Now that Week One is here, there will only be more talk about Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield facing his old team to begin the 2022 season. Browns safety John Johnson was Mayfield’s teammate in 2021 and said on Monday that the quarterback appears to have regained some of the confidence he may have lost last […]
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Todd Bowles: Julio Jones can have many good years left, Tom Brady has raised the bar
Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles thinks wide receiver Julio Jones has plenty of good years left in him. And Bowles thinks Tom Brady has shown why. Asked how many years Jones has left, Bowles didn’t answer with a specific number, but he noted that Brady is still playing well — and Brady is 12 years older […]
Bruce Allen will testify before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday
Things had gotten eerily quiet regarding the Congressional investigation of the Washington Commanders in the weeks since owner Daniel Snyder gave more than 10 hours of deposition testimony in late July. The quiet ends today. Former Washington executive Bruce Allen will testify before the House Oversight Committee at 11:30 a.m., via Mark Maske of the […]
Rams restructure Tyler Higbee’s contract for cap space
The Rams have gained a little cap relief by restructuring the contract of their starting tight end. Per Field Yates of ESPN, Los Angeles has converted $4.75 million of Tyler Higbee‘s base salary in 2022 into a signing bonus, creating $3.8 million in cap space. L.A. also added three void years to Higbee’s deal. Higbee […]
Giants restructure Leonard Williams’ contract
Giants General Manager Joe Schoen said last week that the Giants would have to make some moves to create salary cap space for the coming season and releasing linebacker Blake Martinez wasn’t enough to get them where they needed to be. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the team has also restructured defensive lineman Leonard […]
Matt Eberflus: No one really knows how 49ers will use Trey Lance
Trey Lance won’t be making his first NFL start against the Bears this weekend, but he will be making his first start since being installed as the 49ers’ full-time starter. While Lance stepped into the starting lineup for Jimmy Garoppolo a couple of times last season, he wasn’t running an offense designed around his skills. […]
A.J. Brown “ready to go to war” for Jalen Hurts
Sunday will bring an opportunity to see a number of old faces in new places around the league, including the Eagles debut of wide receiver A.J. Brown. Brown was dealt to the Eagles by the Titans during the first round of the draft in a move designed to give quarterback Jalen Hurts an elite target […]