The NIL scenario forced EA Sports to abandon its 2013 high school football game in anger. However, the effort to blow the cartridge and plug it back in in NIL’s new era of clarity was not easy.
Through TheAthletic. com’s Chris Vannini, EA recently insisted it would go ahead with the release of a school football game in 2024, despite controversy and disputes over how much bills cost players and who will have the strength to negotiate deals.
Earlier this week, Brandr Group sued EA for attempting to obtain players’ names, image, and image rights despite Brandr Group’s licensing agreements with individual schools.
“The complaint will not affect our timelines,” EA Sports said in a statement. “The game is on track and is a priority for EA Sports. We’re incredibly excited to bring school football back. “
He also noted that EA Sports has not yet made any donations to school athletes for the game.
Earlier this month, the College Football Players Association suggested players turn down offers from EA Sports because of the use of their names, photographs and likenesses, arguing that the amount of money allocated to the task was around $500 depending on the player.
Vannini reports that EA Sports is in no hurry to close the NIL deals, as the game will surround the 2024 season. EA Sports also realizes that once deals start coming out, everyone will know what they are.
As an anonymous source told Vannini, “ninety-nine percent of those kids in the game, this will be the NILE deal they’ll ever make. “
For average random players who are and will be stars, being in the game and earning some money will be more than enough. The challenge will be to pay the big names well.
Without them, it will be very difficult for EA Sports to do justice to the motto that was noted in the 90s: “If it’s in the game, it’s in the game. “
In March 2020, the Vikings gave quarterback Kirk Cousins a contract extension. Coincidentally, or not, receiver Stefon Diggs tweeted a while after leaving town.
This chain of events came to mind Friday, after the Bills granted contract extensions to coach Sean McDermott and G. M. Brandon Bean.
The announcement came just 10 days after Diggs left the facility on the first day of mandatory minicamp, amid a cloud of confusion that still lingers, especially as McDermott tried to act the next day as if none of this had happened. I don’t know if Diggs came out furious or if he asked to leave after, say, a heated argument.
We know that Diggs met with McDermott and Beane on Monday and Tuesday of last week, and that those meetings preceded the clash the team sought out until Wednesday.
Along the way, Diggs posted a message on social media suggesting someone was lying. What if the lie he was referring to came from his confidence that he incorrectly described it as a going concern, when in fact he would possibly have been told to leave?
We still have to speculate about all this because no one is going to tell the fact. And the fact is, a likely tenuous truce between Bills and Diggs. If Diggs perceives those extensions as evidence that assets are opting for sides, the transience of peace can be shattered.
For now, we’re going to check Diggs’ social media pages for one of his encrypted posts. Three years ago, it was a not so encrypted message that resulted in the Diggs industry with Buffalo.
The addition of running back Bijan Robinson gives the Falcons a lineup of players in a competitive position. It also raises questions about the position that Cordarrelle Patterson will mainly play.
Patterson, one of the NFL’s most desirable players of the past decade, has played both geography and role.
In his first 4 years in Minnesota, the 2013 first-round loop became known for his ability to back up and his ability to find an offensive niche. The Vikings did not decide on his fifth-year option and contract year. , had adopted the role of gunner in the shooting team (and excelled at it).
After that, he spent a year in Oakland, a year in New England, two in Chicago and two in Atlanta. The Patriots first used him almost as a running back as a catcher; In 2018, he gained 228 yards on the court and 247 receptions. In his best season at Chicago, Patterson’s contributions tipped toward the rush, 232 yards to 132.
In his first year with the Falcons, Patterson rushed for 618 yards and generated 548 receiving yards. Last season, he leaned heavily toward the race, with 695 rushing yards and 122 rushing yards.
This year, the presence of Robinson and second-year running back Tyler Allgeier (who had 1,000 yards on the court as a rookie) may bring Patterson back into the receiver role. conversations with Patterson and [coach Arthur] Smith the minicamp, it looks like either side should return to the role of Patterson in 2021 now that Smith has Tyler Allgeier and Bijan Robinson at his disposal. “
Patterson, now 32, can easily get lost in Atlanta’s reorganization offense. They have better features for running backwards, better features for the receiver. and gains ground with him, Robinson probably will, too.
