Новости за 02.06.2023

Falcons coach Arthur Smith said Friday that he expects “everybody” to be ready for the season. That includes tight end Kyle Pitts, who continues his rehab from surgery on the medial collateral ligament in his right knee. Smith repeated several times that the Falcons are going to be “smart” with Pitts’ return. He declined to [more]

Defensive tackle Justus Tavai’s time with the Patriots came to an end on Friday. The team announced that they have waived Tavai off of their 90-man roster. Tavai signed with the team on May 19, so it was a short stay in New England for the undrafted rookie. Tavai finished out his college time at [more]

Oddsmakers installed the Cardinals as one of the longest shots to win Super Bowl LVIII some time ago and this week’s release of wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins didn’t do anything to move them up the board. The lack of belief in the team’s chances to compete this season isn’t a problem for running back James [more]

Quarterback Jordan Ta’amu, the XFL offensive player of the year, worked out for the Vikings on Friday, Jordan Schultz of theScore reports. He led the D.C. Defenders to a 9-1 regular season record, throwing for 1,894 yards with 14 touchdowns and three interceptions. He also contributed 298 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. Ta’amu, 25, [more]

Former first-round pick Corey Liuget will kick off his coaching career with the Rams this summer. The Rams announced that Liuget will be one of the team’s Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellows at training camp this summer. Liuget was a 2011 first-round pick by the Chargers and spent a decade playing defensive line in the [more]

The Colts may soon add a wide receiver. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Breshad Perriman worked out for Indianapolis on Friday and the the club is discussing signing him. Perriman spent the last two seasons with the Buccaneers. He caught nine passes for 110 yards with a touchdown there last season. A Ravens first-round pick [more]

The Bears still plan to move out of Soldier Field in Chicago and build a new stadium in the suburbs, but they might no longer do it in Arlington Heights after a sharp increase to the taxes on the property they bought there. In a statement released today, the Bears said that Cook County has [more]

Bills pass rusher Von Miller recently guaranteed that he’ll play by Week Six at the latest, but it might be earlier than that. Miller says that based on how he feels right now, he expects to play on Monday, September 11, when the Bills open their season at the Jets. “You know I love guarantees,’’ [more]

Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr.’s offseason work has been interrupted by an injury. Head coach Shane Steichen told reporters on Friday that Pittman is dealing with a hip injury. Steichen indicated the issue is a minor one and the team will likely make sure it has totally healed before Pittman returns to the field. [more]

The ascension of Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was a surprise to many last year. Including the Eagles. After the 2021 season, the Eagles had a wandering eye. And it landed at one point on Russell Wilson. Via Doug Farrar of USA Today, Greg Bishop of SI.com recently claimed during a Seattle radio appearance that the Eagles [more]

Colts head coach Shane Steichen won’t have to wait long to check in with his former team. The Eagles announced that they will host Steichen and the Colts for joint practices ahead of their preseason game this summer. The two teams will close out their preseason schedules on Thursday, August 24. Steichen was the Eagles’ [more]

On Thursday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was asked about the possibility of a salary cap for coaches, after the Detroit Pistons signed coach Monty Williams to a 10-year, $78.5 million deal. Silver, via Tom Friend of Sports Business Journal, dismissed the idea. “I pay attention to it, but it’s a marketplace,” Silver said in a press [more]

Vogel is a defense first coach with a championship ring coaching two stars. That could work in Phoenix.

All the details for the second Xfinity Series race at Portland International Raceway.

We are all set for a very summer transfer window, as the latest transfer news keeps flooding in and plenty of big names are expected to be on the move.

“My first thought on that is this team could be playing tonight (in the Finals)."

The Vikings added a local product to their roster on Friday. Wide receiver Garett Maag grew up near Minneapolis in Inver Grove Heights and he’s now a member of Minnesota’s only NFL football team. The team did not include any terms of the deal in their announcement of Maag’s signing. Maag played in 49 games [more]

Browns special teams coordinator Bubba Ventrone says every special teams coordinator and player in the NFL opposes the league’s new rule that puts the ball on the 25-yard line after fair catches on kickoffs. “All the coordinators were against it, the players are against it, but supposedly there’s data,” Ventrone said, via Cleveland.com. The data [more]

After a wildly successful rookie year, Brock Purdy is primed to enter 2023 as San Francisco’s starting quarterback — provided he’s fully recovered from his offseason elbow surgery. But whenever Purdy is available to practice full-time, 49ers quarterbacks coach Brian Griese feels like there’s still plenty for the young signal-caller to work on. “Every part [more]

The Dolphins have gotten some business done with their rookie class. Miami announced on Friday that the club has signed three of its draft picks: running back De’Von Achane, tight end Elijah Higgins, and offensive tackle Ryan Hayes. Achane was the No. 84 overall pick in the third round out of Texas A&M. He rushed [more]

Raiders coach Josh McDaniels claims that he has “no anxiety” about the status of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. How can that be, given the circumstances? On a scale of one to 100, McDaniels surely has some anxiety, given that the Raiders agreed to terms with Garoppolo when they had other options, assuming his foot was healed. [more]

Ben Johnson’s first season as the Lions offensive coordinator ended with the team scoring the fifth-most points in the league and he landed on head coaching interview lists, so there will be a lot of people to see what he does for an encore in 2023. Johnson shared some of his plans this week. Johnson [more]

Fiorentina and West Ham lock horns in the UEFA Europa Conference League final at the Eden Arena in Prague on Wednesday, June 7 and the Hammers are the favorites.

Free agent defensive end Yannick Ngakoue is one of the few proven pass rushers still available at this stage in the offseason. He’s hoping to find the right fit. Ngakoue, who has spent time with the Jaguars, Vikings, Ravens, Raiders and Colts, said his primary concern is trying to win a Super Bowl ring. “I [more]

June 1 has come and gone. The ability to spread the cap hit over two years has arrived. Other teams with previous June 1 cuts have realized the cap relief from the official departure of the player’s salary from the roster. The stage is set for a potential trade of Vikings running back Dalvin Cook. [more]