Brian Daboll not satisfied after Giants “got smoked in the playoffs”

Brian Daboll was the coach of the year in 2022 after his Giants entered the season viewed as one of the worst teams in the league and ended up in the divisional round of the playoffs. But Daboll isn’t satisfied. The Giants’ season ended with a 38-7 loss to the Eagles in the playoffs. And [more]

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Will Levis visits the Raiders today

The Raiders are getting an up-close look at one of the top quarterback prospects in the 2023 NFL draft today. Kentucky quarterback Will Levis is visiting the Raiders’ facility today, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The Raiders signed quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a three-year contract last month, but they could be thinking of [more]

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Tim Patrick “cleared to do everything” after 2022 torn ACL

There’s been some chatter about the Broncos making a trade involving a wideout this offseason, but neither Jerry Jeudy or Courtland Sutton has been shipped off to another team at this point. If they stick around, it looks like they’ll be working with Tim Patrick once the team gets back on the field this year. [more]

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Dennis Allen: Sky’s the limit if we can keep Trevor Penning healthy

Saints tackle Trevor Penning‘s rookie season didn’t pan out as hoped. The Saints picked Penning in the first round last year, but a preseason foot injury led to safety that kept him out until the end of November. Penning mostly played as a sixth offensive lineman before getting his only start in Week 18. Limited [more]

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Todd Bowles hopeful Akiem Hicks returns to Bucs

The Buccaneers had a few defensive linemen hit free agency last month and they’re still hopeful for the return of one of them. Head coach Todd Bowles said last week, via Greg Auman of Fox Sports, that he is hopeful about veteran defensive tackle Akiem Hicks re-signing with the team for the 2023 season. Hicks [more]

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DeMeco Ryans: Jimmie Ward can play anywhere, but we’ll play him at safety

There were multiple reasons why the Texans targeted Jimmie Ward in free agency last month. One was Ward’s familiarity with new head coach DeMeco Ryans. Ryans became an assistant with the 49ers in 2017 and Ward was a member of the defense for that entire run, so Ryans said Ward qualifies as someone who knows [more]

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Hunter Long surprised, excited by trade to Rams

The trade sending cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Dolphins led to a lot of discussion about the impact Ramsey will have on Miami’s defense and less chatter about what will happen with the other player involved in the deal. Hunter Long will now be playing tight end for the Rams after playing his first two [more]

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