Saquon Barkley will surely provide us with plenty of fun moments this season, though none quite as entertaining as when he said recently that he might sit out 2023 in a contract dispute. “That’s a play I could use,” Barkley told the Money Matters podcast, in the way that a coach might describe a fake punt flea-flicker in which all of his linemen stop blocking and do the Griddy, or a poker player might bluff by casually mentioning he is holding five aces.
Barkley was obviously never going to skip the season. That was just something to say during contract negotiations.
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The Cowboys and Trevon Diggs are finalizing a five-year, $97 million contract extension that includes a $21.25 million contract extension, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
Diggs will earn $19.4 million per year within the new deal with the opportunity to secure $104 million in incentives. The two-time Pro Bowler has registered 17 interceptions and two touchdowns in three seasons in Dallas’s secondary.
Prior to earning a new extension, the 24-year-old was set to enter the final season of his contract.
Flores originally sued in 2022 after the Dolphins fired him.
The Giants and running back Saquon Barkley stunned the NFL world on Tuesday by agreeing to a one-year deal worth $11 million plus incentives for this season. The news comes just a week after the two sides couldn’t agree to a long-term deal before the deadline for franchise-tagged players.
While New York negotiated with Barkley’s representation over a long-term contract, the team reportedly explored the possibility of trading the running back.
Notre Dame finished at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 in each of Lujack’s three seasons at quarterback.
Few NBA players have embodied the player empowerment era of basketball quite like 76ers guard James Harden. News in Philadelphia this summer has been dominated by the third trade request of Harden’s career on the heels of the team’s tempestuous Eastern Conference semifinals exit.
Harden, however, has had to share the limelight. Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard has also pushed for a trade, setting his sights on playing for the Eastern Conference Champion Heat after 11 seasons with Portland.
Reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Nick Bosa will likely hold out from the start of 49ers training camp as the two sides have not been able to agree upon a long-term extension ahead of the deadline, according to 49ers general manager John Lynch.
Because Bosa will be holding out from training camp, he will be fined $50,000 per every day he doesn’t show up to practice. Depending how long Bosa ends up holding out, this it could become a hefty penalty before he signs a lucrative contract.
Deebo Samuel is determined to prove to the 49ers’ coaching staff that he’s already in peak physical condition ahead of the 2023 NFL season.
San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters Tuesday that the star wide receiver has been holding himself accountable, utilizing a rather bizarre method to ensure his coaches knew that he was grinding and putting in work during the offseason. Apparently, Samuel has been sending his head coach a multitude of shirtless pictures in order to display his improved physique.
Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh is facing a potential four-game suspension as the school and the NCAA continue to negotiate a resolution to an investigation into the Wolverines’ recruiting practices, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
Illinois football announced it is hiring former Wisconsin interim head coach Jim Leonhard as a senior football analyst.
Leonhard was a longtime safety who went to college at Wisconsin and played 10 seasons in the NFL. After retiring in 2016, Leonhard joined Wisconsin as a defensive backs coach, and he was promoted to defensive coordinator just a year later.
In 2023, Wisconsin promoted Leonhard to interim head coach midseason after firing Paul Chryst in October. As head coach, Leonhard led Wisconsin to a 4–3 regular season record and a bowl game win in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs.