D.J. Hayden and Don Carey are remaining teammates
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negotiations.
Both players are expected to sign deals Thursday, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because NFL teams are
prohibited from announcing signings until free agency officially begins
Wednesday afternoon.
SiriusXM Sports reported that Hayden will sign a three-year deal worth $19 million, including $9.5 million guaranteed.
The 27-year-old Hayden replaces nickel cornerback Aaron Colvin, who reportedly agreed to a four-year deal with the Houston Texans on Tuesday.
Hayden has played in 61 games with Oakland (2013-16) and Detroit (2017), totaling 223 tackles, 35 pass breakups, three interceptions and 1 ? sacks.
Carey is expected to be a core special teams player for the Jaguars
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A sixth-round draft pick by Cleveland in 2009, Carey landed in Jacksonville when the Jaguars claimed him after being waived/injured. He started 10 games for
Jacksonville in 2010, got cut the following year and ended up in Detroit. He has
117 tackles, nine pass breakups and three interceptions in 99 games.
Hayden and Carey will join one of the league's best defenses, a unit that returns 10 starters from last season and expects to be even better while playing
a second year together.
They are part of Jacksonville's 2018 free-agent class that also includes All-Pro guard Andrew Norwell and speedy receiver Donte Moncrief, according to
two other people familiar with negotiations. The Jaguars also are re-signing
receiver Marqise Lee.
Norwell is expected to sign a five-year, $66.5 million contract that includes $30 million guaranteed, one of the people said. That would make him one of the
highest-paid offensive linemen in the league.
Moncrief will sign a one-year deal worth $7 million
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Lee and Moncrief will be counted on to try to fill the void left by losing former Pro Bowl receiver Allen Robinson, who is headed to Chicago.
Norwell will slide into Jacksonville's offensive line at left guard, between left tackle Cam Robinson and center Brandon Linder.
Although Jacksonville led the NFL in rushing in 2017, the running game stalled late in the season and barely was a factor in the playoffs.
Norwell should help make Jacksonville's line, especially the left side, one of the best in the AFC. And Moncrief's big-play ability could prevent defenses
from stacking the line of scrimmage against running back Leonard
Fournette.
Corey Kluber’s stellar first half ended with a sudden stop.Cleveland’s ace received an injection in his right knee that will force him to miss the All-Star Game. But more importantly, the Indians are hoping it will
allow the right-hander to continue leading their rotation after the break – and
beyond.
Kluber got the shot in his knee on Friday
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Central-leading Indians said the right-hander will need at least one week to
recover and he’s not expected to make his next start until July 23 against
Pittsburgh.
Kluber has been replaced on the AL All-Star roster by Tampa Bay’s Blake Snell.
While Kluber’s knee issue doesn’t appear to be serious, the Indians aren’t taking any chances.
The 32-year-old pitcher took his fifth loss of the season Thursday night, but never mentioned any issues with his knee. Kluber has given up 19 runs over his
last 34 innings, an uncharacteristic stretch for one of baseball’s best.
With the score tied, Kluber allowed a go-ahead double to New York’s Aaron Hicks in the eighth inning and the Yankees went on to win 7-4, dropping Kluber
to 12-5 this season.
Kluber said the knee has been bothering him for a ”few weeks.”
”I don’t want to try to use it an excuse, but if anything it made it a little harder to consistently repeat my delivery the way that I want to,” he said. ”My
arm action has been the same
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While the Indians hold a comfortable lead in the division, manager Terry Francona wants Kluber to be as close to 100 percent as possible for the
remainder of the season.
”We’ve had this in the works for a while,” Francona said. ”We’ll bring him back fourth coming out of the break so he can have a little bit of a break,
because he’s going to shoulder a huge load.”
”That’s why we decided to do it now,” Kluber said. ”I would have liked to have pitched in the All-Star Game, but obviously the big picture, being healthy
for the second half was more important.”
The Indians want to be careful with Kluber as the season progresses. He has logged a lot of innings during his career and the cumulative effect may have
contributed to him being less than 100 percent during last year’s playoffs. It
wasn’t until after the Indians were beaten by the Yankees in the Division Series
that Francona revealed Kluber was dealing with physical limitations during the
series.
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