DeAndre Hopkins wanted to negotiate own deal as training for post-playing career aspirations

Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins negotiated the majority of his new contract with the Arizona Cardinals himself. The new two-year extension supplants the three remaining years he had on his existing deal to total a five-year agreement worth up to $94 million with a voidable fifth year. Hopkins took control of his contractual future because he [more]

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Report: Packers signing defensive tackle Daylon Mack

The Green Bay Packers are set to sign defensive tackle Daylon Mack after hosting the former Baltimore Ravens fifth-round pick for a workout earlier this week, according to Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com. Mack appeared in just one game last season for the Ravens and was waived by the team in August. He was claimed off [more]

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L.J. Collier primed for bigger role for Seahawks after sparse first season

L.J. Collier, the first-round pick of the Seattle Seahawks in 2019, is set to see a much larger role with the team this season after a disappointing rookie campaign. Collier has dropped weight this season and was listed as a starter at defensive end on the team’s unofficial depth chart this week after playing just [more]

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PFT’s 2020 season predictions

We’ve waited as long as we could, although we’d like to wait even longer. This year, unlike any other, will be a crapshoot of prognostication. Who’s good? Who isn’t? Who knows? The PFT writers have made their picks for the playoffs teams and the playoff tree. Regardless of who wins the Super Bowl, the mere [more]

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Nick Bosa, Dee Ford don’t appear on Week One injury report

Just a couple of weeks ago, 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa was week-to-week with a muscle strain in his leg. As Week One approaches, he’s good to go. Bosa didn’t appear on the first 49ers injury report of the season. Which means that he’s fine. Which is great news for the 49ers. Defensive end Dee [more]

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Kyler Murray unfazed by MVP talk

Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson are the MVP favorites, but Kyler Murray has history on his side. Second-year quarterbacks Mahomes and Jackson won the past two MVP awards, and Murray is coming off an offensive rookie of the year season now with one of the NFL’s best receivers on his team. It will take a [more]

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Tua Tagovailoa lands on injury report

On one hand, he fully participated in practice. On the other hand, he’s on the injury report. Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was listed on the first Dolphins injury report of the year as fully participating in practice despite a hip injury. Presumably, it’s the same hip injury that he suffered last season at Alabama. (It [more]

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