NFL threatens to take draft picks from teams that pose improper questions to draft prospects

Every year, we hear stories about questionable questions being posed to draft prospects. There’s no question that the NFL is finally taking the situation seriously, especially because these questions have caused both P.R. problems and, apparently, legal issues for the NFL. In a memo recently sent to all teams, the league office threatened to strip [more]

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Tony Corrente will retire after the season

Another tenured and experienced referee will be stepping away from the game. Referee Tony Corrente will retire after the 2021 season, according to FootballZebras.com. Corrente, 70, joined the NFL in 1995 as a back judge. He became a referee in 1998. He worked 20 postseason games, including Super Bowl XLI. Eleven years ago, Corrente worked [more]

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Cordarrelle Patterson asks to play defense on Sunday

Atlanta’s Cordarrelle Patterson has been one of the NFL’s most versatile players this season, with 607 rushing yards, 547 receiving yards and 434 kickoff return yards. But with one game to go, Patterson has more he wants to do. Specifically, Patterson wrote on Twitter that he wants defensive coordinator Dean Pees to let him play [more]

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Darius Leonard: No matter what it is, Carson Wentz wants to be the best

The Colts will clinch a playoff berth with a victory over the Jaguars on Sunday. It would put quarterback Carson Wentz back in the postseason in his first year with Indianapolis. The No. 2 overall pick of the 2016 draft has started all 16 games for Indianapolis this year, completing 62.6 percent of his passes [more]

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Myles Jack: Next Jags coach should be leader of men who is all about winning

The Jaguars’ season will come to an end on Sunday, but they’re already working toward next year in Jacksonville. Head coaching interviews are underway as the team looks for a permanent replacement for Urban Meyer after Meyer’s jump from college to the pros turned out to be a total disaster. Linebacker Myles Jack said that [more]

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Mike Tomlin “certainly” ready to handle DC duties if Keith Butler remains in COVID protocols

Mike Tomlin is wrapping up his 15th regular season as the Steelers’ head coach and the final game of the season may see him play a role he hasn’t played since his last year with another team. Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler is in COVID protocols and Tomlin would take over those duties if Butler [more]

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Nathaniel Hackett to interview with Jaguars during Packers’ bye week

Word last weekend was that Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett would not interview for the Jaguars’ head coaching vacancy before the end of the regular season and this week has unfolded without Hackett speaking to the team. Hackett isn’t going to wait until the Packers are totally done playing, however. He told reporters on Thursday [more]

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