#Demetrius being bated

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Keep promise, love. Look, here comes Helena.

[ilredeiladri]

When Helena (a midsummer night's dream) said:

"My ear should catch your voice, my eye your eye;

My tongue should catch your tongue’s sweet melody.

Were the world mine, Demetrius being bated,

The rest I’d give to be to you translated.

O, teach me how you look and with what art

You sway the motion of Demetrius’ heart!"

and when Little Big Town sang:

"I wanna taste her lips, yeah, 'cause they taste like you

I wanna drown myself in a bottle of her perfume

I want her long blonde hair, I want her magic touch

Yeah, 'cause maybe then, you'd want me just as much

I got a girl crush, I got a girl crush"

(shout-out to @whim-of-the-universe whose post about Helena made me think about this parallel far too much)

[words--words--words]

Call you me fair? that fair again unsay./Demetrius loves your fair: O happy fair!/Your eyes are lode-stars; and your tongue's sweet air/More tuneable than lark to shepherd's ear,/When wheat is green, when hawthorn buds appear./Sickness is catching: O, were favour so,/Yours would I catch, fair Hermia, ere I go;/My ear should catch your voice, my eye your eye,/My tongue should catch your tongue's sweet melody./Were the world mine, Demetrius being bated,/The rest I'd give to be to you translated./O, teach me how you look, and with what art/You sway the motion of Demetrius' heart.

William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 1, Scene 1.

[tototavros]

on the discourse of curricular literature, a sample from midsummer’s night that held me, emotionally, like few other works, in tumultuous, emotional adolescent days. 

HELENA

Call you me fair? that fair again unsay. Demetrius loves your fair: O happy fair! Your eyes are lode-stars; and your tongue's sweet air More tuneable than lark to shepherd's ear, When wheat is green, when hawthorn buds appear. Sickness is catching: O, were favour so, Yours would I catch, fair Hermia, ere I go; My ear should catch your voice, my eye your eye, My tongue should catch your tongue's sweet melody. Were the world mine, Demetrius being bated, The rest I'd give to be to you translated. O, teach me how you look, and with what art You sway the motion of Demetrius' heart.

HERMIA

I frown upon him, yet he loves me still.

HELENA

O that your frowns would teach my smiles such skill!

HERMIA

I give him curses, yet he gives me love.

HELENA

O that my prayers could such affection move!

HERMIA

The more I hate, the more he follows me.

HELENA

The more I love, the more he hateth me.

HERMIA

His folly, Helena, is no fault of mine.

HELENA

None, but your beauty: would that fault were mine!

HERMIA

Take comfort: he no more shall see my face; Lysander and myself will fly this place. Before the time I did Lysander see, Seem'd Athens as a paradise to me: O, then, what graces in my love do dwell, That he hath turn'd a heaven unto a hell!

LYSANDER

Helen, to you our minds we will unfold: To-morrow night, when Phoebe doth behold Her silver visage in the watery glass, Decking with liquid pearl the bladed grass, A time that lovers' flights doth still conceal, Through Athens' gates have we devised to steal.

HERMIA

And in the wood, where often you and I Upon faint primrose-beds were wont to lie, Emptying our bosoms of their counsel sweet, There my Lysander and myself shall meet; And thence from Athens turn away our eyes, To seek new friends and stranger companies. Farewell, sweet playfellow: pray thou for us; And good luck grant thee thy Demetrius! Keep word, Lysander: we must starve our sight From lovers' food till morrow deep midnight.

LYSANDER

I will, my Hermia.

Exit HERMIA

Helena, adieu: As you on him, Demetrius dote on you!

Exit

HELENA

How happy some o'er other some can be! Through Athens I am thought as fair as she. But what of that? Demetrius thinks not so; He will not know what all but he do know: And as he errs, doting on Hermia's eyes, So I, admiring of his qualities: Things base and vile, folding no quantity, Love can transpose to form and dignity: Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind: Nor hath Love's mind of any judgement taste; Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste: And therefore is Love said to be a child, Because in choice he is so oft beguiled. As waggish boys in game themselves forswear, So the boy Love is perjured every where: For ere Demetrius look'd on Hermia's eyne, He hail'd down oaths that he was only mine; And when this hail some heat from Hermia felt, So he dissolved, and showers of oaths did melt. I will go tell him of fair Hermia's flight: Then to the wood will he to-morrow night Pursue her; and for this intelligence If I have thanks, it is a dear expense: But herein mean I to enrich my pain, To have his sight thither and back again.

Exit

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Hii it’s nice to meet you! Do you think you could write an exchange between Shane and Gus at the saloon? Shane hangs there so much, so I can see them being friends, or acquaintances at least 🥺

ok so i dont imagine you wanted 800 words but i got a little carried away bc i love shane AND gus lol.... i definitely think gus really tries to look out for shane. Since shane says he never had much family growing up id like to think gus could be a sort of older brother/father figure... anyway here u go!! i hope you like it friend! thank you so much for sending me an ask!

read more bc longpost

Just as it was every night, the Stardrop Saloon was full of life this friday. The crackling of the fireplace mingled with the jaunty music coming from the jukebox, and the whole room was drenched in golden light. Easy conversation and quiet laughter floated lazily through the warm summer air. The entire room seemed to be filled with an aura of calm and happiness… except for one particular barstool. 

Shane swirled his glass, watching the foam atop his beer shift back and forth. It was almost empty. He looked up to wave for another round, but Gus was already there to take his mug and refill it. Shane nodded in acknowledgement and thanks as Gus set it back down on the bar. 

“What’s on your mind tonight, eh Buddy?” Gus smiled, drying his hands on a towel and crossing his arms as he awaited an answer.

Shane rolled his eyes and took a swig of his drink. “Nothing I feel like talking about,” he mumbled.

There was a knowing smile on Gus’s face- tinged with sympathy and sadness. “How’s Miss Jas?“ he attempted.

Shane cringed. A wave of feelings rushed over him that sent him back in for another sip. He used to know how Jas was… He was with her all the time when she was a baby- when her real parents were still around to do all the actual parenting. But as circumstances changed and they both got older it felt more and more impossible to connect with her. He didn’t know anything about how to be a dad. Even if he did have the time or energy on his days off from work to hang out with her, he had absolutely no idea what they could possibly do together at this point. What did girl children do? Jas had lots of dolls, and he saw her jumping rope some days… sometimes she and Marnie played ‘tea party’... If Jas had been a boy, then maybe then they could go fishing or throw the gridball around, But he couldn’t imagine any little girl wanting to play dress up with her gross older cousin just because 8 years ago someone put his name on a piece of paper saying “godfather.” 

“You should ask Marnie,” he said after a long moment.

Gus nodded. He looked at Shane. Then he leaned down, his elbows on the bar, and said quietly, “You’re doing a good job, Shane. You know that. Jas loves you-”

He was interrupted by a bitter laugh from Shane. “Yeah, sure. And a big man in the sky named Yoba makes all our choices for us too.”

Gus overlooked the latter part of Shane’s statement, as he was used to Shane’s flagrant disrespect of religion. “I mean it,” he pressed, “She tells me whenever I go to pick up eggs or milk from your Aunt that she wishes you were around more. She’s just a kid, Shane; none of the things you’re so insecure about matter to her. She just wants her father figure around.” 

He waited with bated breath for Shane’s response. He feared he might have been overstepping, but He’d seen Shane nearly every night for years. He knew more of Shane’s secrets and fears than Shane probably even remembered telling him. He knew Shane like family, and he knew Marnie and Jas just as well. He knew that if Shane was ever able to get out of his own head, things would start working themselves out because Shane was kind and smart and capable.

But things weren’t that easy, and currently Shane was staring daggers at Gus. Gus swallowed nervously with a sheepish grin. 

“No. Jas doesn’t know what’s best for her. I’d be a terrible influence if I was around more.” The disdain Shane felt for himself in that moment could likely be heard all the way from Zuzu City.

There was a long silence then. The jukebox still played- now Robin and Demetrius were there, dancing carefree. Shane clutched his drink and stared tensely into empty space while Gus looked sadly at him. He didn’t like being put under a microscope this way. He was about to stand up and leave when, once again, Gus anticipated his move and put a hand on his arm to stop him.

“Marnie believes in you, Shane. So do I.” He faltered for a moment before continuing, “So did Jas’ parents. And before you say anything, I know that they wouldn’t regret their choice one bit if they saw you all today. You’re a good guy, Shane. And Jas is lucky to have you.”

