Morning Sports Update: Floyd Mayweather reportedly offering Conor McGregor $50 million for fight
The fight would take place on New Year's Eve
Floyd Mayweather wants to fight Conor McGregor, Eric Decker thinks the AFC East is up for grabs, and the rest of the sports news to start your Friday.
Floyd Mayweather $50 million offer to McGregor … but no deal yet: Floyd Mayweather has a $50 MILLION offer out to Conor McGregor, sources tell TMZ Sports … but it’s going to take a lot more to seal the deal. We’re told Floyd is proposing a New Year’s Eve fight in Vegas and Conor is game. We’re told Floyd’s $50 million offer is far less than half the amount the fight would rake in … and therein lies the rub. (TMZ.com)
Jets’ Eric Decker thinks Tom Brady’s suspension leaves AFC East ‘up for grabs’: New York Jets wide receiver Eric Decker sees an opportunity. In a recent interview on NFL Network’s Total Access, Decker shared his assessment of the state of the AFC East now that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is again facing a four-game suspension. (Boston.com)
Isaiah Thomas says he wants to play until he’s 40: Isaiah Thomas has only played five seasons in the NBA. But the 27-year-old Boston Celtics point guard is already mapping out a lengthy career more than a decade into the future. (Boston.com)
Tom Brady adds to his defense team: Tom Brady’s team added another lawyer to the mix on Thursday, as multiple reports indicate that Thomas H. Dupree has been included as part of the quarterbacks’ defense team. Dupree is a partner at the law firm of Gibson Dunn, the same firm that employs Ted Olson, who has also been retained by Brady and the NFLPA. Jeffrey Kessler is also already working the case. (WEEI.com)
Magic agree to deal with Frank Vogel as coach: Vogel’s deal is for four years and worth $22 million, according to a TNT report, and later confirmed by ESPN. (ESPN.com)
David Price is trying something new, and it seems to be working: David Price has spent years preparing for it, and the Red Sox likewise were prepared for it to happen sometime over the course of his seven-year, $217 million deal. (Boston Globe)
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