Christian Watson appreciated the faith the Green Bay Packers showed in him even when he believed he didn’t necessarily deserve it. Now that they’ve given him a contract extension, Watson wants to reward them by staying healthy and producing the best season of his career. “I try not to look into the number stuff too…
A flurry of deals happened Monday, though they didn’t really do much to shake up the NFL landscape. The Rams were on a Super Bowl track long before they got Myles Garrett. The Browns were plummeting with or without him. The A.J. Brown trade had been baked in for some time. And Odell Beckham’s return…
Realistically, if the Green Bay Packers are going to be legitimate NFC contenders next season, they need star pass-rusher Micah Parsons — who tore his ACL in December of last season — to be at 100 percent. How close is he to that precise status? Parsons revealed to reporters on Wednesday that he’s at least…
Summer break is fast approaching for NFL teams. Over the next two weeks, they’ll be wrapping up their offseason programs. During the long wait for football’s return, what will be the top question lingering over every club? I pick one key query for each NFC team (stay tuned for the AFC edition Friday): NFC East…
Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead hasn’t been shy about making big trades, but he might have made his biggest move yet on Monday. After very minimal buzz, the Rams landed two-time Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett from the Cleveland Browns for two-time Pro Bowler Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round pick, a…
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…
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was released from a Wisconsin jail while authorities further investigate allegations of domestic abuse. Jacobs was arrested Tuesday in Brown County on allegations of strangulation and suffocation and other offenses over the weekend. His lawyers said he denies wrongdoing. District Attorney David Lasee said it’s too soon to…
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs is facing five criminal charges, including strangulation and suffocation, after police responded to a disturbance complaint involving him over the weekend. Hobart/Lawrence (Wisconsin) Police Chief Michael Renkas said that Jacobs was arrested Tuesday and booked into Brown County Jail on charges of strangulation and suffocation, battery-domestic abuse, criminal…
Aaron Rodgers returned to Pittsburgh last week to help prepare the Steelers for another run at an AFC North title. As Rodgers participated in the team’s offseason program, what awaited him was an eager third-round rookie excited to learn from the four-time MVP — and potentially to start a relationship that could benefit the Steelers…
As if all the milestones he’s reached aren’t enough. Aaron Rodgers is set to participate in his final NFL season, which will be his second year in Pittsburgh. And MVPs, All-Pro selections and Super Bowls aside, there is one club he’s still aiming to be a part of: the 70k club. While that club doesn’t…
