Новости за 21.09.2018

Some people criticized Browns coach Hue Jackson for hedging last night, when asked if rookie Baker Mayfield was going to keep the starting quarterback job after they finally won a game. And while there’s plenty to criticize a 2-32-1 coach for, not demoting his offseason-long starter while he’s minutes removed from a concussion isn’t one [more]

Two years ago, Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson became determined to get Rams coach Jeff Fisher fired. And Dickerson, either directly or indirectly, contributed to the movement that eventually saw Fisher moved out of the job. Now, Dickerson is taking on an operation that typically generates far better results than 7-9. Dickerson has [more]

Two years ago, Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson became determined to get Rams coach Jeff Fisher fired. And Dickerson, either directly or indirectly, contributed to the movement that eventually saw Fisher moved out of the job. Now, Dickerson is taking on an operation that typically generates far better results than 7-9. Dickerson has [more]

Brad Keselowski seeks his fourth consecutive Cup win this weekend.

The Panthers announced a Hurricane Florence relief package this week and one of the team’s players announced that he’s launched a fund for the same purpose on Friday. Defensive end Julius Peppers announced that he’s donated $100,000 to establish the Julius Peppers Hurricane Relief Fund in conjunction with the Foundation For The Carolinas. Peppers grew [more]

The Canadiens and Panthers meet on Dec. 28.

The Eagles will have quarterback Carson Wentz back in the lineup this weekend, but they are running low on players to share the backfield with him. The team has ruled out running backs Jay Ajayi and Darren Sproles. Ajayi hurt his back in last Sunday’s loss to the Buccaneers and missed practice all week. Sproles [more]

The Grizzlies had a nice summer, but can they stay healthy enough for it to matter?

Defensive end Everson Griffen missed a third straight Vikings practice on Friday and he will miss Sunday’s home game against the Bills as well. Head coach Mike Zimmer announced on Friday afternoon that Griffen has been ruled out with a knee injury. Running back Dalvin Cook has also been ruled out with the hamstring injury [more]

Pittsburgh experiments with different setups in training camp.

Of all the records future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning holds, the one record he wishes he didn’t hold came in 1998, when he became the rookie quarterback to throw more interceptions than any other rookie quarterback in NFL history. Well, records are made to be broken — and one rookie may have a [more]

Matt Patricia’s defense has not looked good in his first two games as head coach of the Lions. But Patriots coach Bill Belichick thinks Patricia will have his defense ready when their teams meet on Sunday night. Patricia spent the last 14 years in New England, the last six years as the Patriots’ defensive coordinator, [more]

The Colts won’t have too many decisions to make when it comes to filling out their inactive list this Sunday. Seven players from the 53-man roster must be declared inactive each week and the Colts have already ruled out six players due to injury. The Colts announced that defensive lineman Denico Autry, left tackle Antony Castonzo, [more]

On Thursday night, Browns coach Hue Jackson bristled at any suggestion that his team stole the receiver pass to quarterback Baker Mayfield from the Eagles. On Friday, Eagles coach Doug Pederson made it clear that he’s not claiming any ownership of the play. “Oh, man, that play has been run a bunch,” Pederson told reporters. [more]

On the outside looking in, Gary Cahill could be forced to leave Chelsea in January to find regular playing time. [PL Preview: Man United vs. Wolves] The veteran England centerback has been a key member for the Blues since joining from Bolton midway through the 2011-2012 season. going on to make 189 Premier League appearances

The Panthers are still banged-up by any reasonable measure, but it appears they’ll have one defensive starter back on the field. Cornerback Donte Jackson is listed as questionable with a groin injury, but was back on the practice field Friday. The second-round pick quickly earned a starting job this year, but struggled a bit against [more]

How much is Timberwolves star worth?

Thursday night’s debut from Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield has launched an avalanche of sentiment that he should now be the starter, even though he got a chance to play due to an injury to starter Tyrod Taylor. One influential national voice is pushing back against popular opinion. Peter King of NBC’s Football Morning in America [more]

The Giants will try for their first win of the year in Houston on Sunday without a pair of defensive starters. The team released its final injury report of the week on Friday and it shows that linebacker Olivier Vernon and cornerback Eli Apple have been ruled out of the contest. It’s the third straight [more]

The Jaguars already had one big name on the injury report, and added another Friday. Via Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com, the Jaguars added cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the injury report Friday, listing him as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Titans because of an ankle injury. Running backs Leonard Fournette (hamstring) and T.J. Yeldon (ankle) [more]

After Thursday night’s loss to the Browns, Jets head coach Todd Bowles said blame for the loss fell entirely on his shoulders. Bowles is unlikely to find a lack of agreement with that assessment, but quarterback Sam Darnold did deem his performance “not acceptable” and castigated himself for making too many mistakes in his third [more]

Playoff drivers Kyle Busch, Aric Almirola and Erik Jones go 1-2-3 on the speed chart in practice.

The Eagles signed some running back depth earlier this week, and it appears they’re going to need it. Via Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, both Jay Ajayi and Darren Sproles were missing at the start of Eagles practice, which suggests they’re not a good bet to play this week against the Colts in Carson [more]

Manchester Uniited midfielder Nemanja Matic and striker Marcus Rashford are both suspended following red cards against Watford and Burnley respectively. Manchester United have won their last six league matches against Wolves at Old Trafford, including all four in the Premier League, one of six sides they have played against on at least four occasions at

Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor to be involved in process