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August 18 has become embossed in the mind of Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral, now as important as his birthday, his parents’ anniversary or any almost other single day on the calendar. It’s the day more than two years ago when Corral said everything changed for him and helped set him on a course that has made him a top 2022 NFL draft prospect. It was not a banner day in practice, a position battle won on the field, or even a fun day out with his buddies. It was the day Corral said he… Source link

Kelly Stafford is begging Los Angeles Rams fans to avoid letting opposing fans pack SoFi Stadium for their first-round playoff game the way the San Francisco 49ers faithful did in the regular season finale.  Niners fans turned the Rams’ home stadium into their own during Week 18, filling the stands with red and forcing Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, Kelly’s husband, into a silent count. Jimmy Garoppolo had no such issues despite being the visiting quarterback.  “It was crazy. Again, I’ve… Source link

The 2021 Carolina Panthers got off to a promising 3-0 start, but after winning just two of their next 12 games, reports of discord and even “embarrassment” are starting to emerge. According to The Athletic’s Joseph Person, Panthers owner David Tepper feels a lot of regret about giving head coach Matt Rhule a massive contract when he was hired in 2020.  Rhule was hired in Carolina in 2020 after overseeing quick turnarounds at Temple and Baylor, but sources say owner David Tepper is unhappy and… Source link

If the Chicago Bears have made up their minds on the fate of head coach Matt Nagy, there’s little reason for them to delay what feels like the inevitable. Let the man go. No, this isn’t a snow-blinded suggestion after Sunday’s late, spirited comeback win over the Seattle Seahawks. And it’s not a reactionary take for a coach who won 15 of his first 20 regular-season games but has gone 18-25 since. Nagy had to feel like he was coaching for his life when the decision to go for two after the Bears… Source link

The highest winning percentage of any coach with at least 50 NFL games belongs to Guy Chamberlin, who won .784 percent of his games from 1922-27. John Madden is the modern-era leader at .759. Only four coaches ever are over 70 percent.  Matt LaFleur’s winning percentage sits at .800 through 45 games. After the Arizona Cardinals‘ loss on Monday night, LaFleur also leads the team that owns the No. 1 seed in the NFC with four games to go. He has been really good.  When we talk about the Green… Source link

Former “The Bachelor” star Matt James has a piece of advice for Chris Harrison, former host of “The Bachelor”: “Buy bitcoin.” The embattled host received a reported $25 million exit package after leaving the show amid a racism controversy. “The smartest thing that could be done with any of the payout would be to buy as much bitcoin as possible,” James told Yahoo Finance. “Because right now, it’s at an all-time low if you’re looking at the past few months.”  James said he sees an… Source link

The New York Times U.S. Faces Outbreak of Anti-Semitic Threats and Violence A brick shattering a window of a kosher pizzeria on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Jewish diners outside a sushi restaurant in Los Angeles attacked by men shouting anti-Semitic threats. Vandalism at synagogues in Arizona, Illinois and New York. In Salt Lake City, a man scratched a swastika into the front door of an Orthodox synagogue in the early morning hours of May 16. “This was the kind of thing that would never… Source link

Add head coach Matt LaFleur to the chorus of voices struggling to imagine quarterback Aaron Rodgers in anything but a Green Bay Packers uniform.  LaFleur was clear in his desire for Rodgers, the reigning NFL MVP, to return to the Packers squad in 2021. He joins team president Mark Murphy and general manager Brian Gutekunst, who both voiced support for having Rodgers after reports surfaced that the star was unhappy with the team. LaFleur ‘can’t fathom’ Rodgers not in Green Bay LaFleur said he… Source link

The Bachelor has a Chris Harrison problem. Well, the franchise actually has a lot of problems, but Harrison, who is essentially the face of Bachelor Nation, is one that is about to implode. As calls for Harrison’s firing grow louder, Matt James, the show’s first Black Bachelor in 25 seasons, broke his silence surrounding the controversy ahead of Monday’s new episode. James specifically called out Harrison’s “troubling and painful” words excusing historical racism. Harrison apologized and… Source link

ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Shaq Barrett is ready to “break the bank now” In the immediate aftermath of Super Bowl LV, linebacker Shaq Barrett made it clear that he wants to stay with the Buccaneers. Four days later, Barrett added an objective that could prompt him to leave Tampa Bay. Barrett wants to get paid. “I’m most definitely looking forward to getting a long-term deal done,” Barrett told [more] Source link