Category: NFL Betting
Panthers: Signed agreement to sell NFL team to David Tepper
The Carolina Panthers are off the market. The Panthers announced Wednesday they have signed a ”definitive agreement” to sell the team to David Tepper, the founder and president of global hedge fund Appaloosa Management. The deal is subject to NFL approval. Click here to read the full article…
Peter King warns of unintended consequences of gambling
On Monday, the floodgates and/or Pandora’s box opened. (Chris Simms learned on Tuesday’s PFT Live that Pandora refers to something other than a music service.) On Wednesday, Peter King of SI.com has sounded the alarm (a little) about the potential problems that gambling can cause for the NFL, along with Click here to read the full…
Should Dez Bryant have taken Ravens offer?
The free-agent receiver turned down a $21 million offer from the Baltimore Ravens, but he says he’s not worried about it. Click here to read the full article…
Dez: No regrets for passing on Ravens’ offer
Free-agent receiver Dez Bryant, who wants a one-year deal for 2018, said he doesn’t regret passing on an offer made by the Ravens. Click here to read the full article…
Early Bird Report 5/16: Calvin Ridley’s route to the NFL; Panthers sold to David Tepper
Will McFadden AtlantaFalcons.com FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – Today’s Early Bird Report includes the hard work Calvin Ridley has put in to reach the NFL as well as the Panthers finalizing terms to sell franchise to David Tepper. Enjoy! FALCONS HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY ESPN: Falcons rookie Calvin Click here to read the full article…
John Elway deposed in Colin Kaepernick’s NFL collusion suit: report
Denver Broncos General Manager John Elway is reportedly the latest NFL executive to be questioned in Colin Kaepernick’s NFL collusion lawsuit. Judge Andrew Napolitano weighs in. Click here to read the full article…
Why the NFL Stopped Seeing Gambling as a Threat—and Started to See a Windfall
For decades, the NFL’s high-level conversations about legalizing sports betting centered only on how problematic it would be. The NFL was long resolute in its belief that legal sports gambling would be a threat to its integrity, even as the NBA and others warmed to the idea. Just last year, when NFL Click here to…
Eagles’ Johnson fed up with Pats’ ‘arrogance’
The Eagles’ Lane Johnson is continuing to take shots at the Patriots, this time taking offense at their “arrogance” in his comments made on Steve Austin’s podcast. Click here to read the full article…
Tom Wolfe, pioneering ‘New Journalist,’ dead at 88
Tom Wolfe, the white-suited wizard of “New Journalism” who exuberantly chronicled American culture from the Merry Pranksters through the space race before turning his satiric wit to such novels as “The Bonfire of the Vanities” and “A Man in Full,” has died. Wolfe’s Click here to read the full article…
Coach Steve Wilks, Cardinals back rookie after recent arrest
Arizona Cardinals rookie wide receiver Christian Kirk took the field Tuesday for the first time since a report surfaced about his arrest in the months before the team chose him in the second round of the NFL draft. Kirk ran routes, caught passes and took part in special teams work. ”We did Click here to…
To iso or not to iso: That is the question Houston must answer against Golden State
The Houston Rockets are trying to figure out what went wrong, and at least two of them think they’ve solved it. Click here to read the full article…
Report: Trae Young is the top target of a sneaker company that hasn’t made a basketball shoe in years
Several sneaker brands reportedly view Young as this year’s most marketable rookie … and one that’s been out of the game for two decades wants him to be its signature star. Click here to read the full article…