SEATTLE -- The Seattle Seahawks and Jamal Adams have agreed to a four-year extension that makes him the NFL's highest-paid safety, agents Kevin Conner and Robert Brown of Universal Sports told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

Adams' deal carries a max value of $72 million, a $20 million signing bonus and $38 million guaranteed, the agents told Schefter.

He reported on time for training camp but has not taken part in any practices or games, watching from the sideline while appearing engaged and in good spirits. The agreement ends the three-week stalemate with the Seahawks, who open their season on Sept. 12 against the Indianapolis Colts.

Adams was a first-team All-Pro selection in 2019 and has been named to the Pro Bowl in each of the last three seasons. He set the league's single-season record for sacks by a defensive back last year with 9.5. That figure led the team, as did his 14 tackles for loss and his 30 pressures which, according to ESPN Stats & Information research, were 14 more than any other defensive back in the league.

He missed four games with a groin injury and played through injuries to both shoulders (including a torn labrum that needed surgery), two broken fingers (which also needed surgery) and a hyperextended elbow.

Coach Pete Carroll said in June that the Seahawks were counting on Adams showing up to training camp even if the two sides had yet to reach a deal by then.

Adams, 25, had joined many of his teammates in skipping the voluntary offseason program -- several veteran players did not take part until the final week -- and was excused from mandatory minicamp so he could tend to a family matter.

He was set to make $9.86 million in 2021, the final year of the rookie contract that he signed with the New York Jets as the No. 6 pick in 2017.

The Seahawks inherited that contract when they acquired Adams last summer for a package of picks that included Seattle's first-rounders in 2021 and '22, making it their boldest trade of the Carroll/general manager John Schneider era.

At the time of the trade, the Seahawks were upfront with Adams, who had requested the trade from the Jets, in that they weren't going to extend him right away. That was because they wanted to have a better sense of how much the NFL's salary cap would drop in future seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic before negotiating such a massive deal. They also wanted to get to know Adams before paying him.

According to ESPN Stats & Information research, the Adams trade marked only the fifth time since 2009 that a team gave up multiple first-round picks for a player.

Adams becomes the third player to get an extension from the Seahawks this offseason, joining receiver Tyler Lockett and punter Michael Dickson.

While Adams' deal is done, the Seahawks still have another contract dispute on their hands with 14-year veteran Duane Brown. The Pro Bowl left tackle, who turns 36 later this month, has also been present but not practicing because he's seeking an extension as he enters a contract year. All indications are that the Seahawks are not inclined to extend Brown this year.

NEW YORK -- Kemba Walker is a guy who is known for having a constant smile on his face.

But, even for him, Walker was downright giddy Tuesday morning -- and understandably so -- as he was introduced as the new starting point guard for his hometown New York Knicks here at Madison Square Garden, alongside fellow new addition Evan Fournier.

Walker's feelings came not only from getting the chance to come back home, and play in the arena where he burnished his credentials as a bonafide New York City legend playing first for Rice High School and then the University of Connecticut, but also for having an opportunity to prove the knee issues that plagued him last season in Boston are behind him.

"It means everything," Walker said of the motivation to prove he can still be an elite player in the NBA. "It's driving everything. Because I know what kind of player I am.

"I know what level I want to be at. It's added motivation."

For the Knicks, the acquisition of Walker was a chance to trumpet the return of a New York City icon to Madison Square Garden. But it also presented them with a low-risk, high-reward opportunity to snag Walker on a discount after he agreed to a buyout with the Oklahoma City Thunder, who had acquired him from the Boston Celtics in a trade back in June, earlier this month.

That paved the way for Walker to sign a two-year, $18 million deal with the Knicks -- the only offer he said he needed to consider once he'd gotten the buyout with Oklahoma City out of the way.

"I think it is," Walker said, when asked if this was the perfect time for him to come back home. "Everything. Perfect timing. Really motivated. Super excited that these guys have belief in me.

"That's all I need. I just need somebody to believe in me. These guys do, and I appreciate that."

That answer -- "I just need somebody to believe in me" -- left a rather obvious question: Did Walker, who signed a four-year max contract with Boston two summers ago, only to be traded, along with a first round pick, for Al Horford back in June in the first significant move of Brad Stevens' tenure as the team's president of basketball operations -- think the Celtics believed in him?

"I definitely felt like Boston believed in me," Walker said, before adding with a smile and a shrug, "but they traded me. But, yeah, that's not the case. I don't feel like they didn't believe in me."

