Zac Taylor’s simple criteria for a quarterback: “A winner”

Some say wins aren’t a quarterback statistic. Bengals coach Zac Taylor apparently isn’t one of the some. Taylor, embarking on his second season with the Bengals, has fairly simple criteria for what he’s looking for in a quarterback. “A guy that elevates his teammates, accurate, has the best understanding of the playbook of anyone on [more]

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Calais Campbell believes he is worth every penny of his salary

General Manager Dave Caldwell said earlier this week that the Jaguars “still feel like [Calais Campbell] has football left ahead of him.” But the Jaguars can get $15 million in cap space by parting ways with Campbell. The defensive lineman signed a four-year, $60 million contract with the Jaguars in March 2017 and is scheduled [more]

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George Kittle recalls Anthony Hitchens bullying him at Iowa practice

Chiefs linebacker Anthony Hitchens was a starter at Iowa in 2012 when a freshman named George Kittle showed up. Kittle was a backup whose primary job was playing on the scout team, and he’s motivated by some of those memories. Kittle said he’s looking forward to going after Hitchens and fellow Chiefs linebacker Ben Niemann, [more]

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Pro Bowlers comment on 17-game season, which is beginning to feel inevitable

In many respects, the 17-game season is like Thursday Night Football. Plenty of individual players will object to it, but the NFL Players Association inevitably will agree to it. Because the money will be too good. ESPN.com posted on Saturday afternoon a collection of quotes from individual players regarding the 17-game season, with input ranging [more]

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Yes, you can bet that the 49ers will blow a 28-3 lead (but you shouldn’t)

The number of Super Bowl prop bets is limited only by the creativity of those devising them. For Super Bowl LIV, the folks at PointsBet have plucked a fairly low piece of low-hanging fruit in crafting a prop wager that calls back to Super Bowl LI. Via David Purdum of ESPN.com, the odds of the [more]

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Tom Coughlin: In any big game, I want Eli Manning as my quarterback

Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning won two Super Bowls together with the Giants, and although Coughlin is done coaching and Manning is done playing, Coughlin still thinks if he had to coach a big game again, he’d want Manning with him. Coughlin said at Manning’s retirement ceremony that he’d pick Manning over anyone if he [more]

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After long road to the Pro Bowl, Jaylon Smith calls the game “a blessing”

Some players don’t think the Pro Bowl is worth their time. Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith is not one of those players. Smith, who suffered a severe knee injury in his final college game, missed his rookie season because of that injury, and for a time didn’t know if he’d fully recover, is in his first [more]

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