Veteran LT Ryan Clady announces retirement from NFL.
Another Pro Bowl left tackle is retiring.
Ryan Clady announced Tuesday he is hanging up his cleats.
Clady spent eight years with the Denver Broncos after being made the No. 12 overall pick in 2008. The 30-year-old veteran spent 2016 with the New York Jets, ending the season on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.
Clady was the top veteran left-tackle option on the free-agent market when he retired. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Clady did have interest this offseason, including from the left-tackle needy Detroit Lions. The veteran also reportedly visited the Seattle Seahawks.
Clady was an immediate starter at left tackle in Denver as a rookie, giving up just half a sack in his first season. The four-time Pro Bowler and two-time first-team All Pro was one of the best left tackles in the NFL early in his career.
"A great player for the Broncos for many years--as dominant as there was as an LT in pass pro. Congrats on an outstanding career, Ryan!!!" Broncos general manager John Elway said on Twitter.
The end of Clady's run was characterized by injuries, however. In 2013, he played just two games before going down with a Lisfranc injury. He missed all of 2015 with an ACL injury. Last season in New York, he played just nine games before being shelved.
Clady's retirement announcement comes a day after veteran left tackle Branden Albert walked away from the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Another Pro Bowl left tackle is retiring.
Ryan Clady announced Tuesday he is hanging up his cleats.
Clady spent eight years with the Denver Broncos after being made the No. 12 overall pick in 2008. The 30-year-old veteran spent 2016 with the New York Jets, ending the season on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.
Clady was the top veteran left-tackle option on the free-agent market when he retired. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Clady did have interest this offseason, including from the left-tackle needy Detroit Lions. The veteran also reportedly visited the Seattle Seahawks.
Clady was an immediate starter at left tackle in Denver as a rookie, giving up just half a sack in his first season. The four-time Pro Bowler and two-time first-team All Pro was one of the best left tackles in the NFL early in his career.
"A great player for the Broncos for many years--as dominant as there was as an LT in pass pro. Congrats on an outstanding career, Ryan!!!" Broncos general manager John Elway said on Twitter.
The end of Clady's run was characterized by injuries, however. In 2013, he played just two games before going down with a Lisfranc injury. He missed all of 2015 with an ACL injury. Last season in New York, he played just nine games before being shelved.
Clady's retirement announcement comes a day after veteran left tackle Branden Albert walked away from the Jacksonville Jaguars.
[h=1]Cam Newton dealing with sore shoulder, doesn't throw.[/h]
The Carolina Panthers are taking a cautious approach with Cam Newton during training camp.
The star quarterback did not throw during practice on Tuesday, seeing the field briefly at the end of the session to hand off.
Coach Ron Rivera told reporters after practice that Newton started warming up in the morning and felt sore. The team didn't want to push the quarterback, who is coming off shoulder surgery.
"He started warming up this morning and said he still felt a little bit sore," Rivera said, via Max Henson of the team's official website. "Why push it? Why have him throw with a sore arm and make it worse?
"It made no sense to have him throw with a sore shoulder."
It makes sense for the Panthers to play it safe with Newton, who didn't start throwing until mid-June. Carolina likely will hold out Newton periodically through camp. There is no benefit to pushing him back quickly, especially if he feels sore.
Newton wasn't the only starter to miss practice. Left tackle Matt Kalil is dealing with a groin injury, per Rivera. With Kalil's injury history, it's a situation to monitor.
The Carolina Panthers are taking a cautious approach with Cam Newton during training camp.
The star quarterback did not throw during practice on Tuesday, seeing the field briefly at the end of the session to hand off.
Coach Ron Rivera told reporters after practice that Newton started warming up in the morning and felt sore. The team didn't want to push the quarterback, who is coming off shoulder surgery.
"He started warming up this morning and said he still felt a little bit sore," Rivera said, via Max Henson of the team's official website. "Why push it? Why have him throw with a sore arm and make it worse?
"It made no sense to have him throw with a sore shoulder."
It makes sense for the Panthers to play it safe with Newton, who didn't start throwing until mid-June. Carolina likely will hold out Newton periodically through camp. There is no benefit to pushing him back quickly, especially if he feels sore.
Newton wasn't the only starter to miss practice. Left tackle Matt Kalil is dealing with a groin injury, per Rivera. With Kalil's injury history, it's a situation to monitor.
