0 comments by Zach Kruse on 3/14/2016
An NFL general manager who recently moved his team into the first 10 picks of the 2016 NFL draft believes there’s a steep dropoff after the top 10 players in this year’s class. “In the past few drafts, often we’d be picking lower in the first round, and we’d just miss out on a guy we had […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 3/11/2016
The NFL free agency period opened this week with a few oohs and aahs. But what have been the biggest surprises so far? Here are 10 to start. (contract details courtesy of Spotrac) 10. The Ryan Fitzpatrick-Jets contract standoff Fitzpatrick had a career year in his first season with the Jets, throwing for 3,905 yards […]
0 comments by Mike Batista
Hope springs eternal for NFL teams who have landed big-ticket free agents this week. Some teams have improved their rosters and have a lot to look forward to in 2016. Some teams, however, made moves that they’ll regret. They either overpaid for players, botched negotiations with their own players or just put too much emphasis […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 3/10/2016
Former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Mohamed Sanu has agreed to terms on a five-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons,
0 comments by Mike Batista on 3/8/2016
The 2016 NFL draft begins April 28 in Chicago. While NFL teams hit the free agent market this week, the draft is where teams really can build long-term success. With a little less than two months to go before Roger Goodell takes the podium in the Windy City, here’s a look at how the draft […]
0 comments by Matt Birch on 3/6/2016
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning tied his brother, Eli, with two career championship wins after leading the team to victory in Super Bowl 50, and he’s now set to hang up his cleats for good. Manning indicated he will hold a news conference on Monday to announce his retirement, via the team’s official website, and that he […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 3/3/2016
Perhaps Vontaze Burfict is turning over a new leaf. The Bengals linebacker, whose tackle injured Le’Veon Bell’s knee and ended his season in Week 8, tweeted supporting words to the Steelers’ star running back as he continues his rehab. Bell responded and it seems there’s no hard feelings on his end. 💯 pic.twitter.com/ixfNs3kVL1 — Le’Veon […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse
The veteran cuts are already rolling in around the NFL, with Chris Long, Mario Williams, Arian Foster, Antonio Cromartie and Roddy White already among the biggest cap casualties. Teams still aren’t done trimming the fat. Here are 10 others who are likely to be cut before the start of the NFL’s new league year: QB […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 3/1/2016
NFL teams gave a version of the franchise tag to 10 different players before Tuesday’s deadline. The tag comes in three forms—exclusive, non-exclusive and transition—and is used by teams to either keep a free agent off the market or control if the player is allowed to sign elsewhere. The one-year tender is valued using the average of […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse
At least one prominent draft analyst believes Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott will be selected within the first four picks of the 2016 NFL draft. ESPN’s Louis Riddick, a former pro scout and NFL personnel executive,
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 2/29/2016
According to several league executives, the 2016 NFL draft is lacking star power. “There isn’t a special player out there,” one general manager said, via Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune. Another team executive said there are question marks about all the top players, including Ohio State defensive end Joey Bosa, Florida State defensive back […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 2/23/2016
Former Bills, Panthers and Colts general manager Bill Polian says that player safety trumps the clarification of what a catch is in the NFL. Polian, part of a six-person panel that was put together to help simplify the definition of a catch, told The Washington Post that players would lose some of their protection as […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse
Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict—who is suspended for the first three games of the 2016 season—understands he needs to change the way he plays moving forward. “I play hard. Sometimes it gets me in trouble,” Burfict said, via ESPN. “My style of play is aggressive, and [the game has] changed, and I have to change […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 2/22/2016
Watching the stocks of 2016 NFL draft prospects rise and fall this week will be like watching a ticker on Wall Street. The NFL Scouting Combine begins Tuesday at Indianapolis, and it’s a safe bet that a player or two will climb up draft boards because of his 40-yard dash time, number of bench-press reps or vertical […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 2/17/2016
That yawner of a Super Bowl is fading into the past and destined to get lost in the shuffle of Super Bowl memories. Now we can look at some games during the 2015 NFL season that were actually exciting. Each of the season’s 10 most memorable games were decided in the last two minutes or […]
