Author: Michael

Following some offseason adjustments, the 23-year-old and former top prospect could finally become a key contributor and help Seattle make a difference in a deep AL West.
The Mariners recently invited their players to a bat-fitting session. They hired a private company to run players through motion-capture technology to find what size, shape and weight of bats best fit their swing movements. The star of the show was the second-worst hitter ever with at least 550 plate appearances.
Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic is a career .168 hitter. Only John Vukovich (.

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Patrick Mahomes’s longtime backup looks back on a long NFL journey as he heads into retirement.
Chad Henne deserves a proper farewell from the NFL. And since I got the chance to catch up with him last week, after he announced his retirement, I figured this would be a good place to give the 15-year vet his due.

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Plus, the pressure on Steichen in Indy, how Washington landed Eric Bieniemy and more.
The franchise-tag window opens Monday, and it closes in two weeks. And if history is any indication, most teams considering using the tag will let things play out over the full two weeks before making a final call—there’s really no advantage to doing it earlier rather than later.

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He doesn’t have a signature scheme, but his background makes him uniquely built for this. Oh, and he has thoughts on Kyler Murray.
I probably think the Jonathan Gannon hire is more interesting than you do. And that’s because of my knowledge of his background, which I figured we’d share with you here to introduce the Cardinals coach.
As I see it, that really starts with one thing he pointed out to me Sunday morning.
“I have no scheme,” he said.
Of course, he knew that needed more explanation.
“And they’re like, You’re a f—ing idiot.

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The former NFL player will join Vic Fangio as the defensive passing game coordinator.
Chargers defensive coordinator Renaldo Hill is headed to the Dolphins to become their defensive pass-game coordinator, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Monday.
The former NFL player spent two seasons as defensive coordinator for the Chargers.
Hill will reunite with new Miami defensive coordinator Vic Fangio. Hill worked as the defensive backs coach from 2019–20 for the Broncos when Fangio was Denver’s head coach.

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