49ers sign Isaiah Winstead, who used social media to urge NFL teams to sign him

After Isaiah Winstead went undrafted, he turned to his social media to urge NFL teams to sign him. And now the 49ers have. Winstead, a wide receiver out of East Carolina, has signed with the 49ers. That came after a tweet from Winstead in which he said that not only had no teams offered him [more]

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Garrett Wilson: Expectation goes up with Aaron Rodgers, we’re excited to prove ourselves every week

Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson heard some complimentary words from quarterback Aaron Rodgers on Tuesday and he returned them during a press conference on Wednesday. Wilson said he was honored to hear Rodgers compare him to Davante Adams and said that he expects to one day tell his children that he played with a quarterback [more]

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Texans rookie receiver Tank Dell says C.J. Stroud asked the team to draft him

In the third round of the 2023 NFL draft, the Texans selected wide receiver Nathaniel “Tank” Dell, and Dell says he has C.J. Stroud to thank. The Texans selected Stroud with the second overall pick in the draft, and Dell says that after Stroud was selected, he told the Texans how impressed he was by [more]

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Father of Mine preorder prize has been awarded

The weekend before the launch of Father of Mine included a no-purchase-necessary contest. Over this past weekend, I picked a winner, and figured out which item from the PFT barn he would receive. I used a simple random-number generator to help me pick a winner from the many entries. And the number landed on Dave [more]

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Cardinals will figure out where to play Paris Johnson on offensive line

The Cardinals knew the player they wanted in the first round of last week’s draft and they were able to land offensive lineman Paris Johnson while also picking up a 2024 first-round pick in a trade with the Texans while positioning themselves to draft the Ohio State product. That certainty does not extend to where [more]

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Howie Roseman: Jonathan Gannon tampering situation was handled at league, ownership level

As it turns out, the unprecedented negotiated outcome of a blatant tampering violation that the league adroitly brushed under the pre-draft rug was resolved by the highest levels of the organizations involved. Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman said Tuesday on 94WIP that the the Cardinals’ impermissible phone contact with former Philadelphia defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon [more]

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Joey Porter Jr. plans to wear No. 24 in honor of Ike Taylor

Steelers rookie cornerback Joey Porter Jr. grew up around the team because his father played in Pittsburgh for eight years. And Porter Jr. will wear the jersey number of one of his father’s former teammates. Ike Taylor, who played with Joey Porter Sr. from 2003 to 2006, told Dave Dameshek on the Minus Three Podcast [more]

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