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Saints new punter Lou Hedley is an oddball: Here's 5 things you may not know about him ·

Saints new punter Lou Hedley is an oddball: Here's 5 things you may not know about himPunter from Australia Lou Hedley (39) participates in the New Orleans Saints Rookie Minicamp at the Saints Practice Facility in Metairie, Saturday, May 13, 2023.(Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune)When the New Orleans Saints made their decision Tuesday to keep Lou Hedley on their 53-man active roster ...

From rookies to veterans, meet the 19 new players on the 2023 Green Bay Packers 53-man roster ·

GREEN BAY − The Green Bay Packers set their initial 53-man roster Tuesday, and the youth movement continues for a second year along both sides of the ball.After drafting the biggest class in club history with 13 players, the Packers brought 11 on to their active roster. General manager Brian Gutekunst and coach Matt LaFleur also added three rookie undrafted free agents who impressed in training camp, ...

Packers GM addresses report that he talked to the Colts about trading for former UW running back Jonathan Taylor ·

GREEN BAY – In the midst of a calm cutdown day, the Green Bay Packers were reportedly involved behind the scenes on a trade that would have sent shockwaves through the NFL, and sent a former Wisconsin star back home.The Packers were in talks with the Indianapolis Colts and had “legitimate interest” in trading for All-Pro running back Jonathan Taylor, according to ESPN. A trade would have sent Taylor ...

Green Bay Packers practice squad tracker: Here are the 16 players they signed ·

GREEN BAY − The Green Bay Packers have signing 16 players who cleared waivers after Tuesday's cutdowns to their practice squad.Here are the players joining Green Bay's practice squad:Alex McGoughMcGough was the USFL MVP, leading the Birmingham Stallions to a championship in 2023. He came to the Packers following the conclusion of the USFL season. McGough was a sixth-round draft pick of the Seattle ...

Green Bay Packers claim a tight end and a safety off waivers, release Tariq Carpenter and Jonathan Ford ·

GREEN BAY – Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst continued a trend toward youth on his roster, claiming a rookie tight end and third-year safety off waivers Wednesday morning.Gutekunst had gone light at both tight end and safety after trimming his roster to 53 Tuesday and quickly made it up for it by claiming rookie tight end Ben Sims from the Minnesota Vikings and safety Zayne Anderson ...

Green Bay Packers propose adding fitness center, retail building to Titletown development ·

ASHWAUBENON – The Green Bay Packers think a fitness center and retail building would be a good fit to fill some of the empty space remaining in the Titletown District.The proposal will go before the Ashwaubenon site plan review committee at 3 p.m. Sept. 5 at the Village Hall, 2155 Holmgren Way.The plan calls for a two-story, 46,048-square-foot building east of the US Venture office building and connected ...

Lions don't claim anyone off waivers; CB Starling Thomas V claimed by Cardinals ·

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions didn't claim any players off waivers a day after the league's 32 teams trimmed their rosters to 53 players, but the team did see one of their cuts claimed, as cornerback Starling Thomas V was scooped up by the Arizona Cardinals.Thomas, an undrafted rookie out of UAB, would have been a logical addition to Detroit's practice squad had he cleared through the waiver process. ...

Detroit Lions sign 10 to practice squad, including return of kicker Michael Badgley ·

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions began piecing together the team's practice squad Wednesday afternoon, announcing the signing of 10 players, including the return of veteran kicker Michael Badgley.A midseason addition last year, Badgley performed well for the Lions, making 20-of-24 field-goal attempts, with a long of 53 yards, as well as all 33 of his extra points. The two sides came together on a new, ...

Micah Parsons leads Cowboys on ESPN's top 100 NFL ranking ·

The Dallas Cowboys’ season opener against the Giants on Sept. 10 is rapidly approaching and the team set Super Bowl expectations on itself in training camp.Can’t get to the big one without stars, and the Cowboys have plenty of upper-tier talent compared to their peers. ESPN went ahead and made predictions for the best players in the league, based on a panel of dozens of its experts. The list was based ...

Bears to put LG Teven Jenkins on IR, ruling him out at least 4 games ·

Bears left guard Teven Jenkins, arguably their best offensive lineman last season, will miss the first four games of the season on injured reserve.Jenkins suffered a right leg injury during joint practices with the Colts two weeks ago and has been in a walking boot. General manager Ryan Poles described him as “week-to-week” and said it’s not a long-term issue, but the Bears can create an open roster ...

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NFL roster madness explained

Something always has to have a nickname. Like “Black Monday” in the NFL, when head coaches are fired the day after the end of the regular season, it was only a matter of time before someone slapped a name on the cutdown in the NFL. Some have called it “Black ...

CeeDee cashes in, sets stage for rookie WR class

Now that the Dallas Cowboys finally quieted the daily discussion about wide receiver CeeDeee Lamb with a massive contract, there is no doubt the trend is to covet these pass catchers second only to the almighty quarterback. The prolific All-Pro wideout agreed ...

Must-see 2024 NFL rookie QB battles

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Rookie IOLs with mettle to medal

Amid the Summer Olympics, the NFL season has officially begun with a full slate of preseason games. This is the time of year when the attention is typically on the skilled position players as fantasy football degenerates are fine-tuning their draft strategies to ...

When Life Choices Become Grave Mistakes

I'm deeply saddened to hear about the tragic "accident" that claimed the lives of three young men: Khyree Jackson (24), Isaiah Hazel (23), and Anthony Lytton Jr. (24). These childhood friends shared dreams and aspirations of becoming professional athletes. They ...

Running back: Devolution of a proud position

In this, the first in a series on the state of running backs, we discuss how a dramatic evolution has negatively impacted a once proud position. The series will look back at RBs selected in the 2024 draft, ahead to a 2025 class that seems loaded with runners and ...

Trump's forgotten charge: Killing the USFL

July 11, 2024, is already etched in history as the day former President Donald Trump will be sentenced for 34 felony convictions. Regardless of the outcome, I am reminded of July 29, 1986, when he actually won his battle in a New York court and lost the war. Trump ...

Larry Allen: A long road to respect

Arguably the most dominant offensive lineman in football history, Larry Allen died Sunday while on vacation with his family in Mexico. He was 52.   His life story redefined perseverance. It could have been the original plot line for Straight Outta Compton, but ...

Controversy: Are punters, kickers NFL-draft worthy?

Kansas City Chiefs’ placekicker Harrison Butker made an impression in 2023 by making 33 of 35 field goals. Last week, he made quite an impression at Benedictine College, where Butker, shall we say, pushed his commencement speech wide right.   Controversy and ...

Jim Otto, the original Mr. Raider, dies at 86

The original Mr. Raider has passed. Jim Otto, the first Raider to touch a football, died Sunday at his Auburn (CA) home, with his family at his side. He spent most of his 86 years sneering at the inevitable, enduring last rites three previous times. Otto is survived ...

2024 Draft: A next-gen affair

As we look forward to watching the 257 draftees selected last week in the 2024 NFL Draft, we also gaze in the rear-view mirror at those relatives who preceded them and established the family name long ago. Fathers, uncles, and brothers with names everyone ...

Calculating the 2024 Draft grades of all 257 picks

 2024 DRAFT: 32 TEAMS AND 257 PLAYERS GRADED Exhale. The 2024 NFL Draft did indeed conclude when Mr. Irrelevant, Jaylen Key (DB, Alabama) was drafted by the New York Jets with the No. 257 selection. We can break out the calculators and over analyze the selection ...