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But the end-all for each and every account is (or should be) fan engagement. How better to get people to care about your team than connecting players to fans? In that endeavor, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook are some of the best tools for a team to use. And, speaking as a social media manager myself, it’s easier to make team content when the team itself is on board. When you’re looking for content that engages fans, you want engaging players....

Spokesman Greg Aiello said Thursday the league has been “looking into the matter and will continue to do so.” Police in Grapevine, Texas, say Spillman is under investigation but hasn’t been arrested or charged after a report of an alleged sexual assault early Sept. 20 at hotel in suburban Dallas. Spillman flew with the team to St. Louis later that Saturday and played on special teams the next day. He has played in all four games this season....

But if the league wants certain penalized, “flagrant” hits to result in “immediate” ejections, as executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent suggested Wednesday, it needs to tread carefully. Based in part on perpetual confusion over its catch rule despite multiple, public explanations, the NFL apparently has not learned that, sometimes, less is more when it comes to the rule book. So before it creates another complicated rule, the league at least should examine the nightmare that has been automatic ejections for targeting penalties in college football....

But the NFL? It still doesn’t. MORE: Sam Shields says it was a catch | Dez Bryant throwing down dunks | Cuban OK with Cowboys signing Greg Hardy The league on Monday changed its confusing and vaguely worded rule for what constitutes a catch, only to replace them with something just as vague, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport . In the past, players had to “make a football move” in order to complete a catch....

Coming into the 2020 NFL Season every NFL fan had two games circled to watch and those two games were Brady vs Brees I & II. Two of the greatest to ever play the quarterback position will give us another show on Sunday Night Football. This game will have a Super Bowl feel to it. Tom Brady and Drew Brees are set for round three in the NFL Divisional Round Playoffs New Orleans Saints would win the two meetings during the NFL Season but Tom Brady is a different beast in the NFL Playoffs....

With their final selection in the 2014 NFL Draft [barring trade], the New York Jets select Utah defensive end, Trevor Reilly (233rd Overall). Reilly projects as either a DE or OLB in the NFL. CBS Sports had Reilly as a 2nd or 3rd round selection; NFL.com had him as a 4th-5th rounder. Trevor Reilly’s got a couple nicks against him, which could’ve caused the fall—he’s had some minor procedures done on his knee, sitting as a ‘medical exception’ at the NFL Combine....

While Brady is new to Twitter, he has learned how to use the app well and took his time Thursday to offer an inspirational message. “Good luck to everyone waiting to hear their name called tonight,” he wrote. “Remember, there’s more than just going in the first round!” And he wasn’t done yet. He drove the point home in a series of tweets. “or the second…,” he wrote. And finally, “or the third…....

Like many things in life, though — such as beating par on a golf course or folding a fitted sheet — drafting is much more complicated in practice. If drafting were easy, every first-rounder would be a Pro Bowler, every top-10 pick would be an All-Pro and every player chosen at the very top of the draft would be handed a ballcap with his new team’s logo and a postdated plane ticket to Canton....

Philadelphia, which barely snuck into the postseason with its NFC East title at 9-7, gets the 21st pick by virtue of having the worst record among the four wild-card losers. The Eagles are followed by the Bills (10-6), Patriots (12-4) and Saints (13-3) in the draft order. MOCK DRAFT 2020Dolphins, Panthers get Bengals’ QB leftovers; Cowboys, Raiders find new stars The first 20 picks in the 2020 NFL Draft, of course, were set upon the conclusion of the regular season....

The five-member group consisting of members Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin and Hyein officially debuted on Monday, August 1, 2022, with the EP NewJeans consisting of four tracks - Attention (which was released as a surprise for fans on July 22, almost a week prior to the official release), followed by the three more title tracks - Hurt, Hype Boy, and Cookie. While the group was praised for their fresh and novel music and vocals, they found themselves in trouble with their title track Cookie....

Now that the legendary QB is no longer playing, Gatorade — which Manning sponsors — gathered friends and family to star in an advertisement titled, “Dear Peyton.” The commercial will likely premiere on television during Thursday’s first round of the NFL Draft, and it might cause many to tear up a bit. Not only did Gatorade release the lengthy ad featuring many stars, but if you watch the playlist above you’ll notice many other individuals tell their personal stories....

Last season at Stewart-Haas Racing , Newman began working with a newly assembled crew. His old crew had gone to work with Danica Patrick , and the organization pieced a group together to work on Newman's car. This year, even though he isn't at the same organization he was for the previous five seasons, Newman is working with a crew that for the most part worked together in 2013. "They just swapped out the nut behind the wheel," Newman said, with a quip....

At a Monday press briefing, Newsom said that on Sunday he had ordered the limited closure of bars that don’t serve food in seven Californian counties: Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, San Joaquin and Tulare. He also suggested bars in eight other counties consider similar closures, according to The Los Angeles Times. He said the state might impose a stay-at-home order for Imperial County if county leaders do not implement one first....

You can’t claim to be the front-runner and the one person with the electoral strength to beat President Donald Trump when you come in a distant fourth in Iowa (also, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is doing surprisingly well and may pass him). It is clear that Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren ran well ahead of Biden. Biden may stay in through South Carolina, but with each passing day, he will have less money and momentum....

“The Last Dance” and “O.J.: Made in America” — a four-part, eight-hour documentary — have set a high bar for other detailed projects to follow. But who is next? That’s an open debate on social media, but there is only one correct answer: Give us a 10-hour documentary on Tiger Woods. It would have all the elements for the next great American sports documentary. The loose script is already out there....

They’ve ground out a draw at Anfield. They’ve demolished their fierce local rivals at home. The barriers to Manchester City’s players emulating Arsenal’s from 2004 and going a full English Premier League unbeaten are gradually being removed. Avoid defeat at Chelsea on Saturday and the chances of City becoming the latest “Invincibles” will be hiked up even further. It would not just be the manner in which the team has been swatting aside most of its opponents in its 15-match undefeated start that would be pointed to....

It has been earlier reported that the company is getting rid of its Nexus line-up in favour of a new Android Silver Program. This indicated that there will be no release of any new Nexus device, but the latest report differs on this claim. A report by Ausdroid read “The dispute surrounding whether Google will this year release another Nexus phone this year has apparently been resolved. A source within Google who is close to the project has advised Ausdroid that Google is indeed looking to release a new phone in the Nexus line later this year....

Neymar left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain in a world-record €222million switch last August. Although he proved a big hit in the French capital before a broken metatarsal at the end of February curtailed his season, the 26-year-old has been persistently linked with another blockbuster switch to Madrid. A report by Catalan newspaper Mundo Deportivo on Thursday claimed Neymar had told his PSG team-mates he intends to leave at the end of the season, but Zidane was keen not to stoke further speculation at a pre-match news conference for Saturday’s LaLiga game against Celta Vigo....

The Brazilian was present as Paris Saint-Germain dismantled Anderlecht 5-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday, and then celebrated by going out to a party dressed as the Joker from Batman. You’ll not see too many better costumes this year and, unsurprisingly, the 25-year-old was keen to show it off to his followers on Instagram, who appeared impressed by the likeness he had to the villain. He was not, however, the only one to go to great lengths to ensure he was looking good for Halloween....