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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is progressing after suffering a concussion Sunday, but head coach Andy Reid told reporters on Wednesday that he’s still in the concussion protocol. Until Mahomes makes it all the way through, the question of whether he’ll start against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday is still in the air. Mahomes takes practice field after injury Mahomes hit an important landmark Wednesday, practicing with his teammates for the first time since his head injury…. Source link

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees played through more pain than many realized in 2020. On top of 11 broken ribs and a collapsed lung, Brees played through the season with a torn rotator cuff and a torn fascia (connective tissue) in his foot. That information was revealed by Brees’ wife Brittany via Instagram. While Brees’ rib and lung injuries were known, his torn rotator cuff and torn fascia went unreported during the season. Brittany Brees’ full post read: “After crying for a… Source link

There are two quarterbacks who played a majority of their careers in the Super Bowl era, never made a Super Bowl but still made the Pro Football Hall of Fame. One was Warren Moon, whose Hall of Fame resume was bolstered by great years in the Canadian Football League and five championships there. That leaves one player whose HOF candidacy is most like Philip Rivers, who retired Wednesday. And, sadly for Chargers fans, it’s Dan Fouts. Fouts put up great numbers and was a tremendous leader for a… Source link

The average winning score of The American Express since 2011 is 24.5 shots under par. It’s basically the same (23.8) if you just look at the last five years. The courses may be toughened just a little with no amateurs in the field this year. The pro-am format has been scraped for one year due to the pandemic. Even if you toughen it up the setup a tad, it’s still very likely this turns into a birdie-fest. They are playing in Palm Springs so the weather is always perfect. That brings up the… Source link

Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers announced his retirement on Wednesday morning, 13 years to the day after he famously played in the AFC championship game on a torn ACL. Known for his toughness, his kindness and his superior trash talk, he made an impact on many people during his 17 years in the NFL. After Rivers announced his retirement, which he did through San Diego Union-Tribune sportswriter Kevin Acee, tributes began pouring in on social media. I’ll… Source link

Dan Campbell, the former assistant head coach/tight ends coach with the New Orleans Saints, is the new head coach of the Detroit Lions, the team announced Wednesday morning. The new hire signed a six-year deal with the franchise. He’s replacing Matt Patricia, who was run out of town on a rail in late November after his 29th loss in less than three seasons. Campbell, 44, had been with the Saints for five years. His career began with the Miami Dolphins, where he started as an offensive… Source link

The first month of the new year has not even ended yet, and Wall Street firms are already building a case for stocks to rise even further this year. With the composition of the government now confirmed and Democratic lawmakers in control of both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, strategists are preparing to see more fiscal stimulus boost consumer spending, the economy and corporate profits in the coming months. This is set to lay the groundwork for a strong recovery once the… Source link

Bloomberg Trump Pardons Bannon, Lil Wayne, Broidy, But Not Himself (Bloomberg) — Donald Trump granted clemency to dozens of people on Wednesday, including his former strategist Steve Bannon, the rapper Lil Wayne and former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, in one of his final official acts as president.A list of pardons and commutations the White House released early Wednesday, Trump’s last day in office, doesn’t include the president himself. Trump had discussed pre-emptively pardoning… Source link

It’s time to start looking ahead to the 2021 college football season. Monday was the deadline for underclassmen to declare for the 2021 NFL draft. While the transfer market will churn in the weeks and months to come, college football teams across the country have a good idea of what their rosters will look like for the upcoming season. It’s a season that we all hope will resemble the normalcy of seasons not so long ago. And, in true modern college football fashion, the teams in the playoff… Source link

In one of his final acts before leaving office on Wednesday, President Donald Trump pardoned Casey Urlacher, brother of Chicago Bears great Brian Urlacher. Urlacher, the mayor of the small suburban town of Mettawa, Illinois, was charged last year along with several others as part of a sports gambling case that could have led to federal prison time. Urlacher allegedly helped the ringleader, Vincent “Uncle Mick” DelGiudice, run an illegal multimillion dollar sports gambling ring while… Source link