Patriots under Bill Belichick lead the league in draft trades, by far

As the draft approaches, there’s plenty of uncertainty. One thing is certain — Patriots coach Bill Belichick will make trades. Consider this amazing nugget from Mike Reiss of ESPN.com. Since 2000, Belichick’s first year as coach and de facto G.M., the Patriots have made 83 trades during the draft. That’s an average of 3.77 trades [more]

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Chiefs not optimistic they’ll have a first-round grade on any players available at 29 and 30

The Chiefs own the 29th and 30th picks in Thursday night’s draft, but they’re not optimistic that a player with a first-round grade will still be available. Chiefs General Manager Brett Veach said the team has about 16 to 18 players with first-round grades, and it’s likely they’ll all be off the board when the [more]

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NFL embarks on increasing awareness of Thursday night switch to streaming

For nearly a decade, most of the NFL’s Thursday night package has been available on three-letter broadcast TV, with CBS, NBC, and Fox at one time or another holding the rights. This year, for the first time, the bulk of the Thursday games will stream on Amazon Prime. This requires the NFL and Amazon to [more]

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Chiefs president says all options are on the table for a potential new stadium

After Chiefs President Mark Donovan said recently that the team could leave Kansas City for a new stadium in the suburbs, the mayor of Kansas City quickly responded that the team ought to stay. In his latest comments, Donovan again said it’s possible the Chiefs could move elsewhere. Donovan said staying at Arrowhead Stadium, building [more]

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Doug Pederson: Jaguars “better be right” with our No. 1 overall pick

The Jaguars have had the first overall pick in the NFL draft two years in a row for a reason, and they can’t afford to miss on an opportunity to draft an impact player on Thursday night. That’s the word from Jaguars coach Doug Pederson, who said his team absolutely must get a player who’s [more]

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The Earl Thomas grievance against the Ravens is still pending

Friday’s Schefty-fueled announcement that Earl Thomas wants to play football again (if teams were truly interested, a favor from Schefty wouldn’t have been needed) served as a reminder that his prior time in the NFL ended in acrimony with the Ravens. More specifically, Thomas filed a grievance. Thomas was due to earn a guaranteed base [more]

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Mike Tomlin speaks at Dwayne Haskins’ funeral

On Friday morning in Pittsburgh, Dwayne Haskins was remembered by family, friends, and teammates. The 24-year-old died two weeks ago today in a South Florida traffic accident. Via Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com, most of the current members of the Steelers’ roster attended, including Cam Heyward, Mitchell Trubisky, and Diontae Johnson. Coach Mike Tomlin served as [more]

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