Jonathan Allen: We’re proud of winning the division, but we’re not shooting for 7-9

Heading into the 2021 season, the NFC East is widely thought of as one of the worst divisions in football. Its 2020 winner, Washington, made hosted a playoff game with a 7-9 record. That’s part of why even though the Football Team is coming off a title, one of the club’s veterans knows there’s more [more]

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Panthers to practice with Colts, Ravens this summer

Panthers head coach Matt Rhule said in May that he was hopeful that the team could finalize plans for joint practices with the Colts this summer and the team announced on Tuesday that they were able to make that a reality. The two teams will practice together in Indianapolis on August 12 and 13 before [more]

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Seahawks crowds will be back to full capacity this season

The 12s will be back in Seattle for the 2021 season. Seahawks crowds had been among the loudest in sports for many years before the COVID-19 pandemic led the team to play in front of empty stands for the entire 2020 season. They were able to go 12-4 and win the NFC West without fans [more]

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Jaylon Johnson: Shoulder 100 percent, mind “at ease” in second year with Bears

The Bears parted ways with Kyle Fuller this offseason, which leaves 2020 second-round pick Jaylon Johnson in line for the top cornerback job in Chicago. Johnson’s rookie season ended with a shoulder injury that forced him to miss the team’s final four games, but he said it is no longer a concern with training camp [more]

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Arch Manning could quickly cash on his name, image, likeness

The confluence of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision finding that the NCAA’s business model violates antitrust laws and the looming opening of the name, image, and likeness floodgates works to the benefit of plenty of players. One player stands out: Quarterback Arch Manning. He already has a valuable name. The son of Cooper Manning (pictured), [more]

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Antonio Brown’s probation terminated a year early

Last June, Antonio Brown received two years of probation after pleading no contest to three charges stemming from a January 2020 incident with a moving truck driver. But now, Brown’s probation is has been terminated a year early. Per NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, the criminal matter related to the case is now over. “In further [more]

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Nate Ebner out of Olympic rugby after surgery, plans to play in 2021 NFL season

Nate Ebner will not be an Olympian this year, but does plan to be an NFL player. Ebner, who was on the U.S. Olympic rugby team in 2016 and had been planning to compete again in Tokyo next month, announced today that he will be unable to participate in the rugby team tryouts as he [more]

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