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I lol'd at the "Justin Fields is going to have a great career" part too.
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Speaking Wednesday, coach Frank Reich said Carson Wentz (foot) is getting "very antsy" and wants to "push the envelope" in his rehab.
"He's getting very antsy. Very antsy," Reich said. "He's wanting to push the envelope, as I would expect. But he's gotta be patient and just stay focused on the mental side of it right now and we gotta let things take their course. But at the same time, there's a time to push things and we'll keep doing that as it's appropriate." Wentz has been present at walkthrough practices for the past week with no boot or limp on the surgically-repaired foot. Reich doesn't want to push things "too soon, too fast," but it sounds like Wentz is really wanting to be out there Week 1.
Speaking Wednesday, coach Frank Reich said Carson Wentz (foot) is getting "very antsy" and wants to "push the envelope" in his rehab.
"He's getting very antsy. Very antsy," Reich said. "He's wanting to push the envelope, as I would expect. But he's gotta be patient and just stay focused on the mental side of it right now and we gotta let things take their course. But at the same time, there's a time to push things and we'll keep doing that as it's appropriate." Wentz has been present at walkthrough practices for the past week with no boot or limp on the surgically-repaired foot. Reich doesn't want to push things "too soon, too fast," but it sounds like Wentz is really wanting to be out there Week 1.
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ADP sleeper identifying master...
The Athletic's Katherine Terrell writes second-year UDFA Juwan Johnson "seems headed for a Jared Cook-type role" at tight end for the Saints.
Adam Trautman has been hyped as a breakout candidate at tight end for the Saints with Cook now in L.A. with the Chargers, but it was Johnson who paced the Saints in receiving in the preseason opener when he registered a pair of catches for 71 yards while playing a handful of snaps with the first-team offense. It was Johnson who was featured on third-down passing plays with the Taysom Hill unit. Johnson is a former college wideout who converted to tight end this summer and has been one of the stars of Saints camp. He's a name to watch over the next couple weeks and into the season.
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Dak Prescott was limited in Wednesday's practice, "throwing, but gradually."
Prescott is unlikely to play in this week's preseason game vs. the Texans, but he appears to be moving in a positive direction for Week 1. The Cowboys have all the reason in the world not to rush him back for meaningless snaps, and appear to be taking the right tack with his recovery. If Prescott can fully recover from his shoulder strain before the start of the season, the Cowboys will have one of the most potent offenses in the NFL.
Prescott is unlikely to play in this week's preseason game vs. the Texans, but he appears to be moving in a positive direction for Week 1. The Cowboys have all the reason in the world not to rush him back for meaningless snaps, and appear to be taking the right tack with his recovery. If Prescott can fully recover from his shoulder strain before the start of the season, the Cowboys will have one of the most potent offenses in the NFL.
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ADP draft noob, Fitterer owns him....
Speaking Wednesday, Matt Nagy informed reporters that LT Teven Jenkins will have back surgery.
The Bears hope "to have him back this season," but losing Jenkins, who was the presumed starter, is a big loss for Chicago. The Bears traded up in the second round of this year's draft to select Jenkins, who profiled as an immediate starter. His back surgery now scrambles the offensive line plan on what was already viewed as a sub-par unit. Chicago will now likely turn to Elijah Wilkinson and fifth-round rookie Larry Borom. It's possible however, that their starting left tackle is not currently on the roster.
Speaking Wednesday, Matt Nagy informed reporters that LT Teven Jenkins will have back surgery.
The Bears hope "to have him back this season," but losing Jenkins, who was the presumed starter, is a big loss for Chicago. The Bears traded up in the second round of this year's draft to select Jenkins, who profiled as an immediate starter. His back surgery now scrambles the offensive line plan on what was already viewed as a sub-par unit. Chicago will now likely turn to Elijah Wilkinson and fifth-round rookie Larry Borom. It's possible however, that their starting left tackle is not currently on the roster.
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Inside the Birds' Andrew DiCecco believes that Jalen Reagor is "rounding into form" in joint practices with the Patriots.
Tuesday, Reagor made a "spectacular, one-handed snag" that made the rounds on Twitter. DiCecco sees that highlight as "merely a byproduct" of the progress that Reagor made in Monday's joint practice. Head coach Nick Sirianni called Reagor's work in 1-on1s "special" and praised his development. Despite these positive reports, it's hard to tell if the Eagles' are truly excited with Reagor's play, or simply relieved. Reagor struggled through injuries as a rookie and failed his conditioning test to begin camp. Early in camp reports also indicated he was struggling to stand out. Reagor will need to build on his recent camp buzz, but if he does, the former first round pick has the requisite talent to deliver a true year-two breakout.
