Touchdowns and Tangents

08/10
Title:
Let’s Talk About It:
Alvin Kamara suspended 3 games for role in 2022 Las Vegas incident
Johnny Manziel says he attempted suicide after release from Browns
Jake Paul drops Nate Diaz, wins unanimous decision
Henry Ruggs sentenced to 3-10 years after fatal crash
CFB:
Big 12 becomes big 16: admittance of arizona state, utah
Commish states they are not interested in remaining pac 4 teams
BIG10 accepts Oregon (shocker), Washington
KJ Bolden commits to FSU
ACC exploring adding Cal, Stanford
TD or Turnover:
Saints, Jordan agree to 2-year, 27.5 mil extension
Lakers, AD agree to NBA-record 3 year, 186 mil max extension
Bengals, Wilson agree to 4 year extension worth up to 37.25 mil
Panthers, Houston agree to 1 year 7 mil deal
Lions signing Teddy Bridgewater
Patriots signing Trey Flowers again
Rams bring back Johnson III on 1 year deal
Eagles sign Myles Jack, Zach Cunningham to 1 year deals
Take or Tangent:
Pro Football HOF 2023 inductions: DeMarcus Ware, Darrelle Revis, Zach Thomas, Joe Thomas
Seniors: Joe Klecko, Ken Riley, Chuck Howley
Coach: Don Coryell
Julius Peppers, Antonio Gates, Eric Berry, Haloti Ngata, Andrew Luck first ballot?
NFL top 10 revealed: #1 Mahomes, followed by Jefferson, Hurts, Bosa, Kelce, Burrow, Hill, Allen, Parsons, and #10 Chris Jones
EX-raider Arnette wants to resume career after plea in Vegas gun case
Fair or Fade:
Pete Carroll “disappointed” with CFB realignment, says “tradition of it gets lost” when money gets in the way; it’s not just “our” conference, it’s all CFB that’s pathetic
Baltimore Orioles suspend TV PBP Voice Kevin Brown for mentioning team’s record against Tampa Bay
noted that a win would give Baltimore its first series win at the Rays' home field since 2017, a statistic that was made available to him in the game notes
Georgia fires staffer who survived fatal car crash weeks after she filed lawsuit against the AD and the estate of Chandler Lecroy (drunk driver that raced Carter)
Washington State AD rips Pac-12’s “failed leadership, failed vision, failed implementation, mismanagement” amid collapse

Let’s Talk About It:
Barkley finally signs tag
Katie Ledecky breaks Phelps’ WR with 16th individual world title
Taylor requesting trade but Irsay refuses to deal him
Sony michel retires after 5 seasons (he was legit on the bulldogs with S. Bennett at one point lol)
Americans caring about soccer all of the sudden with Messi joining league
Geno Smith arrested for DUI, won’t face charges
CFB:
Iowa Kicker, Iowa state QB Dekkers accused of betting on cyclone sports
Probe finds no evidence players tried to manipulate results of games
Latino player alleges racist mistreatment in lawsuit against Northwestern
Big 10 wanting to poach up to 4 teams from P12, setting sights on Oregon
FSU threatening to leave ACC over revenue distribution

TD or Turnover:
Dalvin cook looks to be joining Jets
Vikings, hunter agree to 20 mil 1 year deal
Bears adding Ngakoue for 1 yr, 10.5 mil
Madden QB ratings released; Jalen Hurts 88
Take or Tangent:
Updates on various preseason injuries: Ramsey, burrow, Patrick, Kupp
Brady becomes minority owner of English soccer club Birmingham City
Titans’ Jamarco Jones waved after being ejected from consecutive practices
Fair or Fade:
Sean Payton takes back insults about 2022 broncos and replaces them with shit talk about jets HC; arod: Payton needs to “keep my coach’s name out of his mouth”; Hackett: “he broke the coaches code”
Taylor comes out and says his back injury reports were complete cap and malicious
Oregon coach shits on colorados P12 exit, lack of success

