Around the NFL
Whither Sam Darnold?
4 Mar
, 2025
For one thing, there's no getting around that he played his two worst games of the season in Minnesota's two biggest games of the year: at Detroit in Week 18, costing Minnesota the NFC North and th...
Raiders might trade Michael Mayer
3 Mar
, 2025
Mayer, recall, was an early second-round pick two years ago...
Keeping up with Daniel Jones
3 Mar
, 2025
Maybe "no idea" is too strong; some teams at least have an option on the roster, albeit an undesirable one. But there are seven teams who we can't say for sure who the starter will be...
Taking Command with Deebo trade
2 Mar
, 2025
Yes, Washington is in a division with the Eagles team that just steamrolled most of its playoff opposition (including the Commanders by a 55-23 score) en route to winning the Super Bowl...
Older kickers looking for work
1 Mar
, 2025
Folk has been the league’s most accurate kicker over the last two years...
Kelce isn't ready to call it a day
27 Feb
, 2025
"I’m coming back for sure,” Pat McAfee says Kelce wrote in a text. “Going to try and get into the best shape I’ve been this offseason and get back to the mountaintop...
Is Deebo still a fantasy bully?
27 Feb
, 2025
Just three years ago, Samuel was one of the league's elite players, an All Pro wideout who put up 1,770 scrimmage yards, 14 touchdowns and averaging a league-best 18.2 yards per catch...
Stafford soap opera rolls onward
26 Feb
, 2025
Stafford is 37 and there have been some signs of declining play, which explains why the Rams are hesitant to give him a lot of new money...
Cincinnati prepared to ante up
25 Feb
, 2025
The expectation is that Chase will become the highest-paid non-quarterback in the league, and the Tobin believes they’ll have more than enough money to also retain Higgins while adding other option...
Problems with Pickens predicted
25 Feb
, 2025
With Pickens, the play on the field has been impressive his first three seasons, especially considering the level of quarterbacking he's had...
League efforts to revive kick return have mixed results
24 Feb
, 2025
It's a little weird. They moved touchbacks to the 25-yard-line to encourage teams to stay in the end zone, and that worked...
More competition for Pat Freiermuth
22 Feb
, 2025
Parham averaged just 17 receptions in his four seasons with the Chargers, but 11 of those catches (and more than a tenth of his targets) went for touchdowns...
What market will Christian Kirk have?
21 Feb
, 2025
Kirk is also coming off injury, but it's a broken collarbone -- something that will heal completely and not impact his free agent market...
Harris, Williams headed for free agency
19 Feb
, 2025
Joe Mixon and Tony Pollard also played well with new teams a year ago, which might contribute to teams being more willing to spend at the position...
Broncos could target Juwan Johnson
19 Feb
, 2025
There was the Greg Dulcich experience, but it's not surprising that didn't go well...

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