Editor’s Note: An hour after this story posted, news broke that Derwin James is reportedly signing a 4-year extension that will make him the highest paid safety in the NFL. Whenever an NFL player gets into a contract squabble with his team everybody obviously picks a side. The player, his agents and family pick one More
The best overreaction is NFL preseason overreaction and if the Dallas Cowboys and coach Mike McCarthy didn’t know that before they played the Denver Broncos last weekend, they surely must get it now – because people are freaking out. The reason is: the Cowboys collected 17 penalties in that preseason opener at Denver. And they More
The New England Patriots offense should be good in 2022. After all, they have a wealth of talented tight ends and running backs, they added DeVante Parker who’s been the Miami Dolphins No. 1 receiver in the past, Nelson Agholor gets a chance to settle in during his second year with the team, and then More
The race to become Ben Roethlisberger’s heir apparent with the Pittsburgh Steelers has begun in earnest. And, contrary to common belief, it’s not a sprint to the Sept. 11 season-opener against the Cincinnati Bengals. It’s going to be a marathon to see who can keep the Steelers competitive and even championship relevant for years to More
New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson will have arthroscopic surgery on his injured right knee Tuesday in Los Angeles, coach Robert Saleh said Sunday afternoon. And that surgery — more importantly what the doctor finds during the surgery — will ultimately determine how long Wilson is out of the lineup. Wilson suffered what is believed More
Before the game, before he was greeted with resounding boos from the fans at Jacksonville’s TIAA Bank Field, Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson found Browns club owner Jimmy Haslam on the field and went over to the man who traded for him and signed him to a $230 million contract. “Thank you for the opportunity,” More
An NFL head coach always has some crisis to manage or fire to extinguish and this day was no different for Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles. Outside the team’s fieldhouse where he was sitting down for an interview with OutKick, reporters were gathered to pepper him about Tom Brady’s absence from practice. And soon More
Bruce Beal was once expected to take over as owner of the Miami Dolphins after Stephen Ross passed away, as outlined by a 2016 succession plan between the two friends and business partners. That will not happen now. Ross and Beal, both currently suspended by the NFL after a league investigation found they violated tampering More
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady did not participate on the second day of a two-day dual practice with the Miami Dolphins on Thursday and is on an excused extended absence. Bucs coach Todd Bowles said the 45-year-old signal caller is not expected to return until after Tampa’s Aug. 20 preseason game against the Tennessee More
TAMPA, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins still bear the scars of last season’s 45-17 whipping at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in October. That’s why this team, with a new coach and loads of new players, was still openly talking about it Wednesday at the Dolphins-Bucs joint practice in Tampa. They were connecting More
The man who is the Miami Dolphins starting quarterback now walked over to the man who the team has chased to become the starting quarterback going back to 2019 and the two had what seemed to be a pleasant chat on Wednesday. Tua Tagovailoa and Tom Brady talked to each for a while during Wednesday’s More
The majority of attention at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers dual practice with the Miami Dolphins Wednesday was on offensive lineman Robert Hainsey because he was the one leaving the field on a cart. And that normally is a terrible sign. Hainsey’s departure was the source of much wringing of hands because coach Todd Bowles had More
