Share this: Despite weeks and months of NFL draft preparation, there will be players selected this weekend who turn out to be busts. That’s life in the football world. The draft is an inexact science, and the bust whammy does not favor any particular position. Teams can do as much homework as they’d like, but the NFL is a whole different beast, and players who thrive in college aren’t necessarily going to succeed at the next level. The Sports Daily identified players at each position from the 2017 NFL Draft class who are most likely to be considered busts in the next five years or so. Check them out at the link below. Predicting biggest draft busts at every position >> Thumbnail photo via Kim Klement/USA
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Aaron Hernandez’s Lawyer Refutes ‘Malicious’ Reports Of Suicide Note To Prison B…
Share this: Aaron Hernandez left behind three letters Wednesday after committing suicide at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center. According to The Boston Herald, one of these letters was left for Hernandez’s fiancée, and another was addressed to his 4-year old daughter. In response to reports that Hernandez might have been bisexual, other reports began to swirl that the third letter was addressed to the former New England Patriots tight end’s prison boyfriend. But Hernandez’s lawyer, Jose Baez, said Monday that those reports hold no validity. “Rumors of letters to a gay lover, in or out of prison, are false,” Baez told TMZ Sports. “These are malicious leaks used to tarnish somebody who is dead.” Larry Army Jr., the lawyer for 22-year-old inmate Kyle Kennedy, told the New
Red Sox’s David Price, Steven Wright Hand Out Ice Cream On Yawkey Way
Share this: The Boston Red Sox are back at Fenway Park for a 10-game homestand against the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles. But before the homestand begins, Red Sox pitchers David Price and Steven Wright spent their day off Monday handing out ice cream to fans on Yawkey Way. To see the Red Sox pitchers surprise fans with ice cream, check out the video above from “NESN Sports Today,” presented by People’s United Bank. More Stories Source link
Jim Harbaugh Got Scolded By Italian Mall Cop For Playing Football Inside
Share this: Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines currently are spending some time in Italy. The outspoken head coach has put his own unique spin on spring practices since he took over prior to the 2015 season, And this spring is no different, as the Wolverines are taking a week-long trip to Rome as part of their spring practice window. The team arrived in Rome on Sunday, and while the team has spent time meeting with a group of refugees and seeing the typical sights, there was a classic Harbaugh moment Monday. Harbaugh and the Wolverines were inside a shopping mall and were, or course, throwing around a football. But an Italian security officer didn’t like that and gave Harbaugh a verbal reprimand for
Sharks’ Joe Thornton Played With Torn ACL, MCL In NHL Playoffs
Share this: Hockey players are often pegged as the toughest athletes in all of sports, and Joe Thornton’s play in the Stanley Cup playoffs legitimizes that notion. After the San Jose Sharks were eliminated from the postseason following a 4-2 first-round series loss to the Edmonton Oilers, Sharks head coach Pete DeBoer revealed the 37-year-old center played the final four games of the series with a torn ACL and MCL. Joe Thornton, as announced by the Sharks suffered both a torn ACL and MCL prior to round one. He's headed into surgery today. — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) April 24, 2017 Thornton was sidelined for the first two games of the series but managed to take the ice in the final four. He recorded two assists
Jimmy Butler Calls Out Marcus Smart After Bulls’ Loss To Celtics For ‘Acting Tou…
Share this: Marcus Smart is one of the toughest defenders in basketball, but Jimmy Butler believes it’s all an act. In the second quarter of Game 4 of the first-round NBA playoff series between the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls on Sunday, Smart and Butler engaged in a bit of a scrum and were forced to be separated by players and officials. Smart appeared to be standing his ground against the Bulls star, but Butler accredited that to the Celtics guard’s acting skills. “As far as the Marcus Smart situation goes, he’s a great actor, acting tough,” Butler told MassLive’s Tom Westerholm. “That’s what he does. But I don’t think he’s about that. I’m the wrong guy to get in my face. He needs
Report: Red Sox’s Matt Barnes, Eduardo Rodriguez Could Face Discipline From MLB
Share this: The fallout from the Boston Red Sox’s apparent attempted beaning of Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado has begun. During Sunday’s 6-2 Boston victory at Camden Yards, Red Sox reliever Matt Barnes threw a fastball that sailed behind Machado’s head. Barnes was ejected from the game as a result, and Fox Sports’ Jon Morosi reported Major League Baseball will review the tape of the game to determine if discipline is needed. . @MLB officials will review tape of today's #RedSox–#Orioles game for possible discipline of Matt Barnes and Eduardo Rodriguez. — Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) April 24, 2017 Earlier in the game, Red Sox left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez threw a few pitches near Machado’s ankles, but nothing came of it. The Red Sox were upset with