Did Julian Edelman help stop a school shooting? The Patriots receiver got a direct message on his Instagram account last month that said someone in the comment section of Edelman’s account was threatening to shoot up a school, The New York Times reported. A 14-year-old boy living at that address admitted he posted the comment […]
Month: April 2018
Arrest made in burglary of Rob Gronkowski’s home Super Bowl week
One of three men suspected in the burglary of Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski’s Massachusetts home during Super Bowl week has been arrested, Foxborough police announced Friday. Anthony Almeida, 31, is charged with breaking and entering nighttime, two counts of receiving stolen property and malicious destruction of property. Gronkowski’s calm call to 911 went viral […]
Reds-Phillies Preview
The Philadelphia Phillies’ future was on display Monday when Rhys Hoskins and Scott Kingery both homered. Aaron Nola will show more of what the Phillies are building around Tuesday night. The 24-year-old Nola will make his first 2018 start at Citizens Bank Park in the middle matchup of a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds […]
Ziggy Ansah in Ghana, won’t be at Lions workouts Monday
The Lions will start their first offseason work since hiring Matt Patricia as their head coach on Monday and one of the team’s top defensive players is not expected to be there. Defensive end Ziggy Ansah got the franchise tag from the Lions to open the offseason and has not signed it yet, so it’s […]
Aaron Donald training with knives to improve handwork, reaction time
Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald won Defensive Player of the Year honors last season as he consistently wrecked opposing offenses from the defensive interior. Donald is one of the most skilled defensive linemen in the league. His quickness and hand-fighting techniques enable him to be a wrecking ball to opponents on a weekly […]
Former NFL player Marlon McCree arrested after an alleged incident with his ex-wife
Former NFL player Marlon McCree was arrested on charges of simple assault and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after an incident involving his ex-wife, The Florida Times-Union reports. Jahzi McCree filed a restraining order against her ex-husband Friday. A day later, employees of a Jacksonville bar called police to report an alleged domestic-violence incident […]
Eli Manning: No problem with Odell Beckham not coming to my workouts
Giants quarterback Eli Manning invited offensive teammates to come with him to use the Duke University practice facility to do some offseason workouts together. Odell Beckham did not attend, but Manning was fine with that. Manning told reporters today that as Beckham rehabs from the ankle injury that ended his 2017 season, “it didn’t make […]
Patriots to sign Luke Bowanko
The Patriots added a tight end in Troy Niklas on Wednesday and they are also set to add a player to their offensive line group. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the Patriots will sign free agent Luke Bowanko. Bowanko played in all 16 games for the Ravens last season and made one start during […]
Lamar Jackson continues to be a tough guy to track down
Quarterback Lamar Jackson continues to be one of the biggest puzzles of the 2018 draft, due in part to the fact that Jackson doesn’t have an agent. Because he doesn’t have an agent, some teams continue to have a hard time getting in touch with him to arrange pre-draft visits and/or workouts. Per a league […]
That was essentially Giancarlo Stanton’s advice to Aaron Judge following Judge’s spectacular, historic rookie season.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that coaches were heavily involved in the decision to potentially eject players who lower their heads and make initial contact with the crown of the helmet when making a tackle. Payton noted that the ability to use replay to confirm an ejection aided coaches’ comfort level with the process. […]