Jun 02
On Monday, the NFL experienced the agony of defeat in the highest court in the nation. Soon, the NFL will experience the thrill of financial victory. Ever proud of its track record in court, losing before the U.S. Supreme Court in the sports betting case undermines the league’s legal prowess. But it will result in …
May 31
That’s what some scouts and executives had him pegged as coming out of the 2014 draft, anyway. And if things go really well — meaning he’s indeed grown up, and his game has grown along with it — maybe he can be more than that. You never really know in football. In the meantime, teams …
May 25
Quarterback Tom Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski, absent for the second straight day from the Patriots’ voluntary organized team activities, were expected to get “their usual treatments” Tuesday at the TB12 Sports Therapy Center, the Boston Herald reported, citing an unidentified source. The TB12 center’s self-proclaimed “comprehensive, customized, sport-specific and position-specific programs” are based …
May 22
Today’s surprising news that the Patriots discussed trading up to the second overall pick to draft Baker Mayfield apparently started with the Patriots wanting to bring Mayfield in for a visit. But if the Patriots weren’t legitimately high on Mayfield they probably wouldn’t have bothered, even if a trade up to No. 2 was never …
May 20
Of all the option decisions for the 2015 first-rounders, this one is probably the most #asexpected. A league source confirms to PFT that the Giants will not be picking up the fifth-year option on tackle Ereck Flowers. The indictment remained an untold part of Patricia’s past during his rise in the coaching ranks, and the …
May 18
Matt Millen, a well-known figure to football fans for his decades as a player, broadcaster and former General Manager of the Lions, is dealing with a rare and serious illness. Despite some receiving flexibility, Charles Sims drew little interest in free agency and so he’s back on a small one-year prove-it deal. It’ll be hard …
May 15
Looking for the best NFL draft coverage around? Bleacher Report is the go-to destination for armchair quarterbacks everywhere that are looking for full results and picks from the 2018 NFL draft. Watch as Bleacher Report Lead NFL Draft Analyst Matt Miller and his Stick to Football podcast co-host Connor Rogers give live scouting reports for …
May 13
Proving there’s more than one way to build an NFL champion, the Philadelphia Eagles won it all last season without a 1,000-yard rusher or 1,000-yard receiver and without their starting quarterback on top of all that. But in keeping the same philosophy after losing Carson Wentz of distributing the football more evenly than most of …
May 10
OK, Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. There’s no reason to wait anymore. Jimmy Garoppolo got $27.5 million per year in February. Kirk Cousins got $28 million a year in March. It’s time for Rodgers to top them all. Trump’s vast outlay of cash, tracked through public records and totaled publicly here for the first time, …
May 07
Sam Darnold hopped on the bus at 6:45 a.m. Friday and headed from his hotel to the Jets’ training facility, eager to start his NFL career. Darnold knows he won’t get it all done at once this weekend, at the Jets’ rookie minicamp. He knows this is a process for him, going from third overall …