Month: April 2018

The Eagles are tight against the salary cap.

When you win a Lombardi Trophy, have many talented players, and pursue talented players aggressively, that tends to happen.

But that also means they have to do some juggling.

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Santos called 743 games in 36 seasons, and also did many Boston College football games. He retired from WBZ in 2009 after 38 years as a sports anchor, and was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame that year. In 2013, he went into the Patriots Hall of Fame.

Miller, if he plays well, will enhance an offensive line that would benefit from enhanced performance after a 2017 season that was disappointing across the board.

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So he’s going to be mad and if he gets on a team where he can make $5 or 6 million, which is nothing to sneeze at, but coming off being paid like one of the top receivers to now seeing your value depreciated in the eyes of the team that you’re playing for. You combine that with the mindset of a guy who thinks that he should make more, and a guy who’s probably going to be the highest-paid receiver, it’s probably not going to be a healthy locker room and even if they are friends.Monday Night Football just can’t quit Jon Gruden.

ESPN executives lobbied the NFL schedule-makers and successfully landed Gruden’s return as head coach of the Raiders for their game against the Rams that will air as the second half of the network’s opening weekend Monday Night Football slate.

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As a Cincinnati native who’s expected to have a big role for the Bengals this year, Preston Brown was expected to do his working out at the Bengals facility.

But they practically guaranteed his presence via the structure of his contract, and built in a little insurance for themselves.

[Why is it] always, the future, the future, the future? Sometimes you just gotta deal with the now. Look, the Giants gotta get back to right now. Let’s play this year. Of course they’re always looking ahead. 鈥?There’s always gonna be a guy, there’s gonna be lots of things that go on.

There’s gonna be a backup or somebody out there in the league that can definitely play that you can trade for 鈥?there’s many scenarios. It’s not like Carter Hutton Authentic Jersey this is: This is it. If we don’t draft a guy, we have no future once Eli’s gone.
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Though Simms doesn’t believe the Giants should take a quarterback with second pick, he still has watched each of the top signal-callers. He’s highest on the physically imposing Josh Allen, but here’s his breakdown of each:

Allen: For pure arm strength, look, you can put him right up there in the top of all time. I want a guy with a strong arm, but I want a guy that’s a good passer. What I mean by that, ’cause he can change speeds on the ball?, it’s easy for him. He can throw the ball too hard at times. But he’ll learn that, and the fact that he’ll be throwing it to much better receivers than he has at Wyoming.

Prosecutors, however, have indicated they plan to move forward with charges against Foster even if his ex-girlfriend recants her previous claim.
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Even if the woman’s changing story allows Foster to beat the felony charges of domestic violence and attempting to prevent a victim from reporting the crime, Foster also faces a third felony charge for possessing an assault weapon. The NFL will also conduct its own investigation and could suspend Foster even if charges are dropped or he is acquitted.

If your draft-a-quarterback argument is based on the theory that you can find a running back anywhere 鈥?lower in the draft or on the street 鈥?look at what Ezekiel Elliott did for the Cowboys, Leonard Fournette did for the Jaguars and Todd Gurley did for the Rams.

Elliott (1,631 rushing yards and 15 TDs) turned the Cowboys (13-3) into instant contenders his rookie year in 2016. Fournette (1,040 yards and 9 TDs in 13 games) turned the Jaguars from perennial losers (22-74 in the six seasons before his arrival) to division winners who got to the AFC Championship last season. And Gurley (1,305 yards and 13 TDs, along with 64 receptions 788 yards and another 6 TDs), helped the Rams to the NFC West title last season.

Top running backs make a difference. The Giants, who ranked 26th in the league in rushing last season, have had one 1,000-yard rusher since 2011 and have made the playoffs once since then.

President Trump is set to be on in the 7 a.m. hour Friday.

Public service announcement: Wednesday’s Mets-Phillies game will only be broadcast on Facebook. It will not be on SNY. It is part of a new Wednesday afternoon agreement between MLB and the social media company. So tell a friend.

You knew, five to 10 minutes into that game, he was right and feeling good, Jets coach Paul Maurice said.

Scheifele scored with 28 seconds left in the first period, spoiling a fine performance on the other end by Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk, and tacked on an empty-netter with 11 seconds remaining.

The Wild, now without star left wing Zach Parise because of a broken sternum suffered late in Game 3, must now win in Winnipeg in Game 5 on Friday night to extend their season.

Certainly can’t fault us in trying. It’s a disappointing finish, said Dubnyk, who stopped 26 shots. It just shows you, too, you never know which plays are going to be the difference in the game.

We were struggling to make shots, struggling to really have any kind of rhythm and James put us on his back, coach Mike D’Antoni said. He’s been doing it for a while now.

Minnesota scored four straight points to get within 3 with about 30 seconds left. Chris Paul added two free throws after that for Houston, but a tip-in by Karl-Anthony Towns got Minnesota back within 3. After a bad pass by Paul gave the Timberwolves a chance to tie it with 1.5 seconds left, Jimmy Butler’s shot was short.

Came up short, Butler said. But I’d shoot it again if I had the opportunity.

