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FRISCO, Texas -- Pro Football Hall of Famer Gil Brandt, the Dallas Cowboys' first vice president of player personnel from 1960-1988 who helped transform the team from an expansion franchise in 1960 to one of the NFL's iconic brands, died Thursday at 91 years old. In tandem with head coach Tom Landry and general manager Tex Schramm, Brandt's run included five Super Bowl appearances, two championships and 20 winning seasons in a row from 1966 to 1985. The two titles came via a Super Bowl VI victory over the Miami Dolphins (24-3) and a Super Bowl XII win over the Denver Broncos (27-10).
Brandt helped revolutionize the NFL's scouting industry by implementing computers and algorithms into the player evaluation process. He presided over the draft selection of Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach (the 129th pick in the 1964 NFL Draft, 10th round) and the undrafted free agency signings of Hall of Fame wide receiver Drew Pearson, defensive back Cliff Harris (1970), and the 2018 Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist Everson Walls.
Walls credits much of Dallas' success to Brandt being one of the first NFL talent evaluators to take historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) seriously as NFL pipelines. Walls (Grambling State), and Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Bob Hayes (Florida A&M) were two of his biggest finds from his HBCU scouting. Brandt's influence also led to the Cowboys making defensive lineman Ed "Too Tall" Jones the first No. 1 overall draft pick from an HBCU, Tennessee State, in the 1974 NFL Draft.
"The HBCUs were major for the Cowboys," Walls said Thursday. "The great Bob Hayes, these are the kinds of guys that Gil Brandt was out there looking [scouting], he wasn't just standing around, just picking things out of the air. He did a good job of scouting, and he understood what we brought to the table. I don't know if he knew I was going to make the team, but he signed me. That's a feather in his cap."
The relationship between Brandt and his players was one that improved in the later years once he and many of his finds were retired and out of the game.
"I told him he was trying to get to heaven in his old age, but he always liked that joke," Walls said of his more friendly relationship with Brandt later in life. "He did a good job in doing those last days and last years of really elevating HBCUs just as he did in those early years when he recruited us for his team."
Brandt's time with the Cowboys unceremoniously ended after Jerry Jones bought the Silver and Blue in 1989, but Jones did honor Brandt while he was still alive, inducting him into the team's Ring of Honor in 2018. Brandt was then inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame one year later in 2019.
"I'm so glad that Jerry was able to do that for him and for his family because that transition from the old school versus the new school, meaning the Tex Schramm days versus the Jerry Jones days, that transition was kind of tough for everyone," Walls said. "The fact that he was kind of embraced in that manner, I think that did a lot for him during his last days."
Jones released a statement about Brandt and his life after the news of his passing broke Thursday morning:
"We are so deeply saddened by the passing of Gil Brandt -- a true icon and pioneer of our sport. Gil was at the very core of the early success of the Dallas Cowboys and continued to serve as a great ambassador for the organization for decades beyond that. His contributions cemented his spot in the Ring of Honor. He was my friend and a mentor not only to me, but to countless executives, coaches, players and broadcasters across the National Football League, which rightfully earned him a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame where his legacy will be celebrated forever.
He was an innovator and set the standard for excellence in player acquisition. From the creation of the NFL Combine to revolutionizing the NFL Draft, Gil finished his over six-decade NFL career with an eye towards the future of the league and teaching fans about the sport he loved as a radio broadcaster. Gil was as good a storyteller as it gets, with a memory as sharp as a tack. His dedication to, and passion for, this game left a lasting impact on generations of Hall of Fame players and coaches. There are very few people that have been able to have the kind of generational impact that he did. Gil was as dedicated to growing this league and sport as anyone ever was, and we are all grateful and better for it.
Our hearts go out to Gil's wife, Sara, his son Hunter and all of Gil's family and friends."
EAGAN, Minn. — T.J. Hockenson enjoyed his first partial season in Purple — and so did the Vikings.
Full seasons with Minnesota are on the way after Hockenson signed an extension Thursday ahead of what was set to be his final year on his rookie contract.
Vikings General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah announced the agreement at the start of a media session he and Head Coach Kevin O'Connell held Thursday.
"I'm excited about that. He fits our culture. He's the type of player that we want around here in Minnesota," Adofo-Mensah said. "Really excited to get it done. I just want to thank his representatives, Kevin, [Executive Vice President of Football Operations] Rob [Brzezinski], [Manager of Football Administration] Emily [Badis]. A lot of people in this building do a lot of great work, late nights into this."
As they sometimes have in a year-plus of working together, O'Connell picked up from Adofo-Mensah and continued the thought.
"Thrilled to know we've got T.J. here as a major part of our core on offense," O'Connell said. "I think when we got him last season, our hopes [were] that we were acquiring a player that would become a major part of our offense moving forward.
"We saw the immediate impact over those 10 games, 11 games, what he was able to do," O'Connell added. "We've been able to build on T.J.'s role here, really have a great process throughout the offseason of what it's going to look like within our offensive system for a major player like T.J. to be a part of it, and just knowing our young core that we do have, our quarterback and where he's at coming out of training camp, I'm very excited about our offensive side."
The deal means "speculation season" regarding Hockenson's future with the team can yield to the 2023 regular season in which he's expected to play another large role in Minnesota's passing game.
The Vikings team that traded for him on Nov. 1 and threw the football his direction nine times five days later (resulting in nine catches and 70 yards at Washington) envisioned him in the long-term plans and for plenty of good reasons.
After showing he could catch on fast against the Commanders, Hockenson totaled 60 receptions for 519 yards and three scores on 86 targets in 10 games (seven starts) with Minnesota. He played 90 percent or more of the Vikings offensive snaps in six games and at least 77 percent in nine contests. The lone exception was at Chicago in the regular-season finale when Minnesota limited action for starters.
