EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Coach Nick Sirianni suggested it hadn’t occurred to him that the Philadelphia Eagles had clinched a playoff spot until it was brought to his attention inside the locker room following Sunday’s 48-22 romp of the New York Giants. “They said that to me in there and I’m like, ‘Oh, that’s nice,’” […]
Continue readingJOE SCHOEN’S FOOTSTEPS echoed through the empty hallways of the New York Giants’ Quest Diagnostics Training Center. It was 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday when he peered into what he expected to be a player-less cafeteria. That’s when he spotted Daniel Jones. Schoen saw his quarterback eating breakfast, while the rest of his teammates enjoyed their […]
Continue readingWhat, you thought my Monday column was going to be about the Saints-Steelers game? After Sunday’s 33-30 victory by the Vikings in Buffalo, it was impossible to consider talking about anything else. With close competition from the first Falcons-Panthers game in late October, Vikings-Bills has to be considered the best game of the 2022 NFL […]
Continue readingSam Ehlinger has been named the Colts’ starting quarterback for the remainder of the season. The news comes less than 10 days after it was reported that the Texas product had leapfrogged Nick Foles on the Colts’ depth chart for the No. 2 job. The next pass Ehlinger throws will be his first in an […]
Continue readingINDIANAPOLIS — With the Colts’ offensive woes reaching worrisome proportions, the team decided on a dramatic shift at its most important position. Indianapolis is promoting Sam Ehlinger to starting quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Washington Commanders, with veteran Matt Ryan sustaining a Grade 2 shoulder separation against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, coach Frank […]
Continue readingINDIANAPOLIS — In the back corner of the visitors locker room at Nissan Stadium in Nashville on Sunday, long after most of its occupants had departed, Matt Ryan gritted his teeth to perform the simplest of tasks: Putting on a shirt. The Indianapolis Colts’ quarterback was in obvious pain and spent considerable time after the […]
Continue readingJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Quarterback Blake Bortles, who led the Jacksonville Jaguars to a division title and the AFC Championship Game after the 2017 season, says he has retired. Bortles, the No. 3 overall pick in 2014, announced his retirement on an episode of the “Pardon My Take” podcast. “I quietly… I didn’t tell anybody, I […]
Continue readingFantasy football can be a year-round pursuit for some. For others … well, you may know that the Rams won the Super Bowl and you might even have heard who your team took in the first round of the NFL draft, but you’ve been too busy with other things to follow the NFL offseason closely. […]
Continue readingJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence is definitely in the right frame of mind and in a much better situation to become the next quarterback to make a significant jump in their second season. Lawrence has more playmakers around him, is in a stable environment and says he feels more confident and comfortable […]
Continue readingQuarterback Nick Foles signed with the Indianapolis Colts on Monday, reuniting him with coach Frank Reich, who was his offensive coordinator with the Eagles in 2017 when he led Philadelphia to a Super Bowl title. The team did not disclose terms, but a source told ESPN that Foles received a two-year contract, confirming a report […]
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