[h=1]Julian Edelman, Stephon Gilmore tossed from practice.[/h]
Two New England Patriots got booted from practice on Tuesday.
According to multiple reporters at practice, receiver Julian Edelman and cornerback Stephon Gilmore were tossed from practice after a brief scuffle.
Edelman had to be pried off Gilmore by fellow receiver Chris Hogan after an incomplete pass in the red zone, per the Boston Globe's Ben Volin.
Pats coach Bill Belichick has a standing rule that any fight during practice leads directly to an ejection, so it's not a surprise that Edelman and Gilmore were sent to the showers early.
Fights during training camp are nothing new. With pads finally coming on the competitive juices are flowing.
Two New England Patriots got booted from practice on Tuesday.
According to multiple reporters at practice, receiver Julian Edelman and cornerback Stephon Gilmore were tossed from practice after a brief scuffle.
Edelman had to be pried off Gilmore by fellow receiver Chris Hogan after an incomplete pass in the red zone, per the Boston Globe's Ben Volin.
Pats coach Bill Belichick has a standing rule that any fight during practice leads directly to an ejection, so it's not a surprise that Edelman and Gilmore were sent to the showers early.
Fights during training camp are nothing new. With pads finally coming on the competitive juices are flowing.
| Thursday, Aug 03, 2017 - NFL Football Game | |||||||||||||
| Dallas Cowboys | | pk | -110 | | Ov | 35 | -110 | ||||||
| Arizona Cardinals | pk | -110 | | Un | 35 | -110 |
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| Carolina Panthers | -3 | -110 | | Un | 37 | -110 |
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| Miami Dolphins | -2 | -110 | Un | 39 | -120 | ||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota Vikings | +1 | -110 | Ov | 36 | -110 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Washington Redskins | +1 | -110 | Ov | 38 | +100 | ||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore Ravens | -1 | -110 | Un | 38 | -120 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville Jaguars | +5½ | -110 | Ov | 41 | +100 | ||||||||||||||||
| New England Patriots | -5½ | -110 | Un | 41 | -120 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denver Broncos | pk | -110 | Ov | 36½ | -110 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chicago Bears | pk | -110 | Un | 36½ | -110 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | +2 | -110 | Ov | 40 | +100 | ||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay Packers | -2 | -110 | Un | 40 | -120 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans Saints | pk | -110 | Ov | 39 | +100 | ||||||||||||||||
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| New York Giants | -2½ | -110 | Un | 38½ | -120 | |||||||||
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| Indianapolis Colts | pk | -110 | | Un | 38 | -120 | |||||||
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[h=1]Cardinals' starters will sit out in Hall of Fame Game.[/h]
Football returns Thursday night, but the Arizona Cardinals' starters will remain on the sideline.
Coach Bruce Arians said Tuesday that no starting players would participate in the Hall of Fame Game versus the Dallas Cowboys in Canton, Ohio, via Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official website.
Arians added that backup quarterback Drew Stanton will also sit out the first preseason game. The Cards plan for Blaine Gabbert to start under center and play the first half with undrafted rookie Trevor Knight taking snaps in the second half.
It's become the norm for coaches to rest most, if not all, of their starters for the Hall of Fame Game. With four preseason contests following the HOF tilt, the Cardinals have plenty of time to get their starters in game shape before their Week 1 battle with the Detroit Lions.
Football returns Thursday night, but the Arizona Cardinals' starters will remain on the sideline.
Coach Bruce Arians said Tuesday that no starting players would participate in the Hall of Fame Game versus the Dallas Cowboys in Canton, Ohio, via Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official website.
Arians added that backup quarterback Drew Stanton will also sit out the first preseason game. The Cards plan for Blaine Gabbert to start under center and play the first half with undrafted rookie Trevor Knight taking snaps in the second half.
It's become the norm for coaches to rest most, if not all, of their starters for the Hall of Fame Game. With four preseason contests following the HOF tilt, the Cardinals have plenty of time to get their starters in game shape before their Week 1 battle with the Detroit Lions.
[h=1]Triplets rankings: Steelers, Cowboys rule; Jets tumble. [/h]Back in October 2014, realizing we were looking at the best offensive triplets since Aikman, Emmitt & the Playmaker, we set out to determine which current team had the best set. Four updates and countless tepid imitators later, it's high time for the OG to re-evaluate where all 32 teams' triplets stand for 2017. As usual, I've ranked the players in each position group from No. 1 to 32, then inverted those rankings (e.g., Le'Veon Bell is my No. 1 RB, so he gets 32 points). I also multiplied the QB's score by 1.5, to reflect the position's importance. The totals determined each trio's ranking. Previous rankings are from August 2016.
