The new deep dive regarding the Maxx Crosby trade to the Ravens that wasn’t includes more information about the Cowboys’ interest in trading for Crosby, before the Raiders struck an ultimately failed deal with Baltimore. Via Ryan McFadden of ESPN, the Cowboys made three different offers to the Raiders. First, they offered the 20th overall […]

The Buccaneers have signed two free agent linebackers, and another Lavonte David contract is not forthcoming. The stalwart Tampa Bay defender will retire after 14 seasons. A team announcement Tuesday revealed David is stepping away from the game. He will retire as a career-long Buccaneer and one of the greatest players in franchise history. David […]

Edge rusher Rueben Bain won’t have to travel far for his next pre-draft visit with a team. Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports that Bain will visit with the Dolphins on Tuesday. Bain played at the University of Miami and went to Miami Central High School, so the meeting is of particular interest to […]

Happy 50th birthday to 14-time Pro Bowler, five-time NFL MVP, two-time Offensive Player of the Year and Super Bowl champion, Peyton Manning! After playing his college ball at Tennessee, Manning and fellow quarterback Ryan Leaf were expected to go in some order of first and second in the 1998 NFL Draft. The Colts selected Manning, […]

Free agent offensive guard Robert Jones is signing with the 49ers, NFL Media reports. Jones, 27, signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the Cowboys last offseason but did not play a down. He broke a bone in his neck during a training camp practice in July and spent the season on injured reserve. He […]

Jaxon Smith-Njigba has not needed to wait long to secure his Seahawks extension. The reigning Offensive Player of the Year agreed to terms with Seattle on Monday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Team and player are finalizing a four-year, $168.6MM pact, Schefter reports. With Smith-Njigba’s fifth-year option having recently been picked up, today’s news means he will […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ nine-game win streak came to an end on Monday at the hands of the Detroit Pistons despite strong performances from LeBron James and Luka Dončić. The Lakers fell to Detroit 113-110 after Daniss Jenkins’ go-ahead bucket helped seal the win for the Pistons. James got off to a very slow start […]

NFL free agency is in its third week, but clubs in the NFC North have already made splashes.  With that in mind, here’s a look at each team’s best and worst signing, plus a free agent to target in the second wave. (Contract figures from Spotrac.)  Best signing: S Coby Bryant (three years, $40 million) […]

The 49ers met with a possible addition to their offensive line. The NFL’s daily transaction report for Monday shows that Robert Jones came in for a visit with the team. Jones signed with the Dolphins after going undrafted out of Middle Tennessee State in 2021. He started 13 of the 30 games he played in […]

A 30-game starter in Miami, Robert Jones joined the Cowboys in free agency last year. But the former UDFA offensive lineman suffered a season-nullifying injury, hitting free agency on a low note a year later. Two-plus weeks into this year’s FA period, Jones remains unsigned. But he is drawing interest. The 49ers met with the […]

The Denver Broncos made one of the biggest splashes of the offseason, trading picks in the first, third and fourth rounds to the Miami Dolphins for Jaylen Waddle and a fourth-rounder. And it came after plenty of background research into the explosive wideout. According to Albert Breer of SI.com, “[General manager George Paton’s] staff was […]

Over the past couple of months, the New England Patriots have been tangled up in trade rumors for A.J. Brown. The Philadelphia Eagles seem reluctant to give up on him, and the Patriots signed former Green Bay Packers WR Romeo Doubs as an insurance policy. That’s why Matt Verderame of Sports Illustrated believes Mike Vrabel’s team […]

The Jets are probably not done adding quarterbacks after the acquisition of Geno Smith, and if they draft a quarterback, Carson Beck is an option. Jets General Manager Darren Mougey met with Beck last night ahead of watching him work out today at Miami’s Pro Day, according to Rich Cimini of ESPN. Beck started 16 […]

After four years of up-and-down play, the Jets came into the final year of running back Breece Hall‘s rookie contract unsure of whether or not they wanted to extend him to a long-term contract. When, after the season, they tried and failed to reach an extension agreement in time for free agency, New York opted […]

Alabama is on its way to the Sweet 16 after a dominant 90-65 win over Texas Tech on Sunday. The No. 4 Crimson Tide trounced the No. 5 Red Raiders, looking more like a No. 1 seed than its actual seed. Alabama hit 19 three-pointers on an extremely efficient 45 percent from deep. That kind […]

Burrow co-captained the Wildcats FFC alongside Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels at BMO Stadium, with the team coached by San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan. The Wildcats went 1-2 in the round robin, beating seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady’s Founders FFC before falling to Team USA 39-14. They met the national team again in […]

The Dolphins and Cardinals aren’t the only teams taking massive dead-money charges for quarterbacks no longer on the team. The Jets are, too. As noted by Rich Cimini of ESPN, the Jets will carry $48 million in 2026 for 2023-24 starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers and 2025 starting quarterback Justin Fields. Overall, the Jets have $104 […]

While widely accused of wrongdoing in the fallout of the Maxx Crosby trade debacle, the Ravens themselves were hurt by a delayed start to free agency. Expecting Crosby to be on their books for much of the legal tampering period, the Ravens negotiated through that time with the diminished cap in mind and watched several […]

The value of NFL teams keeps going up and up. It’s now a given that franchises have an 11-figure value. As evidenced by the latest valuation of a team at nearly $11 billion. Per Mike Ozanian of CNBC, via Sports Business Journal, the proposed transfer of the equity held by Steve Tisch, Jonathan Tisch, and […]

With most of the primary options already off the table, the Pittsburgh Steelers might be left in an uncomfortable position if Aaron Rodgers retires. The Steelers haven’t shown any signs of wanting to rebuild, and not having their future Hall of Famer at quarterback would throw a huge wrench in their plans. That’s why Nick Wright […]

After Saturday’s inaugural Fanatics Flag Football Classic, Tom Brady met with reporters. And while most of the questions focused on flag football, he got one about the tackle football team he partially owns. Unfortunately, it was a two-pronged inquiry that allowed him to non-answer one half, and to completely ignore the other. Here’s the question […]

Since left tackle is a premium position, the top collegiate LTs in a given class frequently hear their names called in the first hour of the NFL draft. This year should be no different, and Miami’s Francis Mauigoa and Utah’s Spencer Fano have long been viewed as possible top-10 selections in April’s event. But as […]

Opponent: No. 7 KentuckyMoneyline: Iowa State (-205) Unlike many of the teams we’ve highlighted in our upset alert articles, the Iowa State Cyclones showed no signs of stumbling in the first round, cruising to a 108-74 victory over No. 15 seed Tennessee State. However, they lost second-team All-American Joshua Jefferson just a few minutes into […]

New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo is at the center of a social media storm this weekend, and it has nothing to do with football. Skattebo, selected out of Arizona State in the 2025 NFL Draft, dismissed both CTE and asthma as fake on the “Bring the Juice” podcast with host Frank Dalena. The […]