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Written by admin on March 31, 2021

If you were looking for a sure sign that the NFL has decided that COVID-19 is no longer a significant factor in their operations, you certainly got it on Tuesday, as the owners approved moving to a 17-game regular season, starting this fall. This is the first change in the length of the regular season since 1978, when seasons went Read More

Written by admin on March 30, 2021

Incoming Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer has bucked NFL tradition by announcing the team’s presumptive draft choice well ahead of Draft Day. Indicating that Jacksonville will take Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence with the top overall pick, the Jaguars have stated their intention to make the move that everyone knew that they would make anyway. So it sounds like the Read More

Written by admin on March 25, 2021

One of the major effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on preparations for the 2021 NFL season has to do with the scouting combine. The format has changed, as all in-person workouts will occur at college pro days instead of at the combine. Psychological testing and interviews will take place virtually, and there will be limits on in-person medical examinations. This Read More

Written by admin on March 23, 2021

Given the fact that the NFL’s salary cap is dropping by about 8 percent next year due to the league’s revenue hit from COVID-19, the free agency period was going to be even more of a tightrope act than usual. Some teams managed the process well, while others are less promising, at least at first blush. The Cleveland Browns are Read More

Written by admin on March 16, 2021

One facet of the negotiation process between Dak Prescott and Jerry Jones involved the way in which Prescott was able to build leverage over the team — an oddity in the NFL. Of the major professional sports, the NFL is the only one in which players do not get fully guaranteed contracts, a sign that the players’ union has proven Read More

Written by admin on March 11, 2021

If you had any doubts about how hungry Justin Fields was, all those doubts should have vanished in the College Football Playoff semifinal last year, when he led the Ohio State Buckeyes to a thrashing of the Clemson Tigers. James Skalski lowered his helmet and delivered a huge hit to Fields’ ribs, and it looked like Fields’ night was done. Read More

Written by admin on March 4, 2021

Now that we’re in the middle of the NFL off-season, news about COVID-19 spread in the league has slowed a bit. However, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was diagnosed with COVID-19 on February 22. Several other member of Tomlin’s coaching staff and other team personnel (but no players) were sent home from the facility after several tests came back Read More

Written by admin on March 3, 2021

One of the more intriguing questions remaining in this NFL off-season, ahead of the draft, has to do with what the New England Patriots will do at quarterback. Cam Newton is a free agent after his season leading Bill Belichick’s offense. He went 7-8 in the games he started, completing 65.8 percent of his passes. However, the yardage (2,657) and Read More