Manning enters final season of his contract
WASHINGTON, June 29, (Agencies): New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, entering the final season of his contract, may not be concerned about an extension but his agent is confident a deal will get done.
Agent Tom Condon said negotiations with the Giants will begin soon on what likely will be Manning’s final NFL contract.
“It’s an extraordinarily hard position to fill, as you know,” Condon told the New York Daily News.
“You actually have some leverage with the quarterbacks. The only problem is there’s a salary cap. But let’s face it, sooner or later...”
Condon didn’t finish the sentence, but he knows today’s going rate for elite quarterbacks as he represents seven of the NFL’s 32 starting quarterbacks.
Five of those quarterbacks make an average of at least $17 million per year.
“The quarterbacks always get done,” Condon said. “And the Giants are not a skittish team. I’m sure at the appropriate time it’ll happen.”
The 34-year-old Manning, with two Super Bowl rings, surpassed 4,000 passing yards in four of the last six seasons. He has never missed an NFL game.
Manning bounced back from a poor 2013 season to complete a career-high 63.1 percent of his passes in 2014, with 4,410 yards and 30 touchdowns against 14 interceptions.
New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford has taken some verbal shots at the Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterbacks.
Weatherford, appearing on WFAN, shared his opinions about Sam Bradford, Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow.
“I’m gonna give you a Ferrari (Bradford) that maybe won’t be running all the time, or I’m giving you a nice Cadillac sedan (Sanchez),” Weatherford said Friday during the radio interview.
“It’s not the fastest but you know what you’re going to get out of it. Bradford can go from zero to 60 in three seconds, but you don’t know if he’s gonna start up some days.”
Bradford, acquired in a trade for Nick Foles from the St. Louis Rams, is recovering from a second surgery in as many years to repair a torn knee ligament.
Michael Sam, who is the first openly gay player to be drafted by a National Football League team, has decided to rejoin the Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes.
“Thank you all so much for your support. Great to be back in Montreal with the club. Let’s go #Als!,” Sam wrote on his Twitter page.
The Alouettes had suspended Sam after he abruptly left the club for “personal reasons”. But the team welcomed him back on the weekend.
Sam became the first openly gay player to be drafted by a NFL team when the St. Louis Rams chose him in the seventh round in 2014.
Sam was eventually cut by the Rams and then spent time practising with the Dallas Cowboys before being released.
He signed a two-year contract with the Alouettes who played their season-opening game on Thursday, losing to the Ottawa Redblacks.
“Welcome back!” the Alouettes tweeted to Sam on Saturday.
Watson’s drive landed in the middle of the fairway and then he hit a brilliant approach shot onto the green.
He eventually made the seven-foot birdie putt, but the final hole was more about what Casey didn’t do right.
His tee shot landed in the sand on the right side of the fairway and then the second shot found the bunker again just off the green.
His next sand shot sailed completely across the green and into a pack of fans who were standing on a cement cart path.
Third-round leader Brian Harman of the US, birdied the final two holes for a one-under 69. He ended alone in third at minus-15. Canada’s Graham DeLaet also closed with a 69 to end in fourth at 14under-par 266.
Carl Pettersson, of Sweden, posted a four-under 66 to grab fifth at minus-13, while Zach Johnson (69) was one back at 12-under 268.
Jeff Maggert won the US Senior Open on Sunday for his second major victory on the Champions Tour this year.
Maggert shot a 5-under 65 at sundrenched Del Paso Country Club, edging defending champion Colin Montgomerie by two strokes. Maggert made six birdies and one bogey to finish at 10-under 270.
The 51-year-old American won his first senior major last month in Alabama in the Regions Tradition. His only other Champions Tour victory came in Mississippi last year in his first start on the 50-and-over circuit.
Montgomerie closed with a 66. Grant Waite and Bernhard Langer tied for third at 7 under. Waite had a 67, and Langer, who shared the lead with Maggert after three rounds, shot a 68.
Maggert provided a little bit of drama to a final round that lacked it when his
approach on the 18th landed in the upslope of the greenside bunker. He wedged out and made the 4-foot par putt, raising his arms and embracing family members who ran onto the green.
The victory moves Maggert into an elite class on the Champions Tour. Maggert (two), Montgomerie (three) and Langer (three) have combined to win the last eight majors.
Maggert had just three wins in more than 20 years on the PGA Tour, the last in the 2006 St Jude Classic. Now he has matched that total in a little more than a year on the Champions Tour, including two of this season’s five majors.
After three days that ended with
bunched leaderboards, Maggert pulled away from the field quickly.
Sweden’s Dani Holmqvist won the Island Resort Championship on Sunday at Sweetgrass for her first Symetra Tour title.
The former University of California player made a 6-foot par putt on the 18th hole for a 2-under 70 and a one-stroke victory over Canada’s Samantha Richdale.
“I saw the leaderboard and I knew that I had to make it in order to not go to a playoff,” Holmqvist said. “I’ve been actually practicing those kinds of putts back in my home course in Jupiter. “