Brian Flores downplays Tua Tagovailoa’s recent admission that he didn’t know the playbook in 2020

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa recently made a candid admission about failure to fully know the team’s playbook in 2020. On Friday, his head coach was asked about it for the first time. “He’s comparing last year to where he is right now,” Brian Flores told reporters, via Joe Schad of the Palm Beach Post. “I [more]

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Malik Hooker visits Steelers

Free agent safety Malik Hooker remains unsigned but is continuing to line up visits. Hooker visited the Steelers yesterday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. The last time we heard from Hooker was a month ago, when he visited the Dolphins. He has also visited the Cowboys. The Colts chose Hooker with the 15th overall [more]

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Patriots RB coach Ivan Fears: Rhamondre Stevenson reminds me of LeGarrette Blount

Ivan Fears has been coaching running backs in New England for the last two decades and that gives him a pretty good idea about what kinds of backs fit in the Patriots Offense. One back who did well during his time with the team was LeGarrette Blount. He scored 43 touchdowns in 57 regular season [more]

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Does the new USFL have the legal right to call itself the USFL?

As former USFL head coach Lee Corso would say, “Not so fast, my friend.” (Personally, I prefer his other catch phrase.) The USFL is back. But it may not be really back. Via Paul Domowitch of the Philadelphia Inquirer, a question has emerged as to whether the reincarnated USFL has the legal right to the [more]

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DJ Chark on Trevor Lawrence: “He don’t mind slinging it”

Wide receiver DJ Chark has not played with the best of quarterbacks over the first few years of his career. But as Chark enters his fourth season, Trevor Lawrence could change that. Chark told reporters on Thursday that “The talent is definitely there” for the No. 1 overall pick. “He don’t mind throwing it; he [more]

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Greg Olsen’s son getting heart transplant

Former NFL tight end Greg Olsen said recently that his 8-year-old son TJ may need a heart transplant, and today Olsen revealed that he will be getting the transplant. Olsen wrote on Twitter that he found out last night that TJ will receive a heart transplant. “Today is a day of mixed emotions,” Olsen wrote. [more]

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David Culley: Tyrod Taylor’s leadership and experience is invaluable

Tyrod Taylor has seen life in the NFL through a variety of lenses over the years. He came into the league as a sixth-round pick and won a Super Bowl ring during his four years as a backup with the Ravens before going to a Pro Bowl during his run as the starter for the [more]

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