1:10 - Tom Curran and Phil Perry discuss why the Patriots decided now to trade backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.2:06 - Listen to Bill Belichick's opening statement in his conference call to the media about the trade.5:08 - The issue that would have
Archive for October, 2017
QUICK SLANTS PODCAST: Why did Patriots decide to trade Garoppolo now?
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017NFL Notes: Union seeks to block ruling so Ezekiel Elliott can play
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017The union for NFL players has turned to a federal appeals court in its quest to let Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott play Sunday at home against Kansas City as he fights his six-game suspension over domestic violence allegations. Union lawyers say Elliott's suspension should be delayed until the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals considers the issue. The NFL Players Association first asked U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla to suspend her Monday ruling reinstating the suspension during an appeal.
Washington adds defensive end Arthur Jones
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017Series needs Game 7 as Dodgers get to Astros ace Verlander
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017
Chris Taylor, Corey Seager and the Los Angeles Dodgers sent this twist-and-turn World Series to Game 7, rallying against Justin Verlander to beat the Houston Astros 3-1 Tuesday night.
The Bears didn’t make a move at the trade deadline, but they did make a statement
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017The NFL trading deadline came and went on Tuesday with a flurry of significant activity. Not all of it squared with apparent in-season situations, however, while the Bears were making a quiet statement or two of their own along the extended trading way. Earlier this year the Bears took the temperature of the situation with the New England Patriots and Jimmy Garoppolo.
Connor Hellebuyck can’t stop winning as Jets tame Wild
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017
Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves, and Nikolaj Ehlers and Kyle Connor scored for the Winnipeg Jets in a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.
Reports: Texans sign Angelo Blackson off Patriots practice squad
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017With an open roster spot available after trading Duane Brown to the Seattle Seahawks, the Houston Texans have made an addition to their defensive line. According to multiple reports, the Texans signed defensive tackle Angelo Blackson off the New England Patriots practice squad on Tuesday. Houston lost defensive end Christian Covington for the rest of the season after he tore his biceps in Sunday’s loss to the Seahawks.
San Francisco 49ers new QB makes first appearance with team
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017McCourty: Garoppolo is ‘definitely ready for this challenge’
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017Bill Belichick acknowledged that Monday. The Patriots did the unexpected that night, trading Jimmy Garoppolo to the San Francisco 49ers for a 2018 second-round pick. On Quick Slants, Patriots safety Devin McCourty explained that he has come to expect movement at the trade deadline, but was not expecting Garoppolo to be the one leaving New England.
Suddenly relevant Bills can’t afford slip vs. Jets
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017The Buffalo Bills are not just out to prove they are the best team in New York/New Jersey. Buffalo (5-2) will try for its fifth win in six games in a Thursday night matchup against the New York Jets (3-5) at MetLife Stadium. The Bills, who have not won the division since 1995, would move into a tie with the idle New England Patriots for first place in the division with a win.