Todd Bowles: No handcuffs on offense, whatever we have to do to win

Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich said recently that “everything should be status quo” on the team’s offense after the change in head coaches this offseason and it doesn’t sound like Todd Bowles will be spending too much time micromanaging Leftwich’s approach. Outside of their 2020 playoff run, the Bucs haven’t been terribly productive running the [more]

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Jaylon Johnson: Bears should throw Kyler Gordon, Jaquan Brisker into the fire

The Bears have made a lot of changes since hiring head coach Matt Eberflus and General Manager Ryan Poles early this year, but cornerback Jaylon Johnson remains on hand as he moves toward his third NFL season. While Johnson is a holdover, he’s fully embracing the overhaul. He said on Tuesday that it his mindset [more]

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Giants adding Maurice Canady, Khalil Dorsey

After releasing cornerback James Bradberry, the Giants are adding a couple of cornerbacks with ties to defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale. According to multiple reports, the club is signing veteran Maurice Canady. Khalil Dorsey is also signing with the club, per agency VMG Sports. Canady was a Ravens sixth-round pick in 2016 but has missed [more]

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Cardinals sign Trey McBride, two other picks

Tight end Trey McBride was the top Cardinals pick in this year’s draft and he’s now under contract in Arizona. The Cardinals announced that McBride was one of three picks to sign with the team on Tuesday night. He was joined by seventh-round picks Christian Matthew and Marquis Hayes, which leaves the club with two [more]

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Dolphins will have joint practices with Buccaneers

Mike McDaniel’s first summer as the Dolphins head coach will include joint practices with a pair of NFC teams. The Eagles announced that they’ll be working in Miami ahead of the third preseason game of the summer and McDaniel said at a Tuesday press conference the Dolphins will also be working with the Buccaneers. McDaniel [more]

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Ja’Marr Chase: We have to roll with higher expectations this year

Predictions that the Bengals would win the AFC title for the 2021 season were all but impossible to find at this time last year, but the team made more progress than expected and wound up losing a close Super Bowl to the Rams in Los Angeles in February. On Tuesday, quarterback Joe Burrow said that [more]

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With wins over Seahawks and Chargers, Russell Wilson would become fifth QB to beat every team

Four quarterbacks have beaten every NFL franchise. There can be a fifth member of the 32-team club in 2022. As noted by John Breech of CBSSports.com, Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson needs victories over the Seahawks in Week One and the Chargers in Week Six or Week 18 to accomplish that feat. The first two games [more]

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