Новости за 04.01.2018

Barring an twelfth-hour screwup of which few owners are capable (no comment on whether Mark Davis is one of them), Jon Gruden will be the next head coach of the Raiders. Which means that Gruden eventually will be working directly with quarterback Derek Carr. Sure, Gruden told Carr during a snarling QB Camp interview that [more]

Antonio Gates is 37 and has played 15 NFL seasons. Chargers General Manager Tom Telesco admitted Thursday he isn’t sure what the future holds for the tight end. “We’ll probably let some time go a little bit after the season I’ll sit down with Antonio and just kind of talk to him and see what [more]

Stanford defensive tackle Harrison Phillips missed all but one game of the 2015 season with a knee injury, which left open the possibility of returning to school for the 2018 season but he won’t be going that route. Phillips announced on Thursday that he will enter this year’s NFL Draft. He joins tight end Dalton [more]

How will George judge that?

With injuries to De'Anthony Thomas and Akeem Hunt, the Chiefs need a kickoff returner for Saturday. Kansas City, though, has one of the NFL’s best kickoff returners as a backup plan if it so chooses. “Put Tyreek [Hill] back there,” special teams coach Dave Toub said of his options, via Sam McDowell of the Kansas [more]

The Packers are looking for a General Manager for the first time since Mike McCarthy became the team’s head coach in 2006 and McCarthy was asked about the search process during his Thursday press conference. McCarthy referred specific questions about candidates to Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy, but said that he is “involved” in [more]

This is the player the Colorado Avalanche expected when they made Nathan MacKinnon the No. 1 overall pick in the draft five years ago.

The Bengals finished last in the league in offensive yards and 26th in points scored during the 2017 season and those numbers make it clear that offensive improvement is one of the things needed for Cincinnati to make a move back into playoff contention next season. There are plenty of things that need to happen [more]

The Packers are accustomed to their quarterbacks setting records . . . just not the kind of records Brett Hundley set this season. The backup quarterback went 3-6 during Aaron Rodgers‘ absence, including 1-4 at Lambeau Field. Two of the losses were shutouts at home, something that hadn’t happened in Green Bay since Mike McCarthy’s [more]

Crew chief Darian Grubb will work with a rookie driver for the first time in his NASCAR career.

The Lions have completed another interview for their head coaching vacancy. The team announced that Packers assistant head coach/linebackers coach Winston Moss met with the team on Thursday. The Lions have also interviewed Texans defensive coordinator Mike Vrabel and their own offensive and defensive coordinators — Jim Bob Cooter and Teryl Austin, respectively — this [more]

Not sure how San Antonio was going to beat Cavaliers' offer to the Celtics

Bills running back LeSean McCoy is listed as a non-participant in practice again on Thursday, but there are some signs of progress with his injured ankle. McCoy is out of the walking boot he was wearing as a preventative measure and said he’s able to walk around without feeling any pain. That’s not the same [more]

Spurs host Hammers in a massive London derby to finish off the festive fixtures. Watch live online.

Bengals coach Marvin Lewis got a two-year contract extension this week, meaning he’s likely to extend his current 15-year tenure in Cincinnati to at least 17 years. That’s a long time to go without a playoff win. But through 15 seasons, zero is the number of playoff games Lewis’s Bengals have won. They’ve reached the [more]

Shaw, George turned over emails and texts

The game doesn’t start for three days, but the game within the game about the tickets to the game has already begun. The Jaguars announced on Wednesday night that a “limited amount of unused tickets will go on sale to the general public tomorrow at 3 p.m.,” and that the tickets include “unused inventory from groups [more]

The Falcons have a clean injury report heading into Saturday night’s Wild Card game against the Rams. Coach Dan Quinn said on Thursday that no members of the team will be given injury designations on their final injury report of the week. That means they expect everyone on the active roster to be healthy enough [more]

Titans running back Derrick Henry felt he had a “soft” performance against the Jaguars in Week 17 and he should have every opportunity to come up with something sharper against the Chiefs in the Wild Card round. Henry is set to be the lead back again this weekend as the Titans have again ruled DeMarco [more]

A decision on a date and time for the rescheduled game will come at a later date.

The list of early entries for the 2018 NFL Draft continues to grow in the first days of the new year and an edge rushing prospect threw his hat into the ring on Thursday. LSU defensive end/outside linebacker Arden Key announced that he will forego his remaining eligibility in Baton Rouge to move into the [more]

Patriots coach Bill Belichick expects his players to brave the elements in order to get to work. Once there, however, they aren’t required to. At least not today. The Patriots stayed indoors for practice on Thursday, and that’s probably a good idea. Given the outdoor conditions. The good news is that everyone made it to [more]

He is just the second goalie to be given a fine for diving since the league started fining players for it.

He is just the second goalie to be given a fine for diving since the league started fining players for it.

The Chiefs woke up from a midseason slumber, and they can thank a guy who’s not used to playing so many games in a year. Running back Kareem Hunt was named NFL offensive rookie of the month for December, the second time he won the award this year (along with September). Hunt was instrumental to [more]