More Teams. More Games. Victor Cruz says the Bengals should draft LeSean McCoy and is a replacement-level back at this point of his career. Bodine’s spot at center already has been filled by Spencer Long, who signed a three-year, $12.6 million deal earlier this month. The team can free up about $4.5 million in cap […]
Continue readingNote: Closing lines are courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, and pick percentages are via Wunderdog sports. Los Angeles Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers Closing line: Clippers -12.5 If you took the Clippers to cover, what looked like a gift turned out to be a lump of coal in the final game of Christmas Day. […]
Continue readingFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Veteran linebacker Jamie Collins has proved that players can go home again. And again. And again. And again. Collins signed a contract to return to the New England Patriots, joining the practice squad. It will be Collins’ fourth stint with the Patriots, where he began his career as a second-round draft choice […]
Continue readingEleven teams are scheduled to open their mandatory three-day minicamps this week, and 18 more will follow next week. The Miami Dolphins held their camp last week, while the Philadelphia Eagles and Cincinnati Bengals aren’t holding minicamp this year. Teams already have been going through organized team activities, but this marks the first time many […]
Continue readingWeek 3 of the 2021 NFL season brought us some wild endings. Through a frenetic final two minutes, the Chargers edged past Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs after Kansas City struggled with ball security. The Ravens avoided an upset loss to the Lions with a record-setting 66-yard field goal from Justin Tucker that rang off […]
Continue readingThe Detroit Lions are now on the interim to their interim head coach, as Darrell Bevell will not coach Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers due to COVID-19 protocols, the team announced Thursday. The Lions will move wide receivers coach Robert Prince into the head coach role and turn playcalling duties over to quarterbacks […]
Continue readingJamie Collins said butting his helmet into the chest of referee Alex Kemp in the second quarter of the Detroit Lions’ 27-23 loss on Sunday to the Chicago Bears was not intentional. Collins was ejected for the play. Speaking publicly Wednesday for the first time since the incident, the veteran linebacker called what happened “a […]
Continue readingThe world has changed just a bit since the last NFL regular-season Sunday. It was Dec. 29, 2019, and the NFL was looking forward to a postseason that would deliver a Super Bowl victory to the Kansas City Chiefs. Eight months later, the NFL has returned amid a once-in-a-century coronavirus pandemic and a renewed push […]
Continue readingNew England Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower and safety Patrick Chung are among the starters opting out of the 2020 season. Running back Brandon Bolden also is planning to opt out of the season, a source told ESPN. Starting offensive tackle Marcus Cannon, fullback Danny Vitale and reserve offensive lineman Najee Toran earlier decided to opt […]
Continue readingThe coronavirus pandemic forced NFL teams to shut down this spring and summer, creating an offseason devoid of in-person organized team activities and minicamps. This could be especially problematic for teams that made a lot of moves this offseason, or advantageous for clubs that maintained continuity from 2019 to 2020. The Buffalo Bills top the […]
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