Report: NFL postpones Consumer Products Summit over coronavirus

Coronavirus finally has had an impact on the NFL. The NFL has postponed its annual Consumer Products Summit, according to the Sports Business Journal. The annual event was scheduled for Monday to Wednesday in Tampa. The league is exploring options to reschedule the event. The annual vendor trade show allows more than 150 exhibitors to [more]

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Report: Texans unlikely to re-sign D.J. Reader

One of the best defensive linemen available in free agency appears likely to find a new home. Texans defensive tackle D.J. Reader‘s name has already surfaced as a player who is likely to have interest from multiple teams, and the Houston Chronicle reports that Reader is not expected to be back in Houston. It’s not [more]

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NHL will close dressing rooms to media, on recommendation of the CDC

Coronavirus is beginning to impact the major American sports, in one very specific way. The NHL will be closing dressing rooms to reporters. The move comes at the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control. Major League Baseball, the NBA, and Major League Soccer are expected to follow suit. Interviews will instead be conducted in [more]

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Jacoby Brissett on Colts quarterback rumors: “I’m just doing my job”

The Colts have quarterback Jacoby Brissett under contract through 2020. The Colts are believed to be looking for better quarterback options than Jacoby Brissett in 2020. So what does Brissett think about that? “I’m just doing my job,” Brissett told Diana Russini of ESPN from the sideline of Saturday’s XFL game between the Seattle Dragons [more]

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Seahawks send scouts to see P.J. Walker

Quarterback P.J. Walker is playing very well for the XFL’s Houston Roughnecks. The NFL’s Seahawks have Geno Smith as their No. 2 quarterback. Understandably, the Seahawks are taking a look at Walker. Steve Levy said at the outset of Saturday’s game between the Seattle Dragons and Roughnecks that the Seahawks have sent scouts to the [more]

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CBA status quo could stifle 2020 spending by up to $700 million

Vote yes, vote no, vote for Pedro. Whatever the case, it’s important that all players cast a vote on the new labor deal — and that all players do so with enough information to allow them to make a reasoned and rational decision. For players who are poised to become free agents, or who would [more]

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What will the NFL do about the draft?

It’s felt inevitable for weeks that COVID-19 would make its way to the United States, and it’s now feeling inevitable that cancellations of large-scale events sparked by the coronavirus (starting with SXSW) is just the beginning. So as March 7 becomes March 14 becomes March 21 becomes April 1 becomes April 15 becomes April 23, [more]

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