Shane didn’t know what to say. He just stared in shock at Gus before hurrying out of the Saloon.

The next day Gus spotted Shane teaching Jas to skip rocks on Cindersap Pond. 

٩(*•͈ ꇴ •͈*)و ̑̑❀ thank you for reading!!

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Kim Potter Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison. Is That Really Enough?

By Jamya Williams, Alabama A&M University Class of 2023

February 25, 2022

Kim Potter, the former Minnesota cop who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop after

erroneously drawing a revolver instead of a Taser, was sentenced to two years in jail on Friday. She was a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department. Daunte Wright just moved to Minnesota from Chicago. He worked in retail and fast food to support his one-year-old son. He had also enrolled into vocational school.  Potter was convicted of first- and second-degree manslaughter about two months ago, and now she has been sentenced. The sentencing was criticized by Wright's family as being too light, accusing the court of favoring the white cop over the black victim.

After the sentencing, Wright's mother, Katie Wright, claimed Potter "slaughtered my son," adding, "Today the legal system murdered him all over again." After Potter sobbed during her pre-sentencing statement, she accused the court of being swayed by "white lady tears”.  “She never once said his name. And for that I’ll never be able to forgive you. And I’ll never be able to forgive you for what you’ve stolen from us,” said Wright, who also sometimes uses the last name Bryant. “Daunte Demetrius Wright, I will continue to fight in your name until driving while Black is no longer a death sentence,” she said. "Katie, I understand a mother's love," Potter said to his mother after apologizing to Wright's family. “I'm sorry I broke your heart …. my heart is broken and devastated for all of you”.

Judge Regina Chu said she received "hundreds and hundreds" of letters in favor of Potter over her 20 years on the bench and called it "one of the saddest cases I've had in my 20 years on the court." "On the one side, a young guy was slain, and on the other, a respected 26-year veteran police officer made a sad blunder by reaching for her weapon rather than her Taser." 

Prosecutors had sought a sentence of seven years and two months, but Potter's lawyers urged for a shorter term, citing her lack of past criminal history and contrition for Wright's murder. According to state law, Potter will be obliged to serve two-thirds of her sentence in jail, or 16 months when she was originally facing up to 25 years in prison. She will be eligible for supervised release for the final third of her sentence if she maintains good behavior. Many others have been sentenced to harsher jail terms for selling marijuana, according to Ben Crump, a lawyer for Mr. Wright's family. One of Ms. Potter’s lawyers, Paul Engh, said he was grateful that Ms. Potter was “shown mercy.  It is uncommon for police personnel to be found guilty of murder and sentenced to jail. In the limited instances where cops say they thought they were shooting their Tasers, convictions are uncommon.

Three cops were convicted of a felony in 15 other situations when officers claimed they mixed up their firearms during the last two decades, including two officers who fired deadly bullets. Oscar Grant III was shot and killed by a transit police at a railway station in Oakland, Calif., in 2009. Johannes Mehserle was sentenced to two years in jail. After shooting and killing a man while attempting to discharge his Taser, Robert Bates, a volunteer sheriff's deputy in Tulsa, Okla., was sentenced to four years in jail.

Judge Regina Chu of Hennepin County imposed the punishment “an extremely difficult decision. She justified it by citing a number of mitigating considerations, including the fact that Potter never planned to use her gun. Chu told the court that she considered the four justifications for jail - vengeance, incapacitation, deterrent, and rehabilitation – and that in Potter's case, only retribution would be served.

Potter was still sentenced to mainly the first- degree manslaughter. First-degree manslaughter is intentionally causing the death of another person in the heat of passion provoked by such words or acts of another as would provoke a person of ordinary self-control under like circumstances, up to 15 years. Judge Chu said it was basically an accident, but she chose to sentence Potter to first-degree manslaughter instead of second-degree which is by the person's culpable negligence whereby the person creates an unreasonable risk, and consciously takes chances of causing death or great bodily harm to another, up to 10 years.

In a statement on Chu's sentencing, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison argued that no one wins in Friday's ruling. "I accept her judgment. I urge everyone to accept her judgment. I don't ask you to agree with her decision, which takes nothing away from the truth of the jury's verdict," he said. "I know it is hurtful to loved ones of Daunte Wright. I ask that we remember the beauty of Daunte Wright, to keep his memory in our hearts, and to know that no number of years in prison could ever capture the wonder of this young man's life."

"Ms. Potter could make a powerful contribution. She could have a profound impact on police officers, departments, and manufacturers about the urgency of ending weapons confusion and saving lives," he said. "It will be up to her to show that she can do this with true remorse and make true amends. I hope she can."

"Accountability is the first step on the road to justice," he said. "But justice is more than accountability. It is also compassion, mercy, and healing, both individual and generational. Healing allows us to see the humanity in each one of us — everyone included no exceptions."

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Romo, V., Sullivan, B., & Hernandez, J. (2021, December 23). Kim Potter is found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright. NPR. Retrieved February 22, 2022, from https://www.npr.org/2021/12/23/1066012247/kim-potter-trial-daunte-wright

Andone, Dakin. “Kim Potter, Ex-Officer Convicted in Fatal Shooting of Daunte Wright, Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison -- Less than Prosecutors Requested.” CNN, Cable News Network, 18 Feb. 2022, https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/18/us/kim-potter-sentencing-daunte-wright/index.html.

Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski. “Kim Potter Sentenced to 2 Years in Daunte Wright's Death.” AP NEWS, Associated Press, 19 Feb. 2022, https://apnews.com/article/death-of-daunte-wright-death-of-george-floyd-minnesota-george-floyd-minneapolis-a43a48970e37392efd85adfeae79ddf0.

Press, Associated. “Kim Potter Sentenced to 2 Years in Daunte Wright's Death.” Oil City News, 19 Feb. 2022, https://oilcity.news/associated-press/2022/02/18/kim-potter-sentenced-to-2-years-in-daunte-wrights-death1/.

Kyler Alvord February 18, 2022 03:38 PM. “Behind a Minn.. Judge's Sentencing Decision in the Case of Kim Potter, Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright.” PEOPLE.com, https://people.com/crime/behind-a-minn-judges-decision-to-sentence-kim-potter-to-2-years-in-prison-for-killing-daunte-wright/.

Matt-N. “Prosecutors Add More Serious Charge against Ex-Cop Kim Potter in Shooting Death of Daunte Wright.” Law & Crime, Law & Crime, 2 Sept. 2021, https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/prosecutors-upgrade-charges-against-kim-potter/.

Karnowski, Amy Forliti And Steve. “Prosecutors at Kim Potter Trial Document Her Taser Training.” Thestar.com, 14 Dec. 2021,

“Office of the Revisor of Statutes.” Sec. 609.205 MN Statutes, https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.205.

“Office of the Revisor of Statutes.” Sec. 609.20 MN Statutes, https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.20.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Shakespeare

HELENA

Call you me fair? that fair again unsay..

Demetrius loves your fair: O happy fair!

Your eyes are lode-stars; and your tongue's sweet air

More tuneable than lark to shepherd's ear,

When wheat is green, when hawthorn buds appear.

Sickness is catching: O, were favour so,

Yours would I catch, fair Hermia, ere I go;

My ear should catch your voice, my eye your eye,

My tongue should catch your tongue's sweet melody.

Were the world mine, Demetrius being bated,

The rest I'd give to be to you translated.

O, teach me how you look, and with what art

You sway the motion of Demetrius' heart.

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Toe Poke Daily: Tottenham 2-7 Bayern isn’t the biggest Champions League defeat ever, or even the most goals

Craig Burley says Mauricio Pochettino got his tactics wrong and should shoulder the blame for Tottenham’s record-setting defeat against Bayern.

The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content and top trolling that the internet has to offer, all in one place.

Jump to: Gnabry gets 10/10 from L’Equipe | Two goals = two tattoos | Henry, Pires look away now

Bayern Munich’s ruthless 7-2 devastation of Tottenham in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday night is certainly right up there in the UEFA annals — Arsenal fans, don’t get too cocky about it as your team didn’t do much better — but it’s not the biggest single-match win in tournament history.

No, barring the preliminary rounds of the competition, the biggest margin of victory ever amassed in the Champions League is 8-0, while the most goals scored in one match is 12 — Borussia Dortmund 8-4 Legia Warsaw in 2016.

