Новости за 09.08.2019

Matthew Stafford isn’t playing in Thursday night’s game against the Patriots, which meant that Tom Savage got the start at quarterback for the Lions. That did not turn out well for Savage. Savage was sacked three times in the first two Detroit possessions and headed to the locker room after the third one ended the [more]

Legendary Washington quarterback and broadcaster Sonny Jurgensen has spent more than a half-century working for the team. He has decided to end his run with the franchise. “I’ve decided to hang up my headphones and my clipboard,” Jurgensen announced in a statement issued by the team. “It’s been a great 55 years in Washington. I [more]

Jaguars coach Doug Marrone didn’t wait long to make his first challenge for a possible pass interference call. Gardner Minshew was incomplete on a third-down throw to wide receiver D.J. Chark in the first quarter of Thursday night’s game against the Ravens. Ravens defensive back Anthony Averett was trailing Chark and Marrone threw a flag [more]

The Browns said repeatedly they were not trading Duke Johnson. They traded the running back Thursday. “I do want to wish Duke the best,” General Manager John Dorsey said on News 5′s pregame show Thursday night, via Nate Ulrich of the Beacon Journal. “With regards to that, we sat; we waited; we were patient; and [more]

Beasley, who is not currently with an NBA team and is a free agent, received a five-game suspension from the league this week.

The Browns’ offense came to play in the preseason opener. New Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens had his offense in a no-huddle on the first drive of tonight’s game against Washington, and the results were excellent: Baker Mayfield led Cleveland down the field on a touchdown drive. Mayfield went 5-for-6 for 77 yards and a [more]

The preseason has begun, which means that the significant injuries also will begin. Lions receiver Jermaine Kearse has been carted off with a lower leg injury, early in the first quarter of the game between New England and Detroit. A defensive player fell into Kearse from behind while he was blocking on a running play. [more]

The Bills came into Thursday night’s preseason opener with a plan and that plan called for Josh Allen to get in a lot of throwing before giving way to Matt Barkley. The Bills called for passes on 15 of the 17 plays they ran during Allen’s first two series. He was 6-of-11 for 66 yards [more]

Fans who showed up to tonight’s Jets-Giants game didn’t get much football before they were told to leave their seats. With 1:23 remaining in the first quarter, lightning was seen in the area and the game was delayed. “Attention please: Severe weather is imminent,” a message on the scoreboard read. “For your safety we are [more]

Let the quarterback controversy begin. If we can tell anything from two series of preseason action — and we admittedly can’t tell much — Giants rookie Daniel Jones is going to give Eli Manning a run for his money to be the Giants’ starting quarterback this season. Manning started tonight’s preseason opener and promptly went [more]

The Premier League's summer transfer window closed on Thursday, but not until a wide array of deals came through the door.

The Premier League's summer transfer window closed on Thursday, but not until a wide array of deals came through the door.

The first pass of Sam Darnold‘s rookie season was picked off by Lions safety Quandre Diggs and returned for a touchdown. Darnold’s first pass of this year’s preseason almost turned out the same way. Darnold tried to hit wide receiver Quincy Enunwa, but Giants safety Jabrill Peppers undercut the route to put himself in prime [more]

Half of the Premier League's teams broke transfer records in 2019. Half!

Half of the Premier League's teams broke transfer records in 2019. Half!

Nick Foles won’t play tonight in the Jaguars’ preseason opener, the team announced. Foles, who signed with Jacksonville in the offseason, played 51 snaps in two preseason games last year for the Eagles. Running back Leonard Fournette and cornerback Jalen Ramsey also are among the 18 players expected to sit out for Jacksonville against Baltimore. [more]

Ordinarily, the NFL can’t say much about a player’s PED violation. The ordinary procedure goes out the window, however, when the player or his agent take liberties with reality. “[T]he Management Council may publicly disclose information relating to the discipline of a Player to correct inaccurate public claims made by that Player or his representatives [more]

The Packers released running back Corey Grant only 13 days after signing him. Grant spent four years in Jacksonville, three of which entailed working with now-Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. The Jaguars placed him on injured reserve after five games last year with a Lisfranc injury. In 38 games, Grant has 454 rushing yards and [more]

No team has signed Michael Beasley this summer.

Mexican striker Raul Jimenez scored twice and Diogo Jota had three assists as Wolves buried Armenian side Pyunik 4-0 in Yerevan.

Saints head coach Sean Payton said he doesn’t expect Alvin Kamara‘s workload to change much this season, but the team s still working on which running backs will join him on the roster. They made a change to the group on Thursday. The Saints have signed Kerwynn Williams and waived Matthew Dayes with an injury [more]

The Cowboys have not gone a season without a key defensive player being suspended since 2013. They won’t have Robert Quinn to start this season and probably won’t have Randy Gregory. On Tuesday, the NFL suspended Quinn for two games for a violation of the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy. Gregory is indefinitely suspended and has [more]

Former Colts punter and West Virginia kicker Pat McAfee is about to be a very busy man. Before his life turns upside down with the start of football season, we snagged him for a 45-minute chat on the #PFTPM podcast. McAfee has plenty going on, with more and more media gigs that will put him [more]

The Vikings will no longer appear to have multiple purples. The team announced on Thursday that the color of the helmet has been lightened “to ensure consistency in all situations and provide a perfect match between the helmet and the jersey.” Apparently, the darker pre-2019 helmet wasn’t always a match, based on the ambient and [more]