NFL has an amazing capacity to stay in the headlines 50 weeks a year; here it is March 10 and they’re still getting headlines……..
— Buffalo Bills signed QB Josh Allen for six years/$330M, with $250M of that guaranteed; Allen is 83-40 as an NFL starter, 7-6 in playoff games.
Bills are opening a new stadium for the 2026 season; this announcement will encourage lot of fans to pay up for luxury suites and tickets.
— Buffalo released LB Von Miller Sunday, which opened $8.4M in salary cap space; Bills hope to re-sign the 35-year old Miller later this spring.
— Rams signed WR Davante Adams for two years, $46M; Adams caught 85 passes for 1,063 yards and 8 TD’s in 14 games for the Raiders/Jets last season.
This cements that the Rams will be trading WR Cooper Kupp.
— Seahawks got a 2nd-round pick from the Steelers for WR DK Metcalf, who caught 66 passes for 992 yards and 5 TD’s for Seattle last year. Metcalf will turn 28 in December, Kupp will be 32 in June, so Rams don’t figure to get a 2nd-round pick for him.
— Cleveland Browns gave DE Myles Garrett a 4-year, $160M contract extension, with $123.5M of that money guaranteed, making Garrett the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.
— Minnesota Vikings signed RB Aaron Jones to a 2-year, $20M extension, with $13M of that money guaranteed. Jones had 1,138 rushing yards last year, another 408 yards receiving- he scored seven touchdowns in his first year with the Vikings.
— Atlanta Falcons signed LT Jake Matthews to a 2-year, $45M contract extension; the son of Hall of Famer Bruce Matthews, Jake Matthews has been a Falcon for his entire 11-year career.
— Famous birthdays, March 10th:
Ron Mix, 87
Chuck Norris, 85
Austin Carr, 77
Sharon Stone, 67
Tim McCormick, 63
John Cangelosi, 62
Rod Woodson, 60
Jon Hamm, 54
Olivia Wilde, 41
Zach LaVine, 30
Justin Herbert, 27
Cole Kmet, 26
— WCC tourney
Pepperdine 78, Santa Clara 76
Waves post an upset win for third night in a row.
Santa Clara led 21-8 early on.
6-1 junior G Odum had 19 points, 13 assists; sad reality is that he has to be getting NIL offers from big $$$ schools.
Pepperdine will be a big underdog again Monday, vs Saint Mary’s.
— Atlantic Sun tourney
Lipscomb 76, North Alabama 65
Lipscomb shot 12-27 on the arc.
Bisons were 26-30 on foul line, North Alabama 15-24
Lipscomb is in NCAA’s for first time since 2018.
— Big South tourney
High Point 81, Winthrop 69
Winthrop led by 15 early in second half.
High Point’s bench outscored Winthrop’s subs, 50-15.
Panthers are going to NCAA Tournament for the first time.
— MVC tourney
Drake 63, Bradley 48
Drake allowed 50.3 ppg in its three Arch Madness wins.
Drake is in NCAA’s for third year in row, with a whole new team this year.
Bulldogs have won seven in row, 18 of last 19 games.
— Summit tourney
Omaha 85, St Thomas 75
St Thomas wasn’t eligible for NCAA’s this year; Omaha was in no matter what.
Omaha is in NCAA’s for first time; they joined Division I in 2011.
Mavericks shot 55.9% inside the arc.
Omaha is 22-12, after starting the season 4-9.
— SoCon tourney
Furman 80, Chattanooga 77 OT
Paladins shot 12-28 on arc as they upset the top-seeded Mocs.
Furman has won six games in row; they won SoCon tourney in 2023.
#5-seed Furman vs #6-seed Wofford is the SoCon final Monday night.
— Arkansas State 74, South Alabama 71
Final Four in Sun Belt all tied for first in regular season, so no real upsets here.
Arkansas State shot 12-33 on the arc, South Alabama was 2-13.
Red Wolves have #10 eFG% defense in country.
