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As former Falcons running back Devonta Freeman waits for the kind of contract that simply won’t be available to a 28-year-old running back who has missed 16 games over the past two seasons due to injury and who hasn’t had a 1,000-yard season since 2016, there have been reports and rumors that he’ll take a […]

The Cowboys have had a long line of great quarterbacks, but Danny White and Tony Romo didn’t quite ascend to the level of Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman because they never won a Super Bowl. (In fact, neither White nor Romo even got to a Super Bowl as a starting quarterback.) Aikman sees a lot […]

Matthew Stafford ranked second in the NFL in touchdowns (19), fourth in passing yards (2,499) and fifth in passer rating (106.0) before a Week Nine back injury prematurely ended his season. It was the Lions quarterback’s first year in Darrell Bevell’s offense. Now back to health, and with a year in the offense, Stafford expects […]

NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith said in an interview taped last week that he and his sport are closely following what other sports are doing. Auto racing is back. Golf returns next month. The National Hockey League, which, like the NFL, can’t social distance while competing, announced its plan to get back to action. The […]

Josh Johnson led the XFL with a 106.3 passer rating, throwing for 1,076 yards with 11 touchdowns and two interceptions in four games. It has not led to an NFL opportunity. Johnson, 34, continues to prepare as if he will get one. “I think about it every day,” the Los Angeles Wildcats quarterback told Gilbert […]

On Sunday, there was some chatter between Peyton Manning and Tom Brady regarding people that Peyton would like to use as his caddy, from Nick Foles to Bill Belichick. So we used that as the inspiration for Tuesday’s PFT Live draft: Which NFL personality would you like to caddy for? (Or, if we’re being grammatically […]

Minkah Fitzpatrick already has proved well worth the price the Steelers paid in a trade with the Dolphins. The safety made 57 tackles, five interceptions, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and earned All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors. Maurkice Pouncey in 2011 and Le’Veon Bell in 2014 were the only other Steelers players to earn […]

Darius Slay and Damon Harrison didn’t hold back on their way out of Detroit. Both expressed relief at getting out of town and took swipes at head coach Matt Patricia and the Lion Way. Lions defensive end Trey Flowers, who is entering his second season in Detroit, downplayed their criticisms. “That’s just how business goes,” […]

Ahmaud Arbery, the Georgia man who was shot and killed while jogging near his home in February, is the cousin of Lions defensive back Tracy Walker. “That’s crazy they killed my cousin in cold blood like this,” Walker wrote on Twitter. Walker described Arbery as “a person full of laughter and joy,” in an interview […]

The Lions are trying to turn Jamal Agnew into a full-time receiver. Peter King broke the news in his weekly Football Morning in America column Monday after the Lions allowed him access to a virtual receivers meeting. Agnew was on the video call. Agnew has played 30 offensive snaps in his career, mostly as a […]

The slow time was made for lists. And for the second straight PFT Live slow time we’ve begun to unveil a list that will get some people riled up. It’s the Chris Simms top 40 quarterback countdown, and we’ll be counting them down to No. 1 through the start of our annual hiatus. We got […]

The 49ers and Seahawks aren’t set to face each other in a Sunday night game this season, but they’ll both be making multiple appearances at home early in the season. Both NFC West teams are scheduled to host Sunday Night Football games twice in the first six weeks of the regular season. The Seahawks will […]

Live sports eventually will be back. Until live sports return on a given Saturday night, how about some Saturday Night Live featuring men who play sports? It’s SNL week on NBCSN, and it gets started at 7:00 p.m. ET on Monday with four classic episodes featuring NFL players. The evening begins with Tom Brady hosting […]

ESPN keeps asking Peyton Manning to become its lead analyst on Monday Night Football. He keeps saying no. The future Hall of Famer hasn’t ruled out becoming an announcer in the future, though. Manning joined The Rich Eisen Show on Tuesday and said announcing is “not in the cards for me right now, but I […]

Now that’s the way to promote a schedule release, New Orleans Saints. The Saints are known for trolling their opponents on Twitter, particularly the Falcons, whom the Saints enjoy reminding of their blown 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl. But the Saints did something nice for four cities where they will play in 2020, including […]

The Texans were among the teams to open their facilities this week. Sort of. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans had fewer than 10 people on hand at NRG Stadium to mark their return to the workplace Coaches and players (aside from those receiving medical treatment) aren’t allowed back yet, and […]

The Colts have made the postseason only once in the past five seasons. They have not won the division since 2014. After what they consider a successful offseason, filling many needs, the Colts believe they are ready to contend. Coach Frank Reich shared his optimism in a conference call with the team’s beat reporters Tuesday. […]

The NFL’s certainty that pro football will be played this year easily would be pegged at 11 on a scale of one to 10. The NFL Players Association doesn’t share that degree of confidence. Appearing on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel in a discussion recorded on Thursday, May 21, NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith […]

Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson used to have one of the best receivers in the NFL. Now, he has Brandin Cooks and Randall Cobb and running back David Johnson, and things are suddenly very different in Houston. “I think Deshaun’s excited,” offensive coordinator Tim Kelly said, via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle. “I don’t want […]

The talented pass rusher Noah Spence has experienced another setback. The Saints put Spence on the non-football injury list today, according to multiple reports. That means he will not count toward the Saints’ 90-player roster limit. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Spence suffered a torn ACL while working out recently. Spence was a […]

