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Everything we heard and buzz from 2024 NFL owners meetings
ORLANDO — 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 readingJets’ roster upgrade came at a bargain, but will it work?
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Joe cap: Who would you rather have on your team, Laken Tomlinson and C.J. Uzomah or Tyron Smith, Morgan Moses, John Simpson, Mike Williams, Tyrod Taylor, Javon Kinlaw, Leki Fotu and Isaiah Oliver? You’d take the latter, obviously — the […]
Continue readingSources: Jets pick up QB Tyrod Taylor, guard John Simpson
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Securing a new backup for Aaron Rodgers and adding to his offensive line, the New York Jets agreed to terms Monday night with former New York Giants quarterback Tyrod Taylor and former Baltimore Ravens guard John Simpson, sources confirmed to ESPN. In another late-night move, the Jets finalized a deal with […]
Continue readingSan Francisco 49ers free agency preview
With the NFL’s new league year set to begin Wednesday and the early free agent negotiating window opening Monday, the Niners aren’t flush with cap space — they have $1,096,806 in space, according to ESPN’s Roster Management System — and almost certainly won’t be spending money in bulk this offseason. That doesn’t mean the 49ers […]
Continue readingSource: Jets expected to release veteran TE C.J. Uzomah
Injured tight end C.J. Uzomah, a pricey free agent signing in 2022, is expected to be released by the New York Jets, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Uzomah, 31, coming off knee surgery, was due to count $11.2 million on the Jets’ cap, so the move comes as no surprise. By making him a […]
Continue readingJets ready to face free agency with big decisions ahead
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Perhaps more than any executive in the NFL, New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas is under pressure to win now. Not that he needed a reminder, but the message was amplified last month by owner Woody Johnson, who came close to dropping a playoff mandate on his top football man. […]
Continue readingThe all-playoff era team: The best players of the past decade
It’s a simple premise and yet a near-impossible challenge. The story of the past decade of college football is littered with superstars — from Lamar Jackson‘s mystifying talent to Baker Mayfield planting the Oklahoma flag at Ohio State to Tua Tagovailoa rescuing Alabama from the brink of defeat to a former walk-on in Stetson Bennett […]
Continue readingRough offseason for Jets piling up with free agency looming
A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Playing defense: Almost one year ago (March 15, 2023), the Jets were the chosen ones. That day, Aaron Rodgers — just out of the darkness — made his humongous announcement on “The Pat McAfee Show,” declaring his intention to play for the Jets. It […]
Continue reading49ers ready for Super Bowl rematch vs. Chiefs, four years later
More Teams. More Games. Joe Montana joins “The Pat McAfee Show” to talk about Brock Purdy‘s composure and how he sees himself in the 49ers quarterback. (2:19) LAS VEGAS — As the final seconds ticked away in Super Bowl LIV, the devastated San Francisco 49ers stood in stunned silence on the Hard Rock Stadium sideline […]
Continue readingJets must protect Aaron Rodgers, invest in offensive line
More Teams. More Games. Aaron Rodgers aces a par-3 in his first golf round since his Achilles surgery. (0:17) FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Playing his first round of golf since Achilles surgery in September, Aaron Rodgers fired a hole-in-one a few days ago at the exclusive Shadow Creek course in Las Vegas. His playing partners […]
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