Sauce Gardner: Aaron Rodgers will help me grow as a player

Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner‘s first NFL season ended with a defensive rookie of the year award and a spot on the All-Pro team, but he’s not looking for a repeat in 2023. Gardner said this week that he “can’t get complacent” when it comes to trying to get better in his second season. One thing [more]

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XFL special teams player of the year Darrius Shepherd to try out for Lions

Darrius Shepherd’s work on special teams in the XFL has helped earn him another look in the NFL. Shepherd was voted the league’s top special teams player and the XFL announced that he will be trying out for the Lions at their rookie minicamp. Shepherd played in 14 games for the Packers during the 2019 [more]

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Quenton Nelson: What Anthony Richardson can do on the field is pretty extraordinary

Three-time first-team All-Pro Quenton Nelson has blocked for a variety of different quarterbacks in his first five seasons with the Colts. But Indianapolis has moved to bring some consistency behind center by drafting Anthony Richardson last week. While Nelson hasn’t yet met Richardson in person, he noted on Wednesday just how impressed he’s been with [more]

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Texans to re-sign Neville Hewitt

Linebacker Neville Hewitt is returning to the Texans. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Hewitt is re-signing with Houston. It is a one-year deal with no other terms disclosed. Hewitt signed with the Texans in 2021 and signed a one-year deal to remain with the team last offseason. He started five of the 17 games [more]

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Kenny Moore: I would love to make everything right in Indianapolis

The 2022 season was a down one for the Colts in general and for cornerback Kenny Moore specifically. Moore was limited to 12 games and failed to record an interception for the first time since making the team as an undrafted free agent in 2017. Moore said “there was a point last year that I [more]

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Osi Umenyiora’s initiative lands six Nigerian players on NFL rosters

Former NFL player Osi Umenyiora, born in London to Nigerian parents, has made attracting more international players to the league one of his top priorities. And this year he has found significant success. The NFL announced today that eight players have been given roster spots for the 2023 season via the league’s International Pathway Program, [more]

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CeeDee Lamb: Very excited about future with Cowboys

The Cowboys exercised their option on wide receiver CeeDee Lamb‘s contract for the 2024 season and executive vice president Stephen Jones said recently that a long-term extension is on the team’s radar. Both developments suit Lamb just fine. The wideout was asked about his future with the franchise on Wednesday night and he said he’s [more]

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