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Malcolm Jenkins says Saints closer now after Drew Brees dialogue
METAIRIE, La. — Malcolm Jenkins said he believes the dialogue between him and longtime friend and New Orleans Saints teammate Drew Brees this summer was “important for the country and important for us.” Jenkins was one of Brees’ harshest critics after Brees said in June that he would “never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag” […]
Continue readingNFL training camp 2020: Gronk feeling fresh and clean, Saquon and Cam Jordan bust a move
As training camp keeps rolling through August, Rob Gronkowski gave a frank, but positive, assessment of how he feels in the early stages of his comeback while a couple of NFL stars showed moves that apply beyond the gridiron. Here’s what you need to know from camps across the league: Rob Gronkowski of old is […]
Continue readingNFL teams most likely to decline in 2020: Why the Packers, Seahawks, Saints could lose more games
On Monday, we ran my annual column looking at the NFL teams that are most likely to improve this upcoming season. That one usually goes over well. Everybody likes hope. Today, we’re going to look at the teams most likely to decline in 2020. This one just gets people angry. Unfortunately for the teams in […]
Continue readingWhat constitutes a successful 2020 NFL season for each NFC East team?
As NFL training camps begin to look more “normal,” with players getting on the field with their teams for the first time on Friday and pads set to come on for the first time on Aug. 17, there seems to be a natural sense of optimism around every team. Even with the positive thought that […]
Continue readingSaints QB Drew Brees says his flag comment was a ‘missed opportunity’
METAIRIE, La. — Drew Brees on Saturday reiterated his vow to stand with the Black community for social justice, saying it “broke my heart” and was “crushing” that his June comments about disrespecting the flag by kneeling during the national anthem made people feel differently. The New Orleans Saints quarterback, who began his first training […]
Continue readingO’Connor: Tom Brady’s personal workouts are a bad example
Tom Brady has been an earnest and largely reliable role model for two decades, and yet this week he has been setting a dreadful example for the millions who admire him. As the coronavirus pandemic rages across the nation, and through his adopted state of Florida, Brady has defied the recommendation of the NFL Players […]
Continue readingNew Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins on coronavirus risk: Football ‘nonessential’
New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins said the risk surrounding the coronavirus “has to really be eliminated” before he would be comfortable returning to play this season. Jenkins, a 12-year veteran and member of the NFL Players Association’s executive committee, appeared on CNN on Thursday morning in his new role as a contributor for the […]
Continue readingNFL Quarterback Coaching Summit urges owners to ‘look deeper’ for minority hires
This year’s summit, which was conducted online over two days, was geared toward highlighting and teaching the diverse talent in the NFL and college ranks in hopes of solving the NFL’s lack of minority coach hiring, particularly on offense. Twenty-two teams participated this week, the most ever at the summit and up from just two […]
Continue readingSaints’ Malcolm Jenkins issues call to action to sports world, media: ‘The time is now’
New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins, a co-founder of the Players Coalition and prominent activist for social justice and racial equality, urged athletes, coaches and media “to do our part to make this country better” during Sunday night’s ESPYS broadcast, calling the events of the past month “a tipping point.” “There’s no going back, there’s […]
Continue readingNFL all-decade: Best player on each NFC South team, every position
The start of a new decade is upon us with the 2020 NFL season. But before we get rolling with the ’20s, ESPN is taking a look back at the best — and worst — of the 2010s and naming the top players of the decade for all 32 teams. From the social media star […]
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