Vikings promote Ryan Monnens and Jamaal Stephenson to co-directors of player personnel

On Tuesday, the Vikings announced several changes in their personnel department, most notably the promotions of Ryan Monnens and Jamaal Stephenson to co-directors of player personnel. Monnes and Stephenson are both entering their 20th season with the Vikings and will oversee all college and pro scouting operations and personnel decisions under General Manager Rick Spielman. [more]

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Eli Manning: I think both sides needed a little parting, but I’m excited to be back with Giants

The Giants announced on Monday that Eli Manning is officially back with the franchise in a business operations and fan engagement role. In an interview with the team’s website, Manning said he’s excited to return where he spent his entire professional career. But he also noted he was grateful that he could spend some time [more]

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James Conner: I bring leadership, hard-nosed football to Arizona

Chase Edmonds has been a complementary back throughout his time in the NFL, but the departure of Kenyan Drake as a free agent this offseason offered him a chance to move up to the top rung of the depth chart for the first time. Edmonds said he is “ready to run through a damn wall” [more]

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Jaylen Twyman is expected to be released from the hospital this week

Though Vikings rookie defensive tackle Jaylen Twyman was shot four times on Monday, he escaped serious injury and is expected be released from the hospital this week. Twyman’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN that his client was shot in the arm, leg, buttocks, and shoulder. “There doesn’t appear to be any long-term injuries that would [more]

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Drew Lock has high expectations for Noah Fant in 2021

Broncos tight end Noah Fant said this offseason that his “ultimate goal” is to be the best tight end in the league and that he believes he can get there with a stronger focus on consistency. He’s not the only person who thinks he’s capable of more after catching 102 passes for 1,235 yards and [more]

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J.K. Dobbins working to eliminate mistakes, be “great” as a receiver

Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins did a lot of good things during his rookie season, but he came up short on a couple of passes thrown his way in the team’s playoff loss to the Bills. Dobbins dropped those passes en route to a 17-3 loss and that helped set the focus for his first [more]

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NCAA has no choice but to open the NIL floodgates

The clock has been ticking for the NFL. The alarm is now going off. Monday’s narrow ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court and broad warning in a concurring opinion from Justice Brett Kavanaugh puts the NCAA on notice. Any restriction on the ability of individuals to get compensated, directly or indirectly, will come under attack. [more]

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