Seahawks thought K.J. Wright would be signed by now, leave door open for return

One of the most productive players for the Seattle Seahawks of the last decade remains a free agent over a month after the process began. Linebacker K.J. Wright is still unsigned and in search of somewhere to play the 2021 season after a very strong season for the team last year that including changing positions [more]

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Nick Saban disputes criticism of Christian Barmore

Nick Saban has seen some of the criticism of Alabama defensive tackle Christian Barmore, prompting the coach to stump for his former player. Saban refutes the idea that Barmore was resistant to coaching. “We never had any issues here with him at all when it came to structure, whether it was football or academics,’’ Saban [more]

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Dak Prescott “close to 100 percent” and “feeling game-ready”

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said Tuesday that Dak Prescott has made “a lot of progress” in the quarterback’s rehab. Prescott confirmed that Wednesday, telling Tiki and Tierney that he is nearing a full recovery. “I’m excited. I’m back. I’m healthy,” Prescott said. “I’m getting close to being 100 percent. I’m feeling game-ready. It was a [more]

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Which teams would try to trade for Deshaun Watson?

If the lawyers on both sides of the Deshaun Watson litigation have indeed decided to trade public squabbles for private negotiations, and if they can work out a settlement of the 22 civil claims pending against the Texans quarterback before or during the draft, a trade could happen. So who would trade for him? John [more]

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Pete Carroll: Russell Wilson is “as jacked as he has ever been”

John Schneider and Pete Carroll talked for more than hour Wednesday. The overarching message: There is nothing to see here. The Seahawks believe they have repaired the relationship with their franchise quarterback, but Russell Wilson‘s feelings are unclear. Does he feel the same? “Right now he is as jacked up as he has ever been,” [more]

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Will 49ers trade Jimmy Garoppolo this weekend?

The 49ers will add a quarterback tomorrow night with the third overall selection in the draft. Will they subtract one before the end of the coming weekend? Speculation has intensified in recent days that the 49ers will trade Jimmy Garoppolo before or during the draft. Peter King dusted off the subject in Monday’s Football Morning [more]

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Terry Fontenot: We hold Julio Jones in high regard, but we have to look at every option

The Falcons continue to signal that they’re open to trading wide receiver Julio Jones. General Manger Terry Fontenot had a chance to squash the thought that they could do so in an interview with Fox 5 Atlanta earlier this week, and he didn’t. Fontenot then reiterated his same points when asked about Jones on Wednesday, [more]

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