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Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Von Miller, still a free agent, comments on potential Broncos reunion
Von Miller remains a free agent and his continued love for the Denver Broncos has been well-documented. So, could he return to the Broncos this season? Miller is competing at the NFLPA Classic in Mexico this week and he spoke with Kay Adams on the "Up and Adams Show" on Tuesday. Miller is golfing with former and current Broncos at the tournament, and Adams asked him directly if he would like to rejoin Denver's team. Advertisement "I mean, you just have to see," Miller said. "I've always loved the blue and orange. You just have to see. It's a fun time right now for me and my career, and you just have to wait and see, take it one day at a time. Just have fun and wait and see." Miller said not knowing what comes next for him has been a fun and exciting experience while looking at new teams with new quarterbacks. He also told Adams he wants to join a winning team. Miller certainly didn't rule out the possibility of returning to Denver, but it remains to be seen if the club will pursue him. It's unclear what Miller's asking price is these days, but at age 36, he won't command the salary he once did. Advertisement The Broncos have limited salary cap space remaining, but if Miller was willing to sign a team-friendly deal, a reunion could make sense for Denver. We will continue to monitor the free agent's status and any future updates on Broncos Wire. This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: NFL: Von Miller comments on free agent status with Broncos
USA Today
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Which NFL players deserve a Masters invite? Ranking league's best golfers
Which NFL players deserve a Masters invite? Ranking league's best golfers Show Caption Hide Caption Chase and Higgins or Brown and Smith: Which duo would you rather have? The Eagles got AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith for $100m less than the Bengals got Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins Sports Seriously NFL players like to stay active during the offseason. One of the hobbies players have embraced to make that happen is playing golf. Golf serves as a way for professional football players to stay competitive during the offseason while embracing a game that comes with relatively little wear-and-tear compared to their primary profession. It's also easy for players to get on the course. Plenty of celebrity events and Pro-Ams that exist on the golf calendar, and the NFLPA has even begun hosting an offseason golf tournament at the El Camaleon Golf Course at Mayakoba in Mexico. This year, the NFLPA Classic was won by a team made up of former Cincinnati Bearcats turned NFL players: Sauce Gardner, Desmond Ridder, Alec Pierce and Josh Whyle. With the Masters right around the corner, here's a look at some of the best and more notable NFL golfers both currently in the league and retired. MASTERS BEST BETS: Odds and top dark horse picks to win Green Jacket in 2025 Best current NFL golfers When Rodgers isn't playing quarterback or off on a darkness retreat, he tends to find success on the golf course, playing to a 4 handicap. He and Tom Brady beat Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen in the 2022 edition of "The Match" and has finished in the top 15 at the last three American Century Championship. Despite developing into the 2024 NFL MVP, Allen has been able to sharpen his golf game into one of the league's best. He played to a 6 handicap at the 2023 American Century and finished a career-best tied for 20th at the event in 2024. He also paired up with Keith Mitchell at the 2024 Pebble Beach Pro-Am and rode a strong final round to a sixth-place finish. Mahomes is another avid golfer among NFL quarterbacks and plays to a 7 handicap. However, he might be a bit better than that, as he admitted during Super Bowl 59 media day. "I think I'll forever play as a 7," Mahomes told reporters, per Golf Digest. "I don't put my good scores in. But don't tell my buddies that." Does that make Mahomes a bit of a sandbagger? Maybe, but it hasn't impacted him in the events he has played yet. He lost "The Match" alongside Allen in 2022 before beating Steph Curry and Klay Thompson in the 2023 iteration of the event alongside his teammate, Travis Kelce. Thielen was a state golf champion during his high school days (2007) and had a 0.7 handicap as of 2023, per The Panthers wide-out has finished in the top 20 at seven consecutive American Century championships, including a career-best fourth-place finish in 2022. Smith, a long-time member of the Vikings, rivaled his former teammate Thielen for the best finish among active NFL players at the 2024 American Century. He finished tied for 11th at the event and plays to a 1 handicap, per the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Like Smith, Carr also tied for 11th at the 2024 American Century. He played to a 6 handicap at the 2023 event, matching that of Allen, and has improved upon his finish in each of his four appearances in the celebrity tournament. The Eagles kicker put his golf game on peoples' radar by posting trick shots to social media during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. He qualified for the Philadelphia Open in 2022 and has a handicap that has been reported anywhere between 0.6 and 3 strokes. That makes him one of the best golfers currently playing in the NFL. 2025 NFL MOCK DRAFT: Latest projection for first round features a few shifting picks Best former NFL golfers Tony Romo Romo is perhaps the best-known NFL golfer. He has won the American Century Championship three times during his career and currently has a 1.5 handicap. Romo famously tried to qualify for the 2005 U.S. Open but came up short. He played four PGA Tour events and three Korn Ferry events from 2018-20, but he didn't make the cut at any. Matt Ryan Ryan finished 16th at the 2024 American Century. He tends to sport a handicap between 0 and 2, has competed at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am and was named one of the NFL's best golfers in 2019, per Ryan Succop Succop was noted for his accuracy during his career as an NFL kicker. He also is accurate on the golf course, as he played on a state championship golf team in high school and has maintained a solid game throughout his lifetime, playing to a 2.6 handicap. Josh Scobee Scobee is another former NFL kicker who has a great golf game. He played to a 1.8 handicap as of 2020 and has made some impressive shots during his career, including an albatross at the TPC Sawgrass Players Stadium course during a 2021 charity tournament. Scobee has routinely played celebrity tournaments and has attempted to qualify for the U.S. Open to no avail. He obtained amateur status from the USGA in 2019 in the hopes of playing in more golf tournaments. Tom Brady Brady won "The Match" alongside Rodgers in 2022 and also competed alongside Phil Mickelson in the 2020 iteration of the event, won by Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning. Brady plays to about an 8 handicap and has often appeared in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am during his career. Larry Fitzgerald Fitzgerald used to play to an 8 handicap like Brady, but the former Cardinals receiver dropped his to 6 in 2024, per Golf Digest. He has won the Pebble Beach Pro-Am twice and has participated in the American Century every year since 2018, with his best finish being a solo 25th in 2020. Patrick Peterson Peterson, Fitzgerald's long-time teammate, has also spent his retirement focusing on his golf game. He moved his handicap into the single digits after working with legendary swing coach Butch Harmon, per He has competed in various pro-ams, including twice appearing at the Phoenix Open. Brett Kern Kern played to a 1 handicap as recently as 2019. He also caddied for three summers at Inverness Golf Club in Toledo, Ohio during his college days. John Elway Elway played to a 2 handicap and the 2023 American Century and finished ninth at the event. He was a staple of the event from its beginning in 1990, appearing in 27 consecutive tournaments before taking a hiatus following the 2016 event. He has finished top 10 in the event 15 times. He also attempted to qualify for the U.S. Senior Open in 2018.
