CHARLOTTE, N. C. — New Carolina Panthers coach Dave Canales didn’t hesitate to take the empty chair next to Andy Reid last week for the annual picture of head coaches at the NFL owners’ meeting. “Like, he’s my favorite,” Canales said of the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, winner of the past two […]
Continue readingTo be clear, the defensive tackle didn’t initially reference his previous exploits against the Cincinnati Bengals, who officially signed him to a two-year deal. But once referenced, Rankins was happy to re-live some of his six career sacks against the Bengals. He rattled off one after the other, as if they recently happened. All of […]
Continue readingCHICAGO — Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles was the Chiefs’ director of college scouting in 2017 when Kansas City drafted quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who sat for a year and learned behind veteran starter Alex Smith. Poles knows that dynamic could work. But that’s not what he was facing with the Bears. Instead of having […]
Continue readingBEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have agreed to a one-year contract with Jameis Winston to be their backup quarterback behind Deshaun Watson, he confirmed to CBS Sports. Winston will replace Joe Flacco as the No. 2 quarterback. Flacco signed with Cleveland midway through last season after a season-ending shoulder injury to Watson. The former […]
Continue readingThe 2023 NFL season is behind us, and 2024 offseason activities are already underway. Free agency, which will include players who were waived or released, is one of the first big sessions on the calendar. For the purposes of this column, I’ll be taking a look at the top free agents at the key fantasy […]
Continue readingThe similarities extend to an offseason that once again will have difficulties due to a tight cap situation with tough decisions to be made, especially on the defensive side of the ball, all while staying competitive in an AFC ruled by the Kansas City Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes. With free agency just around the […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Shannon Sharpe and Stephen A. Smith sound off on the Saints scoring a touchdown at the end of the game vs. the Falcons. (2:20) NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Saints didn’t plan to make big changes when former quarterback Drew Brees announced his retirement almost three years ago. They kept […]
Continue readingThey spent January evaluating the coaches and personnel, with new coaching hires usually coming in February. Major restructures to player contracts tend to begin in mid-February ahead of the beginning of the new league year (March 13). The Saints have already started on some moves, restructuring the contracts of Marshon Lattimore and Jameis Winston, parting […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Pat McAfee says Mark Andrews‘ potential return for the Ravens’ divisional round matchup should give their offense a boost. (2:26) OWINGS MILLS, Md. — After the Baltimore Ravens clinched the AFC’s No. 1 seed on New Year’s Eve, players joyfully commemorated the season by taking group pictures while holding a newspaper […]
Continue readingTo kick off a two-game Saturday schedule, the Pittsburgh Steelers routed the Cincinnati Bengals, whose playoff hopes also took a hit. Later, the Buffalo Bills took control of their playoff destiny with a narrow victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, who were playing their first game since firing coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom […]
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