Josh Gordon thinks the Browns have the best receivers in the NFL. Their running backs could be pretty good, too. It’s just unclear at this point which ones will be getting the carries and the catches.

The candidates for the touches are free-agent arrival Carlos Hyde, veteran Duke Johnson, and rookie Nick Chubb, along with Matthew Dayes and Dontrell Hilliard.

Carter has experience playing in a 3-4 scheme, as Georgia used the same setup during his college career. But Carter has said he played as many as five different positions in that scheme, which may have explained the former five-star recruit’s somewhat pedestrian numbers in Athens (14 career sacks across four seasons).

His new team will likely give him a more defined role.

We’ve previously pointed out the flaws in that comment, while also addressing the bulk of what he had to say.

It will continue to be a topic about which many will have plenty to say, because the topic the NFL wishes would go away simply won’t be — in part because of the NFL’s subpar handling of it.

The Nebraska product, who signed a four-year, $27.4 million contract with the Jets this offseason, was in the middle of a Redskins offensive line widely regarded as one of the best in the league two seasons ago, but played just seven games in 2017 due to a quad injury. He entered minicamp as the only new starter on the line.

We just take last year … you gotta take it for what it is and just build off it, right tackle Brandon Shell said. It’s nothing — you gotta take your goods from it, you gotta take your bads from it, just try to, like, use it as a stepping stone to keep building. To get better and better.

For Long, the transition comes mostly in verbiage and chemistry. The Jets and Redskins have similar schematic tendencies — both run a healthy amount of zone blocking — which makes things easier for the center.

The Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hype train has pulled in for an unscheduled stop.

The 19-year-old third baseman, one of baseball’s top prospects and son of the Expos great, was placed on the seven-day disabled list Thursday with what the Blue Jays organization believes (hopes? prays?) is a minor leg injury.

For us, it’s just about being extra cautious given that the injury occurred last Saturday and when he came back there was a little bit of a setback, Jays director of player development Gil Kim told Postmedia on Thursday before Guerrero’s team, the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, played the Akron Rubberducks.

A representative for the Hall of Fame said they were disappointed with the decision.

We are disappointed but will respect Terrell’s decision not to participate in the Enshrinement, Hall of Fame President & CEO David Baker said in a statement. While unprecedented, the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the nearly 5,000 volunteers and the entire community are committed to celebrating the excellence of the Class of 2018 that will kick off the NFL’s 99th season.

The fact of the matter is we’re going to go running back by committee, McCarthy told ESPN. But if one of them would emerge as that full-time guy then you have to have that ability to . . . adjust to that. As far as planning and going into the season, that’s why we’re going about it that way. We feel like we’ve got three guys that have all done it, but they haven’t done it over a long period of time, so I think it’s just practical thinking from that position and realizing that it’s a very demanding position.

Williams led the team with 556 rushing yards, Jones was next with 448 and Montgomery had 273. It sounds like McCarthy would be satisfied with that kind of split again this year, which means all of the Packers’ running backs will get plenty of playing time, but none will finish the season with big numbers.

I just kind of put them on hold just for last year, Leggett said. I kind of had to play a different role, not being on the field, just helping guys in any way possible. I still have goals. Whenever I do happen to get on the field, I’m out there to play ball and try to reach these goals that I’m going for.

Leggett would not reveal the exact nature of his knee injury, but did say he did not have any torn ligaments. During OTA practices, he sat out one period each day to rest the knee. He expects to be a full participant in next week’s minicamp.

The Broncos held quarterback competitions the last two offseasons that ended with Trevor Siemian in the starting job and offenses that failed to impress in the regular season.

Denver is trying a different approach this season. They signed Case Keenum as a free agent and installed him as the unquestioned No. 1 in the offense, which means he’s taking all of the reps with the first team while Paxton Lynch and Chad Kelly work with the backups.

Offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave says he’s already seen benefits from having one quarterback doing all the work with the starters.

Things are improving for her now, but it’s still hard. The school has addressed the bullying, but the kids aren’t so fast to change. As tough as it’s been, she has made a difference in how people look at bullying. Because of all the support she has received, she has hope when she didn’t before.

Don’t bet on being able to legally wager money on sports games on Friday.

The state Senate and Assembly are both scheduled to vote Thursday afternoon on the legislation, which would determine how the Garden State regulates and taxes sports betting online and in person at casinos and tracks.

What he showed during that first year at Penn State before the coaching change, before the system change, before all the things that derailed him would be enough for me to take this guy early, Gruden wrote in an article for ESPN. He just has to get in the right system with the right people and refocus on the small details.

Apparently, after less than a month in the Bay Area, Gruden had seen enough to make this decision.

Hackenberg (a 2016 second-round pick) and linebacker Brady Sheldon were both waived to accommodate the team’s signing of defensive tackles Ahtyba Rubin and Frostee Rucker.

Wide receiver Michael Thomas was not present on the first day of mandatory minicamp, but Payton said the third-year pro had an excused absence.

Defensive end Cameron Jordan also had an excused absence to be at the hospital for the birth of his child.

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster pleaded no contest Wednesday to a misdemeanor weapons charge stemming from his February arrest, the Santa Clara County Superior Court confirmed to NFL.com.

Foster was sentenced to two years of probation, 240 hours of community service (he’s already worked eight) and $235 total in fines after his attorney entered the plea on his behalf, The Athletic’s David Lombardi reported. In addition, Foster is barred from owning a gun while on probation.

The 49ers organization is aware of the recent developments in the legal proceedings involving Reuben Foster and that the matter has come to a conclusion, 49ers general manager John Lynch said in a statement.

It was horrible, Hernandez said. The fact that it is somebody who just recently became so close and so dear to me was even worse. From the short time I’ve known Gettleman, he is strong.

He always has a positive attitude. He’s the reason why I’m here, so of course I’m going to be behind him 100 percent and supporting him in anyway I can.

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Arizona Cardinals linebacker Markus Golden was worth the total price of his rookie contract the moment the 2015 second-round pick hit double digits in sacks in the second-to-last game of his sophomore NFL season. Ultimately, he and Vic Beasley were the only players in the league with 12-plus sacks and four or more forced fumbles that year. 

He’s coming off a season that was derailed early by a torn ACL, but the 25-year-old told the media last month—per Arizona Sports’ Craig Morgan—that he’ll be out there soon. And when that happens, the 26th-highest-paid player on the Cards roster will continue to be a bargain up front. 

With all due respect to Grady Jarrett (on a four-year, $2.5 million rookie deal) and Tevin Coleman (four years, $3.2 million), the Atlanta Falcons are getting just a little bit more out of third-year linebacker Deion Jones.