National Football League News and Rumors
Refs will flag coaches who leave the sideline to argue callsMichael David Smith, profootballtalk.com NFL officials are usually pretty tolerant about coaches yelling at them. Yes, a coach can get a penalty for going too far, but an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on a coach in the NFL is nowhere near as common as an NBA coach getting a technical foul or… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com The next time Jim Schwartz or any other NFL coach throws a challenge flag on a scoring play, he might get a penalty. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The NFL is taking increasing steps to protect receivers from hits to the head, but Packers receiver James Jones says he’d rather do without. Jones said on NFL Network that if he had the power to change one thing about the league, it would be the elimina… |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Two of the NFL's best cornerbacks have taken to Twitter to air out their differences. |
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NBCSports.com, profootballtalk.com Patriots CB Alfonzo Dennard has been convicted of felony assault on a police officer and could face up to six years in prison. Dennard is facing legal trouble, but he could also face consequence from the league. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Each team at the Combine gets to schedule 60 college players for formal interviews this week. The Bills, like most, want to hear exactly what Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o was thinking. Bills assistant general manager Doug Whaley told Tim Graham of t… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Cowboys apparently won’t be pulling their bus up to the quarterback workouts in Indianapolis. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said that with the focus on extending starter Tony Romo (though they haven’t started negotiating yet), the… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com It’s no surprise that the Jets are done with quarterback Tim Tebow. It will be a major surprise if they get anything in return for the remainder of his 2010 first-round contract. Still, they’ll try. Rich Cimini of ESPNNewYork.com reports that the … |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com With all 32 teams and every agent descending upon Indianapolis, the next few days are going to be filled with a lot of talk about meeting between teams and the representatives for their impending free agents. One such meeting will involve the Texans and… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Saints cut bait on cornerback Johnny Patrick less than two years after they made him a third-round pick, but the NFL waiver wire has once again shown that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Or at least another man’s opportunity to take a… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com ESPN has hired Ray Lewis as an NFL commentator, and the president of the company says that’s a decision that was made after careful consideration of his personal history. That history includes Lewis initially being charged with murder and later pleading… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com There’s been a lot of talk about issues in the Steelers locker room over the last few days, which makes it a good time to catch up with cornerback Ike Taylor. He’ll talk to Erik Kuselias on Wednesday’s edition of Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Netw… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com No NFL team had a better 2012 NFL draft than the Seahawks, who nabbed offensive rookie of the year candidate Russell Wilson, defensive rookie of the year candidate Bobby Wagner and eight-sack defensive end Bruce Irvin with their first three picks. A big… |
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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 head to the NFC South and beg… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com This year’s version of the crop report has not yet been disclosed, in part because it still hasn’t been determined. But the indications are that the salary cap will increase more than expected. As mentioned on Tuesday, a source with knowledge of the… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning isn’t the only one courting Dwight Freeney ahead of the start of free agency. Falcons wide receiver Roddy White took to his Twitter account on Wednesday to let it be known that he would like to share a locker room with… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The headline to this post sounds like the setup to a punchline. “And neither will anyone else given the quarterbacks in Arizona.” Ba-dum-dum. That’s an unintended benefit, however. It really has to do with the offensive philosophies of new head coac… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Former NFL linebacker Reggie Burnette has lost his job as a high school coach after he was arrested on an indecency charge. Burnette, a linebacker who played for the Packers in 1991 and for the Buccaneers in 1992 and 1993, resigned as Mount Vernon Presb… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com You may be familiar with "Paper Lion," the George Plimpton book and subsequent movie from the late 1960s. In that book and movie, Plimpton tries to get on with a professional sports team to see how well and average Joe would fare among some of… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com While Patriots cornerback Alfonzo Dennard has far more significant problems in court, he also may have a little trouble at work. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello advises PFT that the league will review Dennard’s conviction for assaulting a police officer under… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Steelers receiver Antonio Brown says his third year with the team was a lot different than his first two. Brown said on SportsCenter today that Pittsburgh’s locker room was fractured in the 2012 season, in a way he hadn’t seen previously since being d… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com When the Bengals lost wide receiver Mohamed Sanu to a stress fracture in his foot with five games to go in the regular season, they lost a player who was starting to show some signs of being the kind of receiver they needed as a complement to A.J. Green… |
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It's the typical meat market at this year's combine, with 333 particpants. Worried about keeping up with it all? Don't. Chris Burke guides you through what to expect on offense. |
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With great success comes great pressure. The Redskins were 2012's Cinderella, but the stakes are now higher. Matt Gagne lays out how to build upon last season's breakout. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Pete Metzelaars was relieved of his duties as the Bills’ tight ends coach along with the rest of the team’s coaching staff at the end of the 2012 season and he’s not shy about sharing his thoughts about why the team underperformed to the point that … |
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Is the window closing in Pittsburgh? Last season was a messy one in many ways, and a tricky situation could send the Steelers spiraling further, Tom Mantzouranis writes. |
