Agent: Howard, Dolphins spent over year working on new deal Curry won’t return from foot injury by end of regular season
for the mark of 965 games on Jan. 25 against the Islanders. Yandle was a healthy scratch. The Flyers are one of the worst teams in the NHL and looking at a youth movement down the stretch with a 21-35-11 (53 points) heading into Saturday’s game.
“We’re at the point in the season where as an organization it’s important we get some young players in,” Flyers coach Mike Yeo said. “We have to have an eye on the future and what’s coming down the road. We have to give some new guys an opportunity.”
Arizona Coyotes forward Phil Kessel now has longest active streak at 968 consecutive games played.
Yandle has only one goal and 15 assists in 67 games.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The agent for Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard said Saturday that the Pro Bowler’s record-setting extension with the team was the culmination of more than a year’s worth of talks on the topic.
Howard and the Dolphins agreed on a five-year restructuring that includes nearly $51 million in new money. It came with about $39 million left on his existing contract, which had to be reworked last summer as well after he requested a trade.
“To be able to get the Dolphins to go against conventional wisdom and add value to a deal with four seasons remaining was unheard of itself,” agent David Canter said Saturday. “That the organization allowed us to reconstruct his entire contract and add record-shattering money to the deal is beyond our imagination.”
Canter said the new deal was discussed “thousands of times over hundreds of hours.” The agreement was finalized Friday.
Howard didn’t have any interceptions in his first 18 NFL games. He’s had 27 interceptions in 54 games since, including a league-high 10 in 2020.
SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State star Stephen Curry will be sidelined for the remainder of the regular season because of a sprained ligament in his left foot.
The reigning scoring champion, who was injured March 16 at home against Boston and has missed seven games since, is scheduled to be reevaluated after another week, with an update scheduled for April 11. He is making good progress, the Warriors said Friday.
He has been doing rehabilitation exercises with the medical staff in the weight room and training room over the past two weeks. Curry hasn’t done any on-court work yet but is slated to begin next week on an individual basis. It’s still unclear when he will practice with the full group.
Coach Steve Kerr has full confidence in Curry being able come back quickly to contribute once he’s healthy to do so.
“Steph has been injured many times either before or during the playoffs in the past and he’s always returned really well, so I’m not too worried about him. All it takes is one made shot and he’s back in rhythm,” Kerr said Friday. “We’ll see how it all goes over the next couple weeks, just following the advice of the training staff and we’ll go from there.”
— Wire reports