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Want to keep your season tickets? It’s going to cost you. A lot. That way, the new Bills stadium will cost Pegula little to nothing, Jim Heaney says in today’s Monday Morning Read. By Jim Heaney Share on Share on Facebook Tweet Share on LinkedIn Send email Terry Pegula wasn’t satisfied just picking the pockets of state and county taxpayers in demanding they pick up most of the cost of building the Bills a new stadium. He’s now playing “stick ‘em up” with his season ticket holders. We knew the Bills intended to charge fans for personal seat licenses,…
On one level, Edmonton Oilers deserved a better fate on Sunday. They dominated play for large stretches and connected for 3 beautiful goals, among them Zach Hyman‘s 50th of the season. Moreover, they held their opponents, Ottawa Senators, to just 16 shots. Article content Now the bad news: the penalty kill couldn’t make a stop, and neither could the goaltender. Henry is a physical marvel that can break tackles and create yards after contact, making him an ideal player to hand off to on early downs. The Oilers held a 3-1 lead after Hyman drilled home a perfect Connor…
After a successful career with the Tennessee Titans, Derrick Henry is moving on as he signed with the Baltimore Ravens in free agency. Henry signed a two-year, $16 million deal with the Ravens to give them what looks like the most devastating running game in the league With Lamar Jackson under center and Henry in the backfield, opposing teams are going to have headaches trying to defend Baltimore’s rushing attack. Normally, running backs start to slow down around Henry’s age but he hasn’t shown many signs of decline despite all the miles on his body. Henry is…
Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb made the All-Pro team for the first time in 2023, with an NFL-best 135 receptions. Lamb is due for a contract extension, due to make $17.991 million on the fifth-year option in 2024. He went on Micah Parsons’ The Edge podcast and was asked about contract talks. “I can’t give you no numbers right now, but I’ll tell you this, [I want to be] one of the top paid receivers for sure, if not the [highest-paid receiver],” Lamb said, via a transcript from Jon Machota of TheAthletic.com. “That’s always the goal.” The…
Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb made the All-Pro team for the first time in 2023, with an NFL-best 135 receptions. Lamb is due for a contract extension, due to make $17.991 million on the fifth-year option in 2024. He went on Micah Parsons’ The Edge podcast and was asked about contract talks. “I can’t give you no numbers right now, but I’ll tell you this, [I want to be] one of the top paid receivers for sure, if not the [highest-paid receiver],” Lamb said, via a transcript from Jon Machota of TheAthletic.com. “That’s always the goal.” The…
Young point guard Kobi Simmons has found a new NBA home. The plummeting Toronto Raptors, losers of 10 consecutive contests, are reportedly signing the 6’5″ Arizona product to a fresh 10-day deal. Shams Charania of The Athletic has the full scoop: As Charania notes, during his 33 contests this season across the G League’s Showcase Cup and regular season, Simmons posted averages of 15.1 points, 5.6 dimes and 4.2 boards a night. Toronto will mark his fourth NBA club, should he actually suit up for the team before his contract expires. The Raptors had only had 14 players inked to…
Safety Javion Butts of Gray (Ga.) Jones County just checked out Tennessee for the first time over the weekend, but it’s a pair of ACC teams out in front of his recruitment. The Tar Heels and Yellow Jackets are “both right there together at the top,” Butts tells 247Sports. The Vols remain in contention, however. The Vols offered in December. “It was a very intense practice at Tennessee,” Butts told 247Sports. “The facilities were very nice and the coaches were cool. They take care of their players.” Memphis, N.C. State, Texas A&M, Cincinnati, Kentucky, and Ole Miss have offered…
The Detroit Lions have an unexpected vacancy at cornerback after the release of Cameron Sutton following his domestic battery charges, and one report suggests they could find an All-Pro replacement in free agency. The Lions cut ties with Sutton after police in Florida announced that he was wanted on battery charges and asked the public for help in locating him. While the legal situation is still pending, the Lions announced on March 21 that they had released Sutton. The Lions had already been addressing their secondary with a series of moves in free agency, but the team will…
Beloved Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-ra St. Brown will be one of five pass catchers featured in a new Neflix series on NFL titled “Receiver.” The NFL announced Tuesday that the eight-part series follows pass catchers in the 2023 season including: Davante Adams of the Las Vegas Raiders, Justin Jefferson of the Minnesota Vikings, George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers, Deebo Samuel of the San Francisco 49ers and Amon-Ra St. Brown. The show is set to premiere this summer. The series is produced by NFL Films, Omaha Productions and 2PM Productions, with executive producers Ross Ketover,…
Mike Tomlin, Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh Steelers The highlight of Steel City’s free agency revolves around the quarterback position. By acquiring veteran Russell Wilson, the Pittsburgh Steelers shipped away Kenny Pickett to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for future draft picks. It seemed like the two-year QB wanted out too, based on recent reports. After being told that Wilson would be starting, Pickett himself requested a trade. Now, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin gives a few more details on what led to the end of Pickett’s tenure. From his perspective, he felt like a change of scenery would be a good…