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Todd Archer, ESPN.com The Dallas Cowboys will meet with the agent for linebacker Anthony Spencer during the NFL scouting combine this week in Indianapolis, a team source said. |
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Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com It's a jolly good day here on the merry olde roads of the Internet because the delightful brilliance of Dave Rappoccio — gatekeeper of TheDrawPlay.com — is again going viral. You might remember it was last year when Rappoccio incorporated Peyton Manni… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The process of the Eagles hiring Tom Gamble as their vice president of player personnel took longer than he hoped, but the former 49ers personnel man said the time was right this year. Gamble said there were several reasons why he wasn’t able to join th… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com For the third time in the last week, it's been revealed that a potential first-round prospect will not work out at the scouting combine this week because of an injury. First, USC quarterback Matt Barkley said that he will wait until his pro day to throw… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Redskins said that they want to wait until later in the spring before getting a read on the health of tight end Fred Davis after last year’s season-ending Achilles injury and, presumably, a read on their own interest in re-signing the impending free… |
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Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com It's good to be Osi Umenyiora. One year ago, the New York Giants defensive end was celebrating his second Super Bowl ring when he was introduced to Leila Lopes, a.k.a. Miss Universe 2011, during New York City's fashion week. The two started dating short… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com It would be hard to find anyone who thinks the chances of former Raiders first overall pick JaMarcus Russell making it back to the NFL are anything but a long shot. Bleacher Report has been documenting Russell’s comeback efforts at the TEST Football Aca… |
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Get ready for the incoming flood of 40 times, because it's time again for the NFL's Underwear Olympics. Andrew Perloff breaks down the hottest topics surrounding this year's combine. |
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Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com If we're being completely honest, Lauren Silberman's odds of making a NFL team as its kicker are pretty much non-existent. However, the long shot nature of her bid isn't stopping the 28-year-old New Yorker from becoming the first woman in history to reg… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Ravens are scheduled to meet with Joe Flacco’s agent at the Scouting Combine as they try to hammer out a new deal for the Super Bowl XLVII MVP in talks that will have a great deal of impact on the rest of the roster for the 2013 season. One player w… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com A healthy Marcus Lattimore might have been the top running back in this year’s draft. But while the South Carolina running back’s not healthy, he’s at least one of the most supported among this year’s rookie class. In a detailed look at his comeba… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Former LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu has gone from a Heisman Trophy finalist as a sophomore to a player whose off-field problems left him without a team to a guy who just wants to convince some NFL franchise to give him a chance. In an attempt to prove … |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com With Donald Driver retiring and Greg Jennings looking like a safe bet to play elsewhere, the Packers receiving corps will have a different look next season. Wide receiver James Jones thinks it can be a very good look. Jones said Tuesday that he’s excite… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Cal wide receiver Keenan Allen is still recovering from a torn posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and will not work out at the Scouting Combine. Agent J.T. Johnson told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Allen will attend the Combine and go through med… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Super Bowl was not a fun night for Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau. LeBeau said that it hurts to see the Ravens win anything and it was especially painful this year because he thinks there’s very little difference between the 8-8 Steelers… |
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Wednesday morning one-linersFeb 20
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The felony assault case of Patriots CB Alfonzo Dennard is now before a jury. The Bills have re-signed offensive lineman Colin Brown. Do the Dolphins have what it takes to fix their problems on both sides of the ball? Here’s a look at some of the quarter… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com In a piece of news that will surprise exactly no one, no one claimed troubled wide receiver Titus Young off waivers yesterday according to multiple reports. Actually, troubled is the wrong adjective to use in connection with Young, because it implies th… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com With the Steelers not planning to use the franchise tag on receiver Mike Wallace or any other player, Wallace will go to the highest bidder. With the Steelers not inclined or able to be the highest bidder for any player, Wallace will go somewhere other … |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Not many people have Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson going in the first round of the NFL draft. But Wilson says that’s where he should go. Asked by USA Today if he’s first-round worthy, Wilson said he is. “I feel that way,” Wilson said. “I kno… |
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There are always explanations from these poor athletes in trouble, even the worst kind of trouble, the kind facing an accused murderer named Oscar Pistorius in South Africa, all the way down to some of these baseball players with their tortured explanat… |
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Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com The NFL combine officially gets underway today in Indianapolis with kickers, special teamers, offensive linemen and tight ends arriving in Indianapolis for registration. While Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein will be among the players taking part i… |
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Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com With the end of the lockout between the NFL and the referees association came the possibility of full-time officials for the first time in league history. Former V.P. of officiating Carl Johnson stepped down from his role in December to return to the fi… |
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There's one final piece of business left to cover regarding the 2012 NFL season: my preseason Over/Under bets. As Jonah Keri begins to break down this... |
