
Garrett Bradbury: Vikings release a “wake-up call,” chance to re-prove myself with Patriots
Garrett Bradbury is in his first week of work with the Patriots and the circumstances that led to the center’s arrival in New England came up when he spoke to reporters on Thursday. Bradbury started 88 games for the Vikings over the last six seasons, but he became available when


Rams will re-sign LB Troy Reeder
Linebacker Troy Reeder is back with the Rams. The Rams announced that they have agreed to terms with Reeder on a new contract. It is a one-year deal and no other terms have been announced. Reeder missed most of last season with a hamstring injury. He had 46 tackles in


Bill Belichick’s book sounds like less of a tell-all and more of a textbook
Bill Belichick has a book coming out next month. Some have received advanced copies for review purposes. Not surprisingly, we have not. So we’ll have to defer to the opinions of those who have gotten an early copy. A review of The Art of Winning (a title which may or


Shemar Stewart taking pre-draft visit with Patriots on Thursday
Former Texas A&M edge rusher Shemar Stewart made some noise at the Senior Bowl and now he’s in the middle of a busy April. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Stewart taking a pre-draft visit with the Patriots on Thursday. Stewart also has visits scheduled with San Francisco and Chicago.


Ohio State’s Will Howard calls himself the best QB in the 2025 NFL draft
Ohio State quarterback Will Howard recently heard Jon Gruden suggest that he’s the next Josh Allen and a player who could be considered the best quarterback in the draft. Howard himself agrees. “I believe I’m the best quarterback in this class,” Howard told ESPN. “I think there’s unbelievable talent. But


RB Omarion Hampton visits Giants Thursday
The Giants are visiting with edge rusher Abdul Carter on Thursday and they are also spending some time with a potential addition on the other side of the ball. Running back Omarion Hampton won’t be under consideration when the Giants are on the board with the third overall pick, but


Bills NFL draft picks 2025: Full list of Buffalo’s draft picks for every round
Last season, Josh Allen was named NFL MVP for the first time of his career as the Bills won a fifth straight AFC East division title. However, Buffalo was unable to get past Kansas City in the playoffs, losing against the Chiefs by three points in the AFC Championship Game.


Liam Coen looking to tweak Trevor Lawrence’s footwork in 2025
As the Buccaneers offensive coordinator last year, Liam Coen helped bring out the best in quarterback Baker Mayfield. Now the Jaguars head coach, Coen has noticed some things in Trevor Lawrence’s game that can help take him to the next level as a quarterback. At his press conference to open


Will T.J. Watt, Steelers renew vows — or divorce?
At a time when plenty of Steelers fans still wonder whether quarterback Aaron Rodgers will say “hello,” many are now wondering whether linebacker T.J. Watt is preparing to say “goodbye.” Watt’s social-media post featuring the seven-time Pro Bowler flashing two fingers in what has morphed from meaning “peace” to “peace


Pat Freiermuth: We have all the belief in Mason Rudolph
Anyone hoping that Aaron Rodgers might break his silence and make an announcement about his 2025 plans on Wednesday night was disappointed, so the wait to find out if he’ll be the Steelers quarterback will roll on. Tight end Pat Freiermuth is one of many people whose future will be


Leaving Commanders for Vikings, Jonathan Allen went from an F locker room to an A+
When the NFL Players Association issued its team report cards, the Commanders got an F for the quality of their locker room and the Vikings got an A+. Jonathan Allen sees the difference. Allen played the first eight years of his NFL career in Washington before signing in Minnesota this


Aaron Rodgers, as expected, didn’t show up at Pat McAfee’s Pittsburgh event
It would have been the perfect Pittsburgh introduction for Aaron Rodgers. And it would have made perfect sense. Rodgers, who makes weekly in-season appearances on Pat McAfee’s show, could have shown up at McAfee’s live event in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night and announced to Steelers fans and the rest of


