Новости за 03.05.2022

Tuesday's collection of links.

Monday was the deadline for teams to exercise their fifth-year options on the contracts of 2019 first-round picks and 19 of those options wound up being exercised. That group includes first-overall pick Kyler Murray, who may land a long-term contract extension before the start of the 2022 season. All the players in the class are [more]

While the draft was winding down this weekend, teams were working the phones in order to strike deals with undrafted free agents to fill out their offseason rosters. Reports of those agreements came fast and furious, but not all of those agreements moved forward to signed contracts. One example of an agreement going south this [more]

With the season on the line in a close-out game, Russell was on the bench. It could be a sign of Minnesota's future.

Chase Elliott wasn't the only driver who was feeling good after Monday's Cup race at Dover Motor Speedway.

The Texans made a number of roster moves on Monday, including one that left running back Scottie Phillips without a spot on the roster. The team announced that they have waived Phillips with an injury designation. Phillips went on injured reserve last November and will revert to that list if he goes unclaimed. Phillips signed [more]

The Seahawks have shown no signs of being willing to trade wide receiver DK Metcalf ahead of the final year of his contract and Metcalf is showing no urgency when it comes to forcing his way out of Seattle. During an appearance on the Club Shay Shay podcast with Shannon Sharpe, Metcalf said that “it’s [more]

The 49ers didn’t trade wide receiver Deebo Samuel before or during the draft, but they also haven’t come up with a solution that gets him back in the building and working with the team ahead of his fourth NFL season. General Manager John Lynch believes that such a solution remains within reach, however. The specific [more]

The Eagles traded a first-round pick for A.J. Brown and gave him a four-year, $100 million contract extension, and Brown says he appreciates the show of confidence in him. “I’m one of the top guys in the league. I’m confident in how I play, what I bring to the table. I’m glad the Eagles believed [more]

What happened on the first night of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

JaVale McGee battered then embarrassed Luka Doncic. And McGee wasn't even the Suns center who lived up to his fearsome billing.

“We like DJ. We’re gonna keep starting him whether you like it or not.”

Cardinals receiver DeAndre Hopkins won’t play the first six games of the regular season. Hopkins tested positive for performance enhancing drugs and reiterated his brand manager’s statement that he has no idea how it happened. “In my 10-year career, I have never tested positive for using performance enhancing drugs,” Hopkins wrote on social media. “To [more]

An unexpectedly one-sided Game 1 to begin a much-anticipated First Round series.

Peter King revealed in this week’s Football Morning in America that the NFL was mad the team turned in its selection of Aidan Hutchinson so quickly. Lions coach Dan Campbell confirmed the league wanted the Lions to use more of their 10 minutes on the clock. Campbell said the Lions had no reason to wait: [more]

The Spurs are trying to expand their market.

The 49ers agreed to terms with 14 undrafted free agents. They gave linebacker North Carolina linebacker Jeremiah Gemmel $90,000 guaranteed that includes a $20,000 bonus, Aaron Wilson of profootballnetwork.com reports. Texas A&M safety Leon O’Neal received $60,000 guaranteed that included a $10,000 bonus. Gemmel made 236 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and three [more]

Once again, the NFL’s PED testing policy has failed to actually catch a deliberate cheater. The “brand manager” of Cardinals receiver DeAndre Hopkins has issued the perfunctory brand-managing statement indicating that, like pretty much every other player who is suspended for a PED violation, Hopkins didn’t deliberately take a PED. “DeAndre and everyone who works [more]

The NFL initially declared that the Brian Flores case is “without merit.” But then the NFL seemed to acknowledge that there were merit to the claims. More recently, the NFL has reverted to its “without merit” mantra. Via Daniel Wallach of ConductDetrimental.com, the judge presiding over the litigation invited the parties to participate in a [more]

The Cardinals announced the signings of 12 undrafted free agents Monday. They include Virginia Tech receiver Changa Hodge, who injured his ACL during spring ball last year and appeared in only five games. In 2019 at Villanova, Hodge caught 65 receptions for 1,118 yards and 13 touchdowns. The Cardinals drafted his former Virginia Tech teammate, [more]

New Giants General Manager Joe Schoen kept most of the staff he inherited through the draft, but once the draft ended, he didn’t waste time making changes. The Giants have fired Chris Pettit as the director of college scouting and senior personnel executive Kyle O’Brien, Neil Stratton of insidetheleague.com. Former General Manager Dave Gettleman promoted [more]

The six-game suspension to be served by Cardinals receiver DeAndre Hopkins will be a costly one. Assuming his contract contains the strongest permissible forfeiture language under the labor deal, the suspension will expose Hopkins to the loss of six game checks. At a base rate of $6.65 million, he’ll lose 6/18ths of his salary for [more]

The 49ers want to trade Jimmy Garoppolo, dumping his $25 million salary, but his surgically repaired right shoulder won’t allow him to throw until sometime this summer. No team is trading for Garoppolo with that salary and with the quarterback still rehabbing his throwing shoulder. The 49ers, though, were “close” to moving Garoppolo before his [more]

The Panthers agreed to terms on a one-year deal with receiver/returner Andre Roberts on Monday, the team announced. Roberts, 34, has earned All-Pro honors three times the past four seasons, one with the Jets and twice with the Bills. He led the league in kickoff return yards last year (1,010, with the Texans and Chargers) [more]

Draymond Green said he was concerned about flagrant-foul points in these playoffs.