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DeSean Jackson Hoping To Develop Better Chemistry With Jameis Winston
JAMEIS WINSTON AND DESEAN JACKSON
Richard Sherman Acting As Own Agent Entering Final Year Of Contract
RICHARD SHERMAN Richard Sherman is
entering the final year of his contract with the Seattle Sea- hawks, and he won’t have many phone calls to make if he is seeking an extension or wants to restructure the deal. Why? Because he doesn’t have an agent.
On Thursday, Sherman was asked if he wants his contract situation to be ad- dressed this offseason. That’s when he revealed he does not have representation.
“I’m sure we’ll have some communication,” Sherman said, via Brady Henderson of ESPN.com. “I’m repre- senting myself. The whole agent thing is really over- rated at this point.”
Sherman’s base salary for 2018 is $11 million, and he’s set to count more than $13 million against the cap. There have been rumblings that the Seahawks could begin a total rebuild on de- fense, as several of the core “Legion of Boom” members are aging and have inflated contracts.
If what we heard about the relationship between Sherman and Pete Car- roll is true, the veteran cor- nerback may just angle for a release this offseason. The Seahawks already explored the possibility of trading him last offseason, and they will probably do it again. Should they not find a trade partner, a release makes sense.
Revis Cut By Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are moving on from corner- back Darrelle Revis.
The Chiefs cut the veteran on Thursday, ensuring that newly-acquired Kendall Fuller would take over as Kansas City’s starting corner.
One has to wonder if this is it for Revis. He wanted to return to the Chiefs in 2018, but that’s not happening, and given how hard a time he had finding a job last season, you have to wonder where the opportunities will come for him. He played in six total
DARRELLE REVIS
games for the Chiefs and wasn’t particularly remark- able during that stint. The days of Revis Island are long gone, and with him turning 33 in July, he may have hit the end of the line.
The Tampa Bay Bucca- neers were expecting big things from DeSean Jack- son when they signed the wide receiver to a three-year, $33 million contract last off- season, but his first year with the team was largely disap- pointing. Jackson is hoping to change that in 2018.
While appearing on Fox Sports 1’s “The Undisputed” this week, Jackson was asked about his surprising lack of deep ball hookups with Win- ston in their first year to- gether. He said that is something the duo is working to address.
“I mean, offseason we’re coming in working, put the time in,” Jackson said, as transcribed by Florida Foot- ball Insiders. “We got like three days in. Just going on to Texas A&M, where his coach (Jimbo Fisher) coaches now. Going to go there and see
Jimbo. Mike Evans is out there. He’s going to come out there. He’s going to come out here to L.A.
“I think we have to merge. ... Last year everything kind of happened at the snap of a fin- ger. You got the offseason. You got free agent signings. Every- body was happy about the off- season, but the work has to be put in.”
Jackson said a lot of the issues this past season stemmed from timing, which he and Winston are already working on. With a base salary of $11 million for 2018, the Bucs are expecting a lot more than 50 catches for 668 yards and three touchdowns. With Mike Evans demanding most of the attention, Jack- son should be able to provide Tampa with a big-play threat. For whatever reason, he failed to do that in his first year with the team.
Tom Brady Documentary Delayed By Super Bowl Loss
If you’re a big fan of Tom Brady and his Facebook documentary, the New Eng- land Patriots’ Super Bowl loss just got even worse for you.
Gotham Chopra, the filmmaker of the “Tom vs. Time” documentary, admit- ted that the final part of the production was delayed thanks to the Patriots’ Super Bowl loss throwing a wrench in the planned ending.
Chopra said his crew had in-depth access during the playoffs, including content
TOM BRADY
about Brady’s mysterious hand injury. He admitted, however, that the footage may not be emphasized based on the last interview he did with Brady.
RB Dion Lewis May Not Return To Patriots
Team’s Flag Bearer
Olympic Speed Skater
Shani Davis Says Racism
Played Part In Olympic
The New England Patriots enter a critical offseason as they look to rebound from a Super Bowl loss. They face many salary cap questions and have a number of im- pending free agents. One such player is running back Dion Lewis, who may not be back with the team.
The Boston Herald’s Jeff Howe wrote an article pub- lished on Saturday about the Patriots’ roster situation en- tering the offseason. In his ar- ticle, Howe said the “early vibe” is Lewis will prove too expensive for the Patriots.
Lewis, who has been with the Patriots the past three seasons, was a valuable all- around contributor last sea- son. He rushed for a
DION LEWIS
career-high 896 yards (5.0 ypc) and six touchdowns. He also added 32 catches for 214 yards and three TDs, and he scored on one kick return, giving him 10 total touch- downs.
James White is likely to be back with the Pats, but there are questions about Mike Gillislie and Rex Burkhead.
Olympic gold-medal speedskater Shani Davis has called into question the sud- den death coin-toss method of determining who carried the American flag during the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Games.
Luge veteran Erin Ham- lin, competing in her final Olympics, was given the honor after a vote by some of her fel- low athletes put her in posi- tion for the coin-toss decision.
Hamlin and Davis were among eight nominees for the flag-bearer role, and athletes from each of the eight winter sports federations — bobsled and skeleton, ski and snow- boarding, figure skating, curl- ing, biathlon, hockey, speedskating and luge — rep- resented those nominees in balloting that took place Wednesday night.
Eventually, the final vote was deadlocked at 4-4. Ham-
SHANI DAVIS
lin, who is white, won a coin toss, which was the predeter- mined method of picking a winner if all else failed in the athlete-led process. The U. S. Olympic Committee con- firmed the tie, and that voters knew in the event of a tie, the coin toss would take place.
Davis fired off a tweet that criticized the entire selection process. He said the process by which Hamlin won was executed “dishonorably” and included a reference to Black History Month — suggesting that race played a role in the decision.
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