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Leader Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 Adam Schefter - Former Lions WR Quintez Cephus, who was reinstated last week after being suspended all of last season for violating the league’s gambling policy, has reached agreement with the Buffalo Bills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 Robert Reich - The Chicago Bears announced a new stadium plan, with taxpayers being asked to pick up half of the $4.75 billion project cost. Taxpayers are still paying for renovations to the Bears' current stadium from 2002. This is yet another entry in the public subsidy stadium scam. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brat&Beer Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 For those who care about draft grades: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatZepp Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 7 hours ago, Leader said: Robert Reich - The Chicago Bears announced a new stadium plan, with taxpayers being asked to pick up half of the $4.75 billion project cost. Taxpayers are still paying for renovations to the Bears' current stadium from 2002. This is yet another entry in the public subsidy stadium scam. It will be something when the Packers are the last NFC North team not playing in a dome! These stadiums really need to be year round venues and I do understand this a little bit for Chicago, add the field to the McCormick Place convention center and Chicago will only be adding to the largest convention venue but for what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 (edited) A changing of the guard. ProFootballTalk - The NFL Today shakeup has Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason out, Matt Ryan in, and James Brown, Nate Burleson, and Bill Cowher staying put. Edited April 29 by Leader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 Adam Schefter - More about the Patriots and defensive tackle Christian Barmore reaching agreement on a four-year deal with a maximum value of $92 million, including $41.8 million guaranteed. The deal is the largest non-Tom-Brady contract in Patriots franchise history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Leader Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 Now that there's a QB on the team, this guy might start to pay off. The Athletic - The Falcons reportedly have exercised the fifth-year option on tight end Kyle Pitts, the fourth overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Pitts showed promise with an impressive rookie season, but faced challenges in subsequent years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Leader Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 Chris Larson - The tide is changing on millionaire owners holding their teams as ransom while they refuse to pay taxes and demand taxpayers give them millions In subsidies. Unfortunately, Wisconsin caved early and quickly. We may be one of the last to do so. From our neighbors to the south: “For the longest time, major sports teams in America have expected cities and states to help pay for new stadiums, lest those teams take their bats and balls to another, more “appreciative” locale. Cities and states caved in because they feared losing teams and being seen as less than major-league. The owners almost always won this game. It’s what getting dunked on looks like.” Until Wednesday, I had never felt the urge to hug an anonymous source. Then I read Tina Sfondeles’ story in the Sun-Times about the hurdles the Bears face in potential talks with Gov. J.B. Pritzker on a new downtown stadium. Pritzker has been skeptical about public money being used to feed teams’ lust for shiny stadiums, including the $1.2 billion in bonds the Bears want the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority to issue to help pay for a replacement for Soldier Field. That money would come from a 2% tax on Chicago hotel rooms that was used to help build Guaranteed Rate Field in 1991 and renovate Soldier Field in 2002. You know, the Soldier Field that isn’t good enough anymore. "The money that comes from this hotel tax does not belong to the Bears. It does not belong to the White Sox. It does not belong to any sports team. That belongs to the taxpayer,” the source said. “There needs to be an evolution of thinking in the way that owners and sports teams approach asking and paying for sports stadiums. Because we are in a different world than what we were in 30 years ago. And it seems like everybody else understands that except for the people on these teams.” Yes. Exactly. Amen. If you watched or listened to the Bears announce their plans for a 4.7 billion stadium last week, you might have been taken in by the artist renderings, the big plans and the pep rally-like atmosphere. You are forgiven. Eyes are naturally attracted to glittering objects. It’s why no one tunes into a news conference for a new self-storage facility. The Bears didn’t go into detail on the funding of this particular glittering object because they don’t want you feeling their hand in your pocket. They’re trying to sell you on the idea that no Illinois taxpayer money would be used to build a new stadium, but it’s semantics. Because the tax is added to Chicago hotel bills, the dodge is that out-of-town suckers will be the ones helping to pay for the bonds that will fund a new Soldier Field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrimiv Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Chicago should dare the Bears to leave and call their bluff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatJerkDave Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Just now, Mazrimiv said: Chicago should dare the Bears to leave and call their bluff. St Louis Bears! I would still hate them, they are the Bears. But what a huge FU to Chicago that would be... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 1 hour ago, Mazrimiv said: Chicago should dare the Bears to leave and call their bluff. They're probably reach some kind of accord....but what I find interesting is the city (or public) is still paying off the bonds from the 2001 construction (remodeling etc). The folks in KC (or some specific county if I understand what took place there....) recently told the Chief and Royals to kick rocks on their requests for funds. I dont live there so I cant presume how much leeway the Royals will be granted...but the Chiefs certainly wont be going anywhere. @ThatJerkDave - whats the local thinking on how they'll go forward? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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