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NFL wants player to pay to play for them

NFL wants player to pay to play for them

This is quite an absurd thing, Adam Schefter, who is the ESPN football reporter has come up with new reports on the current discussions taking place between Denver broncos and the San Francisco 49ers, this is quite an interesting discussion as the two members are asking for rights to quarterback Colin Kaepernick. According to Adam Schefter, the two teams have come up with an agreement, and all that is remaining is for Colin to part with millions of dollars without any hesitation, since this is part of a legal deal, he however does not comprehend how that is even possible.

Schefter gave a statement in which he said that the whole idea was stupid, according to what he wrote, Schefter said that the quarterback and the Broncos needed a newly signed and re- written contract, he reported saying that the broncos are not ready to pay Kaepernick his rightfully owned wages. Thus, with all this Adams wants a newly written contract, since Broncos has Kaepernick debt of around 11.9 million dollars, which totals up to 15.9 million dollars according to his employer’s books, this accounts for the arcane NFL practices. According to him, the Broncos state that they are looking for an open cap number and agreement, he states that Kaepernick being asked to part with millions of dollars that he has rightfully earned is an understatement.

This is due to the fact that NFL is a team worth billions and is unjustly asking one of the players to pay them millions of money in order to pay for their team. Arcane accounting practices are meant to safe guard the team owners profits and this is part of the reason why it makes sense, this is otherwise supposed to serve as an example that the agreements most often signed by the country’s well –known sports league are most times false. The question remains, why then would a football reporter want to doubt this kind of thing? Will Kaepernick agree to part with millions of dollars so that he can take part in the NFL games?

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Malachi Richardson ‘not answering any questions about going into the NBA Draft

Malachi Richardson ‘not answering any questions about going into the NBA Draft

Malachi Richardson, who is the Houston- Syracuse guard, was too upset after his team lost 83- 66 to North Carolina in the final four, during  the SU’s final season. He had a towel cover his head in the locker room; he was not in the spirit of discussing whether he was going to participate in the second round after he was penalized from the end of his first season. He reported that he was not giving any responses as to whether he was participating in the NBA draft. Following Richardson’s decline in giving any responses, his future in the NBA will remain a mystery among the Syracuse basketball fans. They are however hoping that their questions will be answered in the weeks to come.

ESPN’s Chad Ford has ranked Richardson as number 77 on his big board, this is because Richardson has been marked absent from the mock drafts for almost an entire season, this however, his position is however determined by the player’s  possibility of taking part in the NBA.  Richardson has however being taking part in big games in the late Syracuse season, where he scored 21 points in the first round against Dayton, and in the second half scored 21 points in their win over Virginia, thus topping over Malcolm Brogdon, one of ACC’s best defenders. Even though Richardson remained silent about joining the NBA, he will be forced by the NBA’s reformed rules to play in the coming season.

Invited players have been allowed to attend the NBA combine, and have been given 10 days work out days to practice for the NBA, this comes shortly after the deadline for underclassmen to remove their names from the NBA draft was pushed back to this year. Players can then be allowed to go back to school provided they have not signed with an agent. In the past times, players were only able to proclaim their drafts only twice, and the deadline of getting rid of their names was only possible before combines and self-workouts. Players can now make more informed decisions and have a more diverse experience.

Richardson however said that he will spend his offseason improving his steadiness, he seemed pretty excited about Syracuse future.

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Peyton Manning HGH investigation underway by NFL

Peyton Manning HGH investigation underway by NFL

There was rumor that the NFL had abolished any reports that involved an investigation of one of its own player by the Al Jazeera. However, it has emerged that the league is to undertake a through report review of the investigations that were conducted by the Al Jazeera and claimed that Peyton Manning an NFL player has been involved in a saga that saw him make a delivery request of the human hormone growth in 2011 under his wife’s name.

The league claimed that it will try hand to be among the Major League Baseball as well as the U.S Anti-Doping Agency investigators in conducting its final investigation on the player who was allegedly claimed to be using performance enhancement drugs.

Last Wednesday, the league told Media Insider Ian Rapoport that they won’t make any comment on the issue until the investigation is conducted fully. It was later claimed that the league had joined hands with the USADA and MLB in the investigation.

In a statement, the NFL claimed that the review is underway in a comprehensive aspect. The investigation will involve having access to and going over a number of records, incorporating numerous interviews as well as working hand in hand with the respective entities. The final report concluded by the NFL, MLB and USADA will be made public.

