Colts add another quarterback for OTAs, dump Brody EldridgeMike Florio, profootballtalk.com With Andrew Luck out of pocket until after the Colts conclude Organized Team Activities and with only three quarterbacks on the roster and with OTAs coming up, the Colts needed a fourth arm. They have one, in David Legree. The Colts announced that Legr… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Kansas City wanted to sign Peyton Manning this offseason, and when that didn’t work out, there was some talk that the Chiefs might draft a quarterback in the first round. That didn’t happen either, however, and Chiefs General Manager Scott Pioli says … |
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Pressure point: Titans4 hours ago
Examining who faces the most challenging season for the Titans and why. Running back Chris Johnson could get away with one off season. He was a tentative runner in 2011 no matter what he or the team says about it. He got sick of early contact. He gave u… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com There’s never a dull moment during the Jets offseason and we’ll speak to one of the men in the center of it on Thursday’s PFT Live. General Manager Mike Tannenbaum will join Mike Florio to talk about his team and there will even be a few questions a… |
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Pressure point: Jaguars5 hours ago
Examining who faces the most challenging season for the Jaguars and why. Blaine Gabbert can deliver some big-time passes. In a rookie season when he was on the field sooner than the Jaguars initially intended, the offensive framework a young quarterback… |
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AFC South links: Colts pining for Luck5 hours ago
Houston Texans Former Texans receiver Jacoby Jones welcomes his move to new surroundings in Baltimore. "Change is good in life," said Jones, whose muffed punt in last season's playoffs led to a Ravens touchdown in a game Baltimore won by seven… |
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Pressure point: Colts5 hours ago
Examining who faces the most challenging season for the Colts and why. The Colts are changing in a big way on defense -- they aim to be bigger, more physical and better against the run. Although they talk of being a hybrid, they want to be a base 3-4 fr… |
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Pressure point: Texans6 hours ago
Examining who faces the most challenging season for the Texans and why. Matt Schaub's been Houston’s starting quarterback for five seasons, and he’s played all 16 games only twice. You can’t blame him for a bad luck injury like last year’s right f… |
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Titans' Britt has knee scoped to reduce swelling7 hours ago
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Tennessee Titans receiver Kenny Britt had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Wednesday but the team said he is expected back for the season opener. |
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Thursday morning one-liners8 hours ago
Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com The Patriots have signed rookie WR Jeremy Ebert. Jets OL Vladimir Ducasse is practicing strictly at right tackle. Bengals QB Andy Dalton is getting stronger this spring. The College Football Hall of Fame has added an ex-Steeler. Colts RB Delone Carter i… |
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No Hard Knocks for Redskins19 hours ago
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com In this craziest of NFL offseasons, only a small handful of teams make sense for the annual Hard Knocks assignment: the Jets, Saints, Broncos, Colts, and Redskins. Cross the Redskins off the list. Appearing on Wednesday’s PFT Live, coach Mike Shanahan… |
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Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com The Tennessee Titans will hold a training camp battle at quarterback, and they’re not planning to use any scientific methods to choose between Jake Locker and Matt Hasselbeck. “I’m not a huge stats guy,” explained G.M. Ruston Webster, per John Gle… |
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Colts sign four draft picks20 hours ago
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The big fish of the 2012 Draft is still waiting for his contract, but four of the littler fish the Colts picked up have signed theirs. The Colts have announced that they have agreed to terms with running back Vick Ballard, wide receiver LaVon Brazill, d… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is barred by NFL rule from participating in organized team activities until Stanford’s graduation next month. But the coaching staff is still keeping close tabs on him. Head coach Chuck Pagano said he’s been in “constan… |
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Titans sign third-round pick Mike Martin23 hours ago
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Titans have signed one of their draft picks to a contract. Defensive tackle Mike Martin, a third-round pick in April, has agreed to terms on his rookie deal. As with any player drafted after the first round, it is a four-year deal and Jim Wyatt of t… |
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Jeff Garcia joins USFL board of advisors24 hours ago
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Former NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia, who landed a spot on the Texans’ depth chart in 2011 after both Matt Schaub and Matt Leinart suffered season-ending injuries, will now be involved with yet another football league. Garcia has joined the board of advis… |
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Chiefs next on Yeremiah Bell’s free-agent tourMay 15 (yesterday)
Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com Free agent safety Yeremiah Bell was in Tennessee on Tuesday visiting the Titans, and he’s got a fallback plan in place if Mike Munchak’s team doesn’t make an offer Bell deems suitable. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Bell is scheduled to visit t… |
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Some in Jaguars organization doubt Mularkey’s faith in GabbertMay 15 (yesterday)
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey says there is no quarterback competition in Jacksonville and the starting job belongs to Blaine Gabbert. But not everyone in the organization believes him. Don Banks of SI.com reports that there are people inside the Jaguars … |
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Elway says 2nd-round QB was 'long-term' pickMay 15 (yesterday)
Associated Press, ESPN.com John Elway says he just couldn't pass on Peyton Manning's heir apparent, even though he hopes Brock Osweiler will be holding a clipboard for years to come. |
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Jaguars' Knighton apologizes for nightclub fightMay 15 (yesterday)
Associated Press, ESPN.com Speaking publicly for the first time since a bar fight last month, Terrance Knighton opened with an apology. |
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Chiefs’ Brandon Flowers “not too worried about Peyton Manning”May 15 (yesterday)
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Chiefs cornerback Brandon Flowers doesn’t think Peyton Manning’s arrival in Denver makes the Broncos the favorites in the AFC West. Flowers told the Kansas City Star that in the AFC West — where the Broncos won a three-way tiebreaker to make the pla… |
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Mularkey admits Jones-Drew wants a new contractMay 15 (2 days ago)
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com When Maurice Jones-Drew first failed to show up for the Jaguars’ voluntary offseason work, coach Mike Mularkey said he didn’t know anything about the reason for the running back’s absence. Mularkey met with the media again on Tuesday after Jones-Dre… |
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Demaryius Thomas views Peyton Manning as a coachMay 15 (2 days ago)
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Broncos receiver Demaryius Thomas has played in Denver’s offense for longer than Peyton Manning, but Thomas isn’t teaching Manning anything. In another sign of how much the Broncos’ offense will be Manning’s offense, Thomas says Manning basically … |
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Ranking the AFC South defensesMay 15 (2 days ago)
1. Houston Texans: Wade Phillips did some great things with this defense a year ago. But he’s not the only member of the Texans’ organization who deserves credit for an incredibly improved defense from 2010 to 2011. Houston’s front office was very a… |
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Matt Leinart thinks he’s ahead of the curve in OaklandMay 15 (2 days ago)
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com New Raiders quarterback Matt Leinart believes he knows the team’s offense better than his teammates, thanks to his relationship with offensive coordinator Greg Knapp. Leinart, who played the last two years in Houston when Knapp was the Texans’ quarter… |
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AFC South links: MJD may miss OTAsMay 15 (2 days ago)
Houston Texans Houston has signed five members of its 2012 draft class: center Ben Jones, receiver Keshawn Martin, defensive end Jared Crick, kicker Randy Bullock and tackle Nick Mondek. Coach Gary Kubiak told James Casey that the team plans to use him … |
