In his 18th season, Washington's new slugger will bring veteran leadership to a young locker room. … [Read more...] about Nelson Cruz gives Nationals a lift even without taking a swing
Archives for April 2022
If allegations of withholding payments from league are true, Daniel Snyder likely will be done
Saturday night’s bombshell could indeed be the last straw for the NFL and Daniel Snyder. A.J. Perez of FrontOfficeSports.com reported last night that Congress is exploring whether the Washington Commanders withheld money that should have been surrendered to the league’s visiting-team pool. As a league source with knowledge of the dynamics among owners told PFT, [more] … [Read more...] about If allegations of withholding payments from league are true, Daniel Snyder likely will be done
NFL’s new effort to create more diverse offensive coaching staff needs one important tweak
For the first time ever, the NFL added a specific hiring mandate to the Rooney Rule. Every team must hire a minority or female offensive assistant. It’s somewhat surprising to think that, given the size of coaching staffs in today’s NFL, some teams don’t already have a minority or female offensive assistant. Obviously, however, the [more] … [Read more...] about NFL’s new effort to create more diverse offensive coaching staff needs one important tweak
Jalen Ramsey: Cowboys said they’d draft me, but didn’t
Randy Moss isn’t the only high-profile player who was told by the Cowboys that they’d draft him, before they didn’t. Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey contends that, in 2016, the Cowboys told him they’d select Ramsey if he were still on the board at No. 4. He was. But they passed. Ramsey recently told the story [more] … [Read more...] about Jalen Ramsey: Cowboys said they’d draft me, but didn’t
Arthur Blank downplays interest in Deshaun Watson as exploratory
Before the Browns swooped in and persuaded quarterback Deshaun Watson to accept a trade to Cleveland, the finalists were the Saints and Falcons. At the league meetings, Falcons owner Arthur Blank tried to downplay his team’s pursuit of Watson. “We explored it enough to where we spent some time with him for maybe an hour [more] … [Read more...] about Arthur Blank downplays interest in Deshaun Watson as exploratory