San francisco san francisco

The perceived noise of gunfire sent crowds running during two of the country’s largest Pride Parades in New York City and San Francisco this weekend despite law enforcement confirming false alarms.

Despite videos showing Manhattan revelers storming away from the sound of what they thought was a shooting, NYPD Chief of Patrol Jeffrey Maddrey confirmed that there had been no shots fired in Washington Square Park, the green epicenter of the Pride celebrations. NYPD said a further investigation determined fireworks were set off at the 9.75-acre public park in Greenwich Village.

Days earlier, tens of thousands of protesters assembled at the park for a pro-abortion protest after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The crowd marched up 6th Avenue, and about two dozen protesters were arrested for blocking traffic near 42nd St., the New York Post reported. On Sunday, Planned Parenthood was the first contingent of the New York City Pride Parade .

In San Francisco, police officers assigned to the Civic Center area for the San Francisco Pride Festival responded at approximately 5:25 p.m. to a report of a shooting near 7th and Market Streets.

HOCHUL SAYS NEW YORK ‘SAFE HARBOR’ FOR ABORTION SEEKERS; BLAMES TRUMP IN PUSH TO THE POLLS

However, upon arrival, officers were unable to locate any victims or witnesses, and the police department said it was not immediately apparent if there was any merit to the shooting in the area. The department said officers remained on the scene to ensure the safety and security of Pride events.

The panic came on the heels of high-profile mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York.

This year was the first time pride parades in New York City and San Francisco made a full comeback since they were canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic .

Social media users at both events described chaotic scenes as the crowds began to stampede and people reportedly started running and screaming of shots fired.

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Some users noted the recent shooting at a gay bar in Oslo, Norway. The Associated Press reported that the shooting killed two people and injured more than a dozen in a case of possible terrorism.

Last month, police in Idaho arrested more than 30 alleged members of the group called Patriot Front found packed into the back of a U-Haul near an LGBTQ event.

(Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

(Photo by Yasin Oztürk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Alex Smith, the 16-year NFL veteran, revealed over the weekend that his youngest daughter is recovering from a 10-hour emergency brain surgery after doctors found a brain tumor last month.

Sloane was rushed to the emergency room on May 10 after showing “stroke-like symptoms,” Smith and his wife Elizabeth wrote in a joint social media post Saturday. After running tests, doctors discovered the tumor and shepherded her into an emergency surgery.

“The 10 hour procedure was the most excruciating time of our lives,” the Smiths wrote.

“A clock has never moved so slowly.”

Neurosurgeons at Stanford’s children’s hospital removed the entire tumor and pathology reports came back weeks later to show that Sloane had a “very rare malignant tumor with very few documented cases — without a clear road map for treatment,” the Smiths said.

“We wish this were easy, clear-cut and someone gave us a how-to guide. It’s anything but that. All we know is what is most important — and that’s SLOANE. She has healed from surgery. Back to her bubbly self. Singing, dancing, laughing and feeling good,” they wrote.

“This has been by far the most challenging time we have EVER been through. We know it’s not over and we have a journey ahead of us, but without all of you we could not have gotten this far. We are sorry if we seem withdrawn. It’s because we are… We have been inundated with doctors appointments, scans, labs and trying our best to navigate through this. Most importantly, we’re healing together as a family.”

Sloane is the youngest of the Smiths’ three children, alongside two older brothers.

Smith, 38, spent 16 years with the San Francisco 49ers, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Washington Commanders before retiring in 2021. In November 2018, he suffered a gruesome leg injury after getting sacked, then developed life-threatening necrotizing fasciitis that required 17 surgeries. Doctors advised amputation but the quarterback refused and eventually made it back to the field in July 2020.

()

The next generation of quarterbacks is coming. And some — like Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen — have already arrived, becoming the marquee players of today’s NFL.

And there are quite a few who are blossoming before our eyes. Eight of the league’s top-12 quarterbacks now reside in the AFC, which should indicate how tough that conference will be this year.

That means quarterbacks like Tua Tagovailoa need to step up, or get left behind.

If Tagovailoa doesn’t move into the top third of NFL starting quarterbacks in the next season or two, the Miami Dolphins will have wasted their time on yet another average starting quarterback.

Here’s a ranking of all 32 starting QBs in the league:

NFL Elites — Put these quarterbacks on any team and they are likely advancing to the postseason.

1. Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes

Mahomes, who turs 27 in September, is athletic, has a cannon for an arm, and has already proven he’s a winner (53-13 record) in his four seasons as an NFL starter. Life without Tyreek Hill will bring some challenges this season, but he’s capable of overcoming them.

2. Buffalo’s Josh Allen

Allen, who turned 26 in May, has made tremendous improvements each season. Last year’s shootout with Mahomes in the playoffs showed what could be the future of the AFC if he keeps developing. But losing Brian Daboll, his former offensive coordinator, could present a challenge unless Ken Dorsey picks up where Daboll left off.

3. Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers

Even though Rodgers has only won one championship in his 17 seasons, view him as a gift to the NFL because the 38-year-old could retire and walk away from the game any day now. His lackluster receiver unit could make this a transition year for the Packers.

4. Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady

Brady, who flirted with retirement this offseason before coming back, had one of his best statistical seasons last year. He threw for 5,316 yards, which is the third highest total in league history, completing 67.5 percent of his passes and threw 43 touchdown passes.

5. Los Angeles Rams’ Matthew Stafford

At this point it is obvious Stafford was an elite quarterback whose talents were being wasted in Detroit. Now that the 34-year-old is a champion, its possible that he and coach Sean McVay could make a couple more runs at winning a title for the Rams.

6. Dallas’ Dak Prescott

Prescott catches a lot of flak because of the franchise he plays for, and the expectations that brings. But there are stretches of games, and seasons where the 28-year-old seems unstoppable. The playmakers around him have changed a bit, and his offensive line and tailback are aging, so Prescott probably has a two-year window to win a championship in Dallas.

The door-knockers — These quarterbacks are knocking on the doorstep of being elites.

7. Denver’s Russell Wilson

Wilson, who owns a 104-53-1 record as an NFL starter, was in the company of the league’s elites until last year’s injury-marred, disappointing season. Oddly, he had a 103.1 passer rating last season, which was his seventh season with a 100-plus rating. Can a new team, new city, new coach help the 33-year-old regain his form in 2022?

8. Cleveland’s Deshaun Watson

Watson has been intertwined in some serious sexual assault allegations , which could lead to a lengthy NFL suspension. But his off-the-field drama didn’t stop franchises from lining up to trade for him, or keep the Browns from giving him a five-year, $230 million fully guaranteed contract. When Watson does return to the field, will he be able to build on his promising first four seasons in Houston, where he logged a 104.5 career passer rating?

9. Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow

Burrow completed 70.4 percent of his passes last season while throwing 288.2 yards per game for a Bengals team that advanced to the Super Bowl. The hope is that the first overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft will continue to blossom and become the best quarterback in Bengals history by the time this decade is over.

10. Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson

Jackson, a two-time Pro Bowl selection and the 2019 Most Valuable Player, averaged a career-high 240 passing yards per game, and 63.9 rushing yards per game last season. The biggest concern about the 25-year-old is whether his scrambling style is sustainable as he ages and will injuries set in?

11. Los Angeles Chargers’ Justin Herbert

Herbert has completed 66.2 percent of his passes, throwing for 292.2 yards per game and has averaged 34.5 touchdown passes per season in his first two years. But his team owns a 15-17 record with him as a starter, and those games featured a couple fourth-quarter losses where the team might have won if Herbert had been a but more clutch.

12. Las Vegas’ Derek Carr

Carr is one of the clutches quarterbacks in today’s game. Problem is, his win-loss record (57-70) doesn’t reflect how often he’s carried his franchise. This offseason the 31-year-old was reunited with Devante Adams, his college receiver, and now has Brady’s long-time offensive coordinator (Josh McDaniels) as his head coach, so the odds of his game improving significantly are high.

In the waiting room — These quarterbacks have shown they have talent, but something is missing.

13. Arizona’s Kyler Murray

Murray has had impressive starts the past two seasons, but his play tailed off at the end of each season for various reasons. But when healthy the 25-year-old is a threat passing the ball (270.5 yards per game last season) and running with it (30.2 yards per game on 6.3 attempts). He’s one of the NFL’s most accurate quarterbacks, so it’s only a matter of time before he puts it all together.

14. San Francisco’s Jimmy Garoppolo

Garoppolo owns a 31-14 record from his five seasons as a starter for the 49ers. While he has a knack for missing the big throws that decide the outcome of games, the 30-year-old’s 98.9 career passer rating proves he’s no slouch, and can lead whatever team he’s starting for in 2022 to the postseason. But will the 49ers decide that now’s the time to go with second-year quarterback Trey Lance?

15. Minnesota’s Kirk Cousins

Cousins, who became the first veteran player to receive a fully-guaranteed multi-year contract as a free agent, has had a passer rating that surpassed 100 for the past three seasons, and had five seasons where his passer rating surpassed 100. Problem is Cousins owns a 59-59-2 record as an NFL starter, and age likely won’t be kind to the 34-year-old.

16. Tennessee’s Ryan Tannehill

Tannehill has helped the Titans win the AFC South the past two years and owns a 30-13 record with Tennessee. But his body of work says he’s more of a game-manager than difference-maker. Tennessee trading standout receiver A.J. Brown to the Eagles could create some issues unless Treylon Burks, the 18th overall pick in the 2022 draft, makes an immediate is impact.

17. Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa

Tagovailoa’s pocket presence and accuracy gives him a chance to become of the NFL’s elites if he can master the play-action offense new coach Mike McDaniel is installing, gets adequate protection, and makes the most of his playmakers — Hill, Jaylen Waddle, Mike Gesicki, Cedrick Wilson, Chase Edmonds and Raheem Mostert — the team has put around him in his third season as a starter.

18. Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts

Hurts led the Eagles to a 8-7 record last season, but he only completed 61.3 percent of his passes, throwing for 3,144 yards and 16 touchdowns in 15 games. His athleticism and scrambling ability (786 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns off 139 carries last season) keeps teams off-balance. But he’ll need to become a better pocket passer (87.2 passer rating last season) to take another step forward.

19. New England’s Mac Jones

Jones had an impressive rookie season, leading the 10-7 Patriots to the postseason by completing 67.6 percent of his passes, throwing for 3,801 yards and 22 touchdowns in the regular season. The hope is that he takes a step forward in Year 2, even without Josh McDaniels as his play-caller.

Overripe fruit — These quarterbacks were once good, but age and/or injuries have limited their effectiveness.

20. Washington’s Carson Wentz

Wentz is playing for this third team in three years because he hasn’t stepped up to become the leader and playmaker he showed the potential to be early in his career with the Eagles. If he can match the season he had for the Colts (62.4 percent of passes completed for 3,563 yards and 27 touchdowns) in Washington the 29-year-old will make the Commanders a force.

21. Indianapolis’ Matt Ryan

Ryan’s had an impressive 14-year career as a starter for the Falcons, but his regression the past few seasons motivated Atlanta to move on. Ryan, 37, hasn’t delivered a winning season since 2017, and he’s been sacked 40 or more times the past four seasons. We’ll see if a new team, and a solid run game can prop him up.

22. New Orleans’ Jameis Winston

Winston was having a solid season (102.8 passer rating) as the Saints’ starting quarterback before tearing an ACL in Game 7. This season we’ll see how he rebounds from the knee injury, and how efficient he can be without Sean Payton holding his hand now that that the quarterback whisperer has retired from coaching.

23. Detroit’s Jared Goff

Goff racked up a ton of wins in four of his five seasons as a starter for the Rams, but struggled last season as the Lions starting quarterback (3-10-1). While the 28-year-old completed 67.2 percent of his passes, he only threw 19 touchdown passes and produced his second-worst yards per attempt (6.6) average.

Haven’t proven anything — Either they are too young, or haven’t achieved anything noteworthy in their careers up to this point.

24. New York Giants’ Daniel Jones

Jones, a 2019 first-round pick, has struggled in all three of his seasons as a starter for the Giants, which explains why that franchise didn’t pick up the fifth-year option o his contract. Jones, who owns a 12-25 record as a starter, will likely benefit from having a healthy Saquon Barkley, and from working with Daboll, who helped Allen take his game to the next level in Buffalo.

25. Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence

Lawrence, the No. 1 pick in the 2021 draft, had a disastrous rookie season. But nothing about the Urban Meyer-led Jaguars was set up for success. Doug Pederson, Jacksonville’s new head coach, has helped many NFL quarterbacks clean up their game, so we should soon learn what Lawrence’s potential is.

26. Chicago’s Justin Fields

It was obvious the speed of the NFL gave Fields issues last season, which explains why he won just two of the 10 games he started for the Bears. The former Ohio State Buckeye averaged 155.8 passing yards per game on 58.9 percent completion, and 35 rushing yards (5.8 per attempt) contests.

27. Houston’s Davis Mills

The 23-year-old had moments his rookie season where he flourished (88.8 passer rating), and then instances where he was flustered by bad decision-making. He threw 16 touchdowns with 10 interceptions and was sacked 31 times in his 13 games played last season, but a lackluster supporting staff contributed to his struggles.

28. New York Jets’ Zach Wilson

The tools are apparent. Wilson, the second overall pick in the 2021 draft, has a cannon for an arm, a quick release, and the athleticism needed to buy time in the pocket and gain extra yards with his legs. Problem is, the game was moving too fast for the 22-year-old last year, and he needs a better support staff around him.

Either-or QBs — These are legitimate camp battles that can go either way.

29. Pittsburgh’s Mitch Trubisky or Kenny Pickett

Trubisky, the second pick in the 2017 draft, owns a 29-21 record as an NFL starter, and owns a 87.0 career passer rating. The Steelers signed the 27-year-old to a two-year deal potentially worth $14.3 million and then drafted Pickett this year with the 20th overall pick.

30. Carolina’s Sam Darnold or Matt Corral

Darnold, who owns a 17-32 record in his five seasons as an NFL starter, has had one season where he’s completed more than 60 percent of his passes. He hasn’t proven he’s a quality starter yet, which is why Corral, who was taken in third round this spring, will get every opportunity to win the starting spot.

31. Atlanta’s Marcus Mariota or Desmond Ridder

Mariota had an unimpressive run (29-32) as an starter in Tennessee before being replaced by Tannehill, and now the Falcons are hoping that a reunion with Arthur Smith, his former offensive coordinator, will help him resurrect his career as a starter. Atlanta took Ridder in the third round this year as insurance.

32. Seattle’s Geno Smith or Drew Lock

Smith, who owns a 13-21 record as a starter in his eight NFL seasons, had a 103.0 passer rating as Wilson’s replacement for four games last year. Lock, whom Seattle traded for when sending Wilson to Denver, had a 8-13 record as the Broncos starter the past three years.

()