Новости за 16.03.2018

That's true against Atlanta, but not so much his other stops.

The Bears used the transition tag on cornerback Kyle Fuller earlier this month and now they’ll have to decide whether to match another NFC North team’s offer for Fuller’s services. PFT has confirmed Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune‘s report that Fuller has signed an offer sheet with the Packers. Neither the value nor the [more]

The Raiders have signed their third defensive free agent in the last two days. Cornerback Shareece Wright posted a picture of the team’s logo on Instagram Friday and Michael Gehlken of the Las Vegas Review-Journal confirms that he is signing with the team. Wright spent last season with the Bills and started five of the [more]

Running back Latavius Murray will be paid less this year. Next year, he could be paid more. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Murray agreed to reduce his $5.15 million base salary this year. The specific amount of his new base salary is not yet known. In return, his base salary is now [more]

The Texans claimed receiver Sammie Coates off waivers from the Browns, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports. Coates, 24, has played 33 games with six starts since entering the league as a third-round pick of the Steelers in 2015. Pittsburgh traded him to the Browns on September 2. Coates made only six catches for 70 yards [more]

Daniel Hemric led Joey Logano in the final practice at the 2-mile track.

Christopher Bell led the first practice for the Roseanne 300 with a speed of 178.664 mph.

The Vikings have tied up plenty of cash and cap space this week on a new quarterback and a new defensive tackle. Along the way, they freed up cap space via one of the free-agent contracts signed a year ago. Via Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com, the Vikings restructured the contract of running back Latavius Murray. [more]

Cornerback Bashaud Breeland‘s deal with the Panthers fell through on Friday when Breeland failed a physical with the team for a non-football injury. The injury took place earlier this month while Breeland was in the Dominican Republic. Breeland told David Newton of ESPN.com that he cut the back left foot on his trip and will [more]

Broncos head coach Vance Joseph proclaimed Paxton Lynch the backup to Case Keenum, but the team continues to look at the top quarterback prospects in the draft. General Manager John Elway was among the team personnel to attend Pro Days for Baker Mayfield and Josh Rosen the past two days. Elway won’t attend Josh Allen‘s [more]

Despite a messy ending between Petke and the Red Bulls back in 2015, the Real Salt Lake manager says he has no ill-will towards his former organization.

Rivers was trying to lay the groundwork to get future calls.

The Vikings just made another big purchase. This time, literally. The Vikings have announced that they have agreed to a one-year deal with former Jets and Seahawks defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson. The one-year deal’s an interesting one, as Richardson may not have found the kind of long-term love he was seeking. But with a short-term deal [more]

Offensive lineman Matt Tobin is in New England today visiting with the Patriots, Field Yates of ESPN reports. Tobin, 27, spent four seasons in Philadelphia after signing as an undrafted free agent. He spent last season in Seattle after the Eagles traded him. Tobin has played 57 games with 21 starts. He played 15 games [more]

"It has not been a satisfactory season so far."

Patrick Mahomes has his veteran backup. Longtime backup quarterback Chad Henne has signed with the Chiefs, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports. Mahomes, last year’s first-round draft pick, is the unquestioned starter in Kansas City. But they need someone to back him up, and until Henne signed Mahomes was the only quarterback on the roster. [more]

The Giants have restructured linebacker Alec Ogletree‘s contract, prorating the $7 million roster bonus he was due today, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports. The move reduces Ogletree’s cap hit from $10 million to $4.75 million for 2018, Jordan Raanan of ESPN added. The Giants gave up a fourth-round and a sixth-round pick to the [more]

Kevin Harvick led Clint Bowyer and Aric Almirola in the first practice at Auto Club Speedway.

The Eagles weren’t able to hustle up a trade for Vinny Curry, or come to an agreement on a contract, so he’s now free. According to Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network, the Eagles released the veteran pass-rusher. He was surplus to requirements after they acquired Michael Bennett, but they were hoping to either get [more]

The Giants continued a brisk pace, adding a cornerback to their early haul. The team announced the signing of Titans cornerback Curtis Riley. He played in 11 games the last two seasons in Tennessee, and picked off Blake Bortles in a win over Jacksonville last season. He wasn’t tendered by the Titans. He played for [more]

The 28-year-old has found a landing spot with the expansion USL side in 2018.

Let's give Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog some kudos, too.

The Jaguars will bring back one of their core special teams players from last season. Linebacker Lerentee McCray‘s agent announced that McCray has agreed to a new deal with Jacksonville. It’s a one-year deal with an option for 2019. McCray joined the Jaguars as a free agent last March after spending the 2016 season with [more]

Free agent cornerback Bashaud Breeland agreed to terms on a contract with the Panthers before free agency officially opened. But he won’t be a Panther after all. The Panthers announced today that Breeland failed his physical and will not sign with the team. There’s no word on the reason for the failed physical. Breeland played [more]

Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict, who previously has been suspended for pretty much everything but violating the PED policy, now faces a PED violation. And his camp has leaked a self-serving excuse to ESPN that, as articulated, holds less water than a hula hoop. Adam Schefter of ESPN passes along the notion that Burfict will argue [more]