NFL RUMORS AND NEWS

ESPN "New Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay doesn't exactly come off as the bashful type -- confidence and swagger drip off him, whether he's in a conversation or shadowing an opponent's top receiver -- but when he finally had the chance to meet his idol Kobe..." April 04

Sportsnaut "Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie is joining the fight against COVID-19 with an incredible donation to Penn Medicine to help fund research efforts into COVID-19. Lurie will be donating $1 million to Penn Medicine, helping establish the COVID-19 Immunology Defense Fund. The money..." April 04

Total Pro Sports "Last week, the Los Angeles Rams broke the internet when they unveiled their new logo, not because it was great, but because the fan base as well as other fan bases absolutely thought it was terrible. Not only did fans hate it, but even former RB Eric Dickerson disliked it, which..." April 04

Larry Brown Sports "Many feel like Jameis Winston got a raw deal in Tampa Bay, and his former quarterbacks coach appears to be one of them. In an interview this week on “The Pat McAfee Show,” Buccaneers QB coach Clyde Christensen spoke both glowingly and regretfully about..." April 04

Black Sports Online "With Trump always go with the opposite. If he is telling the NFL they should be good to go by September, I believe there is a high possibility that won’t be happening. " April 04

Bleacher Report "Former WWE champion Kofi Kingston wouldn't be surprised to see Rob Gronkowski's involvement with the company grow down the line and spoke highly of the retired NFL star. During an appearance on Fox Sports' First Things First, Kingston explained how..." April 04

Heavy "When you look at the stats, when you look at the athleticism, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones is nearly identical to former Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson. Heavy.com caught up with former Falcons’ fullback, Michael Cox who had the..." April 04

12 Up "Markus Golden remains a free agent in April after a great 2019 season with the New York Giants. He signed a one-year deal with the team, and proved he deserved a multi-year contract after finishing with 10 sacks and 72 total tackles. He also started all 16 games for the first time in his..." April 04

Pro Football Talk "Julian Edelman has not signed a contract with the Lions. Despite what you may have heard. On April 1, Bill Simmons went on Colin Cowherd’s show, and both Simmons and Cowherd talked about an Edelman-to-Detroit “report” that was actually an April Fools’ Day..." April 04

Yahoo! Sports "Jerry Rice retired as not only the greatest receiver of all time but also the greatest player of all time. While Tom Brady may have caught up with Rice as to the latter, there’s still no question as to the former. Cementing Rice’s brilliance are three major..." April 04

The Big Lead "Earlier today, Donald Trump told executives from the major American sports leagues he expects the NFL season to begin on time come September, and hopes fans will be able to get back into sports stadiums by late summer. California Governor Gavin Newsom is not quite as optimistic. In..." April 04

Sporting News "Nick Foles is excited by the prospect of competing to be the Chicago Bears' starting quarterback after the team confirmed it would hold an "open competition" at the position. The Bears brought in Foles in a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars, dealing a..." April 04

NESN "A tight end prospect has flown under the radar, which is odd since the position isn’t considered a strength of the 2020 NFL Draft class. That tight end’s name is Dalton Keene, and he played for Virginia Tech. Among tight ends who worked out at the NFL Scouting Combine,..." April 04

CBS Sports "The Washington Redskins run the risk of losing several suitors for veteran offensive tackle Trent Williams if they do not make a move before the 2020 NFL Draft. The franchise would have even less leverage once some teams address the position in the first..." April 04

The Score "President Donald Trump held a conference call with commissioners across all North American sports leagues Saturday and said he believes the NFL schedule should start on time in September despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Included in..." April 04

therams.com "The Los Angeles Rams have re-signed defensive lineman Michael Brockers to a three-year deal. GM Les Snead's first ever draft pick with the Rams, Brockers was chosen 14th overall out of LSU in 2012. He has tallied 344 combined tackles, 23 sacks and nine pass breakups while playing..." April 04

SI "The Cleveland Browns have been linked to free agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney as reported by Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. Arguably the top remaining free agent on the market, Clowney has not received the offers he had been hoping for in free agency. Clowney has been reportedly looking..." April 04

