All the Other Games Thread

[Futureshock]

I really would like to know who dumb az idea it was to let Prater walk away

[Futureshock]

Lol. Froot, your boy is a weird dude man...

Russell Wilson says he did high knees up and down the aisle on Broncos’ flight to London

Posted by Michael David Smith on October 26, 2022, 3:37 PM EDT
The Broncos had a long flight to London for Sunday’s game against the Jaguars, and quarterback Russell Wilson says he made the most of his time.Wilson, who is recovering from a hamstring injury that forced him to miss last week’s game, said that while his teammates slept, he was exercising in the aisle to make [more]

[Futureshock]

Robert Quinn, Eagles agree to void final two years of his contract

Posted by Josh Alper on October 28, 2022, 7:22 AM EDT

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The Bears will be paying the lion’s share of Robert Quinn‘s salary after trading the veteran edge rusher to the Eagles and the Eagles won’t be on the hook for any money beyond this season.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Eagles and Quinn agreed to drop the final two years on his current contract after the trade was in place. That will make Quinn a free agent at the end of the 2022 season.

Quinn did not have any guaranteed money left on his deal and was due $27 million over the next two years, so it’s likely that the Bears would have cut Quinn after this season anyway. The agreement on the contract makes that an unnecessary step.

Quinn joined the Eagles on Wednesday and could make his debut with his new team against the Steelers on Sunday.

[Futureshock]

Oh... Inherent Liabilty...

Court documents show Britt Reid was drinking at Chiefs facility before DUI incident

Posted by Mike Florio on October 28, 2022, 12:03 AM EDT
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The NFL generally has tried to keep a lid on the fact that former Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid had been drinking at the team facility prior to an automobile crash that left a young girl seriously and permanently injured in February 2020. Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports reports that court documents show Reid had been drinking at work.

The evidence came from Reid himself, in responses to questions from his lawyer last month that eliminate the possibility he had left the facility and consumed alcohol elsewhere. The sentencing memorandum, filed by Reid’s lawyer last Friday, makes it even more clear that the accident happened shortly after he left the facility, with no stops in between.

Those facts are irrelevant to the crime for which Reid will be sentenced on Friday. But they are highly pertinent to the question of what others knew and when they knew it about Reid violating league rules regarding the presence and consumption of alcohol on team premises.

Wetzel lists the various questions that haven’t been, and may never be, answered by the NFL or the Chiefs: “What was happening that day at the facility? Was Reid drinking alone? With others? Did he hide it? Was it out in the open? Did anyone worry about a life-long abuser using alcohol? Is drinking on the job prevalent there?”

It’s a tragic situation for all involved. But it possibly could have been prevented. Britt Reid, the son of head coach Andy Reid, had a history of substance abuse. The timing of the incident underscores the significance of an issue that surely created a very real distraction for the Chiefs, only three nights before Super Bowl LV.

Because of the pandemic, the Chiefs didn’t travel to Tampa for the Super Bowl until the Friday before the game. The crash happened on Thursday night.

Will the Chiefs or the NFL ever provide public answers to these questions? Last November, the Chiefs reached an agreement to provide the family of Ariel Young, who was five years old at the time, “with world-class medical care and long-term financial stability.” Those terms undoubtedly were the subject of a settlement as to any claims that could have been made against the Chiefs.

Without a lawsuit that would have played out in open court, there’s no mechanism for getting to the truth. The NFL and the Chiefs have no reason to disclose the actual facts, or to answer the tough questions.

As Wetzel writes, “The story will likely drift off into history. That’s how the NFL wants it.”

That’s not the way it should be. But there’s simply no way to change the way things are, on this specific issue.

[Futureshock]

Tom Brady is the most-sacked quarterback in NFL history

Posted by Mike Florio on October 27, 2022, 9:50 PM EDT

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If you play quarterback long enough in the NFL, you’ll eventually be sacked more times than anoyone else. And that’s what has happened to Tom Brady.

In consecutive snaps on Thursday night, Brady caught ormer Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger with 554 sacks and then passed Roethlisberger, with 555.

