Dolphins Co-OC: We’re expecting to see a jump from Tua Tagovailoa

Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa displayed flashes of his potential as a rookie in 2020, but needs to display more progress in 2021. Miami has taken steps to help the quarterback do so, including drafting wide receiver Jaylen Waddle at No. 6 overall. And Tagovailoa’s teammates have said that the signal-caller seems more comfortable heading into his [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/3fe6glu

Cap charge for a Russell Wilson trade plummets next week

With the talk of a Julio Jones trade potentially happening after June 1, there’s another player who could still be traded — and whose trade would result in a much more manageable cap charge — as of next Wednesday. Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, if traded today, would prompt a $39 million cap acceleration. As of [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/2QQh0NM

No Aaron Rodgers at Packers OTAs

There was not much reason to believe quarterback Aaron Rodgers would be at the start of Packers organized team activities on Monday, so there wasn’t any reason for surprise when players reported for work in Green Bay. Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com passed along word that Rodgers was not among the players who reported for the [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/3bSFZai

Lions looking forward to “getting even more” from T.J. Hockenson

Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson took a big step forward during his second NFL season by catching 67 passes and making the Pro Bowl in 2020, but said recently that he thinks his ceiling is even higher. Hockenson’s position coach agrees with him. Ben Johnson joined the Lions staff in 2019 as an offensive quality [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/3ugAEA7

Falcons CEO Rich McKay wants Tommy Nobis in the Hall of Fame

Tommy Nobis was the first overall pick in the 1966 NFL draft and the first ever player on the Atlanta Falcons, an expansion team that year. He went on to win Rookie of the Year, he was a five-time Pro Bowler, he was on the 1960s All-Decade Team, he’s a member of the Falcons’ Ring [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/3fJTIRR

Saints have 87 percent OTA attendance, won’t have formal practices

The third phase of the NFL’s offseason programs got underway on Monday with the start of organized team activities and the NFLPA’s push to have players opt not to participate in in-person work will lead to a lot of attention being paid to who takes part. Saints head coach Sean Payton offered a look into [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/3oSGrLe

What can the Falcons get for Julio Jones?

Four weeks ago today, the Falcons launched a wafer-thinly-veiled effort to make sure the rest of the league knows that receiver Julio Jones is available to be traded, effective June 2. With news of no specific suitors emerging, the Falcons continue to push the notion that Jones can be had. The prevailing thought continues to [more]

Source Rumor Mill – ProFootballTalk https://ift.tt/34a4bAQ