Hockenson's 26 receptions in his first four Vikings games set an NFL record for receptions by a tight end in his first four games with a team, and his 60 receptions over the final 10 weeks of 2022 trailed only Travis Kelce's 63 at the position.
The native of Chariton, Iowa, turned in a prolific performance against the Giants in Week 16, catching 13 passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns.
His 13 catches:
· were the most by an NFL tight end in a game in 2022.
· set a record for most catches by a Vikings tight end in any game.
· are tied for 13th all-time by a tight end since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
· are tied for fourth among all Vikings in a single game.
· are the most by a Vikings player in a game the team won.
It was one of three games with 100-plus receiving yards for Hockenson in 2022. He set a career-high with 179 for Detroit at Seattle in Week 4, becoming the NFL's first tight end to post more than 175 yards, catch two touchdowns and score a 2-point conversion in one game.
He also caught 10 passes for 129 yards on 11 targets in Minnesota's playoff loss to the Giants.
Hockenson was set to enter 2023 on a fifth-year option that was extended to his rookie contract by the Lions in April 2022. Detroit drafted him No. 8 overall out of Iowa in 2019. Hockenson began his pro career with 131 yards at Arizona, setting an NFL record for a tight end in his first career game.
A two-time Pro Bowl selection (2020 and 2023), Hockenson has played in 57 regular-season games during his NFL tenure, making 49 starts. He has tallied 2,587 yards receiving and 18 touchdowns on 246 receptions.
O'Connell said he appreciated Hockenson from afar since the start of his career, and that viewpoint was further increased when O'Connell began working with quarterback Matthew Stafford in Los Angeles in 2021. O'Connell saw plenty of moments by Hockenson on the film he was studying of Stafford's later years with Detroit.
"A lot of times, he was throwing to T.J. on that inside-out feel to certain aspects of our passing game. T.J. is a dynamic, route-running tight end that can win routes in 1-on-1 settings versus linebackers/safeties," O'Connell said. "We can move him all over the formation, and then I do think he's a three-down player. I think he can have a role in, and has shown to be willing and able in, the run game and play-pass game. As I tell him sometimes, 'Most of the time we're dropping back to throw, I want you in the pattern, but every now and then, with the marriage of the run and the pass, there's going to be sometimes you've got to do that.'
"That's the best thing about T.J. He does anything that you ask him to do," O'Connell added. "He's capable to do those things, and then you pair him in that room with those other three tight ends, you feel like you've got a complete group to really attack a lot of different ways."
Hockenson was limited a bit in training camp but worked out on side fields last week when Minnesota hosted Arizona for joint practices. O'Connell said he was "pretty close" to fully participating in Wednesday's practice and "we'll just continue to progress him on a timeline leading into [Minnesota's opener against Tampa Bay on Sept. 10] so that he feels ready to go."
Pro Football Hall of Famer Gil Brandt, one of the architects who helped turn the Dallas Cowboys from an expansion franchise into "America's Team," died Thursday. He was 91.
He was the Cowboys' vice president of player personnel for 28 years, from 1960 when the team entered the NFL as an expansion franchise until May 1989, when he was fired by new owner and general manager Jerry Jones.
Under the leadership of Brandt, coach Tom Landry and general manager Tex Schramm, the Cowboys posted 20 consecutive winning seasons from 1966 until 1985 and made five Super Bowl appearances, earning two championships. The Cowboys won those titles by defeating the Miami Dolphins 24-3 in Super Bowl VI and the Denver Broncos 27-10 in Super Bowl XII.
Landry was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990 and Schramm in 1991, but Brandt had to wait to join them until 2019, when he was inducted as a contributor. He is also in the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor, added in 2018.
"We are so deeply saddened by the passing of Gil Brandt -- a true icon and pioneer of our sport. Gil was at the very core of the early success of the Dallas Cowboys and continued to serve as a great ambassador for the organization for decades beyond that. His contributions cemented his spot in the Ring of Honor," Jones said in a statement. "He was my friend and a mentor not only to me, but to countless executives, coaches, players and broadcasters across the National Football League, which rightfully earned him a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame where his legacy will be celebrated forever."
The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced that the Hall of Fame flag in Canton, Ohio, was lowered to half-staff Thursday in honor of Brandt.
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) August 31, 2023
Brandt is credited with being the first in the NFL to use computers to enter number grades for prospects at each position in evaluation for the NFL draft and the first to test prospects' mental makeup under pressure through psychological testing.
Using that computer system as a guide, he oversaw the drafting of or signed nine players who went on to be inducted into the Hall of Fame: defensive lineman Bob Lilly, his first selection in 1960; defensive back Mel Renfro (1964); wide receiver Bob Hayes (1965); Roger Staubach (1964); offensive tackle Rayfield Wright (1967); defensive back Cliff Harris (signed as undrafted free agent in 1970); defensive tackle Randy White (1975); running back Tony Dorsett (1977); and wide receiver Michael Irvin (1988).
Brandt said the Cowboys had a system in place that, "if we would follow the computer, we'd do all right."
"You can't tell the story about the success of the Dallas Cowboys and their two-decade run of winning seasons from the mid-1960s to mid-1980s without mentioning Gil Brandt," Jim Porter, president of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, said in a statement Thursday.
"His innovative approach to scouting and player evaluation helped the organization find players others overlooked. The result was discovering future Cowboys from smaller colleges, or even off college basketball or track teams. He is credited with advancing the use of computers in the front office of pro football teams, but the real computer was the one in his own head, where he stored an incredible amount of information that he loved to share with anyone who appreciated the game like he did."
