- newTitans sign Barry Richardson
The Titans have signed a veteran free agent, and his mission isn’t so much to kill as it to take up space. The team announced they had signed veteran tackle Barry Richardson, who has 49 career starts with the Rams and Chiefs. The Titans were runnin…
- 58 mins ago, 19 Jun 13, 8:20pm -
- newAdam Jones: I just want to enlighten the rookies
Bengals cornerback Adam Jones will be addressing NFL rookies at the league’s rookie symposium again this year as part of the effort to inform rookies about potential trouble and how to avoid it. It’s a decision that some have questioned in light…
- 1 hour ago, 19 Jun 13, 7:58pm -
- newSuit against Hernandez being re-filed today
The lawsuit filed last week against Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez for allegedly shooting a guy in the face was indeed dismissed. But it will be re-filed. Today. Attorney David Jaroslawicz, who represented the former Jets massage therapists i…
- 1 hour ago, 19 Jun 13, 7:51pm -
- newPFT Live: Trouble for Pats’ star tight ends
Mike Florio breaks down trending topics around the NFL including trouble in New England with their star tight ends, Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski, and Florio also breaks down the possibility of a new Cleveland Browns owner in the near future.
- 2 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 7:22pm -
- newBernard Pollard says Titans’ mission to “Kill!!!”
While the Bills and defensive end Mario Williams were quick to backpedal, it doesn’t appear Titans safety Bernard Pollard’s interested in stepping away from a controversy. Instead, he’s running full-speed toward one. According to Jim Wyatt of t…
- 2 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 7:11pm -
- newPFT Live: Wycheck talks TE to WR conversion
Former NFL tight end Frank Wycheck joins Mike Florio to discuss the NFL’s protocol on concussion safety, why the Bengals decided to reappear on HBO’s “Hard Knocks,” and the possibility of 49ers TE Vernon Davis becoming an outside WR with the…
- 2 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 7:07pm -
- newBrian Schottenheimer: Offense “a thousand years” ahead of last year
Rams quarterback Sam Bradford is doing something new this season. He’ll work with the same offensive coordinator for two straight seasons for the first time since entering the NFL. Pat Shurmur and Josh McDaniels were one and done in St. Louis, but…
- 2 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 7:06pm -
- newPFT Live: Dolphins’ Mt. Rushmore
Mike Florio talks with Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald about how Miami is now a “Heat town,” calling the Dolphins No.2 behind Miami’s basketball team. They also discuss the Dolphins’ Mt. Rushmore and if Jason Taylor is the greatest ‘Ph…
- 2 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 6:58pm -
- newJustin Smith excited for chance to go out on his “own terms”
The two-year contract extension that defensive end Justin Smith signed with the 49ers is likely to be the final contract that the 33-year-old signs in the NFL. “Justin’s All-Pro contributions on the field, as well as his leadership on and off the…
- 3 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 6:39pm -
- newLeague has no comment on Hernandez
The NFL has shown in recent years a willingness to aggressively enforce the personal-conduct policy. Typically, the NFL will allow a first-time incident to make its way through the legal system before taking action. The league gets more interested…
- 3 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 6:36pm -
- newBears hire a director of analytics
The Bears added a layer of technological know-how to their football staff, hiring Mitchell Tanney as the team’s director of analytics. Tanney, who has been the manager of football products for STATS LLC in recent years, will work with the front off…
- 3 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 6:32pm -
- newReport: Niners extend Greg Roman through 2015
Wednesday appears to be the day that the 49ers are taking care of all family business. Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reports that the team has extended the contract of offensive coordinator Greg Roman for two years, which means he’s locked up thr…
- 3 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 6:14pm -
- newPFT Live 06/19: Armando Salguero, Frank Wycheck
Mike Florio talks with Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald about the greatest Dolphins that belong on the Dolphins Mount Rushmore. Salguero argues that the Dolphins founder, Joe Robbie should be a finalist. Then, Florio talks with former NFL tight e…
- 3 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 6:10pm -
- newReport: Hernandez recently was sued for allegedly shooting someone in the face
June is a slow month for football. It hasn’t been a slow month for a certain football player’s lawyers. According to TMZ, Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was sued last week in a Florida federal court for allegedly shooting someone in the fac…
- 3 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 5:59pm -
- newPunter, broadcaster Dave Jennings dies at 61
Dave Jennings, a four-time Pro Bowl punter who played for the Giants and Jets and became a broadcaster for both teams after his playing career ended, has died at the age of 61. Jennings, who had suffered from Parkinson’s disease since 1996, died at…
- 4 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 5:46pm -
- newJ.D. Walton has another surgery, could miss season
Broncos coach John Fox said last week that the target date for getting his offensive line back together was near the start of training camp. That target’s not going to be hit. According to Jeff Legwold of the Denver Post, center J.D. Walton had to…
- 4 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 5:39pm -
- newReport: Police explore whether murder of Hernandez “associate” was drug related
As police investigation the circumstances surrounding the death of an “associate” of Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, the case includes whether the incident involved drugs. According to the Boston Globe (which has temporarily lifted its pay wa…
- 4 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 5:30pm -
- newNicks apologized to Coughlin for missing OTAs
Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks still isn’t shedding light on why he skipped all the team’s voluntary OTA workouts. But he at least feels bad for the skipping. Nicks told Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post that he had promised coach Tom Coughlin…
- 4 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 5:25pm -
- newJustin Smith gets two-year extension from 49ers
Justin Smith was hoping this wasn’t going to be his last year with the 49ers. Consider that problem solved. According to Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com, the 49ers signed Smith to a two-year contract extension today, which locks him up through the 2…
- 5 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 4:47pm -
- newStevie Johnson’s workout goal: A body like Megatron’s
When Bills receiver Stevie Johnson looks at Lions receiver Calvin Johnson, he likes what he sees. In fact, Stevie Johnson’s personal trainer, Travelle Gaines, says that their offseason workouts are designed to make Stevie a bigger, stronger more ph…
- 5 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 4:29pm -
- PFT Live: Frank Wycheck, Dolphins talk with Armando Salguero
The Mt. Rushmore series heads to South Florida on Wednesday and PFT Live will be previewing the afternoon reveal of the four faces of the Dolphins franchise. Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald will join Mike Florio to talk about the 12 finalists fo…
- 6 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 3:36pm -
- Patrick Willis among 49ers with perfect attendance
There are varying degrees of voluntary when it comes to voluntary offseason workouts. And 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh even passed out perfect attendance certificates and T-shirts to the 31 of his 90 players who made every workout this spring to help und…
- 6 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 3:32pm -
- Report: Hernandez not ruled out as suspect in murder case
As a small army of news organizations chases the Aaron Hernandez story, there will be conflicting and, necessarily, incorrect reports. Our goal will in part be to sift through those reports, making sure you know what the various outlets have uncovere…
- 6 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 3:28pm -
- Takeo Spikes wants to play without a full training camp
Veteran linebacker Takeo Spikes, who has been a free agent since the Chargers cut him in March, would like to play this season. But he’s in no hurry to sign with a new team. Spikes said on NFL AM that at age 36, he doesn’t get excited about the i…
- 6 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 3:23pm -
- Hakeem splits hairs over OTA absence
Giants receiver Hakeem Nicks opted to treat the team’s voluntary OTAs as voluntary. Even though, as a practical matter, they aren’t. As a result, he’d been called out by coach Tom Coughlin, quarterback Eli Manning (sort of) and, in turn, by f…
- 6 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 2:58pm -
- Buccaneers sign Michael Adams
The Buccaneers have added another player to the mix at cornerback. He doesn’t come with the expectations of Darrelle Revis or the promise of second-round pick Johnthan Banks, but Michael Adams will be heading to training camp with the team all the…
- 7 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 2:35pm -
- Revis forks over 50 large for No. 24
Mark Barron didn’t really need the money, but Darrelle Revis needed the number. PFT has confirmed that the Buccaneers newcomer at cornerback has indeed forked over $50,000 for the rights to No. 24, the number he wore with the Jets. The figure was…
- 7 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 2:24pm -
- Chad Greenway has no doubt he’ll be ready for camp
Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee last week, an operation that is keeping him on the sideline during this week’s minicamp. The minicamp marks the end of the Vikings’ offseason schedule and the team will be…
- 7 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 2:15pm -
- Three more Pilot Flying J officials plead guilty
Browns owner Jimmy Haslam has insisted throughout that he knew nothing about the fraud being committed at his chain of truck stops. But the list of his employees who admit to it continues to grow. According to Michael Sangiacomo of the Cleveland Plai…
- 7 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 2:14pm -
- Vernon Davis practices “exclusively” with receivers at minicamp
When 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh insisted that the replacement for Michael Crabtree (Achilles) would come from the current roster, it was presumed that the replacement would be a receiver. As it turns out, the Niners could be thinking about using tight…
- 8 hours ago, 19 Jun 13, 1:43pm -
