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CBS News
2 hours ago
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- CBS News
Baltimore Ravens' John Harbaugh comments on shooting at New York City office building
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh commented on the shooting that killed four people inside a New York City building that houses the NFL headquarters, calling it a "horrific attack." The shooting happened Monday evening when a 27-year-old man who was apparently targeting the NFL offices entered the building and opened fire with a high-powered rifle, according to police. An NYPD officer who was in uniform working a private security job was shot and killed. The three other people killed in the shooting include a security guard in the lobby and employees at Rudin Management and Blackstone, according to CBS News. "Our hearts go out to the victims of the horrific attack and people of New York, many of whom were simply working hard to support their families," Harbaugh said on Tuesday. "We stand with everyone affected and send out deepest condolences to the victims of this senseless act." "We thank our police and first responders for their heroic efforts," Harbaugh added. New York City Mayor Eric Adams addressed the shooting on "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday, saying police found a note from the gunman appearing to blame his own traumatic head injury on the National Football League. According to CBS News, the mayor said the gunman appeared to have attempted to target the NFL offices located inside the Park Avenue tower, but used the wrong elevator and ended up on a different floor. "It's just a horrific, sad thing," Harbaugh said after the Ravens ended practice on Tuesday. "I'm very disappointed. Our prayers are with the people of New York, especially the people in that building." CBS News obtained images of a note found in the gunman's wallet that suggested he thought he had CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain disease caused by repeated trauma to the head. "Study my brain, please," the note read. "I'm sorry." The gunman also appeared to accuse the NFL of hiding the dangers of CTE, according to CBS News.
USA Today
7 hours ago
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- USA Today
Will Chargers RB Omarion Hampton play in the Hall of Fame Game?
When the Chargers play the Lions in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, don't expect to see any of the starters on the field. However, there will be some players expected to contribute this season who will see the field. On Tuesday, head coach Jim Harbaugh announced that rookies Omarion Hampton, Tre Harris and KeAndre Lambert-Smith will play. Harbaugh also added wide receiver Derius Davis to that list of guys who will play. Harbaugh said Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston are the only receivers who won't. Hampton, the No. 22 overall pick out of North Carolina, has been taking snaps with the first-team offense while Najee Harris has been sidelined with an eye injury. Harris, the second-rounder out of Ole Miss, and Lambert-Smith, the former Auburn product, will have the opportunity to carry their momentum into the game, as they have had great showings at camp up to this point. Additionally, Zion Johnson, who's competing with Bradley Bozeman for the starting center job, will start there on Thursday night and is expected to play "a couple of drives." Los Angeles and Detroit kick off at 5 pm PT, and the game will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock.
CBS News
8 hours ago
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- CBS News
Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely to miss time after rolling ankle in practice
Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely will miss some time after rolling his ankle in training camp practice on Tuesday, head coach John Harbaugh said. Harbaugh said more information on the injury should be relayed to the coaching staff on Wednesday, but he expects Likely to be out for at least a few weeks. "He rolled his ankle, his foot area, so we will get an MRI tomorrow to see what exactly needs to be done, but it will probably be a few weeks," Harbaugh said. "It's good that it's this early in camp." Likely, heading into his fourth season in Baltimore out of Coastal Carolina, caught 42 passes for 477 yards with six touchdowns last season. He caught a touchdown pass in the final two minutes of the Ravens' AFC Divisional playoff game, which got Baltimore within 27-25. They lost after tight end Mark Andrews dropped the two-point conversion. In three seasons, Likely has 108 receptions for 1,261 yards and 14 touchdowns, but his contributions have grown each year since he joined the team. The Ravens are expecting a big season from Likely, who is part of the tight end room with Mark Andrews and Charlie Kolar. Andrews, a three-time Pro Bowl performer, had 11 touchdown grabs in 2024. Since being drafted by Baltimore in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft, Andrews has 436 catches for 5,530 yards and 51 touchdowns. However, he doesn't have a touchdown in eight career playoff games. The Baltimore Ravens won the AFC North in 2024 with a 12-5 record. They open the preseason at home against the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday, Aug. 7. Baltimore kicks off the regular season on Sunday, Sept. 7 against the Buffalo Bills. Its home opener is against the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 14.
