Новости за 29.08.2018

Rams executive vice president and COO Kevin Demoff was on stage during the team’s charity kickoff luncheon Wednesday when his phone began vibrating. He looked down and recognized the number. “My phone is buzzing. It’s Aaron Donald’s agent. No joke. I wish I were making it up,” Demoff said, via Rich Hammond of of the [more]

Cornerback Adam Jones signed with the Broncos last weekend and that gave linebacker Von Miller a chance to fire back at one of his former teammates. Aqib Talib, who was traded from the Broncos to the Rams this offseason, told Robert Klemko of SI.com in July that the Broncos were “full of dogs” when they [more]

PFT has obtained and fully analyzed the Odell Beckham Jr. contract. To see how the six-year, $98.459 million contract is constructed, keep reading. For starters, there is no extension. It’s a new contract that covers the next six years. The full details for the six-year deal appear below. 1. Signing bonus: $20 million ($10 million [more]

Tom Brady may have the greatest résumé in NFL history, but he’s not done trying to improve. That’s the word from Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, who said Brady has been working throughout training camp and the preseason at every conceivable detail of playing quarterback. “I’ve seen a tremendous desire to improve at the little [more]

For a few hours Wednesday, the Seahawks had made the day’s most interesting quarterback news. Now that they’re no better than third in the pecking order (and it’s early yet), Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said they were excited to acquire Brett Hundley to be their backup. The Seahawks gave the Packers a sixth-round pick this [more]

A roundup of Wednesday's games around the English League Cup, including a Premier League side falling to a Championship opponent.

It will give the chance for NBA teams to get a closer look at the top 20 players from each high school class.

Daniel Suarez will spend the hour with Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett and Rutledge Wood.

Defensive tackle Geno Atkins and defensive end Carlos Dunlap both signed contract extensions with the Bengals on Tuesday that tie them to the team through at least the 2021 season and they met the media to talk about the deals on Wednesday. Atkins said that the path to the four-year, $65 million contract he signed [more]

The Texans announced Wednesday they have waived inside linebacker Ben Heeney with an injury designation. Heeney underwent season-ending ankle surgery after being carted off during last week’s preseason game against the Rams. He played five games for Houston last season, taking eight snaps on defense and 107 on special teams. But he has battled injuries [more]

Xavier Woods‘ availability for the start of the season is in doubt because of a hamstring injury. His backup, Kavon Frazier, will play with a separated left shoulder. Starting strong safety Jeff Heath has dealt with a sprained ankle and illness. The Cowboys could use some help at the position before the season opener. “We’re [more]

His career began with a bang at the old Giants Stadium, and from that moment forward Clint Dempsey's time as a professional only skyrocketed him into U.S. Men's National Team stardom.

Ezekiel Elliott didn’t play in the preseason, and Dak Prescott played only 39 snaps and threw only 18 passes. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said both are ready for the regular season. But it begs the question: With more teams resting more starters than ever this preseason, does the league need to address the [more]

The Jets haven’t made any announcements yet, though it seems fairly apparent that they’re going with rookie Sam Darnold as their starting quarterback. And even though the league is jumping the gun a bit, they noted that Darnold will set a record when he does. According to a tweet from NFL Research, Darnold will become [more]

49ers wide receiver Max McCaffrey has missed time this summer with a foot injury and posted pictures on his Instagram story earlier this week showing that he was having surgery, so it was just a matter of time before the 49ers made a move to take him off their roster. That move came on Wednesday. [more]

Philips Arena in Atlanta is being renamed for State Farm after a $192.5 million renovation.

Can Marc-Andre Fleury handle a heavy workload?

Clint Dempsey scored more than 200 goals in his professional career. We picked our favorite 10.

When we first learned that the Jets traded quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to the Saints on Wednesday afternoon, there was no word about what the Saints were sending back as compensation. That’s now changed. According to multiple reports, the Jets are getting a third-round pick. That’s a pretty good return for the Jets, who signed Bridgewater [more]

With less than two months remaining in the MLS regular season, it's time to examine which teams are contenders and pretenders in the chase for the 2018 MLS Cup.

To supplement (or supersede) the instant analysis of the new Aaron Rodgers contract based on the numbers reported by former teammate James Jones, PFT has obtained more details about the deal. And here they are. 1. The signing bonus is $57.5 million. (The prior record was $50 million, set by Matthew Stafford.) 2. Through the [more]

As it became likelier and likelier that the Jets are turning to Sam Darnold as their starting quarterback this season, speculation grew that the team would look to trade Teddy Bridgewater. General Manager Mike Maccagnan did nothing to quell that speculation earlier this month and now Maccagnan has made a deal involving Bridgewater. According to [more]

Much of the focus on the Chiefs this preseason has been on the play of quarterback Patrick Mahomes as he prepares to open a season as the starter for the first time. Putting the spotlight on Mahomes has obscured areas where things have not been going as well for the Chiefs. The play of their [more]

Chris Paul loves his job, and he's not giving it up.

With Browns linebacker Mychal Kendricks admitting to insider trading and planning to plead guilty to it, many assume that the NFL will find a way to keep Kendricks off the field until he’s sentenced. And the Commissioner Exempt List provides cover for putting a player on paid leave, keeping him off the field, keeping him [more]