Новости за 02.03.2023

The Chiefs won the Super Bowl a little more than two weeks ago, but thoughts have already shifted from winning a title to how the team is going to look when it gets back on the field. For General Manager Brett Veach, that process will include thinking about options involving defensive tackle Chris Jones and [more]

This is another blow to the Thunder's hopes of making the play-in.

The Texans have re-signed long snapper Jon Weeks to a one-year deal, the team announced Thursday. Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports the deal is worth $1.65 million and includes $153,000 to sign. Weeks, 37, is the team’s longest-tenured player, having arrived in 2010. He has never missed a game, playing a franchise-record 210 consecutive games. [more]

In the last two years, former 49ers head coach — and current University of Michigan head coach — Jim Harbaugh has drawn serious interest to become a head coach again at the NFL level. Harbaugh said late last month that he’s planning to be at Michigan as long as the program wants him. But it [more]

The Vikings drafted safety Lewis Cine with the 32nd overall choice in the 2022 draft. He played only two defensive snaps and 34 on special teams in three games before a compound fracture of his lower left leg. The broken tibia and fibula and dislocated ankle required surgery at the Cleveland Clinic London before he [more]

Dan Campbell spent a lot of his playing and coaching career around Sean Payton, most recently as the Saints’ assistant head coach and tight ends coach from 2016-2020. So Campbell knows plenty about what Payton is capable of as a head coach. At the Combine this week, Campbell said Payton returning to lead the Broncos [more]

Former NFL linebacker and NFL Network commentator Willie McGinest has been charged with two felonies by Los Angeles County prosecutors after an attack on a man in December. McGinest has been charged with one count of assault with a deadly weapon, and one count of assault by means of force likely to cause great bodily [more]

Saints running back Alvin Kamara and Bengals cornerback Chris Lammons entered not guilty pleas to battery charges in a Las Vegas courtroom on Thursday. Kamara, Lammons and two other men were indicted by a grand jury last month on two charges  — one count of conspiracy to commit battery gross misdemeanor and one count of [more]

Running back Josh Jacobs has expressed a desire to stay with Las Vegas on a deal that makes sense for him. The Raiders have also said they’d like to keep Jacobs around  for 2023. And they have the tool to do so with the franchise tag if the two parties can’t come to a long-term [more]

Panthers founder Jerry Richardson died at home Wednesday night, the team announced Thursday. He was 86. “Jerry Richardson’s contributions to professional football in the Carolinas are historic,” Panthers owners David and Nicole Tepper said in a statement. “With the arrival of the Panthers in 1995, he changed the landscape of sports in the region and [more]

It is one of the most iconic and historic stadiums in the world but have you ever wondered why Chelsea’s home is called Stamford Bridge?

The FA Cup always delivers shocks and plenty of Premier League clubs have tricky tests facing them in the last 16.

Cowboys owner/G.M. Jerry Jones is rarely at a loss for words. A recent court development may have him saying very little at the Scouting Combine. Earlier this week, a Texas appeals court ruled that a previously-dismissed personal injury lawsuit against Jones should proceed, via Lana Ferguson of the Dallas Morning News. The case had been [more]

The Chicago Bears may be building a new stadium not in Chicago. The place that would be hosting the Bears would need to be ready for the onslaught of vehicles on game days. Via the Daily Herald, a Wednesday “state of the village” address in Palatine, Illinois included concerns regarding traffic resulting from a new [more]

The NFL Players Association’s report cards for all 32 teams found that the vast majority of players think highly of their strength coaches. The Ravens were a major exception. The NFLPA report card gave 16 teams’ strength coaches a grade of either A or A+, and only two teams got a grade lower than B. [more]

The Bruins will pay David Pastrnak the sixth-richest deal in NHL history

Tight end Evan Engram said recently that he and the Jaguars have had positive conversations about a new contract, but it doesn’t look like they are going to pay off in a new deal before next Tuesday. That’s the deadline for the Jaguars to use their franchise tag and Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that [more]

Sixty-four games into the season is far too late to have an identity crisis.

It looks like tight end Cameron Brate‘s run with the Buccaneers is coming to an end. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that the Bucs are expected to release Brate in the coming days. He has been with the team since signing as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Brate dealt with a concussion and a [more]

Christian McCaffrey expected to spend his career in Carolina, playing for the Panthers after they drafted him with the eighth overall choice in 2017. McCaffrey didn’t expect the Panthers to trade him, especially after receiving reassurance from General Manager Scott Fitterer. McCaffrey said Fitterer told him he would “absolutely not” be traded. After six games, [more]

During his Wednesday press conference, Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta was asked about his team’s track record of drafting receivers. As part of his response, DeCosta said, “If I had an answer, that would probably mean I would have some better receivers. … We’re gonna keep swinging. “There have been some guys that have been [more]

When the Scouting Combine took place last year, Doug Pederson had just been hired as the Jaguars head coach and one of the biggest questions the team faced was how quarterback Trevor Lawrence would bounce back from a dismal rookie season amid the Urban Meyer disaster. It took a little time for things to fall [more]

Texas Tech edge rusher Tyree Wilson won’t workout at the combine after undergoing foot surgery in November. But he will workout for teams before the draft. “I just started running,” Wilson said. “After the combine, I’m going to take it to the next level and start opening up.” Wilson fractured his foot in a Nov. [more]

An interesting situation emerged earlier this week, regarding the ongoing difficulties when it comes to the Ravens and quarterback Lamar Jackson working out a long-term contract. While discussing the overall situation on PFT Live, Chris Simms and I raised the question of whether Jackson’s effort to handle his business interests without an agent has resulted [more]

With Sean Payton in place as head coach, the Broncos are moving forward with Russell Wilson. Wilson’s struggles in 2022 were well-documented. And the quarterback’s massive contract extension made it particularly impractical to move on after that year. So, the architect of the trade that brought Wilson to Denver said this week that everyone is [more]