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Wheels up to Miami @Dulles_Airport | #RaiseHail pic.twitter.com/pdRZpaGIYz
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) August 14, 2024
Welcome to Miami!!!
The Commanders ready to practice with the Dolphins.
Talked with the great @BenStandig on team expectations this season.
Ben said, “if Jayden Daniels looks the part and they are competitive. I think a six win team can be a very good sign of progress.” pic.twitter.com/u3zBiQt1XH
— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) August 14, 2024
#Commanders released OL Mason Brooks, per @john_keim. pic.twitter.com/tP2mLKbdWZ
— brandon (@JayDanielsMVP) August 14, 2024
McSorley played for Kingsbury in 2022. The results were rough but he will have knowledge of the offense if Driskell goes down https://t.co/mwrNQZMTg6
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) August 14, 2024
Mariota could still play Saturday and get a couple of drives, I’m told.
McSorley played under Kingsbury with the Cardinals, so he’ll have familiarity with the system. The Ashburn native (Briar Woods) is familiar with the team as well. https://t.co/PMh9bbe72n
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) August 14, 2024
New Washington Commanders QB Trace McSorley last week working Gun RPO throwing slot spray Drift Route. Fired up for Trace! Great opportunity that he’s ready and prepared for! Great 6 months of work! Let’s go! @Commanders @McSorley_IX @Clarity_JB pic.twitter.com/hHrTcTnjgB
— Tony Racioppi (@Tonyrazz03) August 14, 2024
Also… Commanders reached an injury settlement with OT Alex Akingbulu and released him from IR, per source.
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) August 14, 2024
“I don’t know where my career would have gone if I hadn’t had the fortune of being under his leadership” — Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel on large impact Commanders HC Dan Quinn has on him.
McDaniel was Falcons offensive assistant under Quinn 2015-16 & helped to his eventual sobriety pic.twitter.com/FilE3dciKB
— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) August 14, 2024
Dan Quinn has had gigantic influence on Mike McDaniel’s career, Mike says. How to set the tone in a building. And on Mike’s journey, it was under his leadership that Mike had a crossroads in his life. Dan supported Mike and believed in him and felt he was worth investing in him. pic.twitter.com/4tsOQPf68a
— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) August 14, 2024
Worth reading the full answer from Mike McDaniel when asked today about the influence Dan Quinn had on his life and career: pic.twitter.com/Z8yCHlkD7T
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) August 15, 2024
go long @brycen_tremayne@Seatgeek | #RaiseHail pic.twitter.com/nYwfzptclJ
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) August 14, 2024
New Commanders WR Martavis Bryant feels blessed to be in Washington but “has a lot of work to do.” Full video here: https://t.co/SXXL7S9Mf1 pic.twitter.com/UoUpUHFmws
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) August 14, 2024
The #Steelers are not including players in their Brandon Aiyuk trade offer, but they and the #49ers have agreed on compensation. Though, the WR may still prefer to stay in San Francisco. The NFC champs have upped their extension number https://t.co/Om745tIFCf
— Pro Football Rumors (@pfrumors) August 14, 2024
Rams waive kicker Tanner Brown https://t.co/AtjELP9XJt
— L.A. on Scoreboard Page (@LOSANGELESonSP) August 14, 2024
Sam Darnold is now QB1 for 2024. https://t.co/H7C5mosw7Q
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 14, 2024
The #Vikings, who lost first-rounders Teddy Bridgewater and Daunte Culpepper to major knee injuries, will see their latest Round 1 QB miss a season. While J.J. McCarthy should be on track for 2025, Sam Darnold is now an unchallenged starter https://t.co/wahhz3eB7e
— Pro Football Rumors (@pfrumors) August 14, 2024
#Vikings WR Jordan Addison was carted off with an apparent leg injury. pic.twitter.com/jdhJZ6J9w4
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) August 14, 2024
BREAKING: The Patriots are sending EDGE rusher Matthew Judon to the Falcons in exchange for a third round pick, per @Schultz_Report pic.twitter.com/zFMBqDq4Zw
— PFF (@PFF) August 14, 2024
Cowboys acquiring DL Jordan Phillips, seventh-round pick from Giants in exchange for sixth-round choice, per @RapSheet + @TomPelissero https://t.co/tRa9QBGnWp pic.twitter.com/QwOyeONzKc
— Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) August 15, 2024
This one almost slipped past me:
Former Washington draft pick Shaka Toney was waived (injured) by the Cowboys this week.
— Bill-in-Bangkok (@billhorgan2005) August 15, 2024
Bleeding Green Nation article indicates that Nakobe Dean, one-time ‘steal of the draft’, isn’t faring well in Philly: pic.twitter.com/hRCTghvP98
— Bill-in-Bangkok (@billhorgan2005) August 15, 2024
Jayden Daniels was the highest-rated QB on this list at 85.1 https://t.co/KUsmRmgVvh
— Bill-in-Bangkok (@billhorgan2005) August 15, 2024
“Hope is one of the strongest things you could ever have..
In 19 of the last 21 seasons a team in the NFL has gone from worst to first in their division”@ToneDigz #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/GHmf7JmBiv
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) August 14, 2024
Commanders WR Brycen Tremayne speaks with @CraigHoffman from training camp https://t.co/QRbrZiYr4D
— The Team 980 (@team980) August 14, 2024
Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell ask each other if they think they have CTE.
(via @CtespnN) pic.twitter.com/mW3fFIQSqZ
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 13, 2024
I’m no doctor, but maybe Antonio Brown never recovered from this disgusting hit by Vontaze Burfict pic.twitter.com/7FKGRs9AiD
— Eric Rosenthal (@ericsports) January 2, 2022
CBS just announced that they will once again simulcast a Wild Card playoff game on Nickelodeon this season pic.twitter.com/k6NEj8arsK
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 14, 2024
For those who insist upon comparing player statistics across different eras, all that I ask is to please consider ALL variables when doing so.
For example, here in 1972, consider the different equipment used, the different safety measures, the rules differences (this was not… pic.twitter.com/uyntn4LEWp
— Kevin Gallagher (@KevG163) August 14, 2024
One of NBA history’s indelible playmakers.
Happy 65th #NBABDAY, @MagicJohnson! pic.twitter.com/1vXoWPZBa8
— NBA (@NBA) August 14, 2024
Sphere Doubles Revenue in Q4, Stock Rises https://t.co/WtxbrWmWS8 via @sportico @epjackson #SportsBiz
— Scott Soshnick (@soshnick) August 14, 2024
RIP Gena Rowlands (1930-2024)
“If you liked to act you just go ahead and act. (…) You don’t necessarily have to have training. You just have to love to do it.”
— Gena Rowlands
Faces (1968)
Director: John Cassavetes pic.twitter.com/zlS67y1VGH— DepressedBergman (@DannyDrinksWine) August 15, 2024
Can’t think of another actor who’s pulled off a long pause like this. pic.twitter.com/3MmcfatzEQ
— Iain (@ianbarr) August 15, 2024
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