Former 49ers, Raiders coach Knapp critically injured in bicycle crash
A former assistant coach for the 49ers and Raiders is fighting for his life in a Bay Area hospital after being involved in a crash while on a bicycle last weekend, authorities said..
Greg Knapp, now an assistant coach with the New York Jets, was hit by a car Saturday while riding near his Danville home, police confirmed Tuesday morning.
The Jets hired Knapp in January as their passing-game specialist, and he has been splitting time this year between Danville and his new home in New Jersey. He spent the previous three years as the Atlanta Falcons quarterbacks coach and has been an NFL assistant since 1997. BRADY, CHAMPION BUCS VISIT BIDEN >> Tom Brady embraced his inner comedian to deliver jokes at old friend Donald Trump’s expense Tuesday when he and the Super Bowl-winning Tampa Bay Buccaneers visited President Joe Biden at the White House, the first visit by the reigning NFL champions since 2017.
The seven-time Super
Bowl champion who once was gifted a “Make America Great Again” hat from Trump that he displayed in his locker at Gillette Stadium compared those backing Trump’s false assertion that he won the 2020 election to people who couldn’t believe the underdog Buccaneers beat the Kansas City Chiefs. RAMS RB AKERS TEARS ACHILLES TENDON >> Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers is out indefinitely after tearing his Achilles tendon in an offseason training session.
The Rams confirmed the injury, one week before veterans report to training camp.
Akers was expected to be the Rams’ starter in the backfield after coming on late in his outstanding rookie season. Akers had 272 yards from scrimmage in the Rams’ two playoff games, capping his rookie year with some of his best play.
Colleges
GROUP LICENSING: A NEW
WAY FOR COLLEGE ATHLETES TO CASH IN >> With college athletes able to profit from their fame for the first time, North Carolina opened a new path for its players to cash in: group licensing for official Tar Heels merchandise.
North Caorlina is believed to be the first school in the nation to launch a group licensing program for current athletes. Under the partnership with The Brandr Group, athletes will receive a cut of net revenue for merchandising opportunities pursued by TBG with products that include the school’s official trademarks and logos.
Participating in the voluntary program won’t restrict individual endorsement deals now that college athletes across the country are clear to profit from use of their name, image and likeness as of July 1.
NHL
KRAKEN EXPANSION DRAFT
TO BE MILESTONE FOR SEATTLE >> One of the biggest moments yet in the creation of the newest NHL franchise will take place on Wednesday night with the Seattle Kraken expansion draft, during which the team will set the foundation for its first roster.