NFL 2022 - Off-Season Player News and Updates

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[Exe Gesis]

Jets cave on three-year guarantee issue with Breece Hall​

Posted by Mike Florio on July 19, 2022, 2:11 PM EDT


Running back Breece Hall didn’t blink. The Jets did.

Via Rich Cimini of ESPN.com, the Jets fully guaranteed the first three years of rookie second-round running back Breece Hall’s contract. That got Hall to sign his contract, avoiding a holdout.

The Jets were boxed in by the fact that the player taken one spot after Hall, Texans safety Jalen Pitre, received a deal that guaranteed the first three years. Hall’s agents couldn’t take less than a 100-percent guarantee for year three.

And now the agents who represent the second-round picks taken before Hall will have to push for the same thing.

That will put extra pressure on the Packers, who need receiver Christian Watson in the fold from Day One. If they don’t fully guarantee the first three years, Watson may not be there. And that will make it even harder for Watson to make an immediate impact in his rookie season.

 

[Exe Gesis]

 

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Jets cave on three-year guarantee issue with Breece Hall​

Posted by Mike Florio on July 19, 2022, 2:11 PM EDT


Running back Breece Hall didn’t blink. The Jets did.

Via Rich Cimini of ESPN.com, the Jets fully guaranteed the first three years of rookie second-round running back Breece Hall’s contract. That got Hall to sign his contract, avoiding a holdout.

The Jets were boxed in by the fact that the player taken one spot after Hall, Texans safety Jalen Pitre, received a deal that guaranteed the first three years. Hall’s agents couldn’t take less than a 100-percent guarantee for year three.

And now the agents who represent the second-round picks taken before Hall will have to push for the same thing.

That will put extra pressure on the Packers, who need receiver Christian Watson in the fold from Day One. If they don’t fully guarantee the first three years, Watson may not be there. And that will make it even harder for Watson to make an immediate impact in his rookie season.

Happy with this for RBs. Hopefully it becomes a thing moving forward and players are willing to sit out unless a team guarantees them their contract.

 

[Exe Gesis]

Steelers sign a USFL player

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Happy with this for RBs. Hopefully it becomes a thing moving forward and players are willing to sit out unless a team guarantees them their contract.

You would think the Jets with their history would be one of those teams that would try very hard to be accommodating to rookies and make it a more attractive place to be. The stupidity for their stance with Hall defies belief! Dickheads

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

You would think the Jets with their history would be one of those teams that would try very hard to be accommodating to rookies and make it a more attractive place to be. The stupidity for their stance with Hall defies belief! ****heads

I think Leveon Bell might have something to do with the Johnson's trying to swindle their way out of guaranteed money with RBs.

Anyway, wiser heads prevailed, they needed to sign Hall, not just for their own sake, but also for their supposed franchise QB.

 

[Jatz]

Don't know where else to put this but has anyone else listened to the podcast eps on Andrew Luck from The Athletic? Only through two eps at the moment but been a good listen so far.

 

[Exe Gesis]

Don't know where else to put this but has anyone else listened to the podcast eps on Andrew Luck from The Athletic? Only through two eps at the moment but been a good listen so far.

Give us a run down plz

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Ricky Wiliams peels back the curtain on marijuana use during his playing days​

Posted by Mike Florio on July 19, 2022, 12:00 AM EDT

The world has changed dramatically in recent years when it comes to attitudes regarding marijuana. When running back Ricky Williams entered the NFL in 1999, viewpoints and laws were very different. But players still used marijuana then, as they do now, to manage pain.

Williams shared two stories with USA Today regarding marijuana use during his career.

“My rookie year, a Hall of Fame player on the team, he’s in the Hall of Fame now, invited me over to his house and he gave me the speech about how to take care of yourself in the NFL,” Williams said “And he pulled out some cannabis, crushed it up, split a blunt, opened it up, put the cannabis in there, took a Vicodin, crushed it up, sprinkled the Vico in there, rolled up the blunt and passed it to me. That was a vet, teaching me as a rookie, how to take care of myself in the NFL.”

The only Hall of Fame player on the 1999 Saints was tackle Willie Roaf.

Fast forward to 2011. That was Williams’s one and only season in Baltimore.

“My last year in the NFL, I was playing for the Ravens,” Williams said. “And one point we were in the playoffs and I was leaving the facility and there were guys coming in with a plate full of brownies. They [were] going to go watch film, so yeah. . . . And now, because it’s more legal, it’s to the point, why wouldn’t you [use it] if you’re in the NFL?”

The league no longer suspends players who aren’t already in the program for testing positive. And it’s easy to avoid testing positive because players know when the window opens on annual testing. After that, it’s essentially a non-issue, as long as some basic level of discretion is exercised.