Even though Brady has been sacked more than anyone else, Brady is low on the list, relatively speaking, for interceptions thrown. He’s 28th, with 204. With two more, he’ll catch the man he supplanted to spark his career in 2001, Drew Bledsoe. Two more after that is another Patriots legend, Steve Grogan.

Brady still has a long way to go to set the record. Hall of Famer Brett Favre holds it, with 336.

[Futureshock]

Lawyer: Restrictions on Daniel Snyder ended on November 1, 2021

Posted by Mike Florio on October 27, 2022, 8:54 PM EDT

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As the NFL and the Commanders await the results of the second investigation regarding owner Daniel Snyder, a fundamental disagreement lingers regarding the punishment imposed after the first investigation.

Appearing on a special Thursday edition of #PFTPM, lawyer John Brownlee of Holland & Knight, outside counsel for the Commanders, was asked when the restrictions on Snyder that were imposed on July 1, 2021 ended. Brownlee said that they ended in late 2021.

“Well, it ended November first,” Brownlee said. “Now, [Snyder] could go to all the games and I think he did go to the games even during that time period, but there were other restrictions as far as going out to the facility and those kinds of things that he didn’t do, because of that sanction that was imposed by the NFL. . . Once November firrst came and went, he was free to do whatever he wanted to do. There were no restrictions. That being said, I still think that they agreed because of everything that was going on, that it was in the best interest of the team for him not to do certain things.”

The explanation sharply conflicts with things repeatedly said by Commissioner Roger Goodell, as recently as earlier this month. Indeed, when PFT asked the league office for comment on Thursday regarding Brownlee’s contention, the NFL directed us to the fact that Goodell said on October 18 as to Snyder’s status, “It hasn’t changed. There’s been no change.”

In late March 2022, Goodell said that “Dan Snyder has not been involved in day-to-day operations,” and that Goodell “[doesn’t] believe he’s been in the facility at all.” Three months later, in sworn testimony to the House Oversight Committee, Goodell said “to the best of my knowledge, [Snyder] has not been involved in day-to-day operations at the Commanders.”

While Brownlee didn’t expressly say that Snyder has returned to his prior role, Brownlee made it clear that, in the team’s estimation, Snyder was free to do so as of nearly one year ago. That characterization meshes with the league’s consistent position that Snyder remains subject to league-imposed restrictions.

Brownlee added that, since November 1 of last year, Snyder has curtailed certain activities “by his own choice.”

“Obviously in consultation with Tanya, I think at the end of the day, listen, these are two people that love this team, that love the league,” Brownlee said. “They’ve been a part of it for a long time. They love the community, they want to win. And yet he recognizes that with, with everything that goes on, he can be a distraction to the players and the owners. And he doesn’t want that because he cares for them too much. And so he has pulled back and he is, but he’s done that voluntarily.”

The league would say otherwise. The league has said otherwise. The lingering conflict adds just another layer to confusion to a strange situation for the NFL and the Commanders.

[whatever_gong82]

Oh... Inherent Liabilty...

Court documents show Britt Reid was drinking at Chiefs facility before DUI incident

Posted by Mike Florio on October 28, 2022, 12:03 AM EDT
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The NFL generally has tried to keep a lid on the fact that former Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid had been drinking at the team facility prior to an automobile crash that left a young girl seriously and permanently injured in February 2020. Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports reports that court documents show Reid had been drinking at work.

The evidence came from Reid himself, in responses to questions from his lawyer last month that eliminate the possibility he had left the facility and consumed alcohol elsewhere. The sentencing memorandum, filed by Reid’s lawyer last Friday, makes it even more clear that the accident happened shortly after he left the facility, with no stops in between.

Those facts are irrelevant to the crime for which Reid will be sentenced on Friday. But they are highly pertinent to the question of what others knew and when they knew it about Reid violating league rules regarding the presence and consumption of alcohol on team premises.

Wetzel lists the various questions that haven’t been, and may never be, answered by the NFL or the Chiefs: “What was happening that day at the facility? Was Reid drinking alone? With others? Did he hide it? Was it out in the open? Did anyone worry about a life-long abuser using alcohol? Is drinking on the job prevalent there?”