Abdul Carter to visit Patriots
Edge rusher Abdul Carter will wrap up his pre-draft visits in New England. According to multiple reports, Carter will visit the Patriots on Sunday and Monday. That will be the fourth visit that Carter has taken as part of the pre-draft process with the Titans, Browns, and Giants getting the


Former Syracuse and Ohio State QB Kyle McCord will visit the Steelers
The Steelers’ quarterback search will include getting an up-close look at Kyle McCord ahead of the 2025 NFL draft. McCord, who started at Ohio State in 2023 and at Syracuse in 2024, will go to Pittsburgh next week, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. At the moment, the Steelers’ only


Bryce Young: We finished strong, but it doesn’t carry over
Panthers quarterback Bryce Young has learned the lesson about how quickly circumstances can change in the NFL. Young went from being the first overall pick in the draft in 2023 to being benched two games into the 2024 season and the Panthers didn’t plan for it to be a brief


Deshaun Watson: I’ll be back way better than before
Browns owner Jimmy Haslam wrote off quarterback Deshaun Watson recently, but Watson isn’t writing himself off. Haslam called the trade for Watson “a big swing and miss” after three seasons that have featured mediocre play when Watson has been healthy. He’s not healthy right now due to a torn Achilles


Cam Jordan: Saints push for the NFC South title is “definitely attainable”
The Saints have a new head coach after missing the playoffs for the last four seasons, but that’s not enough for defensive end Cam Jordan to think of this year as a reset for the franchise. During an appearance on NFL Network, Jordan noted that the team dealt with a


Trevor Lawrence excited about the energy in the Jaguars’ facility with new coaching staff
Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is heading into his fifth NFL season, with his third coaching staff. He thinks his career is ready for a new beginning. Lawrence, who played one year for Urban Meyer and three for Doug Pederson, said he and his teammates can feel a new energy with


Sheduer Sanders set to visit Raiders Monday
Quarterback Shedeur Sanders’s pre-draft tour of the NFL will take him to Las Vegas next week. Albert Breer of SI.com reports that Sanders will be meeting with the Raiders on Monday. Sanders’s father Deion grabbed some attention late last year when he told then-Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce that he


Kyler Murray: I feel I have to run more in 2025
Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray feels sufficiently recovered from his 2022 torn ACL to “do whatever I want to do” on the field this season and one thing is at the top of that list. Murray told PHNX Sports that he felt he was still “feeling something” in his knee early


Trevor Lawrence will have pitch count in offseason, but should be ready for Week 1
Trevor Lawrence underwent surgery on the left AC joint in his shoulder in December. The quarterback is well on the road to recovery and told reporters on Wednesday that he’s been throwing. But new head coach Liam Coen also noted the signal-caller will have limited reps in the spring. “As


DE DeMarcus Walker visited Lions last week
Defensive end DeMarcus Walker is taking a visit with the Giants on Wednesday, but he’s also recently been around an NFC North club. Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Walker had a free-agent visit with the Lions last week. Walker, 30, was released by the Bears in February after spending the


Cowboys to sign OL Saahdiq Charles
The Cowboys are making an addition to their offensive line. According to multiple reports, they will sign Saahdiq Charles to their 90-man roster. Charles recently worked out for the team and is returning after sitting out the 2024 season. Charles signed with the Titans last year as a free agent,


Tremaine Edmunds says Bears are in win-now mode
The Bears are not a rebuilding team, according to one of their defensive captains. Linebacker Tremaine Edmunds says they’ve already built a team that is ready to win this season. Edmunds said new head coach Ben Johnson began the offseason program by saying exactly what the team wanted to hear.


Justin Fields is back in a “comfortable” role as the Jets’ starter
Jets coach Aaron Glenn already has named Justin Fields his starting quarterback. In replacing Aaron Rodgers, Fields will become the eighth different Week 1 quarterback for the Jets the past 14 seasons. It’s a role Fields is accustomed, unlike last season when the Steelers benched him after a 4-2 start.


