Puka Nacua says he is thinking less about his contract situation with the Los Angeles Rams these days and more about how to be a good father, friend and teammate after his eventful offseason. The Rams’ All-Pro receiver gave some details about the changes in his life over the past several months after the Rams’…
Penei Sewell has been an All-Pro three times and selected to the Pro Bowl four times during his first five seasons, putting him in elite company with just three Hall of Famers. The Detroit Lions are switching Sewell’s position this season, setting him apart from Anthony Munoz, Tony Boselli and Joe Thomas. The trio of…
It’s natural to expect regression in the NFL. When a team like the Chicago Bears ascends from last place all the way to 11 victories and an NFC North title with a second-year quarterback and first-year head coach, there tends to be skepticism about repeatability. If Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson are the real…
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud can sling it, but the results have been a mixed bag over three years, with roaring highs and concerning lows. Now, it’s decision time, as Stroud is extension-eligible. What are the 2023 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year’s thoughts on the matter? “I let my agent handle that [extension talks]….
Ah, revenge games. Whenever an NFL player or coach goes up against an old team, it always makes for a good storyline. Sometimes, there’s no real hardcore animosity, and at least publicly, you’ll hear a lot about how it’s really just another game. So we’re not trying to manufacture hostility as much as highlight games…
Geno Smith knows what a lot of New York Jets fans are daydreaming about. The quarterback has been here before, a much younger and less-experienced version, of course. The Jets had only missed the playoffs the previous two years when Smith was selected by the franchise in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft….
Matthew Stafford says he understands why the Los Angeles Rams drafted Ty Simpson last month, even though they happen to have got the NFL’s reigning MVP quarterback under contract for at least the next two years. “Listen, I’m not 25 years old, and I get that,” Stafford said Thursday after organized team activities at the…
Nick Bosa is encouraged by the pace of his recovery from another major knee surgery and believes he’s on track to return to the field during training camp and start the season on time for the San Francisco 49ers. That wasn’t always the case for the star edge rusher in the early days after he…
Patrick Mahomes is still targeting Week 1 for his return to the field with the Kansas City Chiefs, and the two-time MVP has taken an important step in his recovery from torn ligaments in his left knee by participating in voluntary workouts this week. Mahomes did individual work and participated in 7-on-7 drills on Thursday,…
Hope springs eternal with every coaching change in the NFL, as fan bases wish the new hire can turn their team around in Year 1. And that could also be a sentiment held by players, who might believe that the right coaching staff can maximize their potential. Just under a third of the league made…