– Cristiano Ronaldo’s fitness secrets … pizza is OK – Ibrahimovic a master of everything … except bowling – Balotelli’s daughter a mascot for rival team

Real Madrid were the first to administer an octo-drubbing when they netted eight unanswered goals against Sevilla at the Bernabeu in the 1957-58 European Cup quarterfinals, but seeing as modern football has the Champions League starting in 1992-93, here are the top scoring games to date from the competition in its new format.

And here’s a list of the other seven goal margins:

7-0 – Juventus vs. Olympiakos — Dec. 10, 2003 7-0 – Arsenal vs. Slavia Prague — Oct. 23, 2007 0-7 – MSK Zilina vs. Marseille — Nov. 3, 2010 7-0 – Valencia vs. KRC Genk — Nov. 23, 2011 0-7 – BATE Borisov vs. Shakhtar Donetsk — Oct, 21, 2014 7-0 – Barcelona vs. Celtic — Sept. 13, 2016 0-7 – NK Maribor vs. Liverpool — Oct. 17, 2017  7-0 – Liverpool vs. Spartak Moscow — Dec. 6, 2017  7-0 – Manchester City vs. Schalke — March 12, 2019

Serge Gnabry gets 10/10

If you score four goals, you expect to be given a perfect 10 for your performance but it doesn’t come that easily for French paper L’Equipe.

The publication is notoriously stingy for giving 10/10 in its player ratings and has only done so 11 times previously in history — twice to Lionel Messi.

In fact, here is the full list:

Lucas Moura – Spurs vs Ajax, 2019 Dusan Tadic – Ajax vs Real Madrid, 2019 Neymar – PSG vs Dijon, 2018 Carlos Eduardo – Nice vs Guingamp, 2014 Robert Lewandowski – Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid, 2013 Lionel Messi – Barcelona vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2012 Lionel Messi – Barcelona vs Arsenal, 2010 Lars Windfeld – Aarhus vs Nantes, 1997 Oleg Salenko – Russia vs Cameroon, 1994 Franck Sauzee – France U21s vs Greece U21s, 1988 Bruno Martini – France U21s vs Greece U21s, 1988

However, after Serge Gnabry’s four goals for Bayern in the 7-2 win over Tottenham, you can make that 12.

Serge Gnabry becomes only the 11th player to receive 10 rating from L’Equipe for his performance against Spurs. pic.twitter.com/imH3vE2RaP

— Demetrius (@DemetriusXVII) October 2, 2019

Gnabry, a former Arsenal player, was delighted with the win over his former club’s rivals and used an old favourite to refer to the “red” of Bayern taking over London.

North London is RED!!! pic.twitter.com/1Te5YjqpWo

— Serge Gnabry (@SergeGnabry) October 1, 2019

Arsenal were looking for a winger in the summer … just saying.

Two goals, two tattoos

Club Brugge striker Emmanuel Dennis was so certain that he wouldn’t be able to breach Real Madrid’s defence that he went all out and promised to get a tattoo if he scored at the Bernabeu on Tuesday night.

“This is a dream. A lot of people didn’t even think they would come here to play. If I score then I will get a tattoo on my skin,” he said during a video posted on Brugge’s Youtube channel before kick-off.

It took the Nigerian forward precisely nine minutes to break the deadlock, bumbling a shot past Thibaut Courtois to propel Brugge into a shock early lead.

Dennis then added a second goal shortly before the break, which he marked by mimicking Cristiano Ronaldo‘s trademark “Si!” celebration.

All Glory To GOD +one point What a dream in Bernabéu

pic.twitter.com/vBE81VfCPh

— Emmanuel B Dennis (@dennisblessed42) October 1, 2019

Real eventually restored parity to salvage a 2-2 draw, but that won’t prevent Dennis from sticking to his word and keeping up his end of the bargain.

“I guess I will now have to get two tattoos,” he told Belgian broadcasters RTL after the game.

That’s the rule. Two goals = two tattoos. It’s only fair.

Henry, Pires, look away now

It’s taken the best part of 15 years, but somebody has finally succeeded where Thierry Henry and Robert Pires failed all those years ago.

Indeed, Shakhtar Donetsk’s Under-19 side avoided the embarrassment suffered by the two aforementioned Arsenal legends by successfully dispatching a two-man penalty routine.

Мудрик

Судаков

Футболисты «Шахтера» U19 разыграли пенальти в матче Юношеской лиги УЕФА с «Аталантой» U19. pic.twitter.com/2DwAmlH9R0

—

FC SHAKHTAR DONETSK (@FCShakhtar) October 1, 2019

Henry and Pires made a horrible mess of the same Cruyff-inspired manoeuvre during a game against Manchester City back in 2005.

Nice to see that it’s still exactly as awful as we remember it being.

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O, were favor so, Yours would I catch, fair Hermia, ere I go; My ear should catch your voice, my eye your eye, My tongue should catch your tongue's sweet melody. Were the world mine, Demetrius being bated, The rest I'd give to be to you translated. O, teach me how you look, and with what art You sway the motion of Demetrius' heart!

Helena, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1.1.186-193)

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Act 01, Scene 01 - 01 - Hermia

From: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare

Genre: Comedy

Topic: Love, flirting

Character: Female

Call you me fair? that fair again unsay. Demetrius loves your fair: O happy fair! Your eyes are lode-stars; and your tongue's sweet air More tuneable than lark to shepherd's ear, When wheat is green, when hawthorn buds appear. Sickness is catching: O, were favour so, Yours would I catch, fair Hermia, ere I go; My ear should catch your voice, my eye your eye, My tongue should catch your tongue's sweet melody. Were the world mine, Demetrius being bated, The rest I'd give to be to you translated. O, teach me how you look, and with what art You sway the motion of Demetrius' heart.

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Women in Shakespeare - Helena, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Call you me fair? that fair again unsay. Demetrius loves your fair: O happy fair!  Your eyes are lode-stars; and your tongue's sweet air More tuneable than lark to shepherd's ear, When wheat is green, when hawthorn buds appear. Sickness is catching: O, were favour so, Yours would I catch, fair Hermia, ere I go;  My ear should catch your voice, my eye your eye, My tongue should catch your tongue's sweet melody. Were the world mine, Demetrius being bated, The rest I'd give to be to you translated. O, teach me how you look, and with what art  You sway the motion of Demetrius' heart.

[fucking-shakespeare]

My goddamn tongue should god-damned catch your god-damned tongue's sweet fucking melody. Were the consarn world mine, god-damned Demetrius being god-damned bated, The god-damned rest I'd sodding give to be to you translated.

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NFL notebook: Quarterback Wentz happy with recovery

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz took part in individual drills during organized team activities on Tuesday, less than 5 1/2 months removed from surgery to repair torn anterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments in his left leg.

Feb 4, 2018; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz on the field prior to Super Bowl LII against the New England Patriots at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Wearing a brace on his left knee, Wentz, 25, went through the same drills as fellow signal-callers Nick Foles, Nate Sudfeld and Joe Callahan, dropping back, shuffling in the pocket and resetting to throw both left and right. He also threw routes on air with receivers.

Head coach Doug Pederson told reporters before practice that Wentz has yet to be medically cleared, but that he would be “involved in a handful of things” as part of his rehab.

Wentz said Tuesday about his knee, “Every day it just gets a little better and a little more trust, little more faith in it. At the same time, you’ve got to be smart. You’ve got to be smart with what the doctors are saying. I feel that I’ve made really good strides both mentally and physically. I like where I’m at.”

—In an effort to improve safety, the NFL announced a handful of approved changes to kickoffs following a vote at the spring league meetings. The rule changes will be re-evaluated next offseason.

The changes are designed to limit full-speed collisions, such as players on the kickoff having to be within 1 yard of the point of kickoff to prevent getting a running start downfield, and at least eight players on the returning team having to be in a 15-yard “setup zone” prior to the kickoff so more players are closer to where the ball is kicked in order to reduce speed.

The NFL owners also expanded reviewable plays to include disqualification of players and approved ejection standards to go along with the “use of the helmet” rule. According to the new rule, ejection is possible if a player lowers his head to initiate and make contact with his helmet against an opponent, provided the contact is clearly avoidable.

—Kansas City Chiefs tight end Demetrius Harris has been suspended without pay for the opening game of the 2018 season for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, the league announced. Harris will miss the Sept. 9 contest against the Los Angeles Chargers. He can rejoin the Chiefs the following day.

