The complaint was filed shortly after commissioner Roger Goodell issued his ruling, denying Brady’s appeal of the suspension. PHOTOS: Brady through the years | Blame Pats’ past for silly suspension According to Bloomberg, the NFL’s legal move could be interpreted as an effort to steer jurisdiction away from Judge David Doty, the Senior U.S. District Judge in the District of Minnesota who has ruled favorably for unions in the past....
More touchdowns — 104 of them — were scored this week than in any on other week in NFL history, and the 859 points were also the most compiled in NFL history. Not surprisingly 11 of 16 games went OVER the total. Well, let’s rephrase that. Maybe the surprise was that more games didn’t go OVER, given all of the scoring. Which brings us back to one of our core handicapping beliefs: it is possible to show a profit betting totals and point spreads in the long term, but it is not easy....
“I have never, ever, on any level, seen a head coach treat his quarterback with such a lack of respect,” the coach reportedly texted to Bleacher Report’s Mike Freeman following the Redskins’ preseason game against the Lions, who battered Griffin for more than a quarter before a concussion forced him out of the game early in the second quarter. MORE: Classic photos of RG3 | Aaron Rodgers says it’s difficult to lose Jordy Nelson ‘over a meaningless game’...
Carolina will have significant company while searching for a replacement. The question is which other teams are most likely to make a coaching change based on developing disappointing results? Consider half of the league (16 teams) have needed to change coaches since 2021 with 14 moves coming because of firings. There should be about 3-6 teams total adding to that turnover by the end of ‘22. Let’s rank which coaches should have the hottest seats close to the halfway point of the season:...
The rule, designed to prevent the type of officiating mistake that marred the outcome of the Saints-Rams NFC championship game, has its fans. But, as with any new rule comes the law of unintended consequences — where a “solution” to one problem creates another, possibly greater problem. Consider this: Yahoo Sports reported Friday that coaches are exploring “techniques/plays aimed at drawing defensive pass interference.” And sources told Yahoo “They assume every team will do the same....
Despite having good credentials and interviewing for a head coaching job as a minority candidate, Chung was told he didn’t quite fit the “minority” mold that a specific team was looking for. Though he’s a minority, one team told him he’s “not the right minority.” Chung, who’s of Korean descent, was only the third player of Asian descent to ever play American professional football at the time. He was also the first Korean American to get drafted in the first round when the New England Patriots selected him 13th overall in the 1992 NFL Draft....
Nothing out of the ordinary occurred during his meetings with teams at the 2006 NFL Scouting Combine. “I really didn’t have any strange questions,” said Whitworth, who would become a Cincinnati Bengals second-round draft pick. “Maybe I was just scary. I don’t really have that personality they want to mess with because I am usually so serious about stuff.” Not everyone is so fortunate. The 15-minute sessions are intended to help clubs get a better feel for the prospect they may be selecting....
The NFL Combine serves as a way to test prospects in a series of six predetermined athletic drills that highlight speed, quickness, strength, agility, flexibility and explosiveness. Each drill serves a unique purpose and may be considered more or less significant based on the player’s position. MOCK DRAFT 2018:QBs fly off board early in Round 1 NFL teams differ on how they use and value these numbers, but all teams factor Combine testing results into their scouting reports....
The Patriots are six-point favorites over the Steelers in the AFC game (6:40 p.m. ET, CBS), according to Vegasinsider.com. The Falcons are a four-point choice over Aaron Rodgers and the red-hot Packers in the NFC game (3:05 p.m. ET, Fox). GAME CENTER: SEA-ATL stats | GB-DAL stats Home favorites were 6-0 against the spread in the 2017 NFL playoffs prior to Sunday, when the Packers (+5) and Steelers (+2) won outright as road underdogs....
The move effectively signaled Patriots coach Bill Belichick’s confidence in rookie Jarrett Stidham to serve as the backup to Tom Brady. Stidham, a fourth-round pick out of Auburn, took all the snaps in New England’s final exhibition game Thursday. By contrast, Hoyer did not appear in either of the team’s final two exhibitions. “I think whatever decision is made, whatever my role is on this team, that’s what I’m going to do,” Stidham said (per masslive....