It’s a tragic situation for all involved. But it possibly could have been prevented. Britt Reid, the son of head coach Andy Reid, had a history of substance abuse. The timing of the incident underscores the significance of an issue that surely created a very real distraction for the Chiefs, only three nights before Super Bowl LV.

Because of the pandemic, the Chiefs didn’t travel to Tampa for the Super Bowl until the Friday before the game. The crash happened on Thursday night.

Will the Chiefs or the NFL ever provide public answers to these questions? Last November, the Chiefs reached an agreement to provide the family of Ariel Young, who was five years old at the time, “with world-class medical care and long-term financial stability.” Those terms undoubtedly were the subject of a settlement as to any claims that could have been made against the Chiefs.

Without a lawsuit that would have played out in open court, there’s no mechanism for getting to the truth. The NFL and the Chiefs have no reason to disclose the actual facts, or to answer the tough questions.

As Wetzel writes, “The story will likely drift off into history. That’s how the NFL wants it.”

That’s not the way it should be. But there’s simply no way to change the way things are, on this specific issue.

Reading the story here, it was obvious why Kansas City agreed to pay for the long term medical care and financial stability for Ariel Young: They allowed a known drunk abuse alcohol at their facility, and if all the facts (known and unknown at the time) were to be played out in court, the resulting civil suit would've caused more financial punishment to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Ms. Young's family could've [And in my opinion, should've] taken the Chiefs to the cleaners with a very winnable civil lawsuit. As it is, the Chiefs will still have to pay for the medical and financial considerations towards Ms. Young for the rest of her life, and they deserve to do so.

[edindetroit]

Imagine it is nice having a kicker. It's weird being a Lions fan, and having kicker issues. Two guys were gold for like decades. And here we are.

And we had Prater too.

[edindetroit]

I really would like to know who dumb az idea it was to let Prater walk away

News: 1 day agoPrater (hip) was limited during Thursday's practice, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Spin: Prater has been sidelined during each of the team's last three contests due to a hip issue, and his Week 8 availability remains in question following his limited session Thursday. Head coach Kliff Kingsbury said Wednesday that the veteran kicker might only attempt field goals and extra-point tries if he's eventually cleared to play Sunday against the Vikings, whereas Rodrigo Blankenship would handle kickoffs, per Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com. However, Friday's practice/injury report should provide further clarification whether Prater will be able to suit up this weekend or not.

Dudes 38, how much longer can he go?

[froot loops]

4 or 5 more.seasons

[edindetroit]

Tom Brady is the most-sacked quarterback in NFL history

Posted by Mike Florio on October 27, 2022, 9:50 PM EDT

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If you play quarterback long enough in the NFL, you’ll eventually be sacked more times than anoyone else. And that’s what has happened to Tom Brady.

In consecutive snaps on Thursday night, Brady caught ormer Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger with 554 sacks and then passed Roethlisberger, with 555.

Even though Brady has been sacked more than anyone else, Brady is low on the list, relatively speaking, for interceptions thrown. He’s 28th, with 204. With two more, he’ll catch the man he supplanted to spark his career in 2001, Drew Bledsoe. Two more after that is another Patriots legend, Steve Grogan.

Brady still has a long way to go to set the record. Hall of Famer Brett Favre holds it, with 336.

That's what happens when you play for 60 years

[The King]

Brady doesn’t have much zip anymore. He’s still on the money, but the ball takes forever to get there.

[ghandi]

Carolina just tied Atlanta on a 62 yard pass with 12 seconds left and no timeouts...then the refs call a celebration penalty on Carolina....then they miss the 48 yard extra point attempt.....game tied going to overtime

[whatever_gong82]

Carolina just tied Atlanta on a 62 yard pass with 12 seconds left and no timeouts...then the refs call a celebration penalty on Carolina....then they miss the 48 yard extra point attempt.....game tied going to overtime

The NFL: The No Fun League.

If I ever had a male child that had athletic ability, the NFL is the very last sport I'd want him to play.

Hoops and tennis would be tied for 1st, with golf/track/baseball right behind those 2 sports, and football dead last.

[ghandi]

Carolina just missed a 32 yard FG in OT...Their kicker also missed one late in the game....See the Lions arent the only team with a lousy kicker!