If stadiums aren’t open, NFL anticipates outside congregations of fans

While spitballing on the things that may happen if NFL stadiums prohibit fans this season with Dan Bernstein of 670 The Score in Chicago, Dan and I agreed that, unless stay-at-home orders are in place in a given state or county, fans who can’t get into the stadium for a football game may congregate outside, [more]

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Daniel Jones has bulked up this offseason

Daniel Jones weighed 220 as a rookie. He weighs closer to 230 now. “He will look more cut-up,’’ private quarterbacks trainer Anthony Boone told Paul Schwartz of The Post. Boone works for QB Country and worked exclusively with Jones this offseason, estimating the two have gotten together 20 times. Jones returned home to Charlotte, North [more]

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The Simms top 40 countdown, No. 3: Aaron Rodgers

From the middle of the 2010 season through the 2018 season, Aaron Rodgers ranked in the estimation of Chris Simms as the top quarterback in all of football. Now, after a 2019 season that saw the Packers go 13-3, Rodgers has dropped from No. 1 to No. 3. Yes, somehow, Simms has relegated Rodgers to [more]

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MLB players will have coronavirus tests every other day

As baseball prepares to return for a 60-game regular season, the rules and regulations are becoming public. Most significantly as it relates to the NFL, all players will have saliva tests for the coronavirus every other day. The NFL reportedly is planning for only 2-3 tests per week. Other rules may have indirect relevance to [more]

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49ers sign seventh-rounder Jauan Jennings

The 49ers have signed a second player from their 2020 draft class. Wide receiver Jauan Jennings joins offensive lineman Colton McKivitz as members of the group with four-year deals. The 49ers announced the signing on Wednesday morning. Jennings was one of two wide receivers picked by the 49ers in April. He had 59 receptions for [more]

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Lions sign third-rounder Jonah Jackson

The Lions got another draft pick under contract Wednesday. The team announced that third-rounder Jonah Jackson had signed his four-year rookie deal. The third-rounder from Ohio State could end up in the starting lineup quickly, as the interior of their line’s unsettled on either side of center Frank Ragnow. He’s the fourth of their nine [more]

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Greg Roman looking for slow and steady progress from Lamar Jackson

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was the NFL’s most valuable player in 2019, but he hasn’t been resting on his laurels. That was the word from offensive coordinator Greg Roman on a Tuesday conference call. Roman offered a reminder that Jackson has looked at his game with “a critical eye” and realized that there’s room for [more]

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