Let’s Talk About It:
Barkley finally signs tag
Katie Ledecky breaks Phelps’ WR with 16th individual world title
Taylor requesting trade but Irsay refuses to deal him
Sony michel retires after 5 seasons (he was legit on the bulldogs with S. Bennett at one point lol)
Americans caring about soccer all of the sudden with Messi joining league
Geno Smith arrested for DUI, won’t face charges
CFB:
Iowa Kicker, Iowa state QB Dekkers accused of betting on cyclone sports
Probe finds no evidence players tried to manipulate results of games
Latino player alleges racist mistreatment in lawsuit against Northwestern
Big 10 wanting to poach up to 4 teams from P12, setting sights on Oregon
FSU threatening to leave ACC over revenue distribution

TD or Turnover:
Dalvin cook looks to be joining Jets
Vikings, hunter agree to 20 mil 1 year deal
Bears adding Ngakoue for 1 yr, 10.5 mil
Madden QB ratings released; Jalen Hurts 88
Take or Tangent:
Updates on various preseason injuries: Ramsey, burrow, Patrick, Kupp
Brady becomes minority owner of English soccer club Birmingham City
Titans’ Jamarco Jones waved after being ejected from consecutive practices
Fair or Fade:
Sean Payton takes back insults about 2022 broncos and replaces them with shit talk about jets HC; arod: Payton needs to “keep my coach’s name out of his mouth”; Hackett: “he broke the coaches code”
Taylor comes out and says his back injury reports were complete cap and malicious
Oregon coach shits on colorados P12 exit, lack of success

Let’s talk about it:
Bronny James collapses into cardiac arrest at USC practice and is currently stable and recovering; cardiologist suggests it could be career ending
Jalen Ramsey carted off the field with leg injury during todays training camp practice, will miss 6-8 weeks with meniscus tear
Jags assistant Kevin Maxen becomes first openly gay NFL coach
burrow carted off field with non contact leg injury in training camp

CFB:
Pac-12 Media Day
Colorado leaving pac-12 for big 12, utes likely to follow
Michigan HC Harbaugh expected to serve 4 game suspension for recruiting violations

TD Or Turnover
Justin Hebert signs 5 year deal worth 262.5 mil
Trevon Diggs signs 5 year extension with cowboys worth 97 mil
Celtics, Brown agree to richest deal in NBA history: 5 year, 304 mil
Jimmy Graham makes NFL comeback, reuniting with NO saints on 1 year deal
Saquon and Giants compromise with 1 year deal worth 11 mil
Raiders sign Marcus peters to 1 year deal
Gordon joining ravens on 1 year, 3.1 mil deal

Take or tangent:
Broncos’ Payton: “I’m going to be pissed off if this is not a playoff team”
Rodgers restructures contract; now 2 years, 75 mil guaranteed (35 mil paycut)
Spurs owner arrested ahead of US Court appearance on insider trading charges
Mavs have reportedly told Luka to lose weight (~30 lbs)
Broncos’ Uwazurike suspended indefinitely for gambling on games
Vikings’ Addison: emergency with dog caused 140 mph ticket

Fade or Fair:
Bills’ Hines will miss 2023 season after jet ski ACL injury; bills don’t want to pay him since it was non football; Hines’ agent blasting bills on Twitter

Kenny and Pete break down the latest camp details as well as Pac-12 media day. Catch it here and touchdownsandtangents.com.

Let’s talk about it:
Las Vegas police drop charges on Wemby over Spears altercation
NBA reveals new format, groups for new in-season tourney
Larry Nassar stabbed multiple times at florida federal prison 🙂
ESPN’s Dick Vitale diagnosed with cancer for a 3rd time
Deandre Hopkins signs 2 yr, 26 mil deal with Titans
Cavs win summer league title

CFB
Huggins’ attorney says coach never resigned, threatens to sue WVU: “my resignation statement was falsified” (NCAAB)
Northwestern Fires Fitz after hazing allegations and the uni is now investigating whole team
Hazing investigations now spreading across all university sports, both Male and Female
Braun new interim coach for 2023
Big 12 media day
Mike Gundy cries like a bitch all over twitter: rivalry with OU “out the window” with move to SEC
Pac 12 media Day
Tennessee must vacate all wins during 2019-2020 seasons due to recruiting violations. Fined 8 million, over 200 infractions

