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Joe Namath was already a household name upon delivering the greatest guarantee in professional sports history. But after he and his team cashed in on his Super Bowl guarantee, “Broadway Joe”, for a brief moment in time, was arguably the most famous man on the planet.  Namath, who declared that the 18-point underdog Jets would defeat the mighty Colts in …

The Vikings drafted quarterback J.J. McCarthy to be the team’s quarterback of the future and he’ll be working closely with longtime quarterback Josh McCown as his position coach. During his Wednesday press conference, McCown said Minnesota went through a “very thorough” pre-draft process to find the right fit at QB. McCown noted that McCarthy’s pro day was especially impressive, saying …

Ready or not, the 2024 NFL season is fast approaching, with just under 100 days until the official start of the regular season. A lot has happened since the Kansas City Chiefs hoisted the last Lombardi Trophy, with all 32 teams shuffling rosters and coaching staffs to prepare for the next race to glory. As clubs fine-tune lineups and preparations …

One of the more underrated and interesting decisions from last offseason came in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Without a first-round pick, Marvin Mims Jr. earned the label as the Denver Broncos’ top overall selection that year and the first pick of the Sean Payton era in Mile High.  What made the pick interesting was the fact …

Quarterback play falls into three categories for the most part. There are star quarterbacks capable of elevating a team and leading them to a Super Bowl. There are the struggling quarterbacks who make it quite clear it’s time to move on. Then there’s the middle ground — QB purgatory: The average-to-above-average starters aren’t quite good enough to lead their team …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter Change one letter and the NFC South becomes the NFC Youth, which is fitting for a division that features four new offensive coordinators, all of them under 40, with a combined two years of experience as an NFL OC. Many factors will determine who wins the division, but high on the list will be which …

Why it’s so darn easy to root for John Ross with the Eagles originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The day John Ross retired in the summer of 2023, he knew instantly he made a mistake. Ross never wanted to leave football. “Literally the day I retired,” Ross said, “I knew it was a mistake.” But the speedy wide receiver …

Former New Orleans Saints quarterback and likely future Hall of Famer Drew Brees has now been out of the NFL for three seasons, having retired after the 2020 campaign. But if it were up to him, he’d first be stepping away right now.  “Honestly, man, if my right arm was still working, I probably would’ve played another three years,” Brees …

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Giants head coach Brian Daboll said in March that calling offensive plays was something he was looking into as the team made plans for the 2024 season and he’s been testing things out during the team’s organized team activities. At practices open to the media, Daboll has been seen with a radio making the play calls as the team works …

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh provided an update on edge rusher David Ojabo’s return from a partially torn ACL on Thursday. Ojabo suffered the injury last September and had season-ending surgery in November, so it’s no surprise that he has not been cleared for football activities at this point. Harbaugh said that the current timeline has the team expecting to …

PHILADELPHIA — John Ross knows he’s as fast as he was when he ran a then-record 4.22 at the NFL Combine seven years ago. Ross knows it sounds crazy to say that, but he upped the ante. “I think I’m faster,” Ross said. Why does Ross think he’s faster? His mental state of mind is in the right place, no …

How Isaiah Rodgers came back better than ever after 512-day layoff originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia He didn’t have a team. He didn’t have a coach. He didn’t have teammates.  But he could pretend. So during his 512-day absence from football – from late in the 2022 season with the Colts until the start of OTAs last week with …

Getty Images PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles are set to conclude organized team activities before the full mandatory minicamp begins next week. The team concluded their fifth of six OTA practices Thursday, the second of which was open to the media.  This practice mostly conducted of 7-on-7 drills and one 11-on-11 segment with some interesting depth chart observations. Mandatory minicamp …

Nine years ago, a group of NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers sued the league over a topic that has spawned antitrust litigation since the 1950s: Do NFL teams limiting how they compete in licensing broadcasts run afoul of antitrust law? That core legal question is headed for a jury trial set to begin next Wednesday in the Los Angeles courtroom of …