History says Kansas City’s Week 12 win over Tampa Bay won’t mean much on Sunday

Yes, the Chiefs beat the Buccaneers in Week 12, in Tampa. On the surface, that gives Kansas City the edge in the rematch on Sunday. History tells a different story. Via the Washington Post, Super Bowl LV entails the 14th rematch of a regular-season meeting. The team that won the regular-season game has a losing [more]

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Jay Gruden isn’t impressed by Tony Romo’s in-game prognostication skills

Former Washington coach and one-year Jaguars offensive coordinator Jay Gruden concedes that he won’t be coaching this year. He’d like to try his hand at media work. In a recent interview with Ben Standig of TheAthletic.com, Gruden demonstrated the kind of candor he’d bring to a studio or a broadcast booth. Asked whether Gruden has [more]

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Kirk Cousins holds all the contractual cards in Minnesota

Kirk Cousins has plenty of leverage now. He’ll have even more later — and that’s when he apparently intends to use it. In a recent visit to PFT PM, Cousins made two things clear about his future with the Vikings. First, he wants to finish his career in Minnesota. Second, he’s content to play out [more]

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Rob Gronkowski will become 22nd player to play in at least five Super Bowls

With all the talk of Tom Brady reaching his 10th Super Bowl, there’s been less discussion of Rob Gronkowski reaching his fifth. But a fifth Super Bowl, which Gronkowski will play in on Sunday, is an impressive achievement in its own right. Gronkowski will become the 22nd player in NFL history to play in at [more]

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Tom Moore still coaching at 82, with no plans for stopping

The first time Tom Moore coached in a Super Bowl, the average ticket price was $30 and the halftime show was “Bob Jani Presents Carnival: A Salute to the Caribbean.” Much has changed since then. But Moore is still coaching in the Super Bowl. After first coaching at Super Bowl XIII as part of Chuck [more]

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Drew Brees restructures contract to give Saints more cap space

Drew Brees has not yet announced his retirement, but in a hint that he’s preparing to do so, he has agreed with the Saints that he will dramatically reduce his 2021 salary. Brees is currently under contract for a $25 million salary in 2021 but has agreed to the league minimum of $1.075 million, according [more]

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Kyle Allen more than halfway to a “full recovery” after ankle surgery

The Washington Football Team is exploring all its options in trying to find a starting quarterback for 2021. Alex Smith, Kyle Allen and Taylor Heinecke all merit consideration. Allen, an exclusive rights free agent, followed Ron Rivera from Carolina in a trade last offseason. He replaced Dwayne Haskins as the team’s starter in Week 5. [more]

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