The recent ESPN article regarding the connection between the Jon Gruden emails and Daniel Snyder’s essentially forced sale of the Commanders delved into the animosity between Gruden and the league office. It started during his first stint with the Raiders, and it grew over the years. The fact that he worked directly for the late Al Davis didn’t help matters. Davis had long been … [Read more...] about Summoned to the league office in 2011 over criticism of officiating, Jon Gruden refused to go
Joe Mixon takes pay cut to stay with Bengals
At a time when running backs are getting squeezed financially across the league, Bengals running back Joe Mixon has agreed to take a pay cut to stay with the Bengals this season. Mixon and the Bengals have agreed to a new deal that will pay him a base salary of just under $6 million with incentives that could earn him up to $8 million a league source tells PFT. Although Mixon … [Read more...] about Joe Mixon takes pay cut to stay with Bengals
Roger Goodell: We’ll contemplate sovereign fund team ownership, but we like our current model
A recent report indicated that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund plans to expand the foray into sports it began by establishing the LIV golf tour and that news fueled further conversation about whether they could look to football as a place to invest money in the future. The prospect of using the sovereign fund to invest in an NFL team came up in a question for NFL … [Read more...] about Roger Goodell: We’ll contemplate sovereign fund team ownership, but we like our current model
De’Vondre Campbell says he’s 100% healthy after playing hurt last year
Packers linebacker De’Vondre Campbell says he’s finally healthy this offseason, after playing through injuries last year. Campbell wrote on Twitter that the Packers’ Week Seven game against the Commanders, in which he had three tackles for loss and a pick-six, was the only game of the year in which he was fully healthy. “I was just hitting my stride this game starting to feel … [Read more...] about De’Vondre Campbell says he’s 100% healthy after playing hurt last year
Dallas Goedert: Defenses called us “soft,” said “run a real play” whenever we ran our QB sneak
The Eagles made good use of quarterback sneaks during their run to the NFC title last season and their manner of running the play led to some negative reactions. Quarterback Jalen Hurts’ bid for first downs came with the help of pushes from behind from his teammates and there was some discussion this offseason about a potential rule change to outlaw that practice. No formal … [Read more...] about Dallas Goedert: Defenses called us “soft,” said “run a real play” whenever we ran our QB sneak