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With training camp a few weeks away and the NFL in the midst of a rare quiet period, this is a good time to examine each team’s largest 2026 cap hit. This exercise will take a look at players who are still on their teams’ rosters. That disqualifies massive dead

Las Vegas Raiders minority owner Tom Brady generated headlines when he recently said that “it’s everybody’s fault” that the 2025 Raiders “underperformed in every area” en route to finishing the season with a record of 3-14. “And it starts with me,” Brady continued, “and it filters down to the rest of the players

This is Fourth of July Weekend, a fitting time to discuss America’s Team. The Cowboys missed the postseason in each of the past two years, but a couple of their key figures have expressed optimism they will return to contention in 2026. Quarterback Dak Prescott said in June that making

The Atlanta Falcons did not get where they wanted to go last season, falling short of the playoffs for the eighth straight season, but one of their biggest roster wins came from the 2025 NFL Draft. In Terry Fontenot’s final draft as the team’s general manager, the Falcons found a

Despite losing starting safety Reed Blankenship to the Texans in free agency, the Eagles did not make any major moves to replace him in the offseason. That will leave Marcus Epps and Michael Carter II to compete for a starting spot in training camp, per Zach Berman of The Athletic.

Not long after the Los Angeles Chargers hired former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel as their new offensive coordinator, he made it known that he wanted quarterback Justin Herbert “to master and be elite at everything” he does and also be “able to own the position in a new way.”  It turns out McDaniel’s

Terrion Arnold initially seemed to be on track to remain with the Lions through training camp as his criminal case proceeded. On Monday, however, the former first-round cornerback was waived by Detroit. Arnold’s Detroit tenure officially came to an end yesterday. He will remain on the waiver wire through to Monday,

The NFL Draft rewards teams that get the quarterback position right and punishes teams that don’t for years afterwards. Over the past five draft classes a handful of highly picked passers have failed to become the answer that teams expected them to be. Here’s a look at three of them

After undergoing left foot surgery in January, Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland was limited during spring workouts. Now, four weeks from training camp, Bland says his foot has healed, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports. He is expected to be a full participant when the Cowboys begin camp on July 29.

Happy 41st birthday to former second-round NFL Draft pick, 13-year journeyman and Super Bowl LVII champion (backup) quarterback, Chad Henne! Henne was selected out of Michigan by the Miami Dolphins in the 2008 NFL Draft, and after attempting 12 passes as a rookie got a chance to be the starter

The legal situation for former Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold continues to develop as things are looking tougher each day since his release. Because some favorable conditions of his release were based on his employment in the National Football League, the state has pushed for a reconsideration of those conditions in

Resurfaced rumors linking Las Vegas Raiders star pass-rusher Maxx Crosby with the San Francisco 49ers have sparked new questions about where he will both begin and end the 2026 NFL season.  One thing that has been forgotten by some is that the Baltimore Ravens backed out of trading for Crosby in March due

Yesterday, the Jaguars announced new titles for two assistant coaches. Pass game coordinator Shane Waldron and special teams coordinator Heath Farwell both received promotions that will add “assistant head coach” and “associate head coach” to their respective titles. Waldron joined the team last year, following the end of his second

The Pittsburgh Steelers did plenty of positive things during the offseason. For one, they secured MVP-winning quarterback Aaron Rodgers for one more season. That was an immediate need and will buffer things over until they figure out a long-term plan for the quarterback. They also signed cornerback Jamel Dean to

Only three general manager vacancies emerged this offseason. One of them came from the removal of longtime Dolphins GM Chris Grier, whom the team dismissed last October. Grier had been in Miami’s GM chair since 2016 and held final personnel say beginning in 2019. The Dolphins now have Jon-Eric Sullivan,

Technically speaking, Cleveland Browns players are currently enjoying the NFL’s summer break, meaning the competition for the team’s starting quarterback job between second-year pro Shedeur Sanders and veteran Deshaun Watson won’t officially start back up until training-camp practices get underway in late July.  It seems like Watson may be trying to

C.J. Stroud has made his stance on a potential extension known this offseason, the first in which he can sign a long-term deal. It increasingly seems as though the Texans are prepared to wait, though. A recent report confirmed team and player are not close to an extension agreement right now.

It had been suggested that representatives for controversial quarterback prospect Brendan Sorsby had abandoned any possible plan to challenge the NFL‘s decision not to hold a supplemental draft this summer.  On Tuesday, outsiders learned why Sorsby and his camp are moving on.  Brendan Sorsby, NFL agree to settlement  As Pro Football

Some finality, at least regarding the NFL, in Brendan Sorsby‘s 2026 journey emerged Tuesday afternoon. The embattled quarterback is no longer attempting a push to be part of the supplemental draft this year. A memo released to the league’s 32 teams (via ESPN’s Adam Schefter) indicates Sorsby will not pursue

Quarterback Brock Purdy recently mentioned that he feels his San Francisco 49ers are part of “the best division in the NFL” ahead of the start of the 2026 season.  The NFC West features a 49ers side that should again compete for at least a playoff spot, the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks and a Los

The Lions have waived cornerback Terrion Arnold, per a team announcement. The former first-round pick was recently charged with eight felonies in Florida stemming from a series of incidents in February. Arnold, 23, turned himself in last week in Hillsborough County, which contains Tampa, and was initially denied bond. Earlier

There continues to be no real sign that either the Las Vegas Raiders or star pass-rusher Maxx Crosby want to break up amid the NFL’s ongoing summer break.   However, some have repeatedly linked Crosby with a San Francisco 49ers team that could use an upgrade at his position. On Sunday morning, Vincent Bonsignore of

Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced he is battling ALS. In an interview that aired Monday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” the 40-year-old Johnson revealed the diagnosis came as a “shock.”  “There’s no history of ALS in my family,” Johnson said. “My doctors believe my case is what’s called sporadic

Heading into the 2026 season, there is excitement around the New York Giants that hasn’t been felt in years. A new coach, a young QB and many promising pieces on the roster are the cause for this excitement.  With only two winning seasons in the past decade and six seasons

JUNE 29: SportsBoom’s Jason La Canfora reports no trade involving Sanders should be expected at this time, with his value no higher than the fifth-rounder used to select him last spring. A lack of interest in Gabriel also makes him unlikely to be moved this summer. JUNE 27: This week on ESPN