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The Packers signed free agent cornerback Gregory Junior on Wednesday, the team announced. The waived cornerback Kaleb Hayes in a corresponding move. The Texans released Junior on May 13. Junior, 25, was a sixth-round pick of the Jaguars in 2022. He joined the Texans’ practice squad last season and signed

When the Lions (the league office) realized that 24 votes didn’t exist for changing the playoff seeding process, the Lions (the league) withdrew the proposal. So why didn’t the Packers (the league office) withdraw the rule banning the tush push when it was obvious that the proposal from the Packers

The Lions have their top draft choice under contract. The team announced the signing of defensive lineman Tyleik Williams on Wednesday afternoon. Williams was the 28th overall pick in April. Williams’s four-year deal will be worth over $16.48 million. The Lions will also have an option to extend the pact

Raiders defensive tackle Christian Wilkins has been at the team’s voluntary offseason workouts, but he has not participated. Wilkins was not in a walking boot at Wednesday’s session, but he also did not have a helmet with him. Wilkins underwent surgery in early October to repair a Jones fracture in

There has now been reporting on all the teams that declined to vote to ban the notorious tush push. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Browns, Jaguars, Dolphins, Saints, and Titans voted with the Eagles, Ravens, Patriots, Jets, and Lions against the proposal that would have banned the play. Of

Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin did not participate in the team’s voluntary offseason program Wednesday, Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reports. McLaurin had been a full participant previously, per Schultz, so it is unclear whether his absence was related to his desire for a contract extension. The start of Phase

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s contract was not part of the discussion at this week’s league meetings. There was word that team owners would discuss a contract extension for Goodell while in Minnesota, but Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said on Wednesday, via Jori Epstein of Yahoo Sports, that there was no

Get ready to hear plenty from the NFC East late in 2025. Commissioner Roger Goodell announced on Wednesday that the NFC East will be featured on this year’s edition of in-season Hard Knocks. The Colts, Cardinals, and Dolphins were previous singular teams featured on the in-season version of Hard Knocks.

The Raiders have shuffled some pieces of their linebacker group. They announce the signing of Michael Barrett on Wednesday. Wesley Steiner was waived in a corresponding move. Barrett was a seventh-round pick of the Panthers last year and the former Michigan Wolverine was traded to the Seahawks for cornerback Michael

Tom Brady’s influence has been all over the Raiders this offseason, even as he hasn’t been a constant presence in their building. That’s been part of the plan for the franchise under team owner Mark Davis, who recently added Brady and a few others as limited partners. In an interview

Everyone knew that the Eagles were one of the 10 votes against the Packers’ proposal to ban the tush push on Wednesday and the identity of some of the other teams that joined them has come to light. According to multiple reports, the Ravens, Patriots, Jets, and Lions also voted

One of the more disingenuous arguments being pushed by the anti-tush push crowd is the notion that, despite the absence of injury data to prove the play isn’t safe, it could be a safety issue. Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie has turned that argument on its head. Via Dianna Russini of

When the Browns drafted two quarterbacks last month, it technically expanded their depth chart at the position to five. As a practical matter for 2025, it’s four. Unless it isn’t. Despite the widespread belief that Deshaun Watson has been written off for the coming season, thanks to a twice-torn Achilles

Former Eagles center Jason Kelce has said he thinks his feelings about the tush push were misconstrued, and now he’s offering to talk to owners directly as they prepare to vote on a rule change designed to prevent Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and other ball carriers from getting pushed by

After Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins signed their respective new contracts with the Bengals in March, both players credited quarterback Joe Burrow for helping the deals get done. Chase, in fact, said that Burrow’s public comments about how Cincinnati needed to keep the two receivers were “a big help” in

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is in his first offseason as a Super Bowl champion, but there’s still a familiar storyline to his preparation for the upcoming season. Hurts is working with a new offensive coordinator for the fourth straight season after Kevin Patullo replaced Kellen Moore in the wake of

The Titans are set to have a new look on offense after drafting quarterback Cam Ward with the first overall pick, but that’s not the only change that head coach Brian Callahan has in mind. Running back Tony Pollard had a career-high 260 carries during his first season with the

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Bengals wide receiver Jermaine Burton’s rookie season was a bust, but the team is hopeful that Year Two can be better. Burton was a third-round pick, but only caught four passes during a year that saw him get benched multiple times due to coaching decisions. One of those benchings came

Saints coach Kellen Moore says his team will have an open competition to determine its starting quarterback. But the betting odds suggest that rookie Tyler Shough enters that competition as a heavy favorite. Shough is the favorite at multiple sports books taking bets on the quarterback who will take the

Titans cornerback L’Jarius Sneed was able to play just five games for the Titans last season, sidelined by a quad injury that required surgery. But Sneed is on the mend, which head coach Brian Callahan discussed during his Tuesday press conference. “He’s coming back injury-wise,” Callahan said, via Jim Wyatt

The Bears have possibly put the cart before the stadium. Although the team recently said that it has shifted its focus (again) from Chicago to Arlington Heights, the powers-that-be in the suburban village are essentially reciting Lee Corso’s catch phrase. On Monday, Arlington Heights mayor Jim Tinaglia said there’s no

Wednesday may bring a vote on whether to adopt a rule change proposed by the Packers that would ban all pushing or pulling of ballcarriers. That change would actually be a reversion to 2005, which was the final season when that was prohibited by the rule book, and the proposal

When the Eagles recently visited the White House, at least a dozen players passed on the trip. One player who stayed away was receiver A.J. Brown. Meeting with reporters on Tuesday, Brown explained that his absence had nothing to do with politics, via Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Brown

The Seahawks announced a couple of roster moves on Tuesday. They signed undrafted rookie free agent wide receiver Nate McCollum. Guard Sala Aumavae-Laulu was waived to make room for McCollum in Seattle. McCollum was at Georgia Tech for three years before transferring to North Carolina for the last two seasons.

The 2025 NFL schedule features seven games outside the United States. Soon, the league wants to play 16 games a year in other countries. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league is all-in on opening new international markets and isn’t slowing down. “I do see 16 regular season games, and

Wide receiver A.J. Brown wasn’t the only Eagles player to shrug at a question about the possible ban of the tush push on Tuesday. There is expected to be a vote of team owners about the Packers’ revised proposal regarding the play at the league meetings on Wednesday. Approval of

Early in the offseason, Joe Burrow made it clear that he wanted to see the Bengals reward Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Mike Gesicki, and Trey Hendrickson with new contracts. Cincinnati has checked the box on three of the four players on the quarterback’s wish list. But Hendrickson remains displeased with

NFL players will be Olympic athletes in 2028. The NFL announced today that its owners voted to approve a policy that will let active players participate in Olympic flag football during the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028. The NFL Players Association has said it supports the measure, and

During a recent interview with The Pivot Podcast, North Carolina coach Bill Belichick took a sudden turn to share some alternative facts regarding the disconnect between UNC and the Hard Knocks franchise. As Belichick told it, it wasn’t a fit because “Hard Knocks is training camp and we’re not training