Новости за 21.06.2023

The Cowboys have some of the best odds to win the NFC. Unfortunately for them, that gives them the second-best odds in their division. They are chasing the Eagles, who lost to the Chiefs in the Super Bowl in February. Dallas does have reasons for optimism, though. The Cowboys are coming off back-to-back, 12-win seasons [more]

The Rams signed a pair of fifth-round picks on Tuesday and they got two more under contract on Wednesday. Per the NFL’s daily transaction report, linebacker Nick Hampton and tackle Warren McClendon have signed their four-year rookie deals. The four fifth-round picks were part of a 14-player class for the Rams and they now have [more]

On Tuesday, word emerged that Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill has been accused of hitting a marina employee in the head. On Wednesday, PFT asked the league for comment on the situation, given the realities of the Personal Conduct Policy. The league has declined comment. That’s not entirely a surprise; sometimes, when a player is accused [more]

The Chargers signed Eric Kendricks to a two-year deal in March, giving the club a veteran presence at linebacker. Kendricks, 31, is slated to be the team’s defensive signal-caller, wearing the green dot on his helmet. After spending eight seasons with the Vikings, Kendricks seems to be making a smooth transition to his new team [more]

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott hasn’t been shy about expressing his hope that running back Ezekiel Elliott will return to the team after being released earlier this year and he hasn’t let the change in Elliott’s job status stop them from working out together. A number of players have taken advantage of the 55-yard turf field [more]

Saints defensive end Cam Jordan is not being modest when it comes to setting his sights for the 2023 season. During an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio, Jordan was asked about his expectations for this year. He said no player walks into a season hoping to win 10 games, so he’s going into the season [more]

The USFL’s regular season has ended. It’s time to compare viewership from the second season of the four-letter spring league with the return of the XFL for first time since 2020. Via Anthony Crupi of Sportico.com, the two leagues  “finished in a dead heat.” Per the report, the XFL averaged 602,073 viewers per game, and [more]

Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is among the speakers at this week’s Psychedelic Science conference in Denver. Billed as “the largest psychedelic conference in history,” the conference advocates for the therapeutic use of psychedelics, which some experts say can be beneficial in mental health treatment. Rodgers is speaking about his experience with ayahuasca, which he said [more]

During Tuesday’s media conference call on gambling that involved pretty much everyone in the media covering the NFL except any of the people from this specific media outlet (we weren’t invited), the NFL apparently tried to continue to tiptoe through a minefield of inconsistency and hypocrisy regarding its gambling policy. The entire gambling policy flows [more]

Legacy Motor Club's Noah Gragson will return to the car this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway after recovering from concussion-like symptoms.

Josh Berry will take over Kevin Harvick's ride after this season.

Linebacker Roquan Smith is heading into his first full season with the Ravens and he thinks it is going to be a memorable one. Smith joined the Ravens in a trade with the Bears last year and it became clear in January that he enjoyed his first months with the team. Smith signed a five-year [more]

The Lions have an alternate helmet. It’s very retro, but it’s not a throwback. They’ve unveiled a Honolulu Blue helmet with a logo that seems to be inspired by the logo used by the classic Ford Mustang, with a silver lion profile in front of a pair of vertical bars, one blue and one silver. The [more]

The USWNT roster, which can lift an unprecedented three Women's World Cups on the spin, has been unveiled.

The Bengals pulled off a surprise free-agent signing when they brought in left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. in March. After spending the last two seasons with the Chiefs, Brown is now under contract with one of their biggest competitors in the conference through 2026. But while Brown is new on the club, head coach Zac [more]

Free-agent receiver DeAndre Hopkins visited the Titans and Patriots last week. No further visits are scheduled, and it’s unclear whether other teams are actively pursuing him. As it stands, the Patriots are the clear favorites to land Hopkins. Via DraftKings, the Patriots are at +100 to sign the former Texans and Cardinals star. The Bills [more]

The most the Nuggets can offer him is $7.8 million, which is well below his market value.

Forward Zemgus Girgensons is returning to the Buffalo Sabres for a 10th season after signing a one-year, $2.5 million contract Tuesday.

Former Steelers, Cardinals, and 49ers linebacker Clark Haggans has died at the age of 46. A spokesperson for the Steelers confirmed Haggans’ death with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on Wednesday morning. No cause of death has been disclosed. The Steelers added Haggans as a 2000 fifth-round pick and he spent eight seasons with the team. He [more]

It's Wembanyama at No. 1, and then things get interesting.

Eric Washington will have a new title on the Bills coaching staff this season. The team announced on Wednesday that Washington has been bumped up to assistant head coach. He will remain the team’s defensive line coach as well. Washington joined the Bills in 2020 as the defensive line coach and added a senior defensive [more]

The Commanders have made it clear that they’re going to give quarterback Sam Howell every opportunity to win their starting quarterback job. Head coach Ron Rivera has said that Howell will enter training camp as QB1. But Jacoby Brissett is still on the roster to compete with Howell. And Brissett has brought some veteran leadership [more]

Broncos head coach Sean Payton said during the team’s offseason program that he’s been excited by what he’s seen from safety Kareem Jackson and there’s a mutual appreciation society underway in Denver. Jackson has played for a number of coaches over the course of his 13-year career, but this offseason was his first time working [more]

The Patriots might eventually sever ties with cornerback Jack Jones following an arrest on serious gun charges that include mandatory minimum sentences. According to his lawyer, Jones was almost released in the aftermath of the arrest. Via Sean T. McGuire of NESN.com, attorney Rosemary Scappichio told reporters after Tuesday’s arraignment that Jones was nearly “fired” [more]

DJ Chark isn’t the only Panthers wide receiver singing rookie quarterback Bryce Young‘s praises in the wake of the team’s offseason program. Adam Thielen made an appearance on The Rich Eisen Show on Tuesday and was asked about his impressions of the first overall pick in this year’s draft. Thielen cautioned that one can only [more]