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Ryan Grubb turned Michael Penix Jr. into a Heisman Trophy finalist during his two seasons as Washington's offensive coordinator. His next task is turning Geno Smith back into a high-level starter for the Seattle Seahawks. Grubb, now offensive coordinator of the Seahawks, is installing his system and at some point will have the quarterback to run it. For now, Smith is well ahead of newcomer Sam Howell as Grubb learns what his signal callers do best. "I think that there is a really good marriage there with some of the skillset that Geno has," Grubb said. "I think that we ask our quarterbacks to do a lot. Luckily for us, Geno's really athletic as well. I think for us, we don't have to limit it to just dropback. I think he's really good in the play-action game as well, which will be a big part of our offense. "And I think for us, it's not just the five-step all the time, but I do think that Geno is really good at getting the ball out on time and very efficient with the football, which he obviously showed in '22, led the league in completion percentage. Understanding how to get the ball out on time and really take care of the football is something that works obviously really well." Smith, 33, has been a Pro Bowl selection the past two seasons, but his 2022 season was much better than last year. Smith led the NFL with a 69.8 completion percentage and established career highs of 4,282 yards and 30 touchdowns in 2022. Last season, he completed 64.7 percent of his throws and his numbers dropped to 3,624 yards and 20 scores. That production came under now departed coach Pete Carroll. Mike Macdonald is the new head coach and Grubb has control of the offense after Seattle lured him away from Alabama, where Grubb had followed former University of Washington coach Kalen DeBoer. The trade for the 23-year-old Howell was to obtain someone with experience who might push Smith. Howell was a first-year starter for the Washington Commanders last season and led the NFL with 21 interceptions while throwing for 3,946 yards and 21 touchdowns. "They're freaking awesome," the 48-year-old Grubb said of Smith and Howell. "They are. I think that they're both really, really hard workers. They're very diligent, intelligent and I know that it means a lot to them and I think that their leadership in the room and how they react and work together says a lot about the kind of guys that they are." Smith has liked what he has seen from Grubb in his early dealings with him. "Coach Grubb is doing a great job being demanding, making sure guys are studying and on point and knowing their assignments, but also giving guys some grace," Smith said. "It is a new system ... and guys are going to mess some things up. That's not necessarily a terrible thing. We can gain from that. So Grubb is doing a great job. It's our job to make the plays come alive and make it all look good." Seattle will reportedly add veteran P.J. Walker to the quarterback room. The 29-year-old Walker has started nine NFL games while playing for the Carolina Panthers (2020-22) and Cleveland Browns (2023). --Field Level Media

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Iowa's Ava Jones is medically retiring from college basketball, two years after sustaining serious injuries in a car crash that killed her father. Jones, from Nickerson, Kan., was with her parents and brother on July 5, 2022, standing on a sidewalk when they were struck by an allegedly intoxicated driver. Her dad, Trey, succumbed to his injuries days later while her mother, Amy, suffered multiple severe injuries. Several surgeries were required to save her leg from amputation. The player's younger brother received minor injuries. Jones wasn't medically cleared to play last season and never suited up for the Hawkeyes. She committed to Iowa just days before the accident. New Iowa coach Jan Jensen said Jones will remain on scholarship to complete her education. "We wish Ava the best on the road to recovery and fully support the decision she made to step away from the game," Jensen said. "She worked tirelessly to get to this point, but she made the best decision for herself and her well-being." Jones also commented on Friday. "I would like to start by saying how grateful I am to have been a part of the Iowa women's basketball program. I am extremely blessed to have been a part of the journey last season. "It is with great sadness to announce that I am medically retiring from college basketball. My coaches, doctors, teammates and trainers have been amazing since the accident. While I will no longer be a member of the women's basketball program, I will still be on scholarship, receive a world-class education and forever be a Hawkeye." "I'd like to thank my family for the never-ending support and I am excited for the next chapter of my life." The accident occurred in Louisville, Ky., where the family was visiting for an AAU tournament. The car jumped a curb and lunged onto the sidewalk, striking the family. The driver, Michael Hurley, was indicted by a grand jury and charged with one count of murder, two counts of first-degree assault, one count of fourth-degree assault and operating a motor vehicle under the influence. His case has yet to go to trial. --Field Level Media

Sterling Shepard credited quarterback Baker Mayfield for putting the wheels in motion that led to the veteran wide receiver signing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Shepard told the New York Post that Mayfield reached out to him last week. "I got a text from my boy and I just thought it was (a) 'regular old checking in to see how I was doing' type of text, because we do that from time to time to each other," Shepard said. That text was followed by another in which Mayfield inquired about Shepard's physical well-being, with the question posted of "do you think you got any more (football) left in you?" Shepard's agent contacted the Buccaneers, and soon a one-year deal was on the table. "I'm looking forward to it," Shepard said of playing for the Bucs. "It's a new scene. I can't say I wanted to experience that, I always wanted to be a Giant but I'm not mad at it, man. It's a really good situation, they have a really good football team, really talented football team and I get to be reunited with my boy and get to play with him a little bit." Shepard, 31, and Mayfield, 29, were teammates at Oklahoma, with the former reeling in 86 passes for 1,288 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2015. Mayfield started all 13 games that season. Shepard had just 10 catches for 57 yards and one touchdown in 15 games last season with New York. He has 372 receptions for 4,095 yards and 23 scores in 90 career games since being selected by the Giants in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft. --Field Level Media

