Posts Tagged ‘Chris Myers Sports’

AROUND THE NFL The NFL is going to have an expanded class for its 2020 Hall of Fame contingent, with an emphasis on old timers.  Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com:   The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Board of Trustees approved a special Centennial Class for 2020. That means the Class of 2020 could include 20…

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST   DALLAS Hunker down for a long holdout between the Cowboys and RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT.  This tweet from Jane Slater of NFL.com:   @SlaterNFL  How close is this Zeke deal to getting done? A source informed told me, “close? Nope.” So, what are the sticking points? The guarantee? Length? “Everything”…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   CHICAGO John Breech of CBSSports.com checks in on the Bears kicking battle:   After getting off to an ugly start in the spring, the Bears kicking competition is suddenly starting to heat up.   Although kicking battles don’t usually make headlines during training camp, the competition in Chicago has…

AROUND THE NFL Ken Belson of the New York Times hears that the NFL will indeed aggressively push for an 18-game regular season.   After a relatively quiet off-season, N.F.L. players and coaches are back in training camp.   The league’s owners and players union, though, have been at work for most of the summer,…

AROUND THE NFL An update on the talks (or lack) concerning a new CBA.  Jeremy Bergman of NFL.com:   Monday’s collective bargaining session between the NFL and the NFL Players Association has been postponed, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Sunday.   The plan is to reschedule the session for sometime during the first week of…

AROUND THE NFL DE NICK BOSA, #2 overall, signed his rookie contract with the 49ers on Thursday.  That left #3 overall DT QUINNEN WILLIAMS of the Jets as the lone unsigned first round selection.  From ESPN:    The San Francisco 49ers have finally come to terms with No.2-overall pick Nick Bosa on a four-year contract…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   DETROIT Coach Matt Patricia is ailing.  Darin Gantt of ProFootballTalk.com:   There’s not a list to put him on, but Lions coach Matt Patricia isn’t physically ready for training camp.   Via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, Patricia was on a scooter early Thursday after having surgery…