Tuesday, Reagor made a "spectacular, one-handed snag" that made the rounds on Twitter. DiCecco sees that highlight as "merely a byproduct" of the progress that Reagor made in Monday's joint practice. Head coach Nick Sirianni called Reagor's work in 1-on1s "special" and praised his development. Despite these positive reports, it's hard to tell if the Eagles' are truly excited with Reagor's play, or simply relieved. Reagor struggled through injuries as a rookie and failed his conditioning test to begin camp. Early in camp reports also indicated he was struggling to stand out. Reagor will need to build on his recent camp buzz, but if he does, the former first round pick has the requisite talent to deliver a true year-two breakout.
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Jets G Alex Lewis has decided to retire.
The Jets placed Lewis on the exempt/left squad list in August, which signaled that he might be considering retirement. Lewis confirmed that Wednesday. Lewis is just 29 years old, so it's possible he attempts a comeback in 2022.
The Jets placed Lewis on the exempt/left squad list in August, which signaled that he might be considering retirement. Lewis confirmed that Wednesday. Lewis is just 29 years old, so it's possible he attempts a comeback in 2022.
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Marshall and Shi Smith time, no sweat
Robby Anderson (hamstring) didn't practice Wednesday.
We typically like to impose a "three-day rule" regarding training camp injuries, but Anderson is a big enough name and fantasy drafts are happening every hour. Anderson's absence is noteworthy, even if it ends up being a minor thing. Soft-tissue issues can linger, however. Coach Matt Rhule hasn't sounded like Anderson's absence will be lengthy. We'll have a later update when Anderson is back at practice.
Robby Anderson (hamstring) didn't practice Wednesday.
We typically like to impose a "three-day rule" regarding training camp injuries, but Anderson is a big enough name and fantasy drafts are happening every hour. Anderson's absence is noteworthy, even if it ends up being a minor thing. Soft-tissue issues can linger, however. Coach Matt Rhule hasn't sounded like Anderson's absence will be lengthy. We'll have a later update when Anderson is back at practice.
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They signed Jason Peters, im pretty sure he will start LT. Not that he has much left at this stage of his career.
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Millionaires sulking at a billionaire because they can’t say mean words to each other, while the billionaire is having a hissy fit over mean words being used by said millionaires, what a world we live in
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Tom Brady says Ryan Tannehill wasn't subject of "you’re sticking with that motherf--ker?" comment
Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady's appearance on an episode of The Shop: Uninterrupted on HBO this offseason created a guessing game around the league.
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or the Raiders. they got thrown up. You can rule Denver and Chicago out because Tom didnt want to play in the cold. and the Chargers just drafted Herbert
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The Patriots Aren't Even Robert Kraft's Grossest Investment
New-Indy paper mill is stinking up a South Carolina town and making residents sick.
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Robert Kraft is known for many things. Owning the New England Patriots. Allegedly paying for a handjob—on tape. Formerly employing a fancy dog. Loving Donald Trump. And now, apparently, polluting.
The billionaire’s paper mill in Catawba, South Carolina has been stinking up the town for years. And according to Reuters, it’s one of the biggest polluters in the U.S.
The paper mill, owned by an investment group led by Kraft called New-Indy, spews out toxins including hydrogen sulfide, which not only smells like rotten eggs but can cause health issues ranging from headaches, eye and skin irritation, and nausea all the way to death.
Since last year, New-Indy has ramped up containerboard production. Kraft himself made most of his fortune in paper products prior to buying the Patriots and turning them into the NFL’s most hated—and second-most lucrative—franchise. The ramp-up in production at New-Indy has surely made Robert Kraft, who is worth $6.9 billion and is one of the world’s richest sports team owners, that much richer. In May, he bought a $43 million mansion in the Hamptons. Next month, the Rolling Stones will play a private show for him and his friends. (Some of those friends were nice enough to gift Kraft a Bentley convertible for his 80th birthday in what is, I assume, the rich person version of a $20 bottle of wine.)
Meanwhile, locals are suffering from the plant’s pollution. Since March, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has gotten a stunning 30,000 complaints about the plant. Yet regulators haven’t taken any action against the plant or its owners. Kraft saw more fallout from Spygate and Deflategate, with those scandals costing the Patriots a combined $1.25 million in NFL fines, than he has ruining Catawba’s air quality.
“We feel like we’re being poisoned and gassed in our homes,” Karen Reilly, who lives seven miles (11 kilometers) from the plant, told the Daily Beast last month.
Environmental Protection Agency inspectors recorded hydrogen sulfide levels as high as 15,900 parts per billion near the plant in April, Reuters found. The gas can begin taking a toll on breathing and causing migraines and nausea from prolonged exposure to concentrations as low as 2,000 parts per billion.
