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Washington gave linebacker Thomas Davis Sr. his release earlier Wednesday, though he was set to become a free agent next week. He now has confirmed the reason: Davis will sign a one-day contract next week to officially retire with the Panthers. Davis, 37, previously announced his retirement in December. “The time has finally come and […]

The Bills signed linebacker Andre Smith to a two-year deal Saturday, the team announced. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports the deal is worth up to $3 million. Smith, 23, was scheduled to become a restricted free agent later this month. The Bills traded with the Panthers to acquire Smith the week of the season […]

Safety Justin Simmons said early this week that it “seems like Denver wants me back” and Broncos General Manager George Paton got his chance to address that question on Wednesday. Simmons played the 2020 season on the franchise tag after failing to reach an agreement on a long-term contract. At a press conference, Paton said […]

The coverup, as they say, is worse than the crime. Friday’s report from 106.7 The Fan in D.C. regarding the status of the investigation into the workplace culture at the Washington Football Team includes an explanation that attorney Beth Wilkinson’s recommended forfeiture of the franchise by majority owner Daniel Snyder flows in part from a perceived […]

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has been speaking out publicly this offseason about his belief that there’s been too little progress toward getting more Black head coaches in the NFL. Tomlin said he’s particularly frustrated that Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, who got interview requests from all seven teams with head-coaching vacancies, was passed over […]

Soon-to-be-free-agent quarterback Cam Newton recently declared that there aren’t 32 quarterbacks better than him. He’s right. On Tuesday’s PFT Live, Simms and I went through all 32 teams and identified several starting (for now) quarterbacks who aren’t as good, in our view, as Newton. Check out the attached video for the full discussion. Or keep […]

Fullback Kyle Juszczyk is scheduled to become a free agent next month. The 49ers would love to keep him off the market. The sides have had “a few preliminary exchanges” about a potential return, Josina Anderson reports. Anderson adds that Juszczyk would be “happy to return” to the 49ers if they can work something out. […]

Rich Gannon is not returning to CBS for a 17th season as an NFL game analyst, the network confirmed to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post. CBS chose not to renew Gannon’s contract, making him a free agent. The network has not named a replacement, but Adam Archuleta and James Lofton are internal candidates for […]

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert won AP Offensive Rookie of the Year by an overwhelming margin, receiving 41 of the 50 votes. Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson got the remaining nine. Reasonable arguments could be made for both players for the honor, with Jefferson setting a Super Bowl-era record for rookie receiving yards at 1,400. But […]

49ers edge rusher Nick Bosa had his 2020 cut well short when he tore his ACL in Week 2 against the Jets. He was coming off a defensive rookie of the year season, recording 9.0 sacks, 16 tackles for loss, and 25 quarterback hits in the regular season. Then he had 4.0 sacks and three […]

Bears coach Matt Nagy thinks his team got one of the most talented receivers in football in the fifth round of last year’s draft. Darnell Mooney, who caught 61 passes for 631 yards as a rookie last season, could develop into one of the best big-play threats in the NFL, in Nagy’s view. “I’ve been […]

Chargers tight end Hunter Henry never hit the open market last year because the team slapped a franchise tag on him, but he may get there this offseason. Henry is set for unrestricted free agency once as long as the Chargers don’t tag him again or lock him up before the start of the new […]

In 2014, they drafted him. In 2017, they traded him. In 2021, could they be reacquiring him? Greg Bedard recently said on his podcast that 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo represents the Patriots’ “Plan A” at quarterback, via NBC Sports Bay Area. Bedard characterizes Garoppolo as “far and away” New England’s preferred choice. Of course, the […]

A day after the shocking news that former NFL player Vincent Jackson had died at the age of 38, his fans have begun showing their support by donating to his foundation for military families. The Jackson In Action 83 Foundation, which supports the children of military personnel, released a statement thanking the fans who have […]

They entered the world together. They’re leaving the football world together, too. Long-time NFL centers Maurkice and Mike Pouncey, twin brothers born on July 24, 1989, are retiring from the NFL. Maurkice was a first-round pick of the Steelers in 2010. He’s a three-time first-team All-Pro and a nine-time Pro Bowler. The Dolphins made Mike Pouncey […]

Free agent punter Michael Palardy is visiting the Bills on Friday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. The Panthers cut Palardy last month. Palardy tore an anterior cruciate ligament while playing basketball with his son last offseason. He missed all of last season. Palardy joined the Panthers in 2016 and handled all of their punting duties […]

The folks at FOX 5 in San Diego recently captured a photo of the in-process demolition of the former home of the Chargers. The stadium, which in the years before it became profitable to sell the rights was named for Jack Murphy, hosted three Super Bowls: XXII, XXXII, and XXXVII. The photo shows the seats […]

After signing a one-year, $1.05 million deal with the 49ers last March, wide receiver Travis Benjamin elected to opt out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns. At the time of his decision in August, he was only a few weeks removed from losing his grandmother to COVID-19. In an interview with Eric Branch […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman has a rather high opinion of Washington wide receiver Terry McLaurin. McLaurin, who has racked up 145 catches, 2,037 yards and 11 touchdowns in his two seasons in D.C., has flashed star potential despite having numerous quarterbacks throwing him passes. In an interview on Chris Collinsworth’s podcast alongside Los […]

Broncos General Manager George Paton said Thursday that Drew Lock has traits of a franchise quarterback, adding he likes the track Lock is on. It does not mean Lock will start for the Broncos in 2021. Indeed, the Broncos are going to make Lock earn the job. The team expects to add competition for Lock […]

