John Elway will be an outside consultant to Broncos G.M. George Paton this season

John Elway would like a role with the new ownership of the Broncos, but it remains to be seen if that will be the case once the team is sold. Elway will continue have a role in the current operations, although it’s a less involved one than he’s had in the recent past. Mike Klis [more]

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Joe Buck becomes the next big broadcasting domino

His long-time NFL broadcast-booth partner has bolted Fox for ESPN. Will Joe Buck follow Troy Aikman? That’s the next big domino to fall in this game of broadcast bingo. (Sorry to mix board-game metaphors. But, hey, that’s Life.) Buck has one year left on his contract with Fox. Via Andrew Marchand of the New York [more]

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Competition Committee expects no changes to how NFL conducts replay reviews

The NFL isn’t planning any changes to replay in 2022. Competition Committee Rich McKay said the league’s view on replay is if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. “Replay had a pretty good year,” McKay told Judy Battista of NFL Media. McKay said the league thinks the replay assistant’s role in communicating with the referee [more]

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Playmakers arrives (at my house, finally)

It took a while, but it finally happened. Two copies of the final, hardcover edition of Playmakers recently arrived at my house. We opened the box last night; Macy didn’t seem to be impressed. The book officially lands in 16 days. It’s a close look at the past two decades in the NFL, with a [more]

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Patriots aren’t expected to increase ticket prices for 2022

Some teams are increasing ticket prices for 2022. Some aren’t. The Patriots reportedly will be in the “aren’t” category. Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports that the Patriots aren’t planning to increase ticket prices for the coming season. Reiss says a hike could happen in 2023, when renovations to Gillette Stadium are expected to be complete. [more]

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Recent podcast on Cowboys cheerleaders includes unflattering allegations about Jerry Jones

The irreconcilable disconnect between the Cowboys paying $2.4 million to settle voyeurism allegations and concluding that no wrongdoing occurred compels a much closer look at the situation. Content to close the books on the matter (and to accept the team’s investigation of itself), the NFL doesn’t plan to do so. That means others need to [more]

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Patriots are only team with no coach or executive speaking at Scouting Combine

One of the rituals of the Scouting Combine consists of having a parade of coaches and General Managers submit to questioning from the assembled reporters. It’s different from the usual press conferences, because the folks providing answers routinely face questions from reporters other than those who cover the team on a regular basis — and [more]

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