Brandt also helped Jones with his first NFL draft in 1989, when the Cowboys selected eventual Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman with the first overall pick. Jones fired Brandt after that draft, but the two men remained friends, and Brandt selected Jones to present him at his Hall of Fame induction in 2019.
"Gil Brandt set the standard for all scouts and personnel executives to follow, and aspire to, in the NFL,'' Jones said when he accepted the offer to present Brandt at his induction. "Gil changed the NFL in the draft room and is more than worthy of this recognition.''
Brandt is credited, along with Schramm, with spurring the creation of the NFL scouting combine. The two men proposed to the NFL's competition committee that the scouting process should be centralized, which led to the creation of the National Invitational Camp in Tampa, Florida. Two other such camps also were held in other parts of the country, and in 1985, the three camps merged into one and became known as the NFL scouting combine.
Brandt was born on March 4, 1933, in Milwaukee and attended the University of Wisconsin. His first job after college was as a baby photographer.
He got his start in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams as a part-time scout in the 1950s, when Schramm was the team's general manager.
Brandt also wrote for NFL.com as a player analyst and historian and was a regular contributor for SiriusXM NFL Radio.
"Gil was as good a storyteller as it gets, with a memory as sharp as a tack. His dedication to, and passion for, this game left a lasting impact on generations of Hall of Fame players and coaches. There are very few people that have been able to have the kind of generational impact that he did. Gil was as dedicated to growing this league and sport as anyone ever was, and we are all grateful and better for it," Jones said in his statement Thursday.
"Our hearts go out to Gil's wife, Sara, his son Hunter and all of Gil's family and friends."
Minnesota Vikings star T.J. Hockenson will sign a four-year, $68.5 million contract extension that resets the tight end market, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The Vikings announced a new deal for Hockenson on Thursday but did not disclose terms. A source told Schefter that the average annual value of the deal is $17.125 million and that Hockenson will make $42.5 million guaranteed -- both the highest for a tight end in NFL history.
"He fits our culture," Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said Thursday. "He's the type of player we want in Minnesota. I'm really excited to get it done."
Hockenson quickly became one of quarterback Kirk Cousins' top targets after a midseason trade from the Detroit Lions, hauling in 60 receptions for 519 yards and three touchdowns in 10 games. The two-time Pro Bowler finished second among NFL tight ends last season with 86 receptions for 914 yards in 17 combined games with Minnesota and Detroit.
"Our hopes were that we were acquiring a player that would become a major part of our offense moving forward," Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell said Thursday. "We saw the immediate impact over those 10 games -- 11 games. We've been able to build on T.J.'s role here, and really have a great process in the offseason of what it's really going to look like in our offensive system for a major player like T.J. to be a part of it."
Hockenson, 26, had missed significant time during training camp and the preseason for multiple reasons, including an ear infection and a sore back, according to the Vikings.
Hockenson and the Vikings both repeatedly had attributed his absence to the health issues, not his contract situation. O'Connell said Thursday he feels "very good" about Hockenson's availability for Week 1 of the regular season.
"I don't think there was ever any sense of quid pro quo or anything like that. ... I know there is a business aspect to things and, ultimately, I can't tell you anything for certain," Adofo-Mensah. "But I didn't view it as that at all. I felt like there was a process that needed to play out and ultimately it ended up here, and we're excited about that."
The Vikings sent a 2023 second-round draft pick and a 2024 third-round draft pick to the Lions for Hockenson and two draft picks (a fourth-round draft pick in 2023 and a conditional draft pick in 2024).
With Hockenson soon to be locked up for the long term, the Vikings have one more contract situation to resolve with a pending extension for superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson, who still has two years left on his rookie deal.
ESPN's Kevin Seifert and Jeremy Fowler and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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For about 10 minutes, it looked like the 300th home run of Bryce Harper's career would also be another dramatic, game-winning bomb for a Phillies team that hit a franchise-record 59 homers in August.
While Craig Kimbrel's blown save in the top of the ninth inning prevented that, it was still another magical moment at Citizens Bank Park, a stadium that has housed many over the last calendar year.
Harper came up in the bottom of the eighth with the Phillies trailing by a run. Trea Turner, who hit a go-ahead three-run shot of his own two innings earlier, had just struck out. Harper cracked one to right-center for his 10th homer of the month.
Bryce Harper hit his 300th career home run in dramatic fashion on Wednesday afternoon.
He played like an MVP in August, hitting .361 with 10 homers, nine doubles, a triple, 24 RBI and 23 runs scored in 26 games.
"Hopefully 300 more," he said after the game. "Growing up, you don't really think about the one or the two or the three, you think about the bigger numbers. I like where I'm at on a personal level and where this team is as well. There's bigger numbers in my head but 300 is pretty good.
"Being able to do it at home in front of these fans, there's nothing like it," he said. "I'm very fortunate and blessed to put this uniform on each day with Phillies across my chest. I'm so thankful that me and John (Middleton) were able to sit down after the 2018 season and get something done. Very fortunate to have a long-term deal and play this game for a long time.
"Hopefully I'm able to do it for even longer than my contract says now. I just love being a Phillie, plain and simple. It's something I dreamed about, this fanbase, this city, I love them, plain and simple. I feel like I'm part of this family, there's nothing like it. I could go on and on, everybody thinks I pander a lot, but it's real. It's so real. It's from the bottom of my heart."
Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest. He has chronicled the NFL since 2005, covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2005-2013 and the Colts since 2013. He has previously worked for the Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times, Indianapolis Star and The Athletic.
The Green Bay Packers also were in talks with the Colts and had legitimate interest in trading for the star running back, sources told ESPN.
