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 readingBlythe, 28, started at center for each of the past three seasons for the Los Angeles Rams. Austin Reiter, the Chiefs’ starting center in each of the past two seasons, is an unrestricted free agent. The Chiefs have signed free-agent guards Joe Thuney and Kyle Long and re-signed tackle Mike Remmers. They also expect the […]
Continue readingLong had visited the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday. Long is the latest addition to the Chiefs’ offensive line as Kansas City is attempting to overhaul a unit that could have five new starters in 2021 from last year’s season opener. The Chiefs recently agreed to contract terms with former New England Patriots guard Joe […]
Continue readingThe Kansas City Chiefs and free agent offensive lineman Joe Thuney have agreed to a five-year deal, his agent, Mike McCartney, said Monday. The deal is worth $80 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, with the first two years fully guaranteed at $32.5M. Thuney, a previous standout for the New England Patriots, gives the […]
Continue readingThe 2018 12th overall draft pick was activated from injured reserve last week, and after two days of practice and a walk-through last week, he played 32 snaps in the NFC Championship Game, in which the defense sacked Aaron Rodgers five times. Up next: Facing Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl […]
Continue readingInjuries play a huge part in how the NFL Power Rankings are ordered. The loss of a few key guys can wreak havoc on the ranking process — and the league at large. But few seasons have seen as many key injuries this early as 2020 has. Whether it’s the lack of preseason reps due […]
Continue readingWhen Patrick Mahomes saw how the Buffalo Bills were defending him and the Kansas City Chiefs in Monday night’s 26-17 win, it caused him to flash back. “It takes me back to my college days at Texas Tech when we’re getting [eight defenders in pass coverage] and the linebackers are 6, 7 yards deep,” Mahomes […]
Continue readingThe NFL trade deadline used to be a waste of time. Not anymore. While there were no actual trades on deadline day a year ago, we saw 11 significant trades in the two weeks leading up to it. The big acquisitions seemed like cornerback Jalen Ramsey (Rams) and wide receivers Mohamed Sanu (Patriots) and Emmanuel […]
Continue readingIf it weren’t for the Steelers-Titans game getting postponed, we would be through exactly 25% of the NFL’s regular season. As is custom, with (something close to) the first quarter in the books, I’m taking stock of the league by handing out quarter-season awards for the best performances over the first month of the campaign. […]
Continue readingJust as its own executives (improbably) predicted in March, the league opened its 2020 season on time — even with some fans at Arrowhead Stadium — amid the worst global pandemic in 100 years. The game was competitive, at least for a half, and the quality of play was better than anyone could have expected […]
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