Новости за 09.04.2018

The Raiders waived long snapper Andrew East, Field Yates of ESPN reports. It is not surprising given the Raiders signed Andrew DePaola to a four-year deal worth up to $4.27 million after deciding not to re-sign Jon Condo. DePaola played all 15 games for the Bears last season. East has never played a regular-season game. [more]

Former Falcons cornerback Jalen Collins is not currently on an NFL roster, and today’s news makes it less likely he ever will be. Collins has been suspended for the first 10 games of the 2018 NFL season, according to Field Yates of ESPN. That marks Collins’ fourth suspension. He was suspended for the first four [more]

The Titans trimmed a player from their roster on Monday. The team announced that linebacker Victor Ochi has been placed on waivers. Ochi signed with the Titans last June, but tore his ACL in August and spent the entire season on injured reserve. Ochi signed with the Ravens as an undrafted rookie in 2016 and [more]

The sale of the Panthers appears to be in the final stretches, and one bidder presumed to be a favorite is reportedly out. According to Ken Belson of the New York Times, Steelers minority owner David Tepper is out of the bidding to buy the team from Jerry Richardson. Since Tepper had already been approved [more]

Too many in sports media (or really in any media) believe that it’s not what you say but how you say it. Substance routinely takes a backseat to delivery; if it seems like someone knows what they’re talking about, the audience will often say, “Hey, that guy knows what he’s talking about.” Enter former Ravens [more]

Landon Cassill, who raced at Texas, joins the NASCAR America crew to break down Sunday's race.

Carter's attentions had been taken elsewhere recently, as she was one of eight candidates that were named on the USSF presidential ballot in March.

Slighting Jazz's Donovan Mitchell

The Steelers signed three offensive linemen Monday, with tackles Joseph Cheek and Larson Graham and center Parker Collins all getting one-year deals. Cheek, who started two seasons at guard at Texas A&M, originally signed with the Saints as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2016. The Saints waived him before the start of the season, [more]

Both of these teams can score goals. Neither of these teams gets great goaltending. That should make for a fun series.

Both of these teams can score goals. Neither of these teams gets great goaltending. That should make for a fun series.

Out with the old: ISM Speedway's media center makes way for one that will be four times as large.

Browns owner Jimmy Haslam made himself visible when his coaches and scouts were watching pro days for the top prospects last month. Now the guy who runs the Jets is ready to join the fray, as the ultimate decision-makers are wont to do when it comes to quarterbacks. Via Rich Cimini of ESPN.com, Jets CEO Christopher [more]

The draft will happen in little more than two weeks. For many, the draft boards are set, or damn close to it. So maybe it’s now officially nit-picking time. That was the reaction during Monday’s PFT Live of Chris Simms to the assessment of Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen by former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky, who shared [more]

The Jets made a pair of free agent acquisitions on Monday. The team announced the signings of linebacker Kevin Minter and wide receiver Charles Johnson to their 90-man roster. Minter visited with the Bills earlier in free agency while Johnson visited with the Jets last month. Minter was a 2013 second-round pick of the Cardinals [more]

The Packers’ appeal of an arbitrator’s decision in their grievance against Martellus Bennett could take a while. Packers president Mark Murphy said the appeal has not been heard yet, Rob Demovsky of ESPN reports. Thus, Green Bay is having to count Bennett’s $4.2 million in dead money on this year’s salary cap. Arbitrator Stephen Burbank [more]

Wide receiver T.J. Jones signed his restricted free agent tender on the first day of the Lions’ offseason program. The Lions made the announcement on Monday afternoon. Jones was tendered at the lowest of the three levels earlier this offseason and stands to make a little more than $1.9 million during the 2018 season. Jones [more]

Twitter comments featured snipes, swipes and other barbs toward one another until one tweet shut it down.

Matt Ryan has two words he will emphasize to his teammates this offseason. “I think it’s about discipline and consistency,” Ryan said before his annual golf tournament at TPC Sugarloaf on Monday, via Kelsey Conway of the team website. “I think that’s the No. 1 thing. I think we’ve got to have a mindset that [more]

Riley denies saying anything to fuel Lebron's secret motivation

Tim Tebow is playing minor league baseball right now. But if he wants to play minor league football a year from now, he has an offer on the table. Steve Spurrier, who will coach the Orlando franchise in the upstart Alliance of American Football, says he’d like to have Tebow, his fellow Florida Heisman Trophy [more]

The Falcons start their offseason program next Monday and they’ll have a couple of new coaches on the defensive side of the ball when the players report for work. The team announced the addition of assistant defensive line coach Travis Jones and defensive quality control assistant Aden Durde on Monday. Jones comes to Atlanta from [more]

Liverpool and Barcelona currently hold three-goal advantages heading into their respective UCL quarterfinals second leg ties on Tuesday.

Competitive international soccer returns to Iraq on Tuesday less than a month after FIFA lifted a near three-decade-long ban.

A month into free agency, Eric Reid is finally drawing some interest. Reid, the safety whose lack of offers has led some to suggest he’s being blackballed for kneeling during the national anthem, will visit the Bengals, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The 26-year-old Reid has played his entire five-year NFL career with [more]