FOXBOROUGH, Mass.—Dont’a Hightower is making a quiet exit to a memorable career with the New England Patriots. The veteran linebacker, who did not play last season, announced his retirement Tuesday in an essay posted on the Players’ Tribune website. It ends a decade-long run in New England that began with the Patriots selecting him 25th…
NFL Player Armed in Shooting but Fired No Shots: Prosecutor
CINCINNATI—Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon was armed with a legal weapon when a teenage boy was shot near the player’s home earlier this month but he did not fire the gun or do anything illegal, authorities said Thursday as they announced the indictments of Mixon’s sister and her boyfriend. Lamonte Brewer, whom authorities have…
Rodgers Plans to Play for Jets in 2023, Awaits Packers’ Move
Aaron Rodgers said Wednesday he intends to play for the New York Jets in 2023 after 18 seasons in Green Bay and the four-time NFL MVP quarterback is waiting for the Packers to trade him. The 39-year-old Rodgers, speaking during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on YouTube and Sirius XM, said he believes…
Reports: Bucs to Sign Baker Mayfield, Re-sign Lavonte David
Quarterback Baker Mayfield agreed to a deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that gives the former No. 1 overall pick an opportunity to start, according to multiple reports Wednesday. The team is bringing back linebacker Lavonte David on a one-year deal for a guaranteed $7 million, NFL Network reported. Edge rusher Anthony Nelson also is…
China Top of Mind in NRL’s Pacific Push
March 13, 2023
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China is top of mind for Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) as it begins deliberations around whether to put a team in the South Pacific region—the centre of a geopolitical tug-of-war between Beijing and democratic nations. The move to grant a license to a “Pasifika” club would be the latest “soft power” initiative by the…
Rams trading All-Pro CB Jalen Ramsey to Dolphins
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.—The Miami Dolphins are acquiring All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Sunday, March 12. The Rams will get Miami’s third-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft and tight end Hunter Long, according to the people,…
Bud Grant, Stoic Coach of Powerful Vikings Teams, Dies at 95
Minneapolis — Bud Grant, the stoic and demanding Hall of Fame coach who took the Minnesota Vikings and their mighty Purple People Eaters defense to four Super Bowls in eight years and lost all of them, died Saturday. He was 95. The Vikings announced Grant’s death on social media. “We are absolutely devastated to announce…
Vikings Receiver KJ Osborn Helps Rescue Man From Burning Car
Minnesota Vikings receiver Kendrick Osborn Jr. helped rescue a man from a burning car following a crash in Texas. Osborn, who was in Texas training during the NFL off-season, was traveling in a taxi when another vehicle crashed into a bridge in Austin, he told the Adam Schefter NFL podcast on Tuesday. “I was thinking…
Ravens Apply $32.4M Non-Exclusive Tag to Lamar Jackson
Quarterback Lamar Jackson received the non-exclusive franchise tag from the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday. Jackson and the Ravens failed in a last-ditch effort to reach a long-term contract agreement as the deadline for using the franchise designation arrived at 4 p.m. ET. The non-exclusive tag brings multiple variables into play for either side. If Jackson,…
Derek Carr Agrees to 4-year Contract With Saints ‘Worth up to $150M’
NEW ORLEANS—Derek Carr has proved repeatedly that he can produce as a passer. What the former Raiders quarterback hasn’t done is win in the playoffs, something he aims to change in New Orleans, where he’ll be reunited with Dennis Allen—his first NFL coach. Carr has agreed to a four-year contract with the Saints, and a…
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