With 2020 NFL free agency getting underway next week, many teams will be looking for the veteran impact players to put their franchise over the top, or to contribute to culture change. But it doesn’t always work like that. While many free agents have a positive impact upon signing with their new teams, a lot […]
Continue readingALAMEDA, Calif. — With rumors again swirling daily about Derek Carr‘s future with the Las Vegas Raiders, general manager Mike Mayock gave the quarterback a vote of confidence Tuesday. Sort of. “The guy completed 70% of his passes,” Mayock said Tuesday at the NFL combine in Indianapolis. “He had almost a 3:1 touchdown-to-interception ratio. … […]
Continue readingAntonio Brown issued a public apology to the Pittsburgh Steelers, telling 93.7 The Fan on Thursday that he is sorry for being a distraction. “I apologize to those guys for the distractions, the unwanted attention that I probably caused those guys,” Brown told the radio station when asked if he had anything to say to […]
Continue readingTrades were some of the biggest stories in the NFL over the past year, but the deals that got the greatest attention mostly ended up being disappointing. Nobody could have expected Gareon Conley. Johnson was effective but touched the ball only 127 times, while Conley was inconsistent as an every-down corner. DeSean Jackson started the […]
Continue readingAgent Drew Rosenhaus conditionally terminated his relationship with Antonio Brown until the free-agent wide receiver seeks counseling, an NFL Players Association source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Rosenhaus wrote in the letter that the NFLPA received Thursday that he would like to work with Brown, but not until he first gets help. Additionally, attorney Darren Heitner […]
Continue readingOver 18 seasons with Tom Brady as their starting quarterback, the New England Patriots have only failed to advance past the wild-card round on three occasions. Saturday’s loss to the Titans marked the first time in a decade that Brady and the Patriots won’t advance to the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. By an […]
Continue readingWith the 2019 NFL playoffs upon us, you already know a little bit about the NFL’s 12 remaining teams. Let’s go a little further and try to offer up some additional insight into the remaining contenders as part of my preview. How are they better or worse than public perception? Is that likely to play […]
Continue readingThe NFL Power Rankings are not only ending for this season, but they are ending for the 2010s as well. A lot has happened in the league over the past 10 years, but some things mattered more than others. So we had our NFL Nation reporters ring in the 2020s by looking back at the […]
Continue readingMETAIRIE, La. — Antonio Brown said he thinks his workout with the New Orleans Saints was a “publicity stunt” during an Instagram video he posted Monday night. It’s unclear when Brown will be eligible to play again since he is still being investigated by the NFL under its personal conduct policy for allegations of sexual […]
Continue readingOf course, we can see the direct impact of those slight changes over the course of a game like Sunday’s NFC West decider. When narrow games or important decisions go a different way, everything we know about what happened in an NFL season can change. An injury happening to a different player or at a […]
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