The 2022 Russell Wilson power play has unofficially begun

The game is afoot. Again. That’s the best way to interpret a Sunday Splash! report regarding the situation in Seattle. On the surface, it looks like a fairly obvious exercise in dot collecting. At a deeper level, it’s hard not to read the item from Adam Schefter of ESPN.com as the opening move in a [more]

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Jimmy Garoppolo won’t play Sunday, will need surgery after the season

The 49ers tried to create a sense of mystery as to the identity of their starting quarterback on Sunday against the Texans. The mystery is now conclusively resolved. Rookie Trey Lance gets the start. Oft-injured Jimmy Garoppolo won’t play, due to a ligament issue in his thumb. Multiple reports point to Lance getting an opportunity [more]

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Ravens planning on Tyler Huntley starting vs. Rams

Officially, the Ravens say quarterback Lamar Jackson has a chance to play today despite the ankle injury that kept him out of practice most of the week. But more likely, Tyler Huntley will start against the Rams. Jackson may see what he can do in pre-game warmups, but the expectation is that Huntley will start [more]

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Report: David Tepper is “unhappy and embarrassed” by the contract he gave to Matt Rhule

The headline to Friday’s article from Joseph Person of TheAthletic.com implies that Panthers coach Matt Rhule will return for a third season. The second paragraph sends a far different message. “[S]ources say owner David Tepper is unhappy and embarrassed after the $16 billion hedge fund manager gave Rhule a seven-year, $62 million deal to outbid [more]

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The report that Kirk Cousins “self-reported” symptoms is irrelevant

There’s an important nugget that got overlooked in Friday’s news that Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins tested positive for COVID-19. The information is irrelevant, but the motivation for the leaking of it has significance. Cousins reportedly self-reported symptoms to the Vikings before his positive test. Because he’s unvaccinated, the self-reporting of symptoms doesn’t matter. He’s tested [more]

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NFL Week 17 injury report roundup: Lamar Jackson questionable again this week

Thursday Night Football is over, which means that Week 17 kicks off on Sunday afternoon and that there will be 15 games being played over the course of the day. All 30 of the teams playing in those games have handed in their final injury reports of the week and we have all of them [more]

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Dan Reeves, player and coach who participated in nine Super Bowls, dies at 77

Dan Reeves, an NFL player, assistant coach and head coach who retired having participated in a then-record nine Super Bowls, has died at the age of 77. A quarterback at South Carolina better known for his running ability than his passing, Reeves signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cowboys in 1965 and initially [more]

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