Новости за 01.05.2018

The Texans announced they cut offensive tackle Jake Rodgers on Tuesday. Rodgers, 25, signed with the Texans’ practice squad on December 21. Houston signed him to a reserve/futures contract after the season. He has never played in a regular-season game. The Falcons made Rodgers a seventh-round draft pick in 2015. Atlanta waived him before the [more]

Stan Van Gundy is resisting this idea, naturally.

After being drafted by the Steelers in the third round, rookie quarterback Mason Rudolph said that he doesn’t think it is Ben Roethlisberger‘s job to help prepare him for life in the NFL. Roethlisberger sees things a bit differently. Roethlisberger said “it’s a good thing” to play a teaching role with younger players, although he [more]

Keylor Navas came up huge for Los Blancos, while his counterpart committed one of the worst goalkeeping howlers you'll ever see.

The Colts took former Notre Dame guard Quenton Nelson with the sixth overall pick in the draft. That’s an unusually high pick for a guard, but Colts GM Chris Ballard said it was an easy call — the easiest call he’s ever seen in any draft room. Ballard called the selection, “the easiest pick I’ve [more]

The Cardinals announced agreements with 24 undrafted free agents this week and that left them with some work to do to clear roster space before they arrive to sign contracts at next week’s minicamp. They took care of some of it on Tuesday. The Cardinals announced they have dropped five players, including linebacker Gabe Martin. [more]

A day after the Talladega race, Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets the biggest prize of his lifetime.

Colorado running back Phillip Lindsay was one of eight undrafted free agents the Broncos signed, the team announced Tuesday. Lindsay rushed for 3,770 yards in his career, ranking second in school history. He gained 1,474 yards and scored 14 touchdowns on 301 carries last season. Denver also signed Auburn outside linebacker Jeff Holland, Florida State [more]

The Raiders took two offensive tackles in the draft and that make the competition for spots on the 53-man roster tighter at the position in the coming months. That could be bad news for Vadal Alexander, who didn’t do anything to help his chances of making the team again this year by getting suspended. The [more]

Bruce Allen denied the suggestions that he might be leaving for Oakland. Or playing baseball. The Washington team president said during an interview with Pat Kirwan and Jim Miller on on SiriusXM NFL Radio, that there was nothing to the recent talk in league circles that he might reunite with Jon Gruden. “Well, first of all, [more]

Sam Bradford didn’t wait long to welcome Josh Rosen to the Cardinals. The team’s veteran quarterback sent a text message to the 10th overall pick the morning after the Cardinals selected Rosen. The exchange was chronicled in the Cardinals’ documentary, “Flight Plan,” which the team website teased Tuesday. Rosen and his parents and agent were [more]

The 49ers announced a wave of undrafted free agent signings on Monday and they added four more names to the group on Tuesday. Three of the four players will vie for work in the defensive backfield. The other addition is former UCLA offensive lineman Najee Toran. Safety Corey Griffin started 26 games for Georgia Tech [more]

“They came up with a game plan and we’re really happy with the direction the staff wants to go."

Mavericks great shows off sense of humor

The Panthers drafted wide receiver D.J. Moore in the first round of the draft and they’ll soon get to work teaching him the offensive system put in place by offensive coordinator Norv Turner. One of the people helping to impart that knowledge to the rookie is a player he could find himself competing against for [more]

Paul Menard discussed what the course will be like for drivers during a break in tire testing Tuesday.

As the NFL continues to explore what to do with the kickoff, one of the arguments against getting rid of it comes from the reality that the death of the kickoff would result in the elimination of certain specific roster spots that currently are devoted to players who specialize in special teams. “I know [for] [more]

Reports say the former Liverpool midfielder is closing in on a 3-year contract to manage the Scottish club.

The Colts announced they have signed 10 undrafted free agents, including five defensive backs and South Carolina linebacker Skai Moore. Moore made 353 tackles 20.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and 14 interceptions in his career. He became the 15th player in Division I history to lead his team in tackles in four seasons (2013-15, [more]

The oddsmakers have set the over-under numbers for the wins for all teams. We spent some time during Tuesday’s PFT Live looking at the nooks and crannies of the projected AFC win totals. The ensuing discussion didn’t suck, which some may say would be a low bar in relation to our normal content. Regardless, it’s [more]

The Cowboys have a lot of receivers. They don’t have a No. 1 receiver. The moment Dez Bryant walked out the door, the Cowboys became a wide receiver by committee. “I feel that we have been true to the thought that we were going to throw the ball in a lot of different ways, not [more]

New Orleans in a big bind

Time is running out for Arsenal to sign Jack Wilshere to a new long-term contract.

Terence Newman is no Tom Brady. One season in his 40s is enough for him. The veteran cornerback, who signed a one-year deal to return to the Vikings yesterday, said during a conference call that his 16th season was going to mark his farewell. “I think this will be my last year no matter what [more]

The Cowboys finished their draft without adding any defensive backs, which left room for them to bring in four of them as undrafted free agents. Three of the four are listed as cornerbacks, including Charvarius Ward. Ward had two interceptions and 13 pass breakups for Middle Tennessee State over the last two seasons and joins [more]