The investigation is scheduled to be complete in time before the start of the Super Bowl 50 where Manning is schedule to feature with his team the Denver Broncos.

There was a report by the ESPN’s T.J Quinn last Tuesday claiming that the league had claimed to conduct an independent investigation. However, the NFL dispelled this report.

Reports from the Al Jazeera which were made public by one of its former intern at Indianapolis ant-aging clinic that Manning’s wife had been seen frequently visiting the clinic to get human growth hormones in 2011. At this time, Manning was undergoing a neck surgery recovery. This report also revealed that other NFL players were also involved in the saga including Ryan Zimmerman and Ryan Howard.

Manning came out to dispel these rumors and was eager to sue Al Jazeera on defamation charges just like Howard and Zimmerman had done.

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Michigan assistant D.J. Durkin to take up Maryland Football club

Michigan assistant D.J. Durkin to take up Maryland Football club

Reports from SI.com and ESPN.com have claimed that there was a high possibility that D.J Durkin who is the current Michigan coordinator would take up the role of the head coach of the Maryland football.

The 37 year old is well known for his coaching experience having taken up various roles with Urban Meyer and Harbaugh. Despite being a phenomenal coach, Durkin has been an outstanding talent spotter and has recruited several players who have seen their talents rise up and become the best of the best in the football league. Durkin was accorded with the honors of the best recruiter back in 2012. This time he was in Florida.

Gary Blackney who took coached Durkin for four years during their time at Bowling Green and later became the defensive coordinator at Maryland when the team was mentored by Ralph Friedgen claimed that the acquisition of Durkin by Maryland was exceptional. He continued to describe him as a young guy with a wonderful pedigree and has been involved in different coaching jobs which have gained him a lot of experience. He added that Durkin will have a strategy that would bring all the departures back to the system.

Durkin has a good record when it comes to defensive coordination and this has seen Michigan being ranked fourth national wide in total defense and has also seen it scoop the 11th position in scoring defense. The team has gone on to keep three consecutive clean sheets in September including their 28-0 win over Maryland.

Before securing a job with the Wolverines, Durkin had spent five years in Florida in which he undertook the defensive coordinating role for two years. Expulsion of head coach Will Muschamp in January gave him an interim role as the head coach and went on to win the Birmingham Bowl. Before joining Florida, he was working under Harbaugh in Stanford and spent some time as the team’s defensive coordinator.

Durkin who started his coaching career in 2001 in with Atlanta Falcons is claimed to be the man who would open a new page for the Maryland team after the firing of Randy Edsall who had a poor record of 22-34.

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Dafabet the official sponsor of 2015 World Cup pool

Dafabet the official sponsor of 2015 World Cup pool

The upcoming World Cup of Pool has received an extra boost of sponsorship after UK sporting promoter Matchroom sports claimed that bookmaker Dafabet will do the honors and be the Title sponsor for the event during its pool matches that is scheduled to take place between the 22nd and 27th of September at York Hall Bethnal Green (East London).

Declaration by the Dafabet as the head sponsor comes after the World Cup of Pool enters its tenth successive event and will incorporate 32 two-man teams. Current defending Champions England stands a better chance of defending this title for the third time running having a home advantage.

This event will be aired live by the Sky Sports UK across the UK and will see also extra coverage boosts to its broadcasting by the ESPN networks in US as well as Latin American nations. Moreover, the tournament will also be aired by other broadcasting networks among them Viaset, Nova TV as well as Showtime OSN.

According to the Head of Marketing Operations at Dafabet John Cruses, claimed that it was deep happiness that his company was responsible for the sponsoring of the 10th edition of the World Cup of Pool which will be making London comeback. The fact that his firm’s main headquarter is in Philippines, the knowledge about the sport has made them take the sponsor responsibility and took time in wishing all the participant the very best during the York Hall showdown.

He continued to claim that most of their clients are based in UK and Asia and this has provided them with adequate ground to breed their clients and more so has been crucial in making Dafabet renowned across the globe.

His words were echoed y Barry Hearn who is the Chairperson of Matchroom Sport who claimed that he was pleased to see Dafabet taking the role of sponsorship in a major Pool event. He added that his successful partnership with the team will be key as they successfully sponsor the event and this will also be fundamental as the two work closely in modelling their future association. The stage is already set by the host nation who are also the defending champions.

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