The Cardinals grew accustomed to relying on Chandler Jones to spearhead their pass rush over the last six years, but they won’t have that luxury in 2022. Jones signed with the Raiders as a free agent after posting 71.5 sacks for the Cardinals and that leaves a big hole for Arizona to fill on the […]
The Saints did some post-rookie minicamp roster shuffling on Monday. The team announced the signing of running back Devine Ozigbo and confirmed the reported signing of linebacker Eric Wilson. They waived center Cohl Cabral, linebacker Joel Dublanko, and wide receiver Jalen McCleskey in corresponding moves. Ozigbo was released by the Patriots after New England selected […]
Receiver Dante Pettis has signed with the Bears. Pettis broke the news himself, tweeting a photo of him signing his deal. Pettis, 26, played only three games with the Giants last season before landing on injured reserve with a left shoulder injury. He caught 10 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown. Pettis, a second-round […]
In what could be the biggest temporary foray into NFL transactional reporting since Rob Lowe tried to retire Peyton Manning a decade ago, free-agent receiver Odell Beckham Jr. claims that 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel is being traded to the Patriots. “Breakinnnngg NEWSSS @19problemz to the @Patriots WTFFFFFFFFFFFF,” Beckham tweeted, including Samuel’s Twitter handle. The tweet […]
The Patriots kicked off the week by signing a couple of their draft picks. The team announced the signings of sixth-round pick Chasen Hines and seventh-rounder Andrew Stueber. Both offensive linemen agreed to four-year deals in New England. Hines started 17 games at guard while at LSU. He came to the school as a defensive […]
The Saints have recently signed two Louisiana natives and LSU stars in defensive back Tyrann Mathieu and wide receiver Jarvis Landry, and Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis says those two players were particularly excited to become Saints. “Both these guys, Tyrann and Jarvis, it’s a little bit unique when you bring somebody back to their […]
The 49ers have a problem with receiver Deebo Samuel. They know it. We know it. They know, and we now know, that the man who calls the shots hasn’t had a phone call with Deebo since he went public with his request for a trade. Speaking to reporters on Friday night, Shanahan said, “I haven’t […]
Carl Lawson didn’t play a down during his first season with the Jets, but he’s healed from a torn Achilles and declared himself “ready to go” during a session with reporters on Wednesday. Lawson feels that he’ll be joining a loaded group on the defensive line now that he’s healthy. In addition to getting Lawson […]
After the Jets used a fourth-round choice on Texas A&M edge rusher Micheal Clemons, General Manager Joe Douglas called Clemons “one of the nastier players in this entire draft.” Clemons plans on living up to his reputation. The 6-foot-5, 263-pounder said Friday that he favors “power moves” when attacking offensive linemen. “You make a guy […]
Left tackle Jonah Williams had his fifth-year option exercised by the Bengals earlier this year and that sets him up to be part of the starting lineup in Cincinnati through at least the 2023 season. That kind of commitment wasn’t extended to Williams’ fellow starters from the 2021 season. After Joe Burrow was sacked 70 […]
The Jets claimed guard Nate Herbig off of waivers from the Eagles on Thursday and his arrival has led to another move on their offensive line. The team announced the release of Greg Van Roten while officially welcoming Herbig to the team on Friday. The move clears $3.5 million in cap space. Van Roten signed […]
The Bengals are standing pat at the punter spot. The team announced that Kevin Huber has signed a one-year contract with the team for the 2022 season. No other terms were announced. Huber joined the Bengals as a 2009 fifth-round pick and has played in 207 regular season games. That leaves him tied for the […]
Jameis Winston became a starting quarterback again last season, but it lasted only seven games. He injured his knee in an Oct. 31 game against the Buccaneers, requiring season-ending surgery. With Winston rehabbing and a free agent, the offseason began with uncertainty about the Saints’ starting quarterback for 2022. The Saints, though, didn’t acquire Deshaun […]
