Todd Bowles: Blaine Gabbert is Buccaneers’ “security blanket” at quarterback

Last month, mixed signals emerged from Tampa Bay regarding whether quarterbacks Blaine Gabbert and Kyle Trask will compete for the No. 2 spot on the depth chart behind Tom Brady. Position coach Clyde Christensen said no. Head coach Todd Bowles disagreed, saying Trask would have a chance. Bowles recently provided more clarity. Basically, competition is [more]

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Eli Manning thinks coaching changes have been an extra challenge for Daniel Jones

When the Giants drafted quarterback Daniel Jones in 2019, Pat Shurmur was the head coach and Mike Shula was the offensive coordinator. In 2020, Joe Judge was the Giants’ head coach and Jason Garrett was the offensive coordinator. In 2021 Judge returned but fired Garrett during the season and replaced him with Freddie Kitchens. And [more]

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Bears sign second-round selection Kyler Gordon

The Bears signed second-round draft choice Kyler Gordon on Saturday, the team announced. The cornerback from the University of Washington was the team’s top draft choice, No. 39 overall. He becomes the 11th of the Bears’ 12 draft choices to sign his four-year deal with only second-round safety Jaquan Brisker remaining unsigned. Gordon appeared in [more]

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Civil lawsuit is also expected against Alvin Kamara

In addition to bracing for a suspension of six games or more due to a charge of felony battery arising from an incident in Las Vegas on Pro Bowl weekend, Saints running back Alvin Kamara expects to face a lawsuit in civil court. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the man whom Kamara [more]

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Chandler Jones focused on big challenge of facing Justin Herbert in Week One

Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones knows he’s taking on a tough quarterback to start the season. Asked by Joy Taylor who the biggest obstacle is to the Raiders among Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson, Jones said the only one he’s focused on now is Herbert, because the [more]

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What happens with the four remaining cases against Deshaun Watson?

Last October, then-Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson could have settled all but four of the civil lawsuits pending against him. He wanted to resolve all of them or none of them. This week, Watson reached a tentative settlement with all but four of the individuals who have sued him for sexual misconduct during massage therapy sessions. [more]

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CBS, Fox contracts with NFL will prevent “significant reduction” in price of Sunday Ticket

Many are excited about the inevitability of NFL Sunday Ticket landing with a new provider for various reasons, from the possibility of improved customer service over DirecTV’s current “please hold” approach to the potential for expanded functionality and more options for viewing out-of-market games. One important change won’t be made. It won’t get a whole [more]

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