Новости за 29.12.2021

John Madden, a legendary figure known to one generation as a Hall of Fame coach, another generation as the sport’s greatest announcer, and yet another generation for the video game that bears his name, has died at the age of 85. The NFL announced Madden’s passing today. Madden’s influence on the sport of football is [more]

After Carson Wentz landed on COVID-19 reserve earlier today, Andrew Luck’s name landed on the short list of trending topics on Twitter. But Luck can’t return to the Colts at this point in the season, even if he wanted to. The NFL has confirmed to PFT that, after Week 13, players on a team’s reserve-retired [more]

Watch a Cincinnati Bearcats football game, and you might have thought you heard Kobe Bryant mentioned.

The protocols taketh away. And giveth. And taketh away again. Tuesday’s agreement between the NFL and NFL Players Association adopting the CDC’s new five-day rule (down from 10) for all positive cases (vaccinated and unvaccinated) if asymptomatic includes a few other terms that will alter the experience at team facilities, until the next change in [more]

The Ravens placed outside linebacker Tyus Bowser and rookie defensive back Ar'Darius Washington on the COVID-19 reserve list Tuesday. The Ravens now have eight players from the active roster on the COVID-19 reserve list, including quarterback Tyler Huntley and outside linebacker Justin Houston. Bowser and Houston have combined for 10.5 of the Ravens’ 32 sacks [more]

The Chargers got five players back from their COVID-19 reserve list on Tuesday, but four of their teammates took their places. The league’s daily transaction wire brings word that quarterback Chase Daniel, guard Senio Kelemete, defensive tackle Justin Jones, wide receiver Andre Roberts, and linebacker Chris Rumph are back on the active roster. It also [more]

The Raiders are running out of linebackers. Las Vegas announced on Tuesday that Will Compton has been placed on the COVID-19 list. Compton is now the fifth Raiders linebacker on the club’s COVID-19 list, joining Denzel Perryman, K.J. Wright, Cory Littleton, and Patrick Onwuasor. The only remaining linebackers on the club’s active roster are rookie [more]

"In this moment, the gap to City is not my problem if we play this football like this more often, we don't have to think about it," Klopp seethed in defeat.

The Titans put a pair of defensive players on the COVID-19 reserve list Tuesday, but a Tuesday protocol change gives them an easier path back to the active roster for Sunday’s game against the Dolphins. Defensive end Denico Autry and linebacker Jayon Brown both went on the list. With the NFL adopting CDC recommendations to [more]

Now that we have reached the halfway point of the Premier League season, Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe have revealed their midseason awards and predictions for the second half of the 2021-22 campaign.

The NFL is following the Centers for Disease Control recommendations and reducing the amount of time that players who test positive for COVID-19 will have to quarantine. The NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed to adopt five days as the standard amount of time that players who test positive will quarantine. That will apply [more]

The Eagles will be without running back Miles Sanders for at least this week’s game and they’ve brought back a former member of the team to give them backfield options in his absence. The team announced that they have signed Kerryon Johnson to their practice squad. Johnson spent training camp with the Eagles, but failed [more]

The Dolphins have placed more players on the COVID-19 list as their cluster grows. Safety Brandon Jones, defensive lineman Adam Butler, defensive tackle John Jenkins, and receiver Preston Williams are now on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Miami has also put guard Durval Queiroz Neto on the practice squad/COVID-19 list. That brings Miami’s total number of players [more]

Liverpool missed myriad chances and is shut out for the first time this season, allowing Man City to keep it six-point cushions over the Reds and Chelsea.

The Patriots have a COVID-19 concern in their quarterbacks’ room. According to Mike Reiss of ESPN, New England is expected to place backup QB Brian Hoyer on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday. Given Hoyer’s presumed proximity to starting quarterback Mac Jones, the rookie out of Alabama could be at risk of testing positive for the [more]

The Vikings have made a move to solidify their quarterbacks room. Minnesota announced on Tuesday that the team has signed Kyle Sloter to its 53-man roster. Sloter essentially takes quarterback Sean Mannion’s spot as the third quarterback on Minnesota’s roster. Mannion, who is vaccinated, tested positive for COVID-19 late last week. Starter Kirk Cousins is [more]

Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians has tested positive for COVID-19. The 69-year-old Arians is vaccinated, which greatly reduces his risk of becoming seriously ill, but he is now isolating from the team. Buccaneers assistant head coach and run game coordinator Harold Goodwin will assume the head-coaching duties while Arians is out. If Arians hasn’t returned, [more]

The Panthers may have to do some more adjusting along the offensive line in Week 17. Carolina has placed center Sam Tecklenburg on its COVID-19 list, the club announced on Tuesday. In his second season with the Panthers after going undrafted out of Baylor, Tecklenburg made his first start last week against the Buccaneers. The [more]