Mike Zimmer: I’m frustrated by everyone who is unvaccinated

For anyone wondering how the NFL has created a competitive advantage for teams with a high vaccination rate and for vaccinated players, the Vikings have provided the example. Vikings rookie quarterback Kellen Mond tested positive for COVID-19, sidelining starter Kirk Cousins and backup Nate Stanley as high-risk close contacts, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. [more]

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Giants sign Joe Looney, Damion Willis

Veteran offensive lineman Joe Looney has followed his former Cowboys head coach, Jason Garrett, to the Giants. Looney signed with the Giants on Saturday, the team announced. The Giants also signed linebacker Todd Davis and receiver Damion Willis. Davis’ signing previously was reported. Looney is entering his ninth NFL season. He has played 104 regular-season [more]

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Washington claims Ross Reynolds off waivers

Washington placed offensive linemen Brandon Scherff and David Sharpe on the COVID-19 reserve list Saturday. That necessitated the need for an offensive lineman. Washington claimed offensive lineman Ross Reynolds off waivers from the Dolphins, the team announced. Reynolds signed with the Dolphins on Thursday to take D.J. Fluker‘s roster spot. Miami cut Reynolds on Friday. [more]

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Report: Kellen Mond tests positive for COVID-19, Kirk Cousins a high-risk contact

Details emerged not long after the Vikings tweeted multiple players would miss Saturday night’s practice inside TCO Stadium because of COVID-19 protocols. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports rookie Kellen Mond has tested positive for COVID-19, and starter Kirk Cousins and Nate Stanley were deemed high-risk close contacts. Jake Browning is expected to get all [more]

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Devonta Freeman agrees to terms with Saints

The Saints hosted a number of players, including cornerback Prince Amukamara, running back Devonta Freeman and running T.J. Yeldon. They didn’t take long to agree to terms with Freeman on a one-year deal, according to Freeman’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus. Freeman played at Florida State with Saints quarterback Jameis Winston. Freeman appeared in five games for [more]

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Packers place Simon Stepaniak on reserve/retired

Offensive guard Simon Stepaniak missed the past two practices of training camp for personal reasons. On Saturday, the Packers announced they placed Stepaniak on the reserve/retired list. Stepaniak was running as the No. 2 right guard. The Packers drafted Stepaniak in the sixth round in 2020, but he never played a down in the NFL. [more]

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Colts have no timetable for return of Carson Wentz

Colts quarterback Carson Wentz is out of practice with a foot injury, and the Colts don’t know when he’ll return. Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, who is handling some of the head-coaching duties after Frank Reich tested positive for COVID-19, said today that it remains to be seen when Wentz can return. “There’s no timetable,” [more]

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Ron Rivera hopes players will consider his immune deficiency and get the vaccine

Two players went on the COVID-19 reserve list on the Washington Football Team today, which brought renewed attention to Washington’s status as the team with the most unvaccinated players in the NFL. Washington coach Ron Rivera, who was treated for cancer last year, is hoping players will consider that his immune system remains weakened when [more]

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Washington placing Brandon Scherff and David Sharpe on COVID-19 list

Washington will put two more players on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Saturday. Head coach Ron Rivera told reporters after Saturday’s practice that offensive linemen Brandon Scherff and David Sharpe are both headed to the COVID-19 list. That will give the Football Team six players total on the list: Scherff, Sharpe, offensive tackle Cornelius Lucas, receiver [more]

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Colts sign Brett Hundley

With Carson Wentz out indefinitely as the team continues to evaluate his foot injury, the Colts have signed quarterback Brett Hundley. Hundley has spent the last two seasons with the Cardinals backing up Kyler Murray. He appeared in three games for Arizona in 2019 but did not take a snap in 2020. Hundley entered the [more]

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Giants sign Todd Davis

The Giants have signed veteran linebacker Todd Davis, the team announced on Saturday. Since entering the league as an undrafted free agent in 2014, Davis has appeared in 96 games with 69 starts. He started 63 games for Denver from 2015-2019, recording over 100 total tackles for the Broncos in his last two seasons with [more]

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Bill Belichick: Cam Newton’s our starter, but everyone has to reestablish their positions

A day after the Patriots drafted Mac Jones in the first round, their head coach Bill Belichick said that Cam Newton is “our quarterback” and that the team would see if Jones or Jarrett Stidham would challenge him for that role. Back surgery has taken Stidham out of the running for the job and Jones [more]

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Matt Nagy: Teams are “absolutely” going to look at Nick Foles

At this time last year, the Bears were looking at Nick Foles as a potential starting quarterback after acquiring him in a trade with the Jaguars. With Andy Dalton and Justin Fields on hand, Foles isn’t in the running for the starting job in Chicago this summer. He’s set to be a third-stringer if he [more]

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Justin Houston agrees to terms with Ravens

One of the top names left on the veteran free agent market found a home for the 2021 season on Saturday. According to multiple reports, edge rusher Justin Houston has agreed to a one-year deal with the Ravens. Houston visited with the team earlier in the offseason. Jeff Zrebiec of TheAthletic.com reports Houston got a [more]

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Joe Judge “very encouraged” with Kenny Golladay

After signing a big contract this offseason, wide receiver Kenny Golladay has reportedly not made a lot of big plays in the first few days of Giants training camp. But Giants coach Joe Judge says he’s been nothing but impressed. Judge said Golladay is already showing that he’s the kind of player the Giants need [more]

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Cam Newton works to speed up his decision making in the New England offense

In the New England quarterback competition, incumbent starter Cam Newton hopes to hold off rookie Mac Jones. As explained by Tom Curran of NBC Sports Boston, one key factor for Newton will be his ability to make quicker decisions while running the offense. Curran asked Newton on Friday a simple and direct question regarding the [more]

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Report: CDC paid NFL Alumni Association $3.5 million to promote COVID vaccine

The federal government has been trying to get people to get the COVID vaccine. Those efforts have met a surprising (but maybe not) amount of resistance. Along the way, the CDC reportedly paid the NFL Alumni Association $3.5 million to promote the COVID vaccine, according to TMZ. “The [CDC] intends to award a sole source [more]

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Clyde Christensen “thought everyone knew” Tom Brady had a torn MCL

Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady played all of the 2020 season with a torn MCL in his knee. The team never disclosed it on any of the various injury reports, from regular season through postseason. Some have floated the notion that the Bucs are blameless for hiding the injury because Brady hid it from the Bucs. [more]

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Lions watched Melissa Gonzalez (wife of David Blough) advance to semis in 400m hurdles

Melissa Gonzalez, the wife of Lions backup quarterback David Blough, is running in the Olympics. The Lions has a watch party on TV last night to cheer her on. Gonzalez, a member of the Colombian delegation to the Olympics in Tokyo, successfully advanced to the semifinals in the 400m hurdles. “It was outstanding,” coach Dan [more]

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Urban Meyer doesn’t want to see fans from opposing teams in the stadium

A career college coach who knows a thing or two about having a large stadium packed with fans of his own team is rooting for that same kind of thing in his new city. Jaguars coach Urban Meyer, addressing season-ticket holders at practice, issued a challenge to Jacksonville fans. “We’re gonna own this thing,” Meyer [more]

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Buccaneers try to avoid Kyle Trask entering “redshirt mode” as a rookie

