Colts sign Stephon Gilmore

The top available free agent has found his next team. Veteran cornerback Stephon Gilmore is signing with the Colts. Gilmore was the No. 18 player on our list of the NFL’s Top 100 free agents, and the highest-ranked player who wasn’t already spoken for. (Tyrann Mathieu is now our top-ranked available player.) Last season Gilmore [more]

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Derek Carr: Josh McDaniels has something for everybody in his playbook

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr went through several offensive playbooks and play-callers early on in his career. But things were more consistent over the last few years until Jon Gruden’s abrupt resignation set off a chain of events that eventually led to Josh McDaniels becoming the team’s head coach in January. Now entering his ninth season, [more]

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Federal judge declines to block USFL from using names and logos, with a caveat

The hearing wasn’t supposed to happen until April 18. It happened yesterday. So did the ruling. The new USFL can proceed with names and logos that potentially infringe on rights held by the original USFL, which debuted in 1983. As explained by Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal, Judge John Walter concluded that the original [more]

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Darian Thompson visited with Colts on Thursday

The Colts have expressed interest in free-agent cornerback Stephon Gilmore, though no deal has been reached as of yet. But the club also has met with another potential piece for the secondary this week. Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Media, Indianapolis had veteran safety Darian Thompson in for a free-agent visit on Thursday. Thompson has [more]

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Report: Kenny Pickett to visit Lions next week

There’s a wide range of opinions about where Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett should land in this year’s draft and one team with picks at both ends of the first round is reportedly set to spend some time with him next week. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Pickett is set to visit with the [more]

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Tua Tagovailoa on Dolphins moves: “Looking forward to making use” of opportunity

The Dolphins may have had wandering eyes when it comes to the quarterback position, but Tua Tagovailoa remains in place as the starter and he heads into the 2022 season with an upgraded supporting cast. Offseason moves have brought Tyreek Hill and Cedrick Wilson to the wide receiving corps and the backfield now features running [more]

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Running backs likely to be shut out of this year’s first round

Don’t expect to see a running back selected in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft. The top running back prospects this year — including Breece Hall, Isaiah Spiller and Kenneth Walker — appear destined to go no higher than the second round, as teams just aren’t as willing to invest major draft resources [more]

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