Ben Roethlisberger: Knowing there’s a QB competition will be good for Mason Rudolph

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger‘s pending retirement raises the question, “Who’s next?” In theory, Mason Rudolph could be the answer. Pittsburgh drafted him in the third round of the 2018 draft and he’s started 10 games for the club — including eight in the 2019 season when Roethlisberger missed most of the year with an elbow [more]

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Report: NFL abandons the Wonderlic test

Ding dong the Wonderlic is dead. In a memo distributed to all NFL teams on Wednesday, a copy of which was obtained by Rob Maaddi of the Associated Press, the league explained that the 50-question test of general intelligence will be eliminated from the pre-draft process. Long a source of controversy given the irrelevance of [more]

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Joe Mixon tests positive for COVID-19

Bengals running back Joe Mixon has tested positive for COVID-19. Mixon tested positive today and has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Browns, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The Bengals are currently getting hit hard by COVID-19, with safety Vonn Bell, linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither, defensive end Trey Hendrickson, center Trey Hopkins and [more]

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NFL declines to comment on the Hub Arkush/Aaron Rodgers MVP voting situation

Hub Arkush, one of only 50 people who hold ballots for the annual Associated Press NFL awards, admitted on Tuesday that he won’t vote for Aaron Rodgers for MVP, not because of Rodgers’s performance but because of personal considerations. It remains to be seen whether the AP will strip Arkush of his vote; the annual [more]

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Colts activate Luke Rhodes from COVID-19 reserve list

The Colts do not have any players left on their COVID-19 reserve list. The team announced on Wednesday that they have activated long snapper Luke Rhodes from the list. He was the only player on the list after quarterback Carson Wentz and others came off of it ahead of last Sunday’s loss to the Raiders. [more]

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Patrick Mahomes: Our focus is winning this week and the postseason will handle itself

The Chiefs were in the driver’s seat to claim the AFC’s No. 1 seed entering Week 17. Then Kansas City lost to Cincinnati. Now the two-time defending AFC champions still have a chance to claim the top spot and a first-round playoff bye. But it will require defeating the Broncos on Saturday afternoon and the [more]

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Would anyone sign Antonio Brown?

The fact that the Buccaneers said on Sunday that receiver Antonio Brown is no longer on the team, coupled with the fact that he remains on the team, has sparked growing speculation that the team is indeed trying to keep Brown from landing elsewhere. This presumes that someone would claim Brown on waivers or sign [more]

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