NFL: Favre: I considered suicide
Brett Favre said his addiction to painkillers led him to contemplate killing himself in 1997, coming off the last of three straight MVP’s as the starting quarterback of the Packers in an episode of Favre’s podcast “Bolling with Favre” released Tuesday.
The Hall of Fame quarterback told Dr. Phil McGraw he was dependent on painkillers while dealing with injuries in 1994.
“I said it’s one of two things — I die, or I flush these pills down the toilet. I sat by the toilet for two hours. Eventually, I dumped the pills in the toilet, flushed them and I almost wanted to kill myself because of doing that,” Favre said.
The Browns are taking another run at Jadeveon Clowney. The free-agent defensive end visited Cleveland, reviving a courtship that began last year before the No. 1 overall pick in 2014 signed a one-year deal with the Titans just before the start of the season.
Dan Snyder will soon be the sole owner of the Washington Football Team.
Snyder is buying out the team’s minority owners in a move that gives him total control and should end a lengthy, bitter court dispute along with any speculation that he’d be pushed to sell his boyhood team he bought in 1999.
Defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh agreed to a one-year contract worth $9 million to remain with the Super Bowl champion Buccaneers, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press . ... The Cowboys have informed free-agent pass-rusher Aldon Smith that they are not going to re-sign him after one season, according to ESPN.
The Lions restructured new quarterback Jared Goff’s contract, a move that freed up $15 million in salary cap space for this season, ESPN reported . ... Longtime Colts receiver and fourtime Pro Bowler T.Y. Hilton agreed to a oneyear contract worth $10 million to stay in Indy. NBA: LeVert helps Pacers snap skid
Ex-Nets guard Caris LeVert had 28 points, six rebounds and four assists and the Pacers snapped a six-game home losing streak by downing the Pistons 116-111 in Indianapolis.
In Minneapolis, Kristaps Porzingis had 29 points and seven Dallas players scored in double digits as the Mavericks ran away with a 128-108 win over the Timberwolves.
In Tampa, Fla., Pascal Siakam scored 27 points and the Raptors routed the Nuggets 135-111 to break a nine-game losing streak.
In Milwaukee, Khris Middleton collected 27 points and 13 rebounds and Bobby Portis added a season high-tying 21 points off the bench to fuel the Bucks to a 121-119 victory over the Celtics.