Why Browns trading for Falcons’ Kirk Cousins ‘appears unlikely at this point’
Cleveland Browns reporter Daryl Ruiter of sports radio station 92.3 The Fan said on Monday he’s now “less convinced” the team will trade for Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins. While Atlanta head coach Raheem Morris insisted on Tuesday that his team remains open to a deal that is “good for the Falcons and
Jimmy Haslam: We have high confidence in Andrew Berry, Kevin Stefanski
After making it to the postseason in 2023 for the second time in four years, the Browns were just 3-14 in 2024. But team owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam elected to stay the course with General Manager Andrew Berry and head coach Kevin Stefanski this offseason. And from their comments
Are NFL teams becoming more open to letting Hunter play both ways?
Colorado cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter playing both ways in the NFL seems unlikely, but some teams aren’t ruling out the idea. On Tuesday at the NFL owners meetings in Palm Beach, Fla., New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll said they’re evaluating Hunter (6-foot, 188 pounds) at both positions. New
Brian Daboll hasn’t made a decision on calling offensive plays
The Giants have a decision to make about what to do with the third overall pick in the draft, but that’s not the only unsettled piece of business around the team. There’s also the question of who will be calling the team’s offensive plays during the 2025 season. Head coach
Could Browns force Giants into Shedeur Sanders decision?
Almost immediately after Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam suggested on Monday he won’t force general manager Andrew Berry to make Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders the second overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, some openly wondered if Cleveland will ultimately take either Colorado wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter or Penn State pass-rusher Abdul
Lions proposal to change postseason seeding tabled
The league has tabled the Lions’ proposal to determine playoff seeding solely by record, according to multiple reports. That the measure was tabled and not voted on suggests that it has some significant support around the league — even if it does not have enough votes to pass for now.
Browns Not Expected To Trade Up To No. 1 Pick
A few weeks ago, we saw Browns defensive end Myles Garrett make an about face on his stance for the team’s chances for contention on their current trajectory. While it hasn’t been said exclusively, one may assume that, in the team’s meetings and negotiations with Garrett, Cleveland gave him some
49ers plan to bring in competition for K Jake Moody
49ers General Manager John Lynch said at the end of the 2024 season that the team still had a lot of faith in kicker Jake Moody, but they aren’t going to just hand him the job for the 2025 season. While speaking to reporters at the league meetings in Palm
Cowboys give WR CeeDee Lamb needed help in new mock draft
The Dallas Cowboys seem to be realizing their air attack tends to rely on wide receiver CeeDee Lamb too much. On Monday at the annual league meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, Cowboys co-owner Stephen Jones said they’re still looking for an “explosive” No. 2 WR, via Tommy Yarrish of the
NFL to consider prohibiting pushing and pulling, which would outlaw tush push
Owners discussed the tush push play for more than half an hour Tuesday, the chairman of the Competition Committee, Rich McKay, said. In the end, the vote was tabled until the May meetings. The Packers, who presented the proposal seeking to ban the tush push, want the committee to consider
NFL To Use New Measurement Technology In 2025
While we already mentioned this technology back in February, the NFL has announced that Sony’s Hawk-Eye system will be used as the league’s primary method for measuring the line to gain starting in the 2025 NFL season, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. On-field officials will still be responsible for
Jerry Jones: Talking directly to Micah Parsons “straightest way” to deal
A report on Tuesday indicated that the Cowboys have offered to make Micah Parsons the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL and that Parsons has agreed to the framework of an extension. The caveat is that the Cowboys have not included Parsons’s agent David Mulugheta in the talks and that Parsons
‘Hawk-Eye’ technology marks a new era for the NFL
The next time a measurement is needed to determine a first down, it won’t be the chain gang coming out to make the measurement — it won’t even be a human. At the NFL’s spring owners meeting on Tuesday, the league announced Sony’s “Hawk-Eye” virtual measurement system will be the
NFL will double down on sportsmanship in 2025
The NFL will double down on sportsmanship next season, executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said Tuesday. Violent gestures are up 133 percent and sexual taunting is up 52 percent, Vincent said. The topic was discussed with coaches, General Managers and owners Tuesday. “It just has no place
Jimmy Haslam Admits Mistake On QB Deshaun Watson
Recent developments in Cleveland’s pursuit of veteran free agent quarterbacks and research into the 2025 rookie draft class’s group of passers seem to indicate that the Browns are perhaps ready to move on from their Deshaun Watson experience. The 29-year-old still has two years remaining on his deal, but it
NFL soon expects a decision whether to allow players to play Olympic flag football
NFL players want to compete in flag football in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Patrick Mahomes and Tyreek Hill are among those who have expressed interest. “I’ve heard directly from a lot of players who want to participate and represent their country, whether it’s United States or the
Eagles owner fires back at ‘aesthetics’ criticism of tush push
NFL owners tabled a discussion on the tush push this week, delaying a decision on whether or not to ban the polarizing play that has been made famous by the Philadelphia Eagles over the past couple of seasons. While the NFL has no objective injury or player safety data to
Jeffrey Lurie: Football is a chess match, let the chess match play out
The tush push has become the story of the week. With the subject tabled until the next league meetings in May, it could become the story of the entire offseason. It feels at times like a moving target. Is the concern safety-related? Is it about football aesthetics? Are both a
Interesting detail emerges about DK Metcalf’s Seahawks exit
Wide receiver DK Metcalf’s trade request this offseason came as a surprise to the general public. A new report suggests that to the Seattle Seahawks, it was nothing new. Metcalf had requested trades from the Seahawks “multiple times” in previous offseasons, according to Brady Henderson of ESPN. Those requests never
Roger Goodell: Banning pushing and pulling players beyond the tush push makes sense
The NFL did not ban the tush push at the league meeting today, but it might soon ban all plays in which players get pushed and pulled by other players. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said a broader discussion will take place on making it illegal to push players, and more
Minor NFL Transactions: 4/1/25
April 1st, 2025 at 6:48pm CST by Ely Allen Today’s only minor move in the NFL: Carolina Panthers Although Blackshear didn’t get much run on offense as RB3 behind Chuba Hubbard and Miles Sanders in 2024, and despite the addition of Rico Dowdle and the health of Jonathon Brooks for
How can an owner like Jimmy Haslam be held accountable?
