The contract was printed out and ready to be signed. Star cornerback Antoine Winfield was about to become fabulously wealthy as a new member of the New York Jets, but then his phone buzzed and everything changed. In March 2004, Winfield staged one of the most memorable free-agent flips in NFL history. After being wined […]
Continue readingCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints, rivals in the NFC South, will meet with Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson over the next 48 hours, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. The Texans, however, declined the Indianapolis Colts’ attempt to speak with Watson, a source told Schefter as Houston isn’t […]
Continue readingNFL free agency is approaching, and several teams will look to improve a great deal by signing some of the biggest names on the 2022 open market. Who will sign where? Who are the top free agents? Which teams should be watched closely over the next few weeks? And where will the quarterbacks land? The […]
Continue readingIt’s NFL combine week, which means we get a highly coveted measurement from 2022 NFL draft prospects: hand size. There seems to always be anticipation surrounding combine hand measurements, and this year is no different. Top quarterback prospect Kenny Pickett has the smallest hands among the quarterbacks at the combine, measuring at 8 1/2 inches. […]
Continue readingWashington Commanders general manager Martin Mayhew on Wednesday acknowledged the obvious — the franchise is looking everywhere for a quarterback. “We feel we have canvassed the league effectively,” Mayhew told reporters at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis. “We’ve spoken to every club that has a quarterback who might be available.” That means they’ve inquired […]
Continue readingINGLEWOOD, Calif. — The story we’ve been told about the Los Angeles Rams is that they “went all-in” to win this particular Super Bowl. That they were willing to mortgage their future for it. That what defines their team-building approach is the fact that they continually trade away first-round picks for win-now helpers, risk be […]
Continue readingBUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills are hiring former Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Joe Brady as the team’s new quarterbacks coach, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports Wednesday. Brady was fired by Panthers coach Matt Rhule in December after almost two years with the franchise. A year ago, Brady landed interviews for head-coaching jobs […]
Continue reading• Tom Brady covered the spread in more regular-season games — 186 — than any other quarterback in the Super Bowl era. Brady’s teams covered the spread in 60.0% of his starts, a cover percentage second behind only Joe Montana among quarterbacks with at least 100 starts. Brady finished 186-124-6 against the spread. • Brady […]
Continue readingMcAdoo will be named to his new position once contract details are worked out, a league source told ESPN on Friday. He will replace Joe Brady, who was fired with five games left in the season. Running backs coach Jeff Nixon finished the season as Carolina’s playcaller, but he never was under serious consideration after […]
Continue readingThe order for the top 24 picks in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft is set — after a bit of Week 18 chaos — with the Jacksonville Jaguars picking No. 1 and the Detroit Lions picking No. 2. Could both teams be thinking pass-rusher with their selections? NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper […]
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