Perhaps Patterson will again have a bigger role in the moment stage. Last season, he recorded a career-low nine kickoff setbacks and added one for a 103-yard touchdown.
Whatever the Falcons do offensively, they have plenty of attractive options, but a ball. In the past, it has been difficult to retain Patterson because he is making things happen. he can leave Patterson with less liquid in his own glass, and he can pave the way for his definitive new start in 2024.
Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams no longer faces misdemeanor assault charges for shoving a cameraman in Kansas City after a season of games.
A prosecutor downplayed the fee and the Kansas City District Court showed Friday that it is now a confidential case closed under Missouri law, according to the Kansas City Star.
The cameraman, Park Zebley, filed a civil lawsuit against Adams. This case is still listed as pending in the Missouri court system.
When Adams came out of the box after the Raiders’ loss to the Chiefs on Oct. 10, he pushed Zebley to the ground. Zebley said he suffered a concussion.
Adams apologized after the incident and admitted he was wrong.
In 2019, the Cardinals didn’t hesitate to move from quarterback Josh Rosen, a top 10 pick a year earlier, to quarterback Kyler Murray. If the Cardinals come out of the 2023 season with the first pick in the draft and if they have an opposite chance to USC quarterback Caleb Williams, would they leave Murray?
The consequences of the roof would be significant, but not bearable.
After 2023, Murray’s has $46. 221 billion in unallocated paid bonds. In addition, the $29. 9 million refund in 2025 is fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the 2024 league year.
If the Cardinals cut him before the guarantee is acquired, employing a designation after June 1, Murray would have $13 million out of the salary cap in 2024 and $33. 28 million in 2025. An exchange taking position after June 1 would have the same effect on the cap: $13 million in 2024 and $33. 28 million in 2025. However, the cardinals deserve to be willing to allow the $29. 8 million payment to be fully guaranteed weeks before an industry with the lower limit of 2024 can be finalized.
The Cardinals could also trade Murray before June 1 and take the overall rate of $46. 221 million in 2024. That would break the record set by the Falcons in 2021, when Atlanta took a $40. 5 million fee through the trade of quarterback Matt Ryan to the Colts.
What cardinals need may also be only part of the story. Murray might have to come out, in popularity from a date that was broken a year ago, with the awkward homework clause that portrays Murray as a hard worker. It’s a reputation he would possibly never start losing until he plays for a new team.
Here’s the other thing to note about the effect of the lid. No real money is charged to absorb a cap load. The money has already been spent. By taking a large cap in 2024, the Cardinals may spend less cash next year.
That may make the $46. 221 million cap rate intriguing to the cardinals. With more than $23 million in existing cap space, much of which can be transferred to 2024, switching to Murray before June 1 and accumulating the full $46. 221 billion becomes less difficult. of what it would be.
For those of you who read PFT and also watch PFT Live, you probably noticed that there is no PFT Live this week.
This is the first week of our annual break. This year, it’s a five-week break.
For opening week, we filled the PFT Live void with episodes of #PFTPM.
Friday’s episode can be viewed here. Thursday, here. Wednesday, here. Tuesday, in this link. Monday, here.
Instead of full episodes, clips will be attached to stories published in PFT.
Next week, the plan is to have new episodes on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; I have to have my annual exam on Thursday.
Even when nothing happens, there is enough to keep this page full of content.
NFL stadium names from time to time. The stadium in which the Jaguars play changes its name earlier. More or less.
The team announced that TIAA Bank has replaced its call to EverBank. EverBank will be on the call of the place again.
Formerly EverBank Field, then TIAA Bank Field. It will now be EverBank Stadium.
The call can be replaced again, faster than later. The existing naming rights deal comes from a 10-year, $43 million deal that runs through 2024.
The price of naming rights may increase if/when the stadium undergoes the major refurbishment proposed by the team. In addition, with the improvement of the equipment, other companies must put their call on the installation.