Buccaneers rookie quarterback Kyle Trask has no chance to start until Tom Brady retires or moves on, and Trask knows it. The Tampa Bay coaching staff knows, then, that it will take some effort to keep Trask properly focused on the task of getting better even when there’s no path to getting on the playing [more]

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N’Keal Harry: I’m a Patriot right now and I’m very OK with being a Patriot

Patriots wide receiver N’Keal Harry has asked to be traded, but until that happens, he says he’s doing his job in New England. “I’m a Patriot right now,” Harry said, via the Boston Herald. “I’m very OK with being a Patriot.” Harry said that once he set foot on the practice field for training camp, [more]

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Lions hope to use D’Andre Swift, Jamaal Williams like Saints used Alvin Kamara, Mark Ingram

First-year Lions coach Dan Campbell has spent the last five seasons as an assistant on the Saints’ staff, and that gave him plenty of ideas for how to use his running backs. Campbell said he envisions D'Andre Swift and Jamaal Williams being similar to Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram when they were teammates on the [more]

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Carson Wentz out indefinitely with foot injury

The Colts do not yet know how serious quarterback Carson Wentz‘s foot injury is, but it’s starting to look like a concern. Wentz missed practice today and now is out indefinitely as he continues to get testing on the foot, according to Adam Schefter and Mike Wells of ESPN. The Colts traded for Wentz, a [more]

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Madden 22 quarterback ratings include some curious choices in the top 10

To no surprise, the new Madden game has Patrick Mahomes rated as the best quarterback, with a 99. The surprises come after that. Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, who turns 44 in four days, comes in at No. 2 with a 97. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the 2020 NFL MVP, has a 96. He’s third. Fourth [more]

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Colts evaluating “next move” with Carson Wentz’s foot

Quarterback Carson Wentz didn’t practice for the Colts on Friday because of a foot injury and offensive coordinator Marcus Brady offered an update on Wentz’s condition after the session came to an end. Brady told reporters that Wentz felt a “twinge” in his foot during a rollout in practice on Thursday. Jacob Eason ran the [more]

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Xavien Howard out of Dolphins practice with ankle injury

Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard left Thursday’s practice early with what was described as a minor injury and Dolphins head coach Brian Flores offered a bit more detail about Howard’s status on Friday. Flores said on NFL Network that the team is holding Howard out with an ankle injury. Flores did not say when he thinks [more]

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Jared Goff: It’s always fun being the underdog

When the Rams emerged from the ashes of a 4-12 season to go 11-5 and win the NFC West in 2017, they caught a lot of people by surprise. Many may have even called them an underdog. It was different for Los Angeles and the club’s former quarterback, Jared Goff, from 2018-2020. Those Rams teams [more]

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Dan Campbell contemplating how much to play veterans in preseason

Having only three preseason games in 2021 is a significant shift as teams prepare for the upcoming year. That’s especially for teams with new head coaches. Detroit’s Dan Campbell is one of them and said Friday that he’s trying to strike a balance between getting the players and staff ready for Week One while also [more]

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Jalen Ramsey: I think we have the right group of guys to get the job done

The Rams made it to the postseason last year in large part thanks to their defense, which finished first in both yards allowed and points allowed. But there were some significant departures after all that success. Coordinator Brandon Staley became the Chargers head coach, with Raheem Morris hired to replace him. And two of the [more]

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Justin Jefferson isn’t happy with his Madden 22 rating

We’ve been sharing plenty of the initial Madden 22 ratings because history tells us that players who don’t like their numbers may find motivation in that perceived (or actual) diss. Count Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson among the freshly dissed. Jefferson, one of the best receivers in the NFL last year, didn’t land in the top [more]

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Carson Wentz not practicing Friday due to foot injury

The Colts are resting several veteran players during Friday’s practice, but that isn’t the reason why quarterback Carson Wentz will be sitting out. Wentz will miss the workout with a foot injury. There’s been no other information from the team about the severity of the issue or when Wentz might be back on the field. [more]

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Patrick Mahomes completes the Madden 22 99 Club

The new Madden video game comes out soon, and the folks at EA have built buzz by gradually releasing initial ratings for players at all positions. Along the way, the game has announced the new edition of its 99 Club, players who start with a 99 from the outset of the season. The 99 Club [more]

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Clyde Edwards-Helaire feeling “100 percent” after ankle sprain late last season

Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire had his solid rookie season knocked a bit off course when he suffered a high-ankle sprain against the Saints in Week 15. Edwards-Helaire missed Kansas City’s last two games and the playoff victory over Cleveland. He was back on the field for the AFC Championship Game, scoring a touchdown on [more]

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Bills sign Bug Howard

Friday brings a new tight end to the Bills roster. The Bills announced the signing of Bug Howard. No corresponding move was needed to make space for Howard in Buffalo. Howard was undrafted out of North Carolina in 2017 and signed with the Colts as a free agent. He didn’t see any regular season action [more]

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Giants think Shane Lemieux avoided worst-case scenario with knee injury

Giants left guard Shane Lemieux had to be carted off after hurting his knee at Thursday’s practice, which led to thoughts of a season-ending injury for the 2020 fifth-round pick. While the exact nature of Lemieux’s injury isn’t known, it doesn’t sound like the team will be without him for the rest of the year. [more]

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Browns hire former Lions G.M. Bob Quinn as senior consultant

The Browns have added to their front office. Cleveland has hired former Lions General Manager Bob Quinn as a senior consultant to their football operations department, the team announced on Friday. Quinn spent his career moving up the ranks in the Patriots scouting department before departing New England to become Detroit’s G.M. in 2016. After [more]

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If Jordan Love were ready to go, Aaron Rodgers would be gone

The Packers have insisted on keeping Aaron Rodgers around for at least 2021 for one very simple reason. His replacement isn’t ready. Jordan Love, the quarterback for whom the Packers traded up in the first round of the 2020 draft, hasn’t gotten the reps necessary to prepare to play. With no preseason last year due [more]

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Brian O’Neill sees right tackles getting paid, but focusing on football

The Colts and Braden Smith agreed on a contract extension this week that continued a trend of right tackles cashing in this offseason. Deals for the Saints’ Ryan Ramczyk and the Panthers’ Taylor Moton came together before Smith’s agreement and all of the developments have landed on the radar of Vikings right tackle Brian O'Neill. [more]

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Stefon Diggs feels Bills didn’t hit enough deep balls last season

Bills quarterback Josh Allen and wide receiver Stefon Diggs had a lot of success during the 2020 season, but Diggs doesn’t want the duo to simply repeat what they did in 2020. Diggs caught five passes of 40 or more yards from Allen during his first year in Buffalo and he’d like to see that [more]

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Little or not outside work for JuJu Smith-Schuster, so far

Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster decided to stay with the team with the hope of getting more work on the outside in 2021. So far, that hasn’t happened. Via Mark Kaboly of TheAthletic.com, Smith-Schuster has gotten “limited-to-no outside work” since padded practice began. “Maybe that changes as we get deeper into camp,” Kaboly writes, “but considering [more]

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Joey Bosa sees “fun challenge” in new Chargers defense

As the Chargers’ offseason program came to a close, Joey Bosa said “it’s been tough” learning the new defense that head coach Brandon Staley wants the team to run during his first season on the job and the educational process hasn’t come to an end. The Chargers are now in training camp and Bosa is [more]

