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The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reports Steelers EDGE T.J. Watt is not attending the team’s minicamp.
The Athletic’s Jeff Howe reports Bengals EDGE Trey Hendrickson is not attending minicamp.
It hardly comes as a surprise as Hendrickson has refused to play on his current contract and has said there’s been no communication between his agent and the Bengals during this protracted holdout. Hendrickson, set to make $15.8 million in 2025, reportedly wants upwards of $30 million as he enters his age-31 season. The famously cheap Bengals appear unlikely to meet that demand, meaning Hendrickson could be traded to an EDGE-needy team willing to eat most or all of his contract. Pro Football Focus graded Hendrickson as the NFL’s fifth best pass rusher in 2024.
Seahawks signed P Michael Dixon to a four-year contract extension worth $16.2 million.
Dickson, who’s been with the Seahawks since entering the league in 2018, is now signed through the 2029 season. He becomes the NFL’s highest paid punter with the extension. Last year, he notched the third highest yards per punt (49.5) of his NFL career. Dickson ranked fourth among all punters in net yards per punt in 2024, and his 76 punts were fifth most in the league.
Bryce Miller is going back on the injured list ahead of his expected start Wednesday, with Logan Evans set to rejoin the Mariners.
It seemed pretty clear that Miller wasn’t right in two starts since returning from a bone spur in his elbow, and while initial reports didn’t state the cause of his return to the IL, the assumption is that his elbow remains a problem. Evans was 3-1 with a 2.83 ERA in six starts before getting sent down at the end of May, so this seems like an upgrade, given the way that Miller had been throwing.
Justin Martinez exited Monday’s game against the Mariners with right elbow tightness.
Tightness doesn’t sound bad, but that’s pretty much always the initial diagnosis these days, and we’re assuming there’s a good chance Martinez, who was on the IL last month with shoulder inflammation, will land back on the injured list. Shelby Miller will be the clear favorite for saves in the Arizona pen while Martinez is sidelined, and he’s worth picking up in most leagues.
Alejandro Kirk finished 4-for-5 with a homer and two doubles to lead the Jays past the Cardinals 5-4 in 10 innings Monday.
The second double plated the go-ahead run in the 10th inning. It’s his seventh career four-hit game and first ever with three extra-base hits. All four of Kirk’s balls in play tonight left the bat at over 95 mph, upping his hard-hit rate to 57.3 percent. That puts him fifth place in the majors, right in between Kyle Schwarber and Aaron Judge. Alas, he’s much further down on the barrels list, which is why he has only four homers.