Melvin Gordon played 10 games in Denver last season before being cut and, like many people, Gordon didn’t think much about the 2022 Broncos.
Gordon told Jim Rome that the Broncos will be a great team this year and that quarterback Russell Wilson is in a great position.
“The scenario was not. . . It wasn’t good. It wasn’t good,” Gordon said. But as I said, I think they now have the elements that will put you on the most productive stage. What are you doing this year? It’s about him, but, in fact, they will be a better football team than last year.
Gordon responded with a resounding “Yes” when asked if he had an MVP-caliber season left. And while Gordon didn’t criticize former head coach Nathaniel Hackett by name, he made it clear he thought of Sean Payton as a better coach.
“And he has an MVP coach,” Gordon of the Payton-Wilson combination.
The Broncos were the most disappointing team in the NFL last season. Although Gordon is no longer in Denver, he believes the long term is bright.
The bloodshed on ESPN continues, with the departure of former Patriots linebacker Rob Ninkovich.
Through Michael McCarthy of FrontOfficeSports. com, Ninkovich’s contract will be renewed. He joined ESPN in 2019.
Ninkovich, 39, has made the impression on studio screens on ESPN.
The move comes at a time when ESPN is cutting costs. There have been many layoffs and more are expected.
Ninkovich spent 11 years in the NFL. He made his debut with the Saints in 2006, where he was selected in the fifth round of the draft. After two years with the Dolphins and a brief return to the Saints in late 2008, Ninkovich signed with the Patriots in 2009.
At one point, he started each and every game for five consecutive seasons with New England, winning a pair of Super Bowl rings.
Prior to the extensions announced today, Bill’s coach Sean McDermott and G. M. Brandon Beane were under contract through 2025. The new contracts span two more years, putting them under contract until 2027.
The contracts come as the Bills prepare to embark on a season with high expectations and mounting pressure, especially after last week’s bizarre incident involving receiver Stefon Diggs. The news, for most, will give the impression that McDermott and Beane are beyond 2023, no. It matters what happens this season.
It’s knowing what genuine security those new contracts offer without seeing their terms. More importantly, are the new two years guaranteed?Otherwise, it’s just smoke and mirrors.
Even if they are, there’s no guarantee that things won’t change dramatically if 2023 goes badly. Last year, the Cardinals extended coach Kliff Kingsbury and G. M. Steve Keim through 2027. After 2022, neither of them left.
While it’s conceivable that those extensions were planned ahead of last week’s scenario with Diggs, the timing of the announcement gives the impression that the organization is looking to say “there’s nothing to do here” regarding a potential hot seat scenario for the coach and/or G. M. Regardless of the fact that a failure in 2023 (e. g. , the Bills not having playoffs) would actually lead to potentially significant changes, it’s more productive for everyone if the season starts with a transparent and apparent impression that nothing happens in 2023 will have effects in 2024.
Even if it is possible that eventually.
There are at least two versions of what happened Sunday at the Haulover Park Marina pier in Miami between Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill and a guy who allegedly hit Hill in the head. One appears in the police report. Another appears in a new article by Charles Rabin of the Miami Herald.
The latter is more interesting.
According to Rabin, the incident occurred after Hill tried to fish for tarpon from the dock. They are widespread in shallow water, due to garbage thrown overboard from ships. Hill ordered to avoid fishing from the dock.
Words were exchanged. And then, allegedly, Hill hit one of the men and told him to avoid fishing.
The police report, as Rabin noted, does not mention tarpon fishing. The police report suggests the argument began when two women were on a boat at the marina without permission.
According to Rabin’s report, police were called to the dock at that time. The alleged victim reported the incident on Monday.
In any case, the factor is not resolved from the point of view of law enforcement.
“Miami-Dade police have indicated to the [[State Attorney’s Office] that they will forward the data to us for further review,” state attorney spokesman Ed Griffith told Rabin.
