 16 games with 3 starts (48% of the Eagles’ total defensive snaps) and finished with a higher ProFootballFocus grade than his two older counterparts. Sure, take it with a grain of salt, but Epps graded out as the 18th-best safety in the NFL last season, according to PFF.
“The way I’ve been brought up in this game, you play your best 11 players,” Wilson said. “And you get them on the field. I also had the philosophy of this: Even though there’s 11 playing, you create roles for guys who deserve roles. And he played his role outstanding last year. He’s not going to waiver, he’s going to take the challenge and he’s going to step to the plate.”
DK Metcalf, Seattle Seahawks agree to three-year, $72 million extension
Star wide receiver DK Metcalf has signed a three-year contract extension with the Seattle Seahawks. | 2022-08-01T12:27:56Z | sports.yahoo.com | Eagles training camp 2022: Marcus Epps making most of opportunity | https://sports.yahoo.com/eagles-training-camp-2022-marcus-110000590.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/eagles-training-camp-2022-marcus-110000590.html?src=rss |
The Denver Broncos brought in free agent linebacker Joe Schobert for a tryout on Saturday, according to the NFL’s transaction wire.
Schobert (6-1, 240 pounds) is a former fourth-round draft pick who began his NFL career with the Cleveland Browns in 2016. After four years in Cleveland, Schobert spent one year with the Jacksonville Jaguars and then one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Schobert had a career year with the Browns in 2017, earning a Pro Bowl nod after totaling 144 tackles, six quarterback hits, four pass breakups, three forced fumbles and one interception in his first season as a full-time starter.
Schobert remained a starter for two years with the Browns after that before going on to later start 16 games for the Jags in 2020 and 15 games with the Steelers last year. In 93 career games (80 starts), Schobert has totaled 661 tackles, 30 pass breakups, 26 quarterback hits, 11 sacks, 10 interceptions and 10 forced fumbles.
The Broncos seem to be looking for more depth and competition at inside linebacker. If signed, Schobert has the resume to compete for a starting job next to Josey Jewell. Right now, second-year defender Jonas Griffith and special teams ace Alex Singleton are competing at inside linebacker.
53-man roster prediction for Broncos before training camp
Bryson Stott's diving stop
Bryson Stott makes a smooth diving stop on a ground ball up the middle to retire Tyler Heineman in the 3rd inning | 2022-08-01T12:28:09Z | sports.yahoo.com | Free agent LB Joe Schobert tries out for Broncos | https://sports.yahoo.com/free-agent-lb-joe-schobert-120036312.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/free-agent-lb-joe-schobert-120036312.html?src=rss |
Public reaction will be a huge factor in NFL’s decision whether to appeal Judge Robinson’s Deshaun Watson decision originally appeared on Pro Football Talk
Insurance companies claim that $997 million has been paid out in the NFL concussion settlement
The concussion settlement already has been far more expensive than the NFL had hoped it would be. After agreeing to remove a $765 million cap on the fund devoted to former players with certain qualifying conditions, the league has paid out nearly $1 billion in claims. An article from Daniel Kaplan of TheAthletic.com mentions that [more] | 2022-08-01T12:28:21Z | sports.yahoo.com | Public reaction will be a huge factor in NFL’s decision whether to appeal Judge Robinson’s Deshaun Watson decision | https://sports.yahoo.com/public-reaction-huge-factor-nfl-103953130.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/public-reaction-huge-factor-nfl-103953130.html?src=rss |
In a recent article by Bill Barnwell of ESPN, he named 13 “luxury” players in the NFL that will help contribute to more wins this year than you would think. That list included players like Kyle Dugger (Patriots), J.D. McKissic (Commanders) and Gus Edwards (Ravens).
But the only special teamer to make the list was AJ Cole of the Las Vegas Raiders. Here is a snippet of what Barnwell had to say about the All-Pro punter for Las Vegas:
By Football Outsiders’ metrics, the Raiders generated the sixth-most points of field position of any team in the league on punt plays. That measure includes punting and coverage combined.
The measures at Puntalytics attempt to isolate the punter’s role, and by that measure, Cole narrowly beat out Logan Cooke (Jaguars) to be the most productive punter in football on a punt-by-punt basis.”
Cole averaged a whopping 50 yards per punt last season, best in the NFL. In fact, he finished the year eighth all-time in yards per punt in a single season with the record holder being Sammy Baugh (51.4) back in 1940.
Along with Daniel Carlson, the Raiders have the best duo of specialists in the entire NFL. Together, those two players won the Raiders a bunch of games last season that most teams probably wouldn’t have won. Expect both Carlson and Cole to have strong years again in 2022. | 2022-08-01T12:28:28Z | sports.yahoo.com | Raiders P AJ Cole named most productive punter in the NFL | https://sports.yahoo.com/raiders-p-aj-cole-named-120712105.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/raiders-p-aj-cole-named-120712105.html?src=rss |
Independent hearing officer Sue L. Robinson presided over a three-day disciplinary hearing in which the NFL and NFLPA presented their cases in determining if Watson violated the league's conduct policy. Days before those hearings began, it was reported that the NFL pushed for a one-year suspension. A source told Yahoo Sports that the NFL wanted the public to know that it had pushed for that year-long suspension before the discipline hearing. | 2022-08-01T13:33:31Z | sports.yahoo.com | NFL: Deshaun Watson suspended 6 games for personal conduct violations | https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-suspends-deshaun-watson-6-games-for-personal-conduct-violations-122422200.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-suspends-deshaun-watson-6-games-for-personal-conduct-violations-122422200.html?src=rss |
He told NFL Network that he has “no love” at all toward the 49ers and strongly dislikes them.
“I dislike the Niners. I don’t like the Niners at all, they don’t like us,” he said. “It’s just the rivals. Every time we play it’s a dog fight. That’s how it is. No love at all towards them guys. I really dislike them and we’ll see them twice this year.”
The Rams-49ers rivalry heated up last season after San Francisco swept Los Angeles for the third straight year in the regular season, but the Rams got their revenge when it mattered most. They beat the 49ers in the NFC title game, ending their six-game losing streak to San Francisco and punching their ticket to the Super Bowl.
The 49ers have frustrated Donald in recent years, holding him to just one sack in his last five games against them. That probably just adds to his hatred toward them, knowing how difficult it’s been to bring down Jimmy Garoppolo and their other quarterbacks.
Amanda Nunes evened the score as she bloodied Julianna Peña and scored three 10-8s across three judges.
Competition for backup jobs at OLB is wide open for Packers
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The Deshaun Watson saga has plagued the NFL for a full year, as he sat out every game of the 2021 season due to accusations of sexual misconduct in civil lawsuits.
On Monday, former federal judge Sue L. Robinson formally handed Watson a six-game suspension for violating the personal conduct policy, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The NFL could still appeal the suspension, but the NFLPA and Watson have both stated that their side would not be doing so.
Watson was seen as a player of interest for the Miami Dolphins throughout this past year, but they ultimately decided to stay away from the quarterback when the cases hadn’t been settled and a nondisclosure agreement hadn’t been signed, according to Watson’s lawyer, Rusty Hardin.
Now, Watson, barring an appeal by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, will be able to play this season after sitting out his six games, meaning he will get an opportunity to play the Dolphins in Week 10 for a 1:00 p.m. ET matchup at Hard Rock Stadium.
Dolphins fans energized with exciting open practice Saturday | 2022-08-01T14:01:54Z | sports.yahoo.com | Browns’ Deshaun Watson to serve 6-game suspension, can play vs. Dolphins | https://sports.yahoo.com/browns-deshaun-watson-serve-6-132358491.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/browns-deshaun-watson-serve-6-132358491.html?src=rss |
No wonder the NFLPA put out that statement on Sunday night, asking the NFL to join them in not appealing Deshaun Watson's suspension.
Six games for Watson, the Cleveland Browns' quarterback, has to be viewed as a best-case scenario for Watson and the team. It seemed at times during the offseason like Watson could miss most or all of the season. The NFL was reportedly pushing for a full year suspension. That's why the Browns' AFC North odds at BetMGM shifted. The Browns opened the offseason as favorites to win the division, but fell to third behind the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals as the Watson situation was unsettled.
There will be plenty said about the length of the suspension and how that looks for the league — Watson's suspension will be compared often to Atlanta Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley, who got a one-year suspension for some bets on NFL games that totaled a little more than $1,000 — but in a strictly football sense it's a win for the Browns. You can see that in the betting odds.
The Browns were 30-to-1 to win the Super Bowl on Sunday at BetMGM. On Monday, those odds were shifted to 20-to-1 with the news that Watson would be available for the final 11 games of the season. Their odds to win the AFC moved from 16-to-1 to 11-to-1.
Clearly the Browns' prospects at a big 2022 season got better with news of the light Watson suspension, and the odds reflect that.
Deshaun Watson should return Week 7
There wasn't any news right away if the NFL would appeal disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson's decision. Let's assume for now that the suspension sticks at six games. Here are the games Watson would miss if that's the case:
Week 1, at Carolina
Week 2, vs. New York Jets
Week 3, vs. Pittsburgh
Week 4, at Atlanta
Week 5, vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Week 6, vs. New England
Watson would be eligible to return in Week 7 at Baltimore. He will play in all four games against the Bengals and Ravens, the two teams that were listed ahead of the Browns in the AFC North odds.
The Browns have said they'll go with Jacoby Brissett at quarterback when Watson is out. Late last week they were listed as 1.5-point favorites over the Panthers in Week 1. The Jets and Falcons have two of the lowest win totals on the board for the season, and the Steelers are projected to be a sub-.500 team by those win totals. A 3-3 start for the Browns while Watson is suspended seems feasible. They could even emerge with a winning record after those six games.
The biggest question post-suspension could be Watson himself.
Deshaun Watson of the Cleveland Browns was given a six-game suspension. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images)
Browns' odds shift after news
Watson didn't play at all for the Houston Texans in 2021, amid his trade request and off-field issues. He won't play this year until Oct. 23 (again, assuming the six-game suspension holds). That's a long time between playing an NFL game.
Watson is also getting used to his new teammates and scheme and will be joining the Browns about a third of the way into the season. That's difficult too.