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Jalen Ramsey won’t pressure teammates to get vaccinated

Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey is trying to strike a balance between teammates who are vaccinated and teammates who aren’t vaccinated, presumably in the interests of having a proper sense of camaraderie within the confines of team. He first attempted to explain his viewpoint on social media on July 22. On Thursday, July 29, he addressed [more]

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Baker Mayfield: Odell Beckham and I have made huge strides

The 2021 season will be Baker Mayfield‘s third with wide receiver Odell Beckham and the Browns quarterback sounds like he thinks the third time will be the charm for the pairing. Mayfield said Thursday that the first year together was about getting used to one another and their on-field production showed how rocky that process [more]

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Jonnu Smith: You can’t ask for a better quarterback than Mac Jones

Patriots rookie quarterback Mac Jones has made an early impression on tight end Jonnu Smith. Smith said at Patriots camp yesterday that Jones doesn’t act like a regular rookie and has already emerged as a locker room leader. “I didn’t expect Mac to have the kind of swagger that he got,” Smith said. “Mac, hell [more]

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Micah Hyde: When I left Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers told me how frustrated he was

When Aaron Rodgers addressed reporters for the first time after reporting to Packers training camp, he conducted an airing of grievances that included listing several good players who left the Packers, whom Rodgers says the team should have kept. One of those players was Micah Hyde, who was drafted by the Packers in 2013, played [more]

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Xavien Howard leaves Dolphins practice with “minor injury”

Cornerback Xavien Howard wants out of Miami, but for now he’s just out of Dolphins practice. Multiple reporters at Thursday’s practice passed along word that Howard left the session after stretching with the team early in the session. Given Howard’s desire, some might have wondered if his departure from the field was related to his [more]

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John Harbaugh: Marquise Brown left practice early for precautionary reasons

The Ravens practiced without quarterback Lamar Jackson for the second straight day on Wednesday and they also spent most of the session without one of their top receivers. Marquise Brown left the practice session after having his leg looked at by members of the training staff, but it doesn’t sound like his absence is set [more]

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Josh Allen: A contract extension is “honestly the least of my worries”

As training camps ramp up across the league, there are three 2018 first-round quarterbacks who are in a bit of contract limbo. Cleveland’s Baker Mayfield, Buffalo’s Josh Allen, and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson all had their fifth-year options picked up by their respective teams this spring — lowering the urgency to get a lucrative contract extension [more]

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New lawsuit accuses Julio Jones, Roddy White of black-market cannabis sales

Titans receiver Julio Jones and former NFL receiver Roddy White have been sued. That’s not uncommon; people get sued all the time. This specific lawsuit, however, includes some unusual allegations. In a nutshell, a lawsuit filed by Genetixs LLC accuses Jones and White of involvement in efforts to divert cannabis products from an otherwise legal [more]

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Colts sign Holton Hill

The Colts added a player to their secondary on Thursday. The team announced the signing of cornerback Holton Hill. There was space on the 90-man roster, so they did not have to drop anyone in order to make space to Hill. Hill signed with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2018 and played [more]

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Texans sign Jordan Veasy

The Texans are making another move at receiver. According to multiple reports, Houston is signing Jordan Veasy. The club had an open spot at receiver after trading Randall Cobb to the Packers. Veasy has bounced around since entering the league as an undrafted free agent out of Cal in 2018. He was most recently with [more]

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49ers to work out Dre Kirkpatrick

Veteran cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick’s bid to find a job for this season will take him to the 49ers. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Kirkpatrick is set to work out for the team on Friday. He visited with the Saints and the Patriots earlier in the offseason. Kirkpatrick signed with the Cardinals last August [more]

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Packers still hold the contractual cards in their relationship with Aaron Rodgers

Despite Wednesday’s memorable press conference from Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who personally confirmed many of the reports and rumors about his attitude toward the Green Bay front office, the Green Bay front office still holds all the cards in its relationship with Rodgers. Via Albert Breer of SI.com, G.M. Brian Gutekunst told reporters on Thursday [more]

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Brian Gutekunst on Davante Adams: Different ways to determine highest-paid receiver

Packers wide receiver Davante Adams didn’t hold back when it came to discussing his contract desires on Wednesday. Adams said that he has earned the right to be the highest-paid receiver in the NFL and that he will not settle for a deal that doesn’t satisfy that goal. At a Thursday press conference, Packers General [more]

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Buccaneers waive Calvin Ashley after he left the team

Tampa Bay now has an open roster spot. The Buccaneers announced Thursday morning that they waived Calvin Ashley after the offensive lineman left the team. Ashley signed with the club in May as an undrafted free agent out of Florida A&M. He also spent time in college playing for Auburn and Florida Atlantic. Tampa Bay [more]

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Terry Fontenot: Disrespectful to say we’re not going to be a good team

The Falcons hired a new coach and General Manager in January after their fourth straight losing season and that’s usually a situation where hopes for the immediate future are on the lower end of the spectrum. A look at early predictions for the 2021 season shows that many people have adopted that view when it [more]

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ESPN finds itself in a potential college football legal mess

College football has become a very big business. ESPN has become a very big part of that very big business. And in the opinion of one of the big conferences that carries “Big” in its name but is currently a little less big, ESPN has stepped into a big pile of something foul and smelly. [more]

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Mike Gesicki on Tua Tagovailoa: Now, it’s his show

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa‘s rookie year was a mixed bag. He and the rest of the league’s first-year players were thrown in under difficult circumstances, with no offseason program, a limited training camp, and no preseason games due to the pandemic. Once Tagovailoa was inserted into the starting lineup, on multiple occasions head coach Brian [more]

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Saints’ Deonte Harris was arrested for DUI on July 16

Saints wide receiver Deonte Harris had a previously unreported arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol on July 16. Harris was arrested in Maryland at 1:27 a.m. on July 16, according to Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. Players who get a DUI are usually suspended for two games. That could be particularly costly for Harris, [more]

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Washington signs Nick Guggemos and Justus Reed

The Washington Football Team added a pair of players to their roster on Thursday morning. The team announced that they have signed tight end Nick Guggemos and defensive end Justus Reed. Guggemos was wide receiver and a track and field athlete at the University of St. Thomas, but didn’t see much of the field due [more]

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Aaron Donald, now 30, is feeling 30

32-year-old Von Miller says he doesn’t feel like he’s 32. 30-year-old Aaron Donald says he feels like he’s 30. “I’m getting older,” the Rams defensive tackle told reporters on Wednesday. “I feel it. My aches and pains last a little longer, so I definitely feel it.” (Based on the video, it seems he wasn’t being [more]

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Lions activate Javon McKinley off NFI list

As the Lions get their second day of training camp going, they’ll have one of their young players back on the field. Detroit announced receiver Javon McKinley has been activated off the non-football injury list. The Lions signed McKinley as an undrafted free agent out of Notre Dame. He caught 53 passes for 985 yards [more]

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Myles Jack on Trevor Lawrence: This is what a No. 1 overall pick looks like

Trevor Lawrence has his first NFL training camp practice under his belt and the quarterback has an admirer in one of his Jaguars teammates. Linebacker Myles Jack squared off against Lawrence during Wednesday’s practice and said that he’s already seeing a lot of traits that he’s observed in more experienced professional quarterbacks. “It was cool [more]