With only 60 percent of Deshaun Watson’s landmark five-year, $230 million contract concluded, Browns owner Jimmy Haslam has admitted what everyone already knew. The trade — arguably the single worst transaction in NFL history — was a complete and total failure. Haslam added that, ultimately, ownership should be held accountable.
Saints QB offers one major criticism of UFL
Ben DiNucci is a huge advocate of spring football leagues, but the New Orleans Saints quarterback believes there are some issues that the United Football League needs to address if it wants to survive. One of them is the schedule. DiNucci was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 2020. He
Bears to work on Caleb Williams’s “comfort level” under center during offseason program
The Bears start their offseason program on Monday and one of the biggest tasks in the coming weeks will be fostering a strong connection between quarterback Caleb Williams and new head coach Ben Johnson. Johnson said on Tuesday they will “go back to the basics” with the first steps of
Rams Discussing Extension With Kyren Williams
The Rams will begin preliminary talks on an extension for running back Kyren Williams with his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, at annual league meetings this week, per The Athletic’s Jordan Rodrigue. General manager Les Snead said that the team wants to “engineer a long-term partnership” with Williams, who is entering the
First week of Packers offseason program will be virtual due to NFL Draft
Green Bay will be playing host to the NFL Draft this year and the event will cause a change in the home team’s schedule. Packers head coach Matt LaFleur told reporters on Tuesday that the team will not be holding in-person workouts during the first week of the offseason program
Former All-Pro defender makes a decision on his future
Former All-Pro pass rusher Calais Campbell thought about retirement, but he is instead going to play an 18th NFL season with the team where he started his career. Campbell has agreed to a one-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals, the team confirmed Tuesday. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the deal is
UFL 2025 Week 1 ratings sink in comparison to 2024
The second year of the UFL did not get off to a great start, in comparison to its first year. Mike Mitchell has the TV numbers for the four games. Friday night’s opener between the St. Louis Battlehawks and the Houston Roughnecks averaged 690,000 viewers on Fox. Last year’s opener,
Roger Goodell hints at substantial change to playoff seeding
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday hinted at a substantial potential change to playoff seeding relating to division champions. The Detroit Lions proposed a rule change to playoff seeding that would allow wild-card teams to be seeded above division winners if they had a better record. A vote on the
Calais Campbell returns to Cardinals on one-year deal
Free agent defensive lineman Calais Campbell is returning to Arizona. The Cardinals and Campbell have agreed to a one-year contract, the team announced today. The Cardinals took Campbell out of Miami in the second round of the 2008 NFL draft, and he played the first nine seasons of his career
Cardinals To Sign DL Calais Campbell
April 1st, 2025 at 4:10pm CST by Nikhil Mehta The Cardinals are signing six-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Calais Campbell to a one-year deal, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The signing, which was confirmed by Cardinals team reporter Darren Urban, will bring Campbell back to the team
Todd Bowles wants to see more “killer instinct” from Bucs
Todd Bowles has won three division titles in three years at the Buccaneers head coach, but the path to the last two of them hasn’t been as smooth as he would have liked. The Buccaneers opened well each season, but found themselves at 4-7 in 2023 and 4-6 last season
NFL QBs coach dismisses potential concern regarding Jaxson Dart
Considering Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin’s unimpressive track record, should NFL teams avoid drafting Rebels quarterback Jaxson Dart? Kiffin coached Matt Corral at Ole Miss and Matt Barkley at USC, who both failed to become viable starters in the NFL. Barkley played for four teams (Bears, Bills, Eagles and
Brian Daboll: Russell Wilson makes good decisions, throws phenomenal deep ball
Giants head coach Brian Daboll doesn’t know who will be calling offensive plays for the team yet, but he does know who those play calls will be tailored for in the fall. Russell Wilson is now the No. 1 quarterback for the Giants and Daboll said at the league meetings
Titans To Re-Sign CB Justin Hardee
The Titans have re-signed special teams ace Justin Hardee to a one-year deal, as first reported by FOX Sports’ Jordan Schultz and confirmed by senior team writer Jim Wyatt. 2024 was Hardee’s first year in Tennessee, where he appeared in nine games with 185 snaps exclusively on special teams. He
Report: Calais Campbell has offers from Dolphins, Ravens but still mulling retirement
Edge rusher Calais Campbell is one of the few free agents remaining among PFT’s top-100 free agents. He is 84th on the list. It is not for a lack of interest. Campbell, who turns 39 on Sept. 1, has offers from the Dolphins and Ravens, Barry Jackson of the Miami
Could a deal for Cowboys edge-rusher Micah Parsons be imminent?