Watson is a top-end quarterback and he should return to that level, but we also don't know how the toll of the intense attention to his off-field issues and all that time off will affect him. Maybe it won't have an impact on him at all. But it's a question heading into the season.
Mostly, Monday's news brought clarity to the Browns, in terms of what their season will look like. They have a fairly light six-game stretch to start the season, then they get one of the NFL's best quarterbacks back in the lineup.
Most of the Browns' future odds had been off the board for much of the offseason as the Watson situation lingered. For at least the Super Bowl odds, which stayed up, the outlook for the Browns is much better after the suspension news.
Deshaun Watson's six-game suspension makes him available for both Bengals-Browns games
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Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood as communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television series, has died at the age of 89. George Takei, who shared the bridge of the USS Enterprise with her as Sulu in the original “Star Trek” series, called her trailblazing and incomparable. | 2022-08-01T14:02:11Z | sports.yahoo.com | Browns' Super Bowl odds improve dramatically after Deshaun Watson suspension news | https://sports.yahoo.com/browns-super-bowl-odds-improve-dramatically-after-deshaun-watson-suspension-news-133352460.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/browns-super-bowl-odds-improve-dramatically-after-deshaun-watson-suspension-news-133352460.html?src=rss |
The Cleveland Browns and QB Deshaun Watson have clarity for the 2022 season, even if it isn’t what they were hoping for.
Judge Sue Robinson has ruled that Watson violated the league’s personal conduct policy and will be suspended for six games. The punishment comes over 15 months after more than 20 women filed civil lawsuits alleging that Watson assaulted them during massages.
Robinson required both sides to submit briefs two weeks after the disciplinary hearing ended and took her time reviewing everything before making a decision.
For the Browns, who traded Baker Mayfield to the Carolina Panthers, getting a resolution with Watson is vital as training camp started last week.
Cleveland opens the season with the Carolina Panthers, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers and Atlanta Falcons in the first quarter of the season. The schedule picks up in the second quarter with the Los Angeles Chargers and New England Patriots being the last two games of Watson’s suspension.
Robinson’s ruling does not include any additional fine:
The NFLPA, on Watson’s behalf, could appeal Robinson’s decision but announced Sunday night that it would not do so. That appeal would go back to Roger Goodell, who could impose harsher discipline in such a scenario. | 2022-08-01T14:02:50Z | sports.yahoo.com | Deshaun Watson suspended 6 games by Judge Sue Robinson | https://sports.yahoo.com/deshaun-watson-suspended-judge-sue-122155754.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/deshaun-watson-suspended-judge-sue-122155754.html?src=rss |
The NFL announced today that after a decision from retired federal judge Sue L. Robinson, quarterback Deshaun Watson would be suspended for six games for a violation of the league’s personal conduct policy.
Watson’s three-day hearing before Judge Robinson took place at the end of June, and according to reports the NFL was pushing for an “indefinite” suspension. The NFLPA, advocating on behalf of the quarterback, reportedly argued for Watson to avoid a suspension entirely.
According to reporting, in her decision Judge Robinson noted that Watson’s “pattern of behavior was egregious,” but also noted that the behavior was “nonviolent sexual conduct:”
Until recently, Watson was facing over two dozen lawsuits alleging sexual assault that occurred during his time in Houston with the Texans. Watson, after stating at Cleveland’s mandatory minicamp that he was focused on “clearing his name,” then settled 20 of the 24 lawsuits against him. Earlier on Monday morning Tony Buzbee announced that Watson had agreed to settle three of the remaining four cases pending against him:
Deshaun Watson has agreed to settle three of the remaining four active civil lawsuits against him, Houston attorney Tony Buzbee told ESPN's @JohnBarrESPN early Monday morning.https://t.co/Fl4f8lHy5l
In addition, Watson was also the focus of explosive and harrowing reporting from Jenny Vrentas of the New York Times. Vrentas outlined how Watson met “at least 66 women for massages over a 17-month period.” The article also indicates that the Texans assisted Watson in making appointments, as well as providing him with nondisclosure agreements.
The NFLPA and Watson released a statement on Sunday night indicating that they would stand by Judge Robinson’s decision. Under the terms of the CBA, the NFL has three days to appeal the decision.
As it stands, Watson would be suspended for these six games: The Carolina Panthers, the New York Jets, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Atlanta Falcons, the Los Angeles Chargers and the New England Patriots.
Reports: Deshaun Watson suspended for 6 games for violating NFL personal conduct policy
The Gainesville native has been accused by 24 massage therapists in Texas of sexual misconduct. Most of the civil lawsuits have been settled. | 2022-08-01T14:03:03Z | sports.yahoo.com | Deshaun Watson suspended for six games | https://sports.yahoo.com/deshaun-watson-suspended-six-games-124811956.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/deshaun-watson-suspended-six-games-124811956.html?src=rss |
Whether it was through their previous failed trade attempts or their upcoming season opener, the Carolina Panthers didn’t and won’t be getting any parts of Deshaun Watson in 2022.
On Monday morning, the Cleveland Browns quarterback was handed a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. That would effectively take Watson out of his team’s Week 1 matchup against the Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on Sept. 11.
Before Watson was traded to Cleveland, Carolina pursued the legally embattled passer for the better part of the last year. Those overtures were ultimately turned away by the three-time Pro Bowler, as he declined to approve any move to the Panthers after the organization reportedly refused to guarantee him the third and fourth years of a new contract.
Watson had been accused of sexual misconduct and sexual assault in civil lawsuits filed by 25 women. He has since settled 23 of those cases, with one having been dropped by a judge’s ruling back in April.
The Panthers would eventually change course, acquiring the Browns’ sudden third wheel in Baker Mayfield. And 2018’s first overall pick, assuming he’s named the starter by head coach Matt Rhule, will get a crack at his former team on that opening afternoon.
As for Cleveland, Jacoby Brissett is the current favorite to oppose Mayfield and the Panthers.
Tua Tagovailoa's first pass of the day – intended for Hill – fell short, but fans eventually got to see the hands that helped Kansas City to the playoffs.
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Over the past two weeks, we haven’t seen anything from Zamir White as he was dealing with an undisclosed injury. Josh McDaniels did mention late last week that he thought he would return to the practice field sooner rather than later. And that’s exactly what happened.
In a recent article by Tashan Reed of The Athletic, he reported that White did return to practice over the weekend. Here is what Reed had to say about the fourth-round pick from Georgia:
“Some good injury news: Rookie running back Zamir White returned to practice Saturday and Sunday after missing several sessions due to an undisclosed injury. He’s rarely practiced going back to OTAs, but there’s hope he’ll be able to ramp things up from here.”
While it’s encouraging to see White back on the practice field, it still feels unlikely that we will see him on Thursday as the Raiders take on the Jaguars for the Hall of Fame Game. That means he’ll have to wait at least another week before he can get his first game action.
White is a player that a lot of people are excited about given that the team declined the fifth-year option for Josh Jacobs. While White isn’t a threat to take snaps away from Jacobs this season, he could be positioning himself to be the Week 1 starter in 2023.
And if White can stay on the practice field and show his talent, he may have a chance to carve out some kind of role in the offense this season.
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Gabe Kapler shares 'exciting' Will Clark story from their playing days
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The Seattle Seahawks have a new defensive coordinator this season in Clint Hurtt, and with that, comes a new look to the squad. Having served as the defensive line coach in Seattle since 2017, Hurtt has high expectations for the big guys up front.
“If the front isn’t playing at a high level, you’re not going to have a chance to be successful, so it starts there,” Hurtt told reporters after Saturday’s practice. “With the interior guys that we have on the D–line, between Al (Woods), (Bryan) Mone, Poona (Ford), Shelby (Harris), and Quinton (Jefferson), there are no excuses. They should be playing at a high level, that’s the expectation, that’s the standard, and they’ve done that, and have practiced really well.“
It’s no secret the Seahawks have struggled defensively at times over the last few seasons, something Hurtt hopes he can rectify in 2022. All in all, he feels confident heading into the year with his interior players . . . and the edge defenders as well.
The Seahawks return to the practice field on Monday to kick off the second week of training camp.
The Seattle Seahawks have high hopes for former Husky cornerback, Sidney Jones IV, in his second season with the team.
Two bicyclists on Make-A-Wish tour dead after ‘mass-casualty incident’ in Ionia County
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South Operational Command reports destruction of two Russian logistics centers in occupied territories
Ukrainian artillery units successfully hit several Russian military targets in the south of the country on July 30, the head of the joint coordinating press center of the Defense Forces of the South of Ukraine, Natalia Humeniuk, said on Ukrainian national television. | 2022-08-01T14:05:04Z | sports.yahoo.com | Seahawks DC Clint Hurtt setting high expectations for defensive line | https://sports.yahoo.com/seahawks-dc-clint-hurtt-setting-130007967.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/seahawks-dc-clint-hurtt-setting-130007967.html?src=rss |
Three-star defensive lineman Tavion Gadson has named his top five schools. Gadson, a member of the class of 2023, plays high school football for Jenkins High School in Savannah, Georgia.
Tavion Gadson considered Georgia, Florida State, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Minnesota to be his top five schools. Where will he play college football? The Florida State Seminoles are favored to land a commitment from Gadson per 247Sports.
The 6-foot-5, 280-pound defensive lineman recently received a scholarship offer from Georgia on May 11. Kirby Smart and Georgia football have a great class of 2023, but could improve on in-state recruiting.
The Dawgs have no commitments from any of the top five players in Georgia. Georgia has four commitments among the top 20 in-state recruits in the rising senior class. Clemson and Alabama have been Georgia’s top in-state competition this recruiting cycle. For reference, the Bulldogs signed eight of the state’s top 20 recruits in the class of 2022.
Tavion Gadson has scholarship offers from Tennessee, Louisville, Auburn, Miami, Minnesota and more. The Jenkins High School star had six sacks and 60 tackles during the 2021 high school football season. He is ranked as the No. 66 recruit in Georgia in the class of 2023 and the No. 684 recruit in the country.
The three-star defensive lineman is good at shedding blocks, is strong against the run, and plays well in space. Gadson primarily plays as a 4-3 defensive end for Jenkins High School.
