NFL owners passed resolution that could lead to a Black Friday game on Amazon Prime

An NFL game could be played on Black Friday and streamed on Amazon’s Prime Video surface as a result of a resolution quietly passed by the league’s owners. The resolution allows the league to schedule an additional short-week game beyond those already part of the normal scheduling process, according to Peter King in Football Morning [more]

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Phillip Lindsay: I want to find a team that’s going to use me the right way

Phillip Lindsay spent his first three seasons in Denver before bouncing around last season. He played 10 games for the Texans and four for the Dolphins in 2021. He became a free agent in March and remains unsigned. “Honestly, for me, it’s about finding the right opportunity, finding the right fit for me,” Lindsay said, [more]

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Betting on draft picks highlights the importance of protecting inside information

The first nine sections of Playmakers look to the past. The tenth section of Playmakers looks to the future. The future remains bright for the NFL, mainly because it’s the NFL. But there are challenges. Many come from the ongoing spread of legalized gambling, a dynamic the NFL loathed until the moment the NFL realized [more]

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Najee Harris prepares to fill leadership void on Steelers offense

Ben Roethlisberger is gone. JuJu Smith-Schuster is gone. Key offensive linemen from recent years (Maurkice Pouncey, Alejandro Villanueva, David DeCastro) are long gone. The Steelers need leaders on offense. Enter Najee Harris. The talented and engaging running back appeared on Friday’s PFT Live. When asked about what he personally hopes to do in his second [more]

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Malik Willis, Kenny Pickett lead the draft odds at quarterback, with some interesting wrinkles

The draft happens in four days. Even in a year with not many teams having first-round eyes on quarterbacks, all eyes will be on the quarterbacks. As a result, we’ve been eyeing various odds set by PointsBet for the upcoming selection process, as it relates to quarterbacks. The over-under for quarterbacks taken in round one [more]

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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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