Month: May 2025

The Chargers brought Mike Williams back as a free agent this offseason and they drafted Tre Brown in the second round, but General Manager Joe Hortiz may not be done adding receivers to the roster ahead of the 2025 season. Hortiz, who also drafted KeAndre Lambert-Smith in the fifth round,

Colts defensive lineman DeForest Buckner wasn’t shy about sharing his feelings about the team’s defense at the end of the 2024 season. Buckner said that “everybody needs to check their egos at the door” because the unit played as a “bunch of individuals” rather than a cohesive group. Buckner didn’t

Over the past 10 or 15 years, a clear trend has emerged throughout the nation — don’t use public money to pay for football stadiums. In the nation’s capital, the pendulum is apparently swinging in the opposite direction. In a Washington Post-Schar School poll conducted from April 22 through May

Throughout the offseason, several members of the Colts have said that the QB competition between 2023 No. 4 overall pick Anthony Richardson and recent free-agent signee Daniel Jones should bring the best out of everyone. While the Colts have not formalized a timeline for when they’ll decide on a starter,

Tom Brady isn’t afraid to admit that he feared certain opponents. Asked on Logan Paul’s podcast which players he feared hitting him most, Brady named a few. “Ray Lewis was at the top,” Brady said, via Boston.com. “Ndamukong Suh, I didn’t like getting hit by him. J.J. [Watt] wasn’t very

The Falcons defense has finished at or near the bottom of the league in sacks in three of the last four years and there are a couple of fronts to their plan to generate more pass rush in 2025. They signed Leonard Floyd as a free agent and drafted Jalon

Whether the Ravens made a football decision with Justin Tucker or not, the end result is the same in Baltimore. Tucker is gone and sixth-round pick Tyler Loop has the inside track on the kicking job for the AFC North team. Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta said that the team

The NFL may soon ban the Eagles’ tush push with a broad rule that makes it illegal for any ball carrier to be pushed by a teammate. Saquon Barkley doesn’t like it. Barkley, the Eagles running back whose job is to push quarterback Jalen Hurts forward on the tush push,

The Texans have brought back one of their key defensive players. Per Jonathan M Alexander of the Houston Chronicle, defensive tackle Foley Fatukasi has re-signed with Houston. Fatukasi, 30, started 11 games for the Texans last season. He registered 24 total tackles with four tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, and

The Jets declared Justin Fields their starter shortly after signing him, and backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor says he can live with that. Taylor declined to say whether he expected to get a chance to compete for the starting job but told Rich Cimini of ESPN that whether he is in

After much talk this offseason that Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert could be on the way out of Philadelphia, he’s now set to stay put. The Eagles and Goedert are close to an agreement on a new contract that will keep him in Philadelphia, according to Jeff McLane of the

The one-helmet rule was scrapped in 2022. Teams may now have up to three helmets. This year, five teams reportedly will be debuting alternate helmets. Per Andrew Lind of SportsLogos.net (via CBSSports.com), new headgear will be unveiled this summer for the Steelers, Commanders, Browns, Chargers, and Saints. Per the report,

A veteran corner may be on his way back to the Pacific Northwest. According to a report from ESPN, the Seahawks are in discussions with free-agent cornerback Shaquill Griffin about re-signing with the club. Griffin, 29, was a Seattle third-round pick in 2017. He played his first four seasons with

When receiver Tyreek Hill arrived in Miami three years ago, he made some over the top claims about quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Hill claimed, for instance, that Tua is the most accurate quarterback in all of football. Recently, Hill was asked to list his top five quarterbacks in the NFL. Tua

If you were surprised by this one, we’d like to sell you the NIL rights to the Brooklyn Bridge. Confirming the report that President Trump will be forming a commission on college sports, TheAthletic.com reports that former Alabama (and Michigan State and LSU and Miami Dolphins) coach Nick Saban will

The Titans announced a handful of roster moves on Wednesday afternoon. They confirmed the previously reported signing of defensive lineman James Lynch along with announcing that they have waived wide receiver Tay Martin and linebacker Kyron Johnson. Both players were waived with injury designations. Martin had one catch for 49

College sports needs to clean up the mess it has made for itself. The White House apparently is prepared to supply the mop and the bucket. Via Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, President Trump plans to create a presidential commission on college athletics. The forthcoming group, per the report, is

With Washington, D.C., hosting the 2027 NFL draft, Baltimore wants to get in on the act, too. Via Todd Karpovich of the Baltimore Sun, the Maryland Stadium Authority is exploring the possibility of hosting the draft in 2029, 2030, or 2031. Ravens president Sashi Brown has said the team will

The Texans have agreed to terms with rookie cornerback Jaylin Smith, Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports. Smith is the first of the team’s nine draft picks to come to agreement. The Texans made Smith a third-round pick, taking him with the 97th overall choice. Smith will sign a four-year, $6.16

The Broncos have agreements with two more draft picks ahead of their rookie minicamp this weekend. The team has reached agreement with third-round defensive lineman Sai’vion Jones and fourth-round outside linebacker Que Robinson, Luca Evans and Parker Gabriel of The Denver Post report. The Broncos previously agreed to terms with

Bill Belichick’s second significant book-tour event apparently was uneventful. The conversation with Suzy Welch at NYU has received no significant media coverage (it seems as if no media was even present). On Wednesday, LinkedIn distributed quotes from the portion of the session that featured an interview with Jessi Hempel, a

Sam Darnold is gone, and J.J. McCarthy is healthy. The Vikings will be McCarthy’s team this season, even if Kevin O’Connell doesn’t come right out and say it. In an interview with Rich Eisen on Wednesday, O’Connell danced around whether the Vikings would have a competition for the job. “J.J.

University of Wilfred Laurier quarterback Taylor Elgersma went undrafted last month, but the Canadian had a successful tryout at the Packers’ rookie minicamp last weekend. The Packers are expected to sign Elgersma, Dave Naylor of TSN reports. Elgersma had an invite to the Bills’ rookie minicamp this weekend but now

The Texans have added a young player to their defense. Via the NFL’s daily transaction wire, Houston has claimed linebacker Jackson Woodard off of waivers. Woodard, 22, had signed with the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent. But he was waived from the club this week. After starting his college

Abdul Carter couldn’t get No. 11 with the Giants as the team retired it for Phil Simms, who said no to the third overall pick’s request to don it anyway. Some will argue the Falcons should have retired No. 11, or at least not given it out quite so quickly.

The Broncos have locked up more draft picks ahead of the start of their three-day rookie minicamp Friday. They agreed to terms with wide receiver Pat Bryant and punter Jeremy Crawshaw after getting an agreement with tight end Caleb Lohner on Tuesday, Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette reports. Bryant

The Rams trimmed their roster on Wednesday. The team announced that they have waived defensive tackle David Olajiga. There was no corresponding move. Olajiga signed with the Rams’ practice squad last August and remained with the team on a future contract in January. Olajiga was born in England and became