Indianapolis moved forward after its self-imposed deadline of Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET came and went without receiving what the team deemed an acceptable offer for Taylor, who requested a trade last month and was authorized by the Colts last week to seek out a trade partner.
But the Packers emerging as a contender remains relevant because Taylor can still be traded, even though he is on the reserve/physically unable to perform list and therefore must miss at least the first four games of the regular season.
A source told ESPN that there is still trade interest in Taylor and the All-Pro would still welcome a trade. The NFL's trade deadline is Oct. 31.
The Dolphins, sources said, also were in talks with the Colts and discussed several possible deals -- including deals that involved draft picks and players -- but none of those proposals enticed the Colts to act. It remains unclear what the Packers offered or what their level of interest might be moving forward.
Dolphins general manager Chris Grier confirmed Wednesday he had "exploratory talks" with Colts GM Chris Ballard, but added there was "no exchange of offers" between the two sides.
"In terms of being close, nothing was really close," Grier said.
Grier reiterated that the Dolphins are happy with their running backs room and applauded the group for their development this preseason. Miami kept five running backs on its initial 53-man roster: Raheem Mostert, Jeff Wilson Jr., De'Von Achane, Salvon Ahmed and undrafted free agent Chris Brooks.
The Packers have three running backs on their initial 53-man roster: veterans Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon along with undrafted rookie Emanuel Wilson.
Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst went through his usual talking points Wednesday when asked about possible player acquisitions, even joking that he has a checklist ready for such questions.
"First of all, I can't talk about players on other teams," he said. "We try to be in every conversation. Anytime we have good players available to us, we'd like to make the Green Bay Packers better, and we'll look at those opportunities. That's all I've got to say about that."
Gutekunst, however, had more to say when asked about the possibility that Dillon could be involved in a potential trade.
"AJ's part of this team and he was going to be regardless," Gutekunst said. "Again, there's a lot of conversations -- we are used at times for leverage situations at times as well. But we're not doing what we're supposed to be doing if we're not investigating these things, at least listening to things. But yeah, I think it's the nature of the world now. There's all kinds of things out there, some are true, some aren't."
Jones, 28, is under contract through 2024 but agreed to take a $5 million pay cut this offseason. The 2020 Pro Bowler will make $11 million this season, including an $8.52 million signing bonus that was paid at the time of his restructure. Jones is due to make $12 million next season, although none of that is guaranteed.
Dillon, 25, was a second-round draft selection in 2020 and is entering the final year of his rookie deal.
The Packers would've studied Taylor closely. Not only was he a college star at the nearby University of Wisconsin, where the Packers sent a strong contingent to scout, but Green Bay also was in the market for a running back in 2020 -- the year Taylor was draft-eligible.
But the Colts selected Taylor with the 41st overall pick that year, well ahead of the Packers, who selected quarterback Jordan Love in the first round and ended up picking Dillon at No. 62 overall.
The Colts informed Taylor in May that they would not be extending his rookie contract until after the season, the final year of his deal. Upon reporting for training camp, Taylor informed the Colts that he had lingering ankle issues from a January surgery and requested a trade.
The next steps for Taylor could be quite consequential. According to the NFL's collective bargaining agreement, Taylor's contract would toll for 2023 if he's still on the PUP list as of Week 6 and doesn't return to the active roster at some point this season. Taylor is scheduled to become a free agent in the spring, provided he earns an accrued season.
ESPN's Rob Demovsky and Marcel Louis-Jacques contributed to this report.
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Dorance Armstrong (92) is seen during the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. Dallas won 40-34.
Updated 3:56 p.m.
Tuesday was a challenging cutdown day for former Jayhawks, as only one of the nine current NFL players who entered the league out of Kansas made a 53-man roster following the preseason.
Defensive end Dorance Armstrong, who played in 76 games and started 13 over the first five seasons of his career in Dallas, remains ensconced with the Cowboys after an 8.5-sack campaign in 2022. Armstrong followed a historic KU tenure that included the Jayhawks’ first-ever preseason Big 12 Conference defensive player of the year honor with a fourth-round selection in the 2018 NFL Draft and has remained secure in the league since.
The same cannot be said for his fellow KU products, with between zero and five years of NFL experience and varying levels of past success, whose pro teams deemed them expendable, or at least not immediately necessary, at Tuesday afternoon’s deadline. Hakeem Adeniji, Earl Bostick Jr., Kyron Johnson, Kwamie Lassiter II, Lonnie Phelps, Caleb Sampson, Steven Sims Jr. and Daniel Wise were cut. However, all but Sims and Wise signed to practice squads Wednesday, via various reports and official team announcements.
Adeniji, part of a much-maligned Bengals offensive line over the last few seasons, started 22 games between the regular season and playoffs, including all 13 he appeared in during the 2021 run to the Super Bowl. NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported that he will join the Minnesota Vikings’ practice squad.
All of the remaining practice squad signees stuck with their original teams.
Bostick, an undrafted rookie free agent who spent training camp with Armstrong and the Cowboys after getting $220,000 guaranteed to join the team, signed to Dallas’ practice squad, the team announced.
The Philadelphia Eagles took Johnson in the sixth round of the 2022 draft, and he played in 16 games with eight total tackles last year. Seven of those came on special teams, which was tied for second-best on the team, and, a linebacker by trade, he only played 18 defensive snaps. Johnson recorded two tackles in the preseason opener against Baltimore but missed time in training camp due to an appendectomy.
Undrafted rookie free agent Phelps, a defensive lineman, declared for the draft after one season at KU rather than using his fifth year of eligibility. He had a strong preseason for the Cleveland Browns with nine total tackles, three passes defensed and a sack, and the team confirmed his re-signing Wednesday afternoon.
