Cardinals reportedly were unhappy that DeAndre Hopkins sat out last two weeks of 2023

As the Cardinals hand high-end receiver DeAndre Hopkins to any other team without compensation, some fans might not understand why the Cardinals would do that. Thus, it’s helpful to have a reason for terminating the contract — even if the reason is only surfacing for the first time now. Kyle Odegard, who previously worked for [more]

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Offshore sports book has Tom Brady as the favorite to play QB for Raiders, if Jimmy Garoppolo doesn’t

Various offshore sports books will from time to time post creative and intriguing odds, mainly to attract attention and business away from the legal sports books that can be utilized in most states where sports wagering is legal. Usually, we ignore such odds. Sometimes, we make exceptions. One of the major offshore sports books has posted [more]

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Le’Veon Bell regrets the way his time in Pittsburgh ended: It was a little petty

Le’Veon Bell ran for 5,336 yards and 35 touchdowns and had 3,289 yards and nine touchdowns receiving in five seasons with the Steelers. But after a year-long holdout, the running back was never the same again. He had 1,218 yards and seven touchdowns rushing and 629 yards and two touchdowns receiving with four teams from [more]

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Other teams would oppose Tom Brady going from owner to player

As Tom Brady waits for his purchase of a percentage of the Raiders to be approved, there is a question as to whether the other owners will require him to provide a commitment that he’ll never play again. Separately, he would need a 32-0 vote of ownership to let him join the team after becoming [more]

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Antonio Brown didn’t play for the Albany Empire, after all

Folks who bought tickets to Saturday night’s Albany Empire game expected to see owner/receiver Antonio Brown. They didn’t. Via WNYT-TV, Brown did not play. The official reason is that the paperwork on his physical didn’t come through in time. That seems a little convenient, and maybe even a little untrue. How hard is it to [more]

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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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