Tavion Gadson announced his top five schools via Twitter:
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Ryan Blaney frustrated with end of Indy race: 'People just run over each other'
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Deebo Samuel got paid. He didn’t get paid to be a running back. He didn’t even get paid to be the so-called ‘wide back’ he became in the latter portion of last season. He was paid to be a wide receiver, which is what he’ll continue to be for the 49ers.
For all the reporting about Samuel’s unhappiness with his role, the 49ers’ reliance on him as a runner last season was borne out of necessity. It was a unique marriage of team need and a player having a very specific skill set that fit the need.
While the unprecedented rushing production from the wide receiver position is fun – Samuel in the last eight games plus the playoffs had 80 carries for 480 yards and eight touchdowns on the ground – it’s not a model neither he nor the 49ers will want to sustain.
For a better idea of what his ideal role in San Francisco’s offense is, look no further than the first half of last season. In those eight contests he ran it six times for 22 yards and one touchdown. Through the air he racked up 49 catches, 882 yards and four touchdowns on 81 targets. Despite a dip in production over the second half because of his new role, he still finished with 77 catches, 1,405 yards and six touchdowns.
He also led the NFL in yards per catch and finished fifth in receiving yards despite finishing tied (with Rams WR Cooper Kupp) for 29th in average depth of target. His 784 yards after the catch were the second-most in the NFL (behind Kupp) and his 10.2 YAC per reception were the most in the NFL by more than 2.0 yards according to Pro Football Focus.
All of those receiving numbers are why the 49ers paid him.
Prior to injury issues that forced them into overusing Samuel’s unique explosiveness and vision to turn him into more of a running back, Samuel was on pace for 98 catches, 1,764 yards and eight touchdowns. Those are the kind of stats that earn top-of-market receiver money, which is what Samuel got in his three-year, $73.5 million deal with $58.1 million guaranteed.
There will always be some form of rushing element to Samuel’s game. He’s simply too effective with the ball in his hands not to devise ways to get him the ball in space, even on a handoff here and there. That’s not what the 49ers paid him for though. It’s simply a nice bonus – a curveball for head coach Kyle Shanahan when he wants to reach into his bag. It’s also something the 49ers can go to in a key spot, like third-and-7 with 1:03 left in the fourth quarter of a tied divisional playoff game in Green Bay.
Samuel last year finished the regular season with 59 carries, including 53 over the final eight games. If he comes anywhere close to that number again this year it would likely be more evenly distributed across the 17-game slate. Still, more than three per game is probably too high. The 49ers won’t want to put Samuel at that much risk because he’s simply too valuable at the position they paid him to play.
Texas continues to recruit Louisiana hard this cycle. | 2022-08-01T15:29:17Z | sports.yahoo.com | 49ers don’t need RB role from Deebo Samuel to maximize value | https://sports.yahoo.com/49ers-don-t-rb-role-140055024.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/49ers-don-t-rb-role-140055024.html?src=rss |
While the quarterback position has been the focus, the Carolina Panthers are getting some good news on the defensive side of the football. Cornerback Jaycee Horn, whose rookie season was cut short after suffering a fractured foot in Week 3 against the Houston Texans, was activated from the Physically Unable to Perform list on Monday:
Horn was drafted in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft, with the Panthers adding him with the eighth-overall selection. Coming out of South Carolina, Horn was known for his man coverage skills, as well as his ability to handle a variety of coverage assignments. You might see him covering Kyle Pitts on one snap, and then Kadarius Toney on another. His ability to handle different types of receivers drew comparisons to Jalen Ramsey.
Horn recorded his first NFL interception in Week 2 last season on this play against the New Orleans Saints late in the fourth quarter of a Carolina victory:
A far better representation of his skill-set comes from his days on campus, and plays like this one against Elijah Moore and Mississippi:
What I love about this play is again the patience from Horn. Moore throws the kitchen sink at him, with a bevy of stutter-steps and hesitation moves, but the cornerback does not bite. He stays patient in his press alignment and does not fire his hands early, so when Moore finally commits to the slant route Horn can match him easily.
Horn’s return should have Panthers fans excited about their defense in 2022. | 2022-08-01T15:29:55Z | sports.yahoo.com | Carolina Panthers CB Jaycee Horn activated from PUP | https://sports.yahoo.com/carolina-panthers-cb-jaycee-horn-142623339.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/carolina-panthers-cb-jaycee-horn-142623339.html?src=rss |
Five cases. That’s apparently the “volume” of evidence against Watson that the NFL presented to Robinson.
Deshaun Watson took part in the Cleveland Browns' minicamp, but will he play at all during the 2022 NFL season?
All that, and somehow the NFL couldn’t make the case that Watson deserved more than six games. That works out to Watson sitting one quarter for every lawsuit filed against him. He’ll be back before the end of October, giving him plenty of time to take the Cleveland Browns to the playoffs and make everyone forget his misdeeds.
When the NFL learned Calvin Ridley was gambling on games – when he wasn’t even playing, mind you – it brought the full weight of the league’s wrath upon him. Once one of the most talented receivers in the game, Ridley is now persona non grata, banished for an indeterminate length of time. When Tom Brady fibbed about his cell phones, the NFL went scorched earth on the seven-time Super Bowl champion.
The NFL can appeal Robinson’s decision, with Goodell having the ultimate say on the length of Watson’s suspension, and it will be telling how hard the league fights this. If at all. The NFL has a long track record of only standing up for women when it thinks there’s a buck to be made off them, and its actions in this case have done little to challenge that.
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Eventually Hyde left the field with trainers and was listed as day-to-day with a hip/glute injury. Hyde missed Saturday’s practice and the team had off on Sunday
That issue came about on the first day of practice and Crowder had not practiced since. Buffalo finally has him back on the field.
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The Houston Texans are trimming down their quarterback room.
According to Aaron Wilson from the Pro Football Network, the Texans have cut quarterback Kevin Hogan on the third day of training camp.
Hogan, 29, had one start in his career. However, the 6-3, 218-pound signal caller had experience in Pep Hamilton’s system via his tenure at Stanford. Hogan was the quarterback who replaced Andrew Luck, who was taken by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2012 NFL draft. Hogan spent a season with Hamilton before the the offensive coordinator reunited with Luck in Indianapolis in 2013.
Quarterback Davis Mills, who is the Texans’ presumptive starter for 2022, told reporters on June 14 after mandatory minicamp that Hogan was part of a quarterback room that provided relevant input.
“Everyone kind of has some different coaching points that they’ve had in the past that they share with the room,” Mills said. We kind of like to bounce things off each other to make sure we’re all progressing at the same pace, and everything is moving in the same direction.”
The Texans still have Kyle Allen and Jeff Driskel backing up Mills.
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Champion swimmer Adam Peaty is planning a reset after the Commonwealth Games in hopes of regaining his best form for the Paris Games in 2024. The reigning Olympic champion and world record holder in the 100-meter breaststroke was devastated to miss a medal in the event in a major upset on Sunday night. Peaty broke his foot 10 weeks ago and missed the world championships in Budapest as a result.
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It was announced on Monday that defensive lineman Mazi Smith was named to the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List.
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The Bednarik Trophy is given annually to the best defensive player in the country. The award was established back in 1995, and it’s named after Hall of Fame linebacker Chuck Bednarik. Bednarik was known as a linebacker who played for the Eagles from 1949-1965, but he played both ways full-time in the NFL. He was a two-time NFL champion and a 10-time All-Pro in his NFL career.
The last Michigan player to win this coveted award was defensive back Charles Woodson back in 1997.
Mazi Smith hopes to make himself the second-ever Wolverine to win the award this upcoming season. Last season, Jordan Davis from Georgia took home the honors.
Smith is entering his senior season in Ann Arbor, and he has 14 career starts. He is a three-time letter winner and was an All-Big Ten performer in 2021. Last season, he had 37 tackles and 2.5 sacks.
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It is finally here, fall camp for the Michigan Wolverines. While this offseason has been a lot more enjoyable than many in recent memory, thanks to a defeat of the Ohio State Buckeyes and a Big Ten Championship, it’s time for some actual football. JJ McCarthy was held out for most of the spring dealing with rehab from a shoulder injury.
Jim Harbaugh thinks 2022 Michigan football defense could be better than 2021
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The preseason watch list of college football’s best defensive players includes seven from the Mountain West.
Sound defensive standouts.
The bulk of watch list season wrapped up this morning with the reveal of the Bednarik Award list. Given annually to college football’s player of the year, there are seven players from the Mountain West on this year’s iteration.
The group includes a number of athletes who have appeared on other watch lists over the past couple weeks and features players from every level of defense. Boise State’s Scott Matlock, Nevada’s Dom Peterson, and San Jose State’s Viliami Fehoko represent the conference’s defensive line.
Among Mountain West linebackers, Air Force’s Vince Sanford and Colorado State’s Dequan Jackson are the only two to make an appearance here. This actually represents Jackson’s first watch list nod of the off-season, after a 2021 campaign in which he collected 84 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, and one sack.
In the secondary, San Diego State safety Patrick McMorris and Fresno State safety Evan Williams make yet another watch list appearance after being named preseason all-conference selections by the Mountain West media back in July.
Last year’s Bednarik Award winner was Georgia’s Jordan Davis. | 2022-08-01T16:34:43Z | sports.yahoo.com | Mountain West Football: Seven Named To Bednarik Award Watch List | https://sports.yahoo.com/mountain-west-football-seven-named-143644066.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/mountain-west-football-seven-named-143644066.html?src=rss |
Rutgers football recruit Tosin Babalade pushes back decision date
Four-star Tosin Babalade, who took an official visit to Rutgers football in June, has decided to push back his decision date. Babalade was scheduled to announce his college decision on Sunday.
Instead, late last week, Babalade announced that he will not be going public with his college decision over the weekend. In his announcement, the Maryland offensive lineman did not publish a new date for his announcement.
According to On3, South Carolina is the heavy favorite to land Babalade, with their Recruiting Prediction Machine projecting the SEC program at 81.5 percent. Maryland (4.6 percent), Rutgers (3.9 percent), North Carolina (3.3 percent) and Ohio State (2.5 percent) round out the top five for Babalade.
