Aaron Rodgers draws criticism for playing it too safe

For two straight years, the Packers have secured the No. 1 seed in the NFC. For two straight years, the Packers have failed to parlay the top seed into a Super Bowl appearance. Yes, a stunning failure of special teams fueled the latest collapse. But quarterback Aaron Rodgers also hasn’t performed at Aaron Rodgers levels [more]

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Bengals safety Ricardo Allen retires

Super Bowl LVI will be the last game of Ricardo Allen‘s career. Allen, a safety who played for the Bengals last season, announced his retirement. “I’ve always wondered how it would feel giving up what most people would consider to be ‘most of me’, and that’s being a professional athlete. But, the truth is, I’m [more]

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Voidable years could make Odell Beckham Jr. eligible for injury protection under CBA

Last Sunday, Rams receiver Odell Beckham Jr. suffered a non-contact ACL tear during the first half of the Super Bowl, after catching two passes for 52 yards and a touchdown. Beckham will be a free agent in less than a month. Given his looming rehab and the amount of time required to return from the [more]

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On opening drive of Super Bowl, should Bengals have punted?

Twitter is rife with reminders that there’s no football to watch today. Here’s an idea — watch the Super Bowl again. That’s what I’m doing. And I’ll have some thoughts as I do it. I’ll post some of them, because I’m bored. Because there’s no football to watch today. Here’s an item regarding the first [more]

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Future of Sunday Ticket remains very fluid

The NFL’s deal with DirecTV to broadcast the Sunday Ticket package expires after the 2022 season. At this point, the only semi-certainty is that the long-time relationship with DirecTV will end. Where the product goes continues to be an open question. It started as a satellite service. It will become, as of 2023, a full-blown [more]

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With Pepsi out, NFL looks for someone to pay up to $50 million to sponsor Super Bowl halftime show

Last Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show was the tenth to carry the Pepsi name. For now, it’s the last. As recently reported by Terry Lefton of Sports Business Journal, Pepsi will not be sponsoring the Super Bowl halftime show moving forward. Pepsi is expected to continue to be an NFL sponsor, along with its corporate [more]

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Rich Ohrnberger doubles down on claims of Tom Brady, Bruce Arians dysfunction

Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians tried to shout down former NFL player Rich Ohrnberger. It didn’t work. After Arians’s characteristically profane (and I’m fine with that) response to Ohrnberger’s Friday claim of a tense and souring relationship in Tampa between Arians and quarterback Tom Brady, Ohrnberger doubled down with a series of Saturday night tweets. Ohrnberger [more]

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