Новости за 13.09.2018

Tight end Erik Swoope‘s time with the Colts has come to an end. Swoope, who played college basketball at the University of Miami, signed with the Colts as an undrafted rookie in 2014 and spent most of his first two seasons on the practice squad. He caught 15 passes for 297 yards in 2016, but [more]

Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones called Troy Aikman an “armchair quarterback” after the Hall of Fame quarterback criticized his former team’s creativity on offense. The Cowboys’ play caller, Scott Linehan, wasn’t about to go that far, saying Aikman is entitled to his opinion. “People have their own opinions,” Linehan said, via Jon Machota of [more]

He has pleaded guilty to federal charges of insider trading. But that hasn’t completely derailed his NFL career. Linebacker Mychal Kendricks has visited the Seahawks, according to Field Yates of ESPN. Kendricks, who entered a guilty plea last week, faces up to 25 years in prison. The NFL has not taken any action that would [more]

One compliment deserves another. A day after Drew Brees surmised that Baker Mayfield “can be a lot better” than the Saints quarterback, the Browns rookie threw a bouquet back at Brees. Mayfield called Brees one of the greatest of all time. The players share the same hometown, with both having grown up in Austin, Texas. [more]

Packers coach Mike McCarthy had hoped quarterback Aaron Rodgers would be able to do more Thursday than he did Wednesday, despite a knee injury. Officially, Rodgers did the same on both days: Nothing. According to the official injury report, Rodgers did not practice on Thursday. He also didn’t practice Wednesday. This doesn’t mean Rodgers did [more]

Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota was a limited participant in Thursday’s practice as he continues to deal with the elbow injury that forced him to make an early exit from last Sunday’s loss to the Dolphins. Mariota was a full participant on Wednesday and head coach Mike Vrabel said there wasn’t a change in his condition [more]

NASCAR America visits with all 16 playoff drivers in Las Vegas.

"Today is the day that football and style change forever," claims the release on Paris Saint-Germain's web site.

If Vegas or any other legal (or otherwise) sports book were taking odds back in June on the Week One FedEx Air and Ground NFL Players of the Week, Ryan Fitzpatrick and James Conner would have carried with them significant potential payouts. And if you would have put some cash on the Bucs quarterback or [more]

Colts left tackle Anthony Castonzo appeared to be trending in the right direction in his recovery from a hamstring injury, but that trajectory took a different turn on Thursday. Castonzo was a limited participant in practice all of last week and again on Wednesday, but the Colts listed him as a non-participant in Thursday’s session. [more]

Bird says he's taking time away from team

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is continuing to rest his injured elbow, and Josh Dobbs is the next man up in Pittsburgh. Dobbs confirmed to Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he took the first-team snaps with Roethlisberger sidelined. Roethlisberger missed yesterday’s practice because of the elbow injury as well. There’s been no word from [more]

On Wednesday, Giants head coach Pat Shurmur said that linebacker Olivier Vernon would be “out there this week” after missing the last few weeks with an ankle injury. He hasn’t made it out there yet. Vernon was listed as a non-participant in practice on Wednesday and was out again on Thursday as the Giants continued [more]

Panthers owner David Tepper is annoyed by the notion — perpetuated by President Donald Trump — that NFL players who protest social injustice and police brutality during the national anthem are unpatriotic. “These are some of the most patriotic people and best people,” Tepper told CNBC on Thursday in an interview at Carnegie Mellon University. [more]

Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. have won the last 13 races on 1.5-mile tracks.

Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. have won the last 13 races on 1.5-mile tracks.

Herrera could help replace Luka Modric and/or Mateo Kovacic, should either player leave Real next summer.

Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey will face Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski on the field on Sunday, and Ramsey isn’t backing off his past criticism of Gronk. Told that some people think he’s crazy for calling Gronkowski overrated, Ramsey said he’s not intimidated. “I might be crazy, I don’t care,” Ramsey said. “He’s good, don’t get [more]

A Burns - Karlsson combo is almost unfair, and Vlasic holds it together.

Raiders wide receiver Martavis Bryant spoke to reporters on Thursday for the first time since April and the reports that he may be facing further league discipline were among the topics of conversation. Bryant, who was suspended for the entire 2016 season after multiple violations of the substance abuse policy, said he doesn’t know anything [more]

The Dolphins listed receiver DeVante Parker as a full participant at practice Thursday, the first time he’s accomplished that since Aug. 12. Thus, it appears, as coach Adam Gase stated earlier in the day, that Parker is on track to play Sunday. Parker broke his middle finger in practice last month and had returned to [more]

Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette didn’t practice today, but he’s feeling confident anyway. Via Jeff Darlington of ESPN.com, Fournette declared himself a game-time decision for Sunday against the Patriots. “I started running on it today,” he said. “It feels good. So that’s progress. We’ll see. It’s a game-time decision, . . . I like my [more]

Jerry Jones and Dez Bryant were spotted partying together earlier this week at the Beyonce concert at AT&T Stadium. TMZ posted photos of the two sitting together in what appears to be Jones’ luxury suite. Don’t read anything into it, though. The Cowboys are not re-signing Bryant despite the fact that he remains unemployed, and [more]

Bills wide receiver Zay Jones declined to answer questions about a tweet posted by his mother that suggested Jones had to tell teammate Kelvin Benjamin where to line up, but he did talk to Benjamin about it. Benjamin said Thursday that Jones came to talk to him about the tweet and “apologized for it.” Benjamin [more]

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