National Football League News and Rumors
Champ Bailey will be back with Denver next seasonCurtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com With the salary cap increasing only minimally next season, several veterans have been handed their walking papers this week to allow teams to purge their salaries from the roster. Players have been released in order for teams to get under the salary cap… |
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Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com The Miami Dolphins have been seeking nearly $200 million in public money to help fund a $400 million renovation of SunLife Stadium as owner Stephen Ross wants to make a push to host Super Bowl L in 2016. Ross had been reluctant to put the issue in front… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com I missed the news of the decision not to fine Ravens cornerback Cary Williams for shoving an official during the Super Bowl because I took Mrs. PFT to see Silver Linings Playbook. You know, the movie starring Bradley Cooper that Bradley Cooper was promo… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com When the Eagles announced new head coach Chip Kelly’s full coaching staff, one of the names on the list was Shaun Huls, the new sports science coordinator. That raises a couple of questions: Who is Shaun Huls, and what is a sports science coordinator? A… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Ravens defensive back Cary Williams was surprisingly not penalized or ejected for shoving an official during the Super Bowl. Also surprisingly, he wasn’t fined. An NFL spokesman confirmed to PFT that there was no fine for Williams for his actions during… |
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Phil Simms’ analysis of Super Bowl XLVII was not even close to his usual standards. Yet this notion he’s washed up and ready to be buried in a landfill where old microphones go to die makes his analysis during CBS’ telecast look brilliant by compari… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Given the fact that his predecessor didn’t seem so popular in the locker room, it probably shouldn’t be a surprise Saints players like the idea of new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. Linebacker Jonathan Vilma was among the first to tweet his support, … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Not long ago, it seemed like it would be only a matter of time before tackle Bryant McKinnie no longer would be a member of the Ravens. Now, after he resurrecting his career with a solid postseason at left tackle, McKinnie once again finds himself in t… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com With Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs sporting a $13.02 million cap number for 2013 and with Ravens G.M. Ozzie Newsome saying the team won’t restructure contracts to stay in compliance with the salary cap, some in league circles are wondering whether the… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com When assessing the value of a looming free agent, one of the most overlooked factors is a team’s ability to replace him. For teams faced with the possibility of losing a tackle to free agency, this year it’ll be pretty easy to fill the position. There… |
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The Solution To Football Withdrawal Is On Your Television This Weekend: A Guide To Rugby SevensFeb 9
Dave Shireley, deadspin.com For a certain brand of American sports fan, this has to be the worst weekend in sports. The NFL season is over, the NBA has hit its mid-schedule doldrums, and hockey is being played somewhere, we think. More » |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Anquan Boldin said he will retire if he is released by the team in a salary-cap move. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com It was mentioned in today’s one-liners, but the topic demands an article of its own. The NFL franchise assigned to Washington, D.C., has a name that is both racist and offensive. Most Americans have become desensitized to that fact. But it is a fact… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Bills hope to get the most out of running backs Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller in 2013. For that to happen, the Bills need to get and keep both of them healthy. Jackson says he’s already there after a December knee injury that wiped out the rest of… |
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Saints coach Sean Payton has chosen Rob Ryan as his new defensive coordinator in New Orleans. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Shortly after being hired by the Jaguars, G.M. Dave Caldwell slammed the door on a Jacksonville homecoming for Tim Tebow. Caldwell now seems to be keeping the door wide open for 2011 first-rounder Blaine Gabbert. “That was his second year,” Caldwell r… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com With snow piled up in Massachusetts, Field Yates of ESPNBoston.com looks at the top five snow games in Patriots history. (Raiders fans won’t need more than one guess to figure out which one lands at the top of the list.) Bills LB coach Chuck Driesbach… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com In recognition of the fact that tampering with looming free agents is rampant, the NFL has created a three-day window during which teams and agents can negotiate before the free-agency period begins on March 12 at 4:00 p.m. ET. But the tampering will oc… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein came in third place in Heisman Trophy balloting last season, but NFL scouts thought so little of his ability to play quarterback in the NFL that he wasn’t even invited to the Senior Bowl. Klein instead went to the E… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Dolphins cornerback Sean Smith becomes an unrestricted free agent next month, and he’s basing the contract he wants on two of the top contracts that cornerbacks got last year. Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald reports that Smith is looking for a five… |
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Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com Initial firing confirmed at 4:54 p.m., Jan. 8: More » |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Five days after the Ravens won the Super Bowl, receiver and returner Jacoby Jones said he doesn’t see why they can’t win another one next year. Jones said on NFL Network’s NFL Total Access Friday that he believes the Ravens can win it all again in t… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Andy Reid is a month into his job, and has already hired 17 coaches, but there’s still a possibility he adds more. According to Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star, there’s still a chance the Chiefs add Brad Childress to the staff. Childress intervie… |
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