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Sep 13, 2021; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Baltimore Ravens linebacker Patrick Queen (6) against the Las Vegas Raiders during Monday Night Football at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Patrick Queen had a great response to a former teammate who questioned the linebacker’s decision to switch to a rival team. Queen was a first-round pick by the Baltimore Ravens in 2020 and spent four seasons with them. He was honored with a Pro Bowl nod last season, which came after the team declined to exercise his fifth-year option. Since he was a free agent this offseason, Queen decided…

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An interesting new detail has emerged about the infamous video of a shirtless Bill Belichick. In November, a video was shared to X that showed a man purported to be Belichick walking out of the front door of a home… JJ Redick might potentially be pulling a summer surprise. Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo! Sports reported on Wednesday that the ex-NBA guard Redick could now be a name to watch for the Detroit Pistons’ head coaching job. Detroit just fired coach… New York Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo was caught on camera seemingly threatening the Baltimore Orioles after Aaron Judge was hit…

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JJ Redick might potentially be pulling a summer surprise. Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo! Sports reported on Wednesday that the ex-NBA guard Redick could now be a name to watch for the Detroit Pistons’ head coaching job. Detroit just fired coach Monty Williams earlier in the day Wednesday, creating an interesting new vacancy. Goodwill notes that Redick has history with new Pistons lead executive Trajan Langdon. They both went to Duke University and were together on the New Orleans Pelicans from 2019-21 (when Redick was a player in New Orleans and Langdon was the team’s general manager). Goodwill also says that…

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Dec 13, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves (15) warms up prior to the game against the Boston Celtics at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Los Angeles Lakers wing Austin Reaves is not going anywhere for a while after signing a four-year contract with the team last summer. Even if he were, however, one team can probably count themselves out when it comes to landing his services. Reaves was taking part in a recent golf tournament when a Detroit Pistons fan apparently decided to shoot his shot with the guard. As Reaves…

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A former Pittsburgh Steelers star does not appear too impressed by a new workout video of Justin Fields. James Everett Jr., a trainer who has worked with numerous Steelers players and goes by the moniker “RouteGod,” posted video of himself running routes and catching passes from Fields. The highlight reel contained about a dozen passes, though the footage was focused more on Everett than on Fields. Routez With Justin Fields 🧘🏿 pic.twitter.com/4ovCyCWw1I — RouteGod (@RouteGod) June 19, 2024 Still, the video raised some concerns. A number of fans noted that a lot of Fields’ throws came very late in the…

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Oct 8, 2023; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle (85) looks on before the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle underwent a major change after his team lost the Super Bowl, and not necessarily by choice. In a recent appearance on the “Bussin’ With The Boys” podcast, Kittle revealed that he lost almost 30 pounds following the Super Bowl. The tight end was unable to do his normal lifting and workout routines because he was rehabbing multiple injuries, including a…

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Apr 3, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) gets ready to play the Memphis Grizzlies at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports A 2021 NBA champion is taking a page out of the book of a 2024 NBA champion. In a feature that ran this week, Ramona Shelburne of ESPN reported that famed NBA skills trainer Drew Hanlen, who is also known as the longtime trainer of Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum, has been in Greece working out with a new client. Though Shelburne did not reveal any names, she heavily implied in the…

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Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones. Photo Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran/USA TODAY NETWORK One NFL team is catching strays from Jerry Jones during testimony in a lawsuit over the league’s handling of its “NFL Sunday Ticket” package. The NFL is the subject of a class-action lawsuit claiming the league broke antitrust laws by exclusively offering the “Sunday Ticket” package at an inflated price exclusively through DirecTV, a satellite provider. Among those testifying in the league’s defense was Jones, who defended the league’s broadcast model of selling television rights as a package instead of allowing it to be done on…

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Dec 7, 2022; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine (8) warms up before an NBA game against the Washington Wizards at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Zach LaVine’s West Coast dreams may still be alive. Matt Moore of Action Network reported this week that the Sacramento Kings have had calls with the Chicago Bulls involving the two-time All-Star guard LaVine. Fellow Chicago guard Alex Caruso has also been a subject of those calls, Moore adds. Meanwhile, Sacramento is reported to be offering Harrison Barnes, Kevin Huerter, and draft pick compensation as part of more general…

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Dec 11, 2011; Denver, CO, USA; General view of a NFL logo on a communications center inside Sports Authority Field before the start of the game between the Chicago Bears and the Denver Broncos. The Broncos defeated the Bears 13-10. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports NFL quarterback salaries are continuing to surge, forcing some owners into conversations about whether something needs to be done about that. In an appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show” Wednesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported (roughly 6:14 into the video) that some owners have had low-level discussions about essentially placing a separate cap…

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