Harris served two days in jail in March, stemming from a marijuana arrest in Bates County, Mo., 12 months earlier. He also received two years probation, was fined $500 and was ordered to complete 80 hours of community service and an NFL drug program.

Harris, the No. 2 tight end behind star Travis Kelce, caught 18 passes for 224 yards and one touchdown last season.

—Houston Texas linebacker Jadeveon Clowney will not participate in on-field workouts this week while recovering from a 2018 knee injury. According to the Texans, Clowney is not yet medically cleared.

Clowney and the Texans are in talks regarding a long-term contract extension, and head coach Bill O’Brien said last month the team would not rush its top two edge rushers — Clowney and defensive end J.J. Watt — back from injuries.

Watt was present but not participating, while quarterback Deshaun Watson participated in individual drills.

—Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank does not envision anything that will keep Julio Jones from being with the team long term, amid reports that the wide receiver is angling for an updated contract. “I love Julio. He loves me. He loves Atlanta. He’s going to be here forever,” Blank told WXIA-TV from the league’s meetings in Atlanta.

NFL Network reported last week that Jones would sit out the team’s organized team activities — which are voluntary — as he seeks “some sort of correction or update” to his contract, with the report adding the Falcons are “amenable” to tweaking the deal, in part because Jones is such a good player and a good teammate.

The 29-year-old wideout is due $10.5 million in base salary this season and $12.5 million in 2019, which rank 12th and tied for eighth, respectively, among current NFL wide receivers. He was also absent from much of OTAs last year and missed the Falcons’ offseason conditioning program earlier this spring.

—Until practices are mandatory, the obligatory response to questions about absentee quarterback Tom Brady are to be expected from New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.

“I’m not going to talk about the people that aren’t here,” Belichick said when asked if he’s spoken to Brady. “The guys who are here are improving, they’re working hard. Those are the guys we’re going to focus on.”

Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski did not participate in voluntary workouts on Monday. Neither are expected until the mandatory minicamp for the Patriots from June 5-7.

—Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is ready to mentor Mason Rudolph, an about-face considering his astonishment in the aftermath of Pittsburgh drafting his likely heir in last month.

“I’ve never been the type to just be rude or mean to other quarterbacks,” Roethlisberger said while coming off the field after a full team workout. “I’ve had a lot of quarterbacks through here that have been younger than me that I’ve tried to help. I’ll continue to do that.”

Roethlisberger added that his comments making headlines after the draft were taken out of context. During OTAs, Roethlisberger gave Rudolph tips between drills and said he was impressed with the Oklahoma State product.

—Teddy Bridgewater participated in 11-on-11 drills and showed no physical limitations in his first full practice with the New York Jets. “The goal is just go get better each day,” Bridgewater said, adding, “I’m good (physically).”

Bridgewater wore a sleeve on his surgically reconstructed left knee but ran drills including rollouts and sprints from the pocket without any sign of the issues that led to the Minnesota Vikings opting to cut ties with the former first-round pick.

Signed to a one-year deal as an unrestricted free agent with only $500,000 guaranteed, Bridgewater is competing with Josh McCown and rookie Sam Darnold to be under center when the Jets open the regular season. Former second-round pick Christian Hackenberg did not take reps, and later in the day, head coach Todd Bowles announced Hackenberg was traded to the Oakland Raiders for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.

—The NFL and its Players Coalition officially established a partnership to commit at least $90 million for efforts and programs combating social inequality. The partnership aims to bring players, teams and other groups together for a focused purpose, including a community improvement program that was agreed to in principle during the fall league meeting.

NFL owners voted during league meetings in Florida in March to implement a local matching funds component to the social justice initiative with the Players Coalition.

Player demonstrations during the national anthem before games last season created a polarizing divide among owners, including an exchange between Texans owner Bob McNair and Robert Kraft of the New England Patriots. McNair infamously referred to players as “inmates” in comments reportedly made during a committee meeting last year.

—The Philadelphia Eagles released linebacker Mychal Kendricks after he was mentioned as a possible trade candidate throughout the offseason.

According to ESPN, Kendricks will be designated as a post-June 1 release, which would save the team an extra $1.6 million against the 2019 cap. The 27-year-old was set to make $5.85 million in base salary this year while counting $7.6 million against the Eagles’ cap. Philadelphia will save a total of $6 million, with half of his $3.2 million in dead money being pushed onto the 2019 cap.

Kendricks’ release comes on the same day that recently signed linebacker Paul Worrilow went down with a knee injury during the team’s first practice of organized team activities. According to multiple reports, Worrilow tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will miss the season.

—Early in the NFL offseason, the Cleveland Browns offered a second-round draft pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for quarterback Nick Foles, according to Michael Silver of NFL.com. Philadelphia’s backup QB last year, Foles took over for an injured Carson Wentz with three weeks to go in the regular season and led the Eagles to their first Super Bowl victory, 41-33 over the New England Patriots in February.

The Eagles talked about such a trade with Foles, who said he wanted to stay in Philadelphia, Silver reported. At that point, the Eagles reportedly declined Cleveland’s offer.

The Browns later traded a third-round pick to the Buffalo Bills for quarterback Tyrod Taylor, and Foles, the Super Bowl MVP after he threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns and caught a TD pass, agreed to a revamped deal with the Eagles that gave him a $2 million bonus for 2018 and could produce $14 million in incentives while creating a mutual option for him to remain with the team in 2019.

—Tyrod Taylor trained himself to look the other way when observers overlook his ability, a tactic that might come in handy with No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield joining the Cleveland Browns’ depth chart.

“I was drafted in 2011,” Taylor said, according to Cleveland.com. “(Ten) quarterbacks were taken ahead of me. Two of them are playing now. And that’s not any disrespect to the guys who aren’t playing, but what drove me every day was remembering my mom and my parents’ faces and the feeling that I had on draft day, not being happy about that.”

Head coach Hue Jackson and Mayfield said Taylor is the starter, but Mayfield also stressed in the pre-draft process that it’s not in his nature to accept a backup job. General manager John Dorsey appears to be following the plan executed by the Kansas City Chiefs — where Dorsey served as GM before Andy Reid let him go last summer — when Patrick Mahomes watched Alex Smith for a full season, then Smith was traded to clear the decks for Mahomes, who impressed in a Week 17 start.

—Washington Redskins offensive guard Arie Kouandjio was waived with an injury. Kouandjio underwent surgery to repair a quad injury that is expected to be season-ending. If he goes unclaimed, Kouandjio would revert to the Redskins’ roster.

Kouandjio, 26, is entering his fourth season out of Alabama and has eight career starts in 16 total games played. According to NFL Network, Kouandjio had a second opinion on his partially torn quad before opting for surgery earlier this month.

Kouandjio stepped into the lineup last season with six starts after the Redskins’ offensive line was beset by injuries.

—The NFL approved the Carolina Panthers’ sale to former Pittsburgh Steelers minority owner David Tepper by a 32-0 vote at the league’s meetings in Atlanta.

“The first thing I care about is winning,” Tepper told reporters. “The second thing I care about is winning. The third thing I care about is winning — on and off the field.”

Tepper, 60, is the founder of hedge fund Appaloosa Management L.P. and has a net worth estimated by Forbes to be $11 billion. He is buying the Panthers from founder Jerry Richardson for $2.275 billion, the largest sum ever paid for an NFL franchise, and the details of which are expected to be finalized in July. Tepper must sell the 5 percent stake that he owns in the Steelers, per NFL rules.

—The New York Giants signed receiver Russell Shepard, the team announced. According to the NFL Network, the deal is worth $1.3 million for one year and could reach $2 million with incentives.

Shepard, 27, was released by the Carolina Panthers last week when he declined to take a pay cut. He had just 17 receptions for 202 yards and a touchdown in 15 games (three starts) for the Panthers last season.

He signed a three-year, $10 million deal with Carolina prior to the 2017 season while current Giants general manager Dave Gettleman served in the same role for the Panthers.

—The Cleveland Browns signed third-round pick Chad Thomas and fourth-rounder Antonio Callaway to their four-year rookie contracts, the team announced.

Thomas’ deal is worth about $4.061 million, with an estimated signing bonus of $1.056 million, according to Spotrac.com. Callaway’s contract is worth $3.125 million, with an estimated signing bonus of just over $700,000.