In late June, Babalade talked about his decision and what he is looking for on the football field in a school.
“Definitely playing time,” Babalade said.
“I just want to get better, I just want to get to the next level. I don’t mind sitting, waiting for a little. I just don’t want to wait that long. I just want to keep getting better every year.”
Rutgers was one of the programs to land an official visit with Babalade. He said after his official visit that his time with the Big Ten program went well.
“We’re definitely close. I was able to spend more time with them,” Babalade said. “They want to see me get better and better.”
Babalade also had a very strong impression about Ohio State football and his entire visit.
“It was definitely – I wouldn’t say the facilities but the next level stuff. The tech that they have to transform a player’s body,” Babalade said about the Ohio State football program. “Everything was just next level…the field, the buildings, they just re-did the turf and stuff in the field house. It was all good. The NIL, they are amazing at it.”
One of the other programs in the mix for Babalade is North Carolina. Babalade talked about his official visit there in June.
And the Tar Heels head coach, who made an impression on him.
“It was nice. They weren’t many people there but I understand because of summer. It was good, it was fun,” Babalade said before talking about what stood out to him during the visit.
“The coach – the coach Mack Brown. He’s a great man, he’s very relaxed. He’s honest.”
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One of the signature, recurring highlights from the NFL in the 1970s was Ken Stabler throwing a deep touchdown pass to Cliff Branch, who had left a cornerback far behind on his way to the end zone.
Unfortunately, the two Oakland Raiders teammates were connected in a different way. Stabler and Branch died before they finally got their recognition from the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Stabler was voted into the Hall of Fame in 2016, months after his death. Branch died in 2019. Three years later, he got his Hall of Fame call from the senior committee.
"I think he would cry," Elaine Anderson, Branch's sister, told the Canton Repository. "I know he would cry."
Longtime Raiders fans who remember how Branch helped defined an era for the franchise have to be pleased the wait is over, even if the call came too late for Branch to enjoy it.
Cliff Branch was a star for Raiders
The Raiders were a great team in the 1970s and the early 1980s, and Branch was a common thread for all three of the franchise's Super Bowl championships.
That's not just coincidence. Al Davis' Raiders wanted to throw it deep, and Branch fit that attack perfectly. Branch was a fourth-round pick out of Colorado in 1972 and it took a couple years for his career to take off. But in 1974, he became a star.
Branch led the NFL with 1,092 yards and 13 touchdowns in 1974. He averaged 18.2 yards per catch. Branch added 270 more yards and two touchdowns in the playoffs that season. He'd be a mainstay for the Raiders for the decade that followed.
The Raiders won a Super Bowl at the end of a fantastic 1976 season. Branch was first-team All-Pro for the second time that season, leading the NFL again with 12 touchdowns. He averaged 24.2 yards per catch that season. He and Bob Hayes of the Dallas Cowboys were the premier deep threats in the NFL and they helped redefine the game. The success of Branch, Hayes and others on deep passes helped coaches reimagine the passing game.
Branch was a game-changer, and his deep speed made the NFL fun to watch.
Cliff Branch was one of the greatest deep threats in NFL history. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
Branch won three Super Bowls
The Raiders of the 1970s only won one Super Bowl, but that had a lot to do with playing in the same era as the Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins. Branch was around to win two more Super Bowls in the 1980s, after Stabler had moved on.
With Jim Plunkett throwing the ball, Branch was a part of championship teams in 1980 and 1983. In 1983, Branch caught a 99-yard touchdown pass against Washington. It is one of 13 99-yard receptions in NFL history. Branch was 35 years old at the time.
Branch's speed was elite late into his career and late into his life as well. The Canton Repository said Branch claimed he could run a 4.6-second 40-yard dash at 69 years old.
Branch retired after the 1985 season. He spent all 14 seasons with the Raiders. His numbers don't look as impressive given the explosion of receiving statistics in today's game. Branch never had more than 60 passes in a season. Perhaps that's why it took more than 35 years after his retirement to get into the Hall of Fame. But his ability to beat a defense deep impacted many Raiders wins for more than a decade. Statistics could never do Branch's career justice, especially decades later as the NFL evolved.
Branch was a big part of Raiders history, and NFL history as one of the greatest deep threats ever. Like plenty of cornerbacks who tried to keep up with Branch through his career, the Hall of Fame was just a step slow in recognizing his place in the game's history. | 2022-08-01T17:04:32Z | sports.yahoo.com | 2022 Hall of Fame: Cliff Branch finally gets due as one of NFL's great deep threats | https://sports.yahoo.com/2022-hall-of-fame-cliff-branch-finally-gets-due-as-one-of-nf-ls-great-deep-threats-165637134.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/2022-hall-of-fame-cliff-branch-finally-gets-due-as-one-of-nf-ls-great-deep-threats-165637134.html?src=rss |
The Kansas City Chiefs held their fifth full training camp practice on Monday at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri. This was the first padded practice, which means the intensity of things picked up quite a bit. The team had a few absences to start practice and a big injury scare to their star QB during practice.
The trio of CB Rashad Fenton, RT Lucas Niang and OL Prince Tega Wanogho were absent from practice as they remain on the active/PUP list. Fenton has been spotted with Steve Spagnuolo taking some “mental reps” back behind the defense during the team install period.
As expected, Carlos Dunlap was not at practice on Monday. The team has excused Dunlap from practice to deal with some personal matters. He is expected to report on Wednesday, Aug. 3.
Orlando Brown Jr. has reported to training camp after missing the first week, but he didn’t practice with the team on Monday. That’s because the starting left tackle needed to pass a physical and go through the team’s conditioning test in order to be cleared to participate in practice. Expect him out at practice on Tuesday, assuming that he is able to pass both of those.
After leaving practice early on Saturday with a quad injury, the Chiefs were being cautious with TE Jody Fortson on Monday. He didn’t participate in the team’s first padded practice and was spotted at the trainer tent. Fortson suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in Week 6 of last season, so airing on the side of caution is probably a good idea.
“He’s got a quad strain,” Reid said of Fortson. “It doesn’t look too bad at all. He’s swinging right back into it. I think it’ll be a few days and we’ll get him back out there.”
Patrick Mahomes tweaked his ankle during the last play of 11-on-11 portions of practice. He hobbled to the sideline where he was helped by a trainer, making a visit to the white medical tent. After a few moments, Mahomes emerged from the tent with a re-taped ankle and went back to the sidelines with his helmet. He jogged a bit, threw the ball around with Travis Kelce and participated in individual QB drills before practice ended.
“Yeah, he got stepped on,” Reid said. “He’s OK. He’s alright. An offensive lineman got pushed back into him.”
It’s a safe bet that Mahomes will be back out there again tomorrow, with his left ankle taped up. | 2022-08-01T17:05:10Z | sports.yahoo.com | Chiefs injury, absence updates from Day 5 of training camp | https://sports.yahoo.com/chiefs-injury-absence-updates-day-160652575.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/chiefs-injury-absence-updates-day-160652575.html?src=rss |
This isn’t too surprising, but it is disappointing. Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will miss his team’s first six games this year, but not their late-season matchup with the New Orleans Saints. An independent arbitrator, Judge Sue Robinson, recommended Watson be suspended the first six games of the 2022 season — barring an appeal from the NFL, in which case league commissioner Roger Goodell (or his designee) could issue a longer suspension. Watson’s representatives and the NFL Players Association have both previously said they will not challenge Judge Robinson’s ruling, so Goodell has three days to decide the next step. For now, we’ll assume Watson serves the six-game suspension.
So this has several impacts for the Saints. The most pressing matter is that Watson, a player the Saints put a ton of effort into recruiting for themselves, will be suiting up against them when they visit the Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium in Week 16; that’s going to be a chilly and possibly snowy game on Dec. 24, Christmas Eve.
Dennis Allen wouldn’t have steered the Saints towards pursuing Watson so strongly if he didn’t appreciate the challenge in stopping such a talented quarterback. Unless Goodell overrules the initial suspension in favor of a yearlong punishment, Watson will be leading Cleveland’s offense against Allen’s defense. He’s only faced the Saints once before, taking six sacks in a too-close 30-28 loss won with a late Wil Lutz field goal from 58 yards out. It’ll be tough.
As for the other way this Watson suspension matters to Saints fans: it’s probably not going to set much precedence for Alvin Kamara’s situation, awful as the optics may be. Judge Robinson decided that while Watson’s “pattern of behavior was egregious,” per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, it also constituted “nonviolent sexual conduct.”
That first descriptor is the key here. Watson’s behavior is seen as a violation of the NFL’s personal conduct policy, but it’s seen as “nonviolent” (personally, I disagree; all sexual abuse is inherently violent). Kamara’s behavior is different. He’s identified himself and his friends on video beating and stomping out a man. That’s going to be viewed as a “violent” policy violation and be punished accordingly. So a six-game suspension for Kamara is very much still on the table, even if Watson has faced dozens of accusations against Kamara’s one. There’s the tone-deaf NFL for you.
However, what isn’t clear is when (or if) Kamara will be suspended at all. The league is notoriously inconsistent when it comes to these suspensions, but they do have a precedent of waiting for the legal process to play out before handing down discipline. Kamara’s attorneys requested a 60-day status check in court on Monday, per 8 News Now’s David Charns, which would push the next court date past the start of the regular season. And there’s no guarantee a legal decision will come down at that time. This could very well drag on past the 2022 season and into next offseason, as has happened with Marcus Maye’s Feb. 2021 DUI charge in Florida (which has its own still-pending legal resolution).
To recap: Watson is likely to suit up against the Saints in Week 16, and his suspension is unlikely to impact any discipline for Kamara despite how bad it looks. It isn’t fair or just, but don’t go looking to the NFL for justice here. They’re content to let the legal system take the heat before quietly brushing over things on their own end to get back to selling tickets and cutting promos. With most of Watson’s cases settled out of court and little left to be litigated in front of judges or juries, they’ll be ready to move on and refocus on their bottom line. The same is true for the Saints and Kamara. | 2022-08-01T17:05:28Z | sports.yahoo.com | Deshaun Watson suspended 6 games, will play vs. Saints in Week 16 | https://sports.yahoo.com/deshaun-watson-suspended-6-games-162042869.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/deshaun-watson-suspended-6-games-162042869.html?src=rss |
Bring on Monday and the Kansas City Chiefs’ first practice with pads of training camp
The hitting commences after an off-day on Sunday. Here’s a bit about what to expect when the Chiefs go live.
