Upon consulting with director of player personnel Tariq Ahmad, Lynch headed to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the University of Michigan’s pro day last week. As 18 prospective NFL prospects went through their workouts, Lynch sidled up to Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy. In recent years, the sight of Lynch and McCarthy chatting would have set off […]
Continue readingORLANDO — The NFL concluded the league’s annual meetings Tuesday, with significant news coming out of Orlando on subjects, including a major change to kickoff rules, a ban of the controversial “hip drop” tackle, the addition of Wednesday Christmas Day games in 2024 and an alteration to the timing of the trade deadline. The three-day […]
Continue readingRees-Zammit stunned rugby fans when he announced in January that he was leaving the sport to pursue a dream of playing in the NFL. On Friday, Rees-Zammit posted a 4.43 in his 40-yard dash at the NFL’s International Player Pathway (IPP) pro day. He also achieved a 9ft 7in broad jump and 29-inch vertical jump. […]
Continue readingBennett, a 2023 fourth-round draft pick out of Georgia, spent his rookie season on the reserve/non-football illness list for undisclosed reasons. Snead, speaking at the NFL league meetings, was asked whether the Rams have a commitment from Bennett to return for the offseason workouts. “At this point, yes,” Snead said. The Rams drafted Bennett with […]
Continue readingWelcome to the second edition of the 2024 NFL Power Rankings. The free agent frenzy has slowed down — these players remain unsigned — and teams are looking ahead to April’s NFL draft. So, we’re doing a reset on expectations for the 2024 season with a new poll. How has the addition of quarterback Kirk […]
Continue readingLOS ANGELES — Rams backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo said Tuesday that his two-game suspension for violating the NFL’s performance enhancing substances policy was because he “messed up” the therapeutic use exemption when he first got to Las Vegas. The violation was related to the quarterback using a prescribed medication without having a valid therapeutic use […]
Continue reading“You don’t want to put a Band-Aid on the [quarterback] position. That’s old, man, that’s old … we’ve seen that enough in this organization.” — Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce HENDERSON, Nev. — So, if Pierce is to be taken at his word — and why shouldn’t he be? — the Raiders are not […]
Continue readingENGLEWOOD, Colo. — After the first wave of free agency hit the NFL beach this past week, the Denver Broncos biggest riddle of the offseason — their quarterback depth chart — remains mostly unanswered. General manager George Paton and coach Sean Payton said in recent weeks the team would stick to a more measured approach […]
Continue readingThe Los Angeles Rams are signing quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a one-year contract to be Matthew Stafford‘s backup, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. The Las Vegas Raiders released Garoppolo on Wednesday, just one season after he signed a three-year, $72.75 million contract with the franchise. He is suspended for the first two […]
Continue readingHENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders released quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and former Pro Bowl slot receiver Hunter Renfrow on Wednesday, the first day of the NFL’s new league year. The moves save the Raiders more than $19 million in salary cap space under the new front office of general manager Tom Telesco and coach […]
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