Los Angeles Times
2 days ago
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- Los Angeles Times
Latest Jim Harbaugh experiment could have a major impact on Justin Herbert's season
For Jim Harbaugh, all competitors are welcome. But along the interior of the Chargers' offensive line — an Achilles' heel amid last year's success, too often leaving Justin Herbert running for his life — the battle isn't over who will start, but where. Like last season, Zion Johnson and Bradley Bozeman are locked in as starters. What remains undecided is whether Johnson will line up at guard or center, and vice versa for Bozeman, as the two continue what Harbaugh called 'not really a competition, but a competition to get our best combination.' In training camp, the two are rotating between spots each practice, continuing a trial that began during organized team activities. For Johnson, the move goes beyond uncharted territory. He has never taken a competitive snap at center at any level, aside from a handful of Senior Bowl reps in 2022. Though the Chargers never mentioned playing him at center when they drafted him, Johnson says he always saw it as a real possibility given his size and defensive awareness. But the organization didn't seriously explore the idea until the end of last season, when they started having him cross-train to see how he'd fare. 'It was pretty early in the offseason,' Johnson said of the pitch. 'I want to help the team in any way possible, whether that's left guard and now having experience at center. ... However they see fit, I'm willing to plug in.' Saturday marked Johnson's first full-padded practice at center, where he progressed in both pass and run protection but also struggled, missing stunts and committing a false start. What the staff sees, Harbaugh says, is elite athleticism: quick first steps, an ability to climb to the second level — traits that hint at a real upside if Johnson can adjust. For now, Johnson's biggest hurdle is the lack of consistent reps. Without them, it's hard to build comfort with the nuances beyond blocking — from pre-snap reads and protection calls to, most important, snapping. 'Not having played center before, every rep is valuable,' Johnson said. '[I'm] trying to get the reps in and fit in where I can. ... Getting snaps before practice, getting snaps after, getting snaps in my room.' Johnson's position change is also a chance for him to prove worthy of a long-term contract. The Chargers declined the former first-round pick's fifth-year option, making this the final year of his rookie contract. That decision was one of several the Chargers have made to spur improvement on the offensive line. On Sunday, the Chargers signed two-time Pro Bowl left tackle Rashawn Slater to a four-year, $114-million extension. With Slater and right tackle Joe Alt solidifying the edges, the line's interior remains the primary concern. Mekhi Becton was the solution at right guard. The addition of Andre James briefly appeared to signal a change at center, but he hasn't taken any first-team reps and was omitted by Harbaugh when discussing competition, largely because of Bozeman's two-year, $6.5-million contract with the team. Upon his return, the front office made it clear to Bozeman that he would not only compete but also try his hand at both positions. 'From the jump, that's what we were going to be doing, we were going to be rotating and playing different positions,' Bozeman said. 'I knew I was competing to start. Always been a competitor, never backed down from a challenge.' For Bozeman, the challenge lies in re-acclimating to guard — a less daunting task for the soon-to-be 31-year-old, even though he hasn't played guard in a game in nearly five years. 'I've mixed in a little bit of guard through the last couple training camps,' Bozeman said. 'Went back and watched some old film, picked up some old tips for myself, so it's like riding a bike.' Offensive coordinator Greg Roman called the experiment 'way too early to tell how things will shake out,' but said the transition has been 'pretty seamless' so far, with the much more experienced Bozeman mentoring Johnson — despite the competition. But in just over a month, the Chargers will face a decision. They can either proceed with the experiment after a full preseason of reps — featuring an aging center making his first regular-season start at guard in years, and a guard making his first-ever regular-season start at center. Or they could revert to last year's pairing, where both started all 17 games but struggled mightily, especially in pass protection. Bozeman and Johnson each ranked near the bottom of the league in hits, sacks and pressures allowed, according to Pro Football Focus. Even so, the staff believes the cross-training will boost the offensive line's overall versatility, regardless of how the competition plays out. With the Hall of Fame Game against the Lions in Canton, Ohio, days away, Harbaugh remains undecided on whether the starting unit will play in the preseason opener — a decision he said will be made later this week. If Johnson starts at center, he'll also continue taking snaps at guard, and Bozeman will do the same, with Harbaugh saying that's 'the best thing for our team and our offensive line. We're going to continue to cultivate that.'
USA Today
2 days ago
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- USA Today
Sherrone Moore seeks undefeated Michigan season, not just in 2025, but every year
Despite being the protégé to Jim Harbaugh, Sherrone Moore isn't getting the same love as, say, David Shaw had after Harbaugh left Stanford. Yes, the Cardinal still thrived in the immediate aftermath, but Shaw also still had Andrew Luck to lead the charge on offense -- Moore wasn't dealt such a hand. Yet, we see him recruiting at an elite level -- even better than Harbaugh -- while also getting wins over Michigan's rivals, even in a year when it appeared the Wolverines had no business doing so. Moore may have led Michigan to an 8-5 record in 2024, but that's not his intent. With his recruiting and transfer portal prowess, he's looking to build a monster. And though he doesn't get the same benefit of the doubt as, say, Marcus Freeman at Notre Dame, or Kalen DeBoer at Alabama, he's seeking excellence commensurate with the maize and blue's ceiling. "I'm hell-bent on being undefeated every year. That's the standard," Moore said at Big Ten media days. "You don't want to lose any game. That's the goal (as a coach. You want to be undefeated every year. So for me, yeah, the standard is not 8-5, and the goal is to win every single game and to be successful and hoist the trophy again. Because once you win one, you get greedy. You want to win another. And that's the goal over here. "But we know it's going to take work, so can't be worried about the past, can't be worried about tomorrow. Because they don't owe you anything, so all we're worried about is today, and that's all we're going to do is work to be the best version of ourselves today." Michigan finished the season better than any team not named Ohio State in 2024 -- and that's because it beat the eventual national champion Buckeyes. That carried over to the ReliaQuest Bowl, where the Wolverines shocked Alabama -- a team bringing in all of its starters -- despite being significantly shorthanded. It was a reflection of the head coach, as his confidence going into those weeks permeated through the locker room (though that's not something he'd admit). He never lost his team, and they continued to believe, and it showed on the field. Moore recounted the killer instinct that his Wolverines had and why they were able to overachieve compared to expectations. "Just the instilled confidence that they have and the confidence that they got in those games. It wasn't a magic potion or something that we did, and it wasn't the way we changed practice because we practiced the same," Moore said. "But the energy, the focus, the level of confidence that they had in those games was definitely different than the others, and we'll just continue to apply it like that and just work. The leaders on the team saw it. The leaders on the team see it and continue to let our leaders be leaders and empower them as much as possible to make sure we continue that." Despite the late-season success and Moore's 4-0 record as Michigan's interim coach in 2023, he's not given much of a chance, according to many. In Big Ten head coaching rankings, CBS Sports listed Moore as the 15th-best in the conference, even though he's one of only two in the Big Ten who have beaten a Ryan Day-led Ohio State team (Dan Lanning is the other, though he also lost to the Buckeyes). But if his closing statement in 2024 is any indication, that ranking, and his national perception, will be changing in short order.