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Falcons put Dante Fowler on COVID list, three on PUP list

Defensive end Dante Fowler will have to wait a bit for his first work in Falcons training camp. Fowler was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list on Wednesday. He’ll be unable to practice until clearing the league’s protocols and the timing of that will be dependent on his vaccination status and other factors related to [more]

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Bears put Eddie Jackson on NFI list, Germain Ifedi on PUP list

An injury Bears safety Eddie Jackson picked up working out ahead of training camp has led to a stay on the non-football injury list. Jackson was placed on the list Wednesday because of a hamstring injury. Bears head coach Matt Nagy said, via the team’s website, that the team is “not overly concerned” about the [more]

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Matthew Stafford loving challenge of “brand new” atmosphere

Carson Wentz compared the start of training camp to the first day of school and it sounds like a comparison that would resonate with Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford. Stafford joined Wentz in being traded to a new team this offseason and in making his first training camp appearance on Wednesday. Rams head coach Sean McVay [more]

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Joe Burrow says he improved his game by focusing on throwing mechanics this offseason

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow spent the offseason rehabbing from a serious knee injury, but that didn’t prevent him from turning himself into a better passer. Burrow says that he did detailed work on throwing mechanics and believes he’s a better player right now than he was as a rookie last year. “I’ve improved my entire [more]

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Rams tight end Jacob Harris had core muscle procedure

Los Angeles Rams tight end Jacob Harris had a minor procedure for a core muscle injury in the weeks leading up to training camp, according to Jourdan Rodrigue of TheAthletic.com. Harris did not take part in team drills during the first practice of camp, though he did go through stretching and some small early work. [more]

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Packers, Texans haggle over Randall Cobb’s 2021 guaranteed salary

Randall Cobb isn’t a Packer yet. He won’t be until the Packers and Texans work out a trade. Per a league source, one major term currently being discussed is the extent to which the Texans will be paying some of Cobb’s fully-guaranteed salary for 2021 of $8.25 million. In recent years, an increasing number of [more]

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Brian Gutekunst: Aaron Rodgers has same input, working to incorporate it

Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst met with the media on Wednesday morning and the topic of conversation was quarterback Aaron Rodgers‘ presence at training camp after working out a revised contract with the team. Gutekunst didn’t delve into the details of those changes because nothing has been finalized, but said that he became confident that [more]

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Randall Cobb announces return to Green Bay

The much-discussed return of Randall Cobb to Green Bay is officially happening. Cobb himself announced on Twitter that he is “COMING HOME,” with a picture of himself in a Packers uniform. It has not yet been reported what the Packers are giving up to acquire Cobb in a trade with the Texans. Packers quarterback Aaron [more]

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Dion Dawkins, Ike Boettger placed on COVID-19 list

Two Bills won’t be on the practice field to start training camp due to COVID-19. General Manager Brandon Beane told reporters in his Wednesday press conference that left tackle Dion Dawkins and offensive lineman Ike Boettger have been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. But Beane added that both players have been vaccinated, which means they [more]

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Xavier Rhodes, T.J. Carrie land on Colts’ COVID reserve list

A pair of Colts cornerbacks will have their training camp starts delayed due to COVID-19 issues. The Colts announced that Xavier Rhodes and T.J. Carrie have been placed on the team’s COVID-19 reserve list. Defensive lineman Al-Quadin Muhammad has also been placed on the list. They’ll be ineligible to practice until they’ve cleared protocols and [more]

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Derek Carr, with two years left on his current contract, isn’t worried about his next one

For a fairly brief moment in 2017, Raiders quarterback Derek Carr held the title of highest-paid player in the NFL. Carr now has two years left on his $25 million per year deal — and he’s a full $20 million per year behind the top of the market. In a recent interview with Vic Tafur [more]

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Lamar Jackson out of Ravens practice, absence is COVID-related

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is not practicing today. The reason has not been announced, but it is related to COVID-19. Jackson’s absence was first noted by reporters on the scene, and Adam Schefter and Jamison Hensley of ESPN later reported that this is “a COVID-related case the league still is trying to process.” It’s unclear [more]

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Jerry Hughes headed to NFI list with calf strain

One of the Bills key defenders will miss a little time to start training camp. General Manager Brandon Beane told reporters in a press conference on Wednesday morning that Jerry Hughes did not pass his physical due to a calf strain and will start camp on the non-football injury list. Hughes still counts against Buffalo’s [more]

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Lions put Evan Brown on PUP list, Jalen Reeves-Maybin on NFI list

The Lions announced a couple of roster tweaks ahead of their first training camp practice on Wednesday. Center Evan Brown has been placed on the physically unable to perform list and linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin has been placed on the non-football injury list. Both players are ineligible to practice until activated and they can come off [more]

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Dan Campbell announces the Lions’ four team rules

New Lions head coach Dan Campbell has raised plenty of eyebrows this offseason with his unusual approach. But his team rules are fairly straightforward. Campbell told reporters that he only has four rules for his players, and those are: 1. Don’t be late. 2. Keep your weight in check. 3. Don’t disrespect your teammates. 4. [more]

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Panthers add two players to COVID-19 reserve list

The Panthers announced a handful of roster moves on Wednesday morning that leave a couple more of their players ineligible to practice for the time being. Safety Lano Hill and tight end Stephen Sullivan have both been placed on the COVID-19 reserve list. Hill was already sidelined for practice after being placed on the physically [more]

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NFL’s statement on Deshaun Watson leaves door open for paid leave at any time

Some believed that the failure of the NFL to promptly place Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson on paid leave when he reported for training camp on Sunday meant that the league won’t do it. The statement issued Tuesday by the league proves how incorrect that conclusion was. “The NFL’s review of the serious allegations against Deshaun [more]

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Brian Flores believes “there’s a way” to work things out with Xavien Howard

Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard wants a trade, but head coach Brian Flores doesn’t think it’s impossible for the two sides to find a way to continue working together. Howard issued a statement on Tuesday he reported to training camp to avoid being fined and that the Dolphins have “refused everything we proposed” to adjust his [more]

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Sam Darnold: Pressure is what you make of it

Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey sang quarterback Sam Darnold‘s praises on Tuesday and other Panthers players have done the same this offseason, but there were plenty of nice things said about Darnold in the spring and summer the last few years as well. Once Darnold hit the field with the Jets in the fall, though, [more]

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Broncos intend to have a single owner again in 2022

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 [more]

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Andy Dalton: I’m focused on starting, not Justin Fields

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 [more]

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Jets activate Marcus Maye from NFI list

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 [more]

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Benardick McKinney reworks contract, set for 2022 free agency

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 [more]

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NFL’s obsession with ending holdouts could backfire on some teams

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 [more]

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T.J. Ward chastises Ron Rivera for wanting his players to get vaccinated

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 [more]

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NFL increases debt limit for purchasing controlling interest in teams

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 [more]

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After lagging on vaccinations, Chargers now near 90 percent

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 [more]

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Jon Gruden is excited by potential of Raiders secondary

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 [more]

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Preston Williams on PUP list at Dolphins camp

