Новости за 09.01.2020

Colts General Manager Chris Ballard made it clear that the team has no expectation that quarterback Andrew Luck will change his mind about retiring and the basis for that belief appears to be a strong one. XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck was a guest on The D.A. Show on CBS Sports Radio to discuss the new [more]

Tyrann Mathieu spent only one season in Houston. He now is in Kansas City, which hosts the Texans in the divisional round of the playoffs. Texans coach Bill O’Brien made it clear he wanted to keep the safety but couldn’t afford him. Mathieu signed a three-year, $42 million deal with the Chiefs. “It was hard. [more]

Five Heisman Trophy winners will be at M&T Bank Stadium for Saturday night’s game in Baltimore, the most ever for a game in the Super Bowl era. Some will play a bigger part than others in the divisional-round game. The visiting Titans have Heisman winners in backup quarterback Marcus Mariota (Oregon, 2014) and star running [more]

Panthers owner David Tepper has declared a war on mediocrity. The problem is, he bought into a league where mediocrity is a feature, not a bug. So while it might bug Tepper — the richest single owner in the NFL — that he can’t spend as much as he wants on players because of the [more]

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson were both first-round draft picks in 2017, but their friendship goes back well before that. As they prepare to face each other in the playoffs on Sunday, Mahomes and Watson talked this week about the mutual admiration they’ve had since college. “If you’ve watched Deshaun since [more]

Most coaches will go to great lengths to say that they attach no extra emotion when it’s time to play a former team. Titans defensive coordinator Dean Pees isn’t bothering with that this week, however. Pees spent eight years with the Ravens, before coming out of a brief retirement last year to join Mike Vrabel‘s [more]

Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen was added to the team’s injury report on Wednesday for an injury that happened during the team’s practice. Thielen was listed as limited due to an ankle injury and some details about the nature of that injury came to light on Thursday. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Thielen [more]

In an ideal Ravens world, running back Mark Ingram‘s calf will be well enough for him to practice Thursday and play at a high level against the Titans on Saturday. The reality may look different. Ingram has missed the last two days of practice and there’s not much time left for things to improve before [more]

Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer conceded that it is tough to play a game in New Orleans last Sunday and then play at the 49ers’ stadium in Santa Clara, California this Saturday, but said it’s “big boy football” and nothing for the team to complain about. One veteran member of the team thinks the short week [more]

The Saints claimed cornerback Janoris Jenkins off of waivers when he was waived by the Giants in December, which means they picked up his existing contract for the final two games of the regular season. They also picked up the option of bringing Jenkins back for the 2020 season on a contract that will pay [more]

George Constanza got hired by the Yankees by going against his every instinct, and doing the opposite. If the Jets had done the same — or just listened to Larry David — they might have been in the playoffs. During an appearance on The Michael Kay Show, the Seinfeld creator and Curb Your Enthusiasm star [more]

The Texans were able to get past the Bills despite the absences of wide receiver Will Fuller and cornerback Johnathan Joseph, but their chances of getting another win against the Chiefs this weekend would be much better with those players in the lineup. As of now, the Texans aren’t saying whether that will be the [more]

When the Eagles had quarterback Carson Wentz on that cheap rookie contract, it was easy to trade draft picks for veteran help to insulate him. Now that they’re actually paying him, they’re recognizing the need to balance the books with some rookie-scale contracts. “Going forward, we need to infuse youth in this team,” General Manager [more]

The blue-ribbon panel that met on Wednesday to select the 15-member Hall of Fame Centennial Class included someone who, in any other year since 2009, wouldn’t have been available. Via the Canton Repository, Patriots coach Bill Belichick personally attended the meeting to finalize 15 extra bronze busts for the 2020 Hall of Fame class, a [more]

The normal football thing to say is that you’re only focused on the thing immediately in front of you — the next practice, the next game. But Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers doesn’t mind admitting he’s thinking about what might come down the road — the possibility of winning his second Super Bowl. “It’s on my [more]

Frank Gore said after the Bills’ playoff loss that he’s unsure whether he wants to play in 2020. If he does decide to play, he may need to go elsewhere. Bills General Manager Brandon Beane said Gore has to decide whether he wants to keep playing, and then the Bills have to decide whether they’d [more]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon found himself watching the end of his team’s 26-21 win over the Seattle Seahawks from the sidelines after being benched for the last two-and-a-half minutes of the game. Witherspoon was lifted in favor of Emmanuel Moseley after DK Metcalf caught a 14-yard touchdown pass against him with just under [more]

Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph thought he was participating in a good deed from the locker room of the Superdome when someone identifying as a reporter asked for his game-winning gloves as an item to benefit charity. Instead, the gloves were promptly taken to eBay and sold off for $375.50. With Rudolph relaying through [more]

With Mike McCarthy beginning to bring his staff together in Dallas, a pair of current Cowboys assistants will be looking for new opportunities. Per multiple reports, the Cowboys are moving on from offensive line coach Marc Colombo and wide receivers coach Sanjay Lal. The parting of ways with Colombo seemed inevitable once it was reported [more]

The Packers took a close look at receiver DK Metcalf before the draft. They’ll get an even closer look at him on Sunday in the playoffs. “He’s so big and physical,” Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur told reporters on Wednesday regarding the Seahawks rookie. “I don’t think there’s anything he can’t do. He can run [more]

Two Texas A&M players declared for the draft Wednesday. Redshirt junior receiver Kendrick Rogers and junior cornerback Debione Renfro announced they will forgo their senior seasons to head to the NFL. The Aggies already lost defensive tackle Justin Madubuike and receiver Quartney Davis who previously announced their intentions to enter the draft. Rogers played all [more]

The 49ers’ practice report Wednesday was unchanged from Tuesday. Defensive lineman Dee Ford (quadricep, hamstring), offensive guard Mike Person (neck) and defensive lineman Kentavius Street (knee) were limited. “Dee’s coming along good,” defensive coordinator Robert Saleh said. “He’s got some things to work through this week, too, but so far so good.” Since Week 11, [more]

The Seahawks were missing four offensive linemen at Wednesday’s practice, including left tackle Duane Brown. Brown (knee) hasn’t played since Week 15. Tackle George Fant (groin), center Joey Hunt (fibula) and guard Mike Iupati (neck) also spent Wednesday rehabbing. Defensive end Quinton Jefferson (ankle) was the team’s other non-participant. Defensive ends Jadeveon Clowney (core) and [more]

The NFL continues to ban marijuana use, despite dramatic changes in societal attitudes regarding the consumption of cannabis. But the pressure on the league to change its ways continues to mount. Nevada, the new home in 2020 of the Raiders, has become the first state to prohibit employers from refusing to hire employees based on [more]

The Cowboys waited longer than other teams to announce that they were making a head coaching change this month, but they ultimately did decide to move on without Jason Garrett. That process involved several meetings and a variety of reports about what might be going on behind closed doors with most eventually landing on the [more]