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• Arrowheadlines: Brett Veach should have no concerns over job security

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Chiefs headlines for Monday, April 14 The latest Hot Seat Check for Every GM Ahead of 2025 NFL Draft | Bleacher Report Kansas City Chiefs: Brett Veach Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach’s tenure can be summed up in one pick—his first. Back in 2017, Veach traded up in Round 1 to take a young quarterback out of Texas Tech. His name was Patrick Mahomes...2025
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 04/11/25

Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation! The New York Jets renegotiated Allen Lazard’s contract. I am surprised at how many commentators seem to think this move has a substantial impact on the Jets’ draft plans. Under the new contract, Lazard can be cut or traded after June 1 with minimal consequences under the ...2025
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 03/28/25

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation! The New York Jets signed a much needed veteran wide receiver yesterday. Unfortunately, I’m not sure this particular wide receiver moves the needle much. In a move that doesn’t seem to fit the Jets approach to free agency thus far, the Jets added 30 year old Josh Reyno...2025
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• ESPN Analysts say Rams should draft Jaxson Dart in first round

Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images Should the Rams consider Jaxson Dart in the first round? It’s another year and another draft season in which many analysts are forcing a Los Angeles Rams heir apparent at the quarterback position. Throughout the draft process last year, Bo Nix was a player that was commonly mocked to the Rams in the first round. This year, that player is Ole Miss quarter...2025
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• Notes: Jared Goff seeking life lessons from playoff exits: It ‘eats you alive’

Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Lions QB is still looking for meaning in their string of heartbreaking playoff losses. Everything happens for a reason. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. There are no mistakes, just lessons. Some may call them cliches, others find truth in phrases like these. Over on the Glue Guys Podcast, Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff said ...2025
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 03/13/25

Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation! The New York Jets had a busy day yesterday on the official first day of the new league year. They released Aaron Rodgers and C.J. Mosley, and they signed offensive tackle Chukwuma Okorafor, edge defender Rashad Weaver, defensive back Isaiah Oliver, and center Josh Myers....2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Brett Veach should have no concerns over job security
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 03/13/25
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 02/07/25

Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation! The New York Jets are hiring Rick Spielman as a senior football advisor. He’ll be tasked with helping to revamp football operations for the Jets, along with acting as a sounding board for head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey. The optics here aren’t great...2025
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• The one Cowboys front office mistake nobody is talking about

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images The Cowboys have made many mistakes this year, but this one gets swept under the rug. When the game was on the line, Cooper Rush missed a wide-open CeeDee Lamb and threw a floating duck to a covered tight end who had no chance to catch the ball. That is about as unclutch of a play as you can get. Man, CeeDee Lamb looks to be wide open on the final play of the ga...2024
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• AP Premier: It’s always one score in 2024

What is Arrowhead Pride Premier? Arrowhead Pride Premier is our tri-weekly newsletter, one that provides analysis and exclusive insights directly from Arrowhead Stadium, delivered straight to your inbox. Below is a preview of the latest edition. Good morning to the 12-1 Chiefs BY PETE SWEENEY The Kansas City Chiefs woke up this morning as AFC West champions for the ninth consecutive season. The s...2024
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• Philosoraptor’s Corner: How did the Giants get here?

Tracing the steps into uncharted territory I haven’t done one of these for a long time. But considering the state of the New York Giants and how their recent history has unfolded, it’s probably time to dust this piece off. The Giants are currently 2-10 and were officially the first team mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. The Giants are also marching full speed ahead into uncharted territ...2024
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• Jim Harbaugh dropped the most Jim Harbaugh quote ever after medical incident

Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh bounced back from a medical incident on Sunday against the Broncos The Los Angeles Chargers improved to 3-2 in the 2024 NFL season, with Sunday’s 23-16 win on the road over the Denver Broncos. There was a question early in the game whether Jim Harbaugh would even be on the sidelines for the contest after the coach returned to the locker room shortly after kickoff a...2024
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 09/26/24

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning, Gang Green Nation. I hope you’re all having a great start to the day. For our friends in Florida who may be experiencing Hurricane Helene within the next couple of days, I hope you all are able to stay safe. As for the New York Jets, they will be taking on the Denver Broncos at MetLife this...2024
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• Giants at Commanders, Week 2: What to expect when Washington has the ball

