The Cowboys bungled the original Ezekiel Elliott contract, paying too much money and building in guarantees that made it impossible to move on before this year. But the Cowboys also may have managed his departure to perfection.Via Jori Epstein of Yahoo Sports, Cowboys executive Stephen Jones explained this week that the team didn’t offer Elliott [more]
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Jets, Giants have new turf at MetLife Stadium
It’s not real, but it’s a better version of fake.Via the New York Daily News, MetLife Stadium has a new playing surface.The new playing surface features monofilament turf, not slit film. The NFL Players Association, which generally wants grass over turf, has specifically called for stadiums with slit film turf to replace those surfaces with [more]
Calais Campbell: Falcons where I felt I could have most impact on and off field
Veteran defensive lineman Calais Campbell became the latest free agent to agree to a contract with the Falcons when he struck a deal with the team on Wednesday and he’ll be part of a defense with a lot of new faces when he gets on the field later this year.The opportunity to be part of [more]
Jets now have the longest playoff drought in NFL, NBA, MLB or NHL
The Sacramento Kings clinched an NBA playoff berth for the first time in 16 years on Wednesday night, and that gave the Jets a dubious distinction.The Jets now have the longest playoff drought among any NFL, NBA, MLB or NHL team.The last time the Jets made the playoffs was in 2010, when head coach Rex [more]
Will Aaron Rodgers wear No. 12 or No. 8 in New York?
It’s just a matter of time before the Jets finalize a trade for Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. One of the first questions will be whether Rodgers will wear the now-retired jersey number belonging to Joe Namath.Namath has offered to let Rodgers wear No. 12. But when has any player for whom a jersey was retired [more]
Calais Campbell agrees to sign with Falcons
Veteran defensive lineman Calais Campbell has found a home for the 2023 season.Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Campbell has agreed to a one-year deal with the Falcons. Campbell visited with the team last week and will join safety Jessie Bates, defensive tackle David Onyemata, cornerback Mike Hughes, linebacker Kaden Elliss, and linebacker Tae [more]
Odell Beckham at NFL owners’ meetings talking to teams
Odell Beckham is doing what Lamar Jackson should be doing.The free agent receiver arrived at the Biltmore in Phoenix on Tuesday afternoon.He warmly greeted his former head coach with the Browns, Kevin Stefanski, during a random encounter upon his arrival. Beckham later was seen having a brief discussion with Jets General Manager Joe Douglas and [more]
Woody Johnson: I’m not patient, Jets have to win now
Jets owner Woody Johnson expects his team to win, and win this year.Johnson said today at the league meeting that the Jets need to be in win-now mode.“I’m not the patient sort. We’re in the win business. We have to win now,” Johnson said, via Zack Rosenblatt of TheAthletic.com.Johnson said the Jets have a plan [more]
Matt LaFleur: I’ve got nothing but love and appreciation for Aaron Rodgers
Packers coach Matt LaFleur approached his table at media availability Tuesday morning to find it surrounded by reporters. No NFC coach was more popular.“What do you want talk about?” LaFleur asked, smiling.LaFleur didn’t have much to say about the Aaron Rodgers‘ situation. He certainly said less than General Manager Brian Gutekunst did a day earlier.“Yeah, [more]
Packers, Jets make progress toward an Aaron Rodgers deal
The most tangible evidence yet of a thawing of the ice between the Packers and Jets came on Monday, when Green Bay G.M. Brian Gutekunst admitted his team won’t necessarily get a first-round pick for quarterback Aaron Rodgers. That statement fairly can be interpreted as an indication that the Packers finally have abandoned their insistence [more]
Brian Gutekunst tried to call Aaron Rodgers “many times” this offseason, with no response
As usual, there’s two sides to every story.Regarding the inevitable divorce between the Packers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers, we had previously heard one side. Today, we heard some of the other side.Via Matt Schneidman of TheAthletic.com, G.M. Brian Gutekunst told reporters at the league meeting in Arizona that the team tried to contact Aaron Rodgers [more]
Brian Gutekunst: Packers won’t necessarily get a first-round pick for Aaron Rodgers
The Packers are ready to move on from Aaron Rodgers, even if they don’t get a first-round draft pick for trading him.Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst acknowledged in a conversation with reporters today that the Packers won’t necessarily get a first-round pick from the Jets in the Rodgers trade, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL [more]
Jets will handle Todd Downing’s DUI internally
The Todd Downing DUI arrest returned to the NFL’s front burner on Monday, with the release of the arrest video by TMZ.com. It prompted a couple of questions regarding Downing’s current status as the passing game coordinator of the Jets.In response to a request for comment, the NFL referred PFT to Downing’s current team. The [more]
Jets have had “productive conversations” in trade talks with Packers for Aaron Rodgers
Jets General Manager Joe Douglas said he’s “optimistic” about a trade for Aaron Rodgers, but the team is not in a hurry to make it happen.The Jets remain at an impasse with the Packers on a deal for the four-time league MVP.“There’s been some productive conversations,” Douglas said, via SNY. “Obviously, we’re not where we [more]
Joe Douglas: Pursuing Lamar Jackson would be “disingenuous” and “negotiating in bad faith”
Aaron Rodgers intends to play for the Jets in 2023.The Jets intend for Rodgers to play for them in 2023.The New York and Green Bay just haven’t agreed to a trade to finalize those intentions yet.So while teams may sign Lamar Jackson to an offer sheet and the quarterback revealed publicly on Monday that he’s [more]
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