USA Today
29-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Kay Adams thought Courtland Sutton hit her with a golf ball (he didn't)
Kay Adams thought Courtland Sutton hit her with a golf ball (he didn't) I was told it was Courtland Sutton & it was not. 😂 Sorry @SuttonCourtland we are scrubbing it out of the broadcast! 😂 — Kay Adams (@heykayadams) March 26, 2025 Courtland Sutton and several of his former Denver Broncos teammates competed in the third annual NFLPA Classic in Mexico earlier this week. FanDuel TV's Kay Adams was at the golf tournament to provide coverage on the Up & Adams show and interview players (including Von Miller). It turned out to be an eventual trip for Adams. "of course I got hit with a golf ball of course. @NFLPA," Adams tweeted Wednesday. She later asked on Twitter/X: "who hit me with the golf ball?" She also jokingly suggested that her "neck hurts" following the incident. Somebody apparently told Adams it was Sutton who struck the ball, but that turned out to be inaccurate. We found out on Friday that it was actually Houston Texans kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn who accidentally hit Adams on the course. "They tell me, it's Courtland Sutton that hit me," Adams said in a video posted on her Twitter/X page. "I was [jokingly] like, 'I'm suing you, I'm mad at you, I can't believe you just did that. And then we found the culprit [Fairbairn]." Wanna see me get hit by a golf ball? LAWYER UP, Ka'imi Fairbairn. — Kay Adams (@heykayadams) March 28, 2025 Adams joked about a neck injury but it seems no harm was actually done, and Sutton's in the clear. These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans
NBC Sports
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC Sports
NFL golf highlights: NFLPA Golf Classic, Final Day
Check out the best shots and moments from the first day of action at the NFLPA Classic, where stars like Sauce Gardner and T.J. Hockenson showed off their golf games.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Lions TE Sam LaPorta on Ben Johnson leaving for Bears: 'It hurts'
Sam LaPorta is going through a breakup. Now he has to watch his ex-offensive coordinator live life with a bitter rival. The Detroit Lions drafted the tight end in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft partly because of then-offensive coordinator Ben Johnson's impact. Johnson is now set to call the Windy City home in 2025 after being hired as the head coach of the NFC North rival Chicago Bears. During an appearance on the "Up & Adams" show on Wednesday at the NFLPA Classic golf tournament in Mexico, LaPorta spoke with Kay Adams about his feelings surrounding the move, joking that Johnson will be a friend-turned-enemy. Advertisement "Of course, happy for Ben," LaPorta said. "He was one of the big reasons they brought me into the Lions. Nothing but respect for him, but again, on Sunday afternoons this fall, there will be friends turned to enemies." NFL MOCK DRAFT: AI predicts the entire first round The tight end added that the move hurt, but ultimately he is happy for his former coach. "It hurts, of course," LaPorta said. "You spend a lot of time with these people, invest a lot of energy and effort and hard work together. You know it's mutual, you're excited that he's gonna run his own team and organization and have a lot on his plate. So, just very exciting times for him, and it is exciting times for us too as we turn towards our new staff and have a bright future as well." Advertisement While the attention is focused on what the Lions lost, not much has been paid to the guy set to take over, John Morton. He spent the 2022 season with Detroit as a senior offensive assistant, but LaPorta didn't arrive until after the coach's departure. The tight end hasn't spoken to Morton at length but is eager to see how he operates when OTAs begin. "I've sat down with Johnny Mo for maybe 10 or 15 minutes, gotten to know him personally," LaPorta said. "But as a coach, it's yet to be determined. We have a great future in front of us, we're excited to work with each other, and I can't wait to get working with him here in OTAs here shortly." Johnson is set to find out if the grass is greener on the other side. LaPorta and the Lions will soon learn if Johnson is the one who got away. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Sam LaPorta comments on Ben Johnson leaving for Bears HC job
