Todd Bowles on Vita Vea: We're not concerned at this point
Defensive tackle Vita Vea remains off the field at Buccaneers training camp and head coach Todd Bowles said on Tuesday that he remains unworried about where things stand. forumteam.blog
Vea is looking for a new contract and he requested a trade as camp got underway, but there's been no reports of progress toward either outcome over the last week. That suggests Vea won't be taking part in any on-field work in the near future and Bowles told reporters that the situation won't become urgent for a while.
"Again, it’s still early," Bowles said in a press conference. "We’ve only been in pads for two days. We’re not concerned at this point and I think those things take care of themselves. Once you get past two or three preseason games, you start to worry a little bit."
Bowles said Vea has been "very engaged" despite his impasse with the organization, but a finish line remains somewhere over the horizon in Tampa.
7 Spanish Refs Appointed for European Matches
Seven of the eight Spanish international referees have been designated for matches in the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League preliminary rounds this week. The only referee not appointed is Alejandro Hernández Hernández, who recently returned from the World Cup and attended a Spanish arbitration concentration from July 28 to August 1.
Tour de France Femmes: stage five, Mâcon to Belleville-en-Beaujolais – live
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Rutger Tijssen, Visma-Lease A Bike team manager, talks to TNT Sports about the time Pauline Ferrand-Prévot lost yesterday in the time trial. [She was 2min 13sec down on the winner, finished 34th on the day, and fell to 14th in GC as a result.]
“Losing minutes never makes you happy,” he says. “In, let’s say five days, we can say if it was too much, of if it was good for us.
Continue reading...Clowney Returns to Texans for Super Bowl Bid
Jadeveon Clowney officially signed with the Houston Texans, revealing he had better financial offers from other teams but chose to return to the team that selected him first overall in the 2014 NFL draft. The 33-year-old veteran stated he's in Houston "to win a championship" with his original team.
Clowney noted he's a different person now than when he arrived as a 21-year-old rookie, hoping to impart wisdom on younger players. He was touched by the reception he received from Houston fans during training camp practice, calling it "a great feeling after all these years to come back."
Tour de France Femmes: stage five, Mâcon to Belleville-en-Beaujolais – live
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“I’m certain there will be hard attacks … hopefully not heart attacks … and we will try to follow.” (Marlen Reusser).
“It’s one of the steps to the main goal,” says Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney of her performance yesterday. “I know the real stuff is ahead of us. We’re definitely happy with the execution, but we keep our focus on upcoming stages. One day at a time.”
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