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USA Today
9 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Bengals' 2011 redraft has them shockingly ignoring A.J. Green
Bengals' 2011 redraft has them shockingly ignoring A.J. Green Flashback to 2011. The NFL was in the midst of a player lockout as the league and the NFL Players Association were moving towards a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Even with the ongoing talks, the league went ahead and held the NFL Draft. The Cincinnati Bengals entered the draft with the No. 4 overall pick following a 4-12 season in 2010. One of the big debates entering the draft was at the wide receiver position. Who would go first between Georgia's A.J. Green and Alabama's Julio Jones? The Bengals would select Green who went on to have a great career with the Bengals. But what if the Bengals had gone the other way? RELATED: Bengals, Shemar Stewart nuclear option includes 2026 NFL draft route Pro Football Focus recently rebuilt the 2011 NFL Draft using grades and data. In this redraft, the Bengals do, in fact, go in the other direction and take Jones, who originally went No. 6 overall after a big trade involving the Atlanta Falcons. "There was a big debate heading into the 2011 NFL Draft over whether A.J. Green or Julio Jones was the top wide receiver prospect. The Bengals ultimately picked Green, who went on to have an excellent career in Cincinnati. However, Jones ended up being the better player. "The two-time first-team All-Pro recorded a career 94.7 PFF overall grade and was the second-most-valuable receiver across his 13 seasons, according to PFF WAR." Green wasn't too far off, recording a 92.2 career grade. In this redraft, Green went with the very next pick, No. 5 overall to the Arizona Cardinals, rather than their original pick of LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson. In the end, both Green and Jones became excellent players in the NFL and the Bengals couldn't have gone wrong either way. RELATED: Bengals standouts after mandatory minicamp includes surprises
NBC Sports
14 hours ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Patriots rookie WR Kyle Williams says he treats the football like "a bag of money"
Patriots rookie Kyle Williams knows what wide receivers get paid to do in the NFL, and he doesn't want to drop the bag. Williams told WEEI that he views the football as like a bag of money, and his livelihood depends on catching it. 'My mindset is don't drop the money. Every time the ball is there, it's a bag of money. We can't let that hit the floor, because [then] that's somebody else's. Just being able to make those plays, just showing that I can compete against those top-tier guys in the league,' Williams said. A third-round draft pick, Williams signed a four-year, $6.7 million contract with the Patriots. That contract was set by the rookie pay scale in the Collective Bargaining Agreement, but any future bags of money he gets will be determined by how well he catches the football while playing on his rookie deal.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Stanley Cup 2025 Prize Money: How much Florida Panthers get after becoming NHL champion?
Riding on Sam Reinhart's four-goal effort, the Florida Panthers clinched their second consecutive Stanley Cup title on Tuesday, defeating Edmonton 5-1 in the crucial Game 6. To many people's surprise, NHL players do not receive their regular salaries during the Stanley Cup Playoffs , as standard pay concludes at the end of the 82-game regular season. Instead, playoff compensation comes from a 'playoff player fund' established annually through the league's Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). This fund is distributed among the 16 playoff teams based on performance, with teams progressing further into the postseason receiving a larger share of the bonus money. The system rewards success, meaning the further a team advances, the more they earn from the pool. — NHL (@NHL) Live Events For the 2024–2025 season, the NHL's playoff player fund is set at approximately $23 million. This fund is divided among the 16 postseason teams according to the merit-based system outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. HOW MUCH NHL CHAMPION GET? While exact playoff payouts can vary from year to year, the player fund allocation for the Stanley Cup 2025 champions is approximately $3.75 million, which will be divided among the team's players. The runners-up receive about $2.25 million, with bonus amounts decreasing for teams eliminated in earlier rounds. Though these bonuses may seem modest compared to the multimillion-dollar salaries of NHL stars, they provide a big boost for players who are on minimum contracts - currently around $775,000. For them, a deep playoff run can mean a bonus worth 25–30% of their annual salary. — FlaPanthers (@FlaPanthers) NHL PLAYOFF PLAYER FUND BREAKDOWN According to The Athletic, here's the distribution of the 2025 NHL Playoff Player Fund: Presidents' Trophy winner: $859,375 First Round loser: $429,687 Second Round loser: $859,375 Conference Final loser: $2,062,500 Stanley Cup Final loser: $3,781,250 Stanley Cup winner: $6,539,375 According to The Athletic, if the Stanley Cup winners' prize-money allocation of just over $6.5 million is divided among 27 players on the roster, each player would receive approximately $242,000. Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
NBC Sports
5 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Milton Williams fully participated in his first offseason with Patriots
During the offseason program, the players who don't show up get most of the attention. The players who fully participate get overlooked. For the Patriots, where newcomers like receiver Stefon Diggs and cornerback Carlton Davis generated headlines for not showing up for voluntary workouts, newly-signed defensive tackle Milton Williams did. Via Mike Reiss of the former Eagles defender was a full participant in the offseason program. Reiss adds this observation: 'And he seemed to embrace Vrabel's approach of being hardest on the team's best players.' While Vrabel and all coaches are prevented by the Collective Bargaining Agreement from saying or doing anything to suggest that the voluntary workouts aren't voluntary, this specific aspect of Vrabel's plan for coaching his team demonstrates how he feels about players choosing — and not choosing — to be there. Given that Vrabel likes to be hardest on the team's best players, it'll be interesting to see if players like Diggs and Davis have bought themselves an even more memorable experience in late July and August.
USA Today
6 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Indiana Fever laud praise upon waived guard Aari McDonald
Indiana Fever laud praise upon waived guard Aari McDonald With the announcement of the return of both Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham on Friday, the Indiana Fever have subsequently waived guard Aari McDonald from her hardship contract in order to comply with the WNBA's Collective Bargaining Agreement. While the roster cut was needed to bring back Clark and Cunningham from injury, Fever head coach Stephanie White applauded the emergency hardship guard for her ability to provide stability to the roster while it was shorthanded. "She's going to find a spot. I don't think that's a debate right now. She's been at the ultimate pro," White said. "She came in ready to go. She had watched such a large amount of film just on her flight in here that you could tell already her high IQ. She's a dog, and we're going to miss her, certainly. What she brought to the table for us, and being able to come in at the point guard position and just really impact us right away was huge." In her three games of action for the Fever, McDonald averaged 11.0 points on 42.9% from the field, 37.5% from 3-point territory, and 69.2% from the free-throw line on 25:18 of playing time per game. In additon to her scoring touch, she also averaged 3.0 assists, 2.0 steals, 1.3 rebounds, and 0.3 blocks per contest. In order to comply with the league's CBA rules, McDonald's contract will be automatically terminated once the Fever reach 10 game-available players on their roster. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Scout on X: @SpringgateNews