TD or Turnover
Hawks, Murray finalizing 4-year, 120 mil extension
Jets, Quinnen Williams agree to 4yr, 96 mil extension
Spurs sign Popovich to new 5-year deal worth over 80 mil
Pistons give Isaiah Stewart 4 year 64 mil extension
Warriors sign Dario Saric to 1-year
Hawks acquire Patty Mills from Thunder
Lebron confirms he will play in his 21st NBA season next year with Lakers
Steelers sign Highsmith to 4 year extension worth 68 mil
Thunder sign HC Daigneault to multi year extension
Jags sign Engram to 3 year deal worth 41.25 mil

Take on Tangent
Dak basically says times running out for him to win a SB as his biological clock is ticking at merely 30
Wemby’s summer league performance
Alvin Kam pleads no contest to misdemeanor charge in assault case
New Jets to be featured on Hard Knocks
Saquon’s week 1 availability in question without new deal
Browns release DT Winfrey following off-field issues
Fair or Fade
Corey Dillon: It’s a travesty I’m not in HOF, Bengals’ Ring of Honor
Deion sanders crying for media attention pt. ? (Oklahoma)
Saquon: “I could say fuck you to the giants” and not show up
Derrick Henry, CMC publicly criticize the “criminal” state of NFL RB market
Aaron Rodgers somehow mad people know the jets suck. Says they were “forced” onto hard knocks
Rory Mcilroy says he’d rather retire than play LIV golf

This week on Touchdowns and Tangents Kenny chatted with writer and 49ers fan Jessie Naylor of All49ers on Fan Nation. We talked about the Jessie’s 49er fandom and writing career started, 49ers championship window, pending salary cap issues, breakout players & his top running backs of all time. Naylor is also a credentialed UFC member so enjoy interview & we’ll be back LIVE next Thursday. Follow Jessie on Twitter @Jnay_LSS

Let’s talk about it:
Saints’ Moreau says his cancer is in ‘full remission’
Former Cardinals coach Tobin dies at 79
JJ Watt joining CBS sports as NFL studio analyst
Kobe named NBA 2K24 cover athlete

CFB
Georgia DL recruit Jordan Hall rips Florida’s pitch: “Florida talked about a lot of nothing. Georgia talked about a lot of something”
San Diego State reverses course, sticks with Mountain West
2024 5 star WR Coleman commits to TAMU


TD or Turnover
Brandon Aubrey of USFL signs with Cowboys
Jets could still sign Cook?
Milton Wright and Malachi Wideman only players in supplemental, supplemental draft dying
Mason Crosby, GB scoring leader not getting re-signed
John Johnson to Chargers rumors
Ahkello Witherspoon signed with Rams


Take or Tangent
Colts waive Rodgers and Berry following gambling suspensions
Eagles’ Allen: I’m the fastest in NFL but ‘not gonna roast’ Hill, Metcalf
Titans’ Haskins charged with aggravated assault after fight with girlfriend
Jaguars’ Robinson suspended 4 games for violating NFL’s policy on PEDs
D HOP won’t retire until he’s not a 1k receiver
Eagles and Chiefs blamed for slipping in Super Bowl
ANdy Dalton says he’s still a starter


Fair or Fade
Patriots' Jonathan Jones questions NFL’ gambling policy: “I understand rules are rules, but I can risk my life so that my team wins but I can’t risk 1K on my team winning”
Carlton Davis says TB will wreck the league
Corey Dillion not in Bengals ring of honor

Catch it here or on touchdownsandtangents.com

Let’s talk about it:
Former Patriots, Texans and Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett dies in drowning accident
Deion recovering from blood clot procedure
Spurs select Wembanyama as no. 1 pick
Assault charge against Davante Adams dropped
Fournette OK after SUV catches fire while he was driving

