Derek Carr says he’s building “great” relationships with coach Josh McDaniels, GM Dave Ziegler

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr says he’s comfortable with the new leadership in Las Vegas. Carr said new head coach Josh McDaniels and General Manager Dave Ziegler have spent time with him getting on the same page from a football perspective, and he’s also getting to know them personally. “They’ve been super awesome. They’ve been great,” [more]

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Michael Bidwill: We’ve had good conversations nonstop with Kyler Murray

A report on Thursday night indicated that the Cardinals and quarterback Kyler Murray were on good terms despite some signs that the relationship wasn’t in a great place earlier this month and that was the same message that team owner Michael Bidwill sent on Friday. The chief reason why questions about the relationship cropped up [more]

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Wes Phillips: Running the ball is important, but winning is most important

With Kevin O’Connell on hand as the head coach, offensive coordinator Wes Phillips won’t be calling the plays for the Vikings in 2022 but he did share some insight into what the team’s approach is going to look like on that side of the ball when he held his first press conference since coming to [more]

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Panthers agree to three-year contract with Ian Thomas

The Panthers have bought back one of their pending free agents. Carolina announced on Friday that the club has agreed to terms on a three-year contract with tight end Ian Thomas. According to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, the deal is worth $16.5 million with $8 million fully guaranteed. He’ll receive $6.435 million in cash in [more]

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Colts hiring Nate Ollie as defensive line coach

With Gus Bradley installed as the Colts’ new defensive coordinator, the rest of the club’s defensive staff is taking shape. According to multiple reports, Indianapolis is hiring Nate Ollie to be the team’s defensive line coach. Ollie, 30, spent the 2021 season as the Jets’ assistant defensive line coach. He previously worked for the Eagles [more]

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18 days to Playmakers

I used to encourage folks to pre-order my book, Playmakers. I’ve decided to stop doing that. I’m stopping because, with the release of Playmakers only 18 days away, it’s not really a “pre-order” at this point. It’s just an order. You order it now, and you’ll have it in 18 days. Ideally, that is. The [more]

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Report: Amazon, Fox will call Tom Brady about analyst gig

The world is Tom Brady’s oyster. Multiple networks are interested in shucking his skills in a broadcast booth. Among the many useful nuggets to emerge from Andrew Marchand of the New York Post this week regarding the lottery-prize merry-go-round in the presentation of NFL games on TV is this — both Fox and Amazon will [more]

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