The Eagles have every intention of returning to the Super Bowl next season, as made clear by a bevy of offseason moves that includes the signing of veteran wide receiver Mike Wallace on Thursday. Wallace, 31, caught 124 passes for 1,765 yards and eight touchdowns in two seasons in Baltimore. Prior to his stint with […]
Month: April 2018
Tom Gores to meet with Stan Van Gundy to discuss Pistons’ future
Tom Gores, owner of the Detroit Pistons, said he’s undecided about Stan Van Gundy’s future with the franchise. “I wouldn’t make a decision without Stan,” Gores said at halftime of Monday night’s 108-98 loss to the Toronto Raptors. “He’s been our partner for four years.” Gores said changes need to be made because the team […]
Red alert: Richard Sherman ‘excited’ to be a 49er
Richard Sherman was dressed to the nines as he was officially introduced as a Niner. The veteran cornerback entered his introductory press conference Tuesday with a fiery and confident attitude about his future with the franchise. Very excited to be here, Sherman said. It was a tough decision, but things happen and you got to […]
Falcons hire two defensive assistant coaches
The Falcons start their offseason program next Monday and they’ll have a couple of new coaches on the defensive side of the ball when the players report for work. The team announced the addition of assistant defensive line coach Travis Jones and defensive quality control assistant Aden Durde on Monday. Jones comes to Atlanta from […]
Colts QB Andrew Luck ‘confident,’ optimistic about return from shoulder injury
Andrew Luck still isn’t throwing a regulation football, and the Colts quarterback isn’t revealing the timetable on when that will happen. What Luck would say, though, is that he wants to head into training camp this summer with no limitations on his surgically repaired shoulder. “There is a timetable, but I’m not going to share […]
David Johnson “motivated” after missing most of last season
David Johnson returns fully healed from his fractured left wrist — “all back together” — but the injury left a chip on the running back’s shoulder. “I’m very motivated,” Johnson said, via Josh Weinfuss of ESPN. “Not really just about the people out there, but it’s really about myself and coming back for the team, […]
Jon Gruden’s back to coaching today, sort of
Even though Jon Gruden has had three months to prepare for his first day of coaching actual Raiders players today, he’s going to actually ease into it today. The Raiders are among the teams kicking off their offseason conditioning programs today, but he’s not going to be too fiery no matter how fired-up he is […]
Lions sign Matt Cassel as Matt Stafford’s backup
The well-traveled Matt Cassel will make his next stop in Detroit. The Lions are signing Cassel to serve as Matthew Stafford‘s backup, NFL Network reports. Cassel spent the last two seasons in Tennessee and started one game each year. Prior to that he was in Dallas, Buffalo, Minnesota, Kansas City and New England. In Detroit, […]
Taylor Lewan: I am here to take over this league
Taylor Lewan has become one of the league’s top left tackles. The Titans will have to pay him accordingly to keep him. Nate Solder became the league’s highest-paid left tackle when he signed a four year, $62 million contract with the Giants last month, getting $34.8 million in guaranteed money. Lewan, 26, currently is scheduled […]
Ex-Seahawks QB Trevone Boykin arrested on aggravated assault charge
Former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Trevone Boykin was arrested by Texas authorities Wednesday on suspicion of aggravated assault with serious bodily injury. The charge stems from accusations made by Shabrika Bailey, Boykin’s longtime girlfriend, who reported to police in Mansfield, Texas, last week that Boykin had assaulted her, which left her hospitalized. Bailey told Dallas’ WFAA-TV […]