Player Notes

Akron Beacon JournalThe Cavs have a new minority owner, and it’s a name more often associated with another sport in town.Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett will become a minority owner of the Cavs, according to a release by the team Wednesday afternoon.Garrett will also become an official Cavaliers brand ambassador.“As a leader on and off the field, Myles has become a Cleveland icon and shares ...

Cincinnati EnquirerThe San Francisco 49ers have lost their past two games, and they could lose their starting quarterback this week too.Quarterback Brock Purdy is in concussion protocol, head coach Kyle Shanahan announced Wednesday, putting his signal-caller's status for the Week 8 home contest against the Cincinnati Bengals in doubt. It is unclear when Purdy could have suffered a concussion during ...

10/25/2023Ravens coach John Harbaugh reacted like a lot of fans probably did watching Lamar Jackson scramble around before finding wide receiver Nelson Agholor in the back of the end zone for a first-quarter touchdown Sunday against the Detroit Lions.The quarterback covered 25.3 yards, according to Next Gen Stats, first stepping up in the pocket before spinning away from the enclosing pressure, rolling ...

Longtime Seattle Times sports columnist Larry Stone is on his farewell tour.In case you haven’t heard, he has decided to retire and leave a Stone-shaped hole in our organization.The Seattle Times isn’t the only one who will miss him. You, our readers, will, and the Seahawks, too.On Wednesday, coach Pete Carroll and the team gifted him a jersey with “Stone” on the back and No. 27 to celebrate the number ...

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown has been named NFC offensive player of the week, marking the first time in his career that he has earned the distinction.Brown posted 10 receptions for 137 yards and a touchdown in the Eagles’ Week 7 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. For the fifth consecutive game, Brown recorded more than 125 receiving yards. He became the second player since the 1970 merger ...

From veteran cornerback James Bradberry’s perspective, 22-year-old rookie cornerback Eli Ricks doesn’t talk very much.Going into Week 8 of the regular season, Bradberry has gathered more about Ricks’ personality from his Instagram profile and his musical taste than from their day-to-day interactions. “He seems like a Playboi Carti type of guy, and then some other younger rappers that I’m not familiar ...

NJ Advance Media for NJ.comIf the Giants lose to the Jets on Sunday, trading Saquon Barkley should shift from rumor to priority No. 1. That’s what Chris McMonigle said on his overnight show on WFAN.“I don’t understand anyone who wouldn’t want to trade Saquon Barkley if they lose this game,” McMonigle said, via Audacy. “They’re not gonna tag him again…if they’re 2-6 and have punted on the season, I ...

NJ Advance Media for NJ.comWFAN’s Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata have been critical of Kayvon Thibodeaux.But former Giants linebacker Carl Banks came on the show Wednesday and stood up for Thibodeaux, who was picked fifth overall by New York in the 2022 Draft.“This unhealthy obsession for finding what is wrong with Kayvon Thibodeaux is bordering weird,” Banks said, via WFAN. “You talk about you don’t ...

10/25/2023As New York football aficionados go, Leonard Williams, based on where he hails from, does not seem to be the most qualified to speak about a uniquely New York/New Jersey event when the Giants and the Jets go at each other every four years.Williams grew up in Daytona Beach, Fla., went to college in Los Angeles at USC and gives off a distinct West Coast vibe, right down to wearing sandals or ...

10/25/2023There is still something going on inside the left side of Daniel Jones’ neck, and until that something is gone he will not take the field and play for the Giants this season.“I think there are still symptoms there,” Jones said Wednesday when asked what he was feeling.“There are certain symptoms that they’re looking for and testing for, from a pain level and based on how I feel,’’ Jones said. ...