Author: Mikesportz
The former Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl champion will join the Detroit Lions’ coaching staff. PITTSBURGH — A former Pittsburgh Steelers captain, standout defender and Super Bowl Champion is taking a new job with the Detroit Lions this week. former fourth-round pick out of Alabama, Townsend played 12 of his 13 NFL seasons with the Steelers, starting 80 of the 183 game she appeared in and winning two Super Bowl rings in the process. He made 460 total tackles, 27 for a loss and 15.5 sacks and added 112 passes defended, 21 interceptions and three defensive touchdowns during his time…
After a successful 2024 NFL season, several members of the Detroit Lions are finalists to receive an award at the Annual “NFL Honors” program that emanates from the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas. “I thought Dan did a phenomenal job of preparing the team every week, week in and week out,” general manager Brad Holmes expressed to reporters this week. “I thought he did a phenomenal job navigating adversity when it did arise. I think from an identity standpoint, I do think that our opponents knew who they were getting ready to play when they were ready to…
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns won’t be getting Miles Bridges this trade deadline. From ESPN’s Brian Windhorst: “Miles Bridges has decided he won’t approve any trades and he will remain with the Charlotte Hornets the rest of the season, agent Rich Paul tells ESPN. Bridges will be an unrestricted free agent this summer and the Hornets will retain his Bird Rights.” The Suns were reportedly after an athletic wing, and Bridges was their top target. Phoenix was described as the “most motivated” to land Bridges by NBA insider Jake Fischer: “As for Charlotte wing Miles…
Planning your day? Don’t! It’s hopeless. It’s the trade deadline and as we’ve learned in our 20 such days, expect the unexpected … and that could mean all or nothing at all. However, by 10:30 a.m. ET, Adrian Wojnarowski was reporting that two trades had already gone down: a Utah Jazz-Toronto Raptors deal that has Kelly Olynyk of the Raptors joining the Jazz along with Ochani Agbagi in return for Kira Lewis, Otto Porter Jr. and a 2024 first, and a Pacers-76ers move that will sent the Sixers Furkan Korkmaz, Marcus Morris and three second rounders to Indiana for…
The Charlotte Hornets essentially kicked off the trade deadline proceedings when they dealt combo guard Terry Rozier to the Miami Heat. Given how poorly the Hornets have performed this season, many expected an even bigger fire sale to commence in Charlotte, with the likes of Miles Bridges, Gordon Hayward, and Nick Richards likely to depart to net the team more assets for the future. While it’s not quite a foregone conclusion that the Hornets will be trading Bridges and Richards away, the writing appears to already be on the wall for Hayward. According to Rod Boone of The Charlotte…
Steve Clifford is now pointing the finger at himself for not overseeing an improvement in the Hornets’ performance on defense. The Charlotte Hornets finished in a play-in tournament spot during the 2021-22 season; it appeared as though things were on the come up for them, with rising stars LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges leading the way. But the Hornets wanted to expedite their timeline of contention, so they brought in veteran head coach Steve Clifford, who had helmed the team from 2013-2018, so he could help fix the team’s 22nd ranked defense. But over the past two seasons,…
eterson, Levi Wallace, Chandon Sullivan, James Pierre, Darius Rush, Corey Trice Jr., Minkah Fitzpatrick, Damontae Kazee, Eric Rowe, Keanu Neal, Miles Killebrew, Elijah Riley, Trenton Thompson A Last Look at 2023 That there are 14 players listed here gives you an idea of what happened in the Steelers’ secondary this season – particularly at safety, where Neal, Riley and Thompson all spent time on IR, while Fitzpatrick and Kazee also missed significant time due to injury or suspension. The story of the 2023 secondary could be written simply as the emergence of rookie cornerback Joey Porter Jr.…
Thursday night at the NFL Honors ceremony, not only will we learn who took home the league’s awards for this year, but we’ll also learn this year’s class for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Some of the names have already started to trickle out, including a trio of former Chicago Bears. The Chicago Sun-Times reported Wednesday night that defensive tackle Steve McMichael, kick and punt returner Devin Hester, and defensive end Julius Peppers would all be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer. McMichael is one of three senior finalists for the class…
The Baltimore Ravens submitted a lackluster performance offensively in the AFC Championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The only WR to catch more than 4 passes was rookie Zay Flowers. Bleacher Report released their “Complete NFL Offseason Trade Guide for Every NFL Team” with Alex Ballentine scouting the Ravens. In the “Biggest Positions of Need” section for the Ravens he listed wide receiver. Ballentine suggested that Seattle Seahawks WR Tyler Lockett could be a “Top Trade Target” in the 2024 offseason to bolster the WR corps for the Ravens. would make sense for the Ravens to…
LAS VEGAS — As he navigated the sprawling aisles of audio and video setups in the Super Bowl media center’s Radio Row, Puka Nacua moved as if he was exploring a new pass route for the Rams. Nacua, a finalist for NFL’s rookie offensive player of the year award, spent much of Wednesday doing interviews, making promotional appearances and participating in a panel discussion about football and player tracking and Next Gen stats. “It’s been crazy,” Nacua said, grinning. “I just met Cam Newton over there. It’s been super cool to meet these people. “I guess with…