On conspiracy theories and pursuing truth

The recent #PFTPM interview with Eagles G.M. Howie Roseman included an effort to shed a little more light on the Jonathan Gannon tampering situation. I doubted I’d get anything from Roseman, but I wanted to at least try. Because I firmly believe — given the way the league dropped the news minutes before the draft [more]

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The Jimmy Garoppolo news puts the Davante Adams comments in a different light

Saturday night’s stunning news about the impact of Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo‘s lingering foot injury on his contract presents good news and bad news for the team. The good news is that the Raiders are protected, to the point that they might never have to pay him a cent if the foot injury prevents him [more]

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Report: Only Chiefs, Bills had “substantive” trade talks for DeAndre Hopkins

It appears that the Cardinals’ plan from the get-go was to try to trade receiver DeAndre Hopkins and, if no trade could be had, to cut him before June 1. Efforts were indeed made to trade Hopkins, and two of the teams in which Hopkins expressed interest spoke to Arizona. Via Albert Breer of SI.com, [more]

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Bank of America tells judge the Brian Davis bank drafts appear “fictitious”

The process of selling the Commanders is creating far more entertainment than anything the team has done in recent years. Separate and apart from lingering concerns regarding whether the bid from Josh Harris to buy the team will meet with the approval of at least 24 owners is the lawsuit filed by Brian Davis’s Urban [more]

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Patrick Mahomes is trying to strike the balance between too much and not enough

The headline that came from Patrick Mahomes‘s recent comments regarding his contract, which is already outdated less than 40 months after it was finalized, focused on his decision to prioritize legacy over money. The full contents were far more nuanced. Mahomes is trying to strike the right balance between taking too much and not being [more]

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Will Ferrell on track to play John Madden in new film

“Buddy the Elf, what’s your favorite football team?” That probably won’t be a line from the upcoming film about John Madden, but the actor who once said something very similar to that could soon be playing the role of the iconic head coach. Via Deadline.com, Will Ferrell will potentially play the title character in Madden, [more]

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Howie Roseman explains decision to trade up one spot for Jalen Carter

The recent #PFTPM interview with Eagles G.M. Howie Roseman, which took on a life of its own for reasons I’ll get to later today or maybe tomorrow or whenever I get around to it, included a conversation regarding the decision to trade up from No. 10 to No. 9 in order to select Georgia defensive [more]

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