It didn’t take long for the Chiefs’ new pistol consultant, Chris Ault, to get busy. The former Nevada coach helped popularize the short shotgun formation and became famous with the success of his pupil Colin Kaepernick. Now, he’s helping Alex Smith try to learn it. According to Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star, the…

Bills DE Mario Williams graduated from the Lone Star College Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, which makes him a licensed peace officer in the state of Texas. The Dolphins went fishing for charity this weekend. Members of the Patriots recently played in a charity basketball game with the Tewksbury Police Association. Jets RB Mike Goodson’s recent…

Former Bills CB Derrick Burroughs, whose career cut was short by a neck injury in 1989, is now the head coach at Lane College, where he coached CB Vernon Kearney, who is now trying to make the Bills. Dolphins K Dan Campbell is slated to make five times as much money as rookie K Caleb…

Earlier this offseason, the Chiefs hired former Vikings head coach Brad Childress and gave him the title of Spread Game Analyst/Special Projects. Does that mean that Chris Ault will be the Pistol Pundit? We’ll have to wait to find out if there’s an exact title for Ault, but his agent Bob Lamonte (who also represents…

The Packers have made no secret this offseason that 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s big game in a playoff-ending loss at San Francisco has forced them to re-think things on defense. Packers coach Mike McCarthy sent his defensive staff to Texas A&M to study the read-option offense, and the decision to draft defensive end Datone Jones…

Bills coach Doug Marrone was “very happy” with QB E.J. Manuel’s first practice at rookie minicamp. The Dolphins’ bid for Super Bowl L/LI doesn’t include an upgraded stadium, but it does include a zipline that would carry riders across Bayfront Marina in translucent footballs. Jets WR George Sauer, who caught eight passes in Super Bowl…

The Bills think they might have found something in undrafted rookie LB Keith Pough. While the Dolphins have lost the political battle, they’re hoping an offseason of change is good for the football team. Patriots QB Ryan Mallett will graduate from Arkansas this weekend, with a degree in sociology, among signs he’s showing maturity. There’s…

In 2011, Cam Newton burst onto the scene looking like the league’s best young quarterback and the best rookie quarterback the NFL had ever seen. But in 2012, Newton was largely overshadowed by young quarterbacks like Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick. Newton said on NFL Network that he’s not envious…

The Bills have fan clubs all over the world. Dolphins DE/LB Dion Jordan still carries the scars from an explosion that left him with second and third degree burns in 2007. A look at the numbers given to rookie members of the Patriots. How will the snaps actually shake out in the Jets’ quarterback competition?…

David Whitley apparently won’t be buying a Jaguar. 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, whom Whitley criticized last year for his extensive collection of skin art, has been piling up the endorsements. Via CSNBayArea.com, Kaepernick’s current sponsors include Jaguar, MusclePharm, and MoGo Sport, a company that makes flavored mouth guards. The newest endorsement comes from Jaguar, which…

The Seahawks have found the perfect guy to chase the heavily-tattooed Colin Kaepernick. Alabama defensive tackle Jesse Williams, arguably a steal in the fifth round of the 2013 draft, has an extensive collection of skin art.  An Australian, Williams’ tattoos include the following sentence on his right hand:  “I stopped checking for the monster under…

So what will the Jaguars do with the first pick in round two? Trade it, if they can. With the first 32 picks already taken, there will be a team that covets a specific player, and that team could offer enough to the Jaguars to get to the top of round two. If the Jaguars…

The former equipment manager of the Bills is suing the team and claiming he was fired because of his age. Ben Volin of the Palm Beach Post suggests the Dolphins may look to move on from K Dan Carpenter. S D.J. Swearinger could be a player the Patriots take a long look at during the…

The 2013 NFL season is loaded with tantalizing quarterback matchups. The Manning brothers will square off in Week 2. Aaron Rodgers will face Colin Kaepernick in Week 1 and Russell Wilson and Matt Ryan will square off for the first time since their great NFC playoff game.

Schedule-release day! It’s one of the sneaky-good pro football events of the year. When I ponder the schedule, I look for clues for where a team may soar, wobble or plummet. The following 12 games all look like they could teach us something important about the teams on the field. I generally focused on games…