Lassiter returned to camp with the Cincinnati Bengals this year after previous time with the team. The son of a 10-year NFL player and the brother of current KU corner Kwinton Lassiter and BYU wideout Darius Lassiter, he caught on with Cincinnati as an undrafted free agent wideout in 2022. He had six catches for 33 yards in the Bengals’ preseason opener this year but just one in the next two games combined.
Sampson, an undrafted free agent defensive tackle who spent four seasons at KU, made one tackle for the Indianapolis Colts in preseason action but showed enough for the team to retain him on the practice squad.
The other cut players should be equally viable candidates for a practice squad or potentially another active roster around the league. The expansion of NFL practice squads to 16 players and broadening of practice-squad eligibility (six of those players can have any level of experience; they don’t necessarily need to be young) has resulted in increased opportunities for roster-bubble talent.
Players with fewer than four years of service time go on waivers, and NFL teams had until 11 a.m. Central Time Wednesday to make waiver claims. After that, they could begin signing players to practice squads.
Of note, former KU running back Khalil Herbert, a third-year player, still plays for the Chicago Bears after accumulating 731 rushing yards during the 2022 season. However, Herbert’s exceptional 2020 season as a graduate transfer at Virginia Tech was what turned him into a top NFL prospect.
The only other Jayhawk in the NFL last season, according to Pro Football Reference, was Chris Harris Jr., who played in 10 games for New Orleans in his 12th professional season overall. Harris, who recently spoke at the unveiling of KU’s new stadium plans, is currently a free agent.
Sims, a Houston native, was back in his hometown hoping to make the Texans’ roster. He entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2019 and spent four years between Washington, Buffalo and Pittsburgh. Sims caught four touchdowns as a rookie and also scored in the 2020 playoffs but saw his opportunities dwindle in recent years, though he served as a returner for the Steelers in 2022. He had three catches for 29 yards and assorted return chances for the Texans in the preseason.
Wise, who like Sims was on his fourth team in five seasons, got attention this preseason when he filled in at defensive tackle for Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro Chris Jones, who continues to hold out seeking a new contract. He signed with the Chiefs initially in January, then released, then re-signed to a reserve/future contract shortly before the Super Bowl. Wise tallied four tackles, three for loss, this preseason.
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Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Hakeem Adeniji (77) lines up for the play during a preseason NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Cincinnati.
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Houston Texans wide receiver Steven Sims (82) runs from New Orleans Saints linebacker D’Marco Jackson (52) during a kickoff return in the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in New Orleans.
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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Kwamie Lassiter II (18) can’t make the catch as Atlanta Falcons cornerback Breon Borders (36) defends during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, in Atlanta. The Cincinnati Bengals and the Atlanta Falcons tied 13-13.
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Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Daniel Wise (96) gets set before a play during an NFL preseason football game against the Cleveland Browns Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo.
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Blaine Gabbert (9) scrambles as Cleveland Browns defensive end Lonnie Phelps (63) defends during the second half of an NFL preseason football game Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo.
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Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Earl Bostick Jr. celebrates a score against the Jacksonville Jaguars during a presesaon NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2022.
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Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Kyron Johnson (58) in action during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Baltimore.
Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!
I'm going to cut right to the chase today: NFL cut day is upon us.
The league used to hold three cut days, but then that number was trimmed down to two in recent years, but now, there's only one cut day and that day is today. Things are probably going to get pretty crazy over the next few hours, which is why I'm mixing pure Colombian coffee grounds into everything I eat and drink today. It's the only way to survive. I will then probably wash that down with three Red Bulls that I will likely also mix with coffee grounds.
Cut day isn't just a big day for cuts; it's also a day where we'll see a lot of trades, so we'll be following all of those as the day unfolds. Also, to break up the monotony of cuts, we'll be unveiling our All-AFC East team. Oh, and we'll also be TALKING TO Jimmy Garoppolo!
Anyway, here's your daily reminder to tell all your friends to sign up for the newsletter. To get them signed up, all you have to do is click here. Let's get to the rundown.
1. Today's Show: Picking which teams will make the playoffs by spinning a giant wheel
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Today is a big day for the Pick Six podcast and that's because I finally made my return. After sitting out for most of the month due to my suspension -- just kidding, I was on vacation -- the crew invited me on to join Tuesday's show.
I was on with Katie Mox, Will Brinson and Emory Hunt and we decided to turn a good chunk of the episode into a game show, which I think was our way of honoring Bob Barker (RIP Bob).
The rules of the game were simple: We each got to spin our giant NFL wheel, which consisted of 32 teams and then we had to come up with our best bet for the team we landed on.
Here's a look at one team that we each landed on:
Hunt: Cowboys. America's team is also Emory's team. After watching them win 12 games in each of the past two seasons, Hunt thinks the Cowboys are going to be even better this year. He thinks they're going to get back to the NFC title game for the first time since 1995, BUT, he doesn't have them in the Super Bowl. The odds of the Cowboys getting to the NFC Championship are currently sitting at +650.
Katie: Browns. After watching Deshaun Watson struggle through six games last year, Katie doesn't think things are going to get much better for him this year. Her best bet was the Browns missing the playoffs, which has odds of -135.
Brinson: 49ers. Brinson got bold with his prediction: He thinks the 49ers are going to get to the Super Bowl, only to lose. One reason Brinson loves this pick is because the odds are +750.
Breech: Ravens. As a noted Bengals homer, this might be hard to believe, but I actually like the Ravens a lot this year. If Lamar Jackson can stay healthy, there's no reason this team can't contend in the AFC. My best bet is that the Ravens make it to the divisional round, which has some juicy odds at +350.