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It did not take long for the NFL to offer up an official response to Monday morning’s ruling on the Deshaun Watson suspension. The league left open the possibility of appealing Judge Sue L. Robinson’s decision to levy a 6-game suspension for the Browns quarterback.
In their statement, the NFL thanked Robinson for finding that revealed “multiple violations” of thr league’s personal conduct policy.
As for any potential appeal, the NFL left the door open,
“The league is reviewing Judge Robinson’s imposition of a six-game suspension and will make a determination on next steps.”
Watson and the NFLPA have already announced they will not appeal Robinson’s decision.
From the league’s press release: | 2022-08-01T17:06:51Z | sports.yahoo.com | NFL releases statement on the Deshaun Watson suspension | https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-releases-statement-deshaun-watson-164358075.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-releases-statement-deshaun-watson-164358075.html?src=rss |
The New England Patriots and punter Jake Bailey agreed to a contract extension on Monday morning, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The two sides agreed to a four-year $13.5 million contract with $6.5 million in fully guaranteed money.
The contract is slated to run through the 2025 season.
Bailey has been a consistent punter during his time with New England. Bailey had a career year in 2020. He made his first Pro Bowl and was a First-Team All-Pro. Bailey averaged 47.3 yards per punt last season. That was the second-highest average of his career.
Bailey was a fifth-round draft pick in 2019. His on-field performance combined with his accolades could certainly qualify him as a steal for that year’s draft class. | 2022-08-01T17:07:29Z | sports.yahoo.com | Report: Patriots and punter Jake Bailey agree to four-year extension | https://sports.yahoo.com/report-patriots-punter-jake-bailey-152230082.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/report-patriots-punter-jake-bailey-152230082.html?src=rss |
Watson is eligible to practice the remainder of training camp before the suspension begins in at the start of Week 1. It will be interesting how HC Kevin Stefanski divides snaps between the two quarterbacks on the ramp-up to the start of the season.
A new part of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) allows for suspended players to return to the team halfway through their suspension to prepare for their return to the field:
Under the CBA, Watson can return to practice during the second half of the suspension. Pending appeal, that would be Week 4 (can practice during training camp as well) #Browns
As long as the NFL doesn’t appeal and increase the suspension, Stefanski will once again be balancing the quarterback who will be starting the next regular season game (Brissett) with the quarterback who is the intended starter for the rest of the season (Watson).
The good news for the Browns is that Watson will be as prepared as possible, both physically and in game planning, based on the CBA compared to the old rules that would not have allowed him to return until Week 7 started. | 2022-08-01T17:07:41Z | sports.yahoo.com | After suspension starts, Deshaun Watson can return to practice in Week 4 | https://sports.yahoo.com/suspension-starts-deshaun-watson-return-164731003.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/suspension-starts-deshaun-watson-return-164731003.html?src=rss |
It’s crunch time for MLB front offices. The 2022 trade deadline is approaching at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday. It’s the last chance for contenders to bolster their playoff hopes and the last chance for also-rans to make moves to help their future prospects. In some cases, it’s a chance to decode the intentions of teams sitting on the fence.
For each major deal between now at Tuesday’s deadline, we’ll break down the pieces on the move and the logic behind the trades. As always, baseball is hard to predict, so what looks like a C+ trade now could easily turn into an A+ trade with a swing adjustment or a new pitch.
What they add is more talent in the prospect ranks, and likely on the immediate major-league roster. Esteury Ruiz, 14 games into his MLB career, could play a role in their outfield right away. He’s a serious on-base machine who can run — he stole 23 bases in 28 games in Triple-A before his promotion — but may not hit for much power. Lamet, who has been injured frequently, could also factor into their playoff race if he gets right.
It also aligns with Padres executive A.J. Preller’s aggressive, star-seeking stance. The Padres are rumored to be heavy players in the Juan Soto sweepstakes, and they didn’t give up anything here that would change that. The move will look worse if he doesn’t add to his position player group, as Ruiz had been a factor in shoring up a weak outfield.
Sometimes pivots are very obvious. In this case, the Yankees are admitting defeat on their Joey Gallo acquisition and leaning into an outfielder who takes a diametrically opposed approach. Benintendi, the former Red Sox mainstay, makes consistent contact, hits doubles and plays solid defense. The Yankees will pop him into the top of the lineup and try to offload Gallo before the deadline. The issue with Benintendi is his refusal, thus far, to get vaccinated against COVID-19. If and when the Yankees play key games against the Toronto Blue Jays in Canada, Benintendi won’t be allowed to go unless he changes his mind on getting vaccinated. | 2022-08-01T18:09:12Z | sports.yahoo.com | 2022 MLB trade deadline grades: Explaining the surprise blockbuster sending Josh Hader from Brewers to Padres | https://sports.yahoo.com/2022-mlb-trade-deadline-grades-analyzing-mariners-move-for-luis-castillo-yankees-andrew-benintendi-deal-more-151930275.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/2022-mlb-trade-deadline-grades-analyzing-mariners-move-for-luis-castillo-yankees-andrew-benintendi-deal-more-151930275.html?src=rss |
Auburn’s 2024 recruiting class is off to a great start after the Big Cat weekend.
The Tigers landed four-star cornerback A’Mon Lane and four-star quarterback Adrian Posse on Saturday, giving them their first two commitments of the cycle.
The good news continued when four-star defensive end kavion henderson included Auburn in his top five schools on Sunday. He will announce his decision on Nov. 6 and will be deciding between Auburn, Georgia, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Cincinnati.
The 6-3, 223-pound Henderson has made multiple visits to Auburn and is a star at Leeds High School, the home of Auburn legend Charles Barkley.
He is ranked as the No. 187 overall player and No. 17 defensive lineman in the 247Sports composite ranking for the 2024 recruiting class. He is also the No. 8 player from Alabama.
While he is listed as a defensive lineman, Auburn has recruited him at the edge spot, an area that is short on depth. This is part of the pitch from edge coach Roc Bellatoni.
“He’s telling me that if I come there and work hard then I can play because they are short on the edge room,” Henderson told Auburn Undercover’s Jason Caldwell. “Even the players are telling me that. I just know I have a chance to make an impact if I go there, but I know it won’t be easy and I’ll have to work hard.”
Every former Auburn player's rating in Madden 23 | 2022-08-01T18:27:08Z | sports.yahoo.com | 4-star DE Kavion Henderson announces top 5, sets commitment date | https://sports.yahoo.com/4-star-kavion-henderson-announces-173023760.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/4-star-kavion-henderson-announces-173023760.html?src=rss |
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Oregon linebacker Noah Sewell was one of the 90 defensive players in college football to be named to the Bednarik Award watch list. The award is given out by the Maxwell Club to the best defensive player in the nation at the end of the season. They also hand out the Maxwell award to the top offensive player, but no Ducks were on that watch list.
It’s no surprise Sewell is on this list and look for him to advance through the process as the season rolls along. He’s expected to be one of the Pac-12’s best defensive players and should be in the running for Defensive Player of the Year.
Sewell managed to have a great season in 2021 as he stayed healthy and instead of doing damage to his body, he did damage to opponents. He led the Ducks with 114 tackles to go along with four sacks and an interception.
The award is named for Chuck Bednarik, who played at Penn in the late 1940s where he was a center and linebacker. He’s also in the College Football Hall of Fame.
It is now an annual question at Miami, the official precursor to the start of a new football season for a program that was once a perennial national championship contender and hasn’t been at that level for two decades and counting. New Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal has an answer: “The U is back to work,” the Miami alumnus said. Expectations from an impatient fan base are always high at Miami, are higher now because of Cristobal’s presence and probably rose even more when the Hurricanes were installed last week as the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Coastal Division preseason favorite. | 2022-08-01T18:27:59Z | sports.yahoo.com | Noah Sewell on the Bednarik Award watch list for best defensive player | https://sports.yahoo.com/noah-sewell-bednarik-award-watch-162759360.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/noah-sewell-bednarik-award-watch-162759360.html?src=rss |
Tennessee kicked off fall training camp Monday in preparation for its 2022 season.
Second-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel will have the son of former Alabama running back Kerry Goode being part of the Vols’ program during the 2022 season.
Roman Goode is serving as a personnel and recruiting analyst at Tennessee in 2022. He served as a recruitment specialist at Alabama from 2019-21 under head coach Nick Saban.
Kerry Goode played at Alabama from 1983-87. He was named the Southeastern Conference freshman of the year in 1983.
He suffered a knee injury against Boston College in 1984 and was selected by Tampa Bay in the 1988 NFL draft.
Kerry Goode discussed his son joining Tennessee’s program in 2022.
“It’s great to have your son to following in your footsteps, and it’s even more awesome to see them achieving their dream,” Goode told Vols Wire. “He’s doing exactly what he said he wanted to do as a 12-year old. He’s been blessed to start his career at two of the premiere programs in the country. He loves where he is now and hopes that his role will continue to expand. Only the love for a child could get me to switch from crimson to orange. I still have flashbacks of Reggie White burying my face into the AstroTurf at Legion Field as a freshman.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Joe Ferguson (12) on the sideline with Kerry Goode (27) against the Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Stadium during the 1988 season. Mandatory Credit: RVR Photots-USA TODAY Sports
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The 2022 college football season is just over the horizon but the months leading up to it have had no shortage of drama. While the usual din surrounding the recruiting wars continued through the summer doldrums, the prospect of the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten has shaken the very foundations of the collegiate sport.
Interestingly enough, the Florida Gators will face off against one of the west coast conference’s schools to open up its schedule in the Swamp on September 3 — the Utah Utes. While the visitors are expected to arrive in Gainesville as a top-10 team in the nation, there are actually greater implications to the matchup in Gainesville.
Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham offered the following during Pac-12’s football media days recently in regards to the importance of his season opener on the other side of the country.