With the departure of Desmond Trufant this offseason, the Atlanta Falcons will be relying upon a relatively inexperienced group of cornerbacks this upcoming season. Isaiah Oliver, a second-round pick of the Falcons in 2018, is only entering his third season in the NFL. And yet, Oliver finds himself as one of the most experienced cornerbacks […]

The Ravens were not among the teams that opened up their team facilities last week, but they are one of the clubs getting some people back in the office this week. The team announced that their facility opened on Tuesday. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan gave the green light to move forward with the first phase […]

Lamar Jackson is working with some of his receivers in South Florida, and video recently surfaced of Tom Brady and teammates getting on-field work at a high school in Tampa. Other quarterbacks are getting together with their teammates, too. Matt Ryan is one of those. Ryan has players working out with him in California this […]

Jets quarterback Joe Flacco‘s 2019 season came to an end after eight starts because of a neck injury and he underwent surgery in April in order to have a chance to continue playing football this year. During an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio, Flacco said he waited until April because he wasn’t sure about his […]

When Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone said the team was considering adding a veteran quarterback last week, many people thought names like Andy Dalton and Cam Newton might be in the mix. Dalton came off the market quickly and signed with the Cowboys and the Jaguars signed Mike Glennon on Friday with Newton still available. […]

The Steelers Defense got a big boost from the trade for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick early last season and the unit’s play was the chief reason why the team was able to hang onto the fringes of the playoff chase until the final weeks of the regular season. Fitzpatrick remains on hand for the 2020 campaign […]

The recent explosion in quarterback contracts has made one dynamic incredibly clear: The longer a team waits to pay a quarterback, the more expensive it will be. That’s what the Cowboys currently are facing with Dak Prescott, a fourth-round pick in 2016 who has started 64 of 64 regular-season games and who now carries a […]

It is clear a football season is going to happen in 2020. The only question was, is and remains: Will games be played in stadiums full of fans? Iowa State became the first to answer what its plans are, though the school left open the possibility things could change later. Athletics director Jamie Pollard wrote […]

When Jay Gruden was hired as the new offensive coordinator in Jacksonville, Jaguars wide receiver DJ Chark said that he is excited about the opportunities that might come his way in Gruden’s scheme. Gruden talked about Chark during a Tuesday conference call and it sounds like he’s equally intrigued about what Chark can bring to […]

You may not know much about Chiefs receiver Sammy Watkins. After reading Tyler Dunne’s new article for BleacherReport.com that peels back plenty of layers on who Watkins is and what he believes, you’ll know plenty. And then you’ll ask yourself what in the hell you just read. Watkins is complicated. He has complex and unique […]

Los Angeles County is expecting to extend its stay-at-home order through at least July. The county’s public health director, Barbara Ferrer, said Tuesday that “with all certainty” Los Angeles County won’t have loosening of its rules, the Los Angeles Times reports. The county did reopen some trials and allowed some retail shops to begin curbside […]

Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp has announced that he is changing his jersey number from 18 to 10. Kupp wrote on Twitter that he has always wanted to wear No. 10, the number he wore in college, but it wasn’t available when he joined the Rams because fellow receiver Pharoh Cooper was wearing it. Now […]

Cornerback Jalen Ramsey said he has no intention of holding out of training camp if he has yet to come to an agreement with the Rams on a contract extension and added that the team knows where he stands in regard to his desire to strike a deal. Rams head coach Sean McVay said on […]

Every NFL team is facing the prospect of replacing lost revenue from ticket sales during the coronavirus pandemic. And the Dolphins appear set to try by turning their stadium into a drive-in theater. Hard Rock Stadium announced plans for “The Outdoor Theaters at Hard Rock Stadium” which will allow 230 cars to park on the […]

Ben Bredeson will have to make many adjustments as he goes from playing guard at the University of Michigan to playing for the Ravens, but he won’t have to worry about learning his new head coach’s last name. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh is the younger coach of Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh and Bredeson […]

Carson Palmer knows exactly what Joe Burrow is facing right now as he prepares to join the Bengals as the first overall pick in the NFL draft. And Palmer thinks Burrow is going to need some time to turn the franchise around. Palmer, who was drafted first overall by the Bengals in 2003, says Burrow […]

Browns receiver Jarvis Landry was convinced after the Pro Bowl that he needed hip surgery. He originally had a thought that he would try to nurse it another season since surgery came with a six to eight-month rehab. Three months into his rehab, Landry says surgery was “absolutely” the right decision. “It was something I […]

NFL Players Association President JC Tretter is pumping the brakes on talk that NFL minicamps will open in June. Tretter, a center for the Browns, wrote on Twitter that the union hasn’t agreed to any plan to send players back to team facilities. “Players: our union has not agreed to any reopening plan,” Tretter wrote. […]

DeShone Kizer is currently a man without an NFL country. To continue his football career, Kizer may have to go to a different one. Via 3downnation.com, the Toronto Argonauts have claimed the negotiating rights for the 2017 second-round pick who was cut earlier this week by the Raiders and went unclaimed on waivers. Kizer started 15 […]

The NHL is moving closer to a return, so close that the league will announce its plans today. Via Mark J. Burns of Sports Business Daily, Commissioner Gary Bettman will announce plans for the league’s return to play at 4:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday. The announcement will be televised both by NBCSN and NHL Network. The […]