Author: Mikesportz
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Always one to focus on the present, Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris has delivered again for his playoff-bound employer. With the Rams needing a major turnaround to qualify for the NFL postseason, Morris was a steadying force, exhorting players to stay in the moment daily. The Rams got locked-in and won seven of eight games after their bye week to clinch an NFC wild-card berth. As the Rams prepare to face the Detroit Lions during the wild-card round Sunday at Ford Field in Detroit, Morris is reveling in the challenge of trying to help…
Bad news for the Knicks might mean an easier path for the Celtics in the NBA Playoffs. New York announced Thursday that Julius Randle will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery and will be reevaluated in five months. It’s a brutal blow for the Knicks, who are now preparing for a playoff run without one of their stars who was averaging 24.0 points, 9.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists this season As it pertains to the playoff picture, and particularly the Celtics, this might have opened up an easier road to Banner 18. If the playoffs , the Celtics would face the eighth-seeded Philadelphia 76ers. In the past, Boston has had…
Isaiah Thomas is going to be with the Phoenix Suns for at least 10 more days. The club announced on Saturday it signed the two-time All-Star to a second 10-day contract. Thomas signed his first 10-day deal with the Suns on March 20. He appeared in their game against the Philadelphia 76ers later that same day. It was his first appearance in an NBA game since April 10, 2022, when he was a member of the Charlotte Hornets. After sitting out the next four games, Thomas made his second appearance for the Suns in Friday’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. He…
The financial landscape in the NBA continues to change on a yearly basis, as franchise values go up, revenue comes into the league and the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) changes how that money can be accessed. The growth of the NBA means that star players get an increasingly larger pie from which they can get paid. That means the salaries for the top-tier players will continue to reach eye-popping levels. Jaylen Brown signed the largest contract in the history of the league not because he is better than every player in history (or even right now) but because he hit…
Dallas Cowboys are in a pivotal place when it comes to their immediate future. Instead of extending Dak Prescott and freeing up salary cap space to add talent that would help them make a run at a Super Bowl in 2024, they are allowing their franchise QB to play through the end of his contrac Now, with far less talent —due to players who have left during free agency — Prescott is expected to somehow win this season without the same level of talent he had last season. Either way, there’s a strong chance he walks and joins another…
The idea of any team drafting the best player available when they are on the clock is a bit of an exaggeration. In a perfect world a given NFL team would select the absolute best player available and have that line up with their top need, but things are rarely perfect. More often than not NFL teams have a general plan of what they want to walk away with and do their best to marry the idea of the best player available with their most pressing needs. History shows this to be the case much more often than not. Consider the last Dallas…
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback situation has been the talk of the offseason. Going from Kenny Pickett, Mitch Trubisky, and Mason Rudolph to Russell Wilson, Justin Fields, and Kyle Allen is quite the turnaround, and one Steelers fans aren’t used to seeing. Wilson and spoke with him on the phone for an hour ahead of him signing. The Walter Payton Man of the Year joined the Rich Eisen Show, and was asked why he wanted to bring Wilson to the Steelers. “We were losing quarterbacks left and right,” Heyward said. “Mason Rudolph had just left, Mitch Trubisky was gone. And I thought there…
The Detroit Lions retained tight end Brock Wright, preventing the San Francisco 49ers from signing the restricted free agent. Detroit decided to match the 49ers’ $12 million, three-year offer to Wright, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the terms were not announced. Wright, 25, has 43 career catches for 424 yards and seven touchdowns in three seasons with the Lions. He had a 29-yard reception in the playoffs against Tampa Bay, helping Detroit win two games in one postseason for the first time since winning the 1957 NFL…
CLAD IN HIS Chicago Bears gear at the University of Southern California’s pro day on March 20, Keenan Allen exchanged pleasantries with his potential future quarterback, Caleb Williams, and Bears personnel. It was a moment that would have seemed implausible a week before. The 2024 season was supposed to be the final year of Allen’s contract with the Los Angeles Chargers Allen, who spent his entire 11-year career with the Chargers, made an effort at the end of last season to pledge his loyalty to the organization. “I don’t want to go nowhere else,” Allen told reporters in January. “If it did come down to that,…
Tennessee receiver Bru McCoy underwent successful surgery Sunday morning after suffering a fracture-dislocation of his right ankle during the Volunteers’ 41-20 home win against South Carolina in Week 5, the team announced. McCoy’s injury occurred on a 17-yard reception during the second quarter of the contest, requiring him to be carted off the field before he was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation. “Bru McCoy underwent successful surgery this morning after suffering a fracture-dislocation of his right ankle on Saturday night,” Tennessee announced in a statement Sunday. “Bru and his family appreciate all of your prayers and support since last night and…