Packers GM Brian Gutekunst said Aaron Rodgers’ input was one of the main reasons for the team’s acquisition of Randall Cobb, saying “this was a very important thing for Aaron.”
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said he was “disappointed” his former star receiver, Julio Jones, had asked for a trade earlier this year leading to the team sending him to Tennessee in June.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have announced an exclusive 15-year naming rights partnership to rename the city’s downtown arena after Paycom, a local company that offers online payroll and human resources services to employers.
Controversial free agent Tony DeAngelo, 25, the veteran defenseman seven months removed from his tumultuous exit from the New York Rangers, agreed to a one-year, $1 million deal with the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday.