Players Set To Report To Training Camp On July 28
The National Football League has set a date of July 28 for veterans to arrive to training camp amid the coronavirus pandemic. However, the league and Players Association are still negotiating what training camps will look like and how the health and safety protocols will be handled. But as of now, it looks like the […]
At Least Two Bucs Players Test Positive For COVID-19
At least two Tampa Bay Buccaneers players have tested positive for COVID-19, according to sources. One of the team's coaches tested positive for the virus earlier this week and two other assistants have been quarantined. The Bucs join the growing list of teams around the league with positive COVID-19 tests, which has prompted the NFL […]
Players Association Recommends Players Stop Private Workouts
The NFL Players Association is recommending that players stop private group workouts until the start of training camps due to a rising number of positive COVID-19 cases around the nation. "We are working on the best mitigation procedures at team facilities for both training camps and the upcoming season, and believe that it is in […]
49ers Player Tests Positive For COVID-19
A San Francisco 49ers player who was working out in Nashville, Tennessee, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to sources. The rest of the group is getting tested and trying to figure out how and when they can travel. This comes as the NFL is trying to figure out protocols and proper testing to allow […]
Graham Gano To Compete With Joey Slye
Carolina Panthers kicker Graham Gano, who missed all of last season with a left leg injury, is set to compete with Joey Slye for the job this summer in training camp. Slye filled in last year and made 78.1 percent of his kicks (23rd in the league) and missed four extra points. Gano, 33, is […]
Aldrick Rosas Arrested in California on Monday
New York Giants kicker Aldrick Rosas was arrested on Monday morning following a hit-and-run incident in Chico, California. This was confirmed to NFL.com by the California Highway Patrol. According to the report, Rosas was driving at around 100 mph when he collided with another vehicle at an intersection and then attempted to flee the scene. […]
49ers Giving Kyle Shanahan New Six-Year Deal
The San Francisco 49ers are rewarding head coach Kyle Shanahan with a new six-year deal on Monday that will replace the three years he had remaining on his current deal, according to league sources. The new deal ties him to the 49ers through the 2025 season. It will make him one of the league's five […]
Cardinals Shut Down Virtual Program For Veterans
Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury told his team that the virtual offseason for veterans is over. However, the rookies will continue to meet. The Cardinals are among several teams that ended their virtual offseason programs for their veterans, but other teams are gearing up for another week of Zoom meetings. Even though some teams […]
Virtual Offseason Extended Through June 26
The NFL notified teams on Thursday that the virtual period for offseason work will be extended through June 26, but there will be no in-person minicamps this month, according to sources. It's bad news for rookies and veterans with new teams this year, but this was expected amid the coronavirus pandemic. The good news is […]
Anthony Lynn Back At Team Facilities
Los Angeles Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn has returned to the team's facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic. The NFL allowed coaches to return to their team facilities last Friday, but not all of them have reported yet. Players are still prohibited from returning to the facilities unless they are rehabbing under the direction of the […]
Bears Ending Offseason Program Early
The Chicago Bears have decided to end their virtual offseason program early, as head coach Matt Nagy said that nine weeks are enough and that he wants the players to focus on training camp without having to worry about video conferences four days a week. Chicago's final virtual meeting will take place on Thursday, a […]
Training Camps Could Open In Mid-July
The NFL "has floated the idea" that training camps could start as early as mid-July in order to give players a chance to get back into football shape after an offseason of virtual work. The league and player's union is recommending an acclimation period before camp, but it's uncertain how long that might be. The […]
Coaches Can Return To Facilities Beginning Friday
A memo sent out to NFL teams on Thursday stated that, "Beginning tomorrow, June 5, coaching staffs may be among the employees returning to your facility." While this is a big step, NFL players still won't be allowed at team facilities, and it remains to be seen if they will be allowed to return at […]
Giants, Jets Reopen Team Facilities
The New York Giants and New York Jets resumed operations at their headquarters on Wednesday in a limited capacity amid the coronavirus pandemic. A "small number of employees" returned to the Giants facilities. New York and New Jersey are among the states that have been most affected by COVID-19. New Jersey governor Phil Murphy didn't […]
Players Not Expected To Return To Facilities Until Training Camp
NFL players aren't expected to return to their team facilities until training camp, according to sources. Most teams have reopened their facilities on a limited basis for essential employees during the coronavirus pandemic, but healthy players aren't allowed to return yet. Commissioner Roger Goodell informed teams on Tuesday that they must hold training camps at […]
Browns To Reopen Facilities On June 1
The Cleveland Browns announced that a limited number of employees will return to the team's facilities on June 1, according to Browns EVP/COO Dave Jenkins. The reopening will include their Berea headquarters as well as FirstEnergy Stadium in downtown Cleveland. The Browns are just the latest NFL team to announce a return to their facilities, […]
NFL Extends Virtual Offseason
NFL teams have been gradually reopening their facilities, but commissioner Roger Goodell announced on Thursday that the league's virtual offseason programs have been extended for two more weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic. However, coaches could be back in team facilities as early as next week. The NFL is working with the Players Association "on developing […]
NFL Tables Fourth-And-15 Onside Kick Alternative
NFL owners tabled the proposal for a fourth-and-15 alternative to the onside kick during Thursday's virtual meeting. It would have given teams an alternative to the onside kick in an effort to retain possession after a score. If the play failed from the team's own 25-yard-line, the opponent would have taken possession. This could be […]
Coaches Not Expected To Return Until Training Camp
Coaches from multiple NFL teams said that they don't expect their staffs to return to the team facilities until training camp, barring an unforeseen development. Other teams are holding out hope that they will be able to meet with the players in-person for minicamp work in June, but some teams are already making the decision […]
Matt Nagy Will Play Starters In Preseason
Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy has revealed that he will play his starters during the 2020 preseason. The third-year coach had been adamant about not exposing his starters to exhibition action in his first two seasons as the coach, but he now admits that was a mistake last season. "As we talk, that's one […]
NFL Facilities May Begin Opening On May 19
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to all teams on Friday stating that they may begin reopening team facilities on Tuesday, May 19, provided that they are in compliance with public health requirements in their jurisdictions and governing state and local regulations. Teams may have no more than 50 percent of the staff in […]
NFL Extends Virtual Offseason Programs
The National Football League on Wednesday extended team's virtual offseason programs another few weeks through May 29. Teams are beginning to prepare for the possibility of facilities opening up sometime soon, but it remains to be seen if that will happen before June 26 when all offseason programs will come to a halt before training […]
Falcons To Bring In Competition For Younghoe Koo
The Atlanta Falcons currently have 89 players on their roster, one short of the NFL's maximum for offseason programs, and the plan looks to be for the Falcons to fill the opening with a kicker in order to add some competition for Younghoe Koo. "We're still definitely considering adding a kicker into that spot," head […]
Stephen Hauschka To Compete With Tyler Bass
Buffalo Bills kicker Stephen Hauschka will be in a kicking competition with sixth-round rookie Tyler Bass this summer. Any tie in the competition will likely go to Bass. Hauschka, 35 in June, has spent the last three seasons in Buffalo. He's made exactly 22 of his 28 field-goal attempts (78.6 percent) in each of the […]
Patriots Sign Five Draft Picks
The New England Patriots have agreed to terms on four-year deals with five of their prospects from the 2020 NFL Draft. Most notably, defensive end Anfernee Jennings, who is stud pass rusher out of Alabama. He recorded 83 total tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, and eight sacks during the 2019 season. Jennings has the ability […]
Bills Sign Six Draft Picks, Including Jake Fromm, A.J. Epenesa
The Buffalo Bills have agreed to four-year deals with six draft prospects from the 2020 NFL Draft. Most notably, fifth-round pick quarterback Jake Fromm and defensive end second-round A.J. Epenesa agree to deals with Buffalo. Fromm will compete with Matt Barkley for backup duties in Buffalo this season. He threw 78 career passing touchdowns with […]
Pass-Interference Replay Gets The Axe
Replay review of pass interference will not return to the NFL in 2020, according to competition committee chairman Rich McKay. Pass-interference replay was passed for just one year and there is so little support for passing it again this year that no one will bother bringing it to a vote again. “We’re not going to […]
NFL Won't Play International Games In 2020
There will officially be no international games for the NFL during the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We believe the decision to play all our games domestically this season is the right one for our players, our clubs, and all our fans in the US, Mexico and UK.” The NFL plans to release […]
NFL Season Highly Likely To Occur In 2020
There is an "extremely small" chance that there won't be an NFL season in 2020, according to sources with direct knowledge of both the league's deliberations and the current and expected medical and scientific developments in the coming weeks and months. The biggest potential impediment to playing football later this year will be the availability […]
Buccaneers Claim Kicker Elliott Fry
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have claimed kicker Elliott Fry off waivers, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. The 25-year-old signed with the Panthers at the conclusion of the 2019 season, but never got a chance to be with the team essentially. The undrafted player out of South Carolina has been with three previous NFL teams, the […]