T.J. Watt stirs up Steelers fan with social-media post
Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt enters the final year of his contract, with a base salary of $21.05 million. That’s nearly half the current market for edge rushers. The total average of his current deal also lags behind the $40 million Myles Garrett high-water mark; Watt is at $28 million. To


Report: NFL fires three officials, sends them back to college ranks
The NFL has fired three officials, according to Ben Austro of Football Zebras, but in an unprecedented move, the league has returned them to power conferences in college football. Officials previously were fired without a fallback plan. Second-year umpire James Carter, third-year line judge Robin DeLorenzo and first-year down judge


Louis Riddick doesn’t think Shedeur Sanders wants to be taken by the teams in the top three
Publicly, quarterback Shedeur Sanders and those close to him are saying they’re fine with Sanders being drafted by any team at any time. Privately, it might be a different story. Via Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, ESPN’s Louis Riddick said on Wednesday that he believes Sanders doesn’t want to be


Tyreek Hill was served with divorce papers on Tuesday
Last year, Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill filed for divorce from his wife. He claimed it was all a mistake, and that he fired the “fucking bonehead” who had done it. This week, Hill was served with divorce papers filed by his wife. Via the Miami Herald, the papers were filed


Jalen Milroe to visit Giants, Rams, Seahawks
Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe has had a busy April. Milroe visited the Browns on Tuesday, and he has visits scheduled with the Giants, Rams and Seahawks, Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reports. The Giants, Rams and Seahawks all have a veteran quarterback expected to start this season, while a rookie


Report: Police called to a domestic dispute between Tyreek Hill and his wife
Police were called to a high-rise condominium in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, on Monday after a domestic dispute between Tyreek Hill and his wife, according to an incident report obtained by Local 10 News. Alesia Vacarro, the mother of Hill’s wife, Keeta Hill, called police shortly after 2 p.m. to


Dolphins: Police responded to Tyreek Hill’s home, case has been closed
No arrests were made when police responded to a call at Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill and he will not face any charges related to the incident in the future. Both Hill and his wife told police that an argument between them never became physical despite Hill’s mother-in-law calling police


Senior Bowl names former Cowboys scout Drew Fabianich as executive director
The Senior Bowl announced the hiring of former Cowboys scout Drew Fabianich as executive director. Fabianich replaces Jim Nagy in that role after Nagy left in February to become the University of Oklahoma’s General Manager. Fabianich most recently was at West Virginia, serving as the school’s General Manager and director


DL Shemar Turner set for visits with Colts, Buccaneers, Dolphins
Former Texas A&M defensive lineman Shemar Turner’s pre-draft process has been hindered by an injury, but he’s still generating interest around the league. Turner had surgery to repair a stress fracture before his final season with the Aggies and had to pull out of the Senior Bowl because of issues


TE Brady Russell re-signs with Seahawks
Tight end Brady Russell is back on the Seahawks’ roster. The Seahawks announced on Wednesday that Russell has signed the exclusive rights free agent contract they tendered him with last month. Russell signed off of the Eagles’ practice squad early in the 2023 season and he has appeared in 26


Liam Coen on Devin Lloyd’s fifth-year option: No plans right now, we’re having conversations
The Jaguars are exercising their fifth-year option on defensive end Travon Walker’s contract for the 2026 season, but they may not be doing the same with their other first-round pick from 2022. Linebacker Devin Lloyd was the 27th overall selection in that draft and head coach Liam Coen was asked


McAfee: “Aaron Rodgers is not on the docket” for Wednesday night
Free-agent quarterback continues to be linked to the Pittsburgh Steelers. On Wednesday night, Pat McAfee has an event in Pittsburgh. Given that McAfee appears on McAfee’s show every Tuesday during football season, speculation has mounted that Rodgers will show up and announce his intention to sign with the Steelers. If