Thomas, a defensive lineman from Miami (Fla.), had 41 tackles and 5.5 sacks last season. Callaway, a receiver from Florida, missed the 2017 season due to suspension and has experienced multiple off-the-field incidents. He played 26 games (24 starts) for the Gators and had 89 receptions for 1,399 yards and seven touchdowns.

—Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson confirmed the team will be accepting an invitation to visit the White House on June 5 in recognition of their Super Bowl LII victory over the New England Patriots.

“Well, right now, obviously, June 5 is the day we’re going to go,” Pederson told reporters before the Eagles’ first practice of organized team activities. “I’m excited to be going to be honored as world champions. It’s a great honor. We’re still working through some logistics right now, so we don’t have all the details today, but excited to be going.”

—Field Level Media

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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz took part in individual drills during organized team activities on Tuesday, less than 5 1/2 months removed from surgery to repair torn anterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments in his left leg.

Feb 4, 2018; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz on the field prior to Super Bowl LII against the New England Patriots at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Wearing a brace on his left knee, Wentz, 25, went through the same drills as fellow signal-callers Nick Foles, Nate Sudfeld and Joe Callahan, dropping back, shuffling in the pocket and resetting to throw both left and right. He also threw routes on air with receivers.

Head coach Doug Pederson told reporters before practice that Wentz has yet to be medically cleared, but that he would be “involved in a handful of things” as part of his rehab.

Wentz said Tuesday about his knee, “Every day it just gets a little better and a little more trust, little more faith in it. At the same time, you’ve got to be smart. You’ve got to be smart with what the doctors are saying. I feel that I’ve made really good strides both mentally and physically. I like where I’m at.”

—In an effort to improve safety, the NFL announced a handful of approved changes to kickoffs following a vote at the spring league meetings. The rule changes will be re-evaluated next offseason.

The changes are designed to limit full-speed collisions, such as players on the kickoff having to be within 1 yard of the point of kickoff to prevent getting a running start downfield, and at least eight players on the returning team having to be in a 15-yard “setup zone” prior to the kickoff so more players are closer to where the ball is kicked in order to reduce speed.

The NFL owners also expanded reviewable plays to include disqualification of players and approved ejection standards to go along with the “use of the helmet” rule. According to the new rule, ejection is possible if a player lowers his head to initiate and make contact with his helmet against an opponent, provided the contact is clearly avoidable.

—Kansas City Chiefs tight end Demetrius Harris has been suspended without pay for the opening game of the 2018 season for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, the league announced. Harris will miss the Sept. 9 contest against the Los Angeles Chargers. He can rejoin the Chiefs the following day.

Harris served two days in jail in March, stemming from a marijuana arrest in Bates County, Mo., 12 months earlier. He also received two years probation, was fined $500 and was ordered to complete 80 hours of community service and an NFL drug program.

Harris, the No. 2 tight end behind star Travis Kelce, caught 18 passes for 224 yards and one touchdown last season.

—Houston Texas linebacker Jadeveon Clowney will not participate in on-field workouts this week while recovering from a 2018 knee injury. According to the Texans, Clowney is not yet medically cleared.

Clowney and the Texans are in talks regarding a long-term contract extension, and head coach Bill O’Brien said last month the team would not rush its top two edge rushers — Clowney and defensive end J.J. Watt — back from injuries.

Watt was present but not participating, while quarterback Deshaun Watson participated in individual drills.

—Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank does not envision anything that will keep Julio Jones from being with the team long term, amid reports that the wide receiver is angling for an updated contract. “I love Julio. He loves me. He loves Atlanta. He’s going to be here forever,” Blank told WXIA-TV from the league’s meetings in Atlanta.

NFL Network reported last week that Jones would sit out the team’s organized team activities — which are voluntary — as he seeks “some sort of correction or update” to his contract, with the report adding the Falcons are “amenable” to tweaking the deal, in part because Jones is such a good player and a good teammate.

The 29-year-old wideout is due $10.5 million in base salary this season and $12.5 million in 2019, which rank 12th and tied for eighth, respectively, among current NFL wide receivers. He was also absent from much of OTAs last year and missed the Falcons’ offseason conditioning program earlier this spring.

—Until practices are mandatory, the obligatory response to questions about absentee quarterback Tom Brady are to be expected from New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.

“I’m not going to talk about the people that aren’t here,” Belichick said when asked if he’s spoken to Brady. “The guys who are here are improving, they’re working hard. Those are the guys we’re going to focus on.”

Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski did not participate in voluntary workouts on Monday. Neither are expected until the mandatory minicamp for the Patriots from June 5-7.

—Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is ready to mentor Mason Rudolph, an about-face considering his astonishment in the aftermath of Pittsburgh drafting his likely heir in last month.

“I’ve never been the type to just be rude or mean to other quarterbacks,” Roethlisberger said while coming off the field after a full team workout. “I’ve had a lot of quarterbacks through here that have been younger than me that I’ve tried to help. I’ll continue to do that.”

Roethlisberger added that his comments making headlines after the draft were taken out of context. During OTAs, Roethlisberger gave Rudolph tips between drills and said he was impressed with the Oklahoma State product.

—Teddy Bridgewater participated in 11-on-11 drills and showed no physical limitations in his first full practice with the New York Jets. “The goal is just go get better each day,” Bridgewater said, adding, “I’m good (physically).”

Bridgewater wore a sleeve on his surgically reconstructed left knee but ran drills including rollouts and sprints from the pocket without any sign of the issues that led to the Minnesota Vikings opting to cut ties with the former first-round pick.

Signed to a one-year deal as an unrestricted free agent with only $500,000 guaranteed, Bridgewater is competing with Josh McCown and rookie Sam Darnold to be under center when the Jets open the regular season. Former second-round pick Christian Hackenberg did not take reps, and later in the day, head coach Todd Bowles announced Hackenberg was traded to the Oakland Raiders for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.

—The NFL and its Players Coalition officially established a partnership to commit at least $90 million for efforts and programs combating social inequality. The partnership aims to bring players, teams and other groups together for a focused purpose, including a community improvement program that was agreed to in principle during the fall league meeting.

NFL owners voted during league meetings in Florida in March to implement a local matching funds component to the social justice initiative with the Players Coalition.

Player demonstrations during the national anthem before games last season created a polarizing divide among owners, including an exchange between Texans owner Bob McNair and Robert Kraft of the New England Patriots. McNair infamously referred to players as “inmates” in comments reportedly made during a committee meeting last year.

—The Philadelphia Eagles released linebacker Mychal Kendricks after he was mentioned as a possible trade candidate throughout the offseason.

According to ESPN, Kendricks will be designated as a post-June 1 release, which would save the team an extra $1.6 million against the 2019 cap. The 27-year-old was set to make $5.85 million in base salary this year while counting $7.6 million against the Eagles’ cap. Philadelphia will save a total of $6 million, with half of his $3.2 million in dead money being pushed onto the 2019 cap.

Kendricks’ release comes on the same day that recently signed linebacker Paul Worrilow went down with a knee injury during the team’s first practice of organized team activities. According to multiple reports, Worrilow tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will miss the season.

—Early in the NFL offseason, the Cleveland Browns offered a second-round draft pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for quarterback Nick Foles, according to Michael Silver of NFL.com. Philadelphia’s backup QB last year, Foles took over for an injured Carson Wentz with three weeks to go in the regular season and led the Eagles to their first Super Bowl victory, 41-33 over the New England Patriots in February.

The Eagles talked about such a trade with Foles, who said he wanted to stay in Philadelphia, Silver reported. At that point, the Eagles reportedly declined Cleveland’s offer.

The Browns later traded a third-round pick to the Buffalo Bills for quarterback Tyrod Taylor, and Foles, the Super Bowl MVP after he threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns and caught a TD pass, agreed to a revamped deal with the Eagles that gave him a $2 million bonus for 2018 and could produce $14 million in incentives while creating a mutual option for him to remain with the team in 2019.

—Tyrod Taylor trained himself to look the other way when observers overlook his ability, a tactic that might come in handy with No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield joining the Cleveland Browns’ depth chart.

“I was drafted in 2011,” Taylor said, according to Cleveland.com. “(Ten) quarterbacks were taken ahead of me. Two of them are playing now. And that’s not any disrespect to the guys who aren’t playing, but what drove me every day was remembering my mom and my parents’ faces and the feeling that I had on draft day, not being happy about that.”

