Georgia’s Beck has elbow injury, no timeline set
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior Writer
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck injured his right elbow when he was hit while throwing in Saturday’s SEC championship game against Texas and is exploring treatment options with doctors, the school said Monday.
The university said in its statement that there is no timetable for Beck’s potential return.
Beck was hurt while attempting to throw on the final play of the first half of Georgia’s 22-19 overtime win. He was seen icing his injured elbow on the sideline during the second half.
Seldom-used sophomore quarterback Gunner Stockton came off the bench to lead the Bulldogs to their third SEC title under coach Kirby Smart.
In addition to Beck, the Bulldogs said punter Brett Thorson was injured in Saturday’s victory. A finalist for the Ray Guy Award, Thorson suffered a knee injury to his non-kicking leg that will require season-ending surgery.
“Carson and Brett are both fierce competitors and extremely hard workers,” Smart said in a statement. “I’m confident they will attack their rehab with the same determination they exhibit in their daily habits. We will be here to support them every step of the way.”
Georgia is the No. 2 seed in the College Football Playoff and will receive a first-round bye. The Bulldogs will play the winner of the Dec. 20 first-round game between No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 10 Indiana (8 p.m. ET/ABC, ESPN, ESPN+) in a CFP quarterfinal matchup at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on New Year’s Day (8:45 p.m. ET/ESPN).
Beck, a senior from Jacksonville, Florida, was considered a potential No. 1 pick in next year’s NFL draft before the season. He had an inconsistent campaign, however, throwing three interceptions in each of three games — against Alabama, Texas and Florida. He threw nine interceptions in a four-game stretch from mid-October to early November.
The Pittsburgh Steelers and safety DeShon Elliott have agreed to a two-year, $12.5 million extension with $9.21 million guaranteed, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Elliott, 28, was one of the Steelers’ best run defenders last year with 2 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, 4 tackles for loss and 108 combined tackles.
NFL Network first reported the deal.
A former sixth-round pick, Elliott spent his first four seasons in the league with the Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions before joining the Miami Dolphins for one year.
The Steelers signed Elliott as a free agent to a two-year deal before the 2024 season.
He has 395 tackles in 72 career games.
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Tisha Thompson
Ippei Mizuhara, the disgraced former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, is in federal prison in Pennsylvania, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons told ESPN on Monday.
Mizuhara, 40, was ordered to surrender to federal authorities by Monday. He is in custody at Federal Correctional Institution Allenwood Low, a low-security facility, after being sentenced to 57 months in prison for stealing nearly $17 million from Ohtani.
Mizuhara was initially ordered to report to prison in March, but a federal judge granted the delay. The reasons for the delay remain under seal.
Mizuhara’s attorney declined ESPN’s request for comment, but previously stated that he expects Mizuhara, a Japanese citizen, to eventually be deported.
The Dodgers fired Mizuhara in March 2024 after an ESPN investigation revealed he sent millions in wire transfers from Ohtani’s account to an illegal bookmaker. He pleaded guilty to bank fraud and filing a false tax return in June 2024, admitting that he placed about 19,000 bets with the bookie over a two-year period and accumulated over $40 million in debt.
The bookmaker, Mathew Bowyer, pleaded guilty in August to running an illegal gambling business, money laundering and subscribing a false tax return. He is awaiting sentencing.
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