Justin Fields on Jets drafting a QB: Willing to teach, not interested in speculation
Justin Fields signed a two-year contract with the Jets as a free agent last month and he’s guaranteed $30 million under the terms of that deal, but Fields’s history as a starter with the Bears and Steelers hasn’t been successful enough for many to be sold that he’s the long-term


George Atallah believes expansion to 18 games will happen before 2029
An 18-game NFL season is inevitable. And a former NFL Players Association executive believes inevitable will be soon. George Atallah, who spent 15 years in the inner circles as the NFLPA’s chief of external affairs, was asked on Tuesday whether 18 games will happen before or after 2029. “I mean,


Tyler Shough visited Browns on Monday, will visit Giants on Wednesday
Quarterback Tyler Shough’s busy pre-draft season is set to continue. Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, Shough visited with the Browns on Monday and will visit with the Giants on Wednesday. He previously spent time with the Steelers, Jets, and Colts. Next week, Shough is slated to visit with the Raiders


Bill Belichick’s UNC staff will make nearly $12.5 million in 2025
North Carolina will pay coach Bill Belichick $10 million this year. The school will pay the rest of his staff nearly $12.5 million. 247sports.com, via Sports Business Journal, has the details. The figure for assistant coaches, front-office department, strength and conditioning coaches, and other support staffers comes in $3.8 million


Quinn Ewers visiting with Colts on Wednesday
The Colts may have brought in Daniel Jones to compete with Anthony Richardson, but they’re still doing their due diligence on quarterbacks in the draft class. Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Media, Quinn Ewers is visiting with Indianapolis on Wednesday. Ewers, 22, helped lead Texas to the college football playoff


Dale Earnhardt Jr. explains the recent No. 8 controversy with Lamar Jackson
Last week, a dispute emerged — and then disappeared — regarding the No. 8. NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. made an application for trademark protection as to a specific version of the number. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson filed an objection. Earnhardt promptly abandoned the effort. Earnhardt explained the situation during


RB Omarion Hampton among Wednesday’s visitors to Steelers
The Steelers have been seen as a potential landing spot for a quarterback in the early part of the draft, but they’re spending time with one of the top prospects at a different position on Wednesday. Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the team is meeting with running


Abdul Carter is the favorite to go No. 3 overall in 2025 NFL draft
Miami quarterback Cam Ward is the overwhelming favorite to go to the Titans with the first overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft. Colorado cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter is the favorite to go with the second pick, owned by the Browns. And now Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter has


Bengals sign LB Joe Giles-Harris
Linebacker Joe Giles-Harris is the newest member of the Bengals. The team announced the signing on Wednesday. It’s a one-year contract with no other terms announced by Cincinnati. Giles-Harris spent a short period of time on the Bengals’ practice squad last December, but left for the Jaguars when Jacksonville signed


Ashton Jeanty, Will Campbell, Jaxson Dart part of big group visiting Raiders Wednesday
The Raiders are the betting favorites to wind up with running back Ashton Jeanty in the draft and they’ll get a chance to spend some time with him on Wednesday. Albert Breer of SI.com reports that the former Boise State star is part of a big group of draft prospects


Justin Simmons: Whatever it is, Michael Penix has it
Safety Justin Simmons has spent the last decade in the NFL and he’s seen a lot of quarterbacks over that time, so his read on Michael Penix should make Falcons fans pretty excited for what’s about to come their way. Simmons spent the 2024 season in Atlanta and he was


Aaron Glenn: Building culture, environment most important thing for Jets right now
Aaron Glenn was part of a major organizational shift while serving as the defensive coordinator of the Lions and he hopes to spark another one as the head coach of the Jets. The Lions had gone 20 years without a playoff win before Glenn joined Dan Campbell’s first staff in


Harold Landry: You never think you can lose with Mike Vrabel
The Patriots started their offseason program this week and that gave a lot of the team’s players their first chance to work with head coach Mike Vrabel. One exception is edge rusher Harold Landry. Landry was drafted by the Titans in the second round in 2018 and played for Vrabel