Dolphins wide receiver Preston Williams‘ 2020 season ended after eight games due to a foot injury and he isn’t quite ready to resume football work. Head coach Brian Flores said on Tuesday that Williams will open camp on the team’s physically unable to perform list. He did not do full team work during the offseason [more]

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Chargers sign first-round pick Rashawn Slater

The Chargers have gotten an important piece of business done on the eve of training camp. Los Angeles has signed offensive lineman Rashawn Slater to his four-year rookie contract, the team announced on Tuesday. With Slater the 13th pick in 2021, the Chargers will have to make a decision on Slater’s fifth-year option in the [more]

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Panthers put Frankie Luvu on COVID reserve list

The Panthers announced a couple of roster moves to kick off training camp on Tuesday, including the addition of a player to their COVID-19 reserve list. Linebacker Frankie Luvu has been placed on the list. He’s the only player on the list for the Panthers at present. Luvu signed with the Panthers this offseason. He [more]

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Dolphins sign second-round pick Liam Eichenberg

At long last, the Dolphins got it done. Miami’s second-round offensive lineman Liam Eichenberg has signed his rookie deal, putting each member of its 2021 draft class on the eve of training camp. Selected at No. 42 overall, Eichenberg was a first-team, All-ACC honoree in 2020 for Notre Dame. He was the starting left tackle [more]

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Orlando Brown: It’s time to prove Chiefs made right offensive line moves

When we last saw the Chiefs in a game, quarterback Patrick Mahomes spent much of his time trying to avoid Buccaneers pass rushers in a lopsided Super Bowl loss. The Chiefs responded to that loss by making a lot of changes to their offensive line. They signed Joe Thuney to play left guard, coaxed Kyle [more]

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Robert Saleh: When Zach Wilson’s contract gets done, it gets done

As the Jets report for training camp, there is one player who’s noticeably absent: Quarterback Zach Wilson, the No. 2 pick ini this year’s draft. The reason? New York and Wilson have yet to agree to terms on the quarterback’s rookie contract. These are slotted deals, so there really isn’t much to haggle over. But [more]

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Christian McCaffrey: I think Sam Darnold knows how to get the best out of everybody

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 [more]

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What did Aaron Rodgers really get from the Packers?

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 [more]

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Brian Flores: Excited to work with Xavien Howard, conversations will be confidential

In June, Dolphins head coach Brian Flores said that the team was in a “unique situation” with cornerback Xavien Howard because of Howard’s desire for a new contract after he signed an extension with he team in 2019. Flores made those comments when Howard was absent from mandatory minicamp and they did not come to [more]

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Bengals sign Gunnar Vogel

The Bengals have added to their depth along the offensive line, signing tackle Gunnar Vogel. An undrafted free agent out of Northwestern, Vogel spent time with the Bears during the offseason program. Chicago waived him after minicamp in mid-June. Vogel started 18 games over the his last two seasons for the Wildcats. The Bengals full [more]

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Aaron Rodgers shows up for training camp

It’s just a matter of time before he says to reporters, possibly with a wry smile, “What’s the big deal?” The big deal is this. After months of carefully and strategically manipulating the news (while hardly saying a word), quarterback Aaron Rodgers has reported to the Packers for training camp. That’s significant because, once a [more]

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Bill Belichick on QBs: Every one of us has to establish our level of performance

The Patriots drafted quarterback Mac Jones at No. 15 overall in the spring, setting him up to take over as New England’s QB1 at some point in the near future. But entering training camp, the starting job still presumably belongs to Cam Newton — who has said he feels much more comfortable entering his second [more]

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Madden has no 99 edge rushers

The folks at Madden are publishing on a daily basis the initial ratings at the various positions for the upcoming edition of the game. (For those of us who play Ultimate Team, all that matters is our collection current and historical 99s will soon give way to 59s. Again.) At edge rusher, the folks at [more]

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Lions put Brian Price on reserve/retired list

The Lions signed defensive tackle Brian Price in June, but he won’t be vying for a spot on the 53-man roster during training camp. The team announced on Tuesday that Price has been placed on the reserve/retired list. That opens up a roster spot for Detroit and the team will retain Price’s rights in the [more]

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Antoine Winfield Jr. back at practice after apparent false positive COVID-19 test

Buccaneers cornerback Antoine Winfield Jr. is back at practice after briefly being sidelined with a positive COVID-19 test that now appears to be a false positive. Winfield had been out of practice since testing positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, but Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said Winfield tested negative on Monday, and that the team believed [more]

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Chris Ballard: We’ll continue to work on extensions for Darius Leonard, Braden Smith

Colts All-Pro linebacker Darius Leonard will miss some early training camp practices as he works his way back from an ankle procedure. But that hasn’t changed Indianapolis’ desire to commit to him with a long-term deal. And Leonard isn’t the only one. The linebacker is entering the final season of his rookie contract, as is [more]

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Logan Thomas, Washington agree to three-year extension

Defensive lineman Jonathan Allen isn’t the only member of the Washington Football Team with a contract extension. Word of Allen’s new four-year pact came on Monday and Tuesday morning was tight end Logan Thomas‘ turn in the spotlight. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that Thomas has agreed to a three-year deal with the team. [more]

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Playmakers is officially available for preorder now

Before today, plenty of you had found a way to preorder Playmakers through a test page on Amazon. And we appreciate that. Today, the preorder process officially begins. Here’s the Amazon link. If you’re partial to Barnes and Noble, you can preorder it there. Or at Bookshop.org. Or if you’d like to preorder through an independent [more]

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Bill Belichick on Stephon Gimore, N’Keal Harry: Won’t talk contract, personal situations

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick’s never been particularly chatty about off-field matters during his press conferences and nothing has changed on that front this summer. Tuesday is reporting day for the full squad in New England and Belichick met with the media as the players got situated at the facility. He faced questions about a [more]

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Xavien Howard reports to Dolphins training camp

Cornerback Xavien Howard would like a new contract and that desire led him to stay away from the Dolphins’ mandatory minicamp this offseason, but he isn’t holding out of training camp. The Dolphins posted a video of Howard at their facility as players report for the start of camp on Tuesday. Howard would have been [more]

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Alex Highsmith: It was awesome to add Melvin Ingram

After Bud Dupree tore his ACL last season, Alex Highsmith moved into a starting role on the edge of the Steelers defense and Dupree’s departure as a free agent this offseason signaled that he’d remain in that role this season. That outlook changed last week, however. The Steelers signed Melvin Ingram and the veteran’s presence [more]

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Joe Judge: Issues with Kadarius Toney have been overinflated

The Giants took wide receiver Kadarius Toney in the first round of this year’s draft, but they didn’t have him on the field as much as they would have hoped in his first offseason with the team. Toney had cleat issues during rookie minicamp, skipped the team’s voluntary OTA practices and missed practice time during [more]

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Aaron Rodgers arrives in Green Bay

Aaron Rodgers has arrived in Green Bay to report to training camp. Rodgers’ private plane landed at the Green Bay airport late on Monday night. Although no fans were there to greet him, multiple members of the media spotted him getting off the plane and into a waiting car. All offseason, speculation swirled about whether [more]

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Eugene Chung criticizes NFL statement, still won’t say who told him he’s “not the right minority”

