Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell dies at 84

Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell died Sunday afternoon. He was 84. “The entire Pro Football Hall of Fame family mourns the passing of Bobby Mitchell,” David Baker, the Pro Football Hall of Fame President and CEO, said in a statement. “The game lost a true legend today. Bobby was an incredible player, a talented executive [more]

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David Johnson, DeAndre Hopkins still haven’t passed physicals

The biggest trade of the 2020 offseason still isn’t finalized, nearly three weeks after the deal was preliminary done. Per multiple sources, neither receiver DeAndre Hopkins nor running back David Johnson have passed their physicals. As a result, Hopkins still isn’t officially a Cardinal, and Johnson still isn’t officially a Texan. So what happens if [more]

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PFT Sunday mailbag

Last Sunday, we trotted out on an experimental basis a Sunday mailbag. Making it easier to handle was the fact that there wasn’t much mail in it. Apparently, you liked it. Because this week the damn thing is overflowing. Still, the rules are the rules. No matter how many questions are submitted, the best 10 [more]

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P.J. Walker looking forward to finding out when Panthers will start remote learning

With a new head coach in place, the Panthers were set to start offseason work this week but no one will be in the team’s facility on Monday. Teams are going to be working remotely due to the closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and one of the newest Panthers is eager to find out [more]

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Colts owner Jim Irsay donates 10,000 N95 masks

Colts owner Jim Irsay has bought some high-end guitars and other items over the years, but has now found something that’s truly priceless. Irsay announced on Twitter this afternoon that he acquired more than 10,000 N95 masks which he’s donating to medical personnel in Indiana to protect them against COVID-19. The protective masks are in [more]

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Patriots sniff around FIU QB James Morgan

Despite the availability of an unprecedented number of veteran quarterbacks, the Patriots most likely won’t be replacing Tom Brady with an established signal-caller. They instead seem to be far more inclined to consider adding a rookie. Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports that the Patriots have had a videoconference meeting with Florida International quarterback James Morgan. [more]

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Former Oilers head coach Ed Biles dies at 88

Former Oilers head coach Ed Biles has died at the age of 88. John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports that Biles had been battling leukemia for some time before his death. Biles was a head coach at the high school level and at Xavier University before moving into the NFL as an assistant with [more]

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