Even without the Scouting Combine, tampering is still happening

The NFL has canceled the Scouting Combine, which doubles as Tampering Central in advance of every free-agency period. Teams brazenly meet in Indianapolis with agents representing players who are due to become free agents. No one even tries to be discreet about it. While in Indianapolis, agents openly say they’re meeting with this team or [more]

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Jason Pierre-Paul has knee surgery, says he’ll be 100 percent in 2021

Buccaneers defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul is having knee surgery. Pierre-Paul posted a series of videos in his Instagram stories showing his preparation for the surgery. In one video, Pierre-Paul vowed he’d be 100 percent in 2021 and suggested he was previously playing at only 70 percent. The 32-year-old Pierre-Paul is heading into the final year [more]

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Chris Jones: I keep telling myself I won’t lose in the Super Bowl again

The Chiefs came close to becoming the first team since the 2004 Patriots to win back-to-back Super Bowls, but ultimately fell short of their goal to “run it back.” During a Tuesday interview with Sports Radio 810 in Kansas City, Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones said the experience of dropping the big game isn’t one [more]

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With all signs pointing to Drew Brees retiring, will he actually retire?

Three weeks ago today, Saints coach Sean Payton said on PFT Live that the team expected an announcement from quarterback Drew Brees regarding his future within a week or a week and a half. The silence from Brees has become deafening. All signs continue to point to retirement, with the biggest piece of evidence being [more]

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Rondale Moore hopes teams don’t hold his size against him in 2021 NFL draft

Purdue wide receiver Rondale Moore burst onto the scene as a freshman in 2018, totaling more than 2,000 yards receiving, rushing and returning kicks and winning the Paul Hornung Award as the most versatile player in college football. But injuries limited him to just seven games in the last two years of his college career. [more]

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Art Rooney II would like Ben Roethlisberger back, need to work out contract

Steelers president Art Rooney has released a statement about Tuesday’s meeting with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger about Roethlisberger’s return for the 2021 season. Roethlisberger’s agent Ryan Tollner said Tuesday that Rooney expressed a desire to have the quarterback back for an 18th season in Pittsburgh. Rooney confirmed that on Wednesday while noting that there’s still some [more]

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JuJu Smith-Schuster wants to stay in Pittsburgh

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger apparently will remain in Pittsburgh. Receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster hopes that his future there eventually be secured, too. Smith-Schuster recently told TMZ.com that he hopes to stay with the Steelers for the rest of his career. “At the end of the day, I want to have my legacy in Pittsburgh and retire there,” [more]

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