Former NFL player and assistant coach Eugene Chung said in May that he was told while interviewing for a job with an NFL team that he is “not the right minority.” Since then, the NFL has looked into the matter, but Chung, who has not revealed who said that, is not satisfied with the league’s [more]

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10 teams have at least 90 percent of players vaccinated

As the vast majority of training camps get underway in the next couple of days, the vaccination rate among players continues to rise. Ten days ago, 73.8 percent of NFL players had received at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. Now, a league source told PFT that number has risen to 83.6 percent. Per [more]

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Zac Taylor: Joe Burrow is “cleared to do everything”

When the Bengals made a few roster moves to start training camp, Joe Burrow avoided the physically unable to perform list — a good sign for the quarterback coming off reconstructive knee surgery. Now Cincinnati’s head coach has made clear just how far Burrow has come. Zac Taylor told reporters on Monday that Burrow has [more]

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Stefon Diggs snubbed by Madden as top receiver in NFL

Last year, Bills receiver Stefon Diggs made an immediate impact with his new team, leading the league in receptions and receiving yards. That wasn’t enough, however, to vault him to the top of the Madden ratings for the new version of the game. Diggs actually lands at No. 4 in the initial ratings, with a [more]

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Frank Reich tests positive for COVID-19

Indianapolis head coach Frank Reich has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the first practices of training camp, the Colts announced on Monday. “I’m excited for training camp, however I’m disappointed I won’t be there with the team as we start,” Reich said in a statement. “I’m fortunate to be fully vaccinated and I’m [more]

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Darius Leonard will miss some practice time after ankle surgery

The Colts will be without one of their defensive leaders in early training camp practices. Colts General Manager Chris Ballard said on Monday that linebacker Darius Leonard is going to be off the field for a while. Leonard had a surgical procedure on his ankle recently that Ballard described as minor, but it will be [more]

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Report: NFL considers more frequent testing for vaccinated players and staff

The NFL may change its plans to test fully vaccinated players only once every 14 days. Concerned that even some fully vaccinated players and staffers are getting breakthrough infections, the NFL and NFL Players Association have discussed increased testing for the vaccinated, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Fully vaccinated staff may also be tested [more]

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Tim Berbenich will coach Raiders running backs

The Raiders have settled on a new running backs coach for the 2021 season. Kirby Wilson was set to fill that role for a third season, but he informed the team that he was retiring last week. The Raiders stayed within the organization to replace him. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that quality control [more]

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Rams have discussed adding weight with Tutu Atwell

When Tutu Atwell was in the pre-draft process, one of the biggest questions surrounding the receiver was his weight. As the receiver begins his fist training camp, it’s still a topic of conversation. Atwell is technically listed at 165 pounds on the Rams’ roster. But he’s apparently not close to that, telling reporters on Sunday [more]

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Vikings sign Wyatt Davis, Chazz Surratt and Patrick Jones

The Vikings have their entire draft class under contract after signing three picks on Monday. Third-round picks Wyatt Davis, Chazz Surratt and Patrick Jones have all agreed to four-year deals with the team. Eight other picks previously signed with the team, including fellow third-round selection Kellen Mond. Davis made his first starts at guard for [more]

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Vikings waive Jaylen Twyman

Rookie defensive tackle Jaylen Twyman reported to Vikings training camp over the weekend, but he won’t be playing for the team this season. Twyman was shot four times while in Washington, D.C. last month and avoided major injury, but the Vikings announced on Monday that the sixth-round pick has been waived with a non-football injury [more]

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Zac Taylor: It was a priority to get Sam Hubbard’s deal done

The Bengals got an important piece of business done over the weekend, signing defensive end Sam Hubbard to an extension that ties him to the franchise through the 2025 season. Cincinnati officially announced the new deal on Monday morning, with head coach Zac Taylor touting Hubbard’s importance to the club. “Sam is about all of [more]

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Chris Hogan working out for Saints

Chris Hogan made the move from football to lacrosse earlier this year, but it appears he isn’t ready to give up the gridiron altogether. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that Hogan is working out for the Saints on Monday. Garafolo adds that the Premier Lacrosse League is supportive of Hogan’s bid to get back [more]

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Trai Turner: I’m not trying to emulate David DeCastro

The Steelers didn’t wait long to sign Trai Turner after releasing right guard David DeCastro in June and the timing of the move made it easy to describe Turner as DeCastro’s replacement in Pittsburgh. Turner isn’t thrilled with that label. He said on Sunday that he’s just the “next right guard” for the Steelers and [more]

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After winning the Super Bowl, Mike Evans likes that everyone wants to beat the Bucs

After many years of being hunters, the Buccaneers have become the hunted. That’s what happens when a team wins the Super Bowl. And while Tampa Bay has been adamant that the club has turned the page from one season to the next, the rest of the league still sees the Buccaneers as the defending champions [more]

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Melvin Ingram on joining Steelers: I’m like a kid in a candy store

The Steelers picked up a significant edge-rushing presence last week by signing veteran Melvin Ingram. As he starts his first training camp for a team other than the Chargers, Ingram sees playing opposite T.J. Watt as a chance to create “the best” pass-rushing tandem in the league — just as he felt he had with [more]

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Legalized sports betting creates new frontier of NFL news

Friday’s decision by multiple sports books to remove certain Packers bets from the board based on rumors that quarterback Aaron Rodgers will retire sent shock waves through the media, and it underscored a new reality of the ever-growing industry of legalized wagering on football. Moves made by sports books will definitely make news. “The bookmakers [more]

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Texans reportedly are willing to listen to trade offers for Deshaun Watson

With quarterback Deshaun Watson showing up for training camp and with the NFL not instructing him to go home with pay, it’s time for the Texans to begin yelling “sell!” That’s precisely what they’ve done, leaking to the league-owned media outlet that the team is now (and supposedly has been) willing to listen to offers [more]

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Most Steelers are vaccinated; running back Najee Harris isn’t

Sorry HIPAA. At a time when some NFL players are incorrectly citing a federal law regarding medical privacy as the basis for not commenting on whether they’ve received the vaccine, their vaccine status necessarily is being disclosed by their teams. In Pittsburgh, where the vast majority of players have gotten vaccinated, those who haven’t gotten [more]

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Red wristband, yellow wristband; some Bucs had no wristband at all

The NFL has deferred to its teams the procedure for visually identifying vaccinated and unvaccinated players at practice. In Pittsburgh, unvaccinated players are wearing yellow wristbands (first-round rookie running back Najee Harris is one of the few wearing it). In Jacksonville, unvaccinated players will wear a wristband. In Tampa, the team has said vaccinated players [more]

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Matthew Stafford on Cam Akers injury: “It’s next man up”

The high expectations for the L.A. Rams became tempered last week by the season-ending injury suffered by one of the most promising young running backs in the league, Cam Akers. As quarterback Matthew Stafford arrived for his first training camp with any team other than the Lions, Stafford addressed the impact of the absence of [more]

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For how long can Cam Newton hold off Mac Jones?

