Three years ago, the New England Patriots were coming off their incredible comeback victory against the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI and rolling through an impressive-looking offseason that appeared to have them well set up for a repeat. They did not repeat, though they came very close, losing 41-33 in Super Bowl LII to […]
Continue readingPicking an MVP in advance of a typical NFL season is difficult. Remember last year? The trendiest candidates heading into the regular season were Carson Wentz, Baker Mayfield and Russell Wilson one obvious example, but Mahomes is the only one with the sort of airtight accomplishments to be added to this list. Although this is […]
Continue readingBarrett, 27, registered a league-leading 19.5 sacks in his first season with the Bucs, playing on a one-year deal for $4 million. The franchise tag amount is calculated by taking the average of the top five players’ cap percentages for the current season, or 120% of the player’s previous salary — whichever is higher. If […]
Continue readingThat hasn’t been the experience of every player, however, and two current Lions spoke up on Patricia’s behalf Wednesday when they were asked about his relationship with players on conference calls with local media. Danny Amendola and Trey Flowers have been with Patricia in two stops — New England and Detroit — and chose to […]
Continue readingWith the NFL universe on pause, now seems like a good time to continue our big-picture look into how each organization did during the player-acquisition period of the offseason. Over the next four days, I’m going to run through all 32 teams and rank the work they did from worst to first. To measure how […]
Continue readingJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The gloves have come off. Yannick Ngakoue‘s frustration over the fact that the Jacksonville Jaguars have yet to trade him bubbled over Monday afternoon, and he went on a short social media rant in which he called the team owner’s son a clown and urged the team to get “this s— done.” […]
Continue readingThe Detroit Lions have agreed to a two-year, $8 million deal with defensive tackle Danny Shelton, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. The Lions also acquired safety Duron Harmon from the New England Patriots on Wednesday in a separate trade, pending a physical, the team announced. Shelton and Harmon become the fourth […]
Continue readingOn Thursday, the league announced the amount distributed for performance-based pay for rookies and veterans. The payday has been an annual staple since it was included in the collective bargaining agreement ratified in 2002. The pay is determined based on playing time percentage and base salary. Players who are playing a bulk of the snaps […]
Continue readingThe New England Patriots have for nearly 20 years shown the ability to maintain a degree of organizational structure and success that is far superior to that of their counterparts. For every team that made the playoffs in the Patriots’ six title-winning years, 10 position groups were analyzed. The Patriots spent less than the average […]
Continue readingThe New England Patriots were awarded a league-high four compensatory draft picks, the NFL announced Tuesday. The Patriots add two third-rounders and two sixth-rounders to their overall haul of 12 picks. It helps them partially fill a void of not having a second-round pick — a selection they traded to the Atlanta Falcons for receiver […]
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