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Jets RB Dalvin Cook after practicing for the first time: ‘Now I feel like I’m part of the team’ ·
5-6 minutes 8/29/2023The month of August has been a whirlwind for Dalvin Cook.Not only did he celebrate his 28th birthday, but he signed with the Jets on Aug. 15.More significant than that, Cook became a first-time father as he flew back down to his home state of Florida shortly after signing his one-year contract with the Jets worth up to $8.6 million.“Now I feel like I’m part of the Jets now, now ...
Zonovan Knight, Tim Boyle among notable names released by Jets on cutdown day ·
6-7 minutes 8/29/2023Tuesday was cutdown day in the NFL for all 32 teams.By 4 p.m., teams had to trim their rosters from 90 players to 53, with the regular season beginning next week.This year, the NFL only had one cutdown day after the preseason. Last season, there were two cuts that allowed teams to gradually get their rosters down to 53 players.Despite being in his third season as the Jets coach, ...
Patriots Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler is attempting an NFL comeback ·
Former Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler is working out with the Atlanta Falcons, The Globe’s Ben Volin confirmed Tuesday.“Malcolm is motivated and in great playing shape,” Butler’s agent Justin Allen told Aaron Wilson of KPRC2. “He worked his way back. I feel like his passion and love for the game is there and he has a lot to give to the secondary in Atlanta.”Butler hasn’t played in an NFL regular-season ...
Bailey Zappe being released makes it clear: The Patriots are now Mac Jones’s team, and they don’t want any controversy ·
Bill Belichick never answered with much substance this summer when asked several times if the Patriots were holding a competition at quarterback.Tuesday came the definitive answer: No.The Patriots have cemented their quarterback hierarchy, and they are letting it be known that Mac Jones is at the top, with no one to knock him off his perch.Jones not only is the Patriots’ starting quarterback for 2023, ...
Chargers’ 53-player roster has familiar look after they make their cuts ·
COSTA MESA — Surprises? You wanted surprise cuts from Chargers general manager Tom Telesco?Didn’t happen.Since the Chargers decided to run it back with a roster that finished with a 10-7 regular-season record last season and advanced to the playoffs for only the third time in Telesco’s first 10 years as GM, it stood to reason that Tuesday’s cuts to an NFL-mandated 53 players would be predictable.After ...
Raiders keep 3 QBs on roster; complete list of cuts ·
Despite his impressive preseason play, rookie Aidan O’Connell probably will start the season as the Raiders’ third-string quarterback.The team’s decision to keep Brian Hoyer on the 53-man roster they submitted to the NFL on Tuesday most likely indicates the veteran will back up Jimmy Garoppolo to start the season.The Raiders actually have 54 players on the roster. Running back Josh Jacobs, who returned ...
Chiefs reveal 53-man roster. Here’s how many players they kept at each position ·
The Kansas City Chiefs have a 53-man roster ... for now, at least.KC released its list of cuts Tuesday afternoon, getting down to the NFL-mandated number of players for Tuesday’s 3 p.m. deadline.There were a few mild surprises. The Chiefs, for instance, cut quarterback Shane Buechele and running back La’Mical Perine, who at times had impressed with their preseason performances.KC also kept undrafted ...
Jacksonville Jaguars trim roster to 53 ahead of league deadline ·
DEMETRIUS HARVEYThe Jacksonville Jaguars made a flurry of roster moves Tuesday prior to getting the team down to the league's mandatory 53-man roster limit ahead of the regular seasons.Jacksonville began the week with 91 players, making a total of 37 official roster moves, including sending rookie linebacker Ventrell Miller to the team's reserve/injured list due to an Achilles injury suffered in Week ...
Colts Notebook: No deal, Taylor remains on PUP ·
INDIANAPOLIS – Jonathan Taylor still doesn’t want to play for the Indianapolis Colts.The team still hopes the relationship can be mended.Not much changed Tuesday with the passing of the NFL’s 53-man roster cutdown deadline – and, with it, Indianapolis’ unofficial deadline for trading the disgruntled running back.No deal was consummated, with ESPN’s Adam Schefter reporting the Miami Dolphins and a mystery ...
