Новости за 14.06.2023

Questions about the best role for Isaiah Simmons on the Cardinals defense have been asked since the team took him in the first round of the 2020 draft and they have not gone away over his first three seasons. Simmons has seen time at linebacker, safety and nickelback as a Cardinal and this offseason’s coaching [more]

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has played three seasons, which means he’s eligible to sign his second contract. So far, he hasn’t. Chargers head coach Brandon Staley believes he will. Asked at the Chargers’ mandatory minicamp about the status of Herbert’s contract talks, Staley repeated what he has previously said: “Ongoing.” But he added that he’s [more]

After a couple of years behind Tom Brady and Blaine Gabbert, Kyle Trask is competing to be the Buccaneers starting quarterback alongside Baker Mayfield. Trask and the rest of the Bucs are also learning a new offense under coordinator Dave Canales and said on Tuesday that he’s feeling a lot more comfortable with it every [more]

Whenever a team is talking to a player at a given position, the other players at that same position inevitable will be asked about it, when available to reporters. Some of them might not be interested in rolling out the red carpet, given the zero-sum nature of crafting a roster and setting a lineup. Patriots [more]

Mark your calendar. Get someone’s password. (OK, don’t do that.) And get ready for the launch of Quarterback. It’s the first partnership between the NFL and Netflix. It will premiere on July 12. A lengthy trailer has emerged. It’s worth watching. It makes the show worth trying, too. The series delves into the lives of [more]

The four-year contract that cornerback Jaire Alexander signed with the Packers ahead of the 2022 season included a $700,000 workout bonus for this offseason, but Alexander won’t be receiving it. Alexander is with the team for this week’s mandatory minicamp, but he opted not to report to the team’s voluntary workouts earlier in the offseason. [more]

In 2020, Stefon Diggs quickly and effectively tweeted his way out of Minnesota. With Diggs reporting for mandatory minicamp in Buffalo and then abruptly leaving, it’s hard not to wonder whether he wants out now, or eventually will. So if he wants to be traded, where are the potential destinations? There really aren’t many that [more]

The Chiefs and Bengals have played in the last two AFC Championship Games, with each team coming away with a narrow victory. At this point, quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes, 27, and Joe Burrow, 26, look like they’re going to compete at the top of the conference for years to come. But for now, Burrow — probably [more]

The NFL prohibits all non-players from betting on sports. Players, for reasons neither obvious nor apparent, are permitted to legally wager on non-NFL games and events. Here’s another reason why they shouldn’t be. Per a league source with knowledge of the situation, one NFL player lost $8 million last through gambling in 2022. Again, the [more]

Bears safety Eddie Jackson returned to team drills at practice last week for the first time since he suffered a season-ending Lisfranc injury last year and he said on Tuesday that the comeback process “makes you grateful for the little things.” The injury and the passage of time has also made Jackson contemplate his own [more]

The Colts have made it clear that they’d like to get No. 4 overall pick Anthony Richardson on the field and playing sooner than later, as experience will further his development. But part of that is up to Richardson, as it’s incumbent upon him to be as prepared for action as possible. The quarterback appears [more]

After news broke on Tuesday that Bills receiver Stefon Diggs was not practice for the team’s mandatory minicamp, a narrative emerged. The Bills can’t trade him due to the contract extension he signed last year. Obviously, they can trade him. Any player can be traded, even if he has a no-trade clause (as long as [more]

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is not a travel agent, but someone was able to book travel arrangements for free agent wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. According to multiple reports, Hopkins is set to visit with the Patriots on Wednesday and Thursday. Hopkins met with the Titans earlier this week. The Patriots added JuJu Smith-Schuster to [more]

Rivers on Embiid in the playoffs, ""No. 1, he has to be healthy in the playoffs... Then No. 2 for Jo is he’s got to make all his players better."

The Rams have freed up some more cap space for the coming season. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the team restructured wide receiver Cooper Kupp‘s contract. They converted $13.92 million of Kupp’s $15 million base salary into a signing bonus. The move creates $10.44 million in cap space for the team. Kupp has another [more]

Safety Jabrill Peppers joined the Patriots last year while recovering from a torn ACL and he was able to play well enough while appearing in all 17 games to earn a new two-year contract with the team this offseason. Based on head coach Bill Belichick’s assessment of where Peppers is at this point in the [more]

Steelers running back Najee Harris ran for 2,234 yards, caught 115 passes, and scored 20 touchdowns in his first two seasons, so no one would blame him for having some thoughts about angling for an extension if he produces more of the same in his third NFL campaign. No one would blame him if he [more]

Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett isn’t working on the field at the team’s minicamp this week because he’s still coming back from a torn Achilles, but his presence in meetings and at the facility is meaningful to head coach Todd Bowles. Barrett and his family suffered a terrible loss in late April when his two-year-old daughter [more]

Former NFL kicker Jim Turner, who kicked for the Broncos in Super Bowl XII, died recently at the age of 82. Broncos coach Sean Payton honored him at practice on Tuesday in a very unique way. Payton had the two kickers at the minicamp session — Elliot Fry and Randy Bullock — perform old-school, straight-on [more]

Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson is close to being fully cleared to return from last year’s torn patellar tendon. Jackson suffered the injury seven and a half months ago, and he said he’s exactly where he was supposed to be when doctors told him he’d recover in seven or eight months. “I’m right on track,” Jackson [more]

Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald is not at the team’s mandatory minicamp this week, but head coach Sean McVay indicated that it’s not a major concern. McVay said he excused both Donald and offensive lineman Alaric Jackson were excused from the mandatory camp because of “family stuff.” McVay also used the term “family stuff” when [more]

Jonathan Marchessault won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP after leading the Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup, a fitting honor for one of the franchise's original players.

Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire did not play in the postseason. The team activated him from injured reserve before Super Bowl LVII but made him inactive on game day. If Edwards-Helaire had played, though, he might have played receiver. “I practiced that week, the whole week,” Edwards-Helaire said, via Charles Goldman of USA Today. “I [more]

The Rams’ depth chart at receiver is headlined by Super Bowl LVI MVP Cooper Kupp. There aren’t many clear standout talents behind him. But the Rams are trying to beef up the position as the 2023 season approaches. On Tuesday, coach Sean McVay was asked during a press conference whether he has any concerns about [more]

The sale of the Commanders is moving toward a conclusion. And some of the really rich folks who might have vacations planned in late July and early August might have to revise their itineraries. Per multiple reports, the NFL informed its owners through a Friday, June 9 memo that they should hold the days of [more]