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The Los Angeles Rams brought in former Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo as Matthew Stafford’s new backup. Now that the dust has settled, Garoppolo’s official contract structure with the Rams has been revealed. Garoppolo’s one-year deal comes with a base value of $4.5 million. However, with incentives, it carries a max value of $12 million, via Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. The quarterback was set to make $11.25 million guaranteed and another $11.25 million in non-guaranteed money in 2024, via Pro Football Talk. However, Garoppolo was suspended two games to begin the season due to a PED violation. Because of that, the guaranteed money in his contract was wiped out.…
Sources tell SwimSwam that University of Kentucky head swimming and diving coach Lars Jorgensen has been away from the pool deck since the beginning of May pending an investigation into potential NCAA compliance rules violations. Sources described it as a “suspension” in the general sense, but Kentucky did not respond to a request for comment on the exact nature of Jorgensen’s leave. One source close to the program told SwimSwam that the latest violations are not Jorgensen’s first offense. According to the source, he was also suspended for the Wildcats’ SEC opener at Texas A&M last November, but did not inform the…
Dallas Cowboys running back Ronald Jones II has been suspended for the first two games of the 2023 season for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing substances policy. Jones, 25, is attempting to make the Cowboys as a backup option for Tony Pollard, alongside players like Malik Davis and Deuce Vaughn, though the team may ultimately seek veteran help. Jones was a second-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2018 NFL draft and had a solid sophomore campaign in 2019 (724 rushing yards, six scores) and third season in 2020 (978 rushing yards, seven scores). But he ultimately fell below Leonard…
Per insider Jeff Goodman of Field of 68, the Lousiville Cardinals men’s basketball program is expected to part ways with head coach Kenny Payne. The 57-year-old spent the first two seasons of the New York Knicks’ Tom Thibodeau era as an assistant coach and struggled mightily at the helm of the Cardinals, going 12-53 in two seasons (including 5-35 in ACC play). If this is truly the end for Payne, his tenure ended with a 94-85 loss to North Carolina State in the opening round of the ACC Tournament. The Philadelphia 76ers will be taking it to the Max as they…
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson’s injury recovery takes another step forward as he’s reportedly expected to begin throwing as early as Tuesday. Watson has been rehabbing since undergoing shoulder surgery in November for a displaced fracture in his right shoulder socket. The Browns have signed insurance in Jameis Winston and Tyler Huntley to back up Watson alongside Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who was on the roster with Watson last season and was also injured. Watson should be ready for training camp. The Pittsburgh Steelers have had an eventful two days in the quarterbacks room. After trading away Kenny Pickett on Friday, they…
One of the odder parts of this NFL offseason that has, thus far, flown largely under the radar has been the Dak Prescott contract situation. As we all know the Dallas Cowboys are the crown jewel of daytime studio debate so the audience has heard quite a bit about their offseason moves (really the lack thereof) in the opening weeks of free agency. For all the complaining and criticism we’ve heard regarding the Cowboys’ refusal to spend big and replace departing talent like Tony Pollard, there hasn’t really been much about the fact that Prescott is entering the final year…