Belmont Stakes 2018: Rob Gronkowski has faith in horse Gronkowski despite long-shot odds

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This is a pretty big week for beasts name Gronkowski. New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski arrived at the team’s mandatory minicamp after an offseason of speculation and uncertainty, and Gronkowski the horse will race at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. Of course, the tight end is a co-owner of the horse, who has a chance to spoil Justify’s bid for the Triple Crown at Belmont Park on Saturday.

Let’s just apologize and say, ‘Dez, I’m sorry. I made a mistake. Come on back’.

You didn’t know Jason Witten was getting ready to [retire]. You didn’t know this knuckle head [Terrance Williams] was getting ready to do what he did [when he] got out of the car and [ran] out of the Lamborghini. Who leaves the scene of a crime with a Lamborghini?

Let bygones be bygones, bring the dude back and let’s move on.

Linebacker Kwon Alexander has been a stellar starter throughout his three-year tenure with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and he appears to be on the rise. The 23-year-old pick recorded a career-high three picks despite missing four games in 2017, which helped him land in his first Pro Bowl. 

Per PFR, only hotshots Jameis Winston and Gerald McCoy were more valuable to the Bucs in 2017.

The drop in red-zone rate wasn’t the only downgrade from Shanahan to Sarkisian. The Falcons lacked creativity, pre-snap movement and underutilized players’ strengths. Those struggles affected the scoring sheet. The Falcons had 19 explosive scoring plays outside the red zone in 2016. Last year they had seven.

The natural first thought here is Odell Beckham Jr., who made just $10.4 million during his first four seasons in the league. But while Beckham’s contract situation has become a lighting rod, he’s coming off an injury-derailed season and will make a much more respectable $8.5 million in his option year this fall.

The Bills added Star Lotulelei for their tackle rotation in free agency, and now they bring in Phillips for more plugging against the run.

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He gives Sean McDermott and Leslie Frazier some needed pass-rush potential at the position, too.

The Cardinals have focused on getting things right around Josh Rosen since the first round, and Cole has a great chance to start right away in the middle with A.Q. Shipley as the shaky top option there now.

The Texans saw C.J. Fiedorowicz retire because of concussions, and Ryan Griffin is coming off a concussion-plagued season, too. Akins is more of a Griffin-type athletic receiver who is not built to play and block consistently.

Yiadom might not be able to replace what Aqib Talib gave the Broncos right away, but with some work in man-to-man coverage, he can get there. He has a chance to line up outside opposite Bradley Roby and let Chris Harris Jr. keep doing his thing in the slot.

The Chiefs needed someone to upgrade from Allen Bailey outside in their 3-4 to flank Chris Jones, and Speaks is a prototypical, run-defending plug for the position.

From his first season in 2010 through 2017, Aroldis Chapman threw 2,687 pitches that registered at least 100 mph on the radar gun, over 2,000 more than any other pitcher in the majors. Chapman is one of five pitchers to record at least 200 saves since 2010, along with Craig Kimbrel, Fernando Rodney, Kenley Jansen and Jonathan Papelbon. — Marder, ESPN Stats & Information

In his first three full seasons since becoming a full-time starter in 2015, Martínez has a 3.24 ERA and has made two All-Star teams thanks in part to his nasty stuff. Last season, his fastball averaged 96.0 mph, a mark only topped by Luis Severino among qualified pitchers. — Wildstein, ESPN Stats & Information

Bumgarner has been one of the best pitchers in the National League over the past few years. His 2.91 ERA from 2013 through 2017 ranked fifth among starters with at least 500 innings pitched in the NL. And don’t forget his hitting — last Opening Day, Bumgarner became the first pitcher to hit multiple home runs on the season’s first day. He has 17 homers in his career. (note — on the DL with a left hand injury). — Langs, ESPN Stats & Information

Browns safety Damarious Randall has just set an NFL record.

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Randall now has the most retweeted tweet of any NFL player, ever, as his tweet saying that if the Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA Finals he’ll buy a jersey for anyone who retweets him has now been retweeted 643,000 times.

The previous record for the most-retweeted tweet (yes, people keep track of that) by an NFL player belonged to Lions punter Sam Martin, who said he would donate six pounds of dog food to Hurricane Harvey victims for every retweet he got. That tweet was retweeted 621,000 times, which would have meant Martin was on the hook for more than 3.6 million pounds of dog food, but Martin added in a video with the tweet that there was a cap of $10,000 on how much he would donate.

In addition to bonding on the field as teammates, there Cheap Barcelona Jerseys were the Sunday barbecues together when they would watch NFL games. Also, because Fall League games are played in the daytime, there were lots of dinners.

