Browsing: All news

Jets general manager Joe Douglas on Tuesday defended the compensation package sent to the Packers for quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

The New York Jets traded for Aaron Rodgers on Monday. On Tuesday, Jets GM Joe Douglas addressed the media for his pre-draft news conference. Of course, the conference focused mostly on Rodgers and Zach Wilson.
The team benched Wilson last season in favor of Mike White. Clearly, the Jets were desperate to upgrade at quarterback, going out and getting future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers.
Despite that, Douglas says he has confidence in Zach Wilson. Not only that, but he sees the Rodgers trade as a “great thing” for Wilson.

One of the most interesting storylines heading into the NFL draft is where Bijan Robinson will be selected, as the running back is considered one of the most talented players in the draft despite his position.
On Tuesday, Robinson appeared on ESPN’s NFL Live ahead of Thursday’s draft, and analyst Dan Orlovsky asked him which quarterback he most wants to play with, excluding Patrick Mahomes, and to Robinson’s credit, he gave a candid answer.
“Jalen Hurts,” he said.

An old Zach Wilson quote made the rounds on social media in the aftermath of the Jets and Packers agreeing to their blockbuster Aaron Rodgers trade.
Back in January, when it first became clear the Jets could explore veteran options at quarterback, Wilson indicated he’d be keen on a quarterback competition, suggesting he’d make his opponent’s life “hell.”
Rodgers’s recent social media activity suggests he’s well aware of the comments from Wilson. Rodgers’s latest “Like” on Twitter was a graphic of that very quote.

The Panthers apparently have decided which quarterback they will choose with the first pick in the 2023 NFL draft.
New Carolina head coach Frank Reich told reporters Tuesday in a news conference that general manager Scott Fitterer entered his office Monday and asked him who he preferred to be the franchise’s signal-caller.
In the conversation between the two, Reich said the team’s preferred quarterback choice was “kind of like a proposal,” and Fitterer said yes to it.
“We have a consensus, and we are excited,” Reich said.
Since Carolina traded its No. 9 pick and the No.

From furious scoring onslaughts to some questionable calls to brewing goalie controversies, here are the emerging trends and how they’ll impact the rest of Round 1 and beyond.

Shohei Ohtani is a transcendent star, someone who contributes to a team’s on and off-field performance. And he does it in ways that no one else in Major League Baseball is capable of, as both an elite hitter and elite starter.
Ohtani is also set to become a free agent after the 2023 season, assuming he doesn’t re-sign during the season with the Los Angeles Angels.
Speculation on where he’ll go has been a topic of conversation around the league.

Forty-eight hours to freedom …
• Jets GM Joe Douglas mentioned during his Tuesday press conference that he sees benefit for Zach Wilson in getting to learn behind Aaron Rodgers, and it certainly wasn’t the first time that topic was broached in that building.
The team has been proactive in keeping Wilson informed through the pursuit of Rodgers—even at a time, after the way Wilson played last year, when it probably wasn’t necessary to do so.

Allen Robinson’s time with the Rams did not go as either side had hoped. It was a total flop.
Robinson signed a three-year deal with Los Angeles during the 2022 offseason worth $15 million per season. The move was supposed to give Matthew Stafford an additional weapon at receiver.
Instead, Robinson had career-lows in most statistical categories (he only played 10 of 12 games) and caught just three touchdowns all year. His first and only year with the Rams was a huge disappointment for both parties.

Because of overwhelming public demand, Curt Schilling weaved a yarn about an infamous confrontation on the latest edition of OutKick’s The Curt Schilling Baseball Show.
One that was between his wife and teammate Johnny Damon’s girlfriend during the 2004 postseason.
The story happened after the Red Sox were blown out by the New York Yankees 19-8 in Game 3 of the ALCS. However, it sort of began several years earlier.
In 2001, Schilling was pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who defeated the three-time defending champion Yankees in the World Series.