The issue of retired numbers that aren’t really retired resurfaced this week when the Cardinals unretired Marshall Goldberg’s No. 99 for J.J. Watt. Another situation with retired numbers becoming unretired could happen in Chicago, if the Bears manage to trade for Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. Wilson has worn No. 3 for nine NFL seasons in […]

Mike Iupati, a guard who was a first-round draft pick in 2010 and went to four Pro Bowls, has retired. “My body was telling me it was time to close the door,” Iupati told the Spokesman-Review newspaper in Idaho, where he went to college. A first-round pick of the 49ers in 2010, Iupati played five […]

In his recent remarks to TMZ.com, defensive lineman Michael Brockers didn’t simply comment on his team’s eventual new quarterback. Brockers also was asked to name the best defensive line in the NFC West, given the arrival of J.J. Watt in Arizona. “You already know that question, bro. It’s all about consistency, what the Rams been […]

Wide receiver Allen Robinson has expressed frustration at times with the Bears because they have not made a stronger push to sign him to a long-term contract and now there’s a chance they’ll use the franchise tag in order to keep him off the open market this month. Robinson sounded unenthusiastic about that prospect recently, […]

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has made it known through his agent that Wilson would accept a trade to one of four teams: Cowboys, Bears, Saints, Raiders. Former NFL quarterback David Carr, the older brother of Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, had this to say about the quartet of teams on Russell’s wish list, in an item […]

Veteran offensive lineman Nick Easton has drawn interest from four teams after his release from the New Orleans Saints two weeks ago, according to NFL reporter Josina Anderson. Easton was cut by the Saints in a salary cap move as they were well over the cap. However, the Saints are one of the four teams […]

The Bears need to upgrade the quarterback position. They’re reportedly planning to make a run for the ultimate potential upgrade: Russell Wilson. The mutual interest makes plenty of sense. The Bears haven’t had a true franchise quarterback since Sid Luckman. Wilson, in turn, wants to be the Patrick Mahomes of an offense, with the attack […]

The Saints remain well over the 2021 salary cap, but they’re chipping away at it. Today they’ve reached agreements with linebacker Demario Davis and defensive end Cameron Jordan to restructure their contracts, according to multiple reports. Jordan was scheduled to have an $18.9 million cap hit, the biggest on the team. Davis was scheduled to […]

Cornerback Desmond Trufant is on his way out in Detroit. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Lions have informed Trufant that he will be released. The move is expected to come at the start of the new league year on March 17. Trufant signed a two-year deal with the Lions as a free agent […]

Tiger Woods was on his way to meet NFL quarterbacks Drew Brees and Justin Herbert when he crashed his car in a rollover accident in the Los Angeles area Tuesday, Shelley Smith of ESPN reports. Woods reportedly was running late for a scheduled photo shoot with Brees and Herbert, who were playing golf. Woods underwent […]

Rams coach Sean McVay can’t talk about quarterback Matthew Stafford until March 17, when the trade that brings him to L.A. from Detroit becomes official. Rams players can say whatever they want. Defensive lineman Michael Brockers recently told TMZ.com that there’s a clear difference between Stafford and Jared Goff. “Is it a level up?” Brockers […]

On a February 3 appearance on PFT Live, Saints head coach Sean Payton said that he expected quarterback Drew Brees to make an announcement about his plans for the 2021 season in “the next week, week-and-a-half.” We’re closing in on three weeks since that appearance and there’s been no word from Brees about his plans. […]

Zach Strief is returning to the Saints as assistant offensive line coach. After Strief’s playing career ended, he spent three years calling play-by-play on WWL and the Saints Radio Network. “The opportunity to help the Saints bring another world championship is just too great for me to pass up,” Strief told WWL. “It’s time for […]

Richie Incognito will soon be a free agent. The Raiders will release Incognito, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. The move will take Incognito’s $5.475 million cap hit off the Raiders’ salary cap. He will have no dead cap hit. Incognito had season-ending ankle injury last year but is now running again. The 37-year-old Incognito […]

Ty Montgomery will stay with the Saints in 2021. Montgomery, the versatile running back, wide receiver and kick returner, has signed a one-year deal with the Saints, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. Last year Montgomery spent most of the season inactive or on injured reserve, but in Week 17 he got his first substantial […]

The Packers parted ways with defensive coordinator Mike Pettine after their NFC Championship Game loss to the Buccaneers and head coach Matt LaFleur considered nine candidates before hiring Joe Barry to run the defense this season. In a Tuesday press conference, LaFleur stressed Barry’s ability to communicate when discussing why he was the choice to […]

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is still motivated to be the best. Rodgers said in an Instagram appearance this week that he is as motivated as ever to succeed in everything he does, on and off the field. “We have to have something inside us that drives us,” Rodgers said, via the Green Bay Press-Gazette. “I […]

The Jaguars have a new head coach, they’re set to add a new quarterback with the first overall pick of the draft, and they’ve decided to go with a new look on the uniform front as well. On Tuesday, the team sent out a series of tweets that spelled out “teal is primary” before wrapping […]

Four years ago, when Tom Brady won his fifth Super Bowl after erasing a 28-3 deficit against the Falcons to cap a season that began with a four-game #Deflategate suspension, Brady’s spouse suggested that it would be the perfect time to walk away. He didn’t. Appearing on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Brady […]

The most memorable moment of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebration after winning the Super Bowl was quarterback Tom Brady‘s decision to hurl the Lombardi Trophy from one boat to another during their parade. While it was memorable for everyone watching, the man who chucked the trophy doesn’t have quite as clear a memory of the […]