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 readingMore Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe debate whether the Chiefs are on upset alert due to the absence of Chris Jones. (2:35) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — To the larger football world, Patrick Mahomes burst on the scene in 2018 in a spectacular way by throwing for 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns […]
Continue readingWhen news of quarterback Tom Brady‘s retirement broke in late January, no one knew then what is unmistakably clear now: The NFL was in the beginning stages of what would become a whiplash-inducing 2022 offseason of change. Even the conclusion of the Brady story had a surprise ending, with the seven-time Super Bowl winner reversing […]
Continue readingJones has started 96 out of 97 regular-season games since joining the Titans in 2016. He was selected by the Houston Texans in the fourth round (99th overall) of the 2012 NFL draft. Jones’ streak of 120 consecutive games played, including 88 starts, ended due to injury in Week 9 of the 2019 season. At […]
Continue readingOne by one, the tubs of oysters began arriving. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers had invited the entire Green Bay Packers offensive line to the Kentucky Derby, which had included a dinner out in Louisville. As each oyster bucket slammed onto the table, young Green Bay center J.C. Tretter grew even more mortified about his misconstrued appetizer […]
Continue readingEvery year, I offer up my own piece of vaguely NFL draft-related content by producing a mock draft consisting entirely of trades. There are 32 picks in the first round and for each of those selections, I try to construct a trade that makes sense for two or more teams given their respective needs and […]
Continue readingWith 2021 NFL free agency winding down, we are looking back on what went down and looking forward to what’s ahead. While there were a number of significant free-agent signings such as the Tennessee Titans picking up a pair of edge rushers, the Baltimore Ravens upgrading their offensive line and the Super Bowl champion Tampa […]
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 readingWith the initial free-agency rush now concluded, this is the perfect time to revisit our NFL Power Rankings for the 2021 season. It’s been a unique offseason to say the least, as a reduced salary cap has altered business for both players and front-office personnel. So as we ranked the teams, we decided that looking […]
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 […]
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