Archives for March 2022

Bill Belichick does not seem ready to move on from a few of the oldest veterans on the Patriots’ roster. New England quarterback Brian Hoyer, defensive back Devin McCourty and special teams captain Matthew Slater are all poised to become free agents on Wednesday, but all are likely to remain in New England: Mike Reiss [more] … [Read more...] about Patriots appear likely to keep free agents Matthew Slater, Devin McCourty, Brian Hoyer

Some players get their financial reward after three years. Some don’t. It helps, frankly, to not have been a first-round pick. For players like Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby, three solid years have left him one year short of free agency. The new regime in Las Vegas recognized what they have in Crosby, and they [more] … [Read more...] about Inside the Maxx Crosby deal

As the offseason goes, the busiest week is upon us. The new league year begins at 4:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 16. That’s when trades officially can happen. It’s when every team needs to be in compliance with the 2022 salary cap of $208.2 million, based on the 51 highest-paid players on the roster. [more] … [Read more...] about Welcome to free agency week

You may know by now that Playmakers debuts on Tuesday. But since I’ve been posting daily reminders for this long, why stop with two days to go? And, yes, it’s only two days away. We’ve lined up 28 media appearances this week to discuss the book. We’re working on more; invitations and responses are arriving [more] … [Read more...] about Two days to Playmakers

The Washington Commanders have arguably one of the best defensive lines in the NFL. Jonathan Allen, Daron Payne, Montez Sweat and Chase Young are all former first-round picks. So, it is sometimes easy to forget about Washington’s other defensive linemen. Matt Ioannidis and Tim Settle are Washington’s reserve defensive tackles, and both could start for other teams. Ioannidis … [Read more...] about Commanders 2022 free agency preview: Tim Settle will have options