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The feds granted a a trio of news outlets millions of dollars in small-business rescue loans as the coronavirus crisis battered the media industry. The Seattle Times, the Tampa Bay Times and political news website Axios received multimillion-dollar, government-backed loans through the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program, which aims to help small businesses retain jobs …
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Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson died in a car accident Sunday night in Alabama, NFL Network reported Monday. Jackson, who was about to begin his second season as quarterbacks coach for Tennessee State, was 36. The former second-round (64th overall) pick out of Alabama State in 2006 played the first five seasons of his NFL …
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Jadeveon Clowney apparently overplayed his hand. After lowering his asking price last week to $17 million, the Seahawks have reportedly flipped on the 27-year-old edge rusher and are no longer interested in bringing him back for a second season. On Tuesday, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo characterized the chances of Clowney returning to Seattle as “slim …
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The market appears to have won. Jadeveon Clowney, arguably the top remaining NFL free agent left, has lowered his contract demands from $20 million per year to as low as $17 million, according to ESPN. His former team, the Seattle Seahawks, and the Tennessee Titans are two of the interested parties. But others could get …