National Football League News and Rumors
Regional combines are back againMike Florio, profootballtalk.com In addition to the 333 players who have been invited to the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, plenty more will be evaluated in a series of regional combines that began this weekend in Los Angeles. The league announced the dates for the regional combines… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The looming contract talks between the Ravens and quarterback Joe Flacco entail various levels of leverage and nuance. One of the most obvious realities of getting a long-term deal finalized before March 4 is that doing so would allow the Ravens to appl… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Ravens won the Super Bowl, and their ultimate reward may be the loss of more than a few free agents. The 49ers finished second, but they’ll likely endure far less roster turmoil and turnover in 2013. The list of potential free agents, as broken do… |
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Mangino talks up TalibFeb 10
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com With the Patriots tepid on the topic of keeping cornerback Aqib Talib with a multi-year deal, his former college coach has offered a surprisingly strong assessment in response to the notion that Talib doesn’t work hard enough. “[H]e loves to play foot… |
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After making history with their Super Bowl win, would the Ravens allow Joe Flacco to leave? No chance, you say? Think again, writes Peter King, who explains why it may happen, |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com We told you earlier in the week how Gregg Williams was simultaneously reinstated by the NFL and hired by the Tennessee Titans. But that's not entirely true, is it? It seems quite clear that the real Gregg Williams never did make it back from his backpac… |
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MIAMI (AP) -- A person familiar with the Miami Dolphins' plan seeking tax money for an upgrade of their stadium says the team has agreed to a referendum on the proposal. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Bears cornerback Tim Jennings bet on himself and won when he signed a two-year contract with the team last year. The Chicago Tribune reports that Jennings’ contract contained a clause that bumped his 2013 salary up by $1 million if he met certain incent… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com There’s been a lot of talk about whether the Patriots will spend the money to keep wide receiver Wes Welker, who will become an unrestricted free agent in March if the Patriots don’t re-sign him or slap the franchise tag on him. There’s been less ta… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Receiver Percy Harvin remains a member of the Minnesota Vikings. And it remains to be seen whether he’ll be on the team come September. At a time when the signs are pointing to a divorce, especially with quarterback Christian Ponder referring to Harvi… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com There’s one very good reason to be relieved that new Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan doesn’t have a clause in his contract that keeps him from talking without permission — because he’s so good at it. Ryan spoke with Calvin Watkins of ESPNDal… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com I’ve noticed various complaints and lamentations on Twitter today regarding the fact that, for the first Sunday since Labor Day weekend, there will be no NFL action. I even resisted responding to a tweet from the official Steelers account that a “Sund… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Browns are looking for a quarterback. But which one(s) are they considering? A position-by-position look at the roster from Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer includes a report, sort of, that the effort to upgrade the position won’t incl… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com So I’m off for a couple of hours for some first-Sunday-without-football-since-Labor-Day-weekend time with the family and as soon as I get back to the official PFT Commodore 64 the first thing I utter is, “What I miss?” An editor at NFL.com tweeted t… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com We’re a little more than a month away from the start of free agency and one potential free agent isn’t getting the love he’d like from his current team. Dolphins running back Reggie Bush hasn’t been coy about his desire to remain in Miami in 2013 … |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Everyone knows that one of the biggest tasks on the Cardinals’ to-do list is finding a quarterback. Dan Pompei of the Chicago Tribune reports that they could find a contender for the job in Drew Stanton. Stanton was a backup in Indianapolis in 2012, so … |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski came under fire this week for partaking in some dance floor hijinks that involved lifting another person with his broken left arm. It’s the second straight year that Gronkowski has been the target of criticism for his p… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Need more proof that the Ravens would be foolish to expose quarterback Joe Flacco to limited free agency via the non-exclusive franchise tag? Consider this: Some teams already were contemplating the possibility of making a run at Flacco in exchange for… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com One of the biggest problems with the Lions of late is that they have too few players on the roster who can or will lead from within. G.M. Martin Mayhew realize the team needs those qualities. He blames the absence of in-house leadership in 2012 on the … |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com San Diego Chargers team doctor David Chao has been "totally exonerated" by three independent doctors in an unanimous ruling after the NFL Players Association had requested that he be replaced, U-T San Diego reported, citing a team source. |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Over the next few weeks, "Shutdown Corner" will pay homage to "Office Space" (TPS reports) as we take a quick look back at each team's 2012 season and a look at what lies ahead for the 2013 offseason. We continue with the Pittsburgh … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com It was inevitable that something related to Super Bowl XLVII would find its way into last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live. The folks at SNL opted to poke fun at the manner in which CBS vamped its way through the 34-minute stoppage in action. Th… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Randy Moss spent half a season as Kenny Britt’s teammate in Tennessee, and Moss says he was impressed with what he saw. Moss was asked to comment on Britt’s habit of finding himself in off-field trouble, and Moss declined to comment on that. But Moss … |
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Sunday morning one-linersFeb 10
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Bills CB Stephon Gilmore’s high school has named an award after him. The Miami Herald is having a contest to decide the best of 10 fan-created logos for the Dolphins. Patriots LB Jerod Mayo didn’t watch the Super Bowl. A preview of what kind of work t… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Brett Favre spent 16 seasons in Green Bay before finally yielding to Aaron Rodgers. Now Rodgers could see himself staying in Green Bay for 16 seasons, too. Or maybe longer. “I’ve had eight great years there, the last five as a starter,” Rodgers told… |
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Toni Monkovic, nytimes.com The controversy over Washington's mascot may be picking up steam. But what does Robert Griffin III have to do with it? |