What there is little doubt of is that New York believes in Walker. Representing all Knicks fans Tuesday was rapper Fat Joe -- a fellow Bronx native -- who was wearing a white No. 8 Walker jersey to the press conference. And, afterward, he declared Walker would return to his All-Star form with the Knicks.

"He's the real deal," Joe said. "He's certified out here.

"Kemba is like ... when they talk about NYC being the Mecca of Basketball -- he's that."

The biggest question about Walker at this point is the state of his left knee. Walker has been dealing with issues with it since the start of 2020. He started last season late after undergoing a 12-week strengthening program in the offseason and didn't play in back-to-backs last season.

When asked if that would be the case this season, Walker smiled and said, "You gotta ask him," referring to coach Tom Thibodeau, who was sitting alongside team president Leon Rose and general manager Scott Perry in the front row.

Thibodeau's response was one word -- "Playing" -- which generated a round of laughter.

Fournier also played alongside Walker last season with the Celtics, having been acquired by them at the trade deadline into the trade exception created when Gordon Hayward was dealt to the Charlotte Hornets in a sign-and-trade deal last offseason.

In order to try to do the same thing, the Celtics came to an agreement with the Knicks on another sign-and-trade deal Tuesday, sending two future seconds -- one heavily protected -- to New York to make the deal.

Fournier is coming off a strong showing at the Tokyo Olympics with the French National Team, with whom he won the silver medal, and said Thibodeau gave him a hard time about that during New York's recruiting call with him.

"Yeah, my confidence level was good," Fournier said of playing in Japan. "It's really good, actually. When I was on the phone with Leon, Thibs, Scott, the first thing Thibs told me [before the gold medal game] was "As soon as I wrapped up silver, I had to come to New York so we could talk."

"That was his way of talking a little bit of trash, and unfortunately that's what happened. But I'm proud of what we accomplished for my country, and the goal is to keep shining for France and in three years we host the Olympics in 2024, so we'll see. We'll see."

The same could be said for Walker, and for the Knicks, who are trying to back up their surprising breakthrough season in 2020-21 with another playoff appearance next season, just as Walker is trying to return to his old form.

And while he said he doesn't feel more pressure playing in New York -- though he joked he's already telling people he only gets four tickets per game -- he admitted it has been different knowing he's going to be playing for his hometown team.

"This feeling has been like no other. Just randomly getting goosebumps," he said. "It's an unbelievable feeling to be able to come home. As far as added pressure -- I don't think so. As long as I'm in a great environment around great people I'll be fine."

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – By now, it’s the uncertainty of it all that bothers Jon Rahm.

Initially, it was the shock of another positive COVID-19 test and his inability to represent Spain in the Olympics that hurt the most. But now it’s all the unknowns that haunt him.

“This was a little harder to digest than Memorial, because I've done everything the system tells me to do,” said Rahm, who was forced to withdraw from the Memorial in June with a six-stroke lead through three rounds after testing positive for the coronavirus.

Rahm, who is making his first start since The Open at this week’s Northern Trust, was poised to travel to Tokyo for the Summer Games. There were negative COVID-19 tests on Thursday (July 22) and again Friday (July 23), but his test on Saturday (July 24) came back positive. Despite two additional negative tests, and an antibody test, he was unable to travel to Japan.

“I can't really explain what in the world happened. I don't know if it's false positives or just what I had left over from when I had COVID, just dead cells that were in there that we all know can happen,” said Rahm, who noted that under the PGA Tour’s COVID-19 protocols he no longer has to be tested. “It really is unfortunate. It sucked because I wanted to represent Spain.”

The silver lining for Rahm is that he’s as rested as anyone in the field at this week’s playoff opener and at fifth on the FedExCup points list he’s poised to make a post-season run.

“I don't think I'll ever get a chance to have four weeks off in the middle of the summer and have some time to enjoy with my family,” he said. “We're gone so often that I know I'm going to miss a lot of things, and I'm going to take advantage of times I get to be home, and that's what I did.”

United States women's national team and OL Reign forward Megan Rapinoe told ESPN she doesn't know what her playing future looks like and she will "need to take some time to think about it."

Rapinoe, 36, was part of the U.S. squad that won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, and she will return to her club in the National Women's Soccer League this week after a short break.

USWNT teammate Carli Lloyd, 39, announced on Monday that she would retire from the national team after four upcoming fall friendlies and from her club team NJ/NY Gotham FC at the end of the season.

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"Just in terms of my whole career, I don't really know yet. I need to take some time to think about it," Rapinoe said on ESPN's Spain and Fitz show when asked whether she would be following Lloyd into retirement.

