Новости за 23.08.2021

Three years ago, the Raiders sent pass rusher Khalil Mack to the Bears. Earlier this year, the Raiders reportedly explored bringing Mack back. According to Vic Tafur of TheAthletic.com, the Raiders made a call to Chicago about a potential Mack trade before signing Yannick Ngakoue in free agency. A trade would have triggered a cap [more]

While Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore presumably remains unhappy with his contract, he also is still on the physically unable to perform list weeks into training camp. Gilmore is continuing to rehab the partially-torn quad that landed him on injured reserve last season. Head coach Bill Belichick was asked about Gilmore’s status on Monday morning and [more]

Monday's collection of NHL news and links.

Washington has one of its key depth pieces back. The Football Team announced on Monday that offensive tackle David Sharpe has been activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list. Sharpe has been on the list since the end of July, missing nearly all of training camp and the preseason. Sharpe has been with the Football Team since [more]

The latest transfer news focuses on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang possibly leaving Arsenal, while Adama Traore to Tottenham is gathering steam.

Former Hawks player development coach Nick Van Exel is returning to be on the Atlanta bench.

When cornerback Patrick Peterson became a free agent in March, it didn’t take him long to settle on the Vikings as the team he wanted to play for in 2021. Peterson agreed to a one-year, $8 million deal and told Peter King of Football Morning in America that the chance to play for head coach [more]

Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels said this weekend that he hasn’t worried much about who will start at quarterback come September because head coach Bill Belichick will make that decision “when the time is right to make it.” McDaniels also said that Cam Newton “certainly is the starter now” and Belichick has said the same [more]

The Bears announced a couple of roster moves on Sunday night. Wide receiver Isaiah Coulter has been added to the roster after agreeing to a deal with the team. They opened the roster spot by putting linebacker Austin Calitro on injured reserve. Coulter worked out for the Bears after being cut by the Texans last [more]

The Eagles made some roster moves on Sunday that ended one player’s season and ended two other bids to make the team. Tight end Jason Croom was placed on injured reserve after suffering a season-ending knee injury in Thursday night’s game. Croom had one catch for a touchdown in four appearances with the Eagles last [more]

Ryan Blaney wasn't the only driver who had reason to celebrate after Sunday's Cup race at Michigan.

The Browns have a pair of kickers vying for a job with the team and their competition may be impacted by an injury in Sunday’s game against the Giants. Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said after the game that Cody Parkey injured his quad, but didn’t have any details about how the injury happened or [more]

The 2020 labor deal has made it harder for unhappy players to hold out. Some teams have tolerated unhappy players holding in — reporting for camp, attending meetings, but not practicing or playing in games. Some of the contract standoffs have been resolved. In Miami, the Dolphins and cornerback Xavien Howard worked out their differences. [more]

The rookie struggles of Bengals receiver Ja'Marr Chase continue. On Sunday, Chase had two more drops during practice. Per Kelsey Conway of the Cincinnati Enquirer (via Peter King’s Football Morning in America), one of the drops came in the end zone on a throw from quarterback Joe Burrow. The ball went off Chase’s hands and was [more]

San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan declined to name Jimmy Garoppolo the 49ers’ Week One starting quarterback after Sunday night’s preseason game, but Garoppolo says he’s not concerned about his status. Garoppolo said he understands that Shanahan wants every player to earn his position and can’t concern himself about the competition with Trey Lance. “I think [more]

Training camp and the preseason are a time for unreasonable expectations. Players routinely announce that they’re in the best shape of their lives. Teams routinely believe the sky’s the limit. Then comes September, when some teams begin to achieve those objectives at the direct expense of those who don’t. Tom Brady, as he starts his [more]

Walker thought it was close, but did Durant?

Seahawks receiver John Ursua was carted off late in the second quarter of Saturday’s game with a knee injury. An MRI on Sunday confirmed the bad news: Ursua tore an anterior cruciate ligament. “So for all of those asking, last night I tore my ACL, so I’ll be out for the season,” Ursua said in [more]

A stomach bug unexpectedly sidelined Jalen Hurts before Thursday night’s preseason game against the Patriots. He returned to a walk-through Saturday and was a full participant at Sunday night’s practice. “Just resting his body, as you would with any illness, and getting himself back,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said of how Hurts has spent the [more]

Jimmy Garoppolo started Sunday night’s preseason game and was on the field for a 15-play opening drive that ended in an interception. He went 3-of-6 for 15 yards and also had a 10-yard scramble. Rookie Trey Lance followed and, after a slow start, finished 8-of-15 for 102 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in [more]

TAMPA, Fla. — The story about the Bucs this summer is whether they can be the first NFL team in 16 years to win consecutive Super Bowls. The quarterback back then, for Super Bowls 38 and 39, was Tom Brady. The quarterback trying to win a second straight title now, almost a generation later, sweating [more]

The Texans spent a third-round choice on tight end Kahale Warring. It was a wasted choice. The Texans are waiving the third-year player, John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports. Warring played only four snaps in Saturday’s preseason game against the Cowboys after playing 14 on offense and eight on special teams in the exhibition [more]

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Behind race winner Ryan Blaney, several drivers were lamenting their decisions and timing in the finish of a NASCAR 'superspeedway' race at Michigan.

The Seahawks announced Sunday they waived tight end Dominick Wood-Anderson. The move was not unexpected after his performance in Saturday night’s preseason game. Wood-Anderson played 35 offensive snaps and seven on special teams. He had no stats but five penalties for 30 yards. The Seahawks signed Wood-Anderson on June 16. Wood-Anderson, who went undrafted out [more]