Dan Campbell: We’ve got pieces that will help Jared Goff be the best he can be

The Lions committed to rebuilding under head coach Dan Campbell and General Manager Brad Holmes when they traded quarterback Matthew Stafford to the Rams in 2021 for quarterback Jared Goff and a pair of first-round picks that they hope will be the foundation of a winning team in the future. One of those picks was [more]

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Devon Allen: Goal is to help the Eagles win the Super Bowl after hurdles disqualification

Devon Allen experienced the devastation of a false start before the 110-meter hurdles world championship on Sunday night, and now he’ll have to shake it off and put his head in a very different space. Allen is a week away from starting training camp with the Eagles, where he’ll try to make the roster as [more]

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Report: Browns will pursue a backup to Jacoby Brissett, if Deshaun Watson is suspended for “lengthy” period

With Baker Mayfield gone and the Browns bracing for news on the fate of Deshaun Watson, they need to have a plan at quarterback for 2022, if Watson isn’t available for all or most of the year. Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer recently reported that the Browns plan to sign a backup [more]

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Ben Leber: Mike Zimmer didn’t like Kirk Cousins, and it showed

Former Vikings linebacker Ben Leber still knows the team very well. Among other things, he works the sideline for the team’s radio broadcasts. So with the Vikings changing coaches but not quarterbacks, Leber has some opinions about how things may go for the team, and for Kirk Cousins. “I think he’s gonna finally thrive, really [more]

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California sports betting boils down to Propositions 26 and 27

As legalized sports betting continues to sweep the nation, the states that host the most NFL franchises (California and Florida, three each) continue to defer their gambling on football to the barroom bookies. In both states, prior deals with Native American tribes have made the situation a political hot potato, as the existing gambling interests [more]

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Dawson Knox: There’s nothing Josh Allen can’t do

During a recent appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio, tight end Dawson Knox said that the Bills are not getting ahead of themselves when it comes to listening to predictions that they will make a run to the Super Bowl this season. In the same interview, Knox also discussed one of the biggest reasons why so [more]

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Top of Patriots’ 2019 draft class collapses

The year 2019 started as a good one for the Patriots, with their sixth Super Bowl championship. It went downhill from there, culminating in a one-and-done playoff appearance and Tom Brady‘s exit after 20 seasons. Along the way, the Patriots had a draft to forget. Mike Reiss of ESPN.com looks at the team’s collection of [more]

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