Every Tuesday during the NFL season, we compile a list of under-the-radar DFS plays who we project to outperform their price tags. We scour through the player pools, pore through stats and trends, and ultimately pinpoint the top value plays across the upcoming Sunday main slate. Capitalizing on affordable sleepers in certain spots leaves you with enough budget to greatly improve other roster spots with proven weekly studs. We started the season red hot, with five of our skill-position picks registering between 18 or 27 DraftKings points....
However, in the 2018 NFL Draft, more running backs (three) were picked in the first round Thursday night than wide receivers (two). The only wide receivers were taken within three picks of each other near the bottom of the round with the Panthers drafting DJ Moore at No. 24 and the Falcons drafting Calvin Ridley at No. 26. And one of the three running backs was taken by … the Patriots....
Per usual, the NFL Draft in 2020 will start on a Thursday (April 23) in prime time and run through Saturday (April 25). For the second year in a row, ABC is an option as a TV channel on which one can watch all seven rounds of the NFL Draft. ESPN and NFL Network also will broadcast the 2020 NFL Draft in its entirety. The start time for Round 1 of the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 23 is 8 p....
The 2021 NFL Draft has five criteria for early grades. The first factor is easy: How much talent, based on our pre-draft evaluations, did a team acquire? Second, how well did a team do in recognizing its biggest positional needs? Third, did it take advantage of opportunities to trade up or down to its advantage when they were presented? Fourth, how many value picks did they make vs. reaches? Finally, based on its current state of contender, rebuilder or somewhere in between, did a team draft to match its identity in relation to its division competition?...
The former Virginia cornerback inscribed the cleats he wore for the 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine with a message honoring Ashley Guindon, a Prince William County (Va.) officer shot to death Saturday during her first shift on the job. Canady wrote “Officer Guindon 2/27/16 Never Forget” on each shoe. He plans to give one to Guindon’s family and auction off the other, with proceeds going to the memorial fund set up in her name....
Of course, the dream evolved: I’d be the best player in my age group, the best player in the state, the recipient of multiple college letters, and winner of the Heisman Trophy. MORE: Latest Mock Draft | PHOTOS: Best picks of all time, 1-32 | NFL draft central As most of us advance through the ranks, we realize that reaching every benchmark we set is nearly impossible. But in every NFL Draft, there are always a few who set the standard....
While the NFL Draft is exciting for the potential of a myriad of young players coming into the league, many of whom are looking to make an immediate impact, it’s also fascinating to see teams choose to move up and down the board. In this year’s draft, the biggest potential trade domino to fall is Deebo Samuel for the 49ers. The receiver has reportedly requested a trade, and the 49ers don’t have a first-round pick this year....
Cincinnati and Miami landed their franchise quarterbacks in Joe Burrow and Tua Tagovailoa, respectively, early in the first round. Green Bay surprised by taking Utah State QB Jordan Love on Day 1. MORE 2020 NFL DRAFT:Full results | Team-by-team grades Only one quarterback — Jalen Hurts to Philadelphia at No. 53 overall — came off the board on Day 2. That sent Georgia’s Jake Fromm and Washington’s Jacob Eason plummeting into Saturday without a phone call....
The Bears didn't want to bring back Hester, 31, after choosing not to use him as a wide receiver 2013. The three-time Pro Bowler can boost the Falcons special teams, which has lacked explosiveness on runbacks. Hester has slowed a bit, but he holds the NFL record for combined touchdowns on kick and punt returns with 18. His averages (27.6 yards off kicks, 14.2 yards off punts) were impressive last season....
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals announced Tuesday that oral arguments in the case could begin as early as Feb. 1, 2016 — days before Super Bowl 50 is scheduled to be played and more than a year after the AFC title game between the Patriots and Colts that began the ordeal. Should the NFL win its appeal, which is considered unlikely, Brady would not face punishment until the 2016 season....
