Jets quarterback Teddy Bridgewater addresses the media after his first practice with the team.
and not really getting any information from anybody on how to fix that and how to address it.”
While Hackenberg claimed he wasn’t blaming the coaching staff for his struggles, he noted that he’s happy “someone stepped up” to help him. That someone was former NFL quarterbacks coach David Lee, who worked with him and introduced him to Christensen. Coincidentally, Lee was the Jets’ quarterbacks coach in 2013 and 2014.
Chan Gailey and Kevin Patullo in 2016, and John Morton and Jeremy Bates in 2017. Bates was promoted to coordinator after the season.
Donald, who turns 27 on Wednesday, has not taken part in any voluntary work with the Rams this offseason. He held out of the offseason program, training camp and the preseason in 2017, reporting to the team a day before the Rams’ season opener.
Donald is scheduled to make $6.89 million this season in the final year of his rookie contract.
“Aaron is a vet, man,” the Rams’ other new cornerback, Aqib Talib, said. “He’s going to take care of his own business. What’s his business is his business.”
Broncos linebacker Von Miller currently is the league’s highest-paid defensive player, with a $114.5 million deal that pays him $19.083 million per season. The Rams already have said they expect Donald to surpass Miller’s deal and have expressed optimism at getting something done.
But so far the sides have not reached agreement on an extension.