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The biggest question about Kyler Murray might not be his size, but his
commitment to football. With baseball still out there as a fallback for
Murray, NFL teams interested in him with a high choice want to...
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Charean Williams
Friday’s bombshell was, for a while, overcome by a bigger bombshell.
It’s unclear whether the second bombshell ever will explode.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Patriots owner Robert...
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Mike Florio
Billionaires didn’t get to be billionaires by being stupid. Despite the
sense of impulse, wonder, and naiveté that accompanied Carolina Hurricanes
owner Tom Dundon’s decision to commit $250...
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Mike Florio
Nobody’s watching, nobody cares, nobody’s listening. It’s a catchy,
repetitive phrase, that would be ideal for marketing purposes. If the goal
was to convince people to not tune in to games. But the...
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Mike Florio
The AAF has made its debut in Salt Lake City. Not many have shown up to see
the game in person. What those who are there have seen is a game tied 9-9
through two quarters. Just before halftime, Arizona...
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Mike Florio
Mike Mamula is known in the NFL as, “That guy who got drafted in the
Top 10 because he had a great Scouting Combine, then didn’t do anything
as a pro.” But that’s really not fair....
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Michael David Smith
The Rams have a replacement for Zac Taylor, who has left to become the
Bengals’ new head coach. Sean McVay has hired Zac Robinson as his new
assistant quarterbacks coach, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports...
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Charean Williams
As the Scouting Combine workouts approach, reports will be rampant regarding
guys who will and who won’t be working out. Alabama safety Deionte
Thompson apparently won’t be. Thompson had wrist...
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Mike Florio
With Steelers receiver Antonio Brown, one of the best in the game and a
potential Hall of Famer, available in trade, and with PFT Live always looking
for ideas for a draft, we had an idea for a Friday...
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Mike Florio
There’s a rule of thumb in the agent world that, if an agent claims
multiple teams are interested in a free agent but names none of the teams,
there may be no interested teams. Some may express...
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Mike Florio
The AAF made plenty of news this week for reasons other than its games. On
Saturday, its games return. Week Three commences with a pair of Saturday
games. First, the Salt Lake Stallions host the Arizona...
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Mike Florio
Le'Veon Bell didn’t play football last year. Presumably, he also
avoided other potential physical risks as he closed in on his long-overdue
payday. So should it surprise anyone that he currently...
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Mike Florio
As a rookie with the Chargers in 2014, running back Branden Oliver had an
impressive year. He ran for 582 yards, added another 271 yards receiving, and
looked like he was on his way to a good NFL career....
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Michael David Smith
The leading receiver in the NFL over the last five seasons is available in a
trade, and 28 teams have shown no interest at all. That’s the flip side
of Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert’s...
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Michael David Smith
The original idea behind compensatory picks was to help maintain parity in
the NFL: The league has never wanted wealthy teams in big markets to be able
to buy up all the top talent and leave the small-...
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Michael David Smith
The Panthers have engaged in a public debate regarding quarterback Colin
Kaepernick, sort of. Six days after lawyer Mark Geragos suggested that the
Panthers may sign Kaepernick, Bill Voth of Panthers.com...
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Mike Florio
Hines Ward spent eight seasons with Ben Roethlisberger. The Steelers former
receiver joined Emmanuel Sanders, among others, in suggesting Roethlisberger
needs to work on his leadership skills. Le'Veon...
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Charean Williams
The Rams are hiring Eric Henderson as their new defensive line coach, Ian
Rapoport of NFL Media reports. There is no word on the future of Bill
Johnson, who coached the Rams’ defensive linemen the...
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Charean Williams
The Chiefs announced the signings of four free agents, including quarterback
E.J. Manuel. They also signed receivers Sammie Coates and Davon Grayson and
defensive back Dontae Johnson. Manuel, 28, has not...
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Charean Williams
With three first-round selections, the Raiders have flexibility in the draft.
Coach Jon Gruden said Friday afternoon the team will consider all options,
including trading one or more of their first-rounders...
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Charean Williams
Cody Parkey‘s missed field goal in the playoff loss to the Eagles will
be his last as a Bear. The Bears will release Parkey at the start of the
league year, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. That...
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Michael David Smith
Defensive back Devin McCourty became the first Patriots player to comment
publicly about owner Robert Kraft’s arrest. McCourty was guarded in his
comments about Kraft, who faces two counts of...
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Charean Williams
Rams running back C.J. Anderson would like to clarify his recent comments
about teammate Todd Gurley‘s knee injury. When Anderson said that
Gurley’s knee was more hurt than initially thought,...
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Michael David Smith
The NFL has awarded compensatory picks since 1994. No team has more than the
Ravens have all-time and by a wide margin. The Ravens have received 50 extra
choices in history, which means losing more or...
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Charean Williams
The Eagles are holding onto kicker Jake Elliott and long snapper Rick Lovato,
but they are parting ways with one of their other core special teamers from
recent seasons. The team has released safety Chris...
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Josh Alper
The Eagles have ensured that two of their key specialists will remain with
the team in 2019. The team announced that kicker Jake Elliott and long
snapper Rick Lovato have both signed one-year deals with the...
