The Daily Outkick: Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Carolina Releases Cam Newton, Completes Housecleaning (New York Times) Facing free agency with an uncertain foot injury, 30-year-old Newton may be a tough sell.

White House Reaches Deal With Lawmakers On $2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Bill (Wall Street Journal) Legislation to provide direct financial checks to many Americans, expand unemployment insurance, offer health-care providers additional resources.

Los Angeles Clippers Owner Steve Ballmer Buys The Forum For $400 Million In Cash (CNBC) With the purchase, Ballmer also clears himself from legal battles with MSG, the company led by fellow National Basketball Association team owner James Dolan.

Coronavirus May Have Infected Half Of UK Population — Oxford Study (Financial Times) New epidemiological model suggests the vast majority of people suffer little or no illness.

2020 NFL Free Agency: The Biggest Remaining Needs For All 32 Teams As Focus Turns Toward NFL Draft (CBS Sports) After a flurry of additions and cuts, here's where all 32 teams stand with a month left until the draft.

Why Germany’s Coronavirus Death Rate Is So Much Lower Than Other Countries’ Rates (Washington Post) Germany has a truer picture of the size of its outbreak than places that test only the obviously symptomatic, most seriously ill or highest-risk patients.

Tom Brady Takes The High Road While Discussing Patriots Departure (SI) “I think Mr. Kraft has been a great influence in my life and I’m so grateful for two decades," said Brady.

China Sets Date For Ending Wuhan Lockdown As Coronavirus Threat Recedes (Variety) People in Wuhan, the original epicenter of the Covid-19 outbreak, will have to wait two more weeks before they can leave the city.

Chargers Release New Logo: Did They Do Better Than The Rams? (Yahoo! Sports) The new Los Angeles Rams logo revealed on Monday was not a hit. Fans roasted it on Twitter, with many complaining that it looks like it belongs to their soon-to-be fellow stadium tenants, the Los Angeles Chargers.

Dr. Fauci On Trump’s Timeline: He Has An ‘Aspirational Goal’ But He’s ‘Flexible’ (Mediaite) Dr. Anthony Fauci joined Fox News’ Laura Ingraham Tuesday night to talk about the ongoing U.S. coronavirus response.

Noah Syndergaard Joins Growing List Of Injured Hard Throwers In MLB (ESPN) The New York Mets pitcher will undergo Tommy John surgery on Thursday, the end diagnosis of the discomfort Syndergaard had experienced before the suspension of spring training earlier this month.

CNN's Jake Tapper Teaches Biden How To Cough Properly In Awkward Interview Moment (Fox News) "You know, you're supposed to cough into your elbow," Tapper told the former vice president as he himself demonstrated with his elbow.

Joe Buck Delivers On Promise To Call Play-By-Play Of Everyday Life (The Big Lead) He starts off with a killer narration of Mina Kimes' adorable dog playing fetch.