Jarrett Stidham’s college coach confident he’s up to the task in New England

As we get deeper into the offseason and the Patriots continue to stand pat at quarterback, it looks increasingly likely that Jarrett Stidham will be tasked with succeeding Tom Brady. Stidham’s college coach thinks he’s ready. Auburn coach Gus Malzahn says Stidham knows what it takes to lead a team in big games and can [more]

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Getting Stefon Diggs out of the NFC helped persuade Vikings to trade him

At the Scouting Combine, Simms and I asked Vikings G.M. Rick Spielman, who famously said in 2013 that the Vikings “have no intent to trade Percy Harvin,” to look into the camera and say that the Vikings have no intent to trade Stefon Diggs. Said Spielman, “Stefon Diggs is a Minnesota Viking.” He isn’t now, [more]

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NFL wants college football to proceed (but if not would likely move games to Saturdays)

The NFL is indeed discussing the possibility of playing games on Saturdays in the event that college football doesn’t proceed with a season from September through December. As one source with direct knowledge of the discussions tells PFT, however, the league’s strong preference is for college football to happen, as scheduled. No college football season [more]

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Tottenham Hotspur brace for loss of 2020 NFL games at its stadium

As the NFL closes in on releasing its 2020 schedule, the anticipation for the configuration of 256 regular-season games isn’t confined to the U.S. In England, many are watching and waiting to see whether the NFL’s International Series will continue amid the pandemic. According to the Daily Maily, the Tottenham Hotspur soccer club is bracing [more]

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Hunter Henry looking forward to seeing how mobile QB opens up offense

Hunter Henry said that it still hasn’t full hit him that quarterback Philip Rivers won’t be back with the Chargers this season, but some part of the change at quarterback has resonated with the tight end. Tyrod Taylor is currently atop the depth chart and the team drafted Justin Herbert with the sixth overall pick [more]

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Buccaneers re-sign Josh Wells

Tackle Josh Wells is set to remain with the Buccaneers. Greg Auman of TheAthletic.com reports that Wells is signing a one-year deal with the team. Wells is set to make $910,000 under the terms of the deal. Wells started once in place of left tackle Donovan Smith and once in place of right tackle Demar [more]

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