Falcons union rep calls CBA “a pretty good deal”

While a number of high-profile (and high-earning) players have voiced their displeasure with the proposed collective bargaining agreement, it’s believed to have the support of a larger pool of players who are closer to the minimums. And while he’s not making predictions about the outcome of the ongoing vote, Falcons player representative to the NFLPA [more]

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Giants lose strength coach to Indiana

New Giants coach Joe Judge said he anticipated some of his staff to get interest for college jobs, but the most recent defection was not expected. According to Paul Schwartz of the New York Post, Giants strength coach Aaron  Wellman is leaving the NFL to take the same job at the University of Indiana. Wellman went [more]

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D.C. Defenders coach says Cardale Jones will continue to start

D.C. Defenders coach Pep Hamilton said after yesterday’s game that benching of quarterback Cardale Jones was planned, even if the interception that preceded it was not. According to Tom Schad of USA Today, Hamilton said Jones would remain his starter, even though he has struggled recently and backup Tyree Jackson brought them back for a [more]

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Bills sign Josh Norman

The Bills have welcomed several former Panthers coaches, executives and players in the last few years and they’re adding another to kick off this week. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the team has agreed to a one-year, $6 million deal with cornerback Josh Norman. Norman played for the Panthers when Bills head coach [more]

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The day Ronaldo played in front of no fans

The Juventus players gathered in the center of the pitch and jokingly applauded the empty stands.

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Rodney Anderson “taking everything slow” in return to Bengals from torn ACL

The Bengals took running back Rodney Anderson in the sixth round of last year’s draft with the hope that his run of injuries in college wouldn’t carry over to the NFL. That hope was dashed in August. Anderson tore his right ACL in the preseason finale, which was an unhappy case of deja vu for [more]

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Week Five XFL attendance numbers bring good news, bad news, and a question

With the coronavirus keeping lots of people at home and causing multiple major events to be canceled, the XFL’s worst attendance week was still perhaps the best the league could have hoped for. Officially, 64,246 attended the four games this weekend. That’s more than 5,500 fewer than the prior low for the year (Week One), [more]

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