Jags-Raiders kick-off pre-season slate … Are you ready for some football. Well, pre-season football anyway as Jacksonville and Las Vegas will kick-off the pre-season later this evening in the Hall-of-Fame game in Canton, Ohio. Game time is 8 PM ET on NBC. No surprise, though, that Jags’ QB Trevor Lawrence, the first player selected at the 2022 draft,… Read More »
Clemson S retires; ex-Tiger RB now with Vols … With college football training camps set to open across the country this week, there were a couple of roster moves involving Clemson. On the one hand, Tigers’ safety Lannden Zanders has opted to retire from football because of an injured shoulder that has forced him to the sidelines for… Read More »
Former NJ AG to hear Watson appeal … NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has named former New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey to hear the league’s appeal of Cleveland QB Deshaun Watson’s 6-game suspension for violating the league’s personal-conduct policy. The NFL had been asking for a full-year suspension, but the independent abritrator the league and players’ union had… Read More »
And then there were none; last unsigned rook comes to terms … Baltimore has come to terms with DE/OLB David Ojabo, the last unsigned player selected in the 2022 draft. Ojabo, the former Michigan star, was selected in the 2nd round with the 45th pick overall. He had, of course, been considered to be a lock to be… Read More »
Owner suspended; Dolphins lose two picks in tampering case … While most of the football world has been focused on the Deshaun Watson case, the NFL was also undertaking a second investigation involving allegations of tampering against Miami. And that case was resolved earlier today with word that Dolphins’ owner Stephen Ross has been suspended from all football… Read More »
Watson gets 6 game suspension … There are multiple reports at this hour that Cleveland QB DeShaun Watson has been suspended for the first 6 games of the upcoming season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. Both sides now have three days in which to file an appeal. The NFLPA has already indicated they’ll live with the… Read More »
Aggie WR re-instated after charges dropped … Updating that story from earlier this month about Texas A&M senior WR Ainias Smith, a second-tier prospect for the 2023 draft, who was suspended indefinitely after he was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated, possession of marijuana and possession on an unregistered gun. Smith’s suspension has now been lifted after… Read More »
Giants Report: 53-man roster projection … With training camp now nicely underway we thought it might be a good time to post our man pre-camp (almost) opening day 53-man roster hich gives one a idea where the Giants’ strengths this season might lie (and they do have some strengths), as well as where there are weak links which,… Read More »
With training camp now nicely underway we thought it might be a good time to post our man pre-camp (almost) opening day 53-man roster hich gives one a idea where the Giants’ strengths this season might lie (and they do have some strengths), as well as where there are weak links which, among other things, will need to… Read More »
Jimmy G passes physical; moves closer to trade … Updating an earlier report on the status of San Francisco QB Jimmy Garoppolo, the last remaining domino in what has been a crazy off-season of veteran QB Musical chairs, Garoppolo passed his pre-camp physical with the 49ers yesterday. Garoppolo was injured his shoulder in the 49ers’ playoff game with… Read More »
And then there was only one (unsigned rook left) … With all teams now in training camp, there is only one unsigned picks from the 2022 draft. That’s Baltimore DE Baltimore DE David Ojabo, the Ravens’ second round pick who likely won’t play anyway this fall because of a torn Achilles suffered at his pro day last March.
Where might the NFL expand to … With NFL training camps set to all be open by tomorrow, the last thing on the mind of most fans is when and where the league might expand to in the future. Trust us, though, its very much on the minds of NFL executives. Indeed, the discussion of the potential cities… Read More »
With NFL training camps set to all be open by tomorrow, the last thing on the mind of most fans is when and where the league might expand to in the future. Trust us, though, its very much on the minds of NFL executives. Indeed, the discussion of the potential cities the NFL can expand to seems to… Read More »
Panthers sign rook QB Corral; magic # down to 5 … The number of unsigned picks from the 2022 draft is down to 5 after Carolina came to terms with former Ole Miss QB Matt Corral earlier today. Corral was a 3rd round pick this year and is expected to spend the year carrying a clipboard as Baker… Read More »
Vikes sign CB Booth; half dozen rooks still unsigned … Another unsigned pick from the 2022 draft came to terms overnight as Minnesota agreed to terms with CB Andrew Booth, one of their two second round picks this past spring. The other, OG Ed Ingram, signed over the weekend. With NFL training camps all set to be open… Read More »
Is final QB domino about to fall? … No doubt about this off-season was a crazy one for NFL QBs as an inordinate number of name guys ended up changing teams including Russell Wilson who went from Seattle to Denver, DeShaun Watson who went from Houston to Cleveland, Matt Ryan who went from Atlanta to Indianapolis, Baker Mayfield… Read More »
Two more rooks sign; 7 still to go … With NFL training camps all set to be open by Tuesday, the pressure on unsigned rookies to come to terms and get on the field continues to grow. In fact, two more rookies signed within the past 24 hours including Minnesota OG Ed Ingram and Tampa bay TE Cade… Read More »
Texans’ rookie WR Metchie diagnosed with leukemia … Houston rookie WR John Metchie announced earlier today that he has been diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia and likely will not play this season. Metchie, whom the Texans traded up in the second round of the 2022 to acquire, was already sidelined with an torn ACL suffered in last fall’s… Read More »
Titans sign rook QB Willis … All of this year’s first-round picks have long been signed, but several players selected in later rounds are still to be signed. However, with training camps opening across the country, that list got shorter this weekend as Tennessee signed QB Malik Willis and CB Roger McCreary. McCreary was a second round pick,… Read More »
Giants Report: Will the real Saquon please stand up … Its clearly still the off-season, or at least until Tuesday when veterans report to the opening of the Giants’ 2022 training camp. And we guess people just have too much time on their hands waiting for camp to get going because we keep getting queries asking how we… Read More »
Its clearly still the off-season, or at least until Tuesday when veterans report to the opening of the Giants’ 2022 training camp. And we guess people just have too much time on their hands waiting for camp to get going because we keep getting queries asking how we feel about the Giants’ selection of RB Saquon Barkley with… Read More »
Gator QB dumps nickname … Florida QB Anthony Richardson has announced that he will no longer use the nickname AR-15 due to its being associated with the weapon used in so many recent mass shootings across the U.S. Richardson, whose initials are A. R. and who does wear #15 with the Gators, also indicated that he will be… Read More »
Bills, Raiders open camps … Are you ready for some football??? The 2022 season technically gets underway on Monday when Buffalo and Las Vegas open their respective training camps to rookies. As many as 8 other teams will be opening their camps for rookies on Tuesday. The Raiders will also be the first team to open their full… Read More »
Star game coaching changes … As first reported by Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, there will be a major change beginning this year as to how coaches are assigned to Senior Bowl and East-West Shrine all-star games. In the past, both teams in the Senior Bowl had full NFL coaching staffs, however, this year, the two full… Read More »
Shrine Watch List posted … With college football training camps set to open in 2-3 weeks, the East-West Shrine All-Star game has posted its annual Watch List of approximately 1000 players eligible to participate in this year’s game. The list includes seniors, super seniors and some selected 4th year juniors.
