Author: Mikesportz
There has been rampant speculation for much of the past week that the Washington Commanders are going to leave no stone unturned in their efforts to trade Caleb Williams. The issue with that logic is that the Commanders do not hold any leverage in a potential trade with the Chicago Bears. For all the hope trafficking that Commanders’ fans have done, there is not a scenario that exists where the team can force the Bears to hand over the first overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft. Williams is not going to refuse to play for the Bears and…
The Chicago Bears are not going to let Jaylon Johnson leave this offseason. They might have to franchise tag him to make sure he sticks around, but they are not going to let him walk for nothing. Last year, around this time, we projected a possible extension for Johnson. It came to three-years for $36M and $24M guaranteed. After his massive year, what does an extension look like now? Projecting a contract extension for Jaylon Johnson with the Chicago Bears The first thought is that Johnson is going to play for the tag at the very lowest. The projected…
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…