The Detroit Lions will lose one OTA practice after the NFL and the players' union found they violated rules governing physical contact in the offseason. The Lions announced Friday night that their practice scheduled for next Monday had been forfeited. "On Friday evening the organization was made aware by the NFL and NFLPA that Organized Team Activities (OTA) practices held the week of May 27 violated player work rules pertaining to on-field physical contact pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement," the Lions said in a statement posted to social media. "As a result, the team's OTA practice scheduled for Monday, June 10 has been forfeited. We take very seriously the rules set forth within the NFL's Offseason Program and have worked to conduct our practices accordingly. We will continue to be vigilant with our practices moving forward." The NFL offseason rules say, among other things, that contact work is prohibited. Examples include "'live' blocking, tackling, pass rushing," and "bump-and-run" contact. Players are not supposed to wear pads other than knee and elbow pads. --Field Level Media

Lawyers for former Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr. learned Friday that they can use video evidence they believe will back their contention that another man, not their client, might have raped a woman in Lawrence, Kan., in September. The defense team for Shannon, who was suspended from the team for six games last season but reinstated before the postseason, says the video shows another man standing by the alleged victim at the bar where the alleged rape occurred on Sept. 9. Shannon's trial is expected to start on Monday. Shannon was charged in December, although the university dropped its investigation of the incident in April. He guided the Fighting Illini to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament before they lost to eventual national champion UConn. Calling the man in the video a "third-party defendant," the judge noted the defense's report that the man was accused of sexually touching another woman at the same bar two weeks earlier. The alleged victim in the case involving Shannon told officers that Shannon sexually penetrated her with his fingers. She identified him through pictures she saw online. The judge added: "The third-party defendant is alleged to have been present at the scene of this case and this alleged crime. The court finds that that evidence is relevant and admissible and the defense will be allowed to present that evidence." Shannon averaged 23 points in 32 games (31 starts) this season. He led the team in scoring and 3-point baskets (77). Shannon hopes to be selected in the NBA Draft, slated for June 26-27. Some draft projections have him being selected in the lottery. --Field Level Media

Iowa sophomore forward Ava Jones, who was seriously injured as a pedestrian hit by an impaired driver before she ever played for the Hawkeyes, will take a medical disqualification and retire from college basketball. Hawkeyes coach Jan Jensen made the announcement Friday after Jones consulted with team doctor and athletic trainers. She was not cleared to play for Iowa in the 2023-24 season but will remain on scholarship and continue to work toward her degree in sports media and culture. "I would like to start by saying how grateful I am to have been a part of the Iowa women's basketball program," Jones said Friday on social media. "I am extremely blessed to have been a part of the journey last season. "It is with great sadness to announce that I am medically retiring from college basketball. My coaches, doctors, teammates, and trainers have been amazing since the accident. While I will no longer be a member of the women's basketball program, I will still be on scholarship, receive a world class education and forever be a Hawkeye. "I'd like to thank my family for the never-ending support and I am excited for the next chapter of my life." The 6-foot-2 Jones was a star at Nickerson (Kan.) High School and ranked No. 83 in ESPN's HoopGurlz player rankings for the Class of 2023 when she committed to Iowa on July 3, 2022. Two days later while in Louisville for an AAU basketball tournament, Jones went for a walk with her family when an impaired driver veered onto a sidewalk and hit them. Her father, Trey Jones, was killed while her mother, Amy Jones, suffered a brain injury and 21 broken bones. Her younger brother, Creek Jones, suffered minor injuries. Amy Jones suffered a traumatic brain injury, torn ligaments in both knees and an injured shoulder. Iowa announced Jones would remain on scholarship. Jensen, the Iowa associate head coach who recently replaced the retired Lisa Bluder, said in a statement Friday: "We wish Ava the best on the road to recovery and fully support the decision she made to step away from the game. She worked tirelessly to get to this point, but she made the best decision for herself and her well-being." The driver, Michael Steele Empson Hurley of Lexington, Ind., was allegedly under the influence of drugs when he hit four members of the Jones family. Hurley was indicted by a grand jury and charged with one count of murder, two counts of first-degree assault, one count of assault in the fourth degree and one count of operating a motor vehicle under the influence. --Field Level Media

The NFL released its 2024 preseason schedule Friday, also revealing the five games that will be televised nationally. Each of the NFL's five primary media partners will take a turn to get its crews ready for the season, starting with ESPN/ABC airing the Hall of Fame Game from Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. ET. That game features the Houston Texans and Chicago Bears. Andre Johnson of the Texans and three former Bears -- Devin Hester, Steve McMichael and Julius Peppers -- are among the seven players to be enshrined in Canton in August. In Week 2, FOX will be on the call when the New Orleans Saints visit the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers on Aug. 18 at 8 p.m. ET And in Week 3, Amazon Prime will return to its Thursday night slot as the Indianapolis Colts meet the Cincinnati Bengals on the road on Aug. 22. Game time is 8 p.m. ET. Two games on Aug. 25 will conclude the nationally televised preseason schedule: the Arizona Cardinals at Denver Broncos (4:30 p.m. ET, CBS) and New England Patriots at Washington Commanders (8 p.m. ET, NBC). The regular season begins on Sept. 5, with the Baltimore Ravens visiting the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. --Field Level Media

Hall of Fame Game highlights nationally televised NFL preseason slate

Kansas City Chiefs defensive end BJ Thompson was awake and responsive Friday afternoon after the player had a seizure and went into cardiac arrest on Thursday, NFL Network reported. Chris Turnage, Thompson's agent, told NFL Network that the prognosis is good for the 25-year-old Thompson, who had the seizure during a special teams meeting. He had been unconscious at an area hospital since the incident. Per reports, the Chiefs' medical staff attended to Thompson and an ambulance was called. The Chiefs sent players home and rescheduled practice for Friday. Thompson recorded two tackles in one game as a rookie last season. He was selected by Kansas City in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Stephen F. Austin. --Field Level Media