Steve Keim: Kyler Murray’s contract gave us opportunity to be aggressive this offseason

The Cardinals made a big splash in free agency before the new league year started when they signed defensive end J.J. Watt and they continued to make moves throughout the month of March. Arizona signed wide receiver A.J. Green, cornerback Malcolm Butler, kicker Matt Prater, safety Shawn Williams, and guard Brian Winters while also trading [more]

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Arthur Smith: Late-game situations require confidence and trust

The Falcons have compiled an 18-30 record over the past three seasons, and Arthur Smith has been hired as head coach to correct that. One of his key tasks will be improving the team’s performance in late-game situations, where Atlanta has developed a unique penchant for blowing leads. In a recent interview with Jeff Schultz [more]

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Sean Payton: Drew Brees retirement won’t fully hit until we do football work

Saints head coach Sean Payton knew that the day would come when Drew Brees was no longer the team’s starting quarterback and moves for Taysom Hill and Jameis Winston in recent years were made with an eye on life after Brees. Brees announced his retirement last month, which set the wheels for succession in motion [more]

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Patrick Mahomes still in protective boot, says foot “all good”

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes underwent surgery to repair a toe injury after Super Bowl LV and gave an update on his recovery on Sunday. Mahomes’ fiancee shared an Easter picture of the couple with their daughter that showed Mahomes is still wearing a protective boot on his foot. Former Colts punter Pat McAfee replied with [more]

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Dan Orlovsky regrets not having more “clarity and specificity” in his Justin Field comments

ESPN declined comment to PFT regarding the public back-and-forth between colleagues Kirk Herbstreit and Dan Orlovsky sparked by Orlovsky’s controversial remarks regarding Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields. Orlovsky provided further comment regarding his remarks, but not about Herbsteit’s reaction to them, to Peter King of Football Morning in America. Here’s the key paragraph from King’s [more]

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NFL likely to eliminate Week 1 MNF doubleheader

Since 2006, the NFL has concluded every Week One with a Monday night doubleheader. That tradition may come to an end in 2021. Peter King reports in this week’s Football Morning in America that the NFL plans to scrap the doubleheader and ESPN is likely to have one Monday night game in Week One this [more]

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Bucs’ Carlton Davis tweets anti-Asian slur

Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis used an anti-Asian slur on Twitter Sunday night, then offered an apology while also suggesting there was nothing offensive of the use of the term. On Sunday evening, Davis tweeted, “Gotta stop letting g–ks in Miami,” using an offensive term that refers to Vietnamese, Korean and Filipino people in a derogatory [more]

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