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Ex-NFL QB Bridgewater Suspended from HS Coaching for Giving Benefits to Players
Former NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater said he has been suspended from coaching his former high school team in Miami because he provided players with financial benefits that he says he'd reported to the school. The 32-year-old Bridgewater publicized action taken against him by Miami Northwestern High School in a social media post in which he also reaffirmed his desire to continue coaching the team for which he once played. "I'm not going anywhere," Bridgewater's social media post said. "And if it comes down to it, I will volunteer from the bleachers like I used to in 2018 and 2019 when no one had a problem." A message left for school administrators on Monday was not returned. Last fall was Bridgewater's first season coaching his former school, which he led to a Class 3A state championship before signing with Detroit in late December to serve as a backup for the playoff-bound Lions. He wound up seeing his only action in the postseason, completing his only pass for 3 yards in a divisional-round loss to Washington. Bridgewater wrote in an earlier social media post that he paid for rides, meals and treatment for players last season. This year, he solicited donations to help cover those costs. He said in his more recent post that he reported those payments to the school. Drafted 32nd overall out of Louisville by Minnesota in 2014, Bridgewater appeared in 79 regular-season NFL games during 10 seasons split between the Vikings, New Orleans, Carolina, Miami, Denver and Detroit. Reporting by The Associated Press. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily ! FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience National Football League Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings recommended Item 1 of 3 Get more from the National Football League Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
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Jets, WR Garrett Wilson Agree on 4-Year, $130 Million Contract Extension
The New York Jets and wide receiver Garrett Wilson have agreed on a four-year, $130 million contract extension, a person familiar with the situation said Monday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced. Wilson, drafted 10th overall in 2022, was the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year that season and has more than 1,000 yards receiving in each of his first three years — the first player in franchise history to do so. In all, Wilson has caught 279 passes for 3,249 yards and 14 touchdowns. The extension represents a significant commitment from general manager Darren Mougey and new coach Aaron Glenn, who have focused on making the roster younger in their first offseason together in New York. They picked up the fifth-year options on Wilson, Sauce Gardner and Jermaine Johnson during this past offseason, setting the stage for Wilson's new extension, which runs through the 2030 season. "I'm hopeful I'm a Jet for life and that we get this thing rolling, and that all of our best days are ahead of us," Wilson said in May. Wilson had two years and $20.3 million remaining on his rookie deal. With the extension, he's now under contract for six seasons at $150.3 million. Next up for extensions could be Gardner and Johnson. Gardner said earlier that negotiations between his representatives, which include agent AJ Vaynerchuk, and the Jets have already begun. Reporting by The Associated Press. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily ! FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience National Football League New York Jets recommended Item 1 of 3 Get more from the National Football League Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more in this topic
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Seattle's Cal Raleigh becomes first catcher and switch-hitter to win Home Run Derby
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Seattle's Cal Raleigh won his first All-Star Home Run Derby after leading the big leagues in long balls going into the break, defeating Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero 18-15 in the final round Monday night. The Mariners breakout slugger nicknamed Big Dumper advanced from the first round on a tiebreaker by less than an inch over the Athletics' Brent Rooker, then won his semifinal 19-13 over Pittsburgh's Oneil Cruz, whose 513-foot first-round drive over Truist Park's right-center field seats was the longest of the night. Hitting second in the final round, the 22-year-old Caminero closed within three dingers, took three pitches and hit a liner to left field. Becoming the first switch-hitter and first catcher to win the title, Raleigh had reached the All-Star break with a major league-leading 38 home runs. He became the second Mariners player to take the title after three-time winner Ken Griffey Jr. Raleigh was pitched to by his father, Todd, former coach of Tennessee and Western Carolina. His younger brother Todd Raleigh Jr. did the catching. Just the second Derby switch-hitter after Baltimore's Adley Rutschman in 2023, Raleigh hit his first eight left-handed, took a timeout, then hit seven right-handed. Going back to lefty, he then hit two more in the bonus round and stayed lefty for the semifinals and the final. Caminero beat Minnesota's Byron Buxton 8-7 in the other semifinal. Atlanta's Matt Olson, Washington's James Wood, the New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. and the Athletics' Brent Rooker were eliminated in the first round of the annual power show. Cruz and Caminero each hit 21 long balls and Buxton had 20 in the opening round. Raleigh and Rooker had 17 apiece, but Raleigh advanced on the tiebreaker of their longest homer, 470.61 feet to 470.53. Cruz's long drive was the hardest-hit at 118 mph. The longest derby homer since Statcast started tracking in 2016 was 520 feet by Juan Soto in the mile-high air of Denver's Coors Field in 2021. Last year, the longest drive at Arlington, Texas, was 473 feet by Atlanta's Marcell Ozuna. Wood hit 16 homers, including a 486-foot shot and one that landed on the roof of the Chop House behind the right-field wall. Olson, disappointing his hometown fans, did not go deep on his first nine swings and finished with 15, He also was eliminated in the first round in 2021. Chisholm hit just three homers, the fewest since the timer format started in 2015. ___ AP MLB: recommended Item 1 of 3
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Seattle slugger Cal Raleigh beats Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero in finals to win MLB Home Run Derby
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Seattle slugger Cal Raleigh beats Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero in finals to win MLB Home Run Derby. recommended Item 1 of 3 in this topic
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Seattle's Cal Raleigh to face Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero for Home Run Derby title
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Seattle's Cal Raleigh and Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero advanced to the final round of the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night. Pittsburgh's Oneil Cruz hit the longest homer, a 513-foot drive over Truist Park's right-center field seats in the first round but was eliminated by Raleigh 19-13 in the semifinals after Caminero beat Minnesota's Byron Buxton 8-7. Atlanta's Matt Olson, Washington's James Wood, the New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. and the Athletics' Brent Rooker were eliminated in the first round of the annual power show. Cruz and Caminero each hit 21 long balls and Buxton had 20 in the opening round. Raleigh and Rooker had 17 apiece, but Raleigh advanced on the tiebreaker of their longest homer, 470.61 feet to 470.53. Cruz's long drive was the hardest-hit at 118 mph. The longest derby homer since Statcast started tracking in 2016 was 520 feet by Juan Soto in the mile-high air of Denver's Coors Field in 2021. Last year, the longest drive at Arlington, Texas, was 473 feet by Atlanta's Marcell Ozuna. Raleigh, who leads the major leagues with 38 homers, was pitched to by his father, Todd, former coach of Tennessee and Western Carolina. His younger brother Todd Raleigh Jr. did the catching. Just the second Derby switch-hitter after Baltimore's Adley Rutschman in 2023, Raleigh hit his first eight left-handed, took a timeout, then hit seven right-handed. Going back to lefty, he then hit two more in the bonus round and stayed lefty for the semifinals. Wood hit 16 homers, including a 486-foot shot and one that landed on the roof of the Chop House behind the right-field wall. Olson, disappointing his hometown fans, finished with 15 and was eliminated in the first round for the second time. Chisholm hit just three homers. ___ AP MLB: recommended Item 1 of 3
