Chiefs get ‘F-minus’ from NFLPA
Chiefs owner Clark Hunt admitted Wednesday the Super Bowl champions are overdue for renovations to their practice facilities after the NFL Players Association's annual report card graded Kansas City the secondworst team in the league overall.
Hunt had just unveiled plans for an $800 million renovation to Arrowhead Stadium that would include plenty of amenities for fans — but little for players — when he was asked about the report card. The NFLPA has produced it the past two years based on surveys of players in an attempt to improve overall working conditions around the league.
The report card gave the Chiefs failing grades for their nutritionist/dietician, locker room and training staff. Hunt was given an F-minus as the owner of the franchise, and “a rating of 4.9/10 from Chiefs players when considering his willingness to invest in the facilities.”
Jets eye Hardman’s plea to Chiefs
INDIANAPOLIS — Jets general manager Joe Douglas says the team took notice of Super Bowl star Mecole Hardman saying on a podcast he told the Kansas City Chiefs to “come get me” while he was disgruntled in New York earlier this season.
“I’ll just say those comments definitely resonated with us,” Douglas told reporters Wednesday at the NFL combine.
Suit filed vs. Dolphins WR Hill
A social media influencer is suing Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill over an alleged incident that happened at the NFL star's South Florida home last summer.
In a lawsuit that Sophie Hall's attorneys filed in Broward County circuit court on Feb. 23, the influencer claims that Hill “forcefully and purposefully” shoved her while the two were participating in a football drill at his Southwest Ranches mansion.
Chiefs releasing Valdes-scantling
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs are releasing wide receiver Marquez Valdes-scantling, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Fedex ends naming rights deal
Fedex has ended its naming rights agreement to the Washington Commanders stadium in Landover, Maryland, a venue that had been known as Fedex Field since 1999.
Hockey players granted jury trial
The five hockey players charged with sexual assault in Canada have asked for and been granted a trial by jury.
NBA denies Knicks’ protest
NEW YORK — The NBA has denied the Knicks' protest of their loss in Houston, two days after New York won a game in large part because of a call that was determined to be incorrect.
The Knicks protested their 105-103 loss to the Rockets on Feb. 12, a game that ended with Houston's Aaron Holiday making two free throws after officials called a foul on New York's Jalen Brunson with 0.3 seconds remaining. After the game, referee Ed Malloy said the contact between the players was marginal and no foul should have been called.
WNBA draft moves to Brooklyn
NEW YORK — The WNBA Draft will take place at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 15 and for the first time in eight seasons it will have the space for 1,000 fans to attend.