Новости за 20.03.2023

Free agent cornerback Leonard Johnson worked out for the Giants earlier Monday, and they apparently liked what they saw. The team now has signed Johnson to a three-year contract, Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports. Johnson, who played at Duke, was projected as a possible late-round draft pick a year ago but tore an anterior cruciate [more]

The Arizona Cardinals will have a new G.M. and a new coaching staff in 2023. They’ll also have a new head athletic trainer. Kyle Odegard of Compare.bet reports that the Cardinals have fired Tom Reed. He held the job for 15 seasons. Odegard, who cites multiple unnamed sources, previously covered the Cardinals for the Cardinals. [more]

The Packers have brought back one of their own. Green Bay announced on Monday that the club has re-signed cornerback Corey Ballentine. Ballentine joined the Packers in late September, initially signing to Green Bay’s practice squad. He was then signed to the active roster in November. In eight games last season, Ballentine played 106 special [more]

NFL owners are nearing completion of a multi-year contract extension with Commissioner Roger Goodell, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. The deal is expected to be completed in time for owners to approve the deal at next week’s owners meetings in Phoenix. Goodell’s current deal was set to expire in March 2024. The owners voted 31-1 [more]

There have been signs that a sale of the Commanders is drawing closer in recent days and a leading bidder has reportedly added a well-known name to his potential ownership group. Sportico reports that NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson has joined Josh Harris‘ bid to buy the team from current owner Daniel Snyder. Johnson [more]

The Raiders continued a busy Monday by signing defensive lineman Jordan Willis. The team announced the signing on Monday afternoon. They have also come to agreements with tight end O.J. Howard and safety Jaquan Johnson to kick off the week. Willis joined the 49ers in a mid-2020 trade with the Jets and appeared in 26 [more]

The searches for sporting director -- Oguchi Onyewu has been linked -- and USMNT head coach are being run concurrently. The former will choose the latter.

Guard Graham Glasgow had one spot in mind when the Broncos informed him of his release earlier this month The Lions made Glasgow a third-round pick in 2016 and he started 43 games in his first three seasons before rotating with Kenny Wiggins in 2019. The Lions didn’t push to re-sign him as a free [more]

The Monday visit between tight end O.J. Howard and the Raiders must have gone well. Hours after it was reported Howard was visiting with Las Vegas, the tight end has signed with the club, the Raiders announced on Monday. Howard is a candidate to replace Darren Waller as the team’s starting tight end. The Raiders [more]

The Raiders are adding a defensive back. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Las Vegas is signing safety Jaquan Johnson to a one-year contract. Johnson was a Bills sixth-round pick in 2019. He has appeared in all of the Bills’ regular-season games over the last two seasons, mainly playing special teams. But he did play 22 percent [more]

Receiver Adam Thielen will continue his career with the Panthers after agreeing to a three-year deal with the club. But he had some other suitors on the open market after being released by the Vikings earlier this month. “There was the Broncos, Cowboys — I had conversations with those teams and a few others,” Thielen [more]

'We've pretty much fallen out of the race for the 10th spot unless we win every game, if you really look at it truthfully.'

San Francisco is bringing tight end Ross Dwelley back for another year. The 49ers announced today that Dwelley has signed a one-year contract. Dwelley signed with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2018 and has 43 catches for 506 yards and five touchdowns during his time in San Francisco. Last year he played [more]

The recent trade that saw the Panthers spring from No. 9 to No. 1 also resulted in Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud becoming the new favorite to be the first quarterback drafted. If that happens, it shouldn’t be a surprise. Although Alabama’s Bryce Young had held the position for a while, many have Stroud as [more]

I’ve been making time over the past few days to proofread the final, official text of Father of Mine. And, frankly, I’ve been flipping back and forth between “this isn’t bad” to “this sucks butt,” regularly and repeatedly. It’s too late to turn the ship around, given that plenty of you have pre-ordered it. (Thank [more]

Baker Mayfield is officially a Buccaneer, having signed his contract on Monday morning. In his introductory press conference on Monday afternoon, Mayfield said he figured he would have to be patient as the rest of the quarterback market took shape in free agency. But when the Buccaneers emerged as a suitor, Mayfield thought it felt [more]

Safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson’s time as a free agent came to an end on Monday when he signed a one-year deal with the Lions and that outcome wasn’t what many people expected heading into the new league year. Gardner-Johnson was seen as one of the top safeties on the market, but interest in his services didn’t [more]

Until there is a new development, there’s no real reason to say anything. It nevertheless remains surprising that the Packers and Jets have yet to find a way to bridge the gap in their respective positions regarding a trade for quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Maybe it shouldn’t be a surprise. As previously mentioned, it’s a deadline-driven [more]

After the Panthers completed their trade with the Bears for the first overall pick in this year’s draft, many people noted that their head coach Frank Reich has worked with a string of quarterbacks who are at least 6-3 during his time as the head coach of the Colts and previous assistant coaching stops. That [more]

The Grizzlies play the Rockets Wednesday and Friday, a good soft landing spot for a return.

The Packers have been working to convince the NFL to bring the draft to Green Bay, and on Tuesday night the Green Bay City Council will vote on approving a pledge to the NFL to provide all the necessary infrastructure to have the draft in town. Green Bay wants the draft in either 2025 or [more]

The Panthers traded up from No. 9 overall to acquire the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft to select a quarterback. Carolina General Manager Scott Fitterer admitted as much during his Monday press conference, saying the Panthers “have conviction” about multiple QBs in the incoming rookie class. But before executing the trade with Chicago, [more]

The Browns are set to add cornerback and special teamer Mike Ford to their roster. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Browns have agreed to sign Ford to a one-year deal worth up to $2.25 million. Ford spent last season with the Falcons and appeared in every one of their regular season games. [more]

The Panthers now have the top pick in the NFL Draft and the guy who swung the deal to get them to that spot says the team has not settled on a choice. General Manager Scott Fitterer had his first press conference on Monday since trading wide receiver DJ Moore and four draft picks to [more]

The Bills have announced that wide receiver Trent Sherfield has signed a one-year contract. Sherfield originally entered the NFL with the Cardinals, as an undrafted rookie out of Vanderbilt in 2018. He lasted three years in Arizona before playing one season in San Francisco and one in Miami. With the Dolphins last year, Sherfield had [more]