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 [more]

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Bucs’ Cameron Kinley hopes future Navy, Army and Air Force players have clearer path to NFL

Cameron Kinley has arrived at Buccaneers training camp after an offseason ordeal that started with him being told he’d be required to serve in the Navy rather than pursue his NFL dream, and ended with the secretary of defense calling Kinley directly to tell him he can play pro football. Now Kinley, who had a [more]

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Tarik Cohen opens Bears camp on PUP list

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 [more]

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49ers cut Daeshon Hall

Defensive lineman Daeshon Hall will not be going to training camp with the 49ers this week. The NFL’s daily transaction wire shows that the 49ers have released Hall from their roster. They signed Hall to their practice squad late last season and re-signed him to a future contract in January. Hall was a 2017 third-round [more]

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Titans add John Simon, waive Tuzar Skipper

The Titans made a couple of moves at outside linebacker with training camp about to get underway in Tennessee. The team announced the signing of John Simon on Sunday afternoon. Tuzar Skipper was waived in a corresponding move. Simon spent the last three seasons with the Patriots and started all 16 games for New England [more]

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Eagles sign Steven Nelson

Darius Slay got what he wanted. The Eagles cornerback went on Twitter recently to pitch free agent Steven Nelson on joining him in the Philly secondary and the team announced Nelson’s signing on Sunday. It’s a one-year deal that Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports is worth $4 million. Nelson was released by the Steelers in [more]

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Cowboys sign Kyron Brown

The Cowboys are expected to sign safety Malik Hooker in the coming days and they made another addition to their defensive backfield on Sunday. Agent Sam Leaf announced that his client Kyron Brown has signed a two-year deal in Dallas. The Cowboys have 90 players on their roster with the cornerback in the fold, so [more]

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Sam Hubbard agrees to four-year, $40 million extension with Bengals

Defensive end Sam Hubbard is set to be a Bengal for several more years. According to multiple reports, Hubbard has agreed to a four-year, $40 million extension with Cincinnati. Hubbard was headed into the final year of the four-year rookie deal that he signed after the Bengals drafted him in the third round of the [more]

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Browns put Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah on COVID-19 reserve

Browns rookie linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah won’t be able to start training camp on time. Owusu-Koramoah has been placed on the COVID-19 reserve list. Players can be placed on the list either because they test positive for COVID-19 or because they have a high-risk contact with someone who tested positive. Owusu-Koramoah surprisingly fell in the draft [more]

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Report: Chandler Jones rquested a trade

Chandler Jones wasn’t with the Cardinals at their minicamp in June and the edge rusher reportedly wants a permanent separation from the team. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that Jones requested a trade this offseason. The Cardinals obviously have not granted that request and Fowler adds that they expect Jones to be at training camp [more]

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Mike Evans says he knew Tom Brady was injured, but didn’t know it was a torn MCL

The Buccaneers are back in training camp, and certain players are back at the microphone, answering questions from reporters. Quarterback Tom Brady has yet to be grilled about the torn MCL with which he played in 2020. Receiver Mike Evans was asked about it on Sunday. “I knew he was hurt, hurt pretty bad,” Evans [more]

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Eric Fisher to PUP list, Dayo Odeyingbo to NFI list for Colts

The Colts knew Eric Fisher would need some time to continue recovering from a torn Achilles when they signed him as a free agent this offseason and they made a roster move acknowledging that reality on Sunday. Fisher has been placed on the physically unable to perform list, which means he is ineligible to practice [more]

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Odell Beckham: Everything feels great

Browns players and coaches gave sparkling reviews of wide receiver Odell Beckham‘s condition as the team’s offseason program came to a close and Beckham said things remain good on the health front with training camp about to start. Beckham has spent close to a year rehabbing the torn ACL that ended his 2020 season and [more]

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Steelers unvaccinated players will wear yellow wristbands

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a high vaccination rate among players. Those who have yet to get the shot will stick out like a proverbial sore thumb. Per the team, Steelers players who haven’t been vaccinated will be wearing yellow wristbands at practice. The Steelers have been among the most successful at getting players to choose [more]

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Lions put Austin Bryant on PUP list

The Lions announced a few roster moves ahead of the start of their training camp this week. Defensive end Austin Bryant has been placed on the physically unable to perform list, wide receiver Javon McKinley has been placed on the non-football injury list and offensive lineman Evan Heim is on the COVID-19 reserve list. Bryant [more]

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Buccaneers say they’re using red wristbands for vaccinated players, yellow for unvaccinated

So much for HIPAA. (That’s sarcasm, by the way.) The Buccaneers have informed PFT that the Super Bowl LV champions will be using two different wristbands at practice to distinguish vaccinated players from unvaccinated players. According to the team, vaccinate players will wear red wristbands and unvaccinated players will wear yellow wristbands. As the Bucs [more]

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Bengals make pre-camp roster moves, but they don’t place Joe Burrow on PUP list

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow appears to be on track to participate in training camp from the get go. The team has announced the placement of various players on various lists. The overall list of players does not include Burrow. Receiver Riley Lees and defensive tackle Renell Wren have landed on the active/physically unable to perform [more]

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Brian Poole set to sign with Saints

Cornerback Brian Poole is one of the few unsigned players from PFT’s list of the NFL’s top 100 free agents, but it looks like he will be leaving that group soon. Poole told Josina Anderson that he intends to sign with the Saints on Monday. That would put him on track to be with the [more]

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Deshaun Watson is expected at Texans camp Sunday

Deshaun Watson didn’t spend any time with the Texans this offseason, but he remains on the team’s roster and is reportedly set to join them ahead of training camp. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Watson is expected to report to Texans training camp along with the team’s other quarterbacks on Sunday. They will [more]

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NFL defers issue of identifying vaccinated players at practice and games to teams

As training camps open and players return to the practice field, a question lingers regarding those who have and haven’t been vaccinated. How, if in any way, will they be distinguished? Not long ago, the NFL and NFL Players Association were discussing a system for allowing visual identification of vaccinated players at practices and games. [more]

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Buccaneers sign Chris Cooper

The Buccaneers pushed their roster to the maximum of 90 players ahead of their first training camp practice on Sunday. Safety Chris Cooper was the late addition to the roster. The team announced his signing on Sunday morning. Cooper signed with the Colts after going undrafted out of Stony Brook in 2018. He has also [more]

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Gardner Minshew prepares to compete with Trevor Lawrence, in a unique way

Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew approaches his third NFL season with the same mindset he brought to his first two — he wants to be the starter. The fact that the 2020 Jags lost fifteen in a row after a Week One win, allowing the team to take quarterback Trevor Lawrence with the first pick in [more]

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How much money does Aaron Rodgers want? (A lot of it)

The recent non-news news that the Packers offered quarterback Aaron Rodgers a five-year contract that would make him the highest-paid player in football omitted (as did the original reporting on the topic) key information regarding guarantees and structure. Rodgers wants to be paid in a way that breaks the team’s current one-year-at-a-time flexibility as to [more]

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Patrick Chung: Bill Belichick won’t let Patriots’ culture change, even without Tom Brady

Patrick Chung played 10 years for the Patriots with Tom Brady as a teammate, and then he played his final NFL season last year on the Patriots without Brady. And he says Brady’s absence doesn’t change the Patriots’ culture. Chung said he doesn’t buy the idea that the team’s culture is different without Brady, according [more]

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Aaron Rodgers completes his usual offseason workout program

Aaron Rodgers is training as if he’s preparing for an NFL training camp, even as he has continued to refuse to say whether he’ll report when the Packers begin camp this week. Rodgers has been working out at Proactive Sports Performance in Los Angeles, which has been documented on the gym’s Instagram. A Proactive Sports [more]

