Per Ian Rapoport, via the agent:
The #Texans are signing FA DT Tim Jernigan to a 1-year worth up to $3.75M, per his agent Bill Johnson. He gets $1.25M guaranteed. The former #Eagles and #Ravens DT has a new home.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 1, 2020
Injuries derailed what could have been a longer and more productive Eagles career, but Timmy was really good in 2017 and his acquisition will go down as one of the best moves Howie Roseman ever pulled off.
This is the third COVID-19 related donation that Josh Harris and David Blitzer have made since Twitter last week bullied them into reversing the decision to implement employee furloughs:
The @NJDevils, and owners Josh Harris and David Blitzer, have stepped up and will be making a direct, and significant, donation to the @RWJBarnabas Health Emergency Response Fund.
This donation will help RWJBarnabas purchase much-needed PPE for its frontline health responders. pic.twitter.com/AdGbQEw077
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) April 1, 2020
If we’re keeping track, Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment has now done the following pandemic-related things:
Sixteen entered, but only one may win.
It’s The Running Man, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger!
Actually it’s not; it’s Crossing Broad’s Worst of Philadelphia 2020 bracket, and we’ve eliminated 14 other contestants to reach our title game. Here’s how the Final Four voting played out:
Adam Schefter went on a brief, but tasty NFL rant last night on ESPN with Scott Van Pelt.
The crux of the beef here is that he doesn’t think the league is doing the right thing by attempting to proceed with business as usual in the middle of a global pandemic.
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Interesting tidbits from Marc Berman at the New York Post.
He dropped a story today with some information regarding NBA playoff scenarios, citing sources who are privy to executive-level discussions.
Writes Berman:
The NFL playoff system was not broken and did not need fixing. It certainly did not need expansion, but we’re gonna get it anyway, via a 14-team bracket that will be implemented this season:
The NFL owners have confirmed, via a vote on today’s teleconference, that there will be expanded playoffs after the 2020 season, source said. Expected and now official. One more team per conference.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 31, 2020
Tom Pelissero says wild card weekend will include three games on Saturday and three games on Sunday, which I guess is pretty cool. More football is always a good thing, I guess my gripe is that it felt like the 12-team bracket was close to perfect already and that this is just a way for owners to put more money in their pocket.
Whatever, let’s do a short exercise –
Yannick Ngakoue turned 25 today.
As such, his Instagram is a hodgepodge of birthday-related stories, but if you let the thing autoplay you’ll come across a photo of Brian Dawkins in a Philadelphia Eagles uniform.
This would seem to be a continuation of the not-so-cryptic bread crumb placement that began last week, with the Jaguars’ stud defensive end making it very obvious that he wants out of Duuuuuuval.
Earlier this morning he made that crystal clear when responding to a report from Mike Garafolo:
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