More Teams. More Games. Jane McManus shares her thoughts on how the Josh Brown situation culminated with his release from the Giants and weighs in on the current state of the league. (3:22) Kicker Josh Brown has been released by the New York Giants, but the NFL’s issues when it comes to handling cases of […]
Continue readingThis isn’t one of those times. Johnny Manziel — Johnny Football, if you prefer — might be headed any number of places Thursday during the first round of the NFL draft, but Dallas isn’t one of them. Thank goodness. You should be thrilled. Ecstatic. Overjoyed. Jerry the GM appears to be acting like, well, a […]
Continue readingThis has everything to do with Williams’ stated ambition in his first mass interview as a Jet. Before his career had even started, Williams was describing a career highlight as a sack of Tom Brady, preferably his first sack as an NFL player. Never mind that nobody wants to wait until Week 7 to get […]
Continue readingThanks to a quiet agreement between the NFL and the NFLPA, the period in which teams can sign players classified as unrestricted free agents was shortened (it previously ended on June 1). It was a smart change. Very few unrestricted free agents get deals in May, and if they do, the deals are usually for […]
Continue readingThe spring meetings usually are designed to clean up leftover items from the annual March meetings. This year is different. Owners head to San Francisco on Tuesday for meetings filled with intrigue and tension. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, steaming over the four-game suspension of quarterback Tom Brady because of Deflategate, will be in […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Rex Ryan sounds off on the Cowboys’ defense in Dallas’ shocking playoff loss to the Packers. (1:39) FRISCO, Texas — The career arcs of Dak Prescott and Tony Romo have become so similar they have essentially become the same Dallas Cowboys quarterback. Each showed outstanding regular-season success but left lingering questions […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Peyton Manning says he met with Kyle Shanahan when he was a free agent and explains why he’s been so impressed with the 49ers coach. (2:40) SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Long before Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback, Pro Bowler and MVP candidate was a thing, Purdy was a Thing. […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Dwayne Haskins breaks down his pro day workout, the kind of offense he wants to play in and why he’s ready for the NFL despite only 14 career starts. (1:57) The long-ago memory hasn’t faded. Dwayne Haskins was 10 years old. Driving rain. Best friend playing receiver. A Pop Warner football […]
Continue readingHE WAS IN PAWTUCKET, or maybe it was Toledo, or it might’ve been Syracuse. Days and nights in the International League, baseball’s final weigh station bridging the minor leagues and major leagues, blend together like that. All Drew Henson remembers is that he was in some minor league town, in the midst of a dire […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo disagree on whether the Dallas Cowboys or San Francisco 49ers are under more pressure to reach the Super Bowl this season. (2:34) FRISCO, Texas — Mike McCarthy needed Dak Prescott. Prescott needed McCarthy. Their first year together as Dallas Cowboys playcaller and quarterback […]
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