Новости за 23.05.2018

David Tepper walked into his new exclusive club today as one of its richest members. But he’s not walking in thinking he knows everything. Tepper — who has seemingly never been afraid of making bold statements — admitted that he wants to wait to learn more about his new market before making big proclamations. Other [more]

The NFL has once again changed the kickoff. NFL owners voted today to change the rules on kickoffs, with the following implemented for the 2018 season: 1. No running starts before the ball is kicked. 2. The kicking team must line up with five players on each side of the kicker. 3. At least two [more]

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick didn’t spend any time talking about Tom Brady on Tuesday, saying he’d only talk about players that are attending the team’s offseason workouts. That group includes Brian Hoyer, who stepped into the role with the first team since rookie Danny Etling is the only other quarterback with the team right [more]

Minnesota Lynx troll Los Angeles Sparks

From the moment the new helmet rule suddenly appeared in late March, I didn’t like it. I didn’t like it because it seemed that the NFL was up to something. It seemed like the NFL was up to something because the whole thing was cloaked in mystery and ambiguity. That sense has continued over the [more]

Mike Evans had a fourth 1,000-yard season in his fourth season. It doesn’t mean he was happy with it. The Buccaneers receiver had a career-low 1,001 yards and scored only five touchdowns, calling 2017 “maybe my second-worst” season. “I don’t know what it was. I guess my awareness wasn’t where it should have been,” Evans [more]

Anderson Talisca, 24, could be leaving Besiktas to join United following a $47 million offer, according to Metro.

There are many decisions revolving around that ultimate decision.

Aaron Rodgers was unhappy when the Packers released Jordy Nelson, and it doesn’t make sense to the quarterback that the team would replace Nelson with another high-priced receiver. The Packers cut Nelson, who was scheduled to make $9.25 million in base salary and count $12.5 million against the cap, to free up $10.2 million in [more]

The Browns signed two more draft picks, getting defensive lineman Chad Thomas and receiver Antonio Callaway under contract Tuesday. Cleveland has signed six of its nine draft choices, previously getting offensive lineman Austin Corbett (second round), linebacker Genard Avery (fifth round), receiver Damion Ratley (sixth round) and defensive back Simeon Thomas (sixth round) under contract. [more]

If I need to explain to you why Kobe is in the right here, you need to take a basic American history course again.

Brian Dawkins is leaving his full-time role in the Eagles’ front office, the team announced Tuesday. He will serve as a consultant for the team, while pursuing other endeavors including entrepreneurship and philanthropy. “I want to thank Jeffrey Lurie, Howie Roseman, Don Smolenski and coach Pederson for blessing me with the opportunity to return to [more]

NFL owners continue to discuss how to handle player protests during the national anthem. Do they allow each team to make its own decision? Do they keep all players in the locker room during the national anthem? Do they require all players to stand? Do they do nothing? According to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, [more]