In 2015, Robert Saleh was the Jaguars’ linebackers coach when Dante Fowler, whom the Jaguars had just drafted with the third overall pick, suffered a torn ACL at the start of rookie minicamp. Saleh has never forgotten that. As a result, Saleh says that as head coach of the Jets he makes it clear to […]
The Bengals won’t be looking for taxpayer money to replace their home stadium. They eventually could be looking for taxpayer money to upgrade their stadium. Via the Cincinnati Business Courier, a study has found that Paul Brown Stadium needs $493.7 million in upgrades over the next 20 years. Neither Hamilton County nor the Bengals have […]
The Broncos cut Zack Johnson on Thursday. They re-signed him Monday. The team announced it waived cornerback Cortez Davis in a corresponding move. Johnson is a first-year player from North Dakota State who was on practice squads with Arizona and Denver in 2021. He was originally signed by Green Bay as a college free agent […]
The Jets signed defensive end Carl Lawson to a three-year, $45 million contract last offseason, only to lose him for the entire year with a torn Achilles tendon in August. This year, Lawson says he’s good to go. Lawson said today that he feels ready to play, although he’s going to follow the schedule that […]
The NFL wants to make Christmas Day a family football holiday, and the first of this year’s Christmas games has now been announced. The Broncos will travel to Los Angeles to take on the Rams in a Christmas game that will air at 4:30 p.m. ET on both CBS and Nickelodeon, as well as Paramount+ […]
When former Dolphins coach and current I’m-not-going-to-be-the-Alabama-coach Alabama coach Nick Saban whined in January about college football needing “national legislation” to control name, image, and likeness revenue, my first thought was that he feared he wouldn’t be able to compete in this new college football world order, given that bigger cities with bigger financial resources […]
On Thursday night, video of an overly jocular (and quite possibly overserved) Rams coach Sean McVay and G.M. Les Snead made the rounds regarding their surprise that the Patriots used a first-round pick on offensive lineman Cole Strange. While not making any picks (because eff them picks) and possibly after mixing up a frozen concoction […]
Tight end C.J. Uzomah witnessed Joe Burrow‘s significant jump from Year One to Year Two with the Bengals last season. Having signed with the Jets in free agency, Uzomah is working with another second-year QB in Zach Wilson. The veteran tight end has been impressed with what he’s seen so far. “He’s talented as hell […]
Antonio Callaway hasn’t played in the NFL since the 2020 season. That hasn’t stopped him from hoping for a return. The Colts are giving the receiver a chance to make an impression, with Callaway attending their rookie minicamp this weekend on a tryout basis. Callaway, 25, signed a futures deal with Kansas City in January […]
The 52-year-old man killed during the Sunday shooting inside a California church was the primary care physician of Browns fullback Johnny Stanton. Dr. John Cheng is being hailed as a hero after charging the gunman in the attack early Sunday afternoon at Geneva Presbyterian Church in the Orange County city of Laguna Woods. Five people […]
The Commanders continued shuffling their roster on Monday. The team announced that they have claimed tackle Drew Himmelman off of waivers. Guard Zack Bailey has been dropped from the roster to make room for Himmelman. Washington signed three other players after this weekend’s rookie minicamp with two players getting cut in corresponding moves. They will […]
Colts second-round pick Alec Pierce is under contract. The Colts announced that the wide receiver signed his four-year deal with the team on Monday. Pierce was the team’s top pick in April and he is the sixth of eight picks to sign with the team. Pierce had 52 catches for 884 yards and four touchdowns […]
Bengals safety Jessie Bates hasn’t shown up at the team’s voluntary offseason workouts because he hasn’t signed the franchise tag. Tyler Dragon of USA Today reports Monday that Bates has no plans to sign the one-year, $12.91 million tag or play this season without a long-term deal. The sides have hit an impasse in talks, […]
The third time was indeed a charm. Long-time NFL coach Jeff Fisher, now the head coach of the USFL’s Michigan Panthers, has gotten his first win in more than five years. The Panthers shut out the 0-3 Pittsburgh Maulers, 24-0, on Sunday. Fisher had last won a game on November 13, 2016, a 9-6 win […]
