The Green Bay Packers will host Peck for a private workout next week, a source tells Sporting News. The Fresno State wide receiver is converting to tight end and looking to build on a solid senior season. MORE: NFL Mock Draft 2017 Peck missed the entire 2015 season, his junior year, due to a foot injury. In 2016, Peck finished second on the team with 46 catches. He also had 630 receiving yards and three touchdowns....
The 2018 coach of the year has landed on his feet as the quarterback’s coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, where he’ll be paired with Andy Reid once again. NFL fans had a lot to say on Twitter upon hearing the news of Nagy landing a new coaching job. Nagy didn’t inspire confidence from Jim Mattson, who boldly claimed his mother could do a stellar job as quarterback coach with Patrick Mahomes....
The Chiefs scored just three points after halftime and Mahomes threw for just 55 yards and two interceptions in the second half. One of the picks proved costly, as it came in overtime and gave Cincinnati the opportunity to drive for the game-winning field goal in its 27-24 win. IYER: Why there will never be a “next Tom Brady” Despite the stunning nature of the Chiefs’ win, Patrick Mahomes was nothing but gracious in defeat....
There are two versions of franchise tags — exclusive and non-exclusive. MORE: Mixed results for players tagged in 2014 | Bargain bin of RBs in free agency | Suh’s future The exclusive tag is a one-year tender offer to a player for an amount no less than the average of the top five salaries at the player’s position, or 120 percent of his previous salary, whichever is greater, and the team holds all negotiating rights to the player....
Titans vs. Rams, in fact, is the best game of the day, and it’s great we’ll be seeing them go against each other in primetime. We’ll be missing Aaron Rodgers against Patrick Mahomes, as the Green Bay Packers quarterback tested positive for COVID-19. Here’s the complete list of games and information about the timings and where you can watch the NFL Week 9’s Sunday matches: NFL Week 9 TV Schedule - Sunday, November 7, 2021 Game: Cleveland Browns vs....
So says one NFL general manager. Wentz, done for the season with a torn ACL, was playing well enough to be the MVP favorite in his second NFL season, but in backup Nick Foles, the Eagles have a quarterback with extensive starting experience and a solid track record of success. IYER: How Wentz injury impacts playoffs “Foles could start for a dozen teams in the league, no problem,” the GM said, speaking to Sporting News about a variety of topics on condition of anonymity....
Washington benched the cratering Robert Griffin III for Colt McCoy, essentially giving up on Griffin two years after he won NFL Rookie of the Year. Griffin dislocated his ankle Week 2 and returned Week 9. He still looks lost in Jay Gruden’s offense, repeatedly holding the ball too long. He accounted for two touchdowns and five turnovers in a little over four games. McCoy has outperformed Griffin and Kirk Cousins....
Based on the updated draft order, plus keeping in mind the structure of the current NFL playoff picture, here are the latest projections for the first-round picks in 2022, from 1-32: BIG BOARD: Ranking the top 100 prospects for 2022 NFL Draft NFL mock draft 2022 Detroit Lions Kayvon Thibodeaux, EDGE, Oregon (6-5, 258 pounds) There will be some local push to go after Michigan superstar Aidan Hutchinson, a native of the state, but he’s a better fit in a 4-3 front as a defensive end....
But that is nothing compared to the coaching catastrophe in Washington, where Jay Gruden is out of a job just five weeks into the season. Here we look back at the biggest headlines from Week 5 and the impact they will have heading into Week 6. What’s next in the Rudolph aftermath? The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback’s status “for this week and beyond” is reportedly “very much in doubt” after a knockout hit by Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas left Mason Rudolph motionless on the ground on Sunday....
According to the latest odds, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson are now the odds-on favorites to win the award, both of them surpassing Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers led betting lines during week 8 of the season, but has since dropped in the rankings. Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey also saw a huge decline in betting odds since week 8, in which he was in the top 3 for the favorite to win....
Meanwhile, the ripple effect of Antonio Brown’s official signing with New England has extended down to New York. Three things that matter Antonio Brown addition prompts Patriots trade In the wake of the receiver’s signing after his requested release from the Raiders, the Patriots reportedly traded fellow wideout Demaryius Thomas to the Jets for a 2021 sixth-round pick. Luckily for Thomas, who sat out Sunday as he continues to recover from a torn Achilles suffered last year, he has experience with coach Adam Gase after the two worked together in Denver....
And the NFL news cycle has quickly gathered steam. Friday brought franchise quarterback injury updates, season-ending injuries and heated contract discussions for Pro Bowl players. Here we look at some of the top headlines from around the league. Three things that matter Giants lose two receivers during opening day of camp The New York Giants’ wide receiver depth took a huge hit during the team’s first practice of training camp on Thursday as Corey Coleman suffered a torn ACL....
Meanwhile, one team padded their secondary with a top safety. Three things that matter Giants name Jones starting QB Eli Manning’s inconsistencies finally caught up to him as the New York Giants benched the veteran quarterback after their 0-2 start to the season. Now, the Giants will see if their surprising selection of Daniel Jones out of Duke with the sixth overall pick in April will pay off. Manning’s accomplishments over the last almost 15 years as a starter have been overshadowed in recent seasons and he has thrown for 556 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions in 2019....
After a divisional matchup between the Chiefs and Bills in the 2022 NFL playoffs once again put the NFL’s overtime rules front and center, with Kansas City taking the OT win, there was quite the debate among fans and analysts. With no guarantee that both teams will get an offensive possession in the extra period, some want to see the rules changed once again, while others are fine with the status quo....
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That starts with the Thursday Night Football matchup between 3-3 teams in the Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos. Both teams are on losing streaks, and it’s never too early for a must-win situation. The loser could fall out of their division race sooner than expected. The early window features two other AFC matchups. The Chiefs visit the Titans, and the Bengals face the Ravens. Cincinnati is the surprise 4-2 team of the bunch, and this is Joe Burrow’s chance to beat another AFC North opponent on the road....
The Rams and Saints kick off what should be a dandy of a conference championship Sunday with their game in New Orleans. It’s a rematch of the high-scoring affair in the regular season that ended with a Saints victory, also at the Superdome. Patriots vs. Chiefs also happens to be a rematch, though when New England beat Kansas City in the regular season, the game was played in Foxborough....
For the first time since 2010, both No. 1 seeds were eliminated, with the Titans losing to the Bengals and the Packers falling to the 49ers on Saturday, both on walk-off field goals. The next day, the No. 2 Buccaneers were eliminated on a walk-off field goal by the Rams despite making an improbable comeback from down 27-3 to tie the game. The only game of the weekend that didn’t end on a field goal was the overtime thriller between the Chiefs and Bills that featured 25 combined points in the final two minutes of regulation....
The Giants and Jets — the second place teams behind those Eagles and Bills — did more New York, New York great stuff to keep reminding use they are for real. But just as interesting was the fact three expected returning NFC powerhouses — Tampa Bay, Green Bay and San Francisco are not getting the jobs done yet. That’s left the door open for a big change in power, with more teams crashing the surprise party that is the 2022 NFL season....
Chicago won the division last season for the first time since 2010 behind first-year coach Matt Nagy and quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. Despite a heartbreaking loss to the Eagles in the wild-card round of the playoffs, this team has playoff experience and will be in the mix with the other Super Bowl contenders. The Bears begin the NFL’s 100th year against the Packers in the Thursday night season-opener, a game that also will mark a new chapter in Green Bay with first-year coach Matt LaFleur....
