George Kittle sees a silver lining in the possibility of games without fans

49ers tight end George Kittle feeds off the energy of a home crowd like few other football players. But if 2020 proceeds without fans due to the ongoing pandemic, Kittle sees a silver lining. “Home games will definitely be weird but if I can go into Seattle or New Orleans without fans there, that will [more]

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Draft “mystery man” Ashtyn Davis flew to Philly for checkup with Dr. William Meyers

In a recent edition of Football Morning in America, Peter King reported that former Cal safety Ashtyn Davis was deemed the draft’s “mystery man” by one NFL General Manager. Davis played well in college, but had surgery to repair a torn adductor muscle in December and was unable to work out at the Scouting Combine. [more]

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Tom Brady adds Tampa to TB12 expansion plans

Tom Brady‘s post-football plans continue to center around TB12, an all-encompassing lifestyle and workout and nutrition company that has locations for now in Massachusetts only. That will change, eventually. Via the Tampa Bay Business Journal, a spokesperson for TB12 says that the company’s expansion plans now include his new hometown of Tampa. As of last [more]

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ESPN takes over the draft weekend simulcast

ESPN and NFL Network are joining forces for the draft broadcast, with the same feed ending up on both channels. It’s becoming more and more clear as the draft approaches that ESPN is taking the show over. Per multiple sources, the combined ESPN/NFLN draft telecast essentially will be an ESPN production. As noted by Andrew [more]

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One month later, sports remain shut down

Yes, it was only one month ago today that the NBA suspended play following the positive coronavirus test of Rudy Gobert, triggering an avalanche of sports cancellation that has resulted in a 31-day wasteland consisting merely of NFL free agency, one (and only one) UFC event, and a smattering of pro wrestling. So where are [more]

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Andrew Berry: Don’t assume we’re going to draft an offensive tackle

The Browns addressed one tackle spot by signing former Titans right tackle Jack Conklin as a free agent and there have been plenty of predictions that they’ll add another one in this month’s draft. A perusal of mock drafts finds the Browns linked to players like Mekhi Becton, Jedrick Willis and Andrew Thomas with the [more]

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Competition Committee makes no recommendation to avoid Rams-Saints repeat

Far more important that the recommended rules changes made by the Competition Committee on Friday were the rules changes no recommended by the rule-recommending body. The group suggested only two changes: Expansion of defenseless-player protections and closure of the Belichick dead-ball loophole. This means that it did not suggest renewal on a one-year or permanent basis [more]

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