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The offseason quarterback carousel brought Sam Darnold to the Panthers and so far it seems like a solid fit. While checking in at training camp on Tuesday, running back Christian McCaffrey touted Darnold’s leadership qualities, noting the quarterback “knows how to get the best out of everybody around him.” McCaffrey also said the rest of […]

Bears running back Tarik Cohen‘s return from a torn ACL will include a stint on the physically unable to perform list. The team announced on Sunday that Cohen has been placed on that list as they set up their roster for training camp. Wide receiver Dazz Newsome is also going on the PUP list. Cohen […]

Our long regional nightmare is over. Aaron Rodgers is back. And at a time when some are twisting themselves in knots to characterize this as some sort of a major win for Rodgers, it’s not. It’s definitely not. Make no mistake about it. Rodgers caved. Rodgers folded. Rodgers surrendered. Once the restructured deal between the […]

The Bears made a big trade up the draft board in the first round to take quarterback Justin Fields, but they aren’t installing him as their starter right away. Andy Dalton signed with the Bears before Fields was drafted with the understanding that he’d be the team’s starting quarterback. Head coach Matt Nagy has stuck […]

The Broncos don’t have an owner. They haven’t had one since the late Pat Bowlen placed the team into the control of a three-person trust as his health failed. By next year, the team hopes to once again have one owner in charge of the team. Broncos president and CEO Joe Ellis, one of the […]

Details of the contract changes linebacker Benardrick McKinney and the Dolphins have agreed to ahead of the 2021 season have come to light. The Dolphins announced they restructured McKinney’s contract a couple of days ago without delving into any specifics. Field Yates of ESPN reports Wednesday that they have cut McKinney’s salary from $7.75 million […]

As the Patriots inch toward their first training-camp practice of 2021, one of the biggest questions arising from a significantly upgraded roster (especially on offense) arises from the quarterback position, where 2015 MVP Cam Newton and No. 15 overall pick in the 2021 draft Mac Jones highlight the competition. Most believe Newton currently has the […]

The latest labor deal makes it harder than ever for players under contract to hold out. As a result, this year’s ritual of players reporting to training camp has included, so far, not a single player under contract holding out. Here’s the question: With unhappy players unwilling based on the terms of the current labor […]

Safety Marcus Maye‘s stay on the Jets’ non-football injury list was a short one. Maye went on the list last Friday after reporting to training camp, but the Jets announced late on Monday that Maye has been given the green light to practice. The Jets have their first practice of camp on Wednesday, so Maye […]

Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown has had an impressive start to his NFL career with 2,126 receiving yards and 19 touchdowns over his first two seasons. In Year 3, Brown is looking to be an even more effective player. He hasn’t been able to do much on the field to polish his game this offseason […]

Franchise values are increasing, and they’ll continue to increase. That makes it harder to find persons who can afford to purchase NFL teams. To make it a little easier, the league has relaxed its rules for borrowing when buying the controlling interest in a team. As reported by Mike Ozanian of Forbes, and confirmed by […]

Washington coach Ron Rivera survived cancer last year. With so many of his players refusing to get vaccinated against COVID, Rivera (who is at risk of serious complications given his cancer battle), is understandably frustrated. Former NFL safety T.J. Ward expressed no sympathy for Rivera on social media. “Just park the Riverboat,” Ward said. “His […]

The Titans finished just ahead of the Colts to win the AFC South last season and both clubs have made some big changes this offseason. Carson Wentz is now the quarterback in Indianapolis while Julio Jones has joined A.J. Brown at the top of the Titans’ wide receiver group. During a recent appearance on The […]

The first slow week of the NFL offseason also featured Tom Brady dusting off his 2020 free-agency tour by pointing out that an unnamed team that wasn’t interested “at the very end” of the process was instead “sticking with that motherf–ker.” Whether Brady meant to do it or not, it sparked a protracted guessing game […]

There’s a healthy appetite to watch the Ravens practice this summer. The Ravens said on Thursday that the free tickets for all 12 of their training camp practices at their facility were snapped up within 10 minutes and they noted that there was still space available for a practice at M&T Bank Stadium. That is […]

Less than two weeks ago, the Chargers were near the bottom of the NFL in player vaccinations, with less than 50 percent of their players vaccinated. They’ve made significant progress since then. The Chargers are now close to having 90 percent of their players vaccinated, with many fully vaccinated and others having the first shot […]

A year ago, NFL training camps were closed to the public because of COVID-19. NFL fans are showing that they’re eager to return. The latest example of that comes out of Baltimore, where the Ravens allowed fans to begin signing up for open practices this morning — and announced just minutes later that every slot […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are coming off a 2020 season where they ranked 26th in the NFL in total pass defense and were tied for 23rd in the league with just 10 interceptions. But Raiders head coach Jon Gruden is bullish about what his secondary could be able to accomplish this fall. “I’m fired up […]

A good agent not only negotiates a player’s contract. A good agent also helps a player negotiate his life. If Lamar Jackson currently had a good agent, Lamar would be receiving a phone call with a very clear and direct message: Stop playing defensive back or receiver on an asphalt basketball court. A video has […]

San Francisco 49ers safety Tony Jefferson missed the entirety of the 2020 season as he recovered from a torn ACL sustained the prior season with the Baltimore Ravens. Now having last played in an NFL game in Oct. 2019, Jefferson can’t wait to show the league what he’s still capable of. “Sitting out a year, […]

