Eagles QB Wentz eyes Week 1 return

Packers’ Rodgers frustrated

WASHINGTON, April 18, (AP): About four months since he underwent surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and lateral collateral ligament in his left leg, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz says Week 1 of the 2018 season is still his targeted return date.

“Yeah, that’s still the plan,” Wentz told reporters Tuesday when asked about being ready for the season opener, noting he does not feel as if he must participate in the preseason to be prepared.

Wentz, 25, also said he’s begun the “running progression” of his rehab and is “feeling good,” but he didn’t offer many more details regarding his recovery. He injured his knee Dec 10 and had surgery three days later. Most ACL injuries are estimated to require nine to 12 months for a full recovery.

“It’s such a fluid process, it’s so hard to put a timeframe and a timetable on these things,” he said. “I wish I knew as well, but things are going well, and I’m happy with where I’m

at.”

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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has lingering discontent over some of the team’s offseason moves and his lack of input regarding changes that directly impact him, according to a Yahoo Sports report.

Yahoo’s Charles Robinson quoted a league source saying Rodgers is both “frustrated” and “emotional” over his lack of communication with the front office prior to major offseason moves, most prominently the firing of quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt and release of wide receiver Jordy Nelson. Rodgers, 34, has two years remaining on his contract.

“Both of those decisions (with Nelson and Van Pelt) were made without him,” a league source close to Rodgers told Robinson. “In both situations, he had no influence with (the front office) before anything went down.”

Quarterback Jameis Winston will remain in Tampa Bay for at least two more years. The Buccaneers picked up Winston’s $20,922,000 fifth-year option and are reportedly ready to begin working on a bigger deal with the No. 1 pick in the 2015 draft.

The option covers the 2019 season, meaning Winston would become a free agent in March 2020. However, the Buccaneers are making it clear there is no intention to let Winston out of Tampa.

Winston signed a rookie four-year deal worth $25.35 million in May 2015. The 24-year-old has 69 touchdowns and 44 interceptions in his career.

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Mangold, 34, did not play in 2017 after being released

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