The Baltimore Ravens are planning to bring in wide receiver Dez Bryant for evaluation, and if they think he’s a fit they would sign him to their practice squad, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Ed Werder on Thursday.
The move to the practice squad would give Bryant a chance to get in game shape, sources said, adding that the team thinks he can help as a physical presence.
The Ravens have been courting the 31-year-old Bryant for years. He worked out for the team in August but left without a deal.
Bryant is attempting to become the second Pro Bowl wide receiver to miss two full seasons and then return to the NFL since the 1970 merger, according to the Elias Sports Bureau (Josh Gordon was the first). Bryant hasn’t played in a game since December 2017.
FC Porto manager Sergio Conceicao wasn’t a fan of Pep Guardiola’s antics on the touchline Wednesday.
The two managers engaged in an altercation as Manchester City were nearing a 3-1 victory in the Champions League. Conceicao says he was upset with how Guardiola his the City bench conducted themselves throughout the contest.
“The attitude of Mr. Guardiola during the game was not very pleasant and it wasn’t of the bench, either,” Conceicao told reporters, as translated by ESPN FC’s Adriana Garcia.
“Besides the way in which he spoke to my players and the referees. He spoke about our country (Portugal) and they weren’t nice words, so I had to respond because he who doesn’t feel (those comments) is not the son a good person.”
He added, “I have to learn from him, in the way he conditions the referees, how he talks to the rival players and the (rival) bench.”
Conceicao also took aim at the match officials, whom he accused of helping Manchester City at various points throughout the game.
“The referee had a tremendous impact on the match. … There were situations where nothing was called, others when too much was called,” he added.
One day after Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores elevated rookie Tua Tagovailoa to starting quarterback, the recently demoted Ryan Fitzpatrick said the timing of the move “broke my heart,” as he wonders whether he has started his last NFL game.
“I was shocked by it. It definitely caught me off guard. It was a hard thing for me to hear yesterday, just kind of digesting the news. My heart just hurt all day. It was heartbreaking for me,” Fitzpatrick said Wednesday. “Flo kind of said what he said and said what he said to you guys as well, and that’s the decision and the direction that the organization is going in.”
“Obviously we’ve talked in the past, me and you guys, about how I’m the placeholder and this eventually was going to happen,” Fitzpatrick added. “It was just a matter of kind of when, not if. It still just … it broke my heart yesterday. It’s a tough thing for me to hear and to now have to deal with, but I’m going to do my best with it.”
