Broncos expect Ja’Wuan James to start at right tackle and play well

The Broncos have only had right tackle Ja'Wuan James on the field for three games since signing him as a free agent in 2019, but that hasn’t dimmed their expectations for his role in 2021. James hurt his knee in his first year with the team and opted out of playing last year, which has [more]

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DC Joe Woods: Browns will be more versatile this year

Browns defensive end Myles Garrett took a look at the moves that the team has made on defense this offseason and shared his belief that the unit will be a “very scary” one to play against in 2021. Defensive coordinator Joe Woods didn’t discuss the group’s fear factor on Thursday, but he does think the [more]

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Betting line typo in Browns-Chiefs playoff prop costs BetMGM $10,500

The house always wins. Except when it doesn’t. Via the Associated Press, BetMGM had a typo in a betting line for a prop bet during the Browns-Chiefs playoff game in January. Only nine bettors seized on the mistake; it still cost the sports book $10,000. BetMGM also had to pay another $500 to the New [more]

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Ron Rivera was “scared to death” to play Alex Smith, who found coaches’ attitudes “patronizing”

Alex Smith was recognized as the Comeback Player of the Year for recovering from a devastating leg injury and returning to quarterback Washington to the playoffs last season. But while the story was unfolding, he and his coaches did not see eye to eye. Specifically, Smith says that he grew frustrated by the coaching staff [more]

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Zach Wilson has asked Sanchez, Pennington, McCown what it’s like to play for the Jets

It won’t become official until Thursday night, but BYU quarterback Zach Wilson is all set to become a Jet. Wilson has contacted Mark Sanchez, Chad Pennington and Josh McCown to pick their brains about what it’s like to play for the Jets and in New York City, according to Aditi Kinkhabwala of NFL Network. Sanchez [more]

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Bucs would be comfortable selecting a quarterback “if things align”

The Buccaneers have only two quarterbacks on their roster, and their starter turns 44 in August. At some point, Tampa Bay will have to start thinking about the future at the position. Is that time now? Tom Brady is signed through 2022 and plans to play at least two more seasons. Ryan Griffin is the [more]

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Robert Saleh sees no risk in playing a rookie quarterback

The Jets traded with the Colts in 2018 to move up to select Sam Darnold with the third overall choice. The Jets traded Darnold to the Panthers after only three seasons. They will try to find their franchise quarterback again next week. The Jets are expected to select BYU quarterback Zach Wilson with the second [more]

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