Brandon Beane: The only thing I’d criticize Josh Allen for is taking too many hits

Bills General Manager Brandon Beane has no doubts about Josh Allen as his franchise quarterback. But he does want to see Allen do more to protect himself on the field. Allen had a career-high 124 rushing attempts in 2022, and he also took 33 sacks, the second-most in his career. Beane thinks that’s something Allen [more]

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Tyler Huntley is headed to the Pro Bowl in place of Josh Allen

Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley is headed to the Pro Bowl. The team announced that Huntley has been named to the AFC roster as a replacement for Bills quarterback Josh Allen. Allen dealt with an elbow injury for much of the season and his health is cited as the reason for the change. When the initial [more]

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Report: Tests on Willie Gay’s shoulder were encouraging

Linebacker Willie Gay was one of a handful of Chiefs players to leave the AFC Championship Game with an injury and early word on his outlook for the Super Bowl is positive. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that tests to determine the severity of Gay’s shoulder injury were encouraging. That’s left him feeling optimistic about [more]

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Ted Karras: There’s no rollover factor, we have to come back ready to go

After the Bengals lost to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game, quarterback Joe Burrow said that he feels good about the direction the team is moving in and shared his belief that they will “come back stronger” for the 2023 season. With Burrow entering his fourth season and a slew of returning players on [more]

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Pat Freiermuth: It took Kenny Pickett a bit to get going, but he showed he’s the real deal

Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth played with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger during his rookie season in the NFL and there was no question about who the leader of the offense was when Roethlisberger was in the huddle. Freiermuth’s second season looked different. Roethlisberger retired and the Steelers opened the season with Mitch Trubisky as their starter. [more]

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Joe Burrow on Bengals-Chiefs trash talk: Makes football fun, it’s an emotional game

There was plenty of trash talk between the Bengals and Chiefs before, during and after the AFC Championship Game, but Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow says that’s not an indication that there’s any lack of respect among the players. Burrow said after the game that he thinks highly of the Chiefs and their players and accepts [more]

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Fred Warner: DeMeco Ryans is fully deserving to go on and be a head coach

Since entering the league in 2018, 49ers linebacker Fred Warner has been coached by DeMeco Ryans. Ryans was Warner’s position coach for the linebacker’s first three seasons. And since 2021, Ryans has been San Francisco’s defensive coordinator. But now that run appears to be at an end, with Ryans reportedly the frontrunner to become the [more]

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