Новости за 13.06.2017

Appeared in one game last year, after playing 20 the season prior.

The Golden State Warriors are great at basketball, and nearly as good at matters of diplomacy. Amid multiple reports that the new NBA champions have decided not to participate in the traditional visit to the White House, the team’s official position is that no decision has been made regarding whether they’ll attend. The team also…

The Cowboys have three All-Pro players in their offensive line. It’s the other two positions that remain as question marks. For the first time in three years, the Cowboys will have a different look to an offensive line that has earned a reputation as the best in the league. Right tackle Doug Free retired, and…

He will also likely be left unprotected in the upcoming expansion draft.

When Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald opted not to attend Organized Team Activities this offseason, General Manager Les Snead said that the team was in the “serious stages” of negotiating a contract extension for their top defensive player and indications were that Donald’s absence was related to the lack of an agreement. Those talks have…

Browns receiver Ricardo Louis figured he wasn’t going to get an answer from Giants receiver Brandon Marshall. But Marshall finally responded to Louis’ 18-month-old Instagram message last week, agreeing to workout with Louis. “I was looking for advice because moving to receiver [from high school quarterback] was kind of tough,” Louis said, via Mary Kay…

The key is being able to protect him.

Chase Briscoe's team will be without its crew chief and two pit crew members for three more Truck races.

Warriors, Cavaliers superstars sure brought it

An unidentified man trespassed onto the edge of the Lions’ practice field Tuesday, yelling at players and reporters. According to Kyle Meinke of MLive.com, the agitated man screamed at linebacker Tahir Whitehead, “Yo, No. 59. I know you need me at linebacker.” The uninvited guest also said he had played football since 1987 and had…

The headline from Colts owner Jim Irsay last week at a town-hall meeting for season-ticket holders emerged from his proclamation that he still expects the team to win plural Lombardi Trophies while Andrew Luck is the team’s quarterback. But something else he said raised even more eyebrows. “Let me say this: the offensive line is…

Dale Earnhardt Jr. addressed Danica Patrick's encounter with fans at Pocono Raceway that appeared on Facebook Live.

It turns out that $125,000 provides ample reason to get one’s weight below 340 pounds. That’s not the kind of promise too many weight loss centers can make while remaining profitable, but business is good in the NFL and the Falcons included a clause in defensive tackle Dontari Poe’s contract that called for him to…

England showed unbelievable support for France in 2015. The French returned the favor on Tuesday.

Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald had only one question when he found out he won the 2017 Good Guy Award from the Professional Football Writers of America: Did you vote for me, dad? Fitzgerald’s father, Larry Fitzgerald Sr., is a longtime print and radio reporter in Minnesota. Fitzgerald directed a tweet to his father Tuesday, writing,…

Team President David Morehouse said the team would never turn down a visit.

The Giants have made it clear that they expect receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to mature. So has he? Bob Glauber of Newsday explained on Tuesday’s PFT Live that it’s too early to know. “I don’t think they can actually say that just yet,” Glauber said. “I think they need tangible proof when he interacts with…

John Stones might end up in another position before all is said and done — for England, at least.

Bills wide receiver Sammy Watkins is steadily working his way back to full participation in practice. Watkins did individual work last week for the first time since having foot surgery in January and held up well enough through that work that the team put more on his plate as their minicamp got underway on Tuesday.…

An apparent leg injury limited Patriots backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo during practice Tuesday. ESPN’s Mike Reiss reported that Garoppolo rode the exercise bicycle while the team ran and later missed his regular reps during drills. Reiss said the injury appeared to happen at last week’s mandatory minicamp. Third-stringer Jacoby Brissett took extra reps in Garoppolo’s…

So much for that bit of speculation.

The 49ers are down to one unsigned draft pick, and he’s the one who’s not there. According to Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com, third-round quarterback C.J. Beathard has signed his four-year deal. That leaves just No. 3 overall pick Solomon Thomas, who isn’t allowed to be at their workouts because of the league’s silly quarter-system rule.…

The Falcons have signed defensive end Martin Ifedi, according to D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Ifedi was a seventh-round pick of the Rams in 2015. The Rams waived him before the regular season, and he signed to the Buccaneers practice squad. The Bucs cut him after the preseason in 2016. The Falcons signed…

Green's recruitment paid off more quickly than we realized

"We've established a strong rapport having coached together for five years."