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Josh Alper
Austin Davis is back with the Seahawks, but he won’t be backing up
quarterback Russell Wilson this time around. The Seahawks announced on Friday
that Davis has been added to Pete Carroll’s...
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Josh Alper
Not only did New England receive two third-round picks, but their four total
compensatory picks tied for the most. The Cardinals and Washington also each
received four compensatory picks. In all, 15 teams...
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Charean Williams
The Vikings made a huge splash last year in free agency, adding quarterback
Kirk Cousins to a then-record-setting contract. And even though Minnesota
also scooped up defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson in...
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Mike Florio
The NFL awarded compensatory draft picks Friday, and the Patriots and Rams
both received two third-round picks. The Super Bowl teams will have extra
picks to reload this offseason. The Patriots’ third...
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Charean Williams
The National Football League has issued a statement regarding the criminal
investigation involving Patriots owner Robert Kraft. “The NFL is aware of
the ongoing law enforcement matter and will continue to...
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Mike Florio
Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert revisited his comments from earlier
this week about trading wide receiver Antonio Brown during a Friday
appearance on NFL Network and he also circled back to what he...
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Josh Alper
There was word last week that the Dolphins had struck a deal with former
Raiders General Manager Reggie McKenzie to make him part of their personnel
department and the team made it official on Friday. The...
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Josh Alper
The Falcons are retooling their secondary, but brought back part of the depth
there. The team announced that Blidi Wreh-Wilson had agreed to a one-year
contract extension. He was set to be an unrestricted...
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Darin Gantt
The prostitution sting which included Patriots owner Robert Kraft was part of
a larger sweep of Florida establishments regarding human trafficking. Kraft
has been charged with solicitation, and officials in...
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Darin Gantt
A meeting between Steelers owner Art Rooney II and wide receiver Antonio
Brown this week ended with the Steelers saying that they’ll try to
trade Brown to another team this offseason. General Manager...
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Josh Alper
Patriots owner Robert Kraft has been named as one of those involved in a
prostitution sting in Florida, but he’s far from the only one involved,
and he may not be the most famous person involved. Adam...
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Michael David Smith
A tweet from Buccaneers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy last month left some
people wondering if he’d be moving on from the team this offseason, but
it does not appear that will be the case. McCoy is...
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Josh Alper
The on-again, partially-off-again, on-again, partially-off-again Scouting
Combine ban has had another formal alteration to its terms. Per a source with
knowledge of the situation, the league has informed...
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Mike Florio
How Antonio Brown became a diva under Mike Tomlin's watch, breaking down the
quarterback tiers and Mike Florio's potential career as a stand-up comedian
are among the Best of PFT.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft is subject to the NFL’s Personal Conduct
Policy and could face league discipline including a suspension after
authorities in Florida announced today that he is one of...
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Michael David Smith
Police in Jupiter, Florida announced on Friday that they have charged
Patriots owner Robert Kraft with two counts of soliciting prostitution. Kraft
is accused of visiting a massage parlor to solicit sex...
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Josh Alper
Patriots owner Robert Kraft has been named in a Florida prostitution sting.
Jupiter Police Chief Daniel Kerr said Kraft was among the individuals caught
at a “spa”, and was charged with...
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Darin Gantt
The Ravens held a press conference to discuss the three-year contract
extension they reached with cornerback Tavon Young this week and questions
ranged beyond the details of how that deal came together....
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Josh Alper
Antonio Brown wants out of Pittsburgh. And the Steelers are willing to trade
him. If they can get “significant compensation” for him. While
the Steelers may simply be posturing, with a...
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Mike Florio
Wide receiver Charles Johnson played 39 games for the Vikings between 2014
and 2016, but a knee injury kept him out after signing with the Panthers in
2017 and he failed to make the Jets out of camp in 2018...
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Josh Alper
The NFL’s official apparel provider has a problem with one of the other
sports in which the company has a major presence. The blowing out of Zion
Williamson’s Nike shoe in Wednesday night’...
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Mike Florio
Last week, Jay Glazer made a bold prediction that ruffled plenty of feathers.
So many feathers that the feather-ruffling ruffled his feathers. This week,
Glazer revisited his belief that the Giants may...
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Mike Florio
The New York Jets, which are considered one of favorites to sign Le'Veon
Bell, are reportedly worried he's out of shape. Is that just a tactic to try
and drive his price down?
The Steelers have signed a player who was otherwise slated to become an
unrestricted free agent! (Not that one.) Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette reports that the Steelers have signed defensive...
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Mike Florio
In the 2004 NFL draft, six Miami Hurricanes were chosen in the first round.
No college before or since has managed to get six players in the first round
of one draft. But it could happen this year. Alabama...
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Michael David Smith
Marshall Faulk, Brett Favre, and Steve Young are a few of the key players who
have been on the move in their career, but Mike Florio and Big Cat have some
other big names on their lists.
Mike Florio and Big Cat tackle some prop bets, including Jets and Colts vs.
the field for where Le'Veon Bell will sign and whether Odell Beckham Jr. or
Antonio Brown will have more TDs in 2019.