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NFL training camp updates: Cam Newton’s big day, Ravens’ soccer drill, the Jalen Hurts-DeVonta Smith connection, more
Thursday’s 2021 NFL training camp practices kicked off with plenty of deep-ball passing, rookies showing off their talent and quarterback competitions heating up. Can veteran quarterbacks Cam Newton of the Patriots and Andy Dalton of the Bears hold off first-year QBs Mac Jones and Justin Fields, respectively? Who will emerge from the Saints’ battle of […]
Continue readingNFL teams making changes to voluntary workouts with players’ input
NFLPA officials told ESPN this week that one of the tangible results of its ongoing dispute with the league and the teams over offseason workouts is that players have been able to have a say in how those workouts should be conducted. “Every single player, especially the leaders on these teams, they’re now talking to […]
Continue readingGreen Bay Packers make an organizational decision to hold their first month of spring team activities virtually, source says
GREEN BAY, Wis. — While players from several NFL teams have decided to not to attend in-person, voluntary offseason workouts, the Green Bay Packers have told their players that the first month of spring team activities will be virtual, a source told ESPN Monday. The Packers will reconsider in-person activities before Phase II of the […]
Continue readingMemo: NFL plans to remove restrictions for vaccinated personnel
In a memo sent to the 32 teams Wednesday and obtained by ESPN and other media outlets, the league detailed potential amendments to the protocols used throughout the 2020 season and current offseason. Among the elements that could be eliminated are the need to participate in daily testing; quarantine periods due to close contact with […]
Continue readingNFL, union begin talks on offseason work structure, sources say
The sides have begun a complex set of negotiations to determine the parameters of offseason work as vaccinations against COVID-19 become widely available. NFLPA president JC Tretter said in December that the virtual 2020 offseason should be made permanent, citing the reduced wear on players’ bodies, and the talks are also connected to the owners’ […]
Continue readingWelcome to the 2021 NFL offseason: Biggest priorities, including free agency, draft and training camp plans
A most unique and exhausting NFL season — one that followed a most unique and exhausting offseason — is over. The NFL and the NFL Players Association can take a breath. They just better make it a quick one. The COVID-19 pandemic will shape the 2021 offseason as well, and both the league and the […]
Continue readingNFL’s Roger Goodell: Two minority head coach hirings ‘wasn’t what we expected’
TAMPA, Fla. — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell expressed disappointment Thursday that only two minorities were hired for seven head-coaching openings despite a growing pool of qualified candidates. “I’m not sure there’s an issue we spent more time with our ownership on,” Goodell said as part of his annual state-of-the-league address ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl. […]
Continue readingNFLPA’s DeMaurice Smith says there’s no COVID-19 scenario where Super Bowl LV would be moved
The NFL has made it through the 2021 season on schedule amid its strict COVID-19 protocols. NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith doesn’t see that changing Sunday with Super Bowl LV. On Wednesday, in an appearance on ESPN’s Keyshawn, JWill & Zubin Show, Smith was asked whether the players’ union would agree to move the Super […]
Continue readingNFL playoffs: The game-changing move for every team chasing Super Bowl LV
If an NFL team has made it this far in the 2020 NFL playoffs, then it’s safe to say the organization has made more good decisions than bad. But for each of the remaining eight teams in this weekend’s games, there’s one change that played a much bigger role in its success than any other. […]
Continue readingCleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski tests positive for COVID-19
Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski, two additional members of the coaching staff and two players have tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be available for the AFC wild-card game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night if the game remains as scheduled. In making the announcement Tuesday, the Browns said special-teams coordinator Mike […]
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