Former Eagles CB Isaiah Rodgers reached agreement on a 2-year $15 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings. The deal includes $8 million fully guaranteed. --- @AdamSchefter
Rodgers played 421 snaps for the Eagles in 2024, and his 76.0 grade from PFF was 20th in the NFL.
I don't think I'd be opposed to a Baker Mayfield-like contract for Darnold. As this article lays out, the Mayfield/Darnold situations are similar and the Bucs signed him to pretty friendly deal (somehow his 2024 cap hit was only $6.9M) if they chose to move on from him.
https://www.theringer.com/2025/01/14/nfl/minnesota-vikings-sam-darnold-long-term-contract-jj-mccarthy-wild-card-playoffs
If Darnold would rather go get long-term, mostly guaranteed money from a NYG or TEN or a team like that, you let him go.
https://www.si.com/mlb/twins/minnesota-twins-rumors/report-there-s-an-underrated-potential-suitor-interested-in-buying-the-twins-01jaxea7p9yr
It's Shooter, so take it with a grain of salt, but he mentions:
- Glen Taylor
- Marty Davis (CEO of Cambria)
- Jim Hays (President and CEO of Minneapolis-based insurance brokerage firm Hays Companies)
- Also says "it wouldn’t be surprising if retired Twins Hall of Famer Joe Mauer is sought as a limited partner in a Twins sale deal"
Riiiiight, leaked by the Glen Taylor camp ( who by the way, just "cut payroll" by trading KAT).
The salary cap and payroll for the NBA is far more nuanced than MLB is. There are restrictions and penalties for having your payroll above the 2nd apron. Any owner or executive would be silly to not have numerous prospective scenarios detailing what would the roster and cap look like if we do this or do that. But of course Taylor released the 1 scenario or "ARod/Lore plan" of how to get back under the 2nd apron.
Sad to see KAT go after 9 years, BUT....This will help the Wolves be able to retain talent around Ant for the next 4-5 years. Was a scary proposition to have to pay KAT $49M (age 29), $53M (30), $57M (31), and $61M (32).
I buy the NBA League Pass despite the fact that the Timberwolves are blacked out. I also had the Bally Sports app so I can watch the Timberwolves.
Would definitely have kept my Bally's subscription had the Twins been streamed on the app. Not sure who's at fault between MLB, the Twins, or Bally's, but guessing there are a lot of others like me.
For those of you who have access to The Athletic, they have some good graphics and videos of what the new kickoff rule will look like. I kinda like it...Touchbacks 90% of the time have rendered kickoffs as so boring. And this should help curb injuries that occurred on traditional kickoffs.
https://theathletic.com/5366260/2024/03/26/nfl-hybrid-kickoff-rules/
According to this (https://www.mlb.com/news/tyler-glasnow-manuel-margot-traded-to-dodgers), TB sent $4 million to LAD in the original trade. Perhaps that cash is sent the Twins way?
If there are any West All-Stars that cannot play due to injury, my guess is that the NBA would name one of the 2 Sacramento Kings players that were both worthy of selection rather than picking a 3rd Timberwolf.
Wow, that's a forgotten one-hit wonder.
What a time....Loved sitting down at my grandparent's house (who actually had cable TV!) and watching MTV videos for hours.
Likely prepare yourself for a bit of mediocrity over the next month. Our next 15 games are all against teams over .500. Gonna be a struggle, especially with Ant out or not at 100%.
https://theathletic.com/5018070/2023/10/31/dick-bremer-twins-play-by-play/
"A high-ranking team official confirmed health isn’t a factor in the decision; the Twins instead want a change in the booth. Other than a statement in the team’s press release, Bremer declined to comment."
Someone on Twitter mentioned that this surgery would require a 6-8 month rehab? If so, that would mean a return sometime between April and June of next year. Who's our opening day 1B?