National Football League News and Rumors
Bears sign cornerback LeQuan LewisCurtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com The Chicago Bears announced Monday they have signed cornerback LeQuan Lewis. Lewis was an undrafted free agent out of Arizona State in 2011 and spent time with the Tennessee Titans in training camp before being released during final cuts. Last season, L… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com We’ve picked up some more details regarding Mike Vick’s new contract with the Eagles. So since we have them, we may as well use them. For starters, a source with knowledge of the deal tells PFT that it’s actually a three-year deal. But the final t… |
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Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com The Dallas Cowboys signed defensive tackle Nick Hayden and guard Charlie Bryant to futures contracts on Monday. Until the new league year begins and free agents can officially be signed on March 12, teams are only allowed to sign players to futures cont… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Eagles owed quarterback Mike Vick $15.5 million for 2013. They’ll pay him considerably less. The Raiders owe quarterback Carson Palmer $13 million for 2013. Vick’s new deal could provide the template for a similar arrangement. Though many assu… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com With both sides in the Joe Flacco contract talks engaged in plenty of negotiation through the media, the sooner the two sides get together, the better off everyone will be. And while Peter King of SI.com reported earlier today that talks will commence t… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The news that three independent physicians reviewed the work of Dr. David Chao and found him qualified to be the team doctor for the San Diego Chargers has not satisfied the NFL Players Association. NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith said in a sta… |
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Report: Vikes' Harvin plans holdout if no contract |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com When it comes to Monday’s placement of Jets linebacker Bryan Thomas in a pre-trial intervention program aimed at resolving charges of domestic assault and drug possession, the NFL tells PFT that the case will be reviewed under both the personal conduct … |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Former Patriots wideout David Patten needed a few more classes to finish his degree at Western Carolina. So the Catamounts went ahead and gave him a job. The school announced they hired the 12-year NFL veteran for a job on their coaching staff, with hea… |
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Bills new coach Doug Marrone began retooling his underperforming defense on Monday by releasing two veterans: linebacker Nick Barnett and strong safety George Wilson. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com One of Mike Shanahan’s old players is one of Mike Shanahan’s new assistant coaches. Mike Jones and Mark Maske of the Washington Post are reporting that the Redskins have reached an agreement with Keith Burns to become their new special teams coach. Th… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Andy Reid is taking another look at wide receiver Mardy Gilyard. Gilyard, who spent most of last year playing (or, more accurately, riding the bench) for Reid in Philadelphia, has landed in Kansas City: The NFL’s transactions wire listed the Chiefs sign… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Last year, the Steelers didn’t want to create the impression that they pushed offensive coordinator Bruce Arians out of town. Even though they did. This year, the Steelers possibly want to create the impression that they pushed receivers coach Scottie… |
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Toni Monkovic, nytimes.com The Web site of the Washington Redskins defended the team's nickname, apparently in response to recent criticism. |
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Drew Magary, deadspin.com Here in the 21st century, there is a growing sentiment that the Washington Redskins should finally adopt a less offensive team name. DC mayor Vincent Gray wants the name changed. Longtime DC newsman and real-life Sugar Bear Jim Vance wants the name chan… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com There’s a new name in the mix for defensive coordinator with the Rams. Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Lions secondary/third down packages coach Tim Walton is interviewing with the team for their defensive coordinator opening. The… |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com Since being released by the Atlanta Falcons in November, defensive end Ray Edwards has embarked on a fledgling boxing career. The video above comes from a recent bout that Edwards had in West Fargo, North Dakota. I don't know why Edwards is fighting a s… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Jets kicked off their offseason by firing General Manager Mike Tannenbaum and we’ll hear his take on what went wrong with the team on Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Network on Monday. Erik Kuselias will speak to Tannenbaum about the skid over the l… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Running back Chris Johnson isn’t going anywhere, but that doesn’t mean the Titans are done thinking about running backs this offseason. Running backs coach Sylvester Croom said Monday that the team wants to have a second back capable of carrying a hea… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Sixteen months since Detroit running back Jahvid Best last suffered a concussion on the football field, the Lions remain unsure if he’ll ever be cleared to play again. But they sure would love to have him. New Detroit running backs coach/run game coordi… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com At a time when many are debating the appropriateness of the Redskins nickname, the team is taking a decidedly passive-aggressive approach. Rather than risk offending anyone, and coming out with a statement telling the offended to buzz off, the Redskins … |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com The 2013 NFL draft is far more convoluted than its immediate predecessor. With no obvious transcendent talent to fill the top in the form of an Andrew Luck or Robert Griffin III, you could easily argue five or six different players for the top spot with… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Cornerback Terrell Thomas hasn’t played in a game for the Giants in two years, but he’ll have a chance to play for them in 2013. Thomas, who tore his ACL for the second straight year and third time overall, last summer sent out a tweet on Monday askin… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com When the power went out during Super Bowl XLVII and I started getting texts from Florio Jr. regarding the situation, I tried to calm him (and myself) down by pointing out that the Super Bowl is the most secure location in the world. Maybe it isn’t. Mult… |
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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 wrap up the AFC North with th… |