"They always say, 'You'll know when you know,' but it's not really like that, because you could kind of keep going, and it's like 'Aw yeah, you've accomplished so much, you'll be fine stepping away.' But the conversation is always anguished in your mind. Or people just don't think about it. I've been thinking about it a lot."

Rapinoe has remained coy about what her future might hold, saying after the Olympics that she would have to discuss it with her partner, five-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time WNBA title winner Sue Bird.

Lloyd, on the other hand, had hinted at a possible retirement after the Olympics. She will bow out of the game as the second-most-capped player in world soccer history with 312 appearances.

During her career with the USWNT, she won two World Cups, two Olympic gold medals and scored 124 goals.

"I feel like people just think play as long as you can and that's amazing -- you want to play forever -- but it's actually like, no, it is really hard to do that," Rapinoe said of Lloyd. "There are so few athletes who play to her age or play as long as she has. It's not just about staying healthy and being able to physically be there, which is difficult in and of itself.

"It's about continually growing and making sure your game is evolving. For me, it's the fact she ended her career with an incredible brace in a medal match at the Olympics -- just says it all. That's the sort of person Carli was. As productive as ever.

"She has so many appearances, so many goals. So many memorable goals as well. It's all good and well to score five goals against teams that don't really matter, but I think Aaron Heifetz, our media relations guy, said that every medal match Carli played in she scored a goal. That's greatness. She's unbelievable. Showing up in the biggest moments, that's what you want from your biggest players."

Birmingham Phoenix 147 for 4 (E Jones 64) beat Northern Superchargers 133 for 6 (Winfield-Hill 64, Wolvaardt 32) by six wickets

Eve Jones hit a superb 64 and the Birmingham Phoenix later held their nerve defending 148 to claim the honours in their winner-takes-all women's Hundred clash with Northern Superchargers, putting on the cusp of qualification for the knockout stages.

Jones, the left-handed opener, underpinned Phoenix's 147 for 4 before Superchargers captain Lauren Winfield-Hill matched her score to put the hosts on course at 97 for 1 after 60 balls on a flat Emerald Headingley pitch.

But the third-placed Superchargers collapsed, slipping to 133 for 6 to lose for the fourth game running and allow the buoyant Phoenix to leapfrog them from fifth in the table with a third straight win.

They will now face Oval Invincibles at The Oval in Friday's effective semi-final following this 14-run win, barring a crushing win for London Spirit on Wednesday night against Welsh Fire.

Following seven boundaries in the contest's first 10 balls, five of them for captain Amy Jones, Phoenix's other Jones built on the early momentum and faced 47 balls.

Amy hit six fours in her 24 before slapping a full toss from the left-arm spin of Linsey Smith to mid-on to leave 33 for 2 after 15, while Eve hit the first of her three sixes down the ground off Central Sparks team-mate Liz Russell as the score reached 74 for 2 after 50.

Superchargers improved during the second 50 balls, with spinners Smith and Katie Levick sharing three wickets. Jones reached her second Hundred fifty off 39 balls shortly before falling off the 95th ball, caught at long-off, off Levick's legspin.

Winfield-Hill continued the flurry of boundaries at the start of the Superchargers chase, hitting six of her first 12 balls for four.

By the time Phoenix broke through as the offspin of Erin Burns had Jemimah Rodrigues caught at deep midwicket sweeping, Winfield-Hill had scored 29 of Superchargers' 30 runs.

The England star found an ally in South African Laura Wolvaardt, who also settled quickly in a 67-run partnership.

Winfield-Hill reached her fifty off 29 balls shortly before the halfway mark in the innings, where Superchargers reached at 79 for 1 with 69 more required, but Issy Wong had Winfield-Hill brilliantly caught at short third by Eve Jones to spark the revival.

Legspinner Abtaha Maqsood had Wolvaardt caught for 32 before Emily Arlott yorked the big hitting Australian Laura Kimmince and Kirstie Gordon got Alice Davidson-Richards stumped to leave Superchargers 119 for 5 after 89. Wong struck again as she comfortably defended 22 off the last five balls, finishing with 2 for 24.

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British number three Kyle Edmund has pulled out of the US Open with a knee injury.

His last match was in October last year with a qualifying first-round loss in Vienna.

The US Open begins on 28 August with Britain's Dan Evans, Cameron Norrie and former champion Andy Murray in the men's field.

Edmund's best Grand Slam performance was reaching the Australian Open semi-final in 2018, and he became the British number one, overtaking Murray in March of that year.