2. NFL cut day is here: Every roster must be trimmed down to 53 players
Between now and 4 p.m. ET, all 32 NFL teams have to cut their rosters down from 90 players to 53 players, which means there are going to be more than 1,100 players out of a job by the end of the day.
When that many players are being released, there are always going to be a few surprises, and we've already seen a few with the release of Cardinals QB Colt McCoy and Giants WR Jamison Crowder. Although there are still a few more hours to go until the deadline, here's a look at some notable players who have already been released:
Cuts will be coming out fast and furious all day, and it's not going to be easy to keep track of. The good news is that we've made that easy for you with a CUTS TRACKER. If you want to check out the full list of cuts as they happen, just click here. (The list won't be final until after the 4 p.m. ET deadline.)
3. NFL trade parade: Teams are wheeling and dealing heading into final cuts
Final cuts won't be the only thing happening in the NFL today. There will also be quite a few trades, and if you're wondering why that happens, it's pretty simple: If a talented player is on the verge of being released, a team will usually call around to see if anyone wants to make a trade before cutting him. By making a deal, they get something in return for a player they were going to cut anyway.
There have been quite a few trades since yesterday's newsletter, so let's do a quick rundown of every deal that's happened over the 24 hours:
Notes: The Browns surprisingly made the decision to cut Cade York, who struggled during the preseason. York was going into his second season after being drafted in the fourth round in 2022. As of Tuesday at noon, the Browns still had not technically released York, though, so it is possible they could try to trade him to a kicker-needy team.
TRADE RUMORS: These guys haven't been traded, but there's speculation that a deal could get done before the end of the day.
Colts RB Jonathan Taylor. The Colts set a deadline for today to trade Taylor, which means he is definitely the big name to watch. If Taylor doesn't get traded today, that doesn't mean a deal won't happen, but the Colts clearly want to get something done before they have to finalize their 53-man roster at 4 p.m. ET.
Patriots K Nick Folk. According to The Athletic, the Patriots are looking to trade away their veteran kicker, which means that rookie Chad Ryland as won the kicking competition in New England. The Patriots could end up cutting Folk, but they probably feel like they can get something in return since there are so many kicker-needy teams like the Titans, 49ers and Lions.
Eagles DE Derek Barnett. The Eagles are deep on the defensive line this year, which could cut into Barnett's playing time, and because of that, he's apparently hoping to be traded, according to ESPN.com. Barnett missed nearly the entire 2022 season after wearing his ACL in Week 1.
Vikings WR Jalen Reagor. One year after being traded to the Vikings, the former first-round pick could be on the move again. According to NFL.com, the Vikings have taken calls about Reagor and there's a chance the receiver could be dealt at some point today.
Basically, it's going to be a busy day, and if you take a nap at any point, you'll probably miss 17 or more moves while you're sleeping, so I think what I'm trying to say is that you probably shouldn't take a nap today.
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It's been a wild offseason for Jimmy Garoppolo and the Raiders. From his injured foot to the Josh Jacobs situation to Tom Brady buying part of the team, a lot has happened in Las Vegas over the past few months and Jimmy decided to talk about it with us during a one-on-one interview Monday with CBSSports.com's Jordan Dajani. Jordan would like everyone to know that he was NOT overcome by Jimmy's handsomeness.
Here's a breakdown of some of things that Jimmy and Jordan talked about:
Garoppolo is excited that Jacobs will be back. Although Garoppolo signed with the Raiders in March, he had never met Jacobs until Sunday (Aug. 27), which was one day after the running back agreed to a revised one-year deal. "Getting Josh back, it was exciting," Garoppolo said. "Got to meet him for the first time [on Sunday]. Great dude, down to earth, seems like he's ready to work. Just a lot of energy, lot of energy in the building, you could feel it, it was a little different. Glad everything worked out."
Garoppolo is impressed with his receivers. The Raiders quarterback will be throwing to one of the best receivers in the NFL this year in Davante Adams and he seems pretty excited about Adams and the receivers as a whole. "That group as a whole has really impressed me, it's been a good group to work with," Garoppolo said. "Those guys, they get the little details, they're all tied in together. Really they share information with each other which is really cool to talk about how they ran a route, try to teach the younger guys."
Jimmy reacts to Brady buying part of the team. Garoppolo and Brady were once teammates in New England, but now they have a much different relationship: Brady is a part owner of the team that Garoppolo is playing for. "It's been really cool," Garoppolo said of having Brady on board as an owner. "I got to see him in Dallas over the weekend. I haven't seen him in a while but he's still the same old guy, man. Loves to compete, was getting us fired up in the locker room, all that good stuff. And he's one of the best, man. One of the best people and best players obviously, but just a good dude overall."
Garoppolo also talked about his injured foot and what he expects of himself this season and if you want to check out his full interview, you can do that by clicking here.
5. 2023 All-AFC East team: Bills lead division with eight players
The Buffalo Bills are coming off a season where they just won the AFC East title, so it probably won't come as a huge surprise when we tell you that they ended up with the most players on our all-division team for the AFC East.
Jared Dubin went through all four rosters in the division to create one Super Team that consisted of 27 players (12 on offense, 12 on defense plus three special teams). Of the 27 players on the All-AFC East team, eight of them came from Buffalo, a total that edged out the Dolphins, who put seven players on the team.
With that in mind, let's take a look at the offense for the AFC East's all-division team:
If you want to see the defensive side of the AFC East's All-Division team, plus the special teams representatives, then be sure to click here.
6. Extra points: Cardinals refuse to name a starting QB, Kyler Murray out at least four games
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It's been a busy 24 hours in the NFL, and since it's nearly impossible to keep track of everything that happened, I went ahead and put together a roundup for you.
