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Kansas City Chiefs player Sean Culkin will take the entirety of his 2021 base salary – $920,000 – in bitcoin. The fifth-year tight end is the first National Football League player to be paid entirely in bitcoin. Offensive tackle Russell Okung, who famously followed through on his declaration to “pay me in bitcoin,” still takes half of his $13 million salary in fiat. Culkin will start stacking biweekly sats via Zap’s Strike, the same fiat-to-bitcoin salary conversion service Okung… Source link

With the NFL draft nearly here, football is on everyone’s mind. To join in on the fun, we’re happy to announce Yahoo Fantasy Football is open for the 2021 NFL season! So, if you’ve been dreaming of building that juggernaut, championship-winning team since the final whistle blew on last season, the wait is over. You can create or join a fantasy football league today and start mock drafting now. What’s new this fantasy football season -NFL schedule change to be supported in-game: With the NFL… Source link

NFL coordinator: Fields more ‘pure QB’ than Kyler Murray originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Every year leading up to the NFL draft, analysts make comparisons between college prospects and players currently playing in the NFL. When it comes to Ohio State QB Justin Fields, the dual-threat QB has been compared to Russell Wilson, Dak Prescott, or even a combination of the two. It all depends on who you ask, and how they evaluate the player.  One NFL coordinator views Fields as a better QB… Source link

Eat This, Not That! The #1 Reason Why You Shouldn’t Eat Oatmeal, Says a Dietitian Oatmeal is a super-versatile food that many of us love to eat for breakfast, a snack, or even as a savory side dish. And while it’s a great whole grain offering, oatmeal can be a problem if you have stomach issues, especially individuals with certain gastrointestinal issues like irritable bowel disease. One cup of oats contains a little over 8 grams of fiber.”If you have a sensitive stomach, the fiber in the… Source link

Reuters Motor racing-Canadian Grand Prix cancelled for second year – CBC With the spread of new COVID-19 variants and Canada battling to contain a third wave of the virus, Montreal public health authorities concluded that even if run behind closed doors without spectators the risks were too high, reported the CBC. F1 officials, according to the CBC, wanted to bypass the mandatory 14-day quarantine for the hundreds of staff, crew members and drivers and rely on private medical staff and have… Source link

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE to see today’s piping-hot, fresh-outta-the-oven episode of THE RUSH with Jared Quay! We’ll let you know everything you didn’t know you needed to know about sports. Other stuff too. But mostly sports. It’s Wednesday, April 14, 2020, and Super Bowl Champ LeSean McCoy stops by to discuss: Playing with Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady in back-to-back seasons Who has the crazier fan base: the Eagles or the Bills? : Shady debates the Hall of Fame worthiness of Julian… Source link

The Guardian Penalty call: coaches ejected for flouting Augusta’s phone rules As some players’ mentors have found out in Masters week, this grand old club will punish anyone who breaks its traditions Spectators at the 18th green of the Masters, which stands alone as a tournament that denies the general use of mobile phones. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters The famously no-nonsense approach of Augusta National to matters of discipline has been evident once more during Masters week, with… Source link

Reuters Videos Nigeria’s homebrew becomes a premium brand High among the palm fronds, a tree is being tapped.This is the first step in making ogogoro – a Nigerian spirit also known as “push me, I push you.”It’s fermented using techniques dating back centuries.But today a pair of entrepreneurs are using contemporary rebranding to bring this palm wine to an affluent, global audience.In the Pedro’s distillery in Lagos, co-founder Chibueze Akukwe is adding labels to this premium version of… Source link

HOUSTON — For the past 16 days, the NFL had the luxury of time and patience as civil suits piled up against Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. While lawyers slung accusations back and forth through litigation and media statements, the league has been able to go about its due diligence without a ticking clock of criminal investigation hanging over its own disciplinary process. The bottom line? If Watson wasn’t part of a police probe, the demand on the NFL to do something about his… Source link

NFL offensive linemen have been known to make dramatic physical transformations after retiring from football. Often required to pack on pounds well beyond their natural weight to remain competitive, some are unrecognizable after adjusting to a non-football diet.  Count Orlando Franklin among them. Franklin played seven seasons in the NFL as an interior lineman from 2011-17 for the Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers and Washington. He was listed at 6-foot-6 and 315 pounds.  On Tuesday, he… Source link