“That’s very important. Every game obviously is important. But when you have a chance to go down to SEC country, play a storied program like Florida with their history, a tradition, in a place like the Swamp, that’s a challenge for our guys. It’s important for the Pac-12 to make noise on the national scene whenever we get opportunities like that. There’s several other teams in the league that are going to have similar opportunities. We have to make the most of it. If you want to gain respect, gain national attention, you got to come out and win some of those games. Hopefully, we can go down there and play like we’re capable of.”
Respect. That is what the Southeastern Conference continues to demand and even a Gators squad that has been on the down-swing still represents a formidable foe for non-conference opponents. The Pac-12 is currently imperiled by a rapidly-changing landscape in collegiate athletics and showing up on the big stage against a marquee opponent could send a reverberating message throughout the nation.
However, if Florida ends up flopping this season it quickly becomes a moot issue either way. But of course, bridges are meant to be crossed when they are reached and there are still plenty of games to be played before that point.
Oregon linebacker Noah Sewell is one of 90 defensive players to be named to the Bednarik Award watch list.
Social media reactions to Florida’s big recruiting haul
It all happened kind of fast, but Florida just hit a major recruiting hot streak to close out the summer. Here's how Gator Nation reacted.
Unlimited transfer rule unlikely to pass next week, per The Athletic
The NCAA Division I Council is not expected to repeal transfer limits for student-athletes at a meeting next week. | 2022-08-01T18:28:24Z | sports.yahoo.com | Utah head coach stresses importance Florida matchup for Pac-12 | https://sports.yahoo.com/utah-head-coach-stresses-importance-171431756.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/utah-head-coach-stresses-importance-171431756.html?src=rss |
It’s rare to be this close to kickoff in college football and not have a very good idea of who will line up under center in the first game, but that’s exactly the situation LSU finds itself in.
The three-way quarterback battle between Myles Brennan, Jayden Daniels and Garrett Nussmeier wages on after none of them was able to separate from the others during spring practice. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, as all bring unique benefits to the table.
But in an offseason that has been filled with uncertainty as the program transitions into the Brian Kelly era, the biggest comes at the game’s most important position.
The competition will likely continue on into fall camp and potentially into the season, but if a prediction had to be made now, Brennan seems like the favorite given his status as the veteran in the room and the fact that no one has clearly jumped ahead of him.
Athlon Sports feels the same way in its power ranking of the SEC quarterbacks. They chose Brennan for LSU, though he doesn’t rank very highly among the league, sitting at just No. 11.
Injuries have derailed Brennan’s season in each of the last two years, and after opting to enter the portal, he later returned to Baton Rouge for one more season and a chance to end his playing career on a high note. The Mississippi native was handed an impossible task in 2020: Fill the void left behind by Joe Burrow. Brennan guided LSU’s offense to at least 34 points in each of the first three games and posted solid numbers (1,112 yards and 11 TDs) but suffered a season-ending injury against Missouri. A year later, Brennan appeared poised to retake the No. 1 spot on the depth chart. However, an arm injury prior to training camp ended his ’21 season, and LSU turned to Max Johnson for the starting job. Johnson left Baton Rouge for Texas A&M this offseason, and new coach Brian Kelly added former Arizona State signal-caller Jayden Daniels from the portal to add competition for Brennan and redshirt freshman Garrett Nussmeier. This battle should extend deep into the fall, but the guess here is Brennan takes the first snap.
It’s hard to know exactly what to expect from Brennan this fall. On the one hand, he’s in his fifth season and has shown real promise during the few games in which he was healthy and the starter. On the other hand, he’s suffered back-to-back long-term injuries, and it may be unrealistic to expect there to be no drop-off.
The player who starts Game 1 against Florida State may not be the same player starting under center by the end of the season, but Brennan is probably the safest bet for now to get the nod against the Seminoles. Regardless, he has a lot to prove after nearly two full years away from the field, as evidenced by his placement in these power rankings.
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For the first time since 2017, I will be watching Missouri football from afar this fall. It now looks like it'll be a battle between Abraham, Cook and Tyler Macon for the starting spot during fall camp.
The jump Arkansas made in year two under Sam Pittman was impressive, and it is something that South Carolina could mimic coming into the 2022 season. Head coach Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks are set to make a Week 2 trip to Fayetteville, and Pittman will need to have his guys ready to go in an early start to SEC play. Here are five key South Carolina players to watch in that matchup. | 2022-08-01T18:28:30Z | sports.yahoo.com | Where LSU quarterback Myles Brennan stands among SEC passers, per Athlon Sports | https://sports.yahoo.com/where-lsu-quarterback-myles-brennan-170002015.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/where-lsu-quarterback-myles-brennan-170002015.html?src=rss |
Mike Krzyzewski's grandson, Michael Savarino, pleads guilty to DWI charge after November arrest
The grandson of former Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski pleaded guilty to driving while impaired on Wednesday after his arrest in November, according to The News & Observer.
Michael Savarino was arrested in November in Orange County, North Carolina, after police said he rolled through a stop sign while driving with former Duke star Paolo Banchero. The officer said they saw signs of impairment, including a “strong odor of alcohol” and “red glassy eyes,” per the report.
Savarino then reportedly admitted to drinking alcohol earlier, and received a “poor” on a field sobriety test. He later took a breathalyzer test that showed his blood alcohol content of .08, which matches the legal limit in North Carolina.
Savarino was charged with a DWI, driving after consuming alcohol under the age of 21 and for rolling through the stop sign. The second two charges were dismissed as part of his plea agreement.
Savarino has completed 24 hours of community service, paid fines and is now on 12 months of unsupervised probation. He is due in court next in January as part of a treatment program.
Banchero, who was the top pick in the NBA draft, was charged with aiding and abetting DWI, as the vehicle was registered to him. That case is still pending.
Savarino has since graduated from Duke and announced that he is transferring to finish his playing career at New York University. His mom Debbie, who is Krzyzewski’s eldest daughter, is the assistant athletic director at Duke. Savarino joined the Blue Devils as a walk-on in 2019, and became a scholarship player last season, which was Krzyzewski’s final one as Duke head coach.
Savarino made brief appearances in 13 games for the Blue Devils, scoring a total of 13 points.
Michael Savarino has since transferred to NYU after playing for coach Mike Krzyzewski in his final season with the Blue Devils. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
Big Cat is off to a great start for Auburn. | 2022-08-01T18:31:35Z | sports.yahoo.com | Coach K’s grandson, Michael Savarino, pleads guilty to DWI charge after November arrest | https://sports.yahoo.com/coach-ks-grandson-michael-savarino-pleads-guilty-to-dwi-charge-after-november-arrest-001946405.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/coach-ks-grandson-michael-savarino-pleads-guilty-to-dwi-charge-after-november-arrest-001946405.html?src=rss |
Tom Izzo has filled the last void on his coaching staff ahead of the upcoming 2022-23 campaign. Izzo has tabbed Jon Borovich as his new director of recruiting.
We're excited to welcome Jon Borovich as our Director of Recruiting 🏀
Borovich has a lot of ties to the state of Michigan and MSU’s coaching staff. A native of Bloomfield Hills, Borovich played his college basketball at Central Michigan from 1997-2001. After his playing career, he was a graduate assistant at Michigan State from 2001-2003.
After Borovich’s stint as a GA at MSU, he has gone on to have a lengthy assistant coaching career in college basketball. He spent 2003-2005 as the director of basketball operations at Dayton and 2007-2011 as an assistant with the Flyers. In 2005-2007, Borovich was on Greg Kampe’s staff at Oakland. From 2011-2019, Borovich was an assistant coach at Northern Illinois under current Spartan assistant Mark Montgomery. Prior to joining MSU, he has spent the last 3 seasons on Chris Collins’ bench at Northwestern.
Michigan State basketball featured in Devin Royal's top 3 | 2022-08-01T18:31:42Z | sports.yahoo.com | Michigan State basketball hires new Director of Recruiting | https://sports.yahoo.com/michigan-state-basketball-hires-director-173927834.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/michigan-state-basketball-hires-director-173927834.html?src=rss |
The Aztecs finished the 2022 season with a record of 23-10 while exiting in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed. Should Chris Holtmann’s squad pull off the win, OSU will face the winner of Cincinnati and Arizona.
This will be Ohio State’s fourth appearance in the Maui Invitation and first appearance since 2003. The Bucks also played in the tournament in 1988 and 1993. The last time these two teams got together, it was San Diego State coming away with the 83-61 victory, which ironically was at the 2003 Maui Invitational.
🌴 We open our schedule in the 2022 Maui Invitational (@MauiInv) against San Diego State on Nov. 21 with an opportunity to play the winner of Cincinnati vs Arizona!
— 𝓣𝓱𝓮™ Ohio State Hoops (@OhioStateHoops) August 1, 2022
Who knows when the Buckeye basketball team will get back to The Aloha State, so you might want to make plans now to head west in late November. For more information on how to secure tickets and travel packages, you can head to the Maui Invitational official website.
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Who is coming with me? #GoBucks | 2022-08-01T18:31:54Z | sports.yahoo.com | Ohio State basketball to open Maui Invitational with San Diego State | https://sports.yahoo.com/ohio-state-basketball-open-maui-170236929.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/ohio-state-basketball-open-maui-170236929.html?src=rss |
If you’re going to play cornerback in the NFL, you’ve got to have a ridiculous level of self-confidence.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis III certainly isn’t lacking in that department, and he’s got some top-shelf personal goals heading into the 2022 NFL season.
After showing marked progression in each of his first four years in Tampa Bay, Davis signed a three-year contract extension with the Bucs this offseason, paying him around $15 million per season.
After Monday’s training camp practice, Davis put everyone on notice regarding his high expectations for himself as he prepares to live up to his new pay grade:
"I want every NFL team to know that I'm an issue."
🗣️: @Carlton_Lowkey pic.twitter.com/m5Sgrc46dN
The Bucs have Super Bowl hopes again this season, and the play of the secondary will have plenty to do with whether or not they make it that far. As the team’s top corner, Davis will need to set the tone for the unit’s best season yet.