Kyler Murray to miss at least four games. After tearing his ACL in December, it seemed likely that Murray was going to miss a few games to start the 2023 season and that's now official. The Cardinals quarterback is expected to start the year on the Physically Unable to Peform (PUP) list, which means he'll have to sit out at least the first four games. Under NFL rules, the earliest Murray would be eligible to return would be in Week 5 (Oct. 8) against the Bengals.
Cardinals refuse to name a starting QB. With Kyler Murray out and Colt McCoy now cut, the Cardinals are down to Joshua Dobbs and rookie Clayton Tune at quarterback. One of those guys will be starting in Week 1, but Arizona has decided not to tell anyone who that will be. "I won't name a starter because I think it's a competitive advantage for us going to Washington," coach Jonathan Gannon said Monday.
Von Miller to start season on PUP list. The Bills are planning to place Miller on the PUP list to start the season, according to NFL.com. Once this becomes official, it means that Miller will have to sit out at least the first four games, which means he definitely won't be on the field against the Jets, Raiders, Commanders or Dolphins.
Buccaneers starting center likely done playing in the NFL. Ryan Jensen, who once started in 65 straight games for the Buccaneers, might not play another NFL down. Not only did he miss all of last season with a knee injury, but that same injury is going to cost him the 2023 season. The Bucs are expected to place him on season-ending injured reserve and once that move is made, there's a chance he could be done for good after missing two straight seasons.
Matthew Stafford can't relate to Rams' younger players. The Rams seem to be having a minor problem with team chemistry in the locker room, and apparently, the issue stems from the fact that Matthew Stafford can't relate to his younger teammates. His wife, Kelly, revealed that information on a recent podcast and you can read more about the details of the situation here.
According to multiple reports, the Titans have acquired Nick Folk from the Patriots in exchange for a 2025 seventh-round pick.
Folk, 38, immediately becomes Tennessee’s kicker, as the club released Michael Badgley on Monday.
The Patriots will turn to rookie fourth-round pick Chad Ryland to be their kicker in 2023. He connected on 2-of-2 extra points in the preseason and did not attempt a field goal.
Folk was also 2-of-2 on extra points and hit his one field goal attempt in the exhibition contests.
A Cowboys sixth-round pick back in 2007, Folk has made 83 percent of his career attempts. He was 32-of-37 for New England last year to go with 32-of-35 on extra points.
Folk has appeared in 211 career games and made 353 of his 426 career field goals.
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Folk, who turns 39 in November, enters his 16th NFL season and is tied for 23rd on the all-time list with 353 career field goals. He ranks fifth among active kickers.
The Patriots selected strong-legged Maryland kicker Chad Ryland in the fourth round of the 2023 draft, trading up to do so. That signaled that Folk's time with the franchise was likely coming to an end, with the Patriots preferring to go with the younger option who also handles kickoffs (which Folk does only as an emergency replacement).
Titans coach Mike Vrabel had called the team's kicking position a "fluid situation" Monday after Michael Badgley was waived. The Titans tried Badgley in their preseason finale after waiving a pair of undrafted kickers who competed throughout the offseason, only to cut him Sunday.
Folk had been a steady presence in New England since joining the team in October 2019 as an injury replacement for then-kicker Stephen Gostkowski. It helped revive his NFL career after he was out of the league in 2018, using a stint with the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football to show he was healthy from a 2017 left knee injury that landed him on injured reserve.
Folk was 108-for-121 on field goal attempts (89.2%) in his three-plus seasons in New England, at one point setting a franchise record by making 36 in a row.
While Folk's range wasn't as deep as Ryland's in training camp, he seemed to be more consistent in the practices viewed by reporters.
Folk, the former University of Arizona standout, has been with the Dallas Cowboys (2007-2009), New York Jets (2010-2016), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2017) and Patriots (2019-2022) over his NFL career.
Per Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, Cardinals QB Kyler Murray will begin 2023 on the reserve/PUP list, which will require him to miss at least the first four games of the season. The bigger surprise is that Colt McCoy, who spent the past two seasons as Murray’s backup in Arizona, has been released, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.
Murray, of course, is the club’s franchise passer, and he signed a massive contract extension last July. But he suffered an ACL tear and a torn meniscus late in the 2022 season, and while there was some initial optimism that he would be cleared for Week 1 of the upcoming campaign, it had become increasingly apparent that would not be the case. As Arizona is clearly in rebuild mode — and perhaps in line for the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 draft — it simply does not make sense for the team to rush Murray back onto the field.
Even after the recent trade that brought Josh Dobbs to the desert, the expectation was that McCoy would open the season as the Cardinals’ starting signal-caller, with Dobbs serving as his backup and fifth-round rookie Clayton Tune as the third-stringer. On the other hand, new Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing worked as the Browns’ quarterbacks coach in 2022, when Dobbs was on the Cleveland roster, so there is some familiarity there. Additionally, McCoy’s 2022 season was cut short due to a concussion, and he spent time on IR with a calf injury prior to that. An elbow problem sidelined McCoy at the outset of this year’s offseason program.
The McCoy release creates $1.5MM of cap space for the Cardinals while leaving the club with a dead money charge of $3.5MM, as Mike Jurecki of Arizona Football Daily observes. As such, it seems clear that the move was not financially motivated and was instead designed to give younger players who might have longer futures with the team more of an opportunity.
McCoy, who will turn 37 next month, contemplated retirement this offseason. It is now fair to wonder if he will hang up the cleats or search for another opportunity to extend his playing career. The Texas product has started 36 games in the NFL, and though his 11-25 record as a starter is obviously uninspiring, he has had stretches of quality play. In 2021, for instance, he started three games in relief of an injured Murray and went 2-1 while completing 74.7% of his passes for three TDs against one interception.