We would go to this amazing place, Mastro’s City Hall in Scottsdale,” Nimmo recalled. We would get these tomahawk steaks that were like 40 ounces and come with the Flintstone bone and all, so we would get like three of them for the table and we would split it, it was the best steak we ever had and we’d get the seafood tower. Greg and I love oysters. We would just all hang out.”

“I haven’t turned down anything,” Foles said, via Zach Berman of the Philadelphia Inquirer. “We haven’t talked about anything. … At the end of the day, I’m not the G.M. of the team. I have a great relationship with Howie [Roseman] to where if something did happen, we could have a discussion. But at the end of the day, he gets to decide.”

Roseman decided to hold onto Foles and give him a new contract that sets him up to make a nice payday if he’s thrust into the starting job again this season. The Browns will move on with Tyrod Taylor Baker Mayfield at quarterback after taking running back Nick Chubb with the 35th overall pick.

Historian Kevin Kruse had this response: Yes this is exactly like a Nazi salute. What a brilliant, rational and sane comparison.

Even tennis star Martina Navratilova weighed in: It is time to stop comparing a protest AGAINST violence to a salute that was all about violence. Do you get that Peter King?!?

Before there was Colin Kaepernick, there was Hank Williams Jr.

In the waning days of the Reagan era, Williams vandalized one of his hits, All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight, to produce a football broadcast theme song, All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night.

Terrance West visiting Jaguars

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Running back Terrance West‘s free agent tour will continue on Wednesday with a second AFC South team.

Doug Pederson, Eagles: He suddenly has a nice ring to him after leading Philadelphia’s quick ascent to Super Bowl 52 champion. He might just be getting started.

Bill Belichick, Patriots: Retirement is on the table from here on out, but that’s the only way a head-coaching change would occur in New England.

He was expected to miss most of training camp.

In late June 2017, Eagles linebacker Jordan Hicks reportedly injured his hand getting out of a pool while on his honeymoon in Greece.

The team did not express much concern, if any Cheap Baseball Jerseys at all, soon after they were made aware of the incident.

Vegas’ season is a reminder that even with Cheap Cycling Jerseys all the information we have in 2018, we’re still capable of being surprised. Leicester City might represent a larger upset given the (perhaps apocryphal) reports that it was listed at 5,000-1 to win the Premier League in 2015-16. But even the Golden Knights didn’t think anything like this was remotely close to possible. And even if they had projected a stunning push into the playoffs, nobody in Vegas would have believed that the team’s leading scorer would be William Karlsson, who scored 18 goals in his first 183 NHL games before racking up 43 goals this season.

“We would defer to the legislature if they have any different views, but I know the legislature is going to move swiftly on this,’’ Drazin told the Asbury Park Press.

Although the NBA playoffs will likely see the bulk of the early gambling action, NFL bets will immediately do big business: Nevada casinos are already taking bets on Week One games and season win totals, and New Jersey casinos will surely do the same.

Other states aren’t expected to move quite as quickly as New Jersey, but several states could have casinos legally taking bets on NFL games by the time the season starts.

NFL loves and hates gambling, and court ruling complicates things

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The NFL’s window to clarify its complicated relationship with sports betting opened again Monday morning. Just remember: It took the nation’s most prominent, lucrative sports league a long time to get this tangled up, so it won’t get itself Cheap Packer Jerseys untangled overnight.

Before the NFL settles into this new world, then, it has to reconcile with the old one, in which it had a definition of its sport’s “integrity” while those fighting it in court saw a different one.

Just since New Jersey first started fighting back in 2014 against PAPSA, the federal law that prevented states from getting involved in sports betting, the Cheap Replica Jerseys NFL has twisted itself into knots over several issues.

Beckham has become a mentor to Barkley, with the veteran receiver offering tips on how to handle the spotlight.

“The best advice Odell gave me, and the best advice that I’ve gotten from a lot of the veteran players and people in general, is to just continue being me,” Barkley said. “I got here for a reason. Obviously, you have to improve on your work ethic and your game. Obviously, you have a lot more time to focus on the game of football. Just be you. Stay true to who you are, be humble, be hungry, and the rest will take care of itself.”

In this Dec. 31, 1983 file photo Seattle Seahawks coach Chuck Knox listening during a news conference in Miami. Knox, the veteran NFL coach who led the Seattle Seahawks for nine years and took the Los Angeles Rams to three straight NFC championship games, has died. He was 86. Knox died Saturday evening, the Seahawks confirmed Sunday, May 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, file) More Chuck Knox, the former NFL coach who took the Los Angeles Rams to three straight NFC championship games and also led the Seattle Seahawks and Buffalo Bills, has died. He was 86. The Rams and Seahawks said Sunday that Knox died Saturday night.

