Aaron Rodgers says Sean Payton’s comments about Nathaniel Hackett “were very surprising” and out of character “for a coach to do that to another coach.
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The Rangers continue to aggressively seek out pitching help ahead of the trade deadline and found some new additions from the Cardinals. St. Louis is trading starter Jordan Montgomery and reliever Chris Stratton to Texas in exchange for infielder Thomas Saggese, and pitchers Tekoah Roby and John King, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
This move comes just a day after the Rangers made headlines when they traded for star pitcher Max Scherzer.
Montgomery is sporting a 3.42 ERA with a 6–9 record so far in 21 starts this season. Meanwhile, Stratton has a 4.
Fresh off a decisive victory over Dustin Poirier at UFC 291, lightweight star Justin Gaethje didn’t hold back on his opinion of Conor McGregor after being called out by his rival following the match.
Gaethje (25–4) was the talk of the UFC world on Saturday after winning his rematch with Poirer (29–8) by way of an epic head kick KO to take home the BMF title. Shortly after the finish, McGregor took to Twitter to extend a challenge to the new champion.
“Justin, I’ll slap you around,” McGregor wrote.
The debut of Aaron Rodgers with the Jets will not happen this week after head coach Robert Saleh announced that the team will not play its starters in the Hall of Fame game vs. the Browns on Thursday, Aug. 3.
This means last year’s starter, Zach Wilson, who is expected to backup Rodgers, will start in the game.
It would have been more shocking if Rodgers did get the start on Thursday since coaches typically don’t play their starters in the Hall of Fame game. Saleh didn’t specify if he plans to play Rodgers during any Jets preseason games.
Four days ahead of their preseason opener against the Browns, the Jets hosted a special guest at Sunday’s practice: free-agent running back Dalvin Cook. And while the four-time Pro Bowler remains on the open market following his release by the Vikings last month, Jets fans in attendance made it clear what they wanted to see happen with Cook as he strode the sidelines.
The message was simple: Sign the contract.
Fans clearly would love to see Cook join the squad and give Aaron Rodgers another versatile offensive weapon.
Look out for New York Giants tight end Darren Waller this season.
In October, the new-look G-Men decided to unload former first-round pick Kadarius Toney in a three-team trade with the Chiefs and Raiders. Toney went to KC — eventually winning a Super Bowl.
By giving up one of their third-round picks received for Toney this offseason, the Giants received Pro Bowl TE Darren Waller in March.
READ: CHIEFS TE TRAVIS KELCE STUNNED THAT GIANTS TRADED KADARIUS TONEY
All the buzz of Giants training camp praises Waller’s elite speed, size and ability to catch touchdown after touchdown.
For at least the next two games, the Phoenix Mercury will be without Brittney Griner.
The 6-foot-9 center did not travel with the team for its Midwest road trip, the Mercury announced. Instead, she’s staying home “to focus on her mental health.”
“The Mercury fully support Brittney and we will continue to work together on a timeline for her return,” the team tweeted.
Mercury center Brittney Griner will not travel with the team on its upcoming two-game road trip to Chicago and Indiana (July 30-August 1) to focus on her mental health.
The NASCAR Cup Series embarks up on a 36-race schedule in 2023, with a pair of exhibition events, which begins in February at the Daytona 500 and concludes in November with the championship race in Phoenix.
F1 embarks on a 23-race schedule in 2023, beginning Sunday, March 5, in Sakhir, Bahrain and concluding Nov. 26 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Spicy! Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton made waves across the NFL community this week. In order to puff up his quarterback, Russell Wilson, Payton crushed the former Denver Broncos’ coaching staff. That includes former head coach Nathaniel Hackett, the New York Jets offensive coordinator. And quarterback Aaron Rodgers went to bat for his former and current coordinator.
Rodgers played under Hackett in Green Bay from 2019-2021. Many speculated that the Broncos hired Hackett to lure Rodgers to Denver.