NASCAR driver Ryan Preece rolled ten times in a long crash late in Saturday's Cup Series race at Daytona. Preece was able to exit the car after the collision, but was reportedly taken to an area hospital post-race.
In real time, the crash took eight seconds. It began when Preece, who was racing near the front late for a win that would lock him into the Cup Series playoffs in his last opportunity to do so this season, was bumped from behind while drafting in the outside lane. His No. 41 Ford then spun sideways through traffic and into the grass, where it was thrown into the air by either turbulence underneath the car's flat floor over an uneven surface or a bump somewhere in the grass or on the paved infield road course.
Air then gets beneath the car all at once, flipping it up in a "blowover" style crash. The first hit then reverses the momentum of the rollover, flipping the car back forward and beginning a series of terrifying, spectacular rolls. The car is thrown well into the air twice, rolling multiple times before it lands on both occasions.
In slow motion, NBC's primary angle of the crash lasts an astonishing 55 seconds. The car jettisons a roof panel meant to help with emergency extraction early, shedding more bodywork and even parts of the suspension as it continues to roll. Ultimately, the car lands on its floor and a conscious Preece is able to leave it safely. Other than the report that he has been taken to a local hospital, no further update about his condition has been released.
Spain’s football federation has threatened to take legal action against one of the country’s star players, Jennifer Hermoso, accusing her of lying about being kissed by federation president Luis Rubiales.
Hermoso said Friday that at no point did she consent to a kiss by the country’s soccer chief – at the medal ceremony last Sunday after Spain had won the Women’s World Cup – writing on social media, “I felt vulnerable and a victim of an impulse-driven, sexist, out of place act without any consent on my part.”
In a statement Friday, responding to Hermoso and Spain’s Association of Professional Soccer Players (FUTPRO), the federation defended Rubiales, who described the kiss as “mutual” and spoke of “unjust” campaigns and “fake feminism.”
“The evidence is conclusive. The President has not lied,” the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) said, alongside descriptions of photos attempting to support Rubiales’ claim.
“The RFEF and the President will demonstrate each of the lies that are spread either by someone on behalf of the player or, if applicable, by the player herself.
“The RFEF and the President, given the seriousness of the content of the press release from the Futpro Union, will initiate the corresponding legal actions,” the statement said.
The federation went on to say that players had “an obligation” to participate in matches “if they are called for it,” after all 23 members of Spain’s World Cup-winning squad, including Hermoso, and nearly 50 other professional women soccer players, said they would not play again for the country until Rubiales is removed from his position.
On Saturday, the federation doubled down on its accusations of lying against Hermoso. In a since deleted statement, the RFEF said, “We have to state that Ms. Jennifer Hermoso lies in every statement she makes against the president” and again threatened legal action. It is unclear why the RFEF chose to delete the statement from its website.
On Saturday, soccer’s world governing body FIFA provisionally suspended Rubiales from “all football-related activities” after it said on Thursday that it had opened disciplinary proceedings against Rubiales as he may have violated the game’s “basic rules of decent conduct.”
On Friday, Luis Rubiales refused to resign.
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A day of extraordinary events
Following Spain’s victory over England in the Women’s World Cup final, Rubiales was filmed kissing Hermoso on the lips after she had collected her winners’ medal, an act which the 33-year-old said later that day she “didn’t like” and “didn’t expect.”
Rubiales, who said on Monday he had “made a mistake,” has come under fierce criticism throughout the week, from the soccer world and some Spanish politicians, including Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, who said the apology for what he called an “unacceptable gesture” was “not enough.”
But on Friday the scandal escalated further when Rubiales made a defiant speech at the federation’s Extraordinary General Assembly, where he emphatically said he would not resign.
In responding to Rubiales’ speech, Hermoso said the RFEF president’s explanation of the incident was “categorically” false, adding: “I want to reiterate as I did before that I did not like this incident.”
She also described refusing requests to issue a statement to “alleviate the pressure” on Rubiales, saying she had been “under continuous pressure to make a statement that could justify Mr. Luis Rubiales’ actions.”
“Not only that, but in different ways and through different people, the REF has pressured my surroundings (family, friends, teammates, etc.) to give a testimony that had little or nothing to do with my feelings,” she added.
On a statement posted on the players union site FUTPRO and shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, the national team players said that those who had signed the statement would not “put themselves forward for National team selection as long as the actual leadership remains in place.”
“No woman should see herself needing to answer questions based on the blunt images that the entire world has seen and, of course, no one should be involved in attitudes without consent,” the statement read.
“It fills us with sadness that an act, so unacceptable as this, is managing to tarnish the biggest sporting achievement in Spanish women’s football history.”
Following Rubiales’ comments on Friday, the president of Spain’s High Council of Sport (CSD), Víctor Francos, said the council would look to suspend Rubiales as quickly as it could while following due process.
The CSD is an autonomous decision-making body of the Spanish government’s Ministry of Culture and Sport and has the potential power to demand the removal of Rubiales. However, to do so the body needs to follow a series of required steps, including having a complaint filed against him and the case having to be heard in front of a tribunal.
Some members of the Spanish soccer community have been especially critical of Rubiales’ speech, with Hermoso’s international teammate and two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas calling it “unacceptable.”
Spain men’s international striker Borja Iglesias said on social media he would not play for the national team “until things change,” while Spain’s acting second deputy prime minister, Yolanda Díaz, called for Rubiales to resign.
Patrick Sung, David Close and Kevin Dotson contributed reporting.
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