Pro Football Rumors "The Chiefs have yet to make a contract offer offer to franchise-tagged defensive tackle Chris Jones, NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero tweets. The two sides have had talks, but nothing has been put on the table just yet. By putting the franchise tag on Jones, the Chiefs have him..." April 04

The Big Lead "Tom Brady and his pliable body have remained incredibly heathy throughout his NFL career. With the exception of 2008 when he tore his ACL in Week 1, the avocado ice cream-loving quarterback has only missed three quarters because of injury, and that was the 2001 AFC Championship when he sprained..." April 04

Heavy "The Jadeveon Clowney watch is on the verge of entering the one-month mark, and the pass rusher does not appear to be any closer to signing a new contract. ESPN 710 Seattle’s Dave Wyman told The Seattle Times’ Bob Condotta that the Seahawks offered..." April 04

Clutch Points "The Miami Dolphins shelled out a ton of money in free agency, including the move to add Shaq Lawson. Upon arriving at his new team, Lawson spoke about what he brings to Miami’s defense: “I’m at a point of my career where I’m just only..." April 04

Naples Daily News "To coincide with their scheduled move into SoFi Stadium this year, the Los Angeles Rams rebranded their official team logo.  Hopefully, the $2.25-billion stadium is better received by fans than the logo.  With the team receiving so much online..." April 04

NBC Sports "Derek Wolfe wasn’t the Ravens’ first choice as a free agent addition to their defensive line, but they turned his way after a deal with Michael Brockers fell through. Wolfe doesn’t think that change is going to have a negative impact on the performance..." April 04

Yahoo! Sports "When will it be safe for sports to start back up again? That’s something many millions of fans want to know, and it will be addressed as part of President Trump’s agenda today. A call with the commissioners of the professional sports leagues has been scheduled for today...." April 04

Sportsnaut "Coming off a breakout 2018 season, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace were considered to two of the biggest stars on the rise in the NFL. Now, coming off a disappointing 2019 season and with pressure in Chicago mounting, there’s reportedly believe in the NFL..." April 04

TMZ "Warren Moon tells TMZ Sports he can't figure out how in the hell the Texans sent DeAndre Hopkins packing last month ... saying, "You just don't trade away your best players like that." "I was really shocked," Moon said of the..." April 04

USA Today "It didn't take long for the gravity of NFL free agency to hit the Dallas Cowboys. While the team kept quarterback Dak Prescott off the market by applying the franchise tag and re-signed wide receiver Amari Cooper, several starters departed in the first few days of deals. Among..." April 04

Yardbarker "It’s hard to believe any NFL team could be short on cash, but that’s what the New York Jets reportedly claimed while negotiating with free agents. According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, Jets GM Joe Douglas and team negotiators told the agents of free..." April 04

Larry Brown Sports "NFL teams want nothing more than to get a good playmaker in the NFL Draft. Teams want that help on either side of the ball; guys who get big sacks or blow up plays in the backfield are just as valuable as an explosive receiver or running back, after all. The only prerequisite is making big..." April 04

12 Up "Being a Bill Belichick soldier, Tom Brady hasn't exactly been a captivating interviewee over the last 20 years. However, it seems like his new start with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is about to change all of that. With Brady's tenure in New England officially..." April 04

USA Today "The NFL draft is going to look a lot different than it typically does this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The league has already canceled its festivities in Las Vegas and while the draft is still scheduled to take place on April 23-25, it remains to be seen how teams will handle the new..." April 04

Clutch Points "As comes with any professional sports draft, the futility of moving around throughout the NFL Draft can really dictate the future of a franchise for many years to come. When a team decides to move up for a specific player, the return on investment must be much higher than a normal player, due..." April 04

NBC Sports "There are any number of ways NFL free agents prioritize their final choice, and there's probably a good argument behind each one. Championship contention, great weather, best paycheck; these are all things that make total sense. And then other times, you just lean into the anarchy and..." April 04

Heavy "April is an exciting month for the NFL with the draft, that’s right the show must go on. But it’s especially exciting for the Atlanta Falcons this year. 17 season later…it’s finally happening. The Falcons are ditching their old uniforms for..." April 04