A tearful goodbye for Ozzie Newsome after final draft

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Zach Sieler may or may not become a key cog of the Ravens future.

But as long as he’s on the roster, he’ll represent an important link to their past.

The sixth-round defensive lineman from Ferris State was the 193rd pick in the draft, but the final pick for Ravens General Manager Ozzie Newsome.

“It’s been a lot of picks,” Newsome said. “A lot of wins and a lot of losses. Even though it’s a finality with that, it’s not finality with what we’ll continue to do for the Baltimore Ravens.”

It’s also far from the end of Newsome’s legacy in football, after a brilliant career on and off the field.

Highsmith also said that he had Allen ranked fifth among all of the top quarterbacks, behind Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen, and Lamar Jackson.

Allen explained before the draft that talk about his inaccuracy bothered him.

“I think if you look at the film at the times that I did miss, my feet were jacked,” Allen said on PFT Live. “Going back to our offensive system I was asked to Cheap NFL Jerseys Nike do a lot of things within our system. Threw the ball downfield a lot. I am the one to admit that I didn’t put the ball where it needed to be all the time. But, you know, given the circumstances that we had in Wyoming, we won two back-to-back eight-win seasons. It was a place where we ended up winning football games. I think that I helped out in that Baseball Jerseys For Sale manner putting the team in the best position to win football games.”

Allen didn’t mention that his receivers weren’t great (to his credit), but others made that excuse for him. From Highsmith’s perspective, that’s not an excuse. Which helps provide the reasons why Allen isn’t a Brown.

Jason Witten reportedly plans to retire and join ESPN’s Monday Night Football booth

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ESPN’s months-long hunt for a Monday Night Football game analyst to replace Jon Gruden might be nearing its end.

ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports Friday that longtime Cheap Euro Jerseys Cowboys tight end Jason Witten plans to retire from the game and join the MNF booth, but that he will consult Dallas owner Jerry Jones before making a final decision.

Bradley once helped Seattle Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor Cheap Google Jerseys excel with his Cover 3 scheme. Now the defensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Chargers, Bradley must have been thrilled to scoop up another versatile defensive back in Florida State’s Derwin James, who was a steal at No. 17. He joins an already stacked defense that could develop into one of the league’s best units.

It’s tough to fault New Orleans for making win-now moves, and Texas-San Antonio edge rusher Marcus Davenport is a nice addition to pair with all-pro defensive end Cameron Jordan. But the price for moving up from No. 27 to No. 14 was steep. Had they stayed put, they could have still found value with someone like Florida’s Taven Bryan, whom the Jacksonville Jaguars took at No. 29, or Boston College’s Harold Landry, who remains available.

Matt and I are going to be tied at the hip when it comes to player acquisition, Quinn said at the coach’s introductory press conference in February. Those decisions are never going to be one-sided.

And while there’s no obvious correlation between an impactful first draft class and a coach’s long-term success with a franchise, the Lions’ ability to find on-field contributors who exemplify the characteristics Patricia wants in his players would be a good way to start a tenure.

In general, for us out of the draft, we’re trying to find guys that we think can help us build the program, Patricia said this week. And obviously, if it’s earlier in the draft, we probably are hoping those guys can contribute a lot quicker.

Unlike many first-year head coaches, Patricia joins an organization with many building blocks already in place, including a franchise quarterback, standout left tackle and shutdown cornerback. There’s little reason the team shouldn’t be able to compete for a playoff spot in 2018.

But the same was true of predecessor Jim Caldwell, who did lead the Lions to the postseason in his first year as the coach. But what Caldwell lacked was quality contributions from his early-round picks his first season.

Byron Maxwell agrees to one-year deal with Seahawks

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Free-agent cornerback Byron Maxwell returns for a third tour of duty in Seattle.

The Seahawks signed Maxwell to a one-year Cheap Baseball Jerseys deal worth up to $3 million, according to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, per a source informed.

The 6-foot-1, 198-pound Maxwell fills a need in the Seahawks’ defensive secondary after the team cut ties with cornerback Richard Sherman on March 9.

Humphries’ second and third seasons in the desert showed much more promise, with the offensive lineman starting 18 total games at right and left tackle. Though even then, his availability was still marred by a concussion and knee injuries.

With the fifth-year option guaranteed for injury alone, the Cheap Custom NFL Jerseys Cardinals have time to figure out if Humphries can finally have the breakout season they expected from him when they took him with the 2015 NFL Draft’s 24th overall pick.

The Colts have three selections in the next 17 picks, and the Browns have three picks in the next 32 selections. The Buccaneers, meanwhile, have three selections in the next 24 picks.

We can also expect to see trades aplenty as teams jockey to snag coveted players.

