Новости за 23.02.2022

Read whatever you'd like into Kevin Garnett's and Paul Pierce's pained expressions as Ray Allen reveled nearby with LeBron James.

The Brian Flores lawsuit has sparked an unexpected skirmish regarding whether the Miami Dolphins did or didn’t try to silence him. Flores told Bryant Gumbel that the three-year head coach left a “lot” of money on the table by declining to sign a document that would have “silenced” him. The Dolphins issued a statement specifically denying [more]

The Colts drafted Cato June in 2003. He spent his first four seasons in Indianapolis, made his only Pro Bowl in 2015 with the Colts and won a Super Bowl ring with them. Now, June is starting his NFL coaching career with the Colts. Pete Thamel of ESPN reports June has accepted a job as [more]

The Michigan Panthers made former University of Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson the No. 1 choice in the 2022 USFL draft. All eight teams drafted quarterbacks in the first round Tuesday night. Patterson played two seasons at Ole Miss before transferring to UM for the 2018 season. He went undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft and [more]

The Bucks need guard depth.

The Dolphins have responded to a claim made by former head coach Brian Flores during an interview with Bryant Gumbel of Real Sports. In the interview Gumbel asked Flores if it was true “that you were asked to sign an NDA, a non-disparagement agreement” when the Dolphins fired him earlier this year. Flores said he [more]

The Texans are re-signing long snapper Jon Weeks to a a one-year contract, Aaron Wilson of Sports Talk 790 reports. Weeks, 36, has played all 12 of his NFL seasons with the Texans. He has never missed a game, playing all 193 to set a franchise record. Weeks made the Pro Bowl in 2015. In [more]

Tuesday is the first day that teams can use franchise tags on impending free agents and one player who is seen as a candidate to get tagged is Patriots cornerback J.C. Jackson. Jackson has developed into a strong starter since joining the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2018 and made his first Pro [more]

More bad news has been reported out of Italy, with the USMNT set to complete World Cup qualifying in just five weeks.

The Chiefs have made a coaching move, elevating one of their own. Kansas City announced on Tuesday that Donald D’Alesio has been promoted to safeties coach. D’Alesio joined the Chiefs staff in 2021 as a defensive assistant. He was previously a defensive analyst at LSU in the 2020 season. Before that, D’Alesio coached for his [more]

Amani Bledsoe, a defensive end who spent 2021 with the Titans, is currently not under contract to any team. If he does sign with a team, he won’t be allowed to play for the first six games of 2022. Bledsoe has been suspended six games for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy, according to Tom [more]

The Saints used four kickers last season after Wil Lutz went on injured reserve before the season. Lutz is expected to return this season after missing all 17 games last season following core muscle surgery. The kicker who finished the season with the Saints won’t return. The Saints cut Brett Maher on Tuesday. Maher played [more]

The Packers have added another kicker. Per Field Yates of ESPN, Green Bay has signed Dominik Eberle. Eberle has a history with new Packers special teams coach Rich Bisaccia. The kicker went undrafted after playing his collegiate ball at Utah State and signed with the Raiders for training camp and spent the 2020 season on [more]

After some NFL prospects threatened to boycott the Scouting Combine, the combine revised its policies and procedures regarding COVID-19 protocols. The bubble concept for Indianapolis was ditched Monday after 157 players represented by 14 agencies pushed back on the pandemic-driven restrictions. The NFLPA does not represent prospective players but sent an email to agents Tuesday [more]

A key point in Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL, the Dolphins and the Giants is that Flores’ former boss, Patriots coach Bill Belichick, texted Flores before he interviewed to tell him he was getting the Giants job — only to then say he was mistaken and it was actually Brian Daboll getting the job. [more]

The Bears have added some depth at linebacker for their offseason roster. Chicago announced on Tuesday that the club has signed Noah Dawkins. Dawkins entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of The Citadel in 2019, originally signing with the Bengals. The Buccaneers signed him off of Cincinnati’s practice squad during that season [more]

C.J. McCollum said Pelicans franchise player Zion Williamson didn't reach out to him in the week-and-a-half since McCollum got traded to New Orleans.

One Champions League game brought great news for the USMNT, while the other brought some very bad.

Drew Lock closed out the 2021 season as the Broncos’ starting quarterback, but there aren’t many people who think he’ll be the choice for that job in 2022. Lock’s had multiple chances to lock up the job since joining the team as a 2019 second-round pick without doing so and that’s led to assumptions that [more]

Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs said after the season he wanted to return to the team next season but wanted to be “fairly compensated.” The Seahawks reportedly are working to make that happen. Corbin Smith of SI.com reports that the team has opened negotiations with Diggs’ representation in hopes of re-signing the two-time Pro Bowler. Smith [more]

Former Buccaneers linebacker Jack Cichy announced his retirement from the NFL. He last played in the league in 2020. Cichy battled through injuries every season after the Bucs made him a sixth-round choice in 2018. He ended up playing 16 games in three years. Cichy also played in two postseason games in the 2020 Super [more]

The Titans are adding some depth at receiver. Tennessee announced on Tuesday that the team has agreed to terms with receiver Josh Malone. Malone did not play a regular-season game in 2021, though he did spend time on the Broncos’ and Packers’ practice squads. He last appeared in a game in 2020, playing four contests [more]

The Dolphins have added another quarterback to their offseason roster. The team announced the signing of Chris Streveler on Tuesday. He’ll be on their 90-man roster when the new league year gets underway next month. Streveler was undrafted out of South Dakota in 2018 and spent his first two professional season with Winnipeg in the [more]