Month: June 2025

The Falcons and Titans will be spending some extended time together this summer. Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said at a Monday press conference that his team will host the Titans for joint practices in August. The teams will work out together for two days before an August 15 game

Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan wears multiple hats. He is expected to wear one of them less frequently. Max Tani of Semafor.com reports, via Sports Business Journal, that Strahan is expected to sign a new contract with ABC’s Good Morning America that will “likely” include a reduced workload.

Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs was not at last week’s OTAs, but he was still a popular topic of conversation around the team. Head coach Mike Vrabel said the Patriots want players to make “great decisions” off the field when asked about a viral video showing Diggs providing a baggie

The Jaguars drafted a pair of running backs in April, but that’s not a sign that they are looking to part ways with Travis Etienne. That was the message from head coach Liam Coen during a Monday press conference from the team’s facility. Recent reports from Jeremy Fowler of ESPN

Saquon Barkley has something else to add to his list of accolades since joining the Eagles: Madden cover star. EA Sports announced on Monday that Barkley will be featured on the cover of Madden 26. The image will be Barkley’s famous backwards hurdle over a Jaguars defender during Philadelphia’s Week

We know how it works, especially in the ever-shrinking NFL slow time. When you’re not working, you don’t check the NFL news as frequently as you do when working. Which means you possibly missed a few things this weekend. Now that we’re all back in the saddle, and given that

The best UFL city has the UFL’s best team. The St. Louis Battlehawks finished the league’s 2025 season with an 8-2 record. That’s the best mark in the eight-team league. The Battlehawks capped the season with a 13-8 win over the Defenders in D.C. The two teams will meet on

The Lions signed cornerback D.J. Reed this offseason after he spent the last three seasons with the Jets, and Reed says things are different in his new home. Asked if the energy difference was immediately noticeable playing in Detroit than they were playing in New York, Reed answered, “Yeah, for

The Commanders practiced without wide receiver Terry McLaurin last week, but neither his quarterback nor his head coach expressed much concern about McLaurin’s absence from OTAs. McLaurin is in the final year of his contract, which is likely why he has opted out of voluntary work. Head coach Dan Quinn

The Packers failed to get out of the first round of the playoffs after making it to the divisional round in 2023 and quarterback Jordan Love’s numbers were down from his first season as a starter in several categories, so it isn’t a major surprise that one talking point coming

Last week, Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey said he’s awaiting his “new chapter.” Now that June has arrived, the page could turn at any time. By rule, a trade after June 1 makes the dead-money charge more palatable for 2025. While the Dolphins will still absorb the bonus allocation for 2025,

When the Bengals missed the playoffs last season, fingers were pointed at the defense as the reason why the team failed to advance. The unit ranked 25th in points and yards allowed, which led to the team going 9-8 despite scoring the sixth-most points in the league. Defensive coordinator Lou

When the 2024 season came to an end, Russell Wilson was asked about Steelers teammate George Pickens and said that he was looking forward to seeing “what we can do together.” No answer to that question is coming in the immediate future. Wilson left as a free agent and is

“No block, no rock.” That’s the new saying for Jets receivers under coach Aaron Glenn. As explained by Rich Cimini of ESPN.com, it’s part of an emphasis on perimeter blocking. It’s one of the keys to turning a decent gain into an explosive play. Via Cimini, the 2024 Jets produced

As a rookie third-round draft pick last year, Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan established himself as an important part of the offense late in 2024, totaling 24 catches for 316 yards and seven touchdowns in the last five games of the season. So it would have been understandable if he

Colorado coach Deion Sanders witnessed both of his sons plummet through the draft order. Shedeur lasted until found five. Shilo wasn’t drafted at all. Appearing recently on Asante Samuel’s Say What Needs To Be Said podcast, Deion explained the impact of witnessing what his sons endured. “It hurt,” Deion said,

In late August of 2018, the Giants signed receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to a contract extension. Within weeks, things got weird. Within months, the Giants traded Beckham to the Browns. On Saturday, Beckham said he didn’t want to go. “I never, ever wanted to leave the New York Giants,” Beckham

The NFL Players Association is actively preparing for various things. The NFLPA says it’s not actively preparing for a European division. In response to our item from Sunday morning that NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell has been discussing the pros and cons of the league placing four teams in Europe,

When Bill Belichick took the job as head football coach at the University of North Carolina, A.D. Bubba Cunningham said Belichick will continue to make regular appearances on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show and on the Monday night ManningCast. Peyton Manning recently said otherwise. Via Drew Lerner of AwfulAnnouncing.com, Manning told

Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt was not with the team for last week’s start to organized team activities as he looks for a new contract and it doesn’t sound like an agreement is imminent. Longtime Steelers reporter Mark Kaboly said on his podcast that the Steelers have made a contract

Russell Wilson is in his first season with the Giants, but he’s no stranger to his new home stadium. MetLife Stadium was the site of Super Bowl XLVIII and Wilson led the Seahawks to a 43-8 win over the Broncos in that game. During an appearance on 7PM in Brooklyn

The Commanders and D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser have a stadium deal. That’s not the end of the matter but the beginning. Next, D.C. Council must approach the arrangement and the significant public expenditure that comes with it. That makes it a distinctly political issue. Winning at the ballot box is

Wide receiver Darnell Mooney got back on track in his first year with the Falcons. Mooney had 81 catches for 1,055 yards in his second season with the Bears, but his final two years in Chicago saw him post 71 catches for 907 yards. The Falcons still saw enough to

A fractured fibula kept Isiah Pacheco off the field for nine games last season and his production was down from his first two seasons when he returned to action, so it’s no surprise that he said this week that a couple of his goals for 2025 are to “surpass and

They’ve previously met as the starting quarterbacks of the Packers and Bears. If/when Aaron Rodgers signs with the Steelers, he and Justin Fields will be on track to make a very specific type of history. As noted by Rich Cimini of ESPN.com, a Week 1 duel between Rodgers and Fields,

If you believe the initial reports — and you never should — the Patriots signed receiver Stefon Diggs to a three-year, $69 million contract with $26 million guaranteed. The truth is far more complicated, especially since Diggs suffered a torn ACL during the 2024 regular season. We’ve obtained and reviewed

The NFL has been printing dollars for years. In time, it may be printing Euros. The NFL Players Association, we’re told, is preparing for the NFL to eventually make a push for a four-team European division. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell has