The soon-to-be free agent safety outlined his reasoning on his podcast.
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Bills safety Jordan Poyer was a bit of a late bloomer, performance-wise. Drafted by the Eagles in the seventh round in 2013, Poyer broke out with Buffalo in ’21, his age-30 season. He was named first-team All-Pro and followed that up with a Pro Bowl campaign in ’22.
With the recent success has come a spike in compensation. The soon-to-be free agent made $5.
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The Lakers superstar appeared to suffer a late-game injury in Dallas on Sunday.
The Lakers secured a much-needed win on Sunday after erasing a 27-point deficit to defeat the Mavericks 111–108 on the road. But the bigger story coming out of the matchup centered around the health of LeBron James, who appeared to suffer a foot injury late in the game.
James appeared to sustain the injury while attempting a layup with 3:16 left in the third quarter. After his attempt fell short, James immediately fell to the floor and seemed to be in noticeable pain while grabbing his right foot.
Taxes suck. Even if you make as much money as Jordan Poyer.
On his podcast this week, the Bills safety discussed where he might go in free agency.
“I would love to go to a state that doesn’t take half my money,” he said. “It’s crazy to me how taxes work. Some people will say, ‘You’re already making X amount of money.’ Taxes play a big part in all of our lives.”
Poyer signed a four-year, $13 million deal with the Bills in 2017. He signed a 2-year extension in 2021 worth $19.5 million.
In New York, folks in his tax bracket pay $450,500 annually plus 10.
One umpire’s cold shoulder sparked an investigation by MLB.
On Saturday, during the Cardinals’ exhibition game against the Washington Nationals, St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol went to MLB umpire C.B. Bucknor to swap lineup cards at home plate and, allegedly, was left hanging after the manager reached out to shake Bucknor’s hand.
Marmol got a fair shake from umps Angel Hernandez, Ron Kulpa and Carlos Torres, so the lack of regard from Bucknor came off as petulant.
Marmol was left sore after the 3-2 loss and called out Bucknor for a “lack of class.
The fight had all the right parts: drama, talent and anticipation. But eyes are on what the YouTuber-turned-boxer does next now that he is no longer undefeated.
Tommy Fury defeated Jake Paul on Sunday.
So who is ready for the rematch?
Admit it. Paul-Fury piqued your interest. Paul has been a polarizing figure since the YouTuber-turned-boxer stormed onto the combat sports scene in 2020. Fury, an ex-Love Island cast member from one of boxing’s most well-known fighting families, has a sizeable audience of his own. ESPN all but branded the last seven days ’Jake Paul week.
Spencer Jones dropped 21 points and five rebounds in the Stanford Cardinal 81-69 win over the Washington Huskies.
The Padres continued their epic spending spree by extending All-Star Manny Machado.
The guard called the comments ‘excessive’ and ‘hostile.’
The Celtics beat the 76ers 110–107 on Saturday thanks to a buzzer-beater from Jayson Tatum, but the win didn’t come without some trash talk from Philadelphia fans.
While NBA teams, especially the Celtics, are used to the comments fans shout at them from the stands, Boston guard Jaylen Brown admitted some fans went a bit “excessive” with some “hostile” chants at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday.
For example, Brown heard fans shouting that they hoped he would injure himself during the game.
Andy Katz breaks down teams that have improved their NCAA Tournament chances over the past week.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights’ center Clifford Omoruyi finished the alley-oop dunk with an assist from Cam Spencer to close the second half gap with the Penn State Nittany Lions.