Bleacher Report "Free-agent NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is facing three criminal charges related to an alleged assault of a delivery truck driver that occurred in January. Per ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, a Broward County court document obtained by ESPN reveals that..." April 03

Pro Football Talk "Bills receiver Isaiah McKenzie declared earlier this week that it’s Buffalo’s time “to take over” the AFC East. It’s one thing for Isaiah McKenzie to say it. It’s quite another for Josh Allen to say it. And the Bills starting quarterback..." April 03

The Spun "Houston Texans head coach Bill O’Brien has been getting crushed by the fan base following his decision to trade All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. The trade was a puzzling one, to say the least. But how do the Texans’ players feel about their head coach? A fan asked..." April 03

Yahoo! Sports "The Bengals’ original pre-draft itinerary had coach Zac Taylor and director of player personnel Duke Tobin in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Friday. Instead, Taylor spent the day in a spare room upstairs in his Cincinnati home, making phone calls and watching film. All indications..." April 03

TMZ "6:12 PM PT -- Hill's attorney, Linda Savitt, tells TMZ Sports, "Jim Hill denies the allegations." "This was a strategic maneuver on the part of Ms. Lee on the eve of a prescheduled mediation to resolve their personal relationship. We understand and..." April 03

Black Sports Online "Patriots head coach Bill Belichick could be grooming the next head coach of the team right now but it’s not who you think it is. Most think that offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is the guy waiting to be the new head coach given he’s been with the team for a while and..." April 03

Fox News "The construction of the Los Angeles Rams’ new stadium in Southern California could be delayed because of the ongoing, Chief Operating Officer Kevin Demoff said Thursday. SoFi Stadium is supposed to house the Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers starting in the 2020..." April 03

The Sports Daily "There was a time, when, depending on who you asked, Alabama product Tua Tagovailoa was projected to be the top overall player in the draft. LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is coming off one of the best single-season campaigns we’ve ever seen in college football, but Tagovailoa has a..." April 03

Total Pro Sports "Gracie Hunt is the daughter of Kansas City Chief’s CEO Clark Hunt and she went seriously viral during the Super Bowl for how absolutely gorgeous she looked while looking at the game at Hard Rock Stadium. Hunt is Miss Texas International 2018 and she has over 66,000 followers on..." April 03

Boston "We all know that Stephon Gilmore is good at defense. However, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year played a different kind of defense on Friday. The Patriots cornerback came to the defense of Cowboys receiver Amari Cooper after Rex Ryan called Cooper a..." April 03

Seattle Times "Whether Jadeveon Clowney will remain a member of the Seahawks in 2020 remains unclear. What isn’t is that quarterback Russell Wilson wants Clowney to stay. Wilson, who first pleaded for Clowney to return in January prior to the Pro Bowl, did so again Thursday night..." April 03

Heavy "An absence of non-COVID-related news has forced NFL talking heads to increase the temperature of their respective takes, if only to preserve the attention span of their audiences. What were hot before are now merely lukewarm, and what were nuclear are the new..." April 03

NESN "It’s time for the New England Patriots to stop ignoring their fairly glaring need at tight end. Since selecting Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez in the 2010 NFL Draft, the Patriots have taken just three tight ends in the last nine drafts. And none of those players — Lee..." April 03

Larry Brown Sports "It’s hard to believe any NFL team could be short on cash, but that’s what the New York Jets reportedly claimed while negotiating with free agents. According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, Jets GM Joe Douglas and team negotiators told the agents of free..." April 03

New York Post "This hail mary from New England Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft has earned a cheer from New York’s biggest Jets superfan. “I don’t like his team. They’ve been beating us up for quite some time. But Kraft is just a wonderful guy, so I’m not..." April 03

Arrowhead Pride "The Kansas City Chiefs have signed former Cleveland Browns (and Arizona Cardinals) tight end Ricky Seals-Jones to a one-year deal, according to friend-of-the-site (and sleep-deprived) Terez Paylor of Yahoo! Sports. Seals-Jones’ salary numbers..." April 03