Packers can overtake Bears as NFL’s all-time winningest franchise in Week Two

The Bears have been the NFL’s winningest franchise since before the team was called the Bears and before the league was called the NFL: In 1920, the inaugural season of the American Professional Football Association, the Decatur Staleys won a league-high 10 games. The APFA became the NFL, the Decatur Staleys became the Chicago Bears, [more]

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Roger Goodell: Sunday Ticket is heading for a streaming service, with decision coming later this year

The Commissioner has confirmed one of the worst-kept secrets in the NFL. Appearing on CNBC, Roger Goodell said that Sunday Ticket will exit DirecTV after the 2022 season. Via Daniel Kaplan of TheAthletic.com, Goodell said that Sunday Ticket will end up with a streaming service, and that a decision will be made this fall. CNBC [more]

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Matthew Stafford: What I knew about this offense last year was so small compared to now

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford didn’t do any throwing during this year’s offseason program in order to rest his right elbow and that allowed him more time to focus on other things. Stafford said it’s “less fun” for him to go through practices without throwing the ball, but learned that there’s “plenty to be gained” despite [more]

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Tony Buzbee: Deshaun Watson accuser whose son undermined her claims isn’t one of my clients

A recent report regarding one of the claims made against Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson cast significant doubt as to that specific allegation, and it sparked speculation that it was the first clear piece of evidence suggesting that the many lawsuits filed against Watson are part of a conspiracy and/or shakedown. Attorney Tony Buzbee, who represents [more]

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Report: Panthers initially wanted Baker Mayfield to take $7 million pay cut

Now that quarterback Baker Mayfield has passed his physical and the trade sending him to the Panthers is official, more details are beginning to emerge about the process that got him out from Cleveland. One item comes from Zac Jackson and Joe Person of TheAthletic.com, who put together a timeline of the trade talks between [more]

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Panthers join 1980 Raiders as teams with two QBs drafted in top three of the same draft

Baker Mayfield passed his physical with the Panthers on Thursday and that means he is now officially a member of the NFC South team. It also means that he’s officially a teammate of Sam Darnold, who was selected by the Jets with the third overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft. Mayfield went first overall [more]

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Robert Saleh: Won’t put Sauce Gardner in position he won’t succeed, but he doesn’t have many

The Jets made cornerback Sauce Gardner the fourth overall pick in this year’s draft, so it’s not a big surprise that they have high hopes for him right out of the gate. Gardner is expected to be in the starting lineup to begin his rookie season despite the team’s contention that he still has to [more]

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