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The NFL’s franchise tag is un-AmericanWhat happens every time an NFL quarterback resets the QB market? A relatively crap quarterback gets overpaid. The reason Daniel Jones netted a four-year $160 million deal after one good season, instead of getting franchise tagged like he should’ve been, is Joe Burrow got enough money that, by compar...

Ask not what a free agent running back can do for you, but what you can do for themSaying there’s no value in running backs was always nonsense, but because bad teams think a ground game is going to make their garbage quarterback and shoddy offensive line redeemable, the stereotype gets furthered. So this offseason when some NFC South team signs Derrick Henry or Josh Jacobs or Saq...

The NFL has an offensive line problem — and help is not on the wayThe league has an offensive line problem, according to longtime lineman Andrew Whitworth. ...

NFL Running backs don’t need to fake injuries to show the league how dangerous their jobs are

This summer, NFL Players Association president J.C. Tretter’s ill-advised suggestion that running backs fake injuries to create leverage set off alarms around the league. On Monday, the NFL finally responded by filing an expected grievance against the NFLPA. ...

Is Deion Sanders ushering in a positionless era at Colorado?

Deion Sanders is an iconoclast, if nothing else. Sanders has gone against the grain by taking the rarely traveled SWAC route to a Power 5 coaching job, in addition to his use of the transfer portal, his braggadocious coaching style, his deals with Barstool and decision to sign with Colorado over mor...

The need for workhorse NFL running backs is declining — it isn’t personal, it’s evolution

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Running backs meet as changes to the franchise tag are long overdue

Disgruntled NFL tailbacks are on the counteroffensive against unfavorable market forces and a collective bargaining agreement that leaves them with few options have spent the last few days discussing their current predicament amongst one another and appear to have emerged from their Zoom meeting wit...

DeAndre Hopkins' Instagram story fuels rumors of where he'll sign

After a few months of speculation and trade rumors, the Arizona Cardinals decided to cut WR DeAndre Hopkins. According to Sports Illustrated, only the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs engaged in “substantive” trade talks with the Cards. The reason a trade didn’t go through, per Albert Breer, was...

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Allen Robinson changing zip codes again, pending physical with Pittsburgh

Allen Robinson’s year in Los Angeles playing for the Rams was one he’d probably love to wipe from his memory as soon as humanly possible. Robinson might get his wish very soon, as it’s been reported by Adam Schefter of ESPN that the Pittsburgh Steelers are in the process of acquiring the former Pro ...

by Criss Partee|Allen Robinson

|04/18/2023

How every NFL team should draft, but won't because GMs are dumb

The NFL Draft is arguably the second-biggest event on the league calendar behind the Super Bowl. Every team participates and shapes its roster for the next season. And every franchise will go into the month of May thinking it has made the right moves to get closer to a championship. But of course, o...

by Eric Blum|NFL

|04/14/2023

It's not cheating if everyone's doing it, right?

With Divisional Weekend right around the corner, it’s easy for fans to look for any reason to believe their adversaries should be disqualified. What better way to advance than by default, am I right? Recently, Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott — and the entire Eagles’ special teams unit for th...

by Jon Hoefling|Holder

|01/20/2023

Leave it to the Raiders to exploit the rules

A week ago on Thursday Night Football, the NFL world paid witness to a pretty odd kickoff strategy from the Las Vegas Raiders during their game against the Los Angeles Rams. After the first drive of the game resulted in a Raiders touchdown, kicker Daniel Carlson had to boot the ball away, but he did...

by Jon Hoefling|the NFL

|12/15/2022

Fair or extremely foul? Horrendous roughing the punter call costs Mizzou

There has been an interesting aura around the Missouri football program for decades essentially boiling down to weird things will happen to this team. It’s just a matter of when chaos ensues. In today’s edition of batshit crazy Southeastern Conference football, we found out a tackle box for a punter...

by Eric Blum|Roughing

|11/05/2022

The way Aaron Rodgers tells it, he’s always right

The Green Bay Packers’ loss to the Washington Commanders was far from Aaron Rodgers’ fault. ...

by Stephen Knox|Aaron Rodgers

|10/26/2022

Where in the world is the Giants’ punter? [Update] He's back in the States

Do you know where your punter is? In the case of 31 NFL teams this week, he’ll be at practice. The 4-1 New York Football Giants aren’t conducting drills from the same continent where starting punter Jamie Gillan is. After the Giants defeated the Packers three days ago in London, Gillan — nicknamed “...

by Eric Blum|Punter

|10/12/2022

What are the odds an offensive lineman wins Rookie of the Year?

An offensive lineman has never won the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. Is that a tragedy? Or does it make sense? Offensive linemen rarely ever score touchdowns, pick up yards, or do the Griddy (although a few have tried). ...

by Jon Hoefling|Rookie of the Year

|08/13/2022

Expect more illegal contact calls from refs this NFL season

It is bad enough how bold the league is about its financial goals. The NFL wants to bring in $25 billion in revenue by 2027. It has been two years since the start of the pandemic, and the league generated $11 billion per Sportico. That number includes no local revenue dollars....

by Stephen Knox|NFL

|08/09/2022

Running Back contracts have been stuck in amber for the past decade

We used to be a country. A proper country, where the running back position was the focal point of any NFL offense. Today, they’re the coal miners of the NFL landscape. It’s no secret that as the salary cap has ballooned and the market has blessed the quarterback-receiver connection, the running back...

by DJ Dunson|Running back

|08/01/2022

Big bucks for wide receivers is bad news for several other positions

There are currently 12 wide receivers in the NFL with contracts that earn them an average annual value of $20 million or more. Nine of those contracts — Chris Godwin, DJ Moore, Cooper Kupp, Davante Adams, Tyreek Hill, Mike Williams, A.J. Brown, Terry McLaurin, and Stefon Diggs — were signed during t...

by Jon Hoefling|Tom Brady

|07/02/2022

Tua is the most aggressive quarterback in the league? Next Gen Stats, explain yourself<em></em>

I love advanced analytics. At the same time, I know the results that come from analytics can lead people down some pretty insane rabbit holes and toward some pretty hot takes. One stat leads to another, which leads to another, and all of a sudden you’re saying that C.J. Beathard deserves another sho...

by Jon Hoefling|Tua

|06/30/2022

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