Zach Ertz says he was nearly traded to the Bills in 2021

During a 2021 season that ended with an epic loss to the Chiefs in the divisional round of the playoffs, the Bills had a chance to add an offensive weapon with Super Bowl experience. It almost happened, but it ultimately didn’t. Via Mark Gaughan of the Buffalo News, Cardinals tight end Zach Ertz said while [more]

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Omar Khan: We just felt like Broderick Jones was a Steeler

In 2021 and 2022, the Steelers got the players they wanted in round one without moving up. This year, they decided to make the move to get their guy, Georgia tackle Broderick Jones. They were willing to do it in order to make Jones a Steeler, because they became convinced along the way that Jones [more]

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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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