NFL RUMORS AND NEWS

Sportsnaut "Ever since they finished up a disastrous 2020 season, NFL rumors have linked Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson to a trade. Watson is unhappy with the direction of the organization and has threatened not to play another game for the team. It’s an interesting..." January 26

Total Pro Sports "The trade market for Matt Stafford is starting to take shape. On Tuesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that multiple teams have begun reaching out to the Detroit Lions to initiate trade talks and determine what the asking price would be to acquire the veteran..." January 26

Clutch Points "The Super Bowl matchup is set as the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers make their way to Florida. For those whose NFL teams aren’t playing on Super Bowl Sunday, that means one thing: draft season. With the 2021 NFL Draft coming up in just a few..." January 26

Yahoo! Sports "The Rams seem to be pondering the possibility of life without quarterback Jared Goff, the first overall pick in the 2016 draft. However, the contract the Rams gave Goff in 2019 makes that much harder. A trade would trigger a cap charge of only $22.2 million, which is..." January 26

Pro Football Talk "Marcus Brady earned a promotion to offensive coordinator from quarterbacks coach. Yet, Brady has no idea who will start at quarterback for the Colts in 2021. Philip Rivers retired, and Jacoby Brissett is a free agent. So the Colts head into the..." January 26

Detroit Lions "The Detroit Lions announced today that Dave Fipp has been named the team's new special teams coordinator. Additional contract terms were not disclosed. Fipp enters his 14th NFL season and first as the Lions' Special Teams Coordinator in 2021 after most recently holding the..." January 26

MSN.com "Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning guided his club to championship victories over Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI but will be enjoying retired life when Brady leads the Tampa Bay Buccaneers into a Super Bowl LV matchup versus the Kansas..." January 26

WashingtonFootball.com "FanDuel Group and the Washington Football Team announced the first-ever market access partnership between a National Football League team and an online sports gaming platform in the U.S. Under the terms of this agreement, FanDuel and the Washington Football Team launched legal sports betting on..." January 26

The Big Lead "The Detroit Lions are at one of the lowest points in the franchise's sad history. That seems hyperbolic, but it isn't. They have wasted Matthew Stafford's borderline Hall of Fame career much as they wasted Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson and how they'll likely waste..." January 26

Pro Football Talk "The 49ers announced Tuesday they have re-signed running back Jeff Wilson Jr. to a one-year deal. Wilson was scheduled to become a restricted free agent. Wilson led the team with 126 carries for 600 yards and seven touchdowns in 2020, all single-season career highs. He also..." January 26

Yahoo! Sports "The Falcons are continuing to fill out their defensive staff under coordinator Dean Pees with a pair of veteran assistants. Atlanta is expected to hire Jon Hoke as defensive backs coach and Ted Monachino as outside linebackers coach, per a report from NFL Media’s Tom..." January 26

Sportsnet "The Kansas City Chiefs claimed their second straight AFC conference title with a decisive 38-24 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night, and they now prepare to battle the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next week at Super Bowl 55 as 3.5-point favourites on the NFL odds at sportsbooks..." January 26

Heavy "On Monday Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker and Defensive Player of the Year candidate T.J. Watt became the center of controversy when he denied a report that he skipped his exit interviews in the wake of the team’s playoff loss to the Cleveland..." January 26

USA Today "It will be a third straight offseason with the Raiders for wide receiver Keelan Doss. The former undrafted receiver out of UC Davis has been signed to a reserve/future contract. After eight appearances with two starts in 2019, Doss spent all of last season on the Raiders’..." January 26

Bleacher Report "After yet another disappointing NFC Championship Game loss, future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers looked frustrated and sounded discouraged about his current path with the Green Bay Packers.  "[The Packers have] a lot of guys' futures that are..." January 26

Clutch Points "The Philadelphia Eagles have a huge amount of questions they need to answer in the upcoming offseason. After a disappointing 4-11-1 finish and the firing of head coach Doug Pederson, the Eagles have a lot to figure out in a hurry. Just two years after winning a Super Bowl,..." January 26

Heavy "If they so choose, the Dallas Cowboys can replace Dak Prescott with a “more electric and dynamic version” of the two-time Pro Bowl quarterback. That is how NFL Network analyst Bucky Brooks classified Ohio State QB Justin Fields, a presumptive..." January 26