The Timberwolves had a one-point lead with about seven minutes left when Houston used a 9-0 run, with the last seven points from Harden, to make it 94-86 with about four minutes to go. Harden, who also had a steal in that span, capped the run with a 3-pointer that prompted Minnesota coach Tom Thibodeau to call a timeout.

Jeff Teague ended Minnesota’s scoring drought with two free throws after the timeout and added a 3-point play after a basket by Harden. Harden made another shot to give him 11 straight points for Houston before another basket by Teague.

Keenan Lewis is negotiating a settlement in an injury grievance he filed against the Saints, the New Orleans Advocate reports.

An arbitration hearing was scheduled to begin later this week.

Retweeting a link from the team’s official website that contained a thoroughly boring and perfunctory title, Rodgers said this: I feel like the title of this article needs more click bait. Come on GBP, make something up, or talk to some unnamed sources close to me or something to beef up the clicks.

The message represents Rodgers’ effort to refute Charles Robinson’s report that Rodgers was ‘frustrated’ and ’emotional’ over a lack of communication from the front office prior to some significant decisions this offseason, without directly mentioning Robinson (Rodgers missed a chance to call him Cheatin’ Charles) or his publication. Still, Rodgers has essentially called Robinson’s story phony and false.

The 23-year-old Worley started 14 games at cornerback for the Panthers last season, and any team that claimed him on waivers would have had him at very affordable salaries of $650,000 this year and $735,000 next year. Ordinarily, a young, inexpensive, starting-caliber cornerback would be in demand.

But the Panthers decided last month that they didn’t want Worley around anymore, so they traded him to the Eagles for Torrey Smith, a wide receiver who was likely to be cut anyway. And now the Eagles have gotten rid of Worley, and the other 30 teams have shown they don’t want him either.
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So despite Worley’s talent, his off-field issues leave him unemployed. He’ll need to stay out of trouble to get himself another chance in the NFL.

Donskoi then set up the next goal on another odd-man rush when he fed Sorensen, who faked a forehand and then beat Gibson with a backhand on a similar move that led to goals for Kane and Couture in the first two games.

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Rams defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has made more than $124 million in his NFL career. Rams defensive end Ethan Westbrooks has made less than $3 million.

In related news, Suh is now No. 93 in Los Angeles.

Cavaliers: Improved to 40-0 when leading after three quarters. … It was the 20th time James has scored at least 40 in the playoffs. … Lue refused to reveal his lineup changes two hours before tip, saying by doing so he would give the Pacers — or any team in the postseason — and advantage. Being strategic in the playoffs, if you tell your lineup, they can see what matchups they want to do and who’s going to guard who, what matchups they want to guard, Lue explained. … James needs 56 rebounds to become the seventh player in league history with 2,000 in the playoffs.
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The Bengals pick 21st, after the deal with the Bills which saw them also acquire left tackle Cordy Glenn. The Bills wanted to get to the 12th pick to be in better position to find a quarterback of their own.

The Bengals have always expressed nothing but confidence in starter Andy Dalton, but they need a backup after A.J. McCarron went to Buffalo in free agency. And while Dalton and Jackson are only similar in that neither of them have ever been in my kitchen, the possibility of adding a talent such as Jackson has to intrigue a Bengals team that has fallen flat lately.

Rozier added three free throws to provide the final margin.

The game went to extra time following a wild finish in Brett Connolly Authentic Jersey regulation that included back-to-back 3-pointers in the closing seconds.

Milwaukee was held to just two field goals over the first seven minutes of the fourth quarter as the Celtics built an 86-76 advantage.

The Bucks closed to 89-87 before Marcus Morris made a falling down jumper just inside the arc to make it 91-87.
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It was 92-91 with less than a minute to play when a pair of free throws by Horford made it 94-91.

Maccagnan said Monday at the NFL owners’ meetings that the trade with the Colts for the No. 3 overall pick came after months of considering their options to land a franchise quarterback. Most of those scenarios came back to moving up from No. 6.

I thought as we went through the process, sort of feeling out different scenarios with different teams, we felt good about the trade scenario, Maccagnan said. We acted a little earlier on it than some teams did. We feel pretty good about our situation with where we are potentially situated and what might fall to us and for what we had to Evan Rodrigues Authentic Jersey give up for it.

Game Mens Brett Kern Jersey It’s not as if we’re totally locked in there, too, he said. You never know how the draft unfolds, not to read into it, ‘Oh, the Jets are looking to move again,’ but three is a very good position to be in we felt.

The Jets will go to Laramie, Wyo., next week for a private workout with Allen, Maccagnan said. They have already had private workouts with Rosen and Mayfield. Maccagnan said they probably would not have a private workout with Darnold because they have seen him enough. That is a sign the Jets believe Darnold is likely going No. 1 to the Browns.

Beckham will not set foot on a field without a new contract extension 鈥?agreed to with the Giants or any team, according to NFL Network. Beckham is entering the fifth and final year of his contract, scheduled for a salary of $8.45 million after the Giants picked up the fifth-year option on his first-round rookie deal. There are many in the industry who believe Beckham would be unwise to risk injury by playing for that money, given he is seeking a long-term contract that makes him the highest-paid receiver in NFL history, a deal that would exceed $17 million per year.

