Sam Darnold told Jets they were “making a mistake” by trading him

It was hardly a surprise to anyone last year when the Jets elected to move on from quarterback Sam Darnold in favor of drafting Zach Wilson. But that didn’t stop Darnold from making his feelings known to New York’s management on his way out the door. In an appearance on the Bussin’ with the Boys [more]

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Tom Brady was very close to officially joining the Dolphins, initially as an owner

When Tom Brady retired on February 1, his next move already was coming into focus. Per multiple sources, Brady eventually would have been introduced as a minority owner of the Dolphins. The announcement would have been made as soon as the following week, which was the week that preceded the Super Bowl. When we reported [more]

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Lacrosse player turned D2 QB Jared Bernhardt getting a look at receiver from Broncos

Jared Bernhardt has had an unusual athletic career: At Maryland he won the Tewaaraton Award as the nation’s best lacrosse player. Then he decided to play football, transferred to Division 2 Ferris State, won their starting quarterback job, and led them to the national championship. And now he’s trying to make it in the NFL [more]

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Patrick Mahomes working with JuJu Smith-Schuster, other new Chiefs

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has to acclimate himself to a number of new receiving targets ahead of the 2022 season and he’s getting a jump start on the process this week. The Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill and saw Byron Pringle and Demarcus Robinson leave via free agency in recent weeks. They’ve signed JuJu Smith-Schuster, Marquez [more]

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Robert Kraft: We’re making changes to take advantage of what Nelson Agholor, Jonnu Smith do best

The Patriots were one of the busiest teams in free agency last year and their activity included signing wide receiver Nelson Agholor and tight end Jonnu Smith to contracts. Neither player produced at the level the team was likely hoping to see when the deals were struck. Agholor posted 896 yards on 48 catches with [more]

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Rob Gronkowski: Tom Brady will be able to play until he’s at least 50 years old

Rob Gronkowski predicted when Tom Brady announced his retirement that Brady would be back. He was proven right even sooner than he expected. Gronkowski said on Jimmy Kimmel Live that he was expecting Brady to return but possibly after taking a full season off, and that he could easily see the 44-year-old Brady playing until [more]

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Dick Vermeil chooses Carl Peterson to present him at the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Dick Vermeil has chosen Carl Peterson as his presenter at the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Vermeil and Peterson were closely linked for decades: Peterson was an assistant on Vermeil’s staffs at UCLA and the Eagles in the 1970s, and Peterson was the general manager of the Chiefs who persuaded Vermeil to come [more]

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