The NFL did not comment on the matter. Under the terms of the nonpublic conduct policy, the league investigates. If the alleged victim wishes to file a complaint, they will most likely be willing to cooperate with the NFL’s review of the situation. And if surveillance footage exists (the police report says so), the NFL would be wise to locate it, because if the NFL doesn’t, TMZ inevitably will.
And don’t forget this: Hill’s story can be used for the consequences applicable to the most recent incident. In 2015, she pleaded guilty to choking and beating her friend who was pregnant at the time.
Long before Darren Waller was traded from the Raiders to the Giants in March, there were rumors that the tight end could be shifted elsewhere.
That influenced Waller’s reaction to the exchange, which he talked about when he returned to Las Vegas for an event at his founding.
“Not entirely surprised,” Waller said, via Adam Hill of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. too shocking.
“But I didn’t expect it to be the Giants. “
By trading for Waller, New York acquired an offensive weapon that helps quarterback Daniel Jones continue his development. Waller noted that so far, his experience with the Giants has been excellent.
“It was a big challenge,” Waller said. I’m excited to be a component of that.
Waller, one of the league’s most effective tight ends in 2019 and 2020, logging at least 1,100 yards each season. But injuries have limited him to just 20 games in the past two years.
In 2022, he caught 28 passes for 388 yards with 3 touchdowns for Las Vegas. But if the 30-year-old tight end can return to the form he had two seasons ago, New York will be in good shape offensively.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick gave a glimpse of one of the highest-profile loose agent signings he had in his tenure in New England, saying outside linebacker Matt Judon is a player targeted by the Patriots in 2021 with a contract that shows how much he is appreciated.
“Judon did a wonderful job for us. We made him our highest-paid player, so I don’t think it’s a scenario where it’s a big secret,” Belichick told The 33rd Team.
The Patriots signed Judon to a four-year, $56 million contract in 2021 after spending his first five seasons with the Ravens, and Belichick said he’s sure the Ravens would have liked to keep him if they could.
“He had a lot of production for the Ravens,” Belichick said. We’ve also lost players like that in the past, whether [Joe] Thuney was going to Kansas City to be the highest-paid lineman or guard or whatever. “Sometimes you just can’t stay with the guys because of the design and the way it falls. I don’t think there is any problem with Judon, I think it would help any team. It turned out that we had a smart opportunity and economically they were able to compete for it.
Judon has a base salary of $11 million this season and a salary cap of $18. 1 million, either of which he coaches the Ravens. Belichick believes signing him is a sensible investment.
The Steelers have their first pick in this year’s draft under contract.
According to several reports, Broderick Jones has reached an agreement with the team. It’s a four-year contract for Jones and the Steelers have an option for a fifth season.
Jones took over as a left take at Georgia during the 2021 season and remained there his back-to-back name last season. It was the fourth pick in this year’s draft.
The Steelers also signed second-round draft pick Keeanu Benton on Friday. That leaves second-round cornerback Joey Porter Jr. as the only member of draft elegance without an agreement.
Melvin Gordon won a Super Bowl ring in Kansas City earlier this month.
However, Gordon was not very important to the Chiefs’ march to the championship. Gordon signed with Kansas City’s practice squad shortly after being released by the Broncos the regular season, but he never made the impression in a game for the team and has to become a free agent once the win over the Eagles was in the books.
During an appearance on The Jim Rome Show, Gordon said neither being relegated to the practice squad nor the NFL’s vision of senior ballbearers had clouded his hopes of continuing to play.
“I still need to play,” Gordon said. I still have some drawing left on the tyres. Andy, you know, Coach Reid, sat me down and said, “You can still play. “That’s pretty much the right situation. It’s very complicated for the ball carriers right now. And you’ve been given a lot of runners there and we’re just not getting any love. It’s literally the worst position to play in the NFL right now. It literally sucks. I’m just still ready, man, because I know what I can do. I know that once I enter a camp, I enter any camp, I can attract attention. I know what I’ll have to do.
Gordon rushed 90 times for 318 yards and two touchdowns in games for the Broncos before being released last season.