The Washington Football Team is signing defensive end Bunmi Rotimi, according to Field Yates of ESPN.com. Rotimi, 26, spent time with the Chicago Bears and played in the XFL as a member of the New York Guardians of the XFL. Rotimi played his college football at Old Dominion and went undrafted in 2017. He was […]

The 49ers announced on Thursday that they’ve reached a long-term deal with linebacker Fred Warner, a day after it was reported the linebacker had agreed to a five-year extension worth $19 million a year. “We’re extremely excited to have completed a long-term contract extension with Fred prior to the start of training camp,” 49ers G.M. […]

The Buccaneers placed receiver John Franklin III and cornerback Chris Wilcox on the active/physically unable to perform list, the team announced. They will count toward the team’s active roster limit of 90 players for training camp, but the team can activate them off the list at any time this summer. Wilcox, a seventh-round choice out […]

Trey Lance may ultimately be the quarterback of the future for the San Francisco 49ers. Jimmy Garoppolo is still the quarterback of the now. Via Ben Ross of the Associated Press, head coach Kyle Shanahan stated clearly on Tuesday that Garoppolo enters training camp with the 49ers as their starting under center. ”There’s no open […]

Tom Brady has re-written the NFL’s record book, but he’ll likely soon own a record he’d rather not have — unless Ben Roethlisberger gets to it first. That record is the NFL’s all-time record for times sacked. Brett Favre owns the all-time record with 525 times sacked in his career, but Brady is right behind […]

The Patriots’ rookies reported to camp Tuesday. The team began the day with two of eight draft choices unsigned. Third-round choice Ronnie Perkins posted a photo on social media of him signing his four-year rookie deal. “Thanks to the @Patriots for believing in me. Now it’s time to work my ass off for the 2nd […]

Forty percent of the people may not think they won the Super Bowl, but they’ll get 100 percent of their rings tonight. Yes, tonight’s the night the Super Bowl LV champion Buccaneers get their rings. It’s the second ring in franchise history, but the first for the vast majority of the players. For one player, […]

Kyler Murray has been the Cardinals’ starting quarterback for two years, and he hasn’t been to the playoffs yet. He’s not happy about that. Murray told the team’s website that “Emotionally [last season] was definitely frustrating, especially for a guy like me,” Murray said. “I want to win. Not going to the playoffs is weird […]

Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah had a tough rookie year, with up-and-down play followed by a core muscle injury that prematurely ended his season after only nine games. Okudah has said he’s “feeling great” after the surgery, which was initially thought to solely repair the one injured side. But NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported on Wednesday […]

Patrick Chung and Bill Belichick developed a close relationship during their years together in New England, and that made it hard for Chung to tell Belichick their relationship was over. “I just went and talked to Bill,” Chung said, via Mike Reiss of ESPN. “That was probably the hardest conversation I’ve had in a while. […]

Daniel Jones will have more weapons than he ever has with the additions of Kenny Golladay, Kyle Rudolph and Kadarius Toney. The quarterback will have the same offensive coordinator for a second consecutive season for the first time. He will have the support of his team and his teammates. What Jones won’t have are excuses. […]

The Colts announced Wednesday they will wear a throwback uniform this season. They are going way back in time. The Colts will wear a throwback uniform modeled from 1956 in their game against the Buccaneers in Week 12 this season. It’s intended to honor the Baltimore Colts team of the late 1950s. The Colts won […]

On the day a 10th team met the NFL’s 85 percent threshold of vaccinated players, the news is not as optimistic for four other teams. Rob Maaddi of the Associated Press reports Washington, Indianapolis, Arizona and the Chargers have the lowest vaccination rates in the league. All four have fewer than 50 of their players […]

The expansion of sack statistics from before the stat became official in 1982 has allowed the stellar 1978 season of former Detroit Lions star Al “Bubba” Baker to get the credit it deserves. While pre-1982 sack numbers remain unofficial for league history purposes, the 23.0 sacks by Baker during his rookie season in Detroit would […]

Chargers running back Austin Ekeler took some time this offseason to research new offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi and he liked what he saw. Lombardi used to work for the Saints and Ekeler liked what he saw when it came to the team’s usage of running back Alvin Kamara. Ekeler said on SiriusXM NFL Radio that […]

Cornerback Xavien Howard reported to training camp with the Dolphins on Tuesday morning. He avoided daily fines of $50,000. That is the only reason Howard is in camp, he said in a social media post Tuesday night. Howard said he has requested a trade, and he sounds as if he will “hold in” until he […]

Whenever Tom Brady talks about playing for two more years, he points out that he’s under contract for two more years. This raises an obvious question. If Brady decides after two more years that he wants to keep playing football, would he stay in Tampa — or would he sign with another team? It’s likely […]

Tom Brady will play until he’s 45. Unless he doesn’t. The guy who used to say “10 more years” when asked about the intended duration of his football career at some point within the last 10 years changed his target to 45. In a SiriusXM town hall with Jim Gray, Brady talked about playing football […]

Well, it’s been an interesting day, for various reasons. First, the good news. Plenty of you have preordered Playmakers. And I appreciate that. Second, the not-so-good news. Something that, frankly, I don’t appreciate. Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians called out our recent reporting regarding Tampa Bay players wearing red wristbands (if vaccinated) and yellow wristbands (if unvaccinated) […]

After holding training camp in Charlotte last year, the Panthers will be back at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. in late July. Carolina will hold 14 practices open to the public, including a pair of sessions with the Ravens. The club will also travel to Indiana to practice with the Colts. Training camp practices begin […]