Новости за 31.08.2021

Two veteran Ravens were discarded as the team reached the 53-man roster limit on Tuesday afternoon. Linebacker Pernell McPhee and safety/special teams ace Anthony Levine were both released by the team. The Ravens note that they and other players released by the team can re-sign at any time and the Ravens may be putting players [more]

The Cowboys released veteran long snapper Jake McQuaide, leaving them without one, but only briefly. They plan to re-sign McQuaide after making more moves Wednesday. The team cut 24 players Tuesday, including quarterbacks Garrett Gilbert and Ben DiNucci, to reach the NFL’s 53-player roster limit. The Cowboys announced they released McQuaide, Gilbert, safety Darian Thompson, [more]

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni has finally decided to state the obvious — Jalen Hurts is Philadelphia’s QB1. “Jalen knows nobody else got any reps with the 1’s so you could really argue that we named our starter a while ago,” Sirianni said Tuesday, via Reuben Frank of NBC Sports Philadelphia. “Jalen’s our starter. I [more]

The Broncos have gotten their roster to 53. It happened through a combination of moves, from releasing 22 players to making some trades to placing multiple players on the reserve/PUP list. Released were tackle Cam Fleming, cornerback Nate Hairston, and DL Shamar Stephen. The team waived tackle Quinn Bailey, tight end Shaun Beyer, receiver Tyrie [more]

Two key players on the Giants’ offense are question marks for the Week One opener against the Broncos. Giants coach Joe Judge said today that it has not yet been determined whether running back Saquon Barkley and tight end Evan Engram can play in the opener. Barkley suffered a torn ACL in Week Two last [more]

Veteran offensive lineman Kyle Long signed with the Chiefs as part of their effort to overhaul their offensive line, but a leg injury kept him from participating in training camp and it will keep him from being with the team for the start of the regular season as well. Long was placed on the physically [more]

Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick and Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell begin their first Cup playoff runs Sunday at Darlington Raceway (6 p.m. ET, NBCSN).

Defensive lineman Mike Daniels and offensive lineman Michael Jordan, opening day starters from 2020, were among the players the Bengals cut Tuesday. Cincinnati announced its roster moves to get down to 53 players on its initial roster. None of its 10 draft choices ended up on the waiver wire, and the team has 11 new [more]

There were apparently two losers in Detroit’s kicking competition. The Lions announced that they’ve released both Randy Bullock and Zane Gonzalez while reducing their roster to 53 players. Bullock made all three of his field goals and Gonzalez made his one attempt during the three preseason games. Bullock signed with Detroit as a free agent [more]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have trimmed their roster to 53. The reduction came mainly from releasing players. One player, quarterback Josh Dobbs, landed on injured reserve. Gone are running backs Trey Edmunds and Jaylen Samuels, receivers Rico Bussey and Cody White, offensive linemen Rashaad Coward, B.J. Finney, Chaz Green, and John Leglue, tight end Kevin Rader, [more]

The Eagles have set their initial 53-man roster and running back Jordan Howard is not on it. When the Eagles waived Kerryon Johnson a couple of weeks ago, it seemed like a good sign for Howard’s chances of surviving the cut in Philly. That’s not how things turned out, however, and the Eagles kept Miles [more]

Trade? Free-agent signing? Tanking? Plenty of options, few easy answers for the Habs.

Jaguars defensive lineman Taven Bryan has survived the initial cut to 53 players. Bryan began training camp on the non-football injury list and on the roster bubble, and he spent time on the COVID-19 reserve list. Bryan still did enough to show the new coaching staff he was worthy of a roster spot. The Jaguars [more]

It won’t happen today. It may not happen at all. At some point between now and the first weekend of the regular season, it could happen. New England’s stunning decision to release 2015 NFL MVP Cam Newton underscores the possibility that, potentially, San Francisco could release Jimmy Garoppolo. New England cut Cam because: (1) rookie [more]

The Rams had two solid punters on their preseason roster, and they managed to get something in a trade for one of them. Punter Corey Bojorquez has been traded from the Rams to the Packers, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. There’s no word on what the Packers are giving up, but it’s likely [more]

The Giants announced their initial 53-man roster for the 2021 season on Tuesday afternoon. It includes a pair of fullbacks in Eli Penny and Cullen Gillaspia, but it does not include veterans like running back Corey Clement and edge rusher Ifeadi Odenigbo as both were released by the team. They also released offensive linemen Chad [more]

The Panthers have made their final move to reduce their roster to 53 players. Carolina announced that the team has waived running back Rodney Smith. Smith signed with Carolina last year as an undrafted free agent out of Minnesota. He appeared in seven games as a rookie, taking 41 carries for 156 yards with a [more]

Takehiro Tomiyasu is on the verge of signing for Arsenal on transfer deadline day, as plenty of right backs are on the move in north London.

The 76ers have spent the offseason trying to trade Simmons.

Cristiano Ronaldo is back in Manchester United colors for the first time since losing the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League Final to Barcelona.

The Saints hadn’t publicly named their starting quarterback when reports surfaced Friday that Jameis Winston was the guy. That became clear after the team’s Week 2 preseason game when Winston completed 9 of 10 passes for 123 yards and two touchdowns against the Jaguars. Saints coach Sean Payton confirmed the news Tuesday. “Jameis is going [more]

The Bears signed veteran corner Desmond Trufant this offseason after parting ways with Kyle Fuller, but he won’t prove to be part of the regular season solution to their cornerback needs. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Bears are releasing Trufant as they make their way to 53 players on Tuesday afternoon. Trufant has [more]

Antoine Griezmann appears set to return to Atletico Madrid, three years after sealing a big-money move away from Barcelona.

Kyle Larson was also the odds' favorite for this spring's Darlington race with a line of +450. He finished second in that race.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame contributor committee has selected former official Art McNally as a finalist for the Class of 2022. “I’m kind of knocked over. It’s a shocker,” McNally told Hall of Fame president David Baker on Tuesday. McNally now must receive 80 percent voting support from the 49-member selection committee in advance [more]