Total Pro Sports "Aaron Rodgers has been trending ever since the Green Bay Packers lost on Sunday to the Tampa Bay Bucs. After the game, Rodgers spoke like a man who thought he might not be with the team next season and beyond. “There’s a lot of guys’ futures that are..." January 26

USA Today "Over the weekend, it was revealed by Tom Pelissaro of the NFL Network that the Lions and quarterback Matthew Stafford have agreed to part ways this offseason. That sent the NFL world into a tizzy as the possible destinations for the Pro Bowl quarterback seem to be endless. In a recent..." January 26

USA Today "Jared Goff just wrapped up his fifth NFL season with the Rams and is still under contract for another four years, earning $33.5 million per year. Los Angeles gave him $134 million less than two years ago, but based on the way things are trending, he may not even be on the roster come..." January 26

Yahoo! Sports "Eat your hearts out, Miami Dolphins fans. Dolphins fans everywhere have been eagerly chomping at the bit to see the team make investments into the team’s wide receiver room that would include the 2020 Heisman Trophy winner, Alabama’s DeVonta Smith. This wouldn’t just be any..." January 26

Clutch Points "The Carolina Panthers encountered a tough road throughout the 2020-21 campaign as the NFC South franchise not only played in one of the toughest divisions in all of football but it was also ravaged by injuries from start to finish. In the team’s inaugural go-round with..." January 26

Pro Football Talk "The Houston Texans continue to confuse and confound with a coaching search that unofficially started the moment Bill O’Brien was fired and that officially began 23 days ago. Significant questions remain, including: (1) who will they hire?; (2) when will the hire happen?; (3) will the hire..." January 26

Bleacher Report "Tom Brady was the prize of a prolific quarterback class in last year's free-agency period. He landed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and now his team is going to the Super Bowl. While this year's edition of the quarterback carousel might not push a team to..." January 26

Heavy "The New England Patriots have been linked to almost every big-name quarterback who is assured or even rumored to be available this offseason. After a disappointing 2020, the Patriots are expected to be looking to rebound in a major way, and the return to the postseason could..." January 26

Total Pro Sports "Soon after the Green Bay Packers failed to defeat the Tampa Bay Bucs at home to advance to the Super Bowl, questions began to arise of Aaron Rodger’s future. Almost immediately, there were rumors that the Packers legend may be headed home to California to play with the..." January 26

The Spun "The Vikings need to create more cap space this off-season, and tight end Kyle Rudolph could be a casualty because of it. Rudolph signed a four-year, $36-million extension with Minnesota ahead of the 2019 season following an impressive 2018 performance. The Vikings tight end is already..." January 26

Clutch Points "The New Orleans Saints should draft former Alabama quarterback Mac Jones in the upcoming NFL Draft. On the daily Locked On Saints podcast, Ross Jackson discussed a prospect that is getting predicted to the Saints on a ton of mock drafts. Jones is a perfect fit to..." January 26

The Ringer "If multiple teams are willing to sell the farm to land Deshaun Watson, who would have the most to sell? That’s the question the Texans are probably asking themselves right now. Watson hasn’t formally requested a trade from Houston, but based on offseason reports,..." January 26

ESPN "Asked about the future at quarterback, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch have repeatedly said they expect Jimmy Garoppolo to be the starter in 2021. But Shanahan and Lynch have also left wiggle room in case something better pops..." January 26

Total Pro Sports "Now that Terry Fontenot and Arthur Smith have been officially introduced as the Atlanta Falcons new GM and head coach, the next order of business will be the roster evaluation that also includes the veteran QB. Matt Ryan turns 36-years-old in May, but there will still be some teams..." January 26

Pro Football Talk "Rams left tackle Andrew Whitworth will turn 40 during the 2021 season, but the Rams don’t think he’s too old to keep going. That’s the word from Rams General Manager Les Snead, who said today that the Rams have seen no drop-off in Whitworth’s play,..." January 26

Bleacher Report "Green Bay Packers CEO Mark Murphy has shut down speculation that the team will trade Aaron Rodgers this offseason. "We're not idiots. Aaron Rodgers will be back. He's our leader," Murphy told The 5th Quarter on WNFL (h/t WNFL's Mark..." January 26

