After the 2024 NFL schedule was released last week, it didn’t take much time for the oddsmakers to go through and set a point spread for all 272 games on the slate. And if those point spreads are any indication, there are two teams that might not be that good this year. Those two teams are the New England Patriots and …
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2024 NFL free agent matchmaker: Best fits for Ryan Tannehill, Dalvin Cook, other available veterans
The 2024 NFL season is fast approaching, with all 272 regular season games scheduled and all 32 teams partaking in offseason workouts. That doesn’t mean clubs are totally finished with their rosters, however. Injuries and camp competitions tend to rekindle some interest in remaining free agents. But which big names are still available, and where might they fit? Let’s play …
Read More »Cardinals and Colts will have joint practices this summer
Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon and Colts head coach Shane Steichen worked together on the Eagles’ staff before landing their current jobs in 2023 and they’ll get a chance to catch up this summer. Gannon said on Monday, via Darren Urban of the team’s website, that the two teams will hold joint practices during the preseason. The practices will take …
Read More »Oldest NFL Teams: Full list of the first NFL franchises
In the world of American football, there are many storied franchises and some teams have been around much longer than others. Let’s take a look at the NFL’s oldest franchises and see when they were established in the league. Oldest NFL Teams Listed from oldest to newest, here’s a list of all 32 NFL teams and the years they became …
Read More »Giants’ Tommy DeVito has ‘chip on his shoulder,’ motivated to prove he’s a better QB entering second season
Tommy DeVito was an unlikely starting quarterback for the New York Giants last season, holding the job for six games. The Giants moved on from DeVito when his performance wasn’t helping them win games, going back to Tyrod Taylor toward the end of the season. New York also has Daniel Jones back in the fold as the starting quarterback. It …
Read More »NFL 2024 rookie QB outlook: Best- and worst-case scenarios for Caleb Williams, other Year 1 signal-callers
What’s the worst that could happen? A fair question to ask when a rookie quarterback is thrust onto an NFL field in his rookie season, especially if most believe he’s playing too soon. Yet NFL coaches are people just like the rest of us, and society today isn’t too fond of waiting to get their young quarterbacks into a regular-season game. …
Read More »Kendrick Bourne out of Patriots’ offseason program as he recovers from torn ACL
Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne has said he expects to be ready for training camp after suffering a torn ACL last season. But he apparently won’t be ready before that. Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo said today that Bourne will not be on the practice field this spring. That’s not a big surprise, as the torn ACL happened in Week …
Read More »Matthew Judon not with Patriots for first day of OTAs
The Patriots kicked off the organized team activity portion of their offseason schedule on Monday and one key member of the defense is not in attendance. Edge rusher Matthew Judon is not taking part in the voluntary workout. Head coach Jerod Mayo said at a press conference, via multiple reporters, that Judon has been “in and out” over the course …
Read More »Chiefs’ Rashee Rice participating in OTAs amid assault investigation, high-speed crash charges, per report
Getty Images Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is facing multiple charges related to his high-speed car crash in March, plus a police investigation into an alleged nightclub assault, but the second-year veteran will be a full participant in the team’s organized team activities (OTAs) starting Monday, according to ESPN. Rice, 24, also partook in the virtual phase of …
Read More »The Rams can’t replace Aaron Donald. But Chris Shula, grandson of Don, has a plan
Eric Williams NFC West Writer What to say? Chris Shula had envisioned this moment for a decade, rolling through the thoughts in his mind of how he would articulate his vision to players as a first-time NFL defensive coordinator. On the first day of offseason work, the words came naturally for the new DC of the Los Angeles Rams. “That …
Read More »Delayed division games might work to Steelers’ benefit
Pretty much every team can fashion a complaint when it comes to their schedule. One of the biggest complaints arising from the Steelers’ schedule is that it includes no division games until Week 11. That might not be a bad thing, for a couple of reasons. First, the other quarterbacks in the division are very good, when healthy. They each, …
Read More »2024 NFL win totals picks, best bets for AFC East: Aaron Rodgers injury, Pats QB status leave many questions
NFL season win totals are some of the most fun action to wager on — it’s a season-long gambit with week-to-week intensity because of how much every game matters for the final season record. With the explosion of legalized sports gambling, win totals have been out for a while now, but we can’t really get crystallized and concrete numbers until …
Read More »Former Bills safety tells fans ‘you’ve got the best quarterback in the league’ after leaving for Dolphins
Way back in 2017, one of the first moves the new Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane-led regime in Buffalo made was to sign safeties Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde. That duo then became one of the best safety tandems in the NFL and part of the backbone of one of the league’s best defenses over the ensuing seven years. This …
Read More »Jim Otto, ‘Mr. Raider’ and Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies at 86
Jim Otto, the Hall of Fame center known as “Mr. Raider” for his durability through a litany of injuries, has died, the team confirmed Sunday night. He was 86. The cause of death was not immediately known. “The Original Raider,” the club said in a statement posted on the social platform X. “The personification of consistency, Jim’s influence on the …
Read More »Will Brady call a Patriots game in 2024 with Drake Maye at QB?
Will Brady call a Patriots game in 2024 with Drake Maye at QB? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston New England Patriots quarterbacks of past and future linked up over the weekend when Tom Brady met Drake Maye during the NFL Players Association’s Rookie Premiere event in Los Angeles. It might not be the last time the two cross paths …
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