Boston College’s Harold Landry has slipped into Round 2 along with Iowa’s Josh Jackson and James Daniels. LSU’s Derrius Guice is arguably the sexiest player available, while wide receivers Courtland Sutton and Christian Kirk shouldn’t last much longer.

The 2018 draft might be underway, but there are players with game-changing potential still on the board. Our numbers in the top 50 are Matt’s top players still available.

Mason Rudolph was one of the most productive QBs in college football over the last three years and is the top remaining signal-caller available. With several teams still needing a future quarterback, he should hear his name called early on Day 2.

2018 NFL Draft Rumors: Will Eagles make another trade?

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As for a trade into the third round? That is going to be tough, as the No. 100 overall pick in the Basketball Jerseys Cheap  draft is the last pick in the third round — and it is worth 100 points. Both of the Eagles’ fourth-round picks are only worth 89 points, and a deal would require a team drop down 25 spots.

Any deal for Leonard would have to include Kristaps Porzingis, whom the Spurs are said to be head over heels with, as well as a first-round pick. It’s Blue Jays Cheap Jerseys a steep price, but the addition of Leonard plus available cap space in the summer of 2019 could dramatically alter the course of history for the star-crossed franchise.

The one major problem, of course, is that Porzingis is currently recovering from major knee surgery and his status for next season is uncertain. But with Manu Ginobili and Parker possibly retiring, perhaps the Spurs are thinking of playing the long game.

Leonard, when healthy during the 2016-17 season, averaged 25.5 points per game while dominating on the defensive end.

The Caps got a little help from depth guys like Stephenson and Jay Beagle, among others, against Columbus. They will need even more against the Pens. The top lines will be expected to carry their respective teams, but the depth can provide the separation. And you know what? I think there’s a decent chance this happens in real life, too.

Sachin Chandan, ESPN The Magazine researcher: Three things had to have happened. One, the Capitals won the high-leverage scoring chances. They are already on a strong track, as they lead all playoff teams with 66 high-danger scoring chances, per Natural Stat Trick.

Such are the findings of a survey released this week by the Seton Hall Sports Poll, which found 55 percent of U.S. residents favor legalizing wagering on sporting events, compared to 35 percent who don’t.

The poll also found 48 percent of those people feel such betting would tarnish the integrity of sports events, compared to 42 percent who don’t.

It’s outrageous when you think about it, said Rick Gentile, director of the poll, which is sponsored by Seton Hall’s Stillman School of Business and its Sharkey Institute.

It comes close to saying,’We don’t care about the legitimacy of the games, what matters is being able to bet on them. A majority favors gambling, and by a slimmer margin think the games might be fixed as a result.

Cardinals send Jared Veldheer to Broncos

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The Broncos have completed a deal for Cheap Qmjhl Jerseys offensive tackle Jared Veldheer, the teams announced. The Cardinals will get a sixth-round pick in return.

Veldheer, 30, has started most of his 101 games at left tackle. But he also played right tackle and right guard last season and spent some time at center Cheap Reversible Jerseys during his rookie season of 2010.

Having each other’s back at all times is part of being a team and is something you are taught at a age.A strong often indicates the return of much-needed confidence for a player coming off a down year.I think everybody wants a second at anything, Berhe said.P.s – I honestly do not know who is going to play offensive line.

He hopes to be available to play time for Saturday’s game against Anaheim, as the Sharks wrap up their six-game homestand.people have forgotten Webb’s background and the fact that he still was always viewed as a project.In fact, his 2009 playoff debut was a 51 wild-card overtime loss Arizona to.

The younger Murphy worked there, too, during summers while he attended Harvard, where he majored economics and was president of Hasty Pudding, the student theatrical society.That’s definitely Javy Baez.The Avalanche are already there.He’ll likely see his minutes increase from the 19 per game he played last season.I can tell wife,’I have a Hall of Fame ring,’ and she’ll say,’I’t care about that,’ Randle said.

Wright moved to the Bears last season after five years with the Titans and caught 59 passes for 614 yards to lead the team in both categories. The Bears responded to that by signing a pair of wide receivers in free agency and there hasn’t been any sign that they’re interested in bringing Wright back for another year.

Wright would give the Chiefs, who lost Albert Wilson to the Dolphins as a free agent around the same time they were locking up Watkins, some depth behind Tyreek Hill and the new addition to their passing attack.

The Bears have re-signed core special teams player Sherrick McManis to a two-year deal, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Three other teams pursued McManis, per Biggs, but he elected to return to Chicago for a seventh season.

McManis, 30, led the Bears with 269 snaps on special teams despite missing three games. He tied Benny Cunningham with 12 tackles on special teams, and McManis also blocked a field goal and recovered a fumble.

He was a special teams captain last season.