COLTS ADD HOYER AS BACKUP QB
INDIANAPOLIS The Colts sorted out their quarterback situation Monday.
Jacoby Brissett will be the starter for the foreseeable future, and Brian Hoyer will become Brissett’s backup.
A little more than a week after Andrew Luck’s abrupt retirement upended Indy’s long- term plans, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press that Brissett had signed a contract extension.
Details were not immediately available, though NFL Network first reported it was a two- year deal worth $ 30 million with $ 20 million guaranteed.
Brissett’s deal came just hours after the Colts announced Hoyer, a longtime backup in the league, would join the team as the new No. 2 on the depth chart. ESPN reported the deal was for three years and $ 12 million.
Denney out after 14 seasons.
Long snapper John Denney was released after 14 seasons with the Dolphins.
Denney, 40, an alumnus of Horizon High School in Thornton, had been with the team longer than any other current player.
Denney joined Miami out of BYU as an undrafted free agent in 2005 and played in 224 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the NFL. Following his release he posted a thank- you note to the organization, fans and teammates.
Jaguars brace for hurricane.
The Jaguars will have one less day to prepare for their season opener.
The Jags canceled practice and meetings scheduled for Wednesday because of the threat of Hurricane Dorian, leaving them to cram two days of work into one before hosting the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
Coach Doug Marrone told players and coaches to stay away from the facility Wednesday as the powerful storm is scheduled to make its way up Florida’s east coast. Players also are off Tuesday. They are expected to return midday Thursday.
“We’ll have our work in,” Marrone said. “I’m not concerned about that.”
Clowney practices with Seahawks.
RENTON, WASH. Jadeveon Clowney went through his first practice for the Seahawks on Monday, two days after the agreement was reached for his trade from the Texans. Clowney held out of training camp in Houston unhappy with his contract situation after the Texans used the franchise tag on him for the upcoming season.