In a divisional round playoff game, 49ers defensive back Jimmie Ward caught Tony Pollard from behind and grabbed the Cowboys running back around the waist. Ward meant no harm, but the tackle — nicknamed a “hip-drop tackle” — ended with Ward’s body rolling over Pollard’s left leg. Pollard fractured his fibula and required surgery to [more]
Defensive end Takk McKinley will be looking for a new place to play in 2023. The Cowboys announced that they have released McKinley from their 90-man roster. The move comes a couple of days after the signed defensive end Ben Banogu as a free agent. McKinley signed onto the Cowboys practice squad last November and [more]
Patriots third-round pick Marte Mapu has agreed to terms and is signing his rookie deal Friday. His representation, Bryan A Ehrlich and Matt Glose of Generation Sports Group, announced the deal. The team lists Mapu as a linebacker, but he has played a variety of spots in his short time with the Patriots. He played [more]
The Nuggets are looking for young, affordable players to round out the roster.
Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne set career highs with 55 catches and 800 receiving yards during the 2021 season, but he wasn’t able to build on that in 2022. Bourne joined the rest of the Patriots in an underwhelming offensive performance last season. He caught 35 passes for 434 yards, which was a drop in [more]
Chiefs edge rusher Frank Clark knew what was coming before it happened. He took a pay cut to stay in Kansas City in 2022. He wasn’t going to do that again, and the Chiefs weren’t about to pay him a $20.5 million base salary in 2023. “At the end of the day, it’s a business, [more]
News that free-agent receiver DeAndre Hopkins is set to visit with the Patriots next week broke on Friday morning. That was well before some of New England’s players were set to meet with the media after the day’s practice. So, receiver Kendrick Bourne was asked about the club potentially adding the former All-Pro receiver. “I’m [more]
Several years ago, EA scrapped its college football video game because it couldn’t do it without potentially infringing on the names, images, and/or likenesses of players. Now that players can be compensated for such things, EA is back in the game — and it’s offering players cash to allow their names, images, and likenesses to [more]
When Zach Wilson was drafted second overall in 2021, there wasn’t much thought that the Jets would have a new quarterback two years later but Wilson struggled in his opportunities to lead the offense and Aaron Rodgers became available this offseason. Upon being asked about the prospect of a new quarterback being added to the [more]
Details for the inaugural Xfinity Series race at Sonoma Raceway.
Running back Reggie Bush, a generational college talent who spent his entire pro career trying to match his exploits at USC, reportedly will be leaving Fox Sports. According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Bush is expected to leave Fox, due to a contract dispute. Bush is a member of Fox’s Big Noon [more]
When the Bears traded down from the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft, they insisted that the Panthers include wide receiver DJ Moore in the deal. And Bears quarterback Justin Fields is very glad they did. That’s the word from Bears safety Jaquan Brisker, who said Fields and Moore looked during Organized [more]
When the Jets first swung a trade for quarterback Aaron Rodgers this spring, there were questions about how much of the team’s offseason program he would attend. Rodgers missed voluntary work with the Packers in recent years and he said at a press conference in April that he expected to miss some work this spring, [more]
The Panthers announced a number of promotions in their scouting department on Friday. Cole Spencer has been named the director of player personnel. Spencer had been the college scouting director since joining the team in 2021 and he will work with vice president of player personnel Adrian Wilson, who joined the Panthers this offseason after [more]
Dalvin Cook is finally set to hit the open market. As expected, the Vikings did not find a last-minute trade partner and therefore announced on Friday that they’ve released Cook. Minnesota let it be known on Thursday that the club would make the move on Friday. Cook was set to make $10.4 million in base [more]
Listening to Spoelstra's tone, I wouldn't expect to see Herro this series.
It is very difficult to put together a trade that gets Harden to Phoenix without getting a third team involved.
The Jets are one of four teams that can be forced to be the subject of this year’s installment of Hard Knocks and the acquisition of quarterback Aaron Rodgers would seem to make them an appealing prospect for the NFL and HBO. Jets head coach Robert Saleh is hopeful that the powers that be don’t [more]
Back in May, the Saints brought in former Raiders coach Jon Gruden to work with the offense during the offseason program. Of course, Gruden and now New Orleans quarterback Derek Carr spent several years together in Oakland and Las Vegas with their former organization. This week, Carr said he thought it was valuable to have [more]
Running back Dalvin Cook is expected to become a free agent on Friday and some have wondered if the Jets might make a run at adding Cook to the roster once the Vikings release him. Jets head coach Robert Saleh didn’t say definitively whether the Jets will be making a bid for Cook’s services when [more]
First-year Broncos coach Sean Payton knows there’s a whole lot of work to do in Denver. Payton was asked if safety Caden Sterns can take the next step as a player and answered that he needs an entire roster of players ready to take the next step. “Look, the next step is that cliche term. [more]
At this point last year, defensive lineman Larry Ogunjobi was unsigned and trying to find a home after his deal with the Bears was scrapped by a failed physical due to a Lisfranc injury. Ogunjobi eventually signed with the Steelers in late June and played well enough through pain that he earned a new three-year [more]
News that Josh Allen is gracing the cover of Madden 24 dropped earlier this week. Allen said on social media at the time that it was a childhood dream come true. In more extensive comments to Katherine Fitzgerald of The Buffalo News, Allen noted that he found it hard to believe even months after receiving [more]
The Cardinals are in very good shape in the 2024 NFL draft, and their dealings during the 2023 draft made clear that next year’s draft was a priority. A video released by the Cardinals from inside their draft room shows General Manager Monti Ossenfort making two trades within the first six picks of the first [more]
The Patriots have gone four years without a playoff win and they’ve missed making it to the postseason in two of those years, which is a big change from the run they were on for most of the first two decades of the 21st century. New England’s offseason efforts to change those fortunes have included [more]
