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We’re only a few days into Aaron Rodgers‘ saga with the Green Bay Packers moving into the light, and all options are already on the table for the quarterback. The reigning league MVP remains adamant that he won’t return to the team under the current stewardship of general manager Brian Gutekunst, a source in Rodgers’ camp said, and that he’s willing to weigh hardline options at his disposal — from refusing to show up for offseason activities to holding out of training camp and… Source link

The man who accused Aaron Donald of assaulting him in Pittsburgh last weekend has admitted an error after the emergence of a video appearing to show the Los Angeles Rams star trying to break up the altercation in question. Todd Hollis, the attorney representing DeVincent Spriggs, told Andy Sheehan of Pittsburgh’s KDKA that his client mistook his attacker for Donald and is offering an apology. News of Spriggs’ allegation broke on Wednesday, with Hollis filing a criminal assault complaint with… Source link

Aaron Donald never assaulted the man who alleged he severely beat him, the Los Angeles Rams star’s lawyer claimed Friday morning. Casey White, the attorney Donald hired to represent him, made his first public comments in an interview with Pittsburgh radio station 93.7 The Fan. White told the station that DeVincent Spriggs instigated last weekend’s confrontation and that Donald went from being restrained by friends to actually coming to Spriggs’ rescue. “He goes to the pile where this… Source link

On Monday, New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks became the face of what so many other Black Americans were feeling. Distraught at the news that yet another Black man, this time Daunte Wright, had been killed by police in a Minneapolis suburb, Hicks approached manager Aaron Boone and begged out of the night’s lineup, when the Yankees were set to face the Toronto Blue Jays. Thankfully, Boone supported Hicks, and defended him against those who inevitably would and did question Hicks’ decision,… Source link

Hoopla with Haynes: News and nuggets from around the league. John Collins While in the midst of a galvanizing eight-game winning streak led by interim head coach Nate McMillan, the Atlanta Hawks are becoming increasingly reluctant to move their starting power forward by the March 25 trade deadline, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Furthermore, the Hawks haven’t been overly thrilled with the offerings. For instance, the Dallas Mavericks proposed a package featuring sharpshooter Maxi Kleber,… Source link

The first installment of “Hoopla with Haynes,” featuring news and nuggets from around the league as the trade deadline approaches. The Cleveland Cavaliers’ backup center has garnered interest from top contenders, including the Brooklyn Nets who are looking to solidify their interior presence, sources told Yahoo Sports. At this juncture, McGee is not entertaining a buyout of what’s remaining of his $4.2 million salary, sources said, so a trade is the foreseeable path toward finding the… Source link

Though she isn’t sure why it started in the first place, Jodie Foster followed through on her promise on Sunday night at the Golden Globes. Foster, in her acceptance speech after winning the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in “The Mauritanian,” thanked Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Aaron Rodgers thanked Foster during MVP speech Rodgers made plenty of news during his speech after winning the NFL’s MVP award earlier this month, most notably by vaguely announcing… Source link

Everyone has their listings of where J.J. Watt will play in 2021. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers are easy teams to pad such a list. However, there is one team that would wreak havoc across NFL trenches if they could land the former Houston Texans defensive end. In NFL.com writer Nick Shook’s list of teams that could be the next home for Watt, the Los Angeles Rams were mentioned as a possibility. This one is probably more fantasy than anything, but that won’t stop Rams fans… Source link

There are potentially three franchise-level, Super Bowl-caliber quarterbacks on the trade market this offseason: Aaron Rodgers, Deshaun Watson and Matthew Stafford. “Potentially” is the operative word there, and the one that looms large as Indianapolis, Washington, San Francisco, Denver, Miami, the New York Jets or any other club that wants in on what could be a historically deep shopping list. Again, the words. In this case: “could be.” Currently, Stafford is the only quarterback of… Source link

Senior NFL Writers Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson discuss what’s next for Green Bay and Aaron Rodgers. Could the Packers have another ugly divorce with a Hall of Fame quarterback? It sounds like Brett Favre is telling Rodgers to watch his back. Hear the full conversation on the Yahoo Sports NFL Podcast. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen. Source link