T.J. Hockenson on Jared Goff: That guy just has a different mentality

While a different Lions regime selected T.J. Hockenson with the eighth pick of the 2019 draft, the tight end still figures to be a cornerstone of Detroit’s offense in 2021. But someone new is throwing him passes this year in Jared Goff. During an appearance on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football on Tuesday, Hockenson spoke [more]

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David Montgomery: Last year wasn’t enough

Bears running back David Montgomery posted better numbers in his second season than he did in his rookie campaign, but it was not a year that satisfied all of his wishes. Montgomery had 1,508 yards from scrimmage during the 2020 season and helped the Bears make the playoffs last season. Both of those things were [more]

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Brandon Beane downplays vaccination issues within Bills organization

No team has been more associated with issues surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine than the Bills, as some of their players have made ignorant comments about the vaccine, while General Manager Brandon Beane has mused about cutting players if they won’t get vaccinated, earning a rebuke from the NFL Players Association. But Beane says there’s less [more]

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Washington QB coach Ken Zampese raves about Ryan Fitzpatrick

Ken Zampese has been Ryan Fitzpatrick‘s position coach twice. The first time, Zampese was the quarterbacks coach for the Bengals when Fitzpatrick was in Cincinnati in 2007 and 2008. And now Zampese is the quarterbacks coach for the Football Team with Fitzpatrick in Washington in 2021. Zampese says the amount Fitzpatrick has grown as a [more]

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Former Giants head coach Jim Fassel dies at 71

Former New York Giants head coach Jim Fassel has died at the age of 71. According to Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times, Dallas Cowboys special teams coordinator John Fassel, Jim’s son, confirmed his father’s passing. Fassel experienced chest pains Monday and was taken to a hospital before having a heart attack while under [more]

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Navy won’t let Cameron Kinley delay commission to play for Bucs

The Buccaneers signed cornerback Cameron Kinley as an undrafted free agent in May, but it does not look like he will get a chance to try to make the team this summer. Kinley went to the United States Naval Academy and, per multiple reports, his bid to delay his commission in order to play football [more]

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Ja’Wuan James agrees to two-year deal with Ravens

Monday’s been a busy day for Ja’Wuan James. James filed a grievance against the Broncos because the team released him and voided guarantees in his contract after he tore his Achilles working out away from the facility in April. That injury did not keep the Ravens from expressing interest in signing James, however, and Adam [more]

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