Terry Fontenot: We have to really dig and find value in free agency

The Falcons have a new General Manager and new head coach tasked with turning around a team that finished 4-12 in 2020. That’s not going to be the easiest task, especially as Atlanta is one of the teams currently slated to be over the projected 2021 salary cap. But earlier this week, G.M. Terry Fontenot [more]

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Report: Trade interest in Marcus Mariota has cooled

Raiders quarterback Marcus Mariota has been the subject of trade chatter this month, but a deal may not be as likely as it seemed a few weeks ago. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that talks between the Raiders and other teams “did get down the line a little bit,” but that thy have cooled [more]

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Arthur Smith: We’ve tried to learn lessons about virtual scouting from last year

There’s no Combine this year and NFL teams are not currently permitted to have in-person meetings with draft prospects at the moment, which means that the pre-draft process is going to be virtual outside of Pro Day workouts. Some of that is the same as last year and Falcons head coach Arthur Smith went through [more]

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On Jimmy Garoppolo, John Lynch said what he had to say

Yes, 49ers G.M. John Lynch said recently that he has no doubt that Jimmy Garoppolo will be the team’s 2021 starting quarterback. Yes, there is good reason to doubt whether that actually and ultimately will be the case. Lynch, frankly, said what he had to say. It was no different than the things Eagles G.M. [more]

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Georgia lineman Ben Cleveland hopes to set bench press record at Pro Day

Georgia offensive lineman Ben Cleveland has long been celebrated for his weight room feats, and he hopes to perform another one for NFL scouts. Cleveland says he’s hoping that at Georgia’s Pro Day, he can break the NFL Scouting Combine record for the bench press, which is currently 49 reps of 225 pounds, set by [more]

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Chris Godwin: Tom Brady changed Bucs’ mentality to make us know we would win

Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin says the arrival of Tom Brady changed the team’s entire outlook in 2020. Godwin says Brady turned the Buccaneers into a team so confident that no one in the locker room ever doubted they were going to end up winning the Super Bowl. “I think the biggest thing that he [more]

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La’Mical Perine wants Sam Darnold to remain as Jets quarterback

While the New York Jets look to chart a path forward under new head coach Robert Saleh, determining the fate of the quarterback position will be among the biggest decisions the team will have to make. The Jets intend to evaluate the available quarterbacks in the draft before making a call on Sam Darnold, but [more]

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