The draft is always a crapshoot. The Seahawks had a pair of first-round picks in the most recent edition of it. Receiver Tyler Lockett believes the team ended up with a pair of good players for their first-round selections. “I love him,” Lockett told reporters on Tuesday regarding cornerback Devon Witherspoon, the fifth overall pick. [more]
The Seahawks will wear their classic blue and silver uniforms for their Week Eight home game against the Browns. Seahawks players including linebacker Bobby Wagner were shown the uniforms they’ll be wearing for that game, and Wagner is excited. “They’re fire,” Wagner said. “They’re very fire.” The Seahawks wore the blue home jerseys and silver [more]
Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams has skipped the offseason program while he negotiates a new contract, but coach Robert Saleh says there’s no doubt Williams will be there by training camp. “I speak for everyone — I probably speak for Quinnen — in that we all want get done sooner rather than later,” Saleh said, [more]
Jimmy Garoppolo failed his physical in March, due to a foot injury from December. He has since had surgery, and he continues to recover from it. He reportedly will be ready to go when training camp begins. That was the report on Tuesday from Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, via NFL.com. That’s fine. He’s expected to [more]
The Falcons have signed second-rounder Matthew Bergeron to his rookie deal, the team announced Tuesday night. The Falcons traded their No. 44 and 110 overall picks to Indianapolis to take the Syracuse offensive lineman at No. 38 overall. Bergeron made 39 career starts in college, with 31 coming at left tackle and eight at right [more]
Seahawks safety Jamal Adams has spent the offseason rehabbing his torn quadriceps back home in Texas. He is in Seattle this week for the mandatory minicamp, though he’s not practicing. Linebacker Jordyn Brooks, who is rehabbing an ACL injury in Texas, also was on the sideline with his teammates for the first time this offseason. [more]
Should the Lakers extend Davis, or wait and see how this season plays out?
Texans running back Dameon Pierce caught 30 passes in his rookie season, a small part of his 250 touches in 13 games. He could see more this season in Bobby Slowik’s offense brought from San Francisco. Christian McCaffrey caught 52 passes in 11 games with the 49ers last season after the trade from Carolina. After [more]
As a noted NFL conspiracy theorist, it would be irresponsible for me to ignore a conspiracy theory that I’ve heard more than a few times in recent weeks — and particularly in recent days. If the NFL were to have evidence of a superstar violating the gambling policy, would said superstar receive the same punishment [more]
We know that Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe is out at FS1’s Undisputed. We don’t know who will replace him. Michael McCarthy of FrontOfficeSports.com recently listed some candidates. They include former NFL running back LeSean McCoy. McCoy is new to broadcasting; he joined FS1 in September 2022. He currently co-hosts Speak, which previously [more]
"My sense right now is this is someone that is torn. I think whichever way it goes, it's going to be relatively close."
Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver signed a four-year, $68 million contract extension that includes $45 million guaranteed. It was an unexpected deal that Buffalo News columnist Ryan O’Halloran called a “head-scratcher” for its timing. It puts pressure on Oliver to live up to a deal that runs through 2027 after having yet to make a [more]
Seahawks rookie Derick Hall has signed his four-year deal, leaving first-round cornerback Devon Witherspoon and second-round running back Zach Charbonnet as the team’s only unsigned draft picks. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the deal will pay Hall 85 percent of his signing bonus before training camp and guarantees him $100,000 in Year 4. [more]
Even though Jalen Tolbert was a third-round draft pick, the Cowboys hyped him last offseason as one of the reasons they wouldn’t miss Amari Cooper. They missed Cooper, with Tolbert’s disappointing rookie season one of the reasons why. This offseason, the Cowboys traded for Brandin Cooks as their No. 2 receiver opposite CeeDee Lamb. But [more]
“What I know about our group is for years now we've handled adversity very well,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said.
Sam Darnold and Trey Lance are alternating QB1 duties in the 49ers’ minicamp, coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday. But with Brock Purdy “right on pace” to return in time for the season opener, Lance and Darnold are expected to start the season backing up Purdy. Lance, the No. 3 pick in 2021, has been the [more]
A report in early March indicated that the Titans were shopping for a trade partner interested in dealing for running back Derrick Henry as he entered the final year of his contract, but no deal ever came together and General Manager Ran Carthon later said that no team made a call about trading for the [more]
It’s not the first time Jordan Love has been the primary quarterback during the Packers’ offseason program. But it is the first time he’ll keep that job when mandatory minicamp and training camp roll around. After Tuesday’s OTA practice, head coach Matt LaFleur was asked about Love potentially needing to tighten up some of his [more]
The NFL and HBO have still not revealed which team will appear on Hard Knocks this year, probably because they’re having a hard time cajoling a team into agreeing to do it. Which means some team might be forced to do it. The Saints, Jets, Bears and Commanders are the four teams that can be [more]