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 readingMartinez, 28, announced his decision four days after leading the Raiders with 11 tackles in Sunday’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. “I had an amazing journey with some incredible franchises, and made lifelong friendships,” Martinez wrote on Instagram. “I have chosen to step away from this career at this time to focus on my family […]
Continue readingThe Kansas City Chiefs acquired wide receiver Kadarius Toney from the New York Giants for two 2023 draft picks on Thursday. Headed to the Giants are a third-round conditional draft pick (Kansas City received the pick when the Chicago Bears hired Ryan Poles as their general manager earlier this year) and a 2023 sixth-round selection. […]
Continue readingMcKinney was on the reserve/COVID-19 list as a close contact. He is admittedly unvaccinated. The Giants had seven players test positive for COVID-19 this week, including four defensive backs. That still leaves them shorthanded against a talented set of Cowboys receivers. Starting cornerback Adoree’ Jackson and nickel Aaron Robinson are out for Sunday. They were […]
Continue readingEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants middle linebacker and leading tackler Blake Martinez suffered a torn ACL in Sunday’s 17-14 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, according to multiple sources. Martinez, a team captain and the defensive signal-caller, will miss the remainder of the season. It’s a crushing blow to a Giants defense that surrendered […]
Continue readingDavis, a first-round pick out of Florida in 2017, has started 41 games for Detroit, mostly at middle linebacker. He has 259 career tackles with 10 sacks, nine passes defended and one interception. Davis has struggled in coverage, giving up a 78.4% completion rate and a 116.6 passer rating against last season, according to Pro […]
Continue readingThe 2020 NFL draft may be over, but the league’s next decision-making deadline is right on its heels. Come Monday, teams have to decide whether to pick up the fifth-year options for 2017 first-round picks. A refresher: Rookie contracts for NFL draft picks are four years long, but contracts for players picked in the first […]
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