Kraft’s New-Indy bought the Catawba paper mill from Resolute Forest Products in December 2018 and converted it from producing coated paper for magazines to making containerboard used to make cardboard boxes. The company finished the transformation late last year.
According to disclosures with the EPA examined by Reuters, the mill is also pumping out alarming amounts of soot, which has been linked to heart and lung disease, worsening respiratory conditions like asthma and bronchitis, and even birth defects.
New-Indy’s most recent stack test in 2020 spewed out up to 300 pounds (136 kilograms) of particulate matter pollution, which is 50 times more pollution than other large U.S. paper mills. On average, it produced 36% more pollution last year than it did under the previous owners in 2016. The facility’s largest boiler emitted particulate matter at a rate of 157 pounds (71 kilograms) per hour on average, peaking at 282 pounds (128 kilograms) per hour.
Residents have launched three federal civil lawsuits against the company over the plant’s foul-smelling and toxic emissions. The most recent suit, filed in June, said 740 complaints mentioning nausea have been filed, as have 650 headaches, 370 about nose or throat irritation, and 360 about eye irritation. Others have reported coughing, difficulty breathing, asthma attacks, and dizziness. Many also complained of the inescapable rank odor getting into their houses.
“We are prisoners,” one resident said, “in our own smelly home.”
New-Indy paper mill is stinking up a South Carolina town and making residents sick.
Dharna Noor
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Robert Kraft is known for many things. Owning the New England Patriots. Allegedly paying for a handjob—on tape. Formerly employing a fancy dog. Loving Donald Trump. And now, apparently, polluting.
The billionaire’s paper mill in Catawba, South Carolina has been stinking up the town for years. And according to Reuters, it’s one of the biggest polluters in the U.S.
The paper mill, owned by an investment group led by Kraft called New-Indy, spews out toxins including hydrogen sulfide, which not only smells like rotten eggs but can cause health issues ranging from headaches, eye and skin irritation, and nausea all the way to death.
Since last year, New-Indy has ramped up containerboard production. Kraft himself made most of his fortune in paper products prior to buying the Patriots and turning them into the NFL’s most hated—and second-most lucrative—franchise. The ramp-up in production at New-Indy has surely made Robert Kraft, who is worth $6.9 billion and is one of the world’s richest sports team owners, that much richer. In May, he bought a $43 million mansion in the Hamptons. Next month, the Rolling Stones will play a private show for him and his friends. (Some of those friends were nice enough to gift Kraft a Bentley convertible for his 80th birthday in what is, I assume, the rich person version of a $20 bottle of wine.)
Meanwhile, locals are suffering from the plant’s pollution. Since March, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has gotten a stunning 30,000 complaints about the plant. Yet regulators haven’t taken any action against the plant or its owners. Kraft saw more fallout from Spygate and Deflategate, with those scandals costing the Patriots a combined $1.25 million in NFL fines, than he has ruining Catawba’s air quality.
“We feel like we’re being poisoned and gassed in our homes,” Karen Reilly, who lives seven miles (11 kilometers) from the plant, told the Daily Beast last month.
Environmental Protection Agency inspectors recorded hydrogen sulfide levels as high as 15,900 parts per billion near the plant in April, Reuters found. The gas can begin taking a toll on breathing and causing migraines and nausea from prolonged exposure to concentrations as low as 2,000 parts per billion.
Kraft’s New-Indy bought the Catawba paper mill from Resolute Forest Products in December 2018 and converted it from producing coated paper for magazines to making containerboard used to make cardboard boxes. The company finished the transformation late last year.
According to disclosures with the EPA examined by Reuters, the mill is also pumping out alarming amounts of soot, which has been linked to heart and lung disease, worsening respiratory conditions like asthma and bronchitis, and even birth defects.
New-Indy’s most recent stack test in 2020 spewed out up to 300 pounds (136 kilograms) of particulate matter pollution, which is 50 times more pollution than other large U.S. paper mills. On average, it produced 36% more pollution last year than it did under the previous owners in 2016. The facility’s largest boiler emitted particulate matter at a rate of 157 pounds (71 kilograms) per hour on average, peaking at 282 pounds (128 kilograms) per hour.
Residents have launched three federal civil lawsuits against the company over the plant’s foul-smelling and toxic emissions. The most recent suit, filed in June, said 740 complaints mentioning nausea have been filed, as have 650 headaches, 370 about nose or throat irritation, and 360 about eye irritation. Others have reported coughing, difficulty breathing, asthma attacks, and dizziness. Many also complained of the inescapable rank odor getting into their houses.
“We are prisoners,” one resident said, “in our own smelly home.”
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