The NFL Players Association announced Wednesday that it is conducting its own investigation of the NFL’s handling of the Ray Rice situation, led by Richard Craig Smith of Norton Rose Fulbright. “The NFLPA has retained Richard Craig Smith, Head of Regulatory and Governmental Investigation, United States of Norton Rose Fulbright to conduct our investigation surrounding […] Read More →
Archive for February, 2017
This goes back to his quick release and his fit in the Patriots’ offense.
Thursday, February 23rd, 2017:When grading Garoppolo on his ability throw the ball with anticipation, you will find a lot of positives on the tape — especially in the quick game. On throws under 10 yards, Garoppolo went 25-of-32 for 243 yards (78.1 completion percentage) versus Arizona and Miami. This goes back to his quick release and his fit […] Read More →
Rams ending popular St. Louis fan events, promotions
Monday, February 20th, 2017:The St. Louis Rams are canceling a series of events for fans and season ticket holders, including the popular Fan Fest held in August and the Cheer for a Cure breast cancer awareness fundraiser held in October, sources confirmed Thursday. Rams staffers were recently notified that the activities were canceled via internal memo on Feb. […] Read More →
Byron Jones could be the next Cowboys player to receive a tag, but that won’t happen for at least another two years.
Thursday, February 16th, 2017:The Cowboys likely will not use the franchise tag on any of their free agents. There is not a viable candidate among the 18 players set to be unrestricted free agents, but the closest might be left guard Ronald Leary. He is likely to see a big pay raise on the open market, but the […] Read More →
This assumes Washington brings back Kirk Cousins, either on the franchise tag or on a new long-term deal
Sunday, February 12th, 2017:Matthew Stafford and offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter appear to be made for each other. Stafford might not quite rise to the level of some other guys on this list, but he’s everything the Lions want and does everything they need him to do. Expect the 29-year-old Stafford to land a huge contract extension this […] Read More →
How the Falcons can rise up again
Thursday, February 9th, 2017:In the interest of a better, more productive NFL offseason, SB Nation’s NFL crew is putting on the general manager’s cap and fixing some of the league’s most moribund franchises, from free agents to marketing campaigns guaranteed not to backfire. The Atlanta Falcons went 36-12 from 2010-2012, winning a couple NFC South Division titles along […] Read More →