The Jets have signed first-round pass rusher Jermaine Johnson, the team announced Monday. He received a four-year, $13.08 million fully guaranteed deal with a standard fifth-year option, Connor Hughes of TheAthletic.com reports. Johnson was the third of three first-round choices for the Jets. The Jets made the Florida State product the 26th overall choice after […]
The scheduling gurus must take many factors into consideration. Not all can be accommodated. As noted by the Charlotte Business Journal, via Sports Business Journal, the Panthers have a pair of home games that conflict with other local sporting events. When the Panthers host the Saints on September 25, the final round of the Presidents […]
Bears General Manager Ryan Poles faced questions after the draft about not doing enough to help flesh out the offense around quarterback Justin Fields, but the team took a different approach when it came to their undrafted free agent signings. After drafting one wideout last week, the team signed five more receivers to the roster. […]
The Browns’ 2022 schedule contains no clues regarding any eventual Deshaun Watson suspension. That’s apparently because the folks responsible for making the schedule have no clue what’s going to happen with an eventual Deshaun Watson suspension. Along with the rest of us. NFL V.P. of broadcast scheduling Mike North appeared with Adam Schein on SiriusXM […]
The Packers have signed cornerback Jaire Alexander to a new contract. We’ve gotten a look at the numbers. And now so will you. Per a source with knowledge of the contract, here are the terms: 1. Signing bonus: $30 million. 2. 2022 base salary: $1.076 million. 3. 2023 offseason 90-man roster bonus: $11.45 million. 4. […]
The Texans added a pair of players to their 90-man roster on Monday. According to multiple reports, they have claimed cornerback Kendall Sheffield and wide receiver Connor Wedington off of waivers. Sheffield was cut by the Falcons last Friday. He played in 38 games and started 20 times over three seasons in Atlanta. He has […]
The Raiders have made a few roster moves on Monday, adding three young players to their roster. Las Vegas announced the team has added tight end Travis Koontz, cornerback Stanford Samuels III, and offensive tackle Tyrone Wheatley Jr. The club waived center Brett Heggie and receiver Tré Turner as corresponding moves. Koontz is entering his first season in […]
The Seahawks signed two players who took part in the team’s rookie minicamp as tryout players. Cornerback Elijah Jones and offensive tackle Liam Ryan are the newest additions to the 90-player roster. Jones appeared in five games at Oregon State last season. He previously spent three seasons at Kansas, appearing in 19 career games. Ryan, […]
The eff-them-picks team is not saying, “Eff them rings.” Multiple key members of the 2021 Rams have given input into the process of creating the championship ring commemorating the victory in Super Bowl LVI. Jason of Beverly Hills, which designed the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV ring and other championship rings from other sports, is […]
At a time when the receiver market is going haywire, the Saints got a relative bargain. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the deal given to receiver Jarvis Landry has a base value of $3 million. He can make up to $3 million in incentives. For catches, Landry gets $250,000 for 55 or […]
The Giants signed both of their first-round picks over the weekend and they got four more picks under contract on Monday. The team announced the signings of three fifth-round picks — linebacker Micah McFadden, defensive tackle D.J. Davidson, and guard Marcus McKethan — and sixth-round linebacker Darrian Beavers. Five of their picks from last month […]
The Buccaneers signed three players who tried out for the team over the weekend. Coastal Carolina receiver Kameron Brown, James Madison defensive lineman Mike Greene and Yale tight end J.J. Howland showed up on the NFL’s transactions report Monday. Brown caught 36 passes for 605 yards and five touchdowns last season. In two years with […]
After a 7-0 start in 2021, the Cardinals floundered in the back half of the season and finished 11-7. The team still made the playoffs but suffered an early exit in a 34-11 blowout to the Rams. Despite a significant amount of back-and-forth on social media, the Cardinals have expressed their commitment to quarterback Kyler […]