CFB
TAMU AD refuses to follow NCAA Policy on NIL limits due to state law
West Virginia loses 3 players to transfer portal after huggins’ resignation, Josh eilert interim (NCAAB)
USF board of trustees approves $340M on campus stadium that will be done by 2026. 35K seats
NCAA proposal to cut transfer portal window from 60-30 days https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/10081030-ncaa-division-i-proposal-would-cut-transfer-portal-window-from-60-to-30-days.amp.html?_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA7WOQWrDMBBFT%2BPsRlactJRCKF00N0i2YSzJSETWDKNxTW4fGbrMtjCL4X94%2F0VVrp99P4pBZpNTuffDG61RLtfzz1c3HH0IvMU3Ro0nFE0uh244jzmgi0EkMIkaR3ML%2F%2Bra3r21H3t7sFAcIvj0m2qiAglYiKlihpWW7MEtCipY6hQENtTWpOJphUlohncLStA4Hh9114QmzHlEd78tkk9x8%2B8O322wXX0UnxxqGzKv%2FWb%2BLzXT2CbqnJ%2B4M1oHUwEAAA%3D%3D&%24deeplink_path=article%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Farticles%2F10081030-ncaa-division-i-proposal-would-cut-transfer-portal-window-from-60-to-30-days&_branch_match_id=1203172921907595012

TD or Turnover
Bills extend McDermott, Beane through 2027
Dolphins throw in hat for dalvin cook
Pats resign Davante Parker on 3 yr, 33 mil dollar deal
Kelce accepts being underpaid in exchange for production; “I love winning”
Bulls agree to 3 yr, 60 mil extension for Vucevic
Howell named executive director of NFLPA
TItans OT Nicholas Petit-Frere gets six game suspension, Isaiah Rodgers expected to get a season

Take or Tangent
LSU’s Kelly: College athletics in jeopardy, need federal help with NIL
Qatar sovereign wealth fund buys stake in Washington’s NBA, WNBA, NHL teams
Melvin Gordon: RB the “worst position to play in the NFL right now”
Colts’ rodgers among 5 players to receive year long bans for gambling
Cam Robinson gets four games
NFLPA partnering with Black Men Vote to encourage voters

Fair or Fade
Travis Kelce bites at chase after comments regarding Patrick mahomes: don’t you ever disrespect pat mahomes”
Joey Burrow calling himself Joey De La Cruz and Spida Mitchell saying he didn’t hit any out
LSU claps Florida to win College World Series.

Let’s talk about it:
Former Patriots, Texans and Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett dies in drowning accident
Deion recovering from blood clot procedure
Spurs select Wembanyama as no. 1 pick
Assault charge against Davante Adams dropped
Fournette OK after SUV catches fire while he was driving

CFB
TAMU AD refuses to follow NCAA Policy on NIL limits due to state law
West Virginia loses 3 players to transfer portal after huggins’ resignation, Josh eilert interim (NCAAB)

TD or Turnover
Bills extend McDermott, Beane through 2027
Dolphins throw in hat for dalvin cook
Pats resign Davante Parker on 3 yr, 33 mil dollar deal
Kelce accepts being underpaid in exchange for production; “I love winning”
Bulls agree to 3 yr, 60 mil extension for Vucevic
Howell named executive director of NFLPA
TItans DT Frere gets six game suspension, Isaiah Rodgers expected to get a season

Take or Tangent
LSU’s Kelly: College athletics in jeopardy, need federal help with NIL
Qatar sovereign wealth fund buys stake in Washington’s NBA, WNBA, NHL teams
Melvin Gordon: RB the “worst position to play in the NFL right now”
Colts’ rodgers among 5 players to receive year long bans for gambling
Cam Robinson gets four games
NFLPA partnering with Black Men Vote to encourage voters

Fair or Fade
Travis Kelce bites at chase after comments regarding Patrick mahomes: don’t you ever disrespect pat mahomes”
Joey Burrow calling himself Joey De La Cruz and Spida Mitchell saying he didn’t hit any out