Derwin James, the young Los Angeles Chargers safety with star potential, needs surgery on his right knee, a procedure that is expected to keep him out six to eight months and essentially would rule him out for the 2020 NFL season.
The Colts have released FB Roosevelt Nix. Logan Ryan signed with the Giants on a one year, $7 million deal. He had been asking for $10 a year and once he came down he was quickly grabbed by the Giants. Even with adding Ryan the Giants defense is going to be on a wing and prayer this year. The Chiefs are finalizing new six-year contracts with coach Andy Reid and General Manager Brett Veach, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Reid is 62 and Veach is 42. The NFL is taking over investigating the Redskins (Don't care, still calling them that until they get a real name). Hopefully this will lead them to forcing Dan to sell the team so they can move on. Le'Veon Bell lost weight and got slower. It makes little sense but if it wasn't for his contract he'd be the number three back on the team. I don't see how Bell makes it beyond this year with the Jets without being cut. The Patriots are going to cut their 5th round draft pick kicker, unless they can stash him on the practice squad. Rohrwasser has not only sucked at kicking but he also caused problems on social media. Expect Nick Folk to start the year kicking for the Pats. Missing Practice: Joe Mixon - Headaches Alvin Kamara - Wants a new contract Random Comments: - Scotty Miller (Tampa) - Wouldn't be surprised to see him as Tom's new Welker/Edlemen/Amendola - Damien Harris will likely replace Sony Michel as the Patriots bell cow. Michel just can't stay healthy. - Return of the two end set in San Fran. Jordan Reed has been outstanding this summer so I expect to see a bunch of two tight end sets and force teams to stay big to stop the running game and tight ends. At least until Reed gets hurt in week four. - Yannick Ngakoue looks like a good fit with the Vikings. Taking a pay cut to leave the Jags looks like a great idea now. - Eagles injury bug is already popping up. Losing two offensive linemen when your QB is made of glass isn't an ideal way to start the year. Or is having your first round pick WR being injured either. - If baseball, basketball and hockey are any indication then I expect this years football to suck. And finally for useful information. Fantasy Football names for 2020: Jake Fromm State Farm Crowella du Ville CDC Lamb Fresh Prince of Helaire A Ruggs Life Gateway Ruggs Green Eggs and Hamler Donald Dak Prescott Don’t Go Breaking My Chark Kmet the Frog Haley’s Kmet Shut Up Mimsy Judge Jeudy Call of Jeudy: Modern Warfare It Takes Tua To Tango Takes Tua To Make a Thing Go Right Joe Burrow, Tiger King Lock, Stock and Burrow Shenault Number 5 The Sun Will Come Out, Kamara Quaranteam Pandemic! At The Disco
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The ESPN article states "If Fournette clears waivers, he would become a free agent. He is due $4.17 million in salary this season if a team claims him." Fournette has 3,640 yards from scrimmage and 19 total TDs in 36 games. Between rushing and receiving, that's 100 yards of offense per game. I mean, someone is gonna claim him off of waivers, right? Someone is going to take the chance that Fournette's issue was just being in Jacksonville, and with just a few weeks to go before the start of the regular season, I don't expect him to be unemployed for very long. The question is then, who? Which NFL team is gonna take the chance, and pay him the 4+ million he is owed? - According to the Washington Post, Dan Snyder may be in trouble...apparently he fostered an environment that encouraged all kinds of sexual harassment against female employees. I am sure as more details emerge, there will significantly more details, but I don't have a sub to the WaPo, and am not gonna try to get around their stupid paywall.
