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Falcons sign TE Parker Hesse and guard Sam Jones

The Falcons added two players to their roster on Thursday evening, signing tight end Parker Hesse and offensive lineman Sam Jones.

The Atlanta Falcons have added two new players to the roster, signing tight end Parker Hesse and offensive guard Sam Jones, the team announced on Thursday evening.

 

Hesse, 25, was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad as an undrafted free agent in 2019 — the same year Arthur Smith took over as the team’s offensive coordinator. A former defensive end at the University of Iowa, the 6-foot-3, 260-pound Hesse should provide depth for the Falcons as a blocking tight end.

Jones, 25, is an athletic guard and former sixth-round pick of the Denver Broncos in 2018. He was released by the Colts on Wednesday, and while he’s yet to make an NFL start, he has upside in a zone scheme like the one Smith will run in Atlanta.

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Colts waive OL Sam Jones

Colts make a roster move.

The Indianapolis Colts waived guard Sam Jones, the team announced Wednesday.

Jones signed a reserve/futures contract with the Colts in January, but it was going to be hard for him to make the roster with the talent already ahead of him on the depth chart.

With Quenton Nelson and Mark Glowinski set as the starters, the Colts have some solid depth in Danny Pinter and Chris Reed behind them. Add in the seventh-round selection of Will Fries and Jake Eldrenkamp’s presence over the last few seasons, it’s easy to why the depth on the interior is clogged.

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Colts waive OL Sam Jones

Colts make a roster move.

The Indianapolis Colts waived guard Sam Jones, the team announced Wednesday.

Jones signed a reserve/futures contract with the Colts in January, but it was going to be hard for him to make the roster with the talent already ahead of him on the depth chart.

With Quenton Nelson and Mark Glowinski set as the starters, the Colts have some solid depth in Danny Pinter and Chris Reed behind them. Add in the seventh-round selection of Will Fries and Jake Eldrenkamp’s presence over the last few seasons, it’s easy to why the depth on the interior is clogged.

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Colts sign G Sam Jones to the practice squad

Colts add to the practice squad.

The Indianapolis Colts signed guard Sam Jones to the practice squad, the team announced Wednesday.

Jones was a sixth-round pick with the Denver Broncos in the 2018 NFL draft and played five games with them as a rookie. He spent the 2019 season on the Arizona Cardinals practice squad and spent the 2020 season on their offseason roster.

The Colts just saw the return of rookie Rob Windsor and safety Ibraheim Campbell from the practice squad reserve/COVID-19 list and released linebacker Chris Covington from the practice squad, which freed up a spot for Jones.

Cardinals release WR Hakeem Butler, others on eve of final cuts

Last year’s fourth-round pick is let go even before the final day to make roster moves.

The Arizona Cardinals entered the day with 74 players on their roster and have until Saturday afternoon to get get it down to 53. They announced five moves on Friday to get the roster down to 69 players.

They released four players outright, including last year’s fourth-round pick, receiver Hakeem Butler.

Getting released along with Butler were offensive lineman Sam Jones, defensive lineman Miles Brown and punter Ryan Winslow.

Offensive lineman Brett Toth was waived/injured. He has an issue with a hamstring. If he clears waivers, he will revert to injured reserve.

Butler is the most prominent player to get cut. Brown was the only undrafted rookie to make the team last season, but when the Cardinals signed Jordan Phillips and drafted Leki Fotu and Rashard Lawrence, it was going to be hard for him to make the team.

Jones and Winslow never really had a shot at the roster.

That leaves 16 cuts the Cardinals will need to make by Saturday at 1 p.m. Arizona time.

After final cuts are made, they will be able to assemble a 16-player practice squad.

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On this day: Russell, Jones retire; ’69 banner; 76ers confetti game

On this day, Celtics legends Bill Russell and Sam Jones retired after winning the 1969 NBA championship, and in 2018, Boston beat the 76ers in OT.

On this day in 1969, Boston Celtics legends Bill Russell and Sam Jones retired champions, calling it quits after winning the 1969 NBA Championship.

For Russell in particular, it was a sweet ending, defeating longtime rival big man Wilt Chamberlain and his Los Angeles Lakers four games to three in a 108-106 Game 7 triumph that is widely considered one of the biggest upsets in sports history.

The Celtics were by then an old team, and managed to make the Finals as a four seed, while L.A. had Elgin Baylor and Jerry West in addition to Chamberlain, the latter winning the Finals MVP award in a loss — the only time that has happened in the history of the league.

It was Boston’s 11th championship, and that in a span of just 13 years.

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Ranking the top five shooting guards in Boston Celtics history

The Boston Celtics have had many outstanding players at shooting guard over the years – but who are the best of the best?ac

With seven decades of history and 17 banners to their name, the Boston Celtics have no shortage of elite shooting guards populating the history of their roster construction.

But who are the best of the best to play the two for Boston over the franchise’s long and renowned history?

One can define “best” in many ways, but for the purposes of this exercise, we are restricting it to mean the achievements — both individual and team — unlocked while wearing green and white.

While there are Hall of Fame greats who have passed through for a season or two but done little while a Celtic, they won’t be on this list, as we’re strictly focused on bodies of work constructed in Boston.

And longevity and consistency matter too — the number of rings (or dearth of them) isn’t the only thing that’s under consideration. So, with that said, who are the greatest Celtics shooting guards of all time?

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On this day, Red names Bill Russell head coach; Sam Jones drafted

On this day in 1966, Boston Celtics legend Red Auerbach named Bill Russell his successor as head coach, nine years after they drafted shooting guard luminary Sam Jones.

On this day in 1966, Boston Celtics legendary coach and GM Red Auerbach announced big man Bill Russell would replace him as head coach.

Earlier in the season, Auerbach revealed the 1965-66 NBA season would be his last as head coach, and after losing Game 1 of the 1966 Finals, the Celtics luminary revealed Russell would succeed him.

The Louisiana native would become the first African American head coach of any major professional sports team in North America — never mind basketball — and Boston would go on to win the 1966 NBA championship.

Auerbach would stay on as the team’s general manager until late in the 1980s.

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