Packers once again fail to get an upgrade at receiver

In 2021, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers nearly retired over disillusionment regarding the front office’s failure to accept his input regarding moves the team should make. Since then, they’ve begun to accept his input — even if they don’t really act on it. Beyond bringing back receiver Randall Cobb, what have the Packers really done to [more]

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John Lynch on Jeff Wilson trade: At some point, you can only keep so many RBs

With Elijah Mitchell out due to injury, Jeff Wilson had been carrying the load at running back for the 49ers. But then San Francisco traded for Christian McCaffrey. That changed the equation in the 49ers’ backfield and led to San Francisco dealing Wilson to the Dolphins. “At some point, you can only keep so many, [more]

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Joe Schoen: “Continuing evaluation” for Daniel Jones, Saquon Barkley

The Giants have been one of the biggest surprises in the league this season as they have overcome pessimistic expectations to post a 6-2 record. A strong start hasn’t caused a change in the team’s approach to the impending free agency of quarterback Daniel Jones and running back Saquon Barkley, however. General Manager Joe Schoen [more]

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George Paton: We’re in it to win it, so we kept all our receivers

Broncos General Manager George Paton said that the team’s record had no bearing on their decision to trade edge rusher Bradley Chubb to the Dolphins Tuesday because the offer Miami made was too good to resist. That was not the case when it came to offers they received for their wide receivers. Jerry Jeudy‘s name [more]

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Bears GM Ryan Poles says he’s “bummed” Roquan Smith was traded instead of extended

Bears General Manager Ryan Poles says he didn’t want to trade linebacker Roquan Smith to the Ravens, but ultimately determined that there was no way the Bears would keep him in free agency next year, and it was better to get something for him now. “There’s a part of me that’s bummed because this was [more]

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PFT’s Week 9 2022 NFL power rankings

1. Eagles (7-0; last week No. 1): They’ve matched their best start in franchise history. Only the Texans are standing in the way of 8-0. In other words, they’ll be 8-0. 2. Bills (6-1; No. 2): They get just a little too lackadaisical at times against lesser foes. 3. Chiefs (5-2; No. 3): Kadarius Toney [more]

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Myles Garrett: Monday night performance has to be the standard

Browns quarterback Jacoby Brissett called defensive end Myles Garrett “a tone-setter for us” after Monday night’s win over the Bengals and Garrett certainly gave a hint about how the game would go early in the game. The Bengals drove into Browns territory to open the game, but Garrett batted a Joe Burrow pass into the [more]

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