Новости за 30.03.2021

Offensive guard Gabe Jackson is leaving the Raiders after seven seasons. He is joining the Seahawks following a trade from Las Vegas. “It’s a new start,” Jackson said Tuesday, via Curtis Crabtree of Sports Radio KJR and PFT. “It almost feels like draft day, you know. I feel like I’m a rookie all over again, [more]

The Vikings officially announced the return of guard Dakota Dozier on Tuesday afternoon and they also dropped someone from their roster. Tight end Hale Hentges has been placed on the reserve/retired list. If Hentges wants to return to play in the future, the Vikings will hold his rights. Hentges was signed off of the Colts’ [more]

Football is finally in the Olympics. Sort of. For the second straight cycle, NBC will be televising the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics in the same month. This time, with an extra week in the regular season, the Super Bowl will land in the middle Sunday of the Winter Olympics, in Beijing. That’s what [more]

The Vikings are bringing back Dakota Dozier. Per NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero, Minnesota is re-signing the veteran offensive lineman to another one-year contract for the 2021 season. Dozier started all 16 games for the Vikings at left guard in 2020 — his first season as a full-time starter. He first landed with the Vikings in [more]

Arsenal and Leicester City are training their eyes to France for a young center back, something both clubs have done in recent years.

Center Austin Reiter, who started 32 games for the Chiefs the past three seasons, remains a free agent. The Chiefs, though, have found a new starting center with the same first name. Kansas City agreed to terms on a one-year deal with center Austin Blythe, Nate Taylor of TheAthletic.com reports. Blythe, 28, started 47 of [more]

Cornerback K'Waun Williams drew interest on the open market, but decided there was no place like home. Williams returned to the 49ers on a one-year deal after hearing from the Jets, who are coached by former 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh, and the Chiefs. Williams joins cornerback Jason Verrett, cornerback Dontae Johnson, cornerback Emmanuel Moseley, [more]

The NFL is optimistic that fans will be filling up stadiums across the country for the 2021 season. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said today that the league’s goal and expectation is to “Welcome back fans across the country at all NFL stadiums.” “All of us in the NFL want to see every one of our [more]

Quarterback Justin Fields was the star attraction at Ohio State’s Pro Day workout on Tuesday and he’s ready to do it again. At a Monday press conference, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said he’d be in Alabama on Tuesday but that Fields will hold a second Pro Day workout before the draft and that he [more]

Cornerback Quinton Dunbar is one of the top remaining free agents. He ranks 91st on PFT’s top 100 list, but one of only 15 players left unsigned. His market has been quiet until now. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Dunbar will visit the Lions and the Cardinals next week. Dunbar, 28, spent last [more]

The Bills have added some offensive line depth, signing Bobby Hart on Tuesday. Hart’s contract is for one year. Hart spent the last three seasons with the Bengals as their primary right tackle. He started all 16 games in 2018 and 2019, but was limited to 14 games in 2020 with 13 starts. Cincinnati released [more]

The Raiders said goodbye to a handful of starting offensive linemen this offseason, but they’ve moved to hold onto another one for years to come. Left tackle Kolton Miller‘s agency Octagon announced that their client has reached agreement on an extension with the team. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that it is a three-year extension [more]

The Bengals made the signing of unrestricted free agent Quinton Spain to a one-year contract official Tuesday. News came last week that Spain’s representation was working on finalizing a deal for him to return to the Bengals. Spain signed with Cincinnati as a free agent on Oct. 30 and appeared in each of the Bengals’ [more]

NFL owners have approved a 17-game schedule for the 2021 season and that means each team now has a new opponent on their schedule. The 17th game will be an intra-conference game each season and teams the conferences will alternate hosting duties. The AFC will host the games in 2021 and they will feature matchups [more]

There are now 17 games in an NFL regular season. As expected, NFL owners have approved a proposal to add one game to the regular season at their meeting on Tuesday. The preseason will drop to three games for any team not playing in the Hall of Fame Game. “This is a monumental moment in [more]

The Titans released Malcolm Butler earlier this month, with the veteran cornerback set to account for a $14.2 million cap hit in 2021. Now Butler is with the Cardinals on a one-year deal and has a chance to elevate their secondary. Butler — who made the game-saving interception off Russell Wilson for the Patriots in Super [more]

Bruce Arians is indeed a man of his word. He promised to get a Super Bowl LV tattoo if the Buccaneers won it. They did, so he did. “I got mine and I love it!” Arians said in unveiling the large piece of body art on his upper back on social media. Based on the [more]

Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields showed off impressive speed at Ohio State’s Pro Day. Fields was clocked in 4.44 seconds in the 40-yard dash, a rare time for a quarterback. According to Pro Football Reference, only three quarterbacks have run faster 40s at the Scouting Combine since 2000: Robert Griffin III, Michael Vick and Reggie [more]

The NFL has informed teams when they can begin their offseason programs, but some significant details remain up in the air. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the league sent a memo to all 32 clubs informing them that the first phase of their offseason programs can begin on April 19. Teams with new [more]

Las Vegas lost Nelson Agholor to the Patriots in free agency, but has brought in John Brown and Willie Snead to help fill the void. Snead spent his last three seasons with the Ravens after a few productive seasons in New Orleans. But Snead’s production has dropped significantly, particularly in the last two years. The [more]

Not every team would have the courage to move on from Stastny and Shattenkirk, like the Blues did.

Wide receiver DeVonta Smith made a late change in plans on Tuesday and did some drills at Alabama’s Pro Day workout after originally planning to watch from the sideline. Smith injured his finger during the national title game in January and did not do any on-field work at the Senior Bowl as a result of [more]

The Titans have announced an agreement with a player who adds depth to their secondary and special teams units. Safety Matthias Farley has agreed to a one-year deal in Tennessee. Farley spent the last two seasons with the Jets, but opened his career as an AFC South opponent of the Titans by playing three years [more]

Houston has already flipped Victor Oladipo to the Heat for a meager return.

If you ask head coach Bruce Arians, the Buccaneers’ mostly successful bid to bring back the core of last year’s team for another run at a Super Bowl leaves them in an enviable position heading into the draft. At a press conference on Tuesday, Arians said that this is the first time in his long [more]