NFL
Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur is confirming that the entire organization is in agreement in wanting Aaron Rodgers to return as the starting quarterback. During his season-ending press conference on Monday, LaFleur said that he and management are “all on the same page” and that “there’s no debate” in bringing Rodgers back. LaFleur also said that he met with Rodgers on Monday and won’t rush the QB into a decision.
Even the owner of the New Orleans Saints doesn’t know if coach Sean Payton will be back. New Orleans owner Gayle Benson said Monday that Payton is uncertain to return as the Saints’ head coach in 2022. NFL Network reported Sunday that the 58-year-old Payton has not committed to return to the Saints next season.
MLB
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players’ Association are planning to meet again today after a productive bargaining session on Monday. During the two-hour meeting, the union gave a broad proposal to drop the request for age-based free agency and lowered the revenue sharing number it was asking the league to move away from small-market clubs.
Players are requesting such things as raising the minimum salary and a draft lottery. Negotiations continue to be time-sensitive, as spring training starts in a little under a month, with the regular season starting March 31st.
We’ll know today if some big names are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Curt Schilling and Sammy Sosa will all be waiting to see if they join the hall of the greats. However, they will be eligible for consideration this fall by the Today’s Game Era Committee if they aren’t elected this year.
Analysts are predicting a potential shutout of all eligible players or at the very most former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz getting in by himself on the first try. The 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame class announcement will happen at 6 p.m. Eastern.
NHL
The Nashville Predators are in the Great Northwest this evening to meet the expansion Seattle Kraken. First puck drops at 9 pm.