Новости за 29.03.2022

The rich keep getting richer. And they keep getting other people to pay for the places where they generate more riches. According to the Associated Press, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has proposed $500 million in public bonds to finance construction of a new stadium for the Titans. The Tennesseean reports that the Titans initially wanted [more]

The NHL salary cap is projected to be at $82.5 million for the 2022-23 season, a $1 million increase from where it has been during the past two seasons.

Ron Rivera has gone 14-19 over his first two seasons as Washington’s head coach, but on-field matters have often taken a back seat to other issues in the organization over the last two years. The team’s was sanctioned a hostile workplace culture and team owner Daniel Snyder faces another investigation into sexual harassment allegations made [more]

NFL owners approved a proposal to change its overtime rules for the postseason. Both teams now will be guaranteed a possession in overtime in the playoffs before the game becomes sudden death. The Chiefs’ thrilling 42-36 overtime victory over the Bills in the divisional round reignited the debate about the league’s overtime rules. The Chiefs [more]

Ross Chastain rockets to the top spot after his first Cup victory at Circuit of the Americas, but other drivers fall after another wild race.

The Saints weren’t done signing quarterbacks when they brought Jameis Winston back. Veteran quarterback Andy Dalton has agreed to a one-year contract with the Saints, with $3 million guaranteed and a maximum value of $6 million, according to multiple reports. Winston is still the favorite to be the Saints’ starter this season, but it’s unclear [more]

The 49ers had a wrench thrown into their plan to trade Jimmy Garoppolo when the quarterback had surgery on his throwing shoulder. But it still seems like the club is ready to move on to Trey Lance for the 2022 season. At the annual league meeting on Tuesday, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan touted Lance’s [more]

The Chiefs may be the next team in the hunt for a new stadium. Chiefs President Mark Donovan told Kevin Clark of TheRinger.com that the team has considered options in the state of Kansas, in the suburbs of Kansas City, Missouri, and that the Chiefs have been pitched by Kansas developers on stadium options. Kansas [more]

The Packers wanted to keep Davante Adams, but Adams didn’t want to stay. He instead expressed a preference to reunite with former college teammate Derek Carr with the Raiders, who made Adams the league’s highest-paid receiver. So the Packers, who had used the franchise tag on him, honored his wishes. “That was just one of [more]

It will be a good year for Mary Jo White. The former SEC commissioner, who has previously handled multiple investigations for the NFL, currently has multiple more. In addition to conducting the probe regarding the most recent allegations against Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder, White (per multiple reports) has been retained to oversee the league’s [more]

When the 49ers traded up from No. 12 to No. 3 last March, most assumed that starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo‘s days in San Francisco were numbered. They were. As it turns out, there was a very high number of them. Now, 368 days after the trade was made, Garoppolo continues to be on the 49ers’ [more]

"We have to improve as a team on both ends."

It was less than three weeks ago that Pete Carroll said the Seahawks had “no intention” of trading Russell Wilson. They traded Wilson to the Broncos on March 8. “Things change,” Carroll said Tuesday. “There was a long period in there working it. I didn’t have the intention of going crazy, but we looked at [more]

The Falcons said farewell to the longest-tenured member of their offense last week when they traded quarterback Matt Ryan to the Colts, but they aren’t talking about parting ways from a longtime fixture on the defensive side of the ball. Defensive tackle Grady Jarrett is heading into his eighth season and his future came up [more]

Aaron Donald is ready to run it back. Rams head coach Sean McVay confirmed during his Tuesday press conference at the annual league meeting that Donald has told the franchise he plans to play in 2022. A report emerged just before Super Bowl LVI that Donald would consider retiring if Los Angeles defeated Cincinnati. While [more]

Last week, quarterback Kyler Murray seemed to take a step toward reconciliation with the Cardinals when he told reporters that his social-media scrub had nothing to do with the organization. Whether that claim is true or not, the temperature appears to have cooled on the situation with Murray and Arizona. At the NFL’s annual meeting [more]

Last night, I noticed the HBO promo for the Lions as the next team on Hard Knocks. It reminded me of another football-related image from years gone by. The image looks like the old Playmakers poster. Not Playmakers the book, which you should buy (33 percent off, still) if you haven’t, but Playmakers the show. [more]

The Saints entered the Deshaun Watson sweepstakes. After Watson chose the Browns, the Saints turned back to Jameis Winston. New coach Dennis Allen said the Saints “feel good about where we are there.” “The No. 1 thing was 14 to three, so 14 touchdowns to three interceptions,” Allen said of Winston’s numbers last season. “I [more]

Going three years without winning a playoff game isn’t exactly a historic dry spell. The Lions have gone 30 years without a playoff win (and had gone more than 30 years without a playoff win before that one), while the Dolphins have gone 21 years and the Raiders 19. But in New England, three years [more]

The Browns are adding a center to their roster as they move toward the 2022 season. Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reports that the team has agreed to terms with Ethan Pocic. It’s a one-year deal in Cleveland for the former Seahawk. Pocic was a 2017 second-round pick in Seattle and he appeared in 57 [more]

The latest transfer news focuses on USMNT star Brenden Aaronson heading to Leeds, while Cody Gakpo to Arsenal is another intriguing report.

The various announcements the NFL made on Monday included the unveiling of the members of it discovery advisory committee. The group includes two practicing lawyers. Both work for firms that exclusively represent the interests of employers in litigation brought by employees. One is Peter Harvey, who practices with Patterson Belknap. Here’s the first line of [more]

The Jets took a swing at landing Tyreek Hill in a trade with the Chiefs last week, but they didn’t connect and Hill will be playing for the Dolphins. Coming up short in that bid won’t keep the Jets from taking another whack should another top-flight receiver become available this offseason. General Manager Joe Douglas [more]

When the 49ers season ended, it seemed like a matter of when not if the team would trade quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. But then Garoppolo had surgery on his throwing shoulder. That’s complicated matters for San Francisco. Speaking at the annual league meeting on Tuesday, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan admitted that Garoppolo’s shoulder surgery has [more]

Matt LaFleur had a good feeling Aaron Rodgers was going to return to the Packers in 2022, but the quarterback’s timetable for a decision went longer than expected. The relief finally came March 8 when Rodgers informed the coach of his return. “I actually received a text message that confirmed that Aaron was coming back,” [more]