- The Detroit Lions took the entire afternoon off yesterday to protest a shooting in Wisconsin that may or may not have actually been justified (I don't have an opinion on the matter until more evidence comes out that either condemns or justifies the cops actions) - Bubba Baker will become the NFL's highest paid safety...despite having NO NFL interceptions in his career. However, in only three years in the league, he has 240 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 4 forced fumbles, 4 fumbles recovered, and 14 passes defended. That's ridiculous. He may not pick off QBs, but he stops WRs in their tracks as soon as they catch the ball...INTs or not, this dude can PLAY. - It's official: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and his investment group officially own the XFL now. Every XFL team now renamed as the "Brahma Bulls". Just kidding. The new team names are now: St. Louis RKO Tampa Bay Hulksters Washington (DC) Ultimate Warriors Brooklyn (New York) Brawlers Houston Rattlesnakes Texas (Dallas) Tornados Los Angeles Legion of Doom Seattle Savages - From what I have seen so far, Madden 21 is not impressing any of the professional Madden streamers I watch on Twitch. From what I have seen myself, it looks...slow. Like, plays take way too long to develop, because EA is SOOOOO focused on getting every animation absolutely perfect...It just doesn't look fun. - 77 false positive COVID tests? WHAT? Hey NFL, that might be a sign that your testing methods SUCK! On the plus side, KUDOS to all of the NFL players who have successfully remained sequestered/quarantined during training camp. - It's gonna be September in a week, and Jadeveon Clowney is still a free agent. Why? Maybe this is directed at the Detroit Lions specifically, but WHAT THE HELL, QUINN? YOU HAVE THE CAP SPACE, SIGN THIS MAN! - We are less than 3 weeks away from NFL season. Despite all of the bullshit 2020 has sent us, wildfires in Australia, COVID, murder hornets, Trump vs. Biden, WE HAVE SURVIVED THE NFL OFFSEASON. Give yourself a pat on the back, you made it. (well, almost) www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29680815/cfl-cancels-2020-season-citing-financial-losses
The CFL canceled its 2020 season Monday, citing what commissioner Randy Ambrosie said would have been "significant financial losses" if the league had played during the coronavirus pandemic. The league pledged to return in 2021. At the heart of the issue were a series of Canadian government regulations that effectively eliminated the CFL's primary source of revenue -- ticket sales -- and also would have made it a challenge for United States-based players to travel to Canada. The league developed preliminary plans for a shortened season based in Winnipeg, in a bubble environment. But the Canadian government rejected the CFL's request for a $30 million loan to help fund it. "Even with additional support," Ambrosie said in a statement, "our owners and community-held teams would have had to endure significant financial losses to play in 2020. Without it, the losses would be so large that they would really hamper our ability to bounce back strongly next year and beyond. The most important thing is the future of our league." The CFL joins the XFL and two major American college conferences -- the Big Ten and the Pac-12 -- in canceling their 2020 seasons because of the pandemic. The XFL was sold earlier this month in bankruptcy proceedings and could return as early as 2021. The NFL, whose revenues are based largely on television contracts, has begun its third week of training camp and is on track for an on-time start to its 2020 season next month. www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/alex-smith-reportedly-cleared-for-nfl-return-21-months-after-devastating-injury-that-required-17-surgeries/
We all know enough about what happened to Alex Smith so that I don't really need to just rehash it all here...if you need a brush up, just click the link. Alex Smith's return to the NFL brings up a few questions, at least in my mind... 1. Should he even attempt to return at all? The guy is 36 years old, he's made over $170 million dollars over the course of his career, and just about died because of the sepsis he developed from the injury...He's already beaten death, does he really have anything left to prove to himself or his family, or does he have legitimate unfinished business in the NFL, a strong desire to just keep playing, because he feels he still has more to give? 2. How far does he take the comeback attempt? Will simply making the team be enough, as it proves that despite his injury, and the long time off, that he is still an NFL caliber QB? Does he expect to be a real challenger to Dwayne Haskins, who has not demonstrated that his position as the starting QB of the Washington NFL team is secure? Will Smith be happy just being on an NFL roster as a backup, or is he actively pushing to get his starting job back? If he doesn't make Washington's roster, will he retire, or pursue another team in Free Agency? I guess what I am asking, or just wondering about, is this: Is this attempted comeback because he still feels he has more to give to the NFL, or is this really just about getting rid of that huge "what if" question, before he formally retires? If he had immediately retired after the injury, he would always have in the back of his mind, the question of "what if". What if he could still play? What if he gave up playing too soon, what if he retired too early? And he would never really know the answer to that. However, if he attempts a comeback now, he gets an answer to that question, either way. If he gets cut, he knows the injury ended his career. If he makes the team, he knows he can still play, and then can either decide to actually keep playing, or retire, but in this case, he could retire in peace, as it would be his choice at that point, and not because of the injury... You guys have seen me write "it's better to retire from playing in the NFL, than to have playing in the NFL retire you.", meaning it's better to be able to call your own shot when it comes to ending your playing career than to have an injury force you to end it. If Smith never attempts a comeback, then playing in the NFL retired him, as it were. But by attempting the comeback, he regains control over his own career. That may mean his career keeps going for a few more years, or it means he simply retires with the knowledge that it's HIS decision, not the result of his injury... If you were Alex Smith, would you even attempt a comeback? If not, would be okay knowing that the injury ended your career prematurely, comfortable in the knowledge that your financial situation will keep you more than comfortable for the rest of your life? Or do you make the comeback? Would you genuinely try to keep playing, or would you try to make a comeback, just to get the "What If" question answered, so that you can retire on your own terms? What do you guys think? www.si.com/xfl/2020/08/03/dwyne-the-rock-johnson-buys-xfl-redbird-capital-15-million
It's all over Twitter, and the sports websites are starting to pick the news up. Redbird Capital (4b in assets), and their partner Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and his manager/ex-wife Dany Garcia, has purchased the XFL for $15 million, hours before it was slated to go on the auction block as part of it's bankruptcy proceedings. Simply put, the XFL is now owned by an investors group that is 4x as wealthy as Vince McMahon is. |
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