Новости за 01.05.2020

Officially, the NFL isn’t saying whether it will be investigating whether the Buccaneers violated the tampering rules in connection with tight end Rob Gronkowski’s claim that he had the team’s playbook weeks before being traded to Tampa Bay by New England. Unofficially, the league reportedly won’t be doing anything about it. Rob Maaddi of the [more]

The Ravens announced Friday they signed two more rookie free agents. Redlands cornerback Jeff Hector and Kennesaw State fullback Bronson Rechsteiner are the latest additions to the team’s roster. Rechsteiner’s father is Rick Steiner, who, along with his brother Scott, comprised the Steiner Brothers tag team. The Steiners starred in WWE and WCW. Rechsteiner began [more]

Running back Kenyan Drake‘s production spiked after he arrived in Arizona in a trade during the 2019 season and he’ll be back with the Cardinals this year after signing the transition tag the team used on him in March. Drake is set to make just over $8.4 million under the terms of the tag and [more]

NASCAR issues a rules bulletin that includes safety enhancements developed from the investigation of Ryan Newman's car after his Daytona 500 crash.

"When we come over and play them in pre-season, the games are difficult, the standard is getting a lot better," Bale said.

Bobby Knight made Jordan apologize to the team for a six-turnover performance in an 11-point win.

The Broncos have declined the fifth-year option on Garett Bolles‘ contract, Mike Klis of 9News reports. Bolles has not lived up to the $11.064 million option risk, which becomes guaranteed in case of injury. The Broncos made Bolles the 20th overall choice in 2017. He has started all possible 48 career games, seeing action on [more]

The Ravens set an NFL single-season record with 3,296 rushing yards last season. But they think they might have an even better running attack this year. That’s because Baltimore drafted running back J.K. Dobbins, and plans to use him alongside holdovers Mark Ingram II, Gus Edwards and Justice Hill. General Manager Eric DeCosta said he [more]

Safety Ibraheim Campbell closed out the week by finding a team for the coming season. The Titans announced Campbell’s signing on Friday afternoon. The Titans signed two other veteran free agents — guard Zac Kerin and running back Senorise Perry — this week. Campbell spent all of last season and part of the 2018 season [more]

Jameis Winston signed a one-year deal with the Saints, who appear to have committed to Taysom Hill as the heir apparent whenever Drew Brees is ready to enter the TV booth. Signing with the Saints to backup Brees worked out for Teddy Bridgewater, though it took two years. Winston, though, did not discuss his future [more]

It's been an uneven year for the UEFA Champions League finalists, who have changed managers and seen new players struggle to adjust.

The Patriots, as great as they’ve been, have won back-to-back Super Bowls only once. That came in the 2003-04 seasons. They were the last to do it. Only seven teams have won back-to-back Super Bowl titles, with the Steelers accomplishing it twice. So the Chiefs know what they face. Or they think they know what [more]

New Jaguars offensive coordinator Jay Gruden is bringing a familiar face with him from Washington. According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com, the Jaguars have agreed to a one-year deal with running back Chris Thompson. Thompson is a good option as a receiver out of the backfield, averaging 41 receptions per year over the last five [more]

The 49ers officially announced that quarterback Nick Mullens has signed his exclusive rights free agent tender on Friday and they also shared word of their 10th undrafted free agent signing of the week. Running back Salvon Ahmed is the newest addition to the roster. Ahmed played at the University of Washington and wrapped up his [more]

The Bills have a budding franchise quarterback in Josh Allen. That didn’t stop them from taking a fifth-round flier on Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm. G.M. Brandon Beane explained this week during a visit to #PFTPM the rationale behind the Fromm selection. “He wasn’t in our plans, he really wasn’t,” Beane said. “But you set your [more]

The NBA has ordered teams to close facilities and banned players from working out elsewhere outside their homes.

West Ham United's incredibly uneven and disappointing season may lead to big changes this summer, and an El Tri star could help lead the way.

Alex and his mother Suzete helped to make more than 1,000 masks for first responders.

Defensive lineman Josh Tupou is back with the Bengals. The Bengals announced that they have re-signed Tupou on Friday afternoon. It’s a one-year, $2.133 million contract for Tupou, who was tendered as a restricted free agent at the original round level. Tupou initially joined the Bengals as an undrafted free agent in May 2017 and [more]

Despite three straight losing seasons and an ongoing pandemic, the Broncos aren’t having trouble selling season tickets. Via Kyle Newman of the Denver Post, the Broncos currently have a 95-percent renewal rate from 2019 to 2020. The initial payment deadline came on March 12, just as the world was beginning to turn upside down. The [more]

Vikings offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak spent nine seasons as an NFL player and is now heading into his 25th season as an NFL coach, and he’s never had an offseason like this one. Kubiak said he’s getting accustomed to using new technology to communicate with players, who can’t come to the team facility because of [more]

Tight end Dion Sims was out of the NFL after being released by the Bears last year and he won’t be returning in 2020. Sims announced his retirement in a Twitter post on Friday. Sims appeared in 78 games for the Dolphins and Bears over six seasons. Sims was a Dolphins fourth-round pick in 2013 [more]

During the draft, someone pointed out on social media that the Hall of Fame has more undrafted players than No. 1 overall draft picks. Which is obvious, given that there is only one No. 1 overall pick per year, but hundreds of UDFAs. So we decided on Friday’s PFT Live to look at the best [more]

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr didn’t like hearing speculation that the Raiders could make a run at signing Tom Brady this offseason, but he never doubted he’d be back with the team in 2019. Carr told Vic Tafur of TheAthletic.com that head coach Jon Gruden and General Manager Mike Mayock “called me and said that they [more]

On May 8, the NBA plans to allow teams to open facilities – where local governments permit.