Insider roster analysis: Colts still thin in several spots after cutting to 53 ·
INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts, like the rest of the NFL, made a flurry of moves on Tuesday to finish the painful process of reducing the roster from 90 players to 53.And it remains clear that the team’s work is far from over.An already-young Indianapolis roster has clear needs for at least one wide receiver and experienced depth on the offensive line, along with the potential to add players at running back, ...
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NFL roster madness explained
Something always has to have a nickname.
Like “Black Monday” in the NFL, when head coaches are fired the day after the end of the regular season, it was only a matter of time before someone slapped a name on the cutdown in the NFL.
Some have called it “Black ...
CeeDee cashes in, sets stage for rookie WR class
Now that the Dallas Cowboys finally quieted the daily discussion about wide receiver CeeDeee Lamb with a massive contract, there is no doubt the trend is to covet these pass catchers second only to the almighty quarterback.
The prolific All-Pro wideout agreed ...
Must-see 2024 NFL rookie QB battles
After the first 12 picks in this year’s draft were complete, the 2024 quarterback class was destined to be forever linked to that celebrated 1983 draft, which also saw six quarterbacks, including three Hall of Famers, taken in Round 1.
With the countdown to the ...
Rookie IOLs with mettle to medal
Amid the Summer Olympics, the NFL season has officially begun with a full slate of preseason games. This is the time of year when the attention is typically on the skilled position players as fantasy football degenerates are fine-tuning their draft strategies to ...
When Life Choices Become Grave Mistakes
I'm deeply saddened to hear about the tragic "accident" that claimed the lives of three young men: Khyree Jackson (24), Isaiah Hazel (23), and Anthony Lytton Jr. (24). These childhood friends shared dreams and aspirations of becoming professional athletes. They ...
Running back: Devolution of a proud position
In this, the first in a series on the state of running backs, we discuss how a dramatic evolution has negatively impacted a once proud position. The series will look back at RBs selected in the 2024 draft, ahead to a 2025 class that seems loaded with runners and ...
Trump's forgotten charge: Killing the USFL
July 11, 2024, is already etched in history as the day former President Donald Trump will be sentenced for 34 felony convictions. Regardless of the outcome, I am reminded of July 29, 1986, when he actually won his battle in a New York court and lost the war.
Trump ...
Larry Allen: A long road to respect
Arguably the most dominant offensive lineman in football history, Larry Allen died Sunday while on vacation with his family in Mexico. He was 52.
His life story redefined perseverance. It could have been the original plot line for Straight Outta Compton, but ...
Controversy: Are punters, kickers NFL-draft worthy?
Kansas City Chiefs’ placekicker Harrison Butker made an impression in 2023 by making 33 of 35 field goals. Last week, he made quite an impression at Benedictine College, where Butker, shall we say, pushed his commencement speech wide right.
Controversy and ...
Jim Otto, the original Mr. Raider, dies at 86
The original Mr. Raider has passed.
Jim Otto, the first Raider to touch a football, died Sunday at his Auburn (CA) home, with his family at his side. He spent most of his 86 years sneering at the inevitable, enduring last rites three previous times.
Otto is survived ...
2024 Draft: A next-gen affair
As we look forward to watching the 257 draftees selected last week in the 2024 NFL Draft, we also gaze in the rear-view mirror at those relatives who preceded them and established the family name long ago.
Fathers, uncles, and brothers with names everyone ...
Calculating the 2024 Draft grades of all 257 picks
2024 DRAFT: 32 TEAMS AND 257 PLAYERS GRADED
Exhale. The 2024 NFL Draft did indeed conclude when Mr. Irrelevant, Jaylen Key (DB, Alabama) was drafted by the New York Jets with the No. 257 selection. We can break out the calculators and over analyze the selection ...