Head coach Hue Jackson and Mayfield said Taylor is the starter, but Mayfield also stressed in the pre-draft process that it’s not in his nature to accept a backup job. General manager John Dorsey appears to be following the plan executed by the Kansas City Chiefs — where Dorsey served as GM before Andy Reid let him go last summer — when Patrick Mahomes watched Alex Smith for a full season, then Smith was traded to clear the decks for Mahomes, who impressed in a Week 17 start.

—Washington Redskins offensive guard Arie Kouandjio was waived with an injury. Kouandjio underwent surgery to repair a quad injury that is expected to be season-ending. If he goes unclaimed, Kouandjio would revert to the Redskins’ roster.

Kouandjio, 26, is entering his fourth season out of Alabama and has eight career starts in 16 total games played. According to NFL Network, Kouandjio had a second opinion on his partially torn quad before opting for surgery earlier this month.

Kouandjio stepped into the lineup last season with six starts after the Redskins’ offensive line was beset by injuries.

—The NFL approved the Carolina Panthers’ sale to former Pittsburgh Steelers minority owner David Tepper by a 32-0 vote at the league’s meetings in Atlanta.

“The first thing I care about is winning,” Tepper told reporters. “The second thing I care about is winning. The third thing I care about is winning — on and off the field.”

Tepper, 60, is the founder of hedge fund Appaloosa Management L.P. and has a net worth estimated by Forbes to be $11 billion. He is buying the Panthers from founder Jerry Richardson for $2.275 billion, the largest sum ever paid for an NFL franchise, and the details of which are expected to be finalized in July. Tepper must sell the 5 percent stake that he owns in the Steelers, per NFL rules.

—The New York Giants signed receiver Russell Shepard, the team announced. According to the NFL Network, the deal is worth $1.3 million for one year and could reach $2 million with incentives.

Shepard, 27, was released by the Carolina Panthers last week when he declined to take a pay cut. He had just 17 receptions for 202 yards and a touchdown in 15 games (three starts) for the Panthers last season.

He signed a three-year, $10 million deal with Carolina prior to the 2017 season while current Giants general manager Dave Gettleman served in the same role for the Panthers.

—The Cleveland Browns signed third-round pick Chad Thomas and fourth-rounder Antonio Callaway to their four-year rookie contracts, the team announced.

Thomas’ deal is worth about $4.061 million, with an estimated signing bonus of $1.056 million, according to Spotrac.com. Callaway’s contract is worth $3.125 million, with an estimated signing bonus of just over $700,000.

Thomas, a defensive lineman from Miami (Fla.), had 41 tackles and 5.5 sacks last season. Callaway, a receiver from Florida, missed the 2017 season due to suspension and has experienced multiple off-the-field incidents. He played 26 games (24 starts) for the Gators and had 89 receptions for 1,399 yards and seven touchdowns.

—Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson confirmed the team will be accepting an invitation to visit the White House on June 5 in recognition of their Super Bowl LII victory over the New England Patriots.

“Well, right now, obviously, June 5 is the day we’re going to go,” Pederson told reporters before the Eagles’ first practice of organized team activities. “I’m excited to be going to be honored as world champions. It’s a great honor. We’re still working through some logistics right now, so we don’t have all the details today, but excited to be going.”

—Field Level Media

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NFL notebook: Quarterback Wentz happy with recovery

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz took part in individual drills during organized team activities on Tuesday, less than 5 1/2 months removed from surgery to repair torn anterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments in his left leg.

Feb 4, 2018; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz on the field prior to Super Bowl LII against the New England Patriots at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Wearing a brace on his left knee, Wentz, 25, went through the same drills as fellow signal-callers Nick Foles, Nate Sudfeld and Joe Callahan, dropping back, shuffling in the pocket and resetting to throw both left and right. He also threw routes on air with receivers.

Head coach Doug Pederson told reporters before practice that Wentz has yet to be medically cleared, but that he would be “involved in a handful of things” as part of his rehab.

Wentz said Tuesday about his knee, “Every day it just gets a little better and a little more trust, little more faith in it. At the same time, you’ve got to be smart. You’ve got to be smart with what the doctors are saying. I feel that I’ve made really good strides both mentally and physically. I like where I’m at.”

—In an effort to improve safety, the NFL announced a handful of approved changes to kickoffs following a vote at the spring league meetings. The rule changes will be re-evaluated next offseason.

The changes are designed to limit full-speed collisions, such as players on the kickoff having to be within 1 yard of the point of kickoff to prevent getting a running start downfield, and at least eight players on the returning team having to be in a 15-yard “setup zone” prior to the kickoff so more players are closer to where the ball is kicked in order to reduce speed.

The NFL owners also expanded reviewable plays to include disqualification of players and approved ejection standards to go along with the “use of the helmet” rule. According to the new rule, ejection is possible if a player lowers his head to initiate and make contact with his helmet against an opponent, provided the contact is clearly avoidable.

—Kansas City Chiefs tight end Demetrius Harris has been suspended without pay for the opening game of the 2018 season for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, the league announced. Harris will miss the Sept. 9 contest against the Los Angeles Chargers. He can rejoin the Chiefs the following day.

Harris served two days in jail in March, stemming from a marijuana arrest in Bates County, Mo., 12 months earlier. He also received two years probation, was fined $500 and was ordered to complete 80 hours of community service and an NFL drug program.

Harris, the No. 2 tight end behind star Travis Kelce, caught 18 passes for 224 yards and one touchdown last season.

—Houston Texas linebacker Jadeveon Clowney will not participate in on-field workouts this week while recovering from a 2018 knee injury. According to the Texans, Clowney is not yet medically cleared.

Clowney and the Texans are in talks regarding a long-term contract extension, and head coach Bill O’Brien said last month the team would not rush its top two edge rushers — Clowney and defensive end J.J. Watt — back from injuries.

Watt was present but not participating, while quarterback Deshaun Watson participated in individual drills.

—Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank does not envision anything that will keep Julio Jones from being with the team long term, amid reports that the wide receiver is angling for an updated contract. “I love Julio. He loves me. He loves Atlanta. He’s going to be here forever,” Blank told WXIA-TV from the league’s meetings in Atlanta.

NFL Network reported last week that Jones would sit out the team’s organized team activities — which are voluntary — as he seeks “some sort of correction or update” to his contract, with the report adding the Falcons are “amenable” to tweaking the deal, in part because Jones is such a good player and a good teammate.

The 29-year-old wideout is due $10.5 million in base salary this season and $12.5 million in 2019, which rank 12th and tied for eighth, respectively, among current NFL wide receivers. He was also absent from much of OTAs last year and missed the Falcons’ offseason conditioning program earlier this spring.

—Until practices are mandatory, the obligatory response to questions about absentee quarterback Tom Brady are to be expected from New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.

“I’m not going to talk about the people that aren’t here,” Belichick said when asked if he’s spoken to Brady. “The guys who are here are improving, they’re working hard. Those are the guys we’re going to focus on.”

Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski did not participate in voluntary workouts on Monday. Neither are expected until the mandatory minicamp for the Patriots from June 5-7.

—Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is ready to mentor Mason Rudolph, an about-face considering his astonishment in the aftermath of Pittsburgh drafting his likely heir in last month.

“I’ve never been the type to just be rude or mean to other quarterbacks,” Roethlisberger said while coming off the field after a full team workout. “I’ve had a lot of quarterbacks through here that have been younger than me that I’ve tried to help. I’ll continue to do that.”

Roethlisberger added that his comments making headlines after the draft were taken out of context. During OTAs, Roethlisberger gave Rudolph tips between drills and said he was impressed with the Oklahoma State product.

—Teddy Bridgewater participated in 11-on-11 drills and showed no physical limitations in his first full practice with the New York Jets. “The goal is just go get better each day,” Bridgewater said, adding, “I’m good (physically).”

Bridgewater wore a sleeve on his surgically reconstructed left knee but ran drills including rollouts and sprints from the pocket without any sign of the issues that led to the Minnesota Vikings opting to cut ties with the former first-round pick.

Signed to a one-year deal as an unrestricted free agent with only $500,000 guaranteed, Bridgewater is competing with Josh McCown and rookie Sam Darnold to be under center when the Jets open the regular season. Former second-round pick Christian Hackenberg did not take reps, and later in the day, head coach Todd Bowles announced Hackenberg was traded to the Oakland Raiders for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.

