Новости за 09.06.2022

Free agency has been quiet for veteran pass rusher Jason Pierre-Paul, but he’s making a visit today. Pierre-Paul is in Baltimore to see the Ravens, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. The 33-year-old Pierre-Paul has spent the last four seasons with the Buccaneers after playing eight seasons before that with the Giants. He’s a three-time [more]

Chris Carson has not played since Oct. 3, because of a neck injury that required surgery. He still isn’t cleared to return to football activities, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Thursday, and the running back’s future remains in doubt. Carson is excused from the Seahawks’ mandatory minicamp after not receiving clearance last month to return [more]

Podcaster Draymond Green really disliked any hint of an insinuation his podcast was interfering with his side job as an NBA player for the Golden State Warriors.

Linebacker Patrick Queen has started every game the Ravens have played since they drafted him 28th overall in 2020, so there’s no doubt that he’s found himself a prominent role on the team’s defense. It’s not quite as prominent as Queen would like, however. He played 80 percent of the defensive snaps as a rookie [more]

Earlier this week, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers told reporters that he couldn’t fault Davante Adams for wanting to get traded to the Raiders because it was the best decision for the receiver and his family. On Thursday, Adams further explained his rationale as to why he wanted to leave Green Bay for Las Vegas. As [more]

Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf didn’t comment on his absence from the team’s mandatory minicamp this week, but most assumed it had to do with his push for a contract extension before the start of the 2022 season. Metcalf is also working his way back from foot surgery, but head coach Pete Carroll suggested that [more]

Patriots wide receiver Jakobi Meyers is not actually under contract at the moment, having not signed the restricted free agent tender the team put on him in March. But he hopes to sign a long-term deal in New England. Meyers, who has participated in the Patriots’ minicamp and voluntary Organized Team Activities without a contract, [more]

Contact between Ross Chastain, Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin at Gateway sparked renewed controversy about aggressive driving, which often is a staple in the Truck Series.

Mitch Trubisky said this week that he is preparing to be the Steelers’ starting quarterback this season and that’s how the Steelers would take the field if the season were to start today. Offensive coordinator Matt Canada confirmed that Trubisky is the No. 1 quarterback with Mason Rudolph at No. 2 and first-round pick Kenny [more]

The Colts signed undrafted free agent defensive tackle Caeveon Patton on Thursday, the team announced. They waived linebacker Jordan Glasgow and defensive tackle McKinley Williams III. Patton participated in the Colts’ rookie minicamp and veteran minicamp on a tryout basis. In his five seasons at Texas State, Patton had four defensive line coaches, three defensive [more]

The Rams made a number of headline-grabbing moves on the way to winning Super Bowl LVI in February and they stayed active this offseason. They signed wide receiver Allen Robinson and linebackers as free agents while also striking new deals that will put a lot of money in the pockets of quarterback Matthew Stafford, defensive [more]

Some outside the Commanders’ organization, including the NAACP, are calling for Jack Del Rio’s resignation or termination as the team’s defensive coordinator. Defensive tackle Jonathan Allen, though, isn’t one of those. Allen, who has played for Del Rio the past two seasons, said he was unbothered by Del Rio’s comments comparing the 2020 social injustice [more]

The Lions have hired Brandon Sosna from the University of Southern California to serve as the team’s senior director of football administration, Pete Thamel of ESPN reports. Sosna oversaw football operations at USC as the chief of staff for athletics. Sosna, who originally joined the Trojans in December 2019 as senior associate athletic director and [more]

Stephen Curry quickly ended all doubt on his availability for Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

On Wednesday night, Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio posted an apology on Twitter for referring to the January 6 insurrection as a “dustup at the Capitol.” But Del Rio is still facing heavy criticism for his press conference remarks, which were in line with what he’s posted on the social media website for years. [more]

Former Pro Bowl offensive lineman Rockne “Rocky” Freitas has died, the University of Hawaii announced. He was 76. The Steelers selected Freitas in the third round of the 1967 draft, but he never played a down for Pittsburgh. He played 10 seasons with the Lions from 1968-77 and spent a season with the Bucs in [more]

As has been the case for years, Tom Brady did not participate in his team’s voluntary offseason program this spring. But Brady was back at Buccaneers headquarters for mandatory minicamp this week as he readies for his third season with the club. New head coach Todd Bowles said Brady didn’t look any different during practice. [more]

PFT and others have reported that Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady had hoped to engineer a path to Miami for 2022. It would have begun with Brady becoming a minority owner (and possibly a front-office executive) with the Dolphins, and it would have continued with Brady emerging from retirement to play for the Dolphins. (In the [more]

There was a time when Josh Gordon was one of the NFL’s truly elite wide receivers. But since leading the NFL in receiving yards in 2013, Gordon has missed more games because of substance-abuse suspensions than he has played, and it’s an open question whether he’s ever going to be an impact player again. Gordon [more]

The Saints have named a pair of former players as the next inductees into the franchise’s Hall of Fame. The team announced that running back Fred McAfee and wide receiver Devery Henderson will both be inducted during the 2022 season. They also announced that longtime assistant athletic trainer Kevin Mangum has been chosen to receive [more]

Cornerback Stephon Gilmore has been a member of the Colts for about a month and a half, which has been enough time for him to develop some opinions about the team and his new teammates. Gilmore has not played for Colts defensive coordinator Gus Bradley in the past, but he’s been around the NFL for [more]

The Patriots have raised some eyebrows with their approach to offensive coaching this offseason after coordinator Josh McDaniels departed the franchise to become the Raiders head coach. Joe Judge is back working with quarterbacks. Head coach Bill Belichick has been more “hands on” with instructing the team’s players on that side of the ball. And Matt [more]

Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson provided updates on the health of a couple of players on Thursday. One of those updates was a positive one. Quarterback C.J. Beathard went for an MRI after being carted off the field with a groin injury earlier this week. Pederson told reporters that Beathard is expected to be healthy [more]

Linebacker Devante Bond‘s bid to have a role on the Cowboys defense this season has reportedly come to an end. Bond injured his knee at a recent Cowboys OTA practice and Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports that it will require a surgical repair. Per the report, the recovery from that surgery will keep Bond out [more]

Reuniting the Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos, and Ondrej Palat line has been a series-changer for the Tampa Bay Lightning.