Humpday Happenings You Might Have Missed

NFL

• San Francisco 49er's quarterback Brock Purdy will undergo surgery on his torn UCL on February 22nd. Purdy is expected to be able to return to training camp in late July.

• Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin has been oulled from the rest of NFL Networks Superbowl coverage and was asked to change hotels after an apparent "encounter" with a women. NFL Network spokesman Alex Riethmiller saying in a statement:

“Michael Irvin will not be part of NFL Network’s Super Bowl LVII week coverage.”

• Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera said Wednesday that Sam Howell is their starting quarterback headed into off season workouts. Rivera saying on the AP Pro Football podcast:

“Sam Howell is going to start out as QB1. The key to that, though, is he’s going to have to earn it to keep, that’s for darn sure.”

NBA

• I doubt that anyone has missed it, but while most people were sleeping the Brooklyn Nets were finishing off a Blockbuster trade that sent Kevin Durant and T.J. Warren to the Phoenix Suns. The Suns in return gave up Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, and unprotected 1st-round picks in 2023, 2025, 2027, and 2029, and a 2028 pick swap.

• The Los Angeles Lakers are finishing up a trade that will bring them Minnesota Timberwolves guard D'Angelo Russell and the Utah Jazz's Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt in a deal involving Russell Westbrook, Mike Conley, and picks.

• The Raptors are picking up center Jakob Poeltl from the San Antonio Spurs, and in return sending back Khem Birch, a protected 2024 1st-round draft pick, and 2 future 2nd-round picks.