Football

An assistant coach for the Denver Broncos is facing a felony assault charge after being accused of punching a police officer in the face at Denver International Airport. Outside linebackers coach Michael Wilhoite was arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault on a police officer and booked into the Denver jail on Sunday, according to jail records. A judge set a $5,000 bond on Monday.

INDIANÁPOLIS (AP) — Un equipo de la NFL propuso prohibir la jugada conocida como “tush push” que los Eagles de Filadelfia han utilizado con tanto éxito en la línea de gol y en situaciones de corto yardaje, incluyendo durante su victoria sobre los Kansas City Chiefs en el Super Bowl 59.

One NFL team is proposing an end to the tush push play the Philadelphia Eagles have used so successfully at the goal line and in short-yardage situations, including during their victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 59. According to NFL Network and the Washington Post, league executive Troy Vincent said Monday that a team submitted a proposal to ban the play. Vincent didn't identify the team. The tush push is a modified quarterback sneak where two teammates behind Jalen Hurts push him forward to help him try to gain the yardage necessary for a first down or touchdown.

HENDERSON, Nevada, EE.UU. (AP) — El safety Isaiah Pola-Mao, quien se destacó después de obtener un puesto de titular la temporada pasada, volvió a firmar con los Raiders de Las Vegas el lunes.

The Cleveland Browns made a pair of moves on Monday with the release of long snapper Charley Hughlett and signing cornerback Anthony Kendall. Hughlett was tied with guard Joel Bitonio for longest current tenure in Cleveland as both arrived in 2014. Hughlett was the Browns long snapper for 152 games but appeared in only five games this past season before suffering a rib injury that placed him on injured reserve for the rest of the season. Kendall, whose college career took place just down the road from the Browns complex at Baldwin-Wallace, is in his second season. He played in 16 games for the Tennessee Titans in 2013 and had nine tackles.

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan has no concerns about the experience — or inexperience, really — of his leadership team. Khan hired a first-time head coach in 39-year-old Liam Coen, a first-time general manager in 34-year-old James Gladstone, and a first-time executive vice president in 52-year-old Tony Boselli in the past month. Adding to the team’s youth movement, Coen brought in two first-time coordinators: 29-year-old Grant Udinski on offense and 42-year-old Anthony Campanile on defense. It could be a gamble. But Khan is counting on it leading to a brighter future. He says “we’re all aware that they’re new” and adds that there's "potential to really grow into it.”