Новости за 07.05.2018

"I am honored and humbled to join the Knicks as head coach." —David Fizdale

The Packers decided to move on from punter Justin Vogel, but the Browns want to take a look at him. Cleveland claimed Vogel on waivers today. Vogel was the Packers’ punter last year and had a solid season, with a gross average of 44.4 yards and a net average of 41.6 yards, with 19 punts [more]

Chris Warren III signed a contract with the Raiders after impressing them during a rookie minicamp tryout over the weekend. The former University of Texas running back is the son of Chris Warren II, who played 11 NFL seasons, making the Pro Bowl three times with the Seahawks. Warren II finished his NFL career with [more]

Tight end Randall Telfer has had an eventful week. He was involved in a trade that sent him from the Browns to the Chiefs last week, but he never actually made it onto the roster in Kansas City. The trade, which would have put linebacker Dadi Nicolas in Cleveland, was rescinded by the teams on [more]

"It is in my contract if we go up, and fingers crossed and touch wood we do, then I will be staying another year."

"Just go out there and enjoy it."

The Patriots drafted Duke Dawson with the 56th overall pick. They didn’t select again until choice No. 143. New England, though, tried to trade into the third round. The Patriots, who sent their third-round pick to the 49ers in the Trent Brown trade, called the Bengals as Cincinnati was getting ready to use the 78th [more]

The Cardinals drafted Josh Rosen in the first round of the NFL Draft and they agreed to terms with Chad Kanoff as an undrafted free agent last week, which left them with an overstuffed depth chart at quarterback. They took steps to alleviate that on Monday. The Cardinals have released quarterbacks Brandon Doughty and Alek [more]

Kevin Harvick's incredible beginning to 2018 continues, but how does it stack up against other fast starts?

The Panthers had a vacancy for a traditional running back after not finding one in the draft, so they found a 1,000-yard rusher. A league source tells PFT that the Panthers have signed veteran running back C.J. Anderson. Anderson was released by the Broncos, despite rushing for 1,007 yards last season. A number of teams [more]

He also might Coach of the Year

NASCAR spokesperson tells NBC Sports: 'We do not have a comment on this.’

The Jets tried out four kickers last week. They signed Taylor Bertolet, who will compete with Cairo Santos and Nick Rose for the job. The Jets waived cornerback Bryson Keeton in a corresponding move. Bertolet spent time wit the Rams in 2016 and had a brief stop in Denver this spring. He has never kicked [more]

The Xfinity driver reached out to Matt Kenseth ahead of his third start of the year at Dover.

The Vikings signed four players who tried out with the team during its rookie minicamp last weekend. Northern Illinois receiver Chad Beebe, Southern Illinois cornerback Craig James, UNLV fullback Johnny Stanton and Western Illinois linebacker Brett Taylor earned contracts with the Vikings. The Vikings waived UTEP long snapper Nick Dooley, Texas receiver Armanti Foreman, Tusculum [more]

The 49ers are moving forward without offensive lineman Zane Beadles. The team announced Beadles’ release on Monday. Beadles spent the last two years with the team and started every game at right guard in 2016 before moving to a bench role for most of last season. He made one start at left guard before Laken [more]

The Jets have been able to score goals in bunches and right now that is the difference in the series.

J.J. Watt has played only eight games combined the past two seasons. He has only 1.5 sacks in those eight games. Watt turned 29 in March. If proving his doubters wrong isn’t enough motivation in his rehab, Watt has drawn inspiration watching his girlfriend rehab from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Houston Dash soccer player [more]

Gasol reportedly disliked how former Grizzlies coach hyped titles as Heat assistant, downplayed Gasol's international success

The Ravens have done a little roster shuffling after their rookie minicamp over the weekend. The team announced that they have signed wide receiver Janarion Grant and defensive end Myles Humphrey. Grant caught 99 passes while at Rutgers, but his best chance of making it with Baltimore may come in the return game. Grant returned [more]

When the Saints signed tight end Coby Fleener as a free agent in 2016, the hope was that he’d become a favorite target for quarterback Drew Brees. That never quite happened and now Fleener will be playing elsewhere in 2018. Ben Volin of the Boston Globe reports that the Saints have released Fleener. If the [more]

Rob Gronkowski and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, recently met with Patriots coach Bill Belichick, with the tight end committing to a return for 2018. Now, the Patriots are working on “tweaking” Gronkowski’s deal, according to Karen Gurgian of the Boston Herald. Last May, New England added $5.5 million in incentives to Gronkowski’s contract for the [more]

NFL players often get their playbooks on team-issued tablets, and the Bears may be hoping the tablet they gave first-round draft pick Roquan Smith doesn’t have an easy-to-guess password. Smith got an iPad from the team after he was drafted, and on Saturday he called the police in Athens, Georgia, to report that the iPad [more]

At varying points, Cliff Avril said he wanted to continue to play football. But the former Seahawks defensive end, whose 2017 season ended with a neck injury, has found another job. Via our Curtis Crabtree, Avril has taken a job as the midday co-host of a radio show on 950 KJR-AM. “I’m excited to join [more]

Swansea host Southampton on Tuesday in what has basically become a relegation playoff in the Premier League.