Broncos intend to have a single owner again in 2022

The Broncos don’t have an owner. They haven’t had one since the late Pat Bowlen placed the team into the control of a three-person trust as his health failed. By next year, the team hopes to once again have one owner in charge of the team. Broncos president and CEO Joe Ellis, one of the [more]

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Andy Dalton: I’m focused on starting, not Justin Fields

The Bears made a big trade up the draft board in the first round to take quarterback Justin Fields, but they aren’t installing him as their starter right away. Andy Dalton signed with the Bears before Fields was drafted with the understanding that he’d be the team’s starting quarterback. Head coach Matt Nagy has stuck [more]

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Jets activate Marcus Maye from NFI list

Safety Marcus Maye‘s stay on the Jets’ non-football injury list was a short one. Maye went on the list last Friday after reporting to training camp, but the Jets announced late on Monday that Maye has been given the green light to practice. The Jets have their first practice of camp on Wednesday, so Maye [more]

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Benardick McKinney reworks contract, set for 2022 free agency

Details of the contract changes linebacker Benardrick McKinney and the Dolphins have agreed to ahead of the 2021 season have come to light. The Dolphins announced they restructured McKinney’s contract a couple of days ago without delving into any specifics. Field Yates of ESPN reports Wednesday that they have cut McKinney’s salary from $7.75 million [more]

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NFL’s obsession with ending holdouts could backfire on some teams

The latest labor deal makes it harder than ever for players under contract to hold out. As a result, this year’s ritual of players reporting to training camp has included, so far, not a single player under contract holding out. Here’s the question: With unhappy players unwilling based on the terms of the current labor [more]

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T.J. Ward chastises Ron Rivera for wanting his players to get vaccinated

Washington coach Ron Rivera survived cancer last year. With so many of his players refusing to get vaccinated against COVID, Rivera (who is at risk of serious complications given his cancer battle), is understandably frustrated. Former NFL safety T.J. Ward expressed no sympathy for Rivera on social media. “Just park the Riverboat,” Ward said. “His [more]

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NFL increases debt limit for purchasing controlling interest in teams

Franchise values are increasing, and they’ll continue to increase. That makes it harder to find persons who can afford to purchase NFL teams. To make it a little easier, the league has relaxed its rules for borrowing when buying the controlling interest in a team. As reported by Mike Ozanian of Forbes, and confirmed by [more]

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