Bucs training camp: Hear from Tom Brady, Carlton Davis III and more | 2022-08-01T18:36:40Z | sports.yahoo.com | Bucs CB Carlton Davis III has confidence necessary to reach lofty goals | https://sports.yahoo.com/bucs-cb-carlton-davis-iii-181101292.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/bucs-cb-carlton-davis-iii-181101292.html?src=rss |
The Jerry-Jimmy feud just won’t die. Not even after the Cowboys owner’s 2021 proclamation on live television that the former coach would, in fact, be immortalized in the home stadium’s Ring of Honor after a 27-year game of will-he-or-won’t-he.
When asked about it in June, Jerry Jones claimed, “I don’t have that timeframe on that,” referring to Jimmy Johnson’s name being placed on the facade encircling the upper deck of AT&T Stadium alongside the franchise’s 22 biggest legends.
On Sunday, Jones appeared to double down- and even got testy- when the subject was broached again by NBCDFW’s Newy Scruggs.
“Jerry, I like you. I respect you,” Scruggs started in an interview in Oxnard on an off-day for the team during training camp. “But I’m going to say this. It seems very petty, what is going on between you and Jimmy, from the standpoint that he’s not in that Ring of Honor.”
The 79-year-old was quick to remind Scruggs- and all of Cowboys Nation- that the decision on if and when to so honor his ex-teammate, longtime friend, and decorated coach is his and his alone.
“It’s B.S. for anybody to be making anything [of that],” Jones said. “I’ve said I’m going to put him in. Now, when I put him in and the circumstances and what I do with that: there’s a lot more than Jimmy to think about here, and I’ve got a lot of other lives out here that have laid a lot on the line on the field that need to be in that Ring of Honor as well. And so how I do that, what I do it with, I get to make that decision, and it isn’t- at the end of the day- all tailored around whether Jimmy is sniveling or not.”
Oof. There’s a lot to unpack in that one quote.
For one, Johnson isn’t “sniveling.” He’s not even the one bringing it up. It’s Cowboys fans and media who are rightfully trying to hold Jones to his word to make good on a situation that, respectfully, should have been righted years and years ago.
Jones himself made the promise nearly a year ago. No other Ring of Honor inductee has had to wait anywhere close to that long after being told they’d be honored.
Even Johnson jokingly acknowledged that the promise is empty until it happens when he responded to Jones’s announcement last August by asking, “While I’m alive?”
The owner is clearly in no hurry to schedule a Ring of Honor ceremony. He claimed in June, “That’s something that I’ve never really decided upon almost until a week or two before I do it.”
That doesn’t appear to actually have been the case in recent memory, but Jones’s latest comments, particularly the bit about there’s a lot more than Jimmy to think about here, and I’ve got a lot of other lives out here that have laid a lot on the line on the field that need to be in that Ring of Honor as well suggest that he’s even considering adding names to the docket and planning for a group ceremony.
Given the acrimonious history between Jones and Johnson, it could well be that the owner is unwilling- even after admitting he was too rash in forcing Johnson’s 1994 exit- to create a Ring of Honor moment for just him. Making Johnson share the spotlight with another Cowboys player (or even multiple players) would be one last twist of the knife, delivered simply because Jones owns the spotlight. And the knife.
And he always wants to make sure everyone remembers that.
“I’ll be very sensitive and be very appreciative of what Jimmy is,” Jones continued to Scruggs on Sunday, “but it’s too much to say, ‘Well, that is the thing that gets up and goes to bed at night when we think about the Ring of Honor’ as to Jerry and Jimmy’s relationship,” Jones said.
Right now, though, after what now appears to have been a short-lived reconciliation last summer on the occasion of Johnson’s induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, it seems- once again- that there is no Jerry-and-Jimmy relationship.
Jones officially putting Johnson in the Ring of Honor would be the professional and permanent consummation of that storied relationship, the ultimate honor that Jones could bestow upon Johnson.
For reasons that are known only to Jones, he chooses to keep holding that honor back. And when asked to name those reasons, he always uses different words, but Jones’s answer is always fundamentally the same: Because I can.
That is, by definition, petty.
And, contrary to Jones’s opinion, it’s not B.S. to say so. | 2022-08-01T18:36:53Z | sports.yahoo.com | Cowboys’ Jerry Jones pushes back on ‘petty’ label regarding Jimmy Johnson’s Ring of Honor wait | https://sports.yahoo.com/cowboys-jerry-jones-pushes-back-180627255.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/cowboys-jerry-jones-pushes-back-180627255.html?src=rss |
Shanahan vows to use Deebo in best way to help 49ers win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
SANTA CLARA -- Wide receiver Deebo Samuel and the 49ers are contractually tied to each other for another four years through the 2025 season.
And coach Kyle Shanahan said he was asked to make no concessions with how he can use the All-Pro player.
“Deebo and I talk about a lot of things, and I know how Deebo feels and he knows how I feel,” Shanahan said Monday morning inside Levi's Stadium.
Samuel and the 49ers experienced a tumultuous offseason in which Samuel scrubbed his social media accounts of all references to the organization. He requested a trade.
While Samuel has yet to disclose why he was dissatisfied with the organization, Shanahan made it sound Monday as if it had nothing to do with Samuel’s usage as a receiver who was often called upon last season to step into the backfield and carry the ball, too.
In fact, Shanahan said he would determine if Samuel will line up in the backfield on a game-to-game basis in 2022 and beyond. And he suggested Samuel is OK with that approach.
“You base it off what gives you the best chance to win,” Shanahan said. “And that’s why I love being around Deebo. Watch how he plays. My favorite thing about Deebo is how he inspires people.
“He inspires me more than almost any player I’ve watched on the field. The way he runs the ball, whether you’re handing it to him, whether you’re throwing it to him or whether he’s catching it on a kick. These aren’t things you have to talk him into doing. He usually talks you into doing. Deebo loves playing football and he loves helping us win. And that’s what everybody sees on Sunday.”
Samuel saw considerable action at running back in the second half of the season when Elijah Mitchell was injured and the 49ers had dwindling depth at the position.
Samuel’s unique skillset enabled Shanahan to move his starting offensive playmaker around in the team’s formation.
“You can’t do that with just anybody,” Shanahan said. “You have to do that with a special player, and Deebo is a special player. That’s why he’s earned this contract that he got and that’s why I think he’s going to continue to earn it going forward.”
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The hold in of Seahawks receiver DK Metalf ended two days ago, when the receiver and the team that made him a second-round draft pick in 2019 worked out a new deal. The hold in of 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel continues, with no deal yet between the receiver and the team that made him a [more]
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Here's a scary thought for NFL tackles and quarterbacks: After spending his offseason honing his pass rushing moves instead of rehabilitating a knee injury could be even more difficult to deal with this year than he was in a dominant 2021 season. Back home in South Florida, Bosa worked out with his brother Joey, just two star ends refining how best to get after the quarterback. It's a far cry from 2021 when Nick Bosa spent the offseason working his way back from knee surgery and wasn't even able to get back on the practice field until just before the start of the season. | 2022-08-01T18:36:59Z | sports.yahoo.com | Deebo Samuel will be used to help 49ers win, Kyle Shanahan vows | https://sports.yahoo.com/deebo-samuel-used-help-49ers-165826070.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/deebo-samuel-used-help-49ers-165826070.html?src=rss |
Seattle Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs had a brutal finish to his season last year, dislocating his ankle and breaking his fibula in Week 18 against the Arizona Cardinals. The seasoned veteran has managed an impressive recovery amongst immense pressure to return to camp healthy.
“I am just right,” Diggs told reporters last week. “I am just where God wants me to be and for me it is important for me to get out here and be out here with my teammates as much as I can, so for me I am just taking it one day at a time and for me just being blessed and living in the moment for the most part. I got a beautiful family and getting a beautiful opportunity to come out here and be around the guys and be back with my coaches, so it’s really dope.”
Diggs signed a contract extension with the Seahawks in March, keeping him in Seattle for the next three seasons. Now entering his ninth year in the NFL, he isn’t taking his recovery or his contract for granted.
“You can always feel settled, but you can never get comfortable,” Diggs explained. “So for me I’m happy to be here for another three years and at the end of the day you know I still got work to do and still got stuff to prove, so for me you can never just think you are settled in somewhere and think everything is fine and dandy because it’s a business at the end of the day.”
Diggs and the rest of the Seahawks return to the practice field on Monday afternoon. | 2022-08-01T18:37:25Z | sports.yahoo.com | Entering 9th season, Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs feeling ‘just right’ | https://sports.yahoo.com/entering-9th-season-seahawks-safety-173351524.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/entering-9th-season-seahawks-safety-173351524.html?src=rss |
The New England Patriots don’t have an offensive coordinator and Bill Belichick does not seem interested in appointing one this season. And so things are a little weird in New England.
Belichick doesn’t abide by normality but, even by his standards, the layout is a little strange for the offensive coaching staff. Gone are the days when Josh McDaniels, the team’s former offensive coordinator who took the Raiders head coaching vacancy, would follow his quarterbacks around the field and coordinate just about every team drill, from 7-on-7s to 11-on-11s.
No, now the Patriots rotate. Offensive line coach Matt Patricia seems to run the 11-on-11 drills — for the most part. Quarterbacks coach Joe Judge seems to take charge for most of the 7-on-7 drills. And Belichick will jump in to take over on occasion in both sets of drills. That’s an oddity in itself. But consider, also, that Patricia spends position drills with the offensive line. That means he spends a large portion of practice on a totally different practice field than quarterback Mac Jones. Then Patricia calls plays for 11-on-11s.
It sounds like the rotation on the field is similar to the rotation that’s taking place in meetings, too. Jones has explained he’s listening to Belichick, Patricia and Judge in the meeting room (rather than just McDaniels in 2021). Jones said that meetings are “an open conversation.”
Patricia shared some information on how that rotation is going.
“As an offensive staff, we really try to split the meetings and everyone tries to input in different areas, so that it’s not always the same person up there all the time giving all the information,” he said Monday after the team’s first padded practice and fifth session overall in camp. “I think everyone has little areas of expertise and part of it — as a coach and developing coaches — you want them to grow, too. You want them to get up in front of the room and present an area — maybe run game, the pass protection, the routes. We really just look at it as a shared responsibility right now.”
