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49ers omit Colin Kaepernick from their greatest moments against the Packers During Colin Kaepernick’s tenure as the 49ers’ starting quarterback, he turned in his best performances against the Packers. He twice led San Francisco to playoff victories against Gree…

Devonta Freeman's latest injury could put his future in doubt with Atlanta?

atlsportsblog.blogspot.com Article by Antwon "Smitty" Smith The Atlanta Falcons have been hit by the injury bug hard to begin the 2018 season and many analysts ...

Broncos claim receiver DeAndrew White off waivers from Texans

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com The Denver Broncos claimed wide receiver DeAndrew White off waivers from the Houston Texans on Tuesday. White was waived by the Texans on Monday for the addition of receiver Quan Bray. White initia…

Eagles sign Doug Pederson, Howie Roseman through 2022 season

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com Winning the Super Bowl has improved the job security of Eagles head coach Doug Pederson and executive vice president of football operations Howie Roseman. The Eagles announced on Sunday that they h…

Washington adds three more undrafted wide receivers

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com Former Indiana wide receiver Simmie Cobbs and former San Diego State wide receiver Mikah Holder were part of a group of four undrafted rookies who signed with Washington on Monday and the team adde…

Titans take a quarterback in the Tom Brady slot

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com If you’ve ever watched any of the third day of the draft, you’ve possibly heard once or twice (or 1,000 times) that Tom Brady was the 199th pick. This year, a team with plenty of connec…

Report: Chuck Pagano will serve as NFL consultant

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com Chuck Pagano will return to the NFL this season, but he won’t be on the sideline. Pagano will take the fall off from coaching, instead working for the league as a consultant during the 2018 s…

Smitty's NFL Mock Draft 2.0

openfieldreport.blogspot.com Well, it's time to get my second and final mock draft out there (Unless a major trade happens) so buckle your seatbelt because there w...

Dean Blandino: New catch rule could lead to more replays

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com Former NFL head of officiating Dean Blandino isn’t so sure that the NFL’s proposed new catch rule is going to do away with controversies. Blandino said this morning on PFT Live that the…

Bucs add JPP in trade with Giants

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com The Giants are no longer down with JPP. (I couldn’t resist.) Jason Pierre-Paul, a former first-round pick of the Giants whose career was derailed by an offseason fireworks mishap in 2015, has…

Carson Wentz posts video of throwing workout

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz aims to be back in the lineup in time for the start of the 2018 regular season and he shared a glimpse of his progress in his recovery from a torn left ACL on Monday…

How fast will the Miami Dolphins’ passing game be in 2018? ‘We’re straight up flying’

miamiherald.com Receiver Albert Wilson is an upgrade over Jarvis Landry in one respect: his ability to run past a secondary. Expect a faster Dolphins attack in 2018.

Report: Danny Amendola to sign with Dolphins

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com Danny Amendola said he didn’t want to leave New England, but it appears he will be. Amendola is expected to sign with the Dolphins, Dan Hellie of NFL Network reports. Although Amendola had ta…

Sources: NFL to seek millions from Jerry Jones

espn.com The NFL is expected to seek millions of dollars from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones as reimbursement for legal fees from Jones' litigation against the league during commissioner Roger Goodell's contract talks.

Derek Carr on Raiders: “We have to hit a reset button”

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com The Raiders made the splash hire of the offseason, bringing coach Jon Gruden out of retirement to coach again. And while quarterback Derek Carr believes the team is close to being a contender, he s…

Draft will be televised by FOX

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com Several years ago, the NFL moved the draft to Thursday night in an effort to generate prime-time viewership. Starting this year, the NFL plans to take it the rest of the way, generating prime-time …

Report: Frank Reich the favorite for Colts job

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com The Colts may wind up with an offensive coordinator from the Super Bowl as their next head coach, but it’s not the one they expected to be hiring. Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter of ESPN re…

Will DeFillippo push Vikings to make a play for Nick Foles?

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com Two years ago, the Vikings acquired Sam Bradford in a trade with the Eagles. Soon, the Vikings could be considering whether to trade for the quarterback who was once traded for Bradford. Nick Foles…

Art Rooney II comfortable and happy with Mike Tomlin as coach

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com There was a lot of finger pointing in the wake of the Steelers’ playoff loss to the Jaguars last month and some of it was directed at head coach Mike Tomlin for not having his team ready to p…

Colts make it official on Josh McDaniels

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com After some initial uncertainty, the Colts have officially found their new head coach. The team announced that Josh McDaniels was, in fact, was taking the job. He’ll be introduced at a press c…

Brady is first QB to lose a game with 500 yards, 3 TDs, 0 interceptions

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com Patriots quarterback Tom Brady put up one of the great passing performances in NFL history at Super Bowl LII — and maybe the greatest ever for a quarterback whose team lost. Brady completed 2…

“Philly Special” really wasn’t all that unique

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com The gadget play dubbed the “Philly Special” may have been special, but it definitely wasn’t unique. Apart from the fact that the Bears used it against the Vikings in 2016 (on the …

With Kirk Cousins out in Washington, Jets lead list of possible landing spots in 2018

cbssports.com The Redskins agreed to trade for Alex Smith, which means that Cousins has played his last game in DC

Tom Brady: Eagles can’t be underdogs

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com Tom Brady isn’t buying what the Eagles are selling. “You’re 13-3. You can’t be an underdog when you’re the No. 1 seed in the NFC,” the Patriots quarterback said of the Eagles& #821…

Eli Manning is “excited” to work with Pat Shurmur

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com After an awkward, ugly, and emotional in-season benching, it wasn’t clear whether the Giants wanted quarterback Eli Manning in 2018 or, more importantly, whether he wanted the Giants. It now …

Pat O’Hara, Shane Bowen joining Mike Vrabel in Tennessee

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com Texans assistants Pat O’Hara and Shane Bowen will join Mike Vrabel in Tennessee, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports. The Titans hired O’Hara as quarterbacks coach, and Bowen …

Joe Philbin on return to Green Bay: “Very, very emotional”

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com The Packers turned back the clock this month by hiring Joe Philbin for a second stint as their offensive coordinator, but Packers coach Mike McCarthy’s first question to Philbin wasn’t …

Steve Wilks: This is not a rebuild, it’s a retool

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com The Cardinals held a press conference with new head coach Steve Wilks on Tuesday and one of the first questions he faced had to do with the talent on Arizona’s roster. Wilks said that “…

Cardinals 'nearing a deal' to hire Panthers' Steve Wilks as next head coach

cbssports.com The Panthers' defensive coordinator has emerged as the top candidate for the Cardinals