1) Pittsburgh Steelers: Ben Roethlisberger (No. 3 QB), Le'Veon Bell (1) & Antonio Brown (1)
Previous rank: No. 3
Over the last four years, Brown has operated at a peerless level, and not just compared with his contemporaries. No one -- not Jerry Rice, not Megatron -- has ever put together a period of statistical success like the Steelers star has: 481 catches, 6,315 yards and 43 touchdowns since 2013. Bell, at a minimum, is in the conversation about the NFL's best RB, and probably worthy of the contract he wants, despite the fact he's made 16 starts just once -- especially with the looming threat of the future Hall of Fame QB's retirement, potentially as soon as after this season. If 2017 is the last campaign for Roethlisberger, at least he'll go out with the most talented offensive unit of his career.
[h=4]2) Dallas Cowboys: Dak Prescott (No. 11 QB), Ezekiel Elliott (3) & Dez Bryant (7)[/h] Previous rank: No. 1
Have you heard the Cowboys have a good O-line? Well, they do ... but don't allow that fact to marginalize the talent of Big D's skill-position triplets. Zeke and Dez would be stars anywhere -- dynamic as they are, it's their brute physicality that wears down foes week after week. Curmudgeons focused on whether Prescott benefitted from being in a favorable situation (spoiler alert: he did), but that shouldn't diminish how efficient and crafty the rookie was, right up to Packers kicker Mason Crosby slicing that field-goal try through the posts last January and ending the Cowboys' season.
[h=4]3) Atlanta Falcons: Matt Ryan (No. 8 QB), Devonta Freeman (14) & Julio Jones (2)[/h] Previous rank: No. 14
Forget about Kyle Shanahan's play-calling in the second half of Super Bowl LI and instead focus on what's ahead: Will the reigning MVP continue to thrive without Shanahan as his offensive coordinator? The answer is very likely yes, thanks to Freeman (and his partner, Tevin Coleman) and the historically transcendent talent of Jones.
[h=4]4) Carolina Panthers: Cam Newton (No. 4 QB), Christian McCaffrey (12) & Greg Olsen (11)[/h] Previous rank: No. 6
MVP, ROY, a 15-1 Super Bowl run, multiple national commercials ... and yet, Cam somehow feels under-appreciated as one of the most distinct, dominant talents the NFL's ever seen. McCaffrey's around to help lighten the load on Superman, and the buzz is already hyperbolic. But this isn't hyperbole: Olsen is headed to the Hall of Fame.
[h=4]5) Oakland Raiders: Derek Carr (No. 5 QB), Marshawn Lynch (16) & Amari Cooper (8)[/h] Previous rank: No. 17
Yes, Carr's broken fibula basically ended Oakland's Super Bowl hopes in December, but the Raiders had a magical 2016 otherwise, thanks to a borderline MVP season from the QB. A tepid bit of concern for this year: Can Carr and Co. continue to be on the right side of so many nailbiters? The answer is likely yes, with so much talent on both sides of the ball, specifically Cooper, who's put up great numbers, even though he has yet to reach his perceived ceiling. Lynch is on the other side of things, hoping to provide at least some of the bone- and soul-crushing style that was essential to both of the Seahawks' Super Bowl runs.
[h=4]6) Green Bay Packers: Aaron Rodgers (No. 1 QB), Ty Montgomery (21) & Jordy Nelson (12)[/h] Previous rank: No. 2
Brady is the G.O.A.T., Rodgers is the best. What's the distinction? I have absolutely no idea ... but I can say with certainty that the King in the North is the best I've ever seen play quarterback. Then again, as the seasons go by, I wonder if Packers fans are bothered by the fact that they've had a top-three QB for the last quarter-century but have only two Lombardis in that time (the same total delivered to Baltimore by Joe Flacco and Trent Dilfer). Nelson is the best WR Rodgers has had, but is that damning with faint praise? I anticipate Montgomery showing the world last year was just the start of a successful career change, but wherever you come down on him, you have to agree he's the best RB to wear No. 88 ever. EVER.