Since then he has slipped from a career-high world number 14 ranking to 102, with Murray likely to overtake him during the American hard court swing leading up to, and after, the US Open.

Edmund's place in the draw at Flushing Meadows will be taken by American Denis Kudla.

Cincinnati Masters: Andy Murray and Heather Watson progress but Dan Evans out

The PGA Tour begins its playoffs and the women contest the final major of the season. Here's a look at what's happening around the golf world and how you can watch.

PGA Tour

The Northern Trust

Thursday-Sunday, Liberty National GC, Jersey City, N.J.

Course specs: Par 71, 7,370 yards

Purse: $9.5 million

Defending champion: Dustin Johnson

Notables in the field: Patrick Cantlay, Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Collin Morikawa, Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed, Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas

Tee times: Click here for when available

TV schedule: Thursday, first round, 2-6 p.m., GC; Friday, second round, 2-6 p.m., GC; Saturday, third round, 1-3 p.m., GC; 3-6 p.m., CBS; Sunday, final round, noon-2 p.m., GC; 2-6 p.m., CBS

LPGA Tour

AIG Women's Open

Thursday-Sunday, Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland

Course specs: Par 71, 6,649 yards

Purse: $4.5 million

Defending champion: Sophia Popov

Notables in the field: Hannah Green, Ariya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Lydia Ko, Jessica Korda, Nelly Korda, Minjee Lee, Inbee Park, Sophia Popov, So Yeon Ryu, Yuka Saso, Lexi Thompson.

Tee times: Click here for when available

TV schedule: Thursday, first round, 6 a.m. - 1 p.m., GC; Friday, second round, 6 a.m. - 1 p.m., GC; Saturday, third round, 6 a.m. - 1 p.m., GC; Sunday, final round, 7 a.m.-noon, GC; noon-2 p.m., NBC

European Tour

D+D Real Czech Masters

Thursday-Sunday, Albatross Golf Club, Prague, Czech Republic

Course specs: Par 72, 7,468 yards

Purse: €1,000,000

Defending champion: Thomas Pieters (2019 champion)

Notables in the field: Ryan Fox, Padraig Harrington, Sam Horsfield, Jazz Janewattananond, Soren Kjeldsen, Renato Paratore, Henrik Stenson, Marcel Siem, Danny Willett

Tee times: Click here for when available

TV schedule (live streams on GC.com): Thursday, first round, 8 a.m. -1 p.m. (digital); Friday, second round, 8 a.m. -1 p.m. (digital); Saturday, third round, 7:30 a.m. - noon (digital); Sunday, final round, 7-11:30 a.m. (digital)

PGA Tour Champions

Boeing Classic

Friday-Sunday, The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge, Snoqualmie, Wash.

Course specs: Par 72, 7,217 yards

Purse: $2.1 million

Defending champion: Brandt Jobe (2019 champion)

Notables in the field: Doug Barron, K.J. Choi, Fred Couples, Ernie Els, Jerry Kelly, Jim Furyk, Bernhard Langer, Davis Love III, Colin Montgomerie, Vijay Singh, David Toms, Mike Weir

Tee times: Click here for when available

TV schedule: Friday, first round, 8:30-10:30 p.m. (tape-delayed), GC; Saturday-Sunday, 5-7 p.m., GC

Korn Ferry Tour

Albertsons Boise Open

Thursday-Sunday, Hillcrest CC (71-6,880), Boise, Idaho

Course specs: Par 71, 6,880 yards

Purse: $1,000,000

Defending champion:  Stephan Jaeger

Notables in the field: Byeong Hun An, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Akshay Bhatia, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Fabian Gomez, Lucas Herbert, Bo Hoag, Beau Hossler, Stephan Jaeger, Danny Lee, Tom Lewis, Patrick Rodgers, Robby Shelton, Justin Suh, Sahith Theegala, Camilo Villegas

Tee times: Click here when available

TV schedule: Thursday-Friday, 6-8p.m., GC; Saturday-Sunday, 7-9 p.m., GC

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Tim Tebow's attempt to return to the NFL as a tight end after years of playing quarterback is over. The Jacksonville Jaguars released the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tuesday as part of the first round of roster cuts.

Tebow posted a message on Twitter shortly after he was released in which he thanked the Jaguars for giving him a chance. "Thankful for the highs and even the lows, the opportunities, and the setbacks," Tebow wrote. "I've never wanted to make decisions out of fear of failure and I'm grateful for the chance to have pursued a dream.

"Thank you to the Jaguars organization and everyone who has supported me in this journey. And we know that ... God works all things together for good. Romans 8:28."

