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Aaron Rodgers and the Jets are feeling high and mighty, but will their hubris come back to bite them in the season?
There’s a noticeable upgraded swagger to the New York Jets this offseason after acquiring Rodgers in a trade with the Green Bay Packers.
The Jets face Super Bowl-level expectations, and they’re certainly acting like they’ve got a shot.
In the penultimate episode of this offseason’s “Hard Knocks,” Rodgers showed off some of the Jets’ new attitude during their preseason game against the New York Giants.

Alabama’s unbeatable aura isn’t the same now, not with so many questions at QB and given Georgia’s recent success.

Viktor Hovland is interviewed by Amanda Renner of CBS Sports following his victory at the 2023 Tour Championship. | Photo by Jason Allen/ISI Photos/Getty Images
The 2023 Tour Championship was seen by millions, despite Viktor Hovland’s runaway victory at East Lake.
Even though Viktor Hovland did not let Xander Schauffele get any closer than three strokes on Sunday, his Tour Championship victory produced staggering numbers for CBS.
In a memo distributed Tuesday, CBS Sports announced that its final round coverage of the 2023 Tour Championship averaged 4.613 million viewers.

Colts general manager Chris Ballard told reporters on Wednesday that he is not happy about the ongoing quarrel between the franchise and Jonathan Taylor.
Taylor was not present during the Colts’ practice earlier Wednesday nor did he come to the team’s facility. His absence comes a day after the franchise decided to keep him on the physically unable to perform list, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Taylor’s status—for now—indicates that he will miss the Colts first four games of the regular season, which include clashes against the Jaguars, Texans, Ravens and Rams.

Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard said Wednesday “of course” there are scenarios in which Jonathan Taylor will play for the team again but admitted it’s going to take a lot of work to repair a fractured relationship.
“We’ll keep working through it,” Ballard said.
But after the Colts declined to give Taylor a contract extension he would sign, Taylor requested to be traded, both sides made strong statements about each other, and Taylor was on the trade block the past week, the situation seems dire now.
“The situation sucks,” Ballard admitted.

Charles McDonald can’t wait to see Lamar Jackson’s passing infrastructure, the Jets’ shiny new pieces and Aaron Donald’s toughest career test, among other things.

Attendance at Petco Park in San Diego has been exceptionally high this year.
After the Padres reached the 2022 NLCS and ownership invested heavily in the team in free agency, ticket sales for the 2023 season ramped up dramatically. Despite playing in one of Major League Baseball‘s smaller markets, the Padres rank third in total attendance.
Unsurprisingly then, food and beverage outlets at Petco Park have been raking it substantial revenues. Part of the stadium policy is to give 10% of those revenues to charities, an ostensibly easy way for the team and fans to give back.

The 2023-24 NFL season kick-off is almost here! OutKick is unveiling its team-by-team preview series. Over the past three weeks, we covered the AFC West and NFC West, the AFC North and NFC North and the AFC South and the NFC South. This week, we’ve turned our attention to the final two divisions. And that continues with last year’s runner-up in the AFC East, the Miami Dolphins.
Miami Dolphins 2022-23 Record: 9-8

Miami Dolphins 2023-24 Win Total Over/Under: 9.5

Offseason Moves
The biggest move for Miami in the offseason was a blockbuster trade for cornerback Jalen Ramsey.

The Guardians picked up a 5–2 win on Wednesday against the rival Twins, but the result wasn’t without some controversy.
Minnesota held a 2–1 lead with two outs in the top of the ninth inning and needed just one more out to end the game. In a 2–2 count, Jhoan Durán threw a wild pitch to Bo Naylor, which allowed a run to score. Upon review, however, it appeared as if Naylor had swung his bat while trying to avoid the pitch. 
Home plate umpire José Navas didn’t see it that way, declaring that Naylor didn’t swing. The Guardians tied the game and went on to win in extra innings.

Two key Dolphins players are due for extensions, as both Tua Tagovailoa and Christian Wilkins have talked with the team about a new deal. However, Miami is not planning on negotiating with either player during the season, meaning they will pick up talks in the offseason.
General manager Chris Grier told the media that he is happy with where talks stand with both players and are comfortable waiting until after the season. For Tagovailoa specifically, Grier said they want to keep him focused on the season after an injury-riddled 2022.