Who were the best movie football coaches?

Inspired directly by the fact that Sunday was Al Pacino’s 81st birthday and indirectly by the fact that the Oscars happened on Sunday night (I think), Monday’s PFT Live featured a draft-week draft of the best cinema football coaches of all time. Simms and I made our selections in the usual ping-pong style as we [more]

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Orlando Brown Jr.: I want to be here for a long time, I’ll take care of my part

Orlando Brown Jr. officially became a member of the Chiefs on Monday and the subject of how long the offensive tackle will be in Kansas City came up during a press conference. Brown is heading into the final year of the four-year contract he signed with the Ravens as a 2018 third-round pick and word [more]

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Brett Veach: Orlando Brown is certainly a special kid

The Chiefs took care of a significant need before the draft in trading for offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. Brown will now be able to realize his desire to play left tackle, and he’ll do it for one of the league’s best teams over the last three years. In a statement announcing the completion of [more]

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Mike Tomlin: It’s reasonable to expect a significant rise in Alex Highsmith’s play

When outside linebacker Bud Dupree went down with a torn ACL in December of last year, the Steelers started then-rookie Alex Highsmith for the rest of the season. Now with Dupree departing for the greener pastures of Tennessee in free agency, Highsmith is slated to take over that role full-time. During a pre-draft press conference [more]

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Weeks after trading up, the 49ers apparently still don’t know what they’re doing at No. 3

The first big mystery of the draft comes at No. 3, when the 49ers will choose between Alabama quarterback Mac Jones and quarterback Trey Lance. There’s another mystery that may linger for months if not years thereafter. When and how was the pick between Jones and Lance made? Was Jones the initial target, with Lance [more]

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Jon Robinson: Last year’s draft “certainly wasn’t a great situation for us”

Titans General Manager Jon Robinson said at a Monday press conference that he always puts pressure on himself to succeed in the draft, but there’s a bit more pressure than usual this year. Robinson chose tackle Isaiah Wilson with the 29th overall pick last year and Wilson is now out of the NFL after playing [more]

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FMIA Mock Draft: Mysteries, Trades and Guesswork As First Round Nears

The best thing I can say about my mock draft: I am cautiously optimistic about hitting my first two picks. Before you see my mock draft and commence tomato-throwing at your screens—Penei Sewell, dropping to seven?! You are nuts!!!—a few headlines about what’s coming this week, prepping for the 8 p.m. Thursday kickoff to the [more]

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