Could there be too many cooks in the kitchen? Or too many coaches in the huddle?
Jones is the player most directly impacted by McDaniels’ departure. He had a strong support system in 2021 with a great defense, but this season, he and the offense may have to carry the team in a bigger way after the departure of cornerback J.C. Jackson and a handful of veteran linebackers including Dont’a Hightower.
If Jones proves to be most important player for the Patriots in 2022 — and it’s likely he will be — this unique coaching structure could play a large role in dictating the outcome of the team’s season. | 2022-08-01T18:38:34Z | sports.yahoo.com | Matt Patricia explains the Patriots’ unique coaching structure for 2022 | https://sports.yahoo.com/matt-patricia-explains-patriots-unique-174729427.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/matt-patricia-explains-patriots-unique-174729427.html?src=rss |
Last season, the Philadelphia Eagles struggled out of the gate, opening the season with a 3-6 record through their first nine games. They then went on to win six of their next seven games, feasting on the likes of Teddy Bridgewater, Trevor Siemian, Daniel Jones, Zach Wilson, Mike Glennon and Taylor Heinicke. That run was enough to get them into the playoffs, where they lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The questions surrounding the Eagles are obvious. Did they improve that much over the second half of the season? Or was it just a Charmin-soft schedule that they took advantage of? It's likely a combination of both, but that question will be answered this upcoming season. The biggest question for the Eagles entering the season might just be how good Jalen Hurts can be. He's shown flashes of game changing ability and he's improved as his career has progressed. However, not everyone is sold on the former Alabama and Oklahoma quarterback.
Over the offseason, the Eagles made plenty of moves to ensure they can continue building on their impressive second half and surround their young quarterback with talent. They traded for A.J. Brown, signed James Bradberry, Haason Reddick, Kyzir White and Zach Pascal and drafted Jordan Davis, Cam Jurgens and Nakobe Dean. Most have graded the Eagles as one of the winners of the offseason.
It should come as no surprise that the hype around the Eagles this offseason is high. They finished the season on a tear and added some big names. Yahoo's Frank Schwab ranked the Eagles 13th in his preseason power rankings. It's a respectable ranking, but the betting market might be even higher on the Eagles than Frank.
Eagles projected to compete for NFC East
After winning nine games last season, oddsmakers are projecting an even better season for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2022. Their current win total at BetMGM is set at 9.5 wins. That's the same projected win total as last year's AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals.
Despite the high win total, it's not stopping bettors from backing the Eagles in droves. At BetMGM, 90% of the bets and 96% of the money is backing Philadelphia to go over 9.5 wins. It's worth noting that earlier in the offseason, the Eagles' win total was 8.5 wins before the massive amount of action caused oddsmakers to raise that number.
After making the playoffs last season, the Eagles are -160 favorites to return to the postseason this upcoming season. Those odds suggest Philadelphia makes the playoffs nearly 62% of the time. While it's a good probability, it's far from a sure thing.
The easiest path to making the playoffs for the Eagles would be to win the NFC East. Philadelphia is currently +165 to win the division, the second best odds, just behind the Dallas Cowboys who are +135. Earlier in the offseason, Philadelphia was +300 to win the division but a combination of betting action, transactions and offseason hype has moved those odds by quite a bit.
While they might not be the betting favorites to win the division, bettors are certainly challenging that notion. A vast majority of the betting action is backing Philadelphia to win the NFC East. In total, 62% of bets and 71% of the money is backing the Eagles to win the division. They are one of the more popular bets to win their division in the league. They are -225 favorites to finish top-two in the division.
If the Eagles can't win the division, they are +230 to be a wild card team. If you're really feeling a big year from the Eagles, you can bet them at 16-to-1 to be the No. 1 overall seed in the NFC. Those are the eighth best odds, behind the Minnesota Vikings and just ahead of the New Orleans Saints and Washington Commanders.
Philadelphia's Super Bowl prospects
The Philadelphia Eagles enter the 2022 NFL season with 25-to-1 odds to win the Super Bowl. Those odds are tied for 13th best in football with the Indianapolis Colts. They're just behind the Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens. The trio of AFC North teams are all 20-to-1. Philadelphia is just ahead of Arizona and Tennessee, who are both 30-to-1 to win the Super Bowl.
At those odds, it's suggested that Philadelphia is smack-dab in the middle of a group of teams that should compete for the playoffs and has the potential to make a run in the playoffs if things break their way.
In terms of the Eagles' prospects to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl, the Eagles are 12-to-1 to win the conference. Those are the sixth best odds, just behind Dallas and just ahead of Arizona.
Eagles player awards and props
There's plenty of talent on this Eagles roster. Which are some of the betting odds surrounding guys like Jalen Hurts, AJ Brown and Haason Reddick?
Jalen Hurts is currently 25-to-1 to win NFL MVP, which ties him for the 12th best odds in all of football with Raiders' quarterback Derek Carr. Hurts is currently the fifth most popular bet to win the award, trailing only Russell Wilson, Josh Allen, Tom Brady and Justin Herbert in terms of quantity of bets. That's some pretty elite company. Hurts was 50-to-1 to win MVP earlier in the offseason, but those odds have been sliced in half over the course of the summer.
While Hurts is a popular darkhorse MVP choice, he's not expected to do tremendous damage with his arm. He's 50-to-1 to lead the league in passing yards and passing touchdowns. He's surrounded by quarterbacks like Davis Mills, Marcus Mariota, Daniel Jones and Mac Jones on those odds listings.
Hurts' value comes from the fact he's a dual-threat. His over/under for passing yards is set at 3599.5 yards. He had just 3144 yards last season. He did miss two games, but even his 17 game pace fell below this number. The acquisition of A.J. Brown is expected to make an impact. His over/under for passing touchdowns is set at 22.5 tosses. He had just 16 last season.
You can bet over/under 699.5 rushing yards on Hurts as well. He's one of the most mobile and dangerous running quarterbacks in the league. Hurts rushed for 784 yards over 15 games last year. Over 17 games, that's 889 rushing yards. His over/under for rushing touchdowns is set at 8.5 scores. He had 10 last year.
Will Jalen Hurts and the Eagles meet their raised expectations in 2022? (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
The Eagles' acquisition of A.J. Brown was one of the bigger non-quarterback moves of this past offseason. He's expected to make an immediate impact for Philadelphia. The former Titans' receiver is 20-to-1 to lead the league in receiving yards in his first season with the Eagles. Those are the 11th best odds, just behind Mike Evans and just ahead of Mark Andrews. He's 30-to-1 to lead the league in touchdowns, tied for 12th best odds with players like Mike Williams and Deebo Samuel.
Brown is projected for over/under 70.5 receptions. He had 63 last season and has never eclipsed this mark. His over/under receiving yards number is set at 1024.5 yards. He went over this number in his first two seasons, but had just 869 yards over 13 games last year. If he played a full season, he likely would have gone over again. Brown's over/under for receiving touchdowns is set at 6.5 scores. He had just five last year, but averaged 9.5 over his first two seasons.
Rookie defenders
After drafting Jordan Davis in the first round, and then capitalizing on the fall of Nakobe Dean later in the draft, the Eagles now have two players who can compete for defensive rookie of the year. Despite being a later round pick, it's Dean who has the better odds. Nakobe Dean is 14-to-1 to win defensive rookie of the year. Those are the 10th best odds, just behind Devin Lloyd. Dean is the fourth most popular bet to win the award, trailing just Aidan Hutchinson, Sauce Gardner and Kayvon Thibodeaux. Davis is 16-to-1 to win the award, tied for the 11th best odds with Bills' cornerback Kaiir Elam.
Other Eagles players
Miles Sanders is 40-to-1 to lead the league in rushing, tied for 18th best odds with Josh Jacobs and Lamar Jackson. His over/under is set at 849.5 rushing yards. He had just 754 last year. He averages 813 yards per season over his three year career. His over/under for rushing touchdowns is set at 6.5 touchdowns. He had no rushing touchdowns last season and has just nine total in his career. He's been limited to just 12 games each of the last two seasons.
Devonta Smith is no longer the clear No. 1 option in Philadelphia with the acquisition of Brown. Smith's props for this upcoming season are set at 63.5 receptions, 874.5 receiving yards and 5.5 receiving touchdowns. He had 64 receptions, 916 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns in his rookie season. Smith is 80-to-1 to lead the league in receiving.
Haason Reddick is 25-to-1 to lead the league in sacks. Those are the 13th best odds, tied with Von Miller and Maxx Crosby. Reddick has 23.5 sacks over his last two seasons.
With Zach Ertz gone, Dallas Goedert is now the clear guy at tight end for Philadelphia. After posting a 56/830/4 line last season, Goedert's totals for this upcoming season are set at 60.5 receptions, 649.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receiving touchdowns.
Nick Sirriani is 16-to-1 to win NFL Coach of the year. Those are tied for the fourth best odds. Only Dan Campbell, Brian Daboll and Kevin O'Connell have better odds.
Eagles favorites on the road in Week 1
Two of the league's most popular teams this offseason have been the Philadelphia Eagles and the Detroit Lions. Both teams improved greatly in the second half of last season, had solid drafts and made some good additions to their roster over the offseason. Bettors have loved both teams through the offseason.
The two teams will meet in Week 1, with the Eagles currently a 4.5-point road favorite against the Lions. These teams are coming from different places, with the Eagles coming off a playoff berth and the Lions coming off a three win season.
This line shows the respect the betting market has for the Eagles. Laying over a field goal on the road against a team that is expected to be much improved is no small number. It'll be fascinating to see which of these offseason darlings the public will back in Week 1. The Eagles opened as a 3.5-point favorite, but the number has moved over the course of the offseason. Will there be buy back on the Lions before we get to kickoff in a little over a month? | 2022-08-01T18:38:53Z | sports.yahoo.com | NFL futures, odds: Philadelphia Eagles' offseason hype is strong | https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-futures-odds-philadelphia-eagles-offseason-hype-is-strong-182431029.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-futures-odds-philadelphia-eagles-offseason-hype-is-strong-182431029.html?src=rss |
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