Новости за 28.04.2018

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says he wasn’t looking to get rid of receiver Martavis Bryant, but the Raiders were looking to acquire Bryant, and in the end the Steelers liked what the Raiders were offering too much to pass it up. Tomlin said that he didn’t have a problem with Bryant, who has had substance-abuse [more]

The Browns have rolled the dice on a player who admitted to smoking marijuana two weeks before the Scouting Combine, where he knew (or should have known) he’d be drug tested. After making the pick, G.M. John Dorsey expressed confidence in receiver Antonio Callaway’s ability to conform with the expectations of the league and the [more]

"Wilf today, that was maybe one of the very best during my time at the club," Hodgson said after Palace won by five.

When Trent Baalke was the General Manager of the 49ers, the team had a habit of taking players coming off serious injuries with the intent to “redshirt” them for a year before expecting on-field contributions. Baalke is gone, but the 49ers haven’t stopped taking players in that position. They made former North Carolina State defensive [more]

The Patriots traded out of the fourth round, getting the Lions’ third-round pick in 2019. That’s six trades New England has made, drafting only three players thus far. The Patriots took Georgia tackle Isaiah Wynn and Georgia running back Sony Michel in the first round and Florida cornerback Duke Dawson in the second. “Getting extra [more]

Cornerback Nick Nelson was viewed as a mid-round pick earlier this month when he injured his meniscus during a workout with the Lions. While initial fears were that Nelson’s tear would require a full surgical repair, doctors delivered good news after surgery. Nelson’s meniscus only needed to be trimmed and cleaned out, which cuts down [more]

Zynga Poker first sponsored DiBenedetto in March at ISM Raceway after a social media campaign to garner sponsorship.

Despite Eli Manning‘s advancing age, the Giants decided not to take a quarterback with the second overall pick. Instead, they waited until Day 3. In the fourth round of the draft, the Giants finally made a move for a passer, grabbing Kyle Lauletta from Richmond. Although Richmond is far from a football factory, he was [more]

Dusan Tadic scored twice to pull Saints to 32 points, one back of Swans and three behind West Ham and Huddersfield.

Daniel Hemric won his third career pole. Elliott Sadler qualified second but will start from the rear due to an engine change.

Browns General Manager John Dorsey has never shied away from players character concerns in the later rounds of the draft. Now his new team has taken another chance, on a guy who will fit in comfortably there. The Browns traded up with the Patriots, and with the 105th overall pick selected Florida wide receiver Antonio [more]

As the draft has shifted from a New York-only experience to a traveling roadshow, one dynamic hasn’t changed: By the third day, the thrill is gone. This year in Dallas, it has happened again. Shots from inside AT&T Stadium show a very sparse (to put it kindly) collection of fans in the stands. And while [more]

The Vikings traded out of round three, and they ended up near the top of round four as a result of the transaction. With the second pick in the round (the same spot where Kirk Cousins was picked six years ago), the Vikings went for a guy who will chase quarterbacks. Ohio State defensive end [more]

Tadic scores twice as Saints breathe new life into their relegation battle.

Darrell Wallace Jr. will make his first Cup start at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.

The Panthers have one of the game’s best tight ends in Greg Olsen, and they just gave him a contract extension. Saturday, they gave him an understudy. With the 101st overall pick and the first of the fourth round, the Panthers took Indiana tight end Ian Thomas. The Panthers acquired the pick last night, when [more]

Burnley remains comfortably seventh, six points and 16 goals of differential better than Everton.

Toffees win again as Huddersfield dragged into relegation battle.

Only George knows what he plans to do this summer. And he may not be sure.

Running back Derrius Guice slid to pick No. 59 for a variety of reasons. One specific problem arose from Guice’s team visits, which as Ian Rapoport of NFL Media said earlier in the hour on NFLN did not always go well. As to the altercation that supposed happened during a visit with the Eagles, Rapoport [more]

Wilfried Zaha was the star of the show as Crystal Palace battered Leicester City 5-0 at Selhurst Park on Saturday.

Interim manager Darren Moore has collected eight points in four matches.

The Bears took one of the top-rated centers in this year’s draft class in the second round on Friday night, but James Daniels won’t be starting his pro career at that position. General Manager Ryan Pace said on Friday night that the plan is for Daniels to start his Bears career at left guard. Chicago [more]

For the visitors part, winning out would give them a chance of sneaking into the Top Four.

The Broncos drafted former Oregon running back Royce Freeman with the 71st overall pick on Friday night in a move that answered the question about the team’s backfield plans after releasing C.J. Anderson this month. Freeman joins Devontae Booker and De'Angelo Henderson in the Broncos backfield and coach Vance Joseph said that it will be [more]