Such as, you know, not talking quite as candidly about marijuana use as Williams currently is. At least not until after the player has retired.

I've been listening to the Neil de Grasse Tyson podcast the last few weeks and there's a couple of episodes around cannabis. Mainly CBD but also the THC component. The specialists on there believe it is actually pretty good for muscle recovery due to its anti-inflammatory properties not to mention for pain relief and mental relief.

The fact it is still illegal is astounding to me. If you were a pro athlete you would be almost negligent not to use it especially considering the long term side effects are far far less (if any) compared to other prescription or even over the counter painkillers they may have access to.

 

[Exe Gesis]

I've been listening to the Neil de Grasse Tyson podcast the last few weeks and there's a couple of episodes around cannabis. Mainly CBD but also the THC component. The specialists on there believe it is actually pretty good for muscle recovery due to its anti-inflammatory properties not to mention for pain relief and mental relief.

The fact it is still illegal is astounding to me. If you were a pro athlete you would be almost negligent not to use it especially considering the long term side effects are far far less (if any) compared to other prescription or even over the counter painkillers they may have access to.

Fancy something organic being illegal. Like potatoes.

 

[Constantgin]

His getting none of that money back.

 

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[rumply]

 

[rumply]

No surprise Ticketmaster is running the show.

 

[aussiedude]

Thats going to look really bad when they only have like 7k there.

 

[aussiedude]

If its anything like what some american "singers" tickets are like its a joke. someone posted a article about how sketchy it is.

I think it was for some rap show, only like 2000 tickets were actually released to the public. the artist had like 10k to sell himself via re-sellers. others were reserved for VIP packs and giveaways.

 

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[Brasher]

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So with the way his contract is structured it will cost him $500K

 

[offtherails9]

Don't know where else to put this but has anyone else listened to the podcast eps on Andrew Luck from The Athletic? Only through two eps at the moment but been a good listen so far.

Yes I have! Finished it today actually. A great listen and some nice insight. Guess it didn't go ridiculously deep but it was good to hear what the beat reporters etc were saying or thinking at certain periods throughout the Luck tenure. Just such a sad story of someone who couldn't help himself, but didn't get the help he needed either. Plus what an interesting guy, very different to your average football player or quarterback. What was clear was his passion for playing football, not the bullshit, going out there and being a part of a team.

It would have been good to hear from Luck himself I guess, but it was still very good.

 

[drd23]

It would have been good to hear from Luck himself I guess

This is why I haven’t listened to it yet, even though I am subscribed to the feed. I’m not sure I am interested enough in the story to listen to nearly 5 hours of a beat writer’s thoughts without hearing from the man himself

 

[rumply]

why not, only live once right.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports Jimmy Garoppolo (shoulder) is expected to be cleared by "mid-August."​

He added that Garoppolo has been throwing for weeks and his shoulder will be "stronger than before" once he is fully cleared. Garoppolo's days in San Francisco are almost certainly numbered, but Garoppolo needs a clean bill of health before any move is made. He has a $24 million cap hit this year, so the 49ers may be forced to cut him if they can't find a suitor in the trade market. The Seahawks and Texans have both been named as potential landing spots. Neither team has a roster that is one Garoppolo away from being a serious contender making them unlikely destinations for the veteran quarterback.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the 49ers have given Jimmy Garoppolo permission to seek a trade.​

Schefter added that Garoppolo has been cleared to start practicing, but the team is "expected to exercise caution with him this summer." While there was the occasional report that speculated San Francisco would hold onto Garoppolo for another year, that was never going to happen. He is currently on the books for close to a $27 million cap hit. Nearly all of that comes from his base salary and can be shed by trading or cutting him. With Trey Lance taking over the starting role this year, it doesn't make sense for the 49ers to keep Jimmy on the roster. Now cleared to practice, Garoppolo will pass the physical exam administered by a team trading for him. Seattle and Houston are teams that have been rumored as landing spots, though neither team appears to be in a win-now situation.

Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot reports the Browns "are still not expected to pursue a trade for Jimmy Garoppolo."​

She added, "The Browns never viewed Garoppolo as a clearcut upgrade over Baker Mayfield." It sounds like Cleveland will be riding with Jacoby Brissett even if Deshaun Watson is suspended. With the Browns out on Garoppolo, Houston and Seattle may be the only landing spots left. Any team trading for Garoppolo will inherit his $24 million base salary, so it's possible that both teams are willing to wait for San Francisco to cut him.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Wonder if John Lynch is still firm on needing a 2nd round pick back for Jimmy