Ravens hire Matt Robinson from Maryland

Matt Robinson, who spent the past two seasons coaching at Maryland, has left his alma mater for a job with the Ravens, Jonas Shaffer of the Baltimore Sun reports. The school confirmed the news, per Shaffer. Robinson’s new job with the Ravens is unclear. He served as a quality control assistant at Maryland. Robinson played [more]

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Report: Texans hope to keep David Johnson on reduced salary

The Texans cut Duke Johnson on Friday. They want to keep David Johnson. Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports the Texans and Johnson have mutual interest in the running back’s return. Johnson is under contract, but the team wants him to take a paycut. Johnson, 29, has a salary cap number of $8.812 million, [more]

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Dowell Loggains joins Penn State as an offensive analyst

We’ve seen several NFL coaches drop down to the collegiate ranks after losing jobs in recent years and Dowell Loggains has joined the list of people making that move. According to multiple reports, Loggains is joining Penn State head coach James Franklin’s staff as an offensive analyst. Loggains spent the last two years as the [more]

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Former Washington employees want NFL to make investigation findings public

As the NFL closes in on closing the investigation involving years of alleged and/or actual misconduct within the Washington Football Team, multiple former employees want to be sure that the matter isn’t swept under the rug. Via the Washington Post, two former employees sent a letter to Commissioner Roger Goodell on Thursday demanding that the [more]

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Dont’a Hightower, Patrick Chung, Marcus Cannon returning to Patriots in 2021

Tom Brady was not the only player whose departure from New England precipitated the Patriots’ first losing season in two decades. The Patriots also had more players opt out of the 2020 season than any other team in the league. The good news is, that means the Patriots are getting some key players back. Patriots [more]

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Nick Sirianni: OC Shane Steichen’s past work with young QBs is huge

Now that Nick Sirianni’s new team has agreed to send Carson Wentz to Sirianni’s old team, the Eagles will have a new opening-day starter in 2021. Philadelphia does have the sixth overall pick, which could be used on a QB. But whether it’s Jalen Hurts or someone else behind center in September, offensive coordinator Shane [more]

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Nate Solder wants to play in 2021

Giants tackle Nate Solder opted out in 2020. Nate Solder is opting back in for 2021. The veteran lineman recently told Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com that Solder intends to play this season, “as long as the situation is right.” Solder exercised his collectively-bargaining right to opt out last year, given the uncertainties of the pandemic. [more]

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