Новости за 12.03.2018

Joe Thomas may be retiring from the NFL later this week. For now, though, he remains an active member of an NFL roster, and he’s actively criticizing a contract another player signed after negotiating the deal by himself. “You really feel bad for Richard Sherman, but this is clearly a case of ego getting in [more]

The 49ers have signed punter Jeff Locke to a one-year deal. Locke played five games for the Lions last season while Sam Martin was injured. In four seasons with the Vikings, from 2013-16, Locke averaged 43.2 yards per punt, with a 38.7 net and 101 punts downed inside the 20. He will provide competition for [more]

The Saints currently sit in 17th place in the Premier League, just one point above the bottom three.

The Saints currently sit in 17th place in the Premier League, just one point above the bottom three.

There’s been a lot of speculation about the Bills’ plans at quarterback this offseason, including the notion that they could use their two first-round picks to fuel a trade up to the top of the first round. It appears that they’ve made a move up the board and they still have two first-rounders at their [more]

There are questions of if he can play through it and what his treatment will be that have yet to be answered.

The Jaguars placed a second-round tender on restricted free agent Corey Grant. Grant is a core special teams player, but with Chris Ivory having departed, the Jaguars also need him for depth at running back. As a utility back, Grant has 68 attempts for 414 yards and three touchdowns in three seasons. Jacksonville also announced [more]

The Buccaneers took care of business on several fronts Monday. They signed tight end Cameron Brate and cornerback Brent Grimes to new contracts and also took care of some business with two of their restricted free agents. According to multiple reports, they tendered wide receiver Adam Humphries at the second-round level and re-signed linebacker Adarius [more]

Not only were the Bills open to trading Cordy Glenn, they were successful at it. According to Josina Anderson of ESPN, the Bills have traded their left tackle to the Bengals. If Glenn is well, he’d go a long way toward filling a major void for the Bengals. They took a pair of tackles in [more]

Broncos defensive tackle Adam Gotsis was arrested last week for allegedly raping a woman in Georgia in 2013, the Denver Post reports. Gotsis played at Georgia Tech when the rape allegedly occurred. The woman made the accusation February 1. Gotsis surrendered at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta last Wednesday on a charge of strong-arm [more]

Every team that needs a quarterback is surely reaching out to the best quarterback available in free agency, Drew Brees. The Vikings are the first team confirmed to have done so. The Vikings reached out to Brees’ agent shortly after it became legal for teams to do so, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. It [more]

Tanking season

Running back Jonathan Stewart met with the Lions on Monday and now is headed to a visit with the Giants, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Stewart’s offensive coordinator with the Panthers, Mike Shula, now is on the Giants staff. The Lions have another of Stewart’s former offensive coordinators, Jeff Davidson, who is Detroit’s offensive [more]

Pictured: Darcy Kuemper, possibly grappling with the complexities of tanking.

The veteran midfielder looks to be on track to play on Wednesday when the Blaugrana host Antonio Conte's side at the Camp Nou.

The Giants have re-signed a couple of players who were set to become free agents. Giants linebacker Mark Herzlich and guard Jon Halapio both re-signed today. Herzlich was on injured reserve for the entire 2017 season after suffering a stinger in training camp but is expected to be ready to play this year. The 2018 [more]

The Bills were willing to trade the quarterback who helped them break a 17-year playoff drought, so it stands to reason they’ll trade just about anybody. Especially if that person is expensive and hurt and inherited by rather than acquired by General Manager Brandon Beane and coach Sean McDermott. According to Albert Breer of SI.com, [more]

The Broncos could turn to AJ McCarron as their Plan B if Kirk Cousins signs elsewhere, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. McCarron and Broncos coach Vance Joseph crossed paths for two years when Joseph coached the Bengals’ defensive backs, so there is a familiarity there. Denver will have to hold off the Vikings, Jets [more]

Mark Martin shared that story and many more on the inaugural episode of the Mark Martin Podcast on Monday.

Chris Boswell has been one of the most consistent kickers in the league, in a place it’s not easy to be consistent. So the Steelers want to make sure to keep him around. According to Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio, the Steelers used the second-round tender on the restricted free agent kicker. Boswell has [more]

A number of domestic-based Brazilians aim to leave a lasting impression on Brazil, including defender Rodrigo Caio, as well as Besiktas midfielder Anderson Talisca.

Dallas guard suffered stress fracture in right leg

The Browns continue to wait for an answer from left tackle Joe Thomas, but they are running out of time if they want to find his replacement in free agency. The longer Thomas’ decision goes, the Browns believe the more likely Thomas’ retirement becomes, Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. That could [more]

Given the constant questions about the status of left tackle Trent Williams, being Trent Williams’ backup has a high value to Washington. So Williams’ backup was rewarded thusly. Via Rich Tandler of NBC Sports Washington, the team used the second-round tender on backup tackle Ty Nsekhe. That will pay him $2.914 million next season, and [more]

Manchester City can eclipse the 80-point mark and extend its Premier League table lead back to 18 with a win at relegation-threatened Stoke.