Thankful for the highs and even the lows, the opportunities, and the setbacks. I've never wanted to make decisions out of fear of failure and I'm grateful for the chance to have pursued a dream...

— Tim Tebow (@TimTebow) August 17, 2021

Tebow signed a one-year contract with the Jaguars on May 20 as a tight end. He didn't look out of place throughout the spring and the first three days of training camp, but his lack of experience blocking was obvious when the pads went on.

Tebow played 16 snaps and was targeted once in the Jaguars' 23-13 preseason loss to Cleveland on Saturday night. He was the only tight end who did not play a special teams snap.

In addition to Tebow, the Jaguars also waived cornerback D.J. Daniel and waived/injured receiver Josh Imatorbhebhe, receiver Tim Ross and defensive tackle Daniel Ross.

Tebow hadn't played football since the 2015 NFL preseason and has spent the past six years working as a broadcaster on the SEC Network and working on his professional baseball career.

Tebow was adamant about remaining a quarterback during his three seasons with the Denver Broncos, New York Jets, New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles but apparently had had a change of heart when Urban Meyer, his former coach at Florida, started running the Jaguars franchise.

Tebow grew up in Jacksonville and starred at Nease High School before signing with Meyer and Florida in December 2005. Chris Leak was the starting quarterback in 2006, but Tebow got plenty of action as a short-yardage specialist and threw 33 passes to help the Gators win the national championship.

Tebow became the starter in 2007, and he threw for 3,286 yards and 32 touchdowns and ran for 895 yards and 23 touchdowns to become the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy. He led the Gators to the 2008 national championship, and UF went undefeated in the regular season in 2009 before losing to Alabama in the SEC championship game.

Tebow finished at UF as the SEC's career leader in rushing touchdowns (57), touchdown responsibility (145) and passer efficiency (170.8). He still holds the first two records but has since been passed by Tua Tagovailoa, Joe Burrow and Mac Jones in the last category.

Then-Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver called Tebow an iconic figure in September 2009 as Tebow was beginning his final season at UF. There was a push among some in Jacksonville for the Jaguars to draft Tebow, but the Jaguars took defensive tackle Tyson Alualu 10th overall in the 2010 draft.

Denver drafted Tebow 25th overall in 2010; he started only three games that season but started both playoff games in the 2011 postseason. He connected with Demaryius Thomas on an 80-yard catch-and-run touchdown in overtime to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in a wild-card playoff game but completed only 9 of 26 passes for 132 yards the next week in a 45-10 loss to New England.

Tebow went 7-4 as a starter with 12 touchdowns and six interceptions with the Broncos in 2011, but Denver signed Peyton Manning in the offseason. A league source told ESPN's Adam Schefter that the Broncos gave Tebow the option to be traded to the Jets or Jaguars and that Tebow chose the Jets.

The Jets used Tebow mainly on special teams. He was cut the following April and signed with New England. He was released during the final cuts after training camp. He signed with Philadelphia in April 2015 and played in all four preseason games before being released in the final cuts.

Tebow announced in August 2016 that he was going to attempt to play professional baseball, even though he hadn't played since his senior year of high school in 2005. The New York Mets signed him to a minor league deal, and he spent the next four seasons moving up from the instructional league to Triple-A.

He announced his retirement from professional baseball in February and finished his career with a .222 average with 18 home runs and 109 RBIs in 306 games.

The Memphis Grizzlies are trading guard Patrick Beverley to the Minnesota Timberwolves for guard Jarrett Culver and forward Juancho Hernangomez, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

With the trade, Minnesota gets the toughness and leadership of Beverley for its young, developing roster. Timberwolves president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas is familiar with Beverley after their time together with the Houston Rockets.

Memphis, meanwhile, continues to add talent along the margins. Culver, 22, was the sixth overall pick in the 2019 draft and averaged 5.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 34 games last season. Hernangomez, 25, averaged 7.2 points and 3.9 rebounds in 52 games last season.

The Grizzlies acquired Beverley from the LA Clippers in the trade that sent Eric Bledsoe to Los Angeles on Sunday.

Beverley, 33, was a popular player with the Clippers, with whom he spent the past four years of his career. He lost his starting job to guard Reggie Jackson in the Western Conference playoffs.

He was a fan favorite in L.A. because of his defense and hustle and was an emotional leader for the Clippers when they exceeded expectations and surprisingly made the postseason in 2019. He was able to play in only 37 games last season because of injuries, however.

In nine seasons for the Rockets and the Clippers, Beverley averaged 8.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 468 regular-season games.

ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk contributed to this report.