Clutch Points "The Green Bay Packers were more impressive than the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in every relevant stat on Sunday, they just did not score enough points. On the daily Locked On Packers podcast, Peter Bukowski dove into why the loss for the Packers hurt so..." January 26

Pro Football Rumors "The Steelers took a flier on quarterback Dwayne Haskins last week with an inexpensive one-year deal. His $850K contract includes no guaranteed money, according to ESPN.com’s Field Yates (on Twitter).  It’s a pretty big drop for the former first-round..." January 26

Yahoo! Sports "Some in the league office, if being candid, would say that they’d prefer to play the Super Bowl this Sunday, not next Sunday. With more time between games, players, coaches, and essential staff will have more chances to be exposed to the virus. It becomes more important than..." January 26

USA Today "A surprising roster move from the Kansas City Chiefs came in on Monday following their AFC Championship Game victory over the Buffalo Bills. The Chiefs released OT Prince Tega Wanogho from the practice squad per the NFL’s official transaction wire. The former Philadelphia Eagles..." January 26

NFL.com "Matthew Stafford is set to become the latest Detroit Lions star to leave the club in his early 30s. The new regime agreed to make a clean break with the 32-year-old. Detroit is expected to trade Stafford this offseason. More than 21 years ago, the Lions were stunned..." January 26

The Score "Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady continues to hold off Father Time like no player in NFL history. Brady will take on the Kansas City Chiefs in his 10th Super Bowl on Feb. 7, and like the rest of the football world, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is in awe of what..." January 26

The Spun "Josh Allen and the Bills’ season didn’t end the way they had aspired it would. There’s still plenty of reason to be optimistic about the team’s future, though. Buffalo defied all odds this season, going 13-3 and winning the AFC East along the way. The Bills..." January 26

WBEN "Two days removed from the disappointing 38-24 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game, Head Coach Sean McDermott's basic message at his end-of-the-year press conference is that improvement is needed across the board. "There is still a gap in terms of where..." January 26

Yahoo! Sports "The NFL reached an important milestone last week: No NFL players tested positive for COVID-19. The league announced today that from January 17 to January 23, 2,126 tests were administered to 313 players, and there were zero positive tests. " January 26

247 Sports "Heisman winner and University of Alabama record-setting wide receiver DeVonta Smith did not participate in routine height and weight measurements at the Senior Bowl on Tuesday, instead choosing to wow evaluators with his hand (9 3/8 inches), arm (31 1/2) and wingspan (78 1/2)..." January 26

Total Pro Sports "R&B artist Trey Songz found himself in a testy situation at Arrowhead Stadium over the weekend. During the NFL playoff game between the Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills, he got into a scuffle with officers as they moved in to arrest him. Witnesses told TMZ Sports the..." January 26

USA Today "New York Giants assistant defensive backs coach Anthony Blevins, who spent seven seasons as an assistant special teams coordinator with the Arizona Cardinals and Giants, is reportedly drawing significant interest around the league. ESPN’s Jordan Raanan reports that Blevins..." January 26

Bleacher Report "Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson pledged four college scholarships to the winners of his 4 Books for #4 reading challenge Monday. "He surprised them, got their contact info and gave each kid a scholarship to college. Parents were..." January 26

Steelers Depot "With Matt Canada promoted to offensive coordinator, the Pittsburgh Steelers are looking to fill his previous role of quarterbacks coach. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gerry Dulac, the team is talking to Mike Sullivan to fill that spot. Sullivan’s most recent..." January 26

Chicago Sun-Times "Henry Burris will be sticking around at Halas Hall. The Bears are keeping the CFL Hall of Famer an offensive quality control coach. Burris started last season on a Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship during training camp. When the stint expired, team kept him on staff for the..." January 26

Yahoo! Sports "Bills coach Sean McDermott may realize, in hindsight, that he should have been more aggressive on fourth downs in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game. But at the time, he thought he had to play it safe. McDermott said today that he worried about going for it on fourth down and seeing..." January 26

Total Pro Sports "The Kansas City Chiefs are heading to the Super Bowl after they destroyed the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship game. Aside from the players and Chiefs fans being excited, Travis Kelce’s girlfriend, Kayla Nicole was celebrating super hard. " January 26