Новости за 08.06.2023

Veteran safety Will Parks is no longer a member of the Jets. According to multiple reports, the Jets released Parks on Thursday. The move leaves them with an open spot on their 90-man roster and there isn’t much urgency to fill it as the Jets decided to cancel next week’s minicamp because they’re getting an [more]

Messi turned down a reported $1.6 billon to play in Saudi Arabia, opting instead to move to Miami this summer.

Former NFL receiver Julian Edelman has weighed in on the grass vs. turf debate. Then again, from the perspective of the men who play the game, it’s not much of a debate. Players strongly prefer grass to turf. If not unanimously. “I tore my ACL on a shitty turf in Detroit which was absolutely ridiculous,” [more]

The Panthers’ roster is back to the 90-player limit after they added two players Thursday. The team announced it claimed defensive tackle Jalen Dalton and running back Tiyon Evans off waivers. Dalton was waived by the Falcons Wednesday. He also has spent time with the Bears and Saints. Injuries have plagued Dalton’s career, but he [more]

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts made a significant jump from 2021 to 2022 to help the Eagles reach Super Bowl LVII. A year ago at this time, head coach Nick Sirianni noted the improvement he’d seen from Hurts throughout the offseason program. On Thursday, Sirianni said Hurts has taken more steps forward in 2023. “Jalen may [more]

Broncos outside linebacker Baron Browning recently underwent arthroscopic knee surgery to repair a partially torn meniscus, Mike Klis of 9News reports. Browning, 24, is expected to return at some point during training camp. He has not participated in the organized team activities open to the media. Browning had spent the offseason working with private trainer [more]

The Vikings are set to release running back Dalvin Cook on Friday and the Dolphins have been rumored to be interested in bidding for his services, so it was no surprise that Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel was asked about him at a Thursday press conference. Cook remains a member of the Vikings, however, and [more]

Like fellow Broncos receiver Jerry Jeudy, Courtland Sutton was the subject of trade rumors earlier in the offseason. But Denver ultimately decided to keep Sutton and Jeudy for the first year of Sean Payton‘s tenure as head coach. Speaking with the media on Thursday, Sutton said that’s more than fine with him. “It’s flattering that [more]

Craftsman Truck Series driver Grant Enfinger will sub for Noah Gragson this weekend at Sonoma.

Usually, it’s hard to be confident in an NFL team facing uncertainty about its starting quarterback. But despite Brock Purdy‘s elbow injury, there’s plenty of confidence in the 49ers heading into the 2023 season. The 49ers are -175 favorites to win the NFC West at BetMGM, making them the heaviest favorites to win their division [more]

Edge rusher Frank Clark won’t be with the Chiefs in 2023, but he will be sticking around the AFC West. According to multiple reports, Clark has agreed to a deal with the Broncos. No terms of the deal have been reported. Clark was released by the Chiefs in a cap-clearing move in March. He spent [more]

Titans safety Kevin Byard made his first appearance of the offseason at the team’s mandatory minicamp this week, but he said on Thursday that his absence earlier in the spring was not due to the team’s request that he take a pay cut. General Manager Ran Carthon confirmed that Byard declined that request and Byard [more]

The Jaguars have released drawings of their renovated stadium. They did not explain who would pay for it, or how much would be paid. Via David Bauerlein of the Florida Times-Union, the rough estimate of the cost of the renovation is “up to $1.4 billion.” Per the report, the Jaguars would pay for 33 percent [more]

The NFL and NFL Players Association approved a new helmet this offseason that helmet maker Vicis designed specifically to protect quarterbacks from the kinds of injuries they suffer when their heads hit the ground. Unsurprisingly, Tua Tagovailoa is interested. Tagovailoa, who suffered multiple concussions on exactly those kinds of hits last season, said he is [more]

Middleton can opt out of his contract and become a free agent this summer.

The Rams are getting some more help at receiver. Los Angeles has agreed to terms with veteran Demarcus Robinson, according to agency Katz Brothers Sports. Robinson spent last season with the Ravens, appearing in all 17 games with five starts. He ended up second on the team with 48 receptions and 458 yards while scoring [more]

NASCAR announces changes to Cup cars that strengthen the right side door and soften the frontal area. Changes take place for July 9 race weekend at Atlanta.

Earlier this month, Steelers rookie cornerback Joey Porter Jr. said that his veteran teammate Patrick Peterson has taken him “under his wing and showed me the ropes” since he joined the team as a second-round pick and Peterson shared some of his approach to being a mentor this week. Peterson told Amanda Godsey of the [more]

The Seahawks added to their group of receivers by selecting Jaxon Smith-Njigba with the 20th overall pick of this year’s draft. After veteran Tyler Lockett said he thinks the rookie is “going to be phenomenal” earlier this week, D.K. Metcalf had some praise of his own for the Ohio State product. “I mean, he’s come [more]

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni got his chance to answer a question about free agent wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins on Thursday. The Eagles have not shied away from splashy moves under General Manager Howie Roseman and Sirianni was asked if the team has any interest in adding Hopkins to a receiving corps that includes A.J. [more]

Brad Keselowski is driving an RFK Racing revival as an owner/driver. The numbers show that his team is improving. It's slow, but in the right direction.

Peter King included the book as a recommendation in his annual Father’s Day Football Morning in America book list, to my surprise. Also, today’s the day the official number clicks one higher for me, to 58. To commemorate these two events, I thought about giving away 58 free signed, personalized copies of Father of Mine. [more]

The 11-on-11 portion of Thursday’s practice began a little differently for the Panthers on Thursday. Bryce Young took the first snaps at quarterback, which was a shift from Andy Dalton being the first man up at previous practices open to the media. In a press conference after the session, head coach Frank Reich said that [more]

The Bears need quarterback Justin Fields to take another step in his development in 2023. Though Chicago added a potential No. 1 target in D.J. Moore during the offseason, receiver Chase Claypool still figures to be a big factor in Fields’ success. Claypool arrived in Chicago midway through the 2022 season and didn’t make much [more]

The offseason has featured a lot of speculation about running back Joe Mixon‘s future with the Bengals, but Mixon said he hasn’t been troubled by such chatter. Conjecture about Mixon’s status focused on the fact that cutting him with a post-June 1 designation would provide the team with over $10 million in cap space and [more]