NFL
While the New England Patriots reportedly are willing to pay Tom Brady more than $30 million per year to keep him, another report said the six-time Super Bowl champion isn’t demanding that figure because he wants New England to have enough money to add impact players in free agency. Meanwhile, reports have surfaced that the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders could pursue Brady if he decides to leave New England after 20 seasons.
MLB
The Boston Red Sox reportedly are on the verge of trading outfielder Mookie Betts. The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers have been linked to the 2018 AL MVP, who agreed to a $27 million contract with Boston last month for the largest one-year salary for an arbitration-eligible player. Betts is slated to become a free agent after this season.
The lone baseball writer who did not vote for Derek Jeter for the Hall of Fame chose to keep his or her ballot private. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America released the ballots of 314 Hall voters today and all public ballots included the longtime New York Yankees captain. Jeter was on 396 of 397 ballots in voting announced January 21st, elected along with Colorado Rockies slugger Larry Walker. They will be inducted into the Hall at Cooperstown on July 26th.