Month: February 2025

The Panthers and offensive lineman Austin Corbett gave themselves a bit more time to talk about a possible contract extension. Mike Kaye of the Charlotte Observer confirmed an Over the Cap report that Corbett and the team agreed to delay the void date on his contract to just before the

Eagles linebacker Nolan Smith is recovering from surgery after suffering a torn triceps during the Super Bowl. Smith suffered the injury during the game but kept playing, had surgery on Wednesday, and should be ready for the start of the 2025 season, according to NFL Network. It’s not clear at

The Seahawks have let go of two players on Friday. Seattle announced the team has waived cornerback Ryan Cooper and receiver Cornell Powell. Both players were on the club’s practice squad in 2024 and had signed futures deals. Neither Cooper nor Powell appeared in a game last season for Seattle.

The Cardinals went 2-5 down the stretch in 2024, which left them with an 8-9 record and out of the playoffs when the season came to an end. Late season fades have been a frequent occurrence during quarterback Kyler Murray’s time with the team and his eight interceptions in the

The Steelers have added a veteran offensive player. Pittsburgh announced on Friday that the club has signed tight end Donald Parham. Parham, 27, spent four seasons with the Chargers, catching 67 passes for 764 yards with 11 touchdowns in 47 games. He was on the Broncos’ practice squad in 2024

Soon-to-be-free-agent quarterback Aaron Rodgers has two factors regarding his next team. One is obvious. The other becomes a lot fuzzier, and it will limit his options. First, as Rodgers said, they have to want you. That’s true for any transaction. If the team doesn’t want the player, it’s hard for

Some NFL players choose to represent themselves. For many, they’re better off being handled by a good agent. Only two in the incoming class have a Hall of Fame father who is also an accomplished college football coach. In the list of new players and agents distributed by the NFL

The Bengals have secured the return of long snapper Cal Adomitis for another season. The team announced that they have re-signed Adomitis for the 2025 campaign. Adomitis was set to be a restricted free agent and getting the deal done now takes something off of the team’s to-do list ahead

The pivot to the streaming of NFL games includes ensuring that all NFL games will stream. As explained by Tyler Aquilina of Variety.com, via Sports Business Daily, no NFL game will be exclusively available on streaming in 2025. Which means all games will be available through streaming. And it means,

Brandon Staley is headed to the Big Easy. According to multiple reports, the Saints are hiring Staley to be the club’s defensive coordinator under head coach Kellen Moore. Staley, who spent three seasons as Chargers head coach, previously hired Moore to be Los Angeles’ offensive coordinator in 2023. But Staley

Cincinnati will be moving forward without one of its veteran defenders. The Bengals announced on Friday that defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins has been released. Rankins, 30, signed a two-year deal with Cincinnati last offseason. He started seven games in 2024, recording 18 total tackles with one sack. Rankins finished the

The Lions have lost a lot of assistant coaches, including offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, since their playoff loss to the Commanders and there’s been plenty of discussion about the impact that will have on the team in 2025. Count defensive end Aidan Hutchinson among those

When the Jaguars drafted Trevor Lawrence first overall in 2021, they thought they had the franchise quarterback who could lead them to a championship. When they signed him to a lucrative contract after his third year, the Jaguars were investing in a future with Lawrence. But the results through Year

The Ravens announced the hiring of four assistant coaches on Friday. As previously reported, former Ravens safety Anthony Levine will be returning to the club as their assistant special teams coach. The Ravens have also hired defensive backs coach Donald D’Alesio, assistant linebackers coach Matt Pees, and assistant strength and

The American sports betting industry earned revenues of $13.7 billion in 2024. And that’s without legalized wagering in the two most populated states in the nation — California and Texas. Texas, which has more than 30 million residents, is making another run at it. Pat Evans of LegalSportsReport.com has taken

Former Panthers quarterback Cam Newton created a stir by saying he entered a “locker room full of losers” when he arrived as the franchise’s No. 1 overall pick in 2011. That was also Ron Rivera’s first year as Carolina’s head coach, with the club coming off a 2-14 season in

Thursday’s #PFTPM had a through line that won’t make it any easier for the various teams to get through the opening to the vault that contains the public money. The salary cap is up significantly, again. Which means revenues are up, again. And franchise values have increased to the point

Tight ends coach Lunda Wells is a holdover from the Cowboys’ 2024 coaching staff, but the team is trying to chart a new course offensively in 2025 and Wells sounds like he’s on board with it. Offensive coordinator Klayton Adams said recently that he wants the unit to “create violence”

We know that Aaron Rodgers will not be quarterbacking the Jets in 2025, but we don’t know anything else about his football future. Rodgers has been informed that he will be released at the start of the new league year and there’s been a lot of speculation about what teams

Shilo Sanders’ father Deion is a Hall of Famer and coached Shilo at Colorado. And Shilo’s brother Shedeur is expected to be a top pick in this year’s draft. But Shilo himself, who played cornerback at Colorado, is not viewed as an elite prospect and was not invited to the

Ken Dorsey has served as an offensive coordinator in his last two stops, but he’ll have a different role with the Cowboys this year. Dorsey has been hired as a pass game specialist on head coach Brian Schottenheimer’s first staff in Dallas. While speaking to reporters this week, Dorsey said

Jacksonville has continued its second round of G.M. interviews with a member of the NFC North on Thursday. The Jaguars announced Jon-Eric Sullivan has completed his in-person interview for the role. Sullivan has spent his NFL career with the Packers, beginning his tenure with the franchise as an intern way

The Eagles’ decision to sign running back Saquon Barkley last year has been hailed as one of the best free agent signings of all time, but it wasn’t the only signing that paid major dividends for the team. Linebacker Zack Baun started 14 games on defense in four seasons with

The Panthers have announced their full coaching staff for the 2025 season. Head coach Dave Canales added four assistants to the stable and three returning coaches have new titles. The latter group includes senior coaching advisor Jim Caldwell and assistant quarterbacks coach/pass game specialist Mike Bercovici. Bercovici joined by newly

As an expanded playoff adds full-speed games to the college football season, multiple major programs are moving away from the traditional offseason scrimmage that caps spring practice. Via Sports Business Journal, both USC and Texas have ditched their spring games for 2025. Other Big Ten teams have canceled spring games,