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Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN.com New York Giants tackle David Diehl pleaded guilty to aggravated DWI and impaired driving in a Queens District court stemming from his arrest last summer for driving his BMW into two parked cars in Queens. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Even if voters approve using tax money to help upgrade the Miami Dolphins' stadium, a deal might be contingent on the NFL awarding the 2016 Super Bowl to the city. |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com The NFL reportedly might consider widening the playing field to Canadian Football League standards, a drastic idea that would be one of the bigger rules changes the game has seen in a long time – if it comes to pass. The National Football Post reported … |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Giants let defensive tackle Chris Canty go last week and he isn’t wasting any time trying to find a new team. Mike Garafolo of USA Today reports that Canty has visited with the Titans and lined up a visit with the Chiefs since getting released in a … |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The Vikings have gone north of the border to add to their secondary. Cornerback Roderick Williams, who has played in the Canadian Football League for the last three years, has signed in Minnesota, the Vikings announced today. Williams played his college… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com We’re kicking off the week of PFT Live by kicking off our look at the offseason to-do lists for all 32 NFL teams. The Chiefs and Jaguars are up first since we’re going by the same criteria as the NFL draft and those two teams have as much to do as any… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Jim Harbaugh started questioning the call immediately, but his dad took the high road. Jack Harbaugh (perhaps you heard, the father of the Super Bowl coaches), said he wasn’t going to insert himself into the debate about the fourth-down no-call on a pas… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Former Browns owner Randy Lerner was criticized for being an absentee landlord. New Browns owner Jimmy Haslam suddenly is, well, an absentee landlord. Six months after stepping down as CEO of Pilot Flying J, Haslam has returned, according to the Knoxvi… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com With the Rams scoring a major victory in the recently-concluded arbitration aimed at determining what it will take to make the Edward Jones Dome a first-tier stadium, the Rams have the clear upper hand. And the powers-that-be in St. Louis know it. But t… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense had two faces in 2012. They were the league’s stingiest run defense, allowing 82.5 yards per game on the ground, while also allowing more passing yards than any other team in the league. The team’s expected to make the… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com When free agency opens up next month, Dwayne Bowe is expected to be one of the most highly sought after wide receivers. For this week’s Monday Morning Quarterback column at SI.com, Peter King spoke to one scout who isn’t sure he agrees with that asses… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles is one of the most outspoken critics of plans to use taxpayer dollars to renovate the Miami Dolphins’ stadium. Norman Braman, an auto magnate who bought the Eagles from Leonard Tose in 1985 and sold the franch… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The NFL’s incessant push for player safety could now push the sidelines farther apart. And that’s not to simply make it harder for the Joe Flaccos of the world to pull a Tommy Lewis. Former NFL G.M. Bill Polian tells Dan Pompei that more field space… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com One of the reasons the Ravens have emerged as one of the, if not the league’s most stable franchise, is that the owner has learned when to take a step back. For Steve Bisciotti, that lesson came early in his tenure. Bisciotti said he learned to trust ge… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Major changes are coming on the Steelers’ offensive line. New offensive line coach Jack Bicknell Jr. is believed to favor younger and more athletic linemen, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Max Starks, Ramon Foster and Willie Colon are all l… |
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Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson need help for Detroit Lions to rebound from poor 2012 season. |
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Monday morning one-linersFeb 11
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Bills have work to do at wide receiver. Wondering whether a stadium referendum will impact the Dolphins’ choices this offseason. The Patriots have to figure out whether or not to use their franchise tag this year. Rex Ryan spent Sunday at Madison Sq… |
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Reuben Fischer, deadspin.com After weeks of us awkwardly guessing who wanted to watch which NFL games, Facebook finally used its terrifying trove of user data and made the map that no one else could. In our original post, we pointed out some of the more surprising fan pockets, but … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Over the weekend, we addressed the long-simmering question of whether the Redskins should change their name. As we learned, it’s a fairly polarizing topic. District of Columbia Mayor Vincent C. Gray apparently has come to the same conclusion. And so… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The NFL requires college football players to wait three years after graduating high school before entering the draft not for their own good, but for the good of college football. With South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney possibly the first ove… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com So apparently, Thursday, Friday and Saturday are golf’s regular season, and Sunday is its playoffs. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and his partner lost a final-day lead, and finished third at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Sunday. Romo and pro… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com We may know sooner rather than later about the Ravens’ plans for Joe Flacco, as talks this week toward a long-term deal will give an indication of how things stand for the Super Bowl MVP’s future in Baltimore. According to Sports Illustrated’s Peter… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Matt Barkley was viewed in some circles as the likely first overall pick in the 2013 NFL draft before his senior season at USC. But that season was a disappointment, and now many people don’t think he’s a first-round pick at all. Barkley says he needs… |
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With free agency and the draft process revving up, there are plenty of questions for every NFL team. But for most, there's one issue that trumps the r... |
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In case you were busy watching the test signal on the NFL RedZone channel and holding back the tears, here's what you missed in sports last weekend. ... |
