Christian McCaffrey: I think Sam Darnold knows how to get the best out of everybody

The offseason quarterback carousel brought Sam Darnold to the Panthers and so far it seems like a solid fit. While checking in at training camp on Tuesday, running back Christian McCaffrey touted Darnold’s leadership qualities, noting the quarterback “knows how to get the best out of everybody around him.” McCaffrey also said the rest of [more]

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What did Aaron Rodgers really get from the Packers?

Our long regional nightmare is over. Aaron Rodgers is back. And at a time when some are twisting themselves in knots to characterize this as some sort of a major win for Rodgers, it’s not. It’s definitely not. Make no mistake about it. Rodgers caved. Rodgers folded. Rodgers surrendered. Once the restructured deal between the [more]

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Brian Flores: Excited to work with Xavien Howard, conversations will be confidential

In June, Dolphins head coach Brian Flores said that the team was in a “unique situation” with cornerback Xavien Howard because of Howard’s desire for a new contract after he signed an extension with he team in 2019. Flores made those comments when Howard was absent from mandatory minicamp and they did not come to [more]

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Bengals sign Gunnar Vogel

The Bengals have added to their depth along the offensive line, signing tackle Gunnar Vogel. An undrafted free agent out of Northwestern, Vogel spent time with the Bears during the offseason program. Chicago waived him after minicamp in mid-June. Vogel started 18 games over the his last two seasons for the Wildcats. The Bengals full [more]

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Aaron Rodgers shows up for training camp

It’s just a matter of time before he says to reporters, possibly with a wry smile, “What’s the big deal?” The big deal is this. After months of carefully and strategically manipulating the news (while hardly saying a word), quarterback Aaron Rodgers has reported to the Packers for training camp. That’s significant because, once a [more]

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Bill Belichick on QBs: Every one of us has to establish our level of performance

The Patriots drafted quarterback Mac Jones at No. 15 overall in the spring, setting him up to take over as New England’s QB1 at some point in the near future. But entering training camp, the starting job still presumably belongs to Cam Newton — who has said he feels much more comfortable entering his second [more]

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Madden has no 99 edge rushers

The folks at Madden are publishing on a daily basis the initial ratings at the various positions for the upcoming edition of the game. (For those of us who play Ultimate Team, all that matters is our collection current and historical 99s will soon give way to 59s. Again.) At edge rusher, the folks at [more]

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