The Dallas Cowboys are reportedly expediting contract negotiations with edge-rusher Micah Parsons. On Tuesday morning, All City DLLS’ Clarence Hill reported the Cowboys have offered Parsons a contract that would make him the highest-paid non-QB in NFL history. Cincinnati Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase became the highest-paid non-QB when he signed a
Titans re-sign DB Justin Hardee
The Titans have brought back one of their key special teams players. Tennessee announced on Tuesday that the club has re-signed defensive back Justin Hardee. Hardee, 31, joined the Titans last October as a practice squad player but was signed to the 53-man roster soon after. He appeared in nine
Vote On Tush Push Ban Postponed
In the build-up to Tuesday’s vote on banning the so-called ‘tush push’ play, it was clear opinions were split on the matter. That opened the door to a vote being tabled for the future, which has indeed taken place. No vote will be held on banning the play today, Dianna
NFL will include stats from 1946-49 All-America Football Conference in official records
Statistics from the All-America Football Conference, a pro football league that existed from 1946 to 1949 until some of its teams were folded into the NFL, will count toward the NFL’s official records. League owners voted today to approve a proposal that would make AAFC statistics an official part of
NFL owners approve expanded replay assist, amended OT format
Tuesday brought about several NFL rule changes to be enforced starting in 2025. Among them are an expansion to the use of replay assist, along with a tweak to the overtime format. It was known well in advance of this week’s league meetings that consideration would be given to broadening
Mike Macdonald: Cooper Kupp was “a pain in the butt” to coach against
Mike Macdonald has experienced coaching against receiver Cooper Kupp, so he has an appreciation for what the receiver can do in Seattle’s revamped offense for 2025. Kupp, 31, was released by the Rams at the start of the new league year last month. He ended up with the Seahawks on
NFL Owners Approve Expanded Replay Assist, Amended OT Format
Tuesday brought about a number of rule changes to be enforced starting in 2025. Among them are an expansion to the use of replay assist, along with a tweak to the overtime format. It was known well in advance of this week’s league meetings that consideration would be given to
Rich McKay: There was a long, good discussion about Lions’ playoff seeding proposal
It was a moderate surprise on Tuesday when word came down that the league had tabled — instead of rejected — Detroit’s proposal to change the postseason seeding format. The exact wording of the Lions’ proposal was, “to amend the current playoff seeding format to allow Wild Card teams to
Steelers owner addresses waiting for Aaron Rodgers’ decision
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin insisted while speaking at the NFL owners meetings on Monday he’s “comfortable with being unsettled at this time of year” as the club waits for quarterback Aaron Rodgers to make a decision regarding his plans for the 2025 season. Steelers owner and president Art Rooney II seemingly
NFL plans to bring “more excitement back” to kickoff with changes for 2025
The dynamic kickoff is here to stay, though there will be tweaks to it for the 2025 season. The proposal that passed at the annual league meeting on Tuesday moves a touchback from the 30 to the 35-yard line. It also will change the alignment for players lining up in
Cowboys Willing To Make Micah Parsons NFL’s Highest-Paid Non-QB?
As of last week, it appeared as though no extension offer had been made by the Cowboys to Micah Parsons. That has apparently changed, and the team is willing to go to record-breaking lengths to get a deal done. Dallas has submitted an offer which will make Parsons the league’s highest-paid
NFL announces rule, bylaw and resolution changes for 2025
This memo was distributed by the league after voting by the 32 teams at today’s meeting: NFL clubs adopted the following rules change proposals, bylaws and resolutions today at the NFL Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Florida. 2025 Approved Playing Rules Summary 1-A. By Competition Committee; amends Rule 6, to
2025 NFL Draft: Small-school prospects who will make a big impact
NFL prospects from major programs get most of the attention, but there are numerous examples of players drafted from small schools who have become difference-makers. Here’s a look at the top small-school prospects entering the 2025 NFL Draft. 1 of 23 Darius Alexander, DT, Toledo Kirby Lee / USA
Art Rooney II on Aaron Rodgers: Didn’t expect it to take so long, but signs are positive
Steelers owner Art Rooney II sounds confident that Aaron Rodgers will sign with his team soon. “We keep hearing that he’s, I guess, headed in our direction, and so that seems to be all signs are positive so far,” Rooney said, via Brooke Pryor of ESPN. Rooney acknowledged, however, that
















































