Bills players refusing to answer media questions about whether they’ve been vaccinated

It’s critical for everyone to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but it’s particularly important to NFL teams, as the league will likely relax some of the restrictions on teams once they have 85 percent of their rosters vaccinated. So it’s easy to understand why players are getting asked if they’re doing their part. On the Bills, [more]

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How can the NFL balance media access with mental health?

Reporters who cover the NFL have in recent years become more and more sensitive to the mental health of the men who play professional football. As long, that is, as the sensitivity to mental health doesn’t threaten media access to players after every game, no matter how agonizing the outcome. That’s the balance that needs [more]

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Bengals sign first-round pick Ja’Marr Chase

The Bengals have wrapped up some important business, singing their remaining two 2021 draftees. Cincinnati announced Wednesday morning that first-round pick Ja'Marr Chase and third-round pick Joseph Ossai put pen to paper on their standard four-year deals. Chase’s contract comes with a fifth-year option, which Cincinnati will have to decide on in the spring of [more]

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Christian Darrisaw not practicing with groin pull

Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has liked what he’s seen from first-round pick Christian Darrisaw. But the offensive tackle won’t be on the field for Wednesday’s OTA practice. Zimmer said Wednesday morning that Darrisaw has “a little groin pull” and would likely be held out of the session. But otherwise the reviews for the 23rd [more]

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Bengals place Dan Godsil on reserve/retired list

The Bengals shelled out some extra dough to get long snapper Dan Godsil in the organization earlier this year, but he won’t be on the team come September. The team announced that Godsil has been placed on the reserve/retired list. The move takes him off the roster, but the Bengals will hold onto his rights [more]

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What happens if Aaron Rodgers doesn’t show up?

A recent report from another publication included this clear, unambiguous, and unmistakable remark: “The Packers would trade Rodgers if they believed he was truly committed to never playing for them again.” This statement implies that the Packers don’t believe he is truly committed to never playing for them again. Which means that, to the extent [more]

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Ben Roethlisberger: “Going to be different” without Maurkice Pouncey

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was emotional while sitting on the bench with center Maurkice Pouncey at the end of last season’s playoff loss to the Browns and that reaction foreshadowed Pouncey’s retirement announcement early in the offseason. Pouncey had been snapping the ball to Roethlisberger since 2010, so it has been a long time since [more]

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