Новости за 07.04.2023

There are eyes on Dwane Casey in Detroit, too.

The Ravens have re-signed linebacker Kristian Welch, Field Yates of ESPN reports. The team did not place an restricted free agent tender on him, so he will returned on a non-RFA deal. Welch, 24, has spent three seasons in Baltimore, appearing in 43 games. He is a core special teams player. In his career, Welch [more]

Word that Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons agreed to a contract extension with the team on Friday has been followed by reports about the terms of the deal. According to multiple reports, it is a four-year, $94 million deal for Simmons. Simmons had been set to make a base salary of $10.753 million under the [more]

The arbitration claim filed earlier this week by former Cardinals executive Terry McDonough makes reference to multiple other employees who allegedly were mistreated by team owner Michael Bidwill. The next question becomes whether one or more of those other employees will come forward. In his arbitration claim, McDonough accuses Bidwill of “curs[ing] and berat[ing] a [more]

Titans defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons recently expressed confidence he would remain with the team long term. He was right. The sides have agreed in principle to a four-year contract extension, Turron Davenport of ESPN reports. Simmons was headed into the final year of his rookie contract, scheduled to make $10.753 million on the fifth-year option. [more]

Mikko Rantanen became the fifth player in franchise history to reach the 50-goal plateau for a season.

Writing a book is only a small piece of the overall puzzle, as I keep finding out. Every time I think it’s over, it’s time to read it again. And again. And again. This weekend, the absolute, last, final, review is happening. I’m looking only for obvious typos and other “oh shit” issues, like formatting [more]

On the Thursday night before Super Bowl LV, former Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid — son of head coach Andy Reid — was involved in an automobile accident that inflicted serious injuries on five-year-old Ariel Young. Reid eventually was sentenced to three years in prison. Today, dashcam video has emerged from the police response to [more]

Dick Vermeil was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame last year, and he thinks more coaches need to join him. “Every time I get a chance, I mention it,” Vermeil told Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette. At his Hall of Fame induction speech last summer, Vermeil named seven other coaches he thought [more]

In his recent YouTube remarks, Cam Newton said his phone didn’t ring after his participation in the Auburn Pro Day workout. Newton’s phone likely won’t ring based on his recent YouTube remarks. Newton has a list of teams with which he’s willing to be a backup. It’s a list that doesn’t make much sense, given [more]

Who's set to miss matchweek 30 of the Premier League season, and who's on the mend?

Draymond Green was not a fan of the 65 number, either.

Tight end Jody Fortson will be back with the Chiefs for another season after the team tendered him as an exclusive rights free agent earlier this year and he hopes his third year with the team sees him in a different role. After spending most of his rookie season on injured reserve, Fortson appeared in [more]

No, the Jets should be in no hurry to blink when it comes to the demands being made by the Packers. Pending the inevitable trade that will send Aaron Rodgers to New York (and it really is inevitable), Rodgers is working out with Allen Lazard. As in Jets receiver Allen Lazard. As noted on Friday [more]

Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray is making progress in his recovery from last year’s torn ACL. Murray posted a video on Instagram that showed him doing four squats with weights. Murray was wearing a long sleeve over his surgically-repaired right knee while doing the workout. Murray captioned the video “13 weeks” in reference to how long [more]

Defensive end Aidan Hutchinson turned in one of the best rookie seasons in the NFL after the Lions selected him with the second overall pick last April, but the team didn’t get as much out of their other first-round pick. Wide receiver Jameson Williams‘ recovery from a torn ACL limited him to six games during [more]

In early February, a misdemeanor aggravated menacing charge was filed against Bengals running back Joe Mixon. A day later, the charge was dismissed with the caveat that it could be refiled. That has now happened. The Cincinnati police department announced on Friday that a first-degree misdemeanor charge of aggravated menacing has been refiled against Mixon. [more]

Middleton has played in just 33 games this season due to knee issues.

Jesse Marsch could be back in the Premier League soon, after reportedly holding talks with Leicester this week.

The Chargers’ 2022 season ended in painful fashion. After taking a 27-0 lead over the Jaguars in the Wild Card round, the Chargers failed to put their opponents away and wound up losing 31-30 to end their first postseason trip since 2018. Moving past that loss was a topic of conversation when defensive tackle Sebastian [more]

Two years ago, the 49ers invested three first-round picks and a third-round pick in quarterback Trey Lance. The circumstances placed intense pressure on Lance, and things simply haven’t worked out for him, so far, in the NFL. He now enters his third season with significant competition both for the top spot on the depth chart [more]

In 2023, the Raiders traded tight end Darren Waller to the Giants. It nearly happened last year. Waller’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, recently told Pat McAfee that Waller was nearly traded in 2022. Rosenhaus said that the Raiders talked to both the Packers and the Dolphins about a Waller trade. The Raiders eventually pulled back, and [more]

Several weeks ago, some were surprised by the notion that a trade of Aaron Rodgers from the Packers to the Jets wouldn’t happen until the draft. At this point, any other outcome would be a surprise. The draft starts in 20 days, with round one. Round two starts three weeks from tonight. Given that the [more]

Marvin Harrison Sr. was a first-round draft pick of the Colts in 1996 and had a Hall of Fame career, but his son may one day eclipse his accomplishments. That’s the word from Reggie Wayne, who played alongside Harrison for eight years and is now the Colts’ wide receivers coach. Wayne told Nate Atkins of [more]

The Jaguars have a bit more cap space to work with as they head into the rest of the offseason. The team has restructured the contract of safety Rayshawn Jenkins. Jason Fitzgerald of OverTheCap.com reports that the team converted $6.42 million of his 2023 salary into a signing bonus. Jacksonville also added void years onto [more]