—The NFL and its Players Coalition officially established a partnership to commit at least $90 million for efforts and programs combating social inequality. The partnership aims to bring players, teams and other groups together for a focused purpose, including a community improvement program that was agreed to in principle during the fall league meeting.

NFL owners voted during league meetings in Florida in March to implement a local matching funds component to the social justice initiative with the Players Coalition.

Player demonstrations during the national anthem before games last season created a polarizing divide among owners, including an exchange between Texans owner Bob McNair and Robert Kraft of the New England Patriots. McNair infamously referred to players as “inmates” in comments reportedly made during a committee meeting last year.

—The Philadelphia Eagles released linebacker Mychal Kendricks after he was mentioned as a possible trade candidate throughout the offseason.

According to ESPN, Kendricks will be designated as a post-June 1 release, which would save the team an extra $1.6 million against the 2019 cap. The 27-year-old was set to make $5.85 million in base salary this year while counting $7.6 million against the Eagles’ cap. Philadelphia will save a total of $6 million, with half of his $3.2 million in dead money being pushed onto the 2019 cap.

Kendricks’ release comes on the same day that recently signed linebacker Paul Worrilow went down with a knee injury during the team’s first practice of organized team activities. According to multiple reports, Worrilow tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will miss the season.

—Early in the NFL offseason, the Cleveland Browns offered a second-round draft pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for quarterback Nick Foles, according to Michael Silver of NFL.com. Philadelphia’s backup QB last year, Foles took over for an injured Carson Wentz with three weeks to go in the regular season and led the Eagles to their first Super Bowl victory, 41-33 over the New England Patriots in February.

The Eagles talked about such a trade with Foles, who said he wanted to stay in Philadelphia, Silver reported. At that point, the Eagles reportedly declined Cleveland’s offer.

The Browns later traded a third-round pick to the Buffalo Bills for quarterback Tyrod Taylor, and Foles, the Super Bowl MVP after he threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns and caught a TD pass, agreed to a revamped deal with the Eagles that gave him a $2 million bonus for 2018 and could produce $14 million in incentives while creating a mutual option for him to remain with the team in 2019.

—Tyrod Taylor trained himself to look the other way when observers overlook his ability, a tactic that might come in handy with No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield joining the Cleveland Browns’ depth chart.

“I was drafted in 2011,” Taylor said, according to Cleveland.com. “(Ten) quarterbacks were taken ahead of me. Two of them are playing now. And that’s not any disrespect to the guys who aren’t playing, but what drove me every day was remembering my mom and my parents’ faces and the feeling that I had on draft day, not being happy about that.”

Head coach Hue Jackson and Mayfield said Taylor is the starter, but Mayfield also stressed in the pre-draft process that it’s not in his nature to accept a backup job. General manager John Dorsey appears to be following the plan executed by the Kansas City Chiefs — where Dorsey served as GM before Andy Reid let him go last summer — when Patrick Mahomes watched Alex Smith for a full season, then Smith was traded to clear the decks for Mahomes, who impressed in a Week 17 start.

—Washington Redskins offensive guard Arie Kouandjio was waived with an injury. Kouandjio underwent surgery to repair a quad injury that is expected to be season-ending. If he goes unclaimed, Kouandjio would revert to the Redskins’ roster.

Kouandjio, 26, is entering his fourth season out of Alabama and has eight career starts in 16 total games played. According to NFL Network, Kouandjio had a second opinion on his partially torn quad before opting for surgery earlier this month.

Kouandjio stepped into the lineup last season with six starts after the Redskins’ offensive line was beset by injuries.

—The NFL approved the Carolina Panthers’ sale to former Pittsburgh Steelers minority owner David Tepper by a 32-0 vote at the league’s meetings in Atlanta.

“The first thing I care about is winning,” Tepper told reporters. “The second thing I care about is winning. The third thing I care about is winning — on and off the field.”

Tepper, 60, is the founder of hedge fund Appaloosa Management L.P. and has a net worth estimated by Forbes to be $11 billion. He is buying the Panthers from founder Jerry Richardson for $2.275 billion, the largest sum ever paid for an NFL franchise, and the details of which are expected to be finalized in July. Tepper must sell the 5 percent stake that he owns in the Steelers, per NFL rules.

—The New York Giants signed receiver Russell Shepard, the team announced. According to the NFL Network, the deal is worth $1.3 million for one year and could reach $2 million with incentives.

Shepard, 27, was released by the Carolina Panthers last week when he declined to take a pay cut. He had just 17 receptions for 202 yards and a touchdown in 15 games (three starts) for the Panthers last season.

He signed a three-year, $10 million deal with Carolina prior to the 2017 season while current Giants general manager Dave Gettleman served in the same role for the Panthers.

—The Cleveland Browns signed third-round pick Chad Thomas and fourth-rounder Antonio Callaway to their four-year rookie contracts, the team announced.

Thomas’ deal is worth about $4.061 million, with an estimated signing bonus of $1.056 million, according to Spotrac.com. Callaway’s contract is worth $3.125 million, with an estimated signing bonus of just over $700,000.

Thomas, a defensive lineman from Miami (Fla.), had 41 tackles and 5.5 sacks last season. Callaway, a receiver from Florida, missed the 2017 season due to suspension and has experienced multiple off-the-field incidents. He played 26 games (24 starts) for the Gators and had 89 receptions for 1,399 yards and seven touchdowns.

—Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson confirmed the team will be accepting an invitation to visit the White House on June 5 in recognition of their Super Bowl LII victory over the New England Patriots.

“Well, right now, obviously, June 5 is the day we’re going to go,” Pederson told reporters before the Eagles’ first practice of organized team activities. “I’m excited to be going to be honored as world champions. It’s a great honor. We’re still working through some logistics right now, so we don’t have all the details today, but excited to be going.”

—Field Level Media

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NFL notebook: Quarterback Wentz happy with recovery

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz took part in individual drills during organized team activities on Tuesday, less than 5 1/2 months removed from surgery to repair torn anterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments in his left leg.

Feb 4, 2018; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz on the field prior to Super Bowl LII against the New England Patriots at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Wearing a brace on his left knee, Wentz, 25, went through the same drills as fellow signal-callers Nick Foles, Nate Sudfeld and Joe Callahan, dropping back, shuffling in the pocket and resetting to throw both left and right. He also threw routes on air with receivers.

Head coach Doug Pederson told reporters before practice that Wentz has yet to be medically cleared, but that he would be “involved in a handful of things” as part of his rehab.

Wentz said Tuesday about his knee, “Every day it just gets a little better and a little more trust, little more faith in it. At the same time, you’ve got to be smart. You’ve got to be smart with what the doctors are saying. I feel that I’ve made really good strides both mentally and physically. I like where I’m at.”

—In an effort to improve safety, the NFL announced a handful of approved changes to kickoffs following a vote at the spring league meetings. The rule changes will be re-evaluated next offseason.

The changes are designed to limit full-speed collisions, such as players on the kickoff having to be within 1 yard of the point of kickoff to prevent getting a running start downfield, and at least eight players on the returning team having to be in a 15-yard “setup zone” prior to the kickoff so more players are closer to where the ball is kicked in order to reduce speed.

The NFL owners also expanded reviewable plays to include disqualification of players and approved ejection standards to go along with the “use of the helmet” rule. According to the new rule, ejection is possible if a player lowers his head to initiate and make contact with his helmet against an opponent, provided the contact is clearly avoidable.

—Kansas City Chiefs tight end Demetrius Harris has been suspended without pay for the opening game of the 2018 season for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, the league announced. Harris will miss the Sept. 9 contest against the Los Angeles Chargers. He can rejoin the Chiefs the following day.

Harris served two days in jail in March, stemming from a marijuana arrest in Bates County, Mo., 12 months earlier. He also received two years probation, was fined $500 and was ordered to complete 80 hours of community service and an NFL drug program.

Harris, the No. 2 tight end behind star Travis Kelce, caught 18 passes for 224 yards and one touchdown last season.

—Houston Texas linebacker Jadeveon Clowney will not participate in on-field workouts this week while recovering from a 2018 knee injury. According to the Texans, Clowney is not yet medically cleared.

Clowney and the Texans are in talks regarding a long-term contract extension, and head coach Bill O’Brien said last month the team would not rush its top two edge rushers — Clowney and defensive end J.J. Watt — back from injuries.

