Matt LaFleur credits Tom Clements for the “huge strides” Jordan Love has made

Last year, the Packers brought back quarterback coach Tom Clements at the apparent insistence of Aaron Rodgers. And Clements could be one of the major keys to getting the most out of Rodgers’s successor. On Saturday, Packers coach Matt LaFleur credited Clements for helping Love get ready for his new status as the Green Bay [more]

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Jets think their 6-foot-8 tight end picked in the seventh round has “freakish ability”

Jets seventh-round draft pick Zack Kuntz didn’t have the easiest path to the NFL, failing to get much playing time at Penn State, transferring to Old Dominion and suffering a knee injury that cut short his final season. But he has undeniable athletic talent. That starts with his 6-foot-8 frame and includes his impressive athletic [more]

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Giants rookie center ready to ditch the “dead snap” if Daniel Jones wants

Giants rookie center John Michael Schmitz used the “dead snap” in the shotgun formation in college, but he’s ready to change his technique in the NFL if quarterback Daniel Jones asks him to. The dead snap, in which the center puts one point of the football in the palm of his hand and snaps it [more]

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Jalin Hyatt part of a wide-open competition to return punts for Giants

Last year, wide receiver Richie James was the Giants’ primary punt returner. This year, James signed with the Chiefs in free agency, and the Giants don’t know who will take on the punt returner role. It might be rookie wide receiver Jalin Hyatt, who didn’t play much on special teams in college at Tennessee but [more]

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Ongoing Sunday Ticket antitrust litigation could reveal plenty of NFL secrets

The NFL strongly prefers to resolve all claims against it secretly, so that the league can keep its secrets. Regarding the Sunday Ticket package, some fairly intriguing secrets could eventually be revealed. During draft week (that’s my excuse for not getting to this sooner), Daniel Kaplan of TheAthletic.com posted an item regarding some of the [more]

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Adam Thielen: I didn’t want to leave Minnesota, but they had a different vision for me

Panthers wide receiver Adam Thielen, a Minnesota native, is preparing for his first season away from home after the Vikings released him this offseason. He says it’s not what he wanted, but he understands. “I think there are like two sides of it,” Thielen said on the Daily Delivery podcast, via NFL.com. “It was a [more]

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Antonio Brown owns the Albany Empire, unless he doesn’t

The football week that was featured yet another fascinating tale regarding former NFL receiver Antonio Brown. By the time the week ended, the tale became even more fascinating. Brown has said he owns the Albany Empire, an indoor football team. In the aftermath of reports of dysfunction within the franchise, he now says he doesn’t. [more]

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