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Chiefs place Armani Watts on PUP, Malik Herring on NFI

The Chiefs placed safety Armani Watts on the physically unable to perform list and rookie defensive end Malik Herring on the non-football injury list Saturday. Both players count against the team’s 90-player roster. Watts continues to work his way back after fracturing a foot during offseason workouts and isn’t ready to practice yet. But Watts [more]

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Terrelle Pryor says he has a visit lined up, if he gets vaccinated

Although certain unvaccinated players will be able to keep their roster spots due to skill, guaranteed pay, or potential cap hit, unvaccinated players who lack the skill and ability to be critical to one or more teams will have a hard time keeping their jobs and/or getting jobs. For free agents who are currently looking [more]

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Bears trade Anthony Miller to Texans

The Bears have been trying to trade wide receiver Anthony Miller for months. They’ve finally found a taker. Miller has been traded to Houston, according to Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. A former second-round draft pick, Miller has only a $1.7 million cap hit for the 2021 season, which is the last [more]

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Dede Westbrook signing one-year deal with Vikings

When NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported Friday that receiver Dede Westbrook was going to work out with the Vikings, Rapoport noted Westbrook would likely sign with Minnesota if everything went well. Apparently, there were no snags. According to multiple reports, Westbrook will sign a one-year deal with the Vikings. The former Jaguars receiver told Chris [more]

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Broncos place three on physically unable to perform list

The Broncos announced Saturday that they’ve placed three players on the physically unable to perform list. Cornerback Essang Bassey, cornerback Duke Dawson Jr. and linebacker Baron Browning are all going to the PUP list, though they’ll be able to practice whenever they’re ready in the preseason. Bassey and Dawson both suffered ACL tears late in [more]

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Buccaneers place Cameron Brate on PUP list, sign De’Quan Hampton

The Buccaneers made a few roster moves on Saturday, notably at tight end. Tampa Bay placed Cameron Brate on the physically unable to perform list. While Brate will temporarily be out of practice, he can return to the field at any time in the preseason. With a roster spot open, the Bucs signed tight end [more]

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Packers place Ray Wilborn on COVID-19 list

The Packers placed linebacker Ray Wilborn on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Saturday. The reason for Wilborn going on the list is currently undisclosed. He may have tested positive for the virus, or he may be an unvaccinated player who came into close contact with someone who tested positive. After going undrafted out of Ball State [more]

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Titans place Bud Dupree on PUP list, Caleb Farley on NFI list

In advance of training camp, the Titans made several roster moves on Saturday headlined by a pair of key defensive players. Tennessee placed edge rusher Bud Dupree on the physically unable to perform list and first-round cornerback Caleb Farley on the non-football injury list. Both moves stem from previous injuries. Dupree tore his ACL while [more]

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Steelers’ QB depth chart has Mason Rudolph No. 2, Dwayne Haskins No. 3, Josh Dobbs No. 4

The Steelers have released their first depth chart of training camp, and although that’s not necessarily a reflection of where the players will ultimately end up, it’s an interesting opportunity to take a look at the quarterback competition in Pittsburgh. Ben Roethlisberger, of course, is No. 1 on the quarterback depth chart. No surprise there. [more]

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Titans have all eight draft choices under contract after signing Monty Rice

The Titans signed third-round choice Monty Rice on Saturday, the team announced. All of the team’s eight draft picks now are under contract. The Titans selected Rice, a Georgia product, with the 92nd overall pick. In 2020, Rice started eight of 10 games and made 49 tackles and four tackles for loss. He was one [more]

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Za’Darius Smith joins the list of less-than-happy Packers

Packers pass rusher Za'Darius Smith raised eyebrows on Friday when he tweeted, “I need a realtor in GreenBay ASAP!!” And while within 35 minutes he downplayed the tweet as a reference to looking for a new house in the Green Bay area, some in league circles believe something is up. As one league source explained it to [more]

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Browns sign Anthony Schwartz, have all eight draft picks under contract

The Browns announced the signings of first-round choice Greg Newsome II and third-round selection Anthony Schwartz. They are the final players of the club’s eight 2021 draft picks to sign. Newsome’s signing was reported earlier in the day. Schwartz, a receiver the Browns drafted with the 91st overall selection, totaled 1,433 career receiving yards on [more]

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NFL to fine unvaccinated players $14,650 for COVID-19 protocol violations

NFL players who aren’t vaccinated will be monitored for compliance with mask rules and other restrictions that don’t apply to vaccinated players, and every time an unvaccinated player breaks a COVID-19 protocol, it will cost him. The standard fine is $14,650 for a violation of the COVID-19 protocols. Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians has confirmed he [more]

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Union not thrilled with NFL memo threatening forfeitures for outbreaks among the unvaccinated

Officially, the NFL Players Association didn’t pick a fight with the NFL over Thursday’s memo that ramps up the pressure on unvaccinated players to get vaccinated. Unofficially, the union isn’t pleased. As one union official predicted on Friday, there were no forfeits in 2020 and there will be no forfeits in 2021 — especially not [more]

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Packers leadership prepares for the team’s most interesting shareholder meeting in years

It’s surely not coincidental that the Aaron Rodgers rumor mill is ramping up — and that Rodgers is doing nothing to shut it down — two days before the moment at which the folks at the top of the corporation must face the music. On Monday, shareholders (fans) will arrive at Lambeau Field for the [more]

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Michael Thomas, Saints may still be on a collision course

Last year, evidence of very real friction emerged between the Saints and superstar receiver Michael Thomas. The fact that Thomas reportedly will miss the start of the season due to ankle surgery dating back to the injury he suffered in Week One of the 2020 season could make things worse. It definitely won’t make things [more]

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Browns sign first-round pick Greg Newsome

The Browns’ first-round draft pick is in the fold. Greg Newsome, a cornerback selected by the Browns with the 26th overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, has signed his four-year rookie contract, his agents confirmed to PFT. Newsome played his college football at Northwestern, where he was a two-year starter and chosen a first-team [more]

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Bruce Arians: Buccaneers will fine unvaccinated players $14,000 for every protocol breach

NFL teams can’t force players to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but they can make life difficult for unvaccinated players. And they will. The latest example comes from Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians, who told Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times that he will fine any unvaccinated player $14,000 on the spot any time he [more]

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Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams post “Last Dance” picture on social media

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and wide receiver Davante Adams could easily clear up exactly what their intentions are for their futures in Green Bay by using their words on social media. Instead they’ve chosen to use pictures and leave the situation up for interpretation. Both Rodgers and Adams posted a picture of Michael Jordan and [more]

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Andy Reid: Frank Clark will be at training camp, we’ll keep tabs on his situation

Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark faces up to three years in prison for felony possession of an assault weapon, but for now the Chiefs consider him a part of the team like everyone else. Kansas City head coach Andy Reid said he has talked to Clark and that Clark will report to training camp on [more]

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Report: Bengals bringing in Austin Reiter for visit next week

With Trey Hopkins still recovering from a torn ACL late in the 2020 season, the Bengals are continuing to look at options for center. On Thursday, the club claimed former Cardinals center Lamont Gaillard off waivers. Now on Friday, NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero reports Cincinnati will bring in former Kansas City center Austin Reiter for [more]

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