NFL declines comment on Xavien Howard situation

Based on reports surfacing yesterday regarding a June 2020 shooting at the home of NFL agent Damarius Bilbo, there’s definitely some smoke when it comes to the potential involvement of Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard. If the NFL has joined the authorities in the search for fire, the NFL isn’t saying so. “We will decline comment,” [more]

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With salary cap set to shrink, carryover carries more weight than ever

Before the 2011 CBA, teams had to jump through all sorts of hoops to carry excess cap space from one year to the next. As of 2011, the process became as easy as flipping a switch. This year, the switch-flip from cap carryover carries more weight than ever before. The NFL Players Association recently listed [more]

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Rams are expected to hire Kevin Carberry as offensive line coach

The Rams have found a replacement for Aaron Kromer. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports Los Angeles is expected to hire Stanford run game coordinator Kevin Carberry as their offensive line coach. Carberry has spent the last three seasons with Stanford, but he was previously an assistant in the NFL. He was Washington’s assistant offensive [more]

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Charlie Weis: Mac Jones has the two most important components of a quarterback

Despite all the great things you’ll hear about all the top prospects for 2021, the NFL draft remains a crapshoot. From rounds one through seven, some guys will thrive and some will fail at the next level. Although more young quarterbacks are landing on the right side of the pass/fail test than ever before, there’s [more]

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Matt Weiss leaving Ravens staff to be Michigan’s QB coach

The University of Michigan hired defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald off of the Ravens staff last month and Jim Harbaugh has gone back to his brother’s pool of assistants to fill another hole on his staff. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Ravens running backs coach Matt Weiss is heading to Ann Arbor. Weiss will [more]

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Panthers clear more cap space by restructuring Matt Paradis’ contract

The Panthers cleared cap room this week by releasing players from the roster and they opened up a bit more by restructuring the deal of another veteran players. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the team converted the majority of center Matt Paradis‘ 2021 salary into a signing bonus. They converted $7.04 million of the [more]

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BYU coach talks up Zach Wilson as an NFL franchise quarterback

BYU quarterback Zach Wilson has increasingly been discussed as the likely No. 2 pick in the 2021 NFL draft, with the Jets positioned to take Wilson, assuming the Jaguars take Trevor Lawrence first overall. BYU coach Kalani Sitake likes that idea. “Draft him, and find out,” Sitake told the New York Post. “I recruited him, [more]

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