Todd Bowles: Mentally, Devin White reminds me of a younger Ray Lewis

The Buccaneers took linebacker Devin White in the first round of the 2019 draft and it’s fair to say that there hasn’t been any regret about that decision. White forced three fumbles and returned two for touchdowns while making 91 tackles as a rookie. He had 140 tackles and nine sacks in the 2020 regular [more]

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Henry Ruggs: I was disappointed in the season that I had

Raiders General Manager Mike Mayock generated a headline last week when he said he was “disappointed in the productivity of our rookies.” One of those rookies tends to agree with him. In an interview with NFL Network on Thursday, wide receiver Henry Ruggs said Mayock didn’t say anything he wouldn’t have said about himself. “I [more]

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Ravens re-sign Davontae Harris

When the Ravens released cornerback Davontae Harris off of injured reserve last month, he said no one should be surprised to see him back with the team. Harris was right about his departure being a procedural move due to league roster rules. He announced on Thursday that he’s re-signed with the team. Harris was claimed [more]

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Travis Kelce: I think we’re as ready as we’ve ever been this week

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid’s teams are famously good coming off a bye week. His teams are now 19-3 in the regular season after a week off, and 6-2 in the postseason following a first-round bye. Of course, the club also won Super Bowl LIV last year in Reid’s second big-game appearance as a head [more]

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Jerry Jeudy didn’t feel he played up to his standard as a rookie

Wide receiver Jerry Jeudy led the Broncos in receiving yards during his rookie season, but he didn’t come away from his first year in the NFL feeling satisfied with his production. The biggest reason for that was the catches that Jeudy didn’t make over the course of the year. He was credited with 10 drops [more]

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DeMaurice Smith: This season produced a smarter way of playing football

At the end of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s press conference on Thursday, he was joined onstage by NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith for a few minutes. The two men discussed the way that cooperation between the NFL and NFLPA in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic made the 2020 season possible because they worked [more]

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Brady unsure why his teams have scored only three points in Super Bowl first quarters

In Tom Brady‘s nine Super Bowls, the Patriots always got off to a slow start. He’s unsure why. Asked about the Patriots scoring a grand total of three points in the first quarters of the nine Super Bowls he’s played in, Brady said he can’t explain it. “I haven’t thought about that much,” Brady said. [more]

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