NFL draft medical evaluations are critical — and can start a slide
admin DETROIT LIONS GENERAL manager Brad Holmes sat alone in his home office on a Sunday night in early April 2022, rewinding the tape, fast-forwarding, freezing the frame and trying to…
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Tua Tagovailoa admits he considered retirement after difficult 2022 season
Tagovailoa twice was placed in the league’s concussion protocol during the 2022 season, one instance coming after he sustained a frightening injury on national television in a Thursday night game…
Team fits in seven rounds
After seeing just one quarterback selected in the first 70 picks last year, we could have as many as five go in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft.…
Pro Football Hall of Fame LB Dave Wilcox, a 7-time Pro Bowler for 49ers, dies at 80
Dave Wilcox, a seven-time Pro Bowl standout at outside linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and a Pro Football Hall of Famer, died on Wednesday at the age of 80,…
Why Bijan Robinson could break the NFL draft’s running back bias
IT’S LATE MARCH, one month until the 2023 NFL draft, and Bijan Robinson is in South Philadelphia, tucked into an office in the Eagles’ practice facility with one of his…
Jaguars CB Chris Claybrooks arrested on misdemeanor domestic assault, vandalism charges
Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Chris Claybrooks was arrested in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 15 on misdemeanor charges of domestic assault with bodily injury and vandalism, per Davidson County (Tennessee) court records.…
Colts LB Shaquille Leonard ‘felt like I hurt the team’ while playing through injury in 2022, feeling much better now
It’s also good for Leonard’s psyche, which has certainly taken a beating in the last year. “There’s been so many times where I’m thinking, ‘Will I ever be back to…
Should the Jaguars draft a tight end in Round 1? – Jacksonville Jaguars Blog
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars aren’t picking a player in the top 10 of the NFL draft for the first time since 2018. They’re not even picking in the…
Falcons Pro Bowl guard Chris Lindstrom excels at being ‘really boring’
In 17 starts, Lindstrom allowed just two sacks and nine QB pressures to earn his first career Pro Bowl selection. At season’s end, Pro Football Focus bestowed him with a…
Falcons’ belief in Desmond Ridder kept them out of the QB market – Atlanta Falcons Blog
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – Connectivity is essentially everywhere these days, so of course Desmond Ridder saw what was written and heard what was said throughout the offseason. How the Atlanta…