While he was sidelined, the Giants fired their head coach (Ben McAdoo) and general manager (Jerry Reese) and Beckham is returning to a new regime, with Dave Gettleman leading the front office and Pat Shurmur the new head coach. Beckham needs to make a positive impression if he is to get what he wants, and staying away or issuing thinly veiled threats is a difficult way to do it.

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Odell Beckham Jr. will NEVER leave the NY Giants — so says a world-famous porn star … who’s laying her booty on the line for OBJ!

Richelle Ryan — star of XXX hits like Big Wet Butts and Plump Rumps — is a HUGE Giants fan … so when we got her leaving Vivid’s HQ in L.A., we asked her what to make of the G-Men reportedly trying to deal Odell.

Worley appeared in 31 games for the Panthers the past two seasons, registering 152 tackles, two sacks and three interceptions. He earned a grade of 58.9 from Pro Football Focus for the 2017 season, just 89th amongst cornerbacks.

Harrison’s Steelers tenure ended in underwhelming fashion, but he leaves a large legacy in the Steel City and will unquestionably be remembered alongside some of the franchise’s greatest players.

Sixers center Joel Embiid finished the regular season with the eighth-best-selling jersey, and forward Ben Simmons was 10th.

The 76ers have sold the most gear of any team since March, according to Fanatics, which runs the league’s online and physical store in Manhattan.

“Much like our players, our brand resonates both locally and globally,” said Chris Heck, president of business operations for the 76ers. “We feel like this brand accurately reflects the fun nature of this team.”

For the third straight year, Warriors star Stephen Curry’s jersey was the top seller in the NBA, while LeBron James finished second. Warriors forward Kevin Durant finished third, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was fourth and Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving rounded out the top five.

It was a big jump for Antetokounmpo, who finished ninth last season in the annual jersey-sale rankings.

Among the top 15, only two players came from teams that didn’t make the playoffs: New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis (No. 7) and Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball (No. 12).

If that is the case, then expect this: The Giants will eschew taking a quarterback in the upcoming draft, instead using the No. 2 overall pick on Penn State running back Saquon Barkley.

I have a feeling that there is a strong, strong, strong sentiment within that building for Saquon Barkley, based upon my experience there, if you know what I mean,” Riddick said Monday on a conference call.
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When you think about it, he’d be perfect for a team like this,” Riddick said.

Harrison was hit on the hand by a 96 mph pitch in the third inning of Sunday’s game against the Miami Marlins. He admitted to feeling a little bit of pain in his hand after the game.

Harrison is batting .263 with one homer and five RBIs. He came into the game Sunday leading the team with 12 runs.

Harrison missed the final month of the 2017 season after being hit by a pitch on the same hand. He was hit 23 times last year to rank second in the majors.

Todd Tomczyk, the Pirates’ director of sports medicine, called the injury recurrence very uncommon.

Reid spent all five of his NFL seasons in San Francisco with the 49ers and reached the Pro Bowl in 2013. He started 12 games a year ago and finished with 66 tackles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery.

McCarthy is coming off a no-decision against Washington. He pitched five innings and allowed only one run on four hits. He left that game early because of a partial dislocation of his left shoulder. Trainers appeared to pop the shoulder back into place before helping him off the field.

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The Jets added Isaiah Crowell to their backfield early in free agency and they are scheduled to meet with another running back on Thursday.

Brian Costello of the New York Post reports that the team is set to host Thomas Rawls for a visit. Rawls was not tendered by the Seahawks as a restricted free agent and visited the Chiefs earlier this month.

I don’t look at this as Super Bowl or bust, Zimmer said, via Tom Pelissero of NFL Media.

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The Chargers need a backup for Philip Rivers, and the options are dwindling fast.

The former Jets starter made one start for the Giants this year, breaking Eli Manning’s consecutive games played streak (and helping get a coach and a G.M. fired).

Perhaps coach Anthony Lynn’s background with him with the Jets reminds him of the good times, and made him think Smith’s a better option if things go wrong with Rivers.

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Andrew Copp scored twice and Hellebuyck set an NHL record for most wins in a season by an American goaltender as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Saturday night.

The obvious No. 1 pick is the backup who became the Super Bowl LII MVP. And since I always give Simms the first pick in each of these drafts, he pounced. (For a change.)

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Obviously, they’re top in the East for a reason, and pretty much can be a threat every time they’re out there, Ward said. We came in tonight trying to finish the right way, and I thought the effort was there all night. They’re going to get their looks and get their chances but … if I made the save, the guys are right there to help me out.

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Staal won two awards following a vote of the local chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, earning the Steve Chiasson Award for determination and dedication to the sport and the Josef Vasicek Award for cooperation with the media. … The group also selected RW Sebastian Aho as team MVP.

The 24-year-old Commerce, Michigan, goalie made 30 saves to pick up his 44th win (44-11-9), surpassing Tom Barrasso’s 1992-93 run with the Pittsburgh Penguins.