Watt was present but not participating, while quarterback Deshaun Watson participated in individual drills.

—Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank does not envision anything that will keep Julio Jones from being with the team long term, amid reports that the wide receiver is angling for an updated contract. “I love Julio. He loves me. He loves Atlanta. He’s going to be here forever,” Blank told WXIA-TV from the league’s meetings in Atlanta.

NFL Network reported last week that Jones would sit out the team’s organized team activities — which are voluntary — as he seeks “some sort of correction or update” to his contract, with the report adding the Falcons are “amenable” to tweaking the deal, in part because Jones is such a good player and a good teammate.

The 29-year-old wideout is due $10.5 million in base salary this season and $12.5 million in 2019, which rank 12th and tied for eighth, respectively, among current NFL wide receivers. He was also absent from much of OTAs last year and missed the Falcons’ offseason conditioning program earlier this spring.

—Until practices are mandatory, the obligatory response to questions about absentee quarterback Tom Brady are to be expected from New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.

“I’m not going to talk about the people that aren’t here,” Belichick said when asked if he’s spoken to Brady. “The guys who are here are improving, they’re working hard. Those are the guys we’re going to focus on.”

Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski did not participate in voluntary workouts on Monday. Neither are expected until the mandatory minicamp for the Patriots from June 5-7.

—Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is ready to mentor Mason Rudolph, an about-face considering his astonishment in the aftermath of Pittsburgh drafting his likely heir in last month.

“I’ve never been the type to just be rude or mean to other quarterbacks,” Roethlisberger said while coming off the field after a full team workout. “I’ve had a lot of quarterbacks through here that have been younger than me that I’ve tried to help. I’ll continue to do that.”

Roethlisberger added that his comments making headlines after the draft were taken out of context. During OTAs, Roethlisberger gave Rudolph tips between drills and said he was impressed with the Oklahoma State product.

—Teddy Bridgewater participated in 11-on-11 drills and showed no physical limitations in his first full practice with the New York Jets. “The goal is just go get better each day,” Bridgewater said, adding, “I’m good (physically).”

Bridgewater wore a sleeve on his surgically reconstructed left knee but ran drills including rollouts and sprints from the pocket without any sign of the issues that led to the Minnesota Vikings opting to cut ties with the former first-round pick.

Signed to a one-year deal as an unrestricted free agent with only $500,000 guaranteed, Bridgewater is competing with Josh McCown and rookie Sam Darnold to be under center when the Jets open the regular season. Former second-round pick Christian Hackenberg did not take reps, and later in the day, head coach Todd Bowles announced Hackenberg was traded to the Oakland Raiders for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.

—The NFL and its Players Coalition officially established a partnership to commit at least $90 million for efforts and programs combating social inequality. The partnership aims to bring players, teams and other groups together for a focused purpose, including a community improvement program that was agreed to in principle during the fall league meeting.

NFL owners voted during league meetings in Florida in March to implement a local matching funds component to the social justice initiative with the Players Coalition.

Player demonstrations during the national anthem before games last season created a polarizing divide among owners, including an exchange between Texans owner Bob McNair and Robert Kraft of the New England Patriots. McNair infamously referred to players as “inmates” in comments reportedly made during a committee meeting last year.

—The Philadelphia Eagles released linebacker Mychal Kendricks after he was mentioned as a possible trade candidate throughout the offseason.

According to ESPN, Kendricks will be designated as a post-June 1 release, which would save the team an extra $1.6 million against the 2019 cap. The 27-year-old was set to make $5.85 million in base salary this year while counting $7.6 million against the Eagles’ cap. Philadelphia will save a total of $6 million, with half of his $3.2 million in dead money being pushed onto the 2019 cap.

Kendricks’ release comes on the same day that recently signed linebacker Paul Worrilow went down with a knee injury during the team’s first practice of organized team activities. According to multiple reports, Worrilow tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will miss the season.

—Early in the NFL offseason, the Cleveland Browns offered a second-round draft pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for quarterback Nick Foles, according to Michael Silver of NFL.com. Philadelphia’s backup QB last year, Foles took over for an injured Carson Wentz with three weeks to go in the regular season and led the Eagles to their first Super Bowl victory, 41-33 over the New England Patriots in February.

The Eagles talked about such a trade with Foles, who said he wanted to stay in Philadelphia, Silver reported. At that point, the Eagles reportedly declined Cleveland’s offer.

The Browns later traded a third-round pick to the Buffalo Bills for quarterback Tyrod Taylor, and Foles, the Super Bowl MVP after he threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns and caught a TD pass, agreed to a revamped deal with the Eagles that gave him a $2 million bonus for 2018 and could produce $14 million in incentives while creating a mutual option for him to remain with the team in 2019.

—Tyrod Taylor trained himself to look the other way when observers overlook his ability, a tactic that might come in handy with No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield joining the Cleveland Browns’ depth chart.

“I was drafted in 2011,” Taylor said, according to Cleveland.com. “(Ten) quarterbacks were taken ahead of me. Two of them are playing now. And that’s not any disrespect to the guys who aren’t playing, but what drove me every day was remembering my mom and my parents’ faces and the feeling that I had on draft day, not being happy about that.”

Head coach Hue Jackson and Mayfield said Taylor is the starter, but Mayfield also stressed in the pre-draft process that it’s not in his nature to accept a backup job. General manager John Dorsey appears to be following the plan executed by the Kansas City Chiefs — where Dorsey served as GM before Andy Reid let him go last summer — when Patrick Mahomes watched Alex Smith for a full season, then Smith was traded to clear the decks for Mahomes, who impressed in a Week 17 start.

—Washington Redskins offensive guard Arie Kouandjio was waived with an injury. Kouandjio underwent surgery to repair a quad injury that is expected to be season-ending. If he goes unclaimed, Kouandjio would revert to the Redskins’ roster.

Kouandjio, 26, is entering his fourth season out of Alabama and has eight career starts in 16 total games played. According to NFL Network, Kouandjio had a second opinion on his partially torn quad before opting for surgery earlier this month.

Kouandjio stepped into the lineup last season with six starts after the Redskins’ offensive line was beset by injuries.

—The NFL approved the Carolina Panthers’ sale to former Pittsburgh Steelers minority owner David Tepper by a 32-0 vote at the league’s meetings in Atlanta.

“The first thing I care about is winning,” Tepper told reporters. “The second thing I care about is winning. The third thing I care about is winning — on and off the field.”

Tepper, 60, is the founder of hedge fund Appaloosa Management L.P. and has a net worth estimated by Forbes to be $11 billion. He is buying the Panthers from founder Jerry Richardson for $2.275 billion, the largest sum ever paid for an NFL franchise, and the details of which are expected to be finalized in July. Tepper must sell the 5 percent stake that he owns in the Steelers, per NFL rules.

—The New York Giants signed receiver Russell Shepard, the team announced. According to the NFL Network, the deal is worth $1.3 million for one year and could reach $2 million with incentives.

Shepard, 27, was released by the Carolina Panthers last week when he declined to take a pay cut. He had just 17 receptions for 202 yards and a touchdown in 15 games (three starts) for the Panthers last season.

He signed a three-year, $10 million deal with Carolina prior to the 2017 season while current Giants general manager Dave Gettleman served in the same role for the Panthers.

—The Cleveland Browns signed third-round pick Chad Thomas and fourth-rounder Antonio Callaway to their four-year rookie contracts, the team announced.

Thomas’ deal is worth about $4.061 million, with an estimated signing bonus of $1.056 million, according to Spotrac.com. Callaway’s contract is worth $3.125 million, with an estimated signing bonus of just over $700,000.

Thomas, a defensive lineman from Miami (Fla.), had 41 tackles and 5.5 sacks last season. Callaway, a receiver from Florida, missed the 2017 season due to suspension and has experienced multiple off-the-field incidents. He played 26 games (24 starts) for the Gators and had 89 receptions for 1,399 yards and seven touchdowns.

—Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson confirmed the team will be accepting an invitation to visit the White House on June 5 in recognition of their Super Bowl LII victory over the New England Patriots.

“Well, right now, obviously, June 5 is the day we’re going to go,” Pederson told reporters before the Eagles’ first practice of organized team activities. “I’m excited to be going to be honored as world champions. It’s a great honor. We’re still working through some logistics right now, so we don’t have all the details today, but excited to be going.”

—Field Level Media

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