The NCAA’s Division I Football Rules Subcommittee proposed adopting new rules that would go into effect with the 2026 season, including one lessening the punishment for targeting. A player who commits targeting for the first time would still be ejected but wouldn’t miss any time in his team’s next game. A second instance of targeting […]

Veterans who could replace Stroud underperformed in 2025 and are on expensive contracts. Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa, entering the third year of a four-year, $212.4M contract, tossed a career-high 15 interceptions in 2025. Arizona Cardinals QB Kyler Murray, meanwhile, is entering the fourth year of a five-year, $230.5M deal and went 2-3 in five […]

Texas A&M edge rusher Cashius Howell had 27 sacks in his five-year college career, with 25 of those coming in his final three seasons. In 2025, Howell won SEC Defensive Player of the Year honors with 11.5 sacks. Shemar Stewart, who Howell played behind in 2024, had only 11 sacks in his three-year career at […]

The Cardinals will explore trades for Kyler Murray this week, but the quarterback’s camp is hoping the team releases him, Ralph Vacchiano of FOX Sports reports. That would be a best-case scenario for the 28-year-old Murray, who would have the ability to pick his next team in free agency. Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort reportedly […]

College football players who are good enough to turn pro are increasingly choosing to stay in college, where their NIL paychecks can rival what they’d be making in the NFL. Chiefs General Manager Brett Veach said now that the NCAA allows players to make money off their names, images and likenesses, players aren’t entering the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders scored the fewest points per game in the league last season (14.2). Hiring Klint Kubiak as their next head coach should help, but that’s just the beginning. They need to bolster the offensive line and get better quarterback play. That’s why they’re almost guaranteed to take Heisman trophy winner Fernando Mendoza with the […]

Will the Raiders trade defensive end Maxx Crosby? Yes, if they get what they want for him. Per a league source, the Raiders are looking for two first-round picks and a player for the 28-year-old edge rusher. That’s what the Cowboys got for Micah Parsons in August, with the player being defensive lineman Kenny Clark. […]

After speculation circulated earlier this month on the possibility that Eagles left guard Landon Dickerson could retire after only five years in the league, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport are pointing to Dickerson’s most recent Instagram post as evidence that the 27-year-old will be returning for a sixth year of NFL play. Earlier […]

For many NFL players, especially proven veterans, OTAs are an afterthought and they instead wait until later in the offseason to report to the team’s facility. But new Baltimore Ravens head coach Jesse Minter hopes to change players’ attitudes toward OTAs. He said on Chris Simms Unbuttoned on Wednesday that he hopes to make OTAs […]

The 2026 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis is underway, serving as a key showcase for prospects preparing for the draft in Pittsburgh (April 23-25). The event often highlights under-the-radar talents who can dramatically boost their draft stock through strong athletic testing, measurements and interviews. These “sleeper” prospects frequently come from smaller programs, post inconsistent production […]

The Broncos dipped into the college ranks to find a replacement for Jim Leonhard as their defensive pass game coordinator. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Broncos will hire University of Colorado defensive coordinator Robert Livingston to fill that spot on Sean Payton’s coaching staff. Leonhard left the Broncos to become the Bills’ defensive […]

11:40am: The Cardinals will explore trade options for Murray at the Combine this week, per OutKick’s Armando Salguero, who offers the Jets as a potential destination. With a weak quarterback draft class behind projected No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza, a 29-year-old with three years left of a reasonable-priced contract could draw some interest on the […]

As decision-makers from all 32 NFL teams have descended on Indianapolis for the scouting combine, the offseason trade market is starting to pick up steam heading into the beginning of the new league year in March. The state of Florida is the current home for many potential trade targets given the roster composition for the […]

One of the most-discussed stories of the Buffalo Bills’ offseason involved team owner Terry Pegula saying during a news conference that former head coach Sean McDermott and not general manager/president of football operations Brandon Beane was responsible for the club acquiring wide receiver Keon Coleman with the 33rd overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft.  While speaking with […]

The Week 14 Ravens-Steelers game featured multiple mistakes by the officials. At the time, the NFL admitted one. Today, the league admitted another. The third was apparently admitted, until it wasn’t. For starters, the league admitted after the game that an unnecessary roughness penalty called on defensive tackle Travis Jones was not a foul. On […]

Breece Hall does not have a new Jets deal in hand at this point. Nevertheless, a departure should not be expected in his case. When speaking to reporters at the Combine on Tuesday, general manager Darren Mougey reiterated his desire for a Hall agreement to be reached in time for free agency. Failing that, Mougey said (via Fox […]

The Bears are moving closer to a move to Indiana. Via NBC 5 in Chicago, the Indiana House of Representatives based a bill that would devote up to $1 billion in public funding for a stadium in Indiana by the overwhelming vote of 95-4. That doesn’t mean Illinois is giving up on keeping the Bears. […]

At the official start of the new league year, the Atlanta Falcons will officially turn the page to a new era.  With a new head coach in Kevin Stefanski already at the helm, the Falcons will hand the ball, and also the keys to the franchise, to Michael Penix Jr. In news most expected, Falcons […]

Anthony Richardson’s first three pro seasons have not gone as he or the Colts would have planned. But it sounds like Richardson, the No. 4 overall pick of the 2023 draft, should be ready for the start of the offseason program in April after missing most of 2025 due to an orbital fracture from a […]

Future Hall of Fame left tackle Trent Williams still has one year left on his contract with the 49ers, but he could end up on the free agent market early. Williams and the 49ers are struggling to reach an agreement on an amended deal that would lower his $38.84MM cap hit, Adam Schefter of ESPN […]

Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach didn’t provide much insight when addressing the playing status of tight end Travis Kelce in 2026. “Travis is the best. He’s an icon,” the GM said Tuesday. “… We’ll just let that process play out.” Veach told reporters the team has “kind of prepared for either scenario” in […]

A recent report indicated that an interested team will “have to knock” the figurative socks off San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch to get Lynch to trade backup quarterback Mac Jones this offseason.  Jones signed a two-year deal with the 49ers last March, meaning the club has plenty of say regarding the signal-caller’s status for […]

The NFL won’t be discussing a proposal to ban the tush push this offseason, but there could be further conversations about other ways that offensive players aid ball carriers. NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said on Monday that the deadline for a team to propose a tush push ban has passed […]

Kyle Pitts is set to spend a sixth season in Atlanta. The veteran tight end is in position to receive the franchise tag, as first reported by Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Pitts will not reach the market based on today’s news. Instead of testing free agency for the first time in his career, Pitts will […]