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Can the Giants’ defense get on track against the Commanders? The New York Giants hope to bounce back from a disastrous start to their season this week against the Washington Commanders. The Giants are coming off of a 28-6 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, and while the Giants’ offense has drawn most of the criticism from fans, the defense hasn’t escaped blame....2024
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• Pre-Snap Reads 8/7: Seahawks tuning up for first preseason game of 2024

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports Read! In Today’s Links: a little required reading from Seaside Joe, taking a quick look at our Seattle Seahawks’ 2025 cap situation; the Big Cat has some nice things to say about his new role in the D; a bit more on the new kickoff rules, Connor Williams, position battles, and more. We are almost there. Saturday is the day. Get excited (as if I have to remi...2024
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• Andy Reid: Pat Mahomes couldn’t pay Alex Smith enough for preparing him
Patrick Mahomes said earlier this week he ended up in the perfect place. The Chiefs quarterback sat behind Alex Smith for a season before becoming the starter and an MVP. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Mahomes learned how to be a pro’s pro by watching Smith. “How to study, diet, his workout regimen, and how [more]...2020
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• Monday Morning Hangover: AFC and NFC Finalists All Have Their Flaws
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• Russell Wilson Peaking at Right Time for Highly Dangerous Seahawks
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• Mike Tanier's Monday Morning Hangover: 49ers, Lions, Chiefs Prove Playoff-Worthy
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"The Chiefs’ first such appearance came in 2015 — when Alex Smith led Kansas City to a 45-10 victory over the Detroit Lions in London, England."

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"“I mean, Alex Smith is the prime example."

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"Alex Smith fires back at Tom Brady over NFL 'mediocrity' comments, notes Brady played in a 'cupcake division'"

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"Former NFL QB Alex Smith reveals his daughter had brain surgery for a rare tumor"

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"Alex Smith predicts Dak Prescott will have a 'huge, huge year' for Cowboys following ankle injury"

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"Washington quarterback Alex Smith, who suffered a devastating tibia and fibula fracture in 2018, has received clearance from his surgical team to return to full football activity."

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"FOX cameras showed him in a box with Alex Smith, who played for Meyer at Utah."

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"The Washington Redskins will acquire Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith, ESPN has confirmed."

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"WATCH: Alex Smith torches Patriots with two TD passes of more than 70 yards"

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"Alex Smith will look toward Travis Kelce more often with his favorite target out of action, while Jason Avant will likely fill Maclin's role in the lineup."

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"Still, he was still able to get to Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith for his first sack of the season."

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"Chiefs' Alex Smith out with lacerated spleen"

• Arrowheadlines: Brett Veach should have no concerns over job security
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 04/11/25
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 03/28/25
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• ESPN Analysts say Rams should draft Jaxson Dart in first round
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 03/13/25
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 03/05/25

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation! The Jets have released wide receiver Davante Adams after attempts to trade him came up empty. Allen Lazard is likely to follow soon after, as attempts to trade him are likely to also fall short of any interested trade partners. The Friends of Aaron are leaving the bui...2025
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 02/14/25

Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation! Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. Valentine’s Day is the holiday in honor of a Christian cleric named Valentine, or another Christian cleric named Valentine, both of them Romans. One dude was from the city of Rome, the other from Terni. They were both fairly obscure figures...2025
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• Browns draft history: Josh Allen joins Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes as ‘MVP QBs CLE passed on’ but that is outcome bias thinking

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images NFL Honors honored another MVP QB that the Browns ‘could have drafted’ To be very clear before we get too deep into the discussion, this is in no way a defense of the Cleveland Browns nor excusing anything they did or didn’t do. In fact, once again the failures of the Browns may end up even more highlighted. The Thursday before the Super Bowl, NFL Honors handed out a...2025
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 02/07/25
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 02/02/25

Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation! In recent months there has been ongoing speculation that Garrett Wilson will ask the New York Jets to trade him, and the Jets may comply. It’s no secret Wilson has grown disenchanted as the losses have piled up in his tenure with the Jets. However, even if Wilson is unhap...2025
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• I don’t know what more Jalen Hurts needs to do for the skeptics

Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images Stop doubting the Eagles’ QB. Some people can’t recognize a good thing if it falls out of a tree and smacks them in the face. Incredibly, there are still Jalen Hurts critics out there. I know, I know, I can’t believe it either, but it’s true. There are still people in the world who believe Jalen Hurts to be a mid quarterback, a mediocre talent propped...2025
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• Former Chargers QBs Philip Rivers, Drew Brees eligible for Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026

Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images The Chargers fan base has the chance to see two former quarterbacks for the Bolts enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility in 2026. On Thursday night, former Chargers tight end Antonio Gates was named to the four-man Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025, joining defensive end Jare...2025
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• Browns draft history: Josh Allen joins Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes as ‘MVP QBs CLE passed on’ but that is outcome bias thinking
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• Top 10 plays from the 2024 Broncos season

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Here are my Top 10 plays from the Denver Broncos 2024 season. Too many to choose from, but let’s try! After a fantastic season that turned away nearly a decade of disappointment, the Denver Broncos are back. Not only that, they have a franchise quarterback in Bo Nix who enjoyed one of the most successful seasons by a rookie quarterback in NFL history. Given...2025
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• Chiefs-Broncos snap counts: Playing the second and third teams against starters

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post How did Kansas City use its players in Sunday’s game against Denver? In Sunday’s final game of the regular season, the Kansas City Chiefs suffered a meaningless 38-0 defeat at the hands of the Denver Broncos on Empower Field at Mile High. Let’s take a look at how Kansas City used its players in this game. Starters (offensive): WR JuJu Smith-Schuste...2025
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• The one Cowboys front office mistake nobody is talking about
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• Philosoraptor’s Corner: How did the Giants get here?
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• This Week in Seahawks History: Snowy fun in Cincinnati!

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images Are you ready for a weekly blast from the Seahawks teams of the past? This will be a weekly article series throughout the season looking back on what happened for the Seattle Seahawks 40, 30, 20, and 10 years ago this week. There’s another double dose of the 1984 team this week courtesy of how the dates fell with Monday Night Football. Enjoy those tw...2024
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• Notes: Brian Branch reveals coach who had biggest impact on his life

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images The Detroit Lions coaching staff continues to impress. Brian Branch pointed to a Lions coach who has had the biggest impact on his life. In the midst of a stellar season so far, Brian Branch says there’s one coach in particular who helped him get to where he is today. On the latest episode of the St. Brown Brothers Podcast, Amon-Ra asked the defensive...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: Brett Veach should have no concerns over job security
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• Notes: Jared Goff seeking life lessons from playoff exits: It ‘eats you alive’
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• I don’t know what more Jalen Hurts needs to do for the skeptics
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• The 2025 Cubs by the numbers

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images A complete numerical list of this year’s Cubs as they get ready for this year’s Spring Training. As I do here every spring, today I present to you a full numerical roster of all the players and coaches in Cubs spring camp. Also included are the Cubs’ retired numbers, so you can see the full numerical progression. There are 60 players in camp,...2025
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• Chiefs aim to become ‘World’s Team’ amid NFL’s continued international expansion

Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images As the league persists in pushing its product abroad, the Chiefs see a tremendous opportunity. The Kansas City Chiefs’ international roots date back to 1990, when they participated in the American Bowl — a series of preseason games played abroad to grow the sport’s global appeal. They were also featured in these matchups in 1994, 1996 and 1998. In the prese...2025
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• Top 10 plays from the 2024 Broncos season
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• The one Cowboys front office mistake nobody is talking about
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• Philosoraptor’s Corner: How did the Giants get here?
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• Notes: Brian Branch reveals coach who had biggest impact on his life
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• Why Seahawks’ season opener vs. Broncos, Bo Nix will be historic

Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images The Seahawks’ opening day will be unlike any other the team has experienced. Unsurprisingly, the Denver Broncos have named first-round rookie quarterback Bo Nix as their opening day starter. This means that Nix, who started his collegiate career at Auburn before rising to prominence at Oregon, will be making his NFL regular season debut at Lumen Field...2024
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• Chiefs' Alex Smith out with lacerated spleen
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• QB Smith cleared for full activity after broken leg
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• Sources: Chiefs trading QB Smith to Redskins
The Washington Redskins will acquire Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith, ESPN has confirmed. The Redskins would give the Chiefs a third-round pick and an unnamed player as compensation, sources told ESPN....2018
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• Helmetless J.J. Watt Records 1st Sack of 2015 Season vs. Chiefs
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• Alex Smith cleared by surgeons to return to football, set to report to Washington's training camp for physical
The former Pro Bowler has not played since the 2018 season...2020
• Chiefs QB Smith out Sunday vs. Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith has a lacerated spleen and will miss Sunday's game against the San Diego Chargers, trainer Rick Burkholder said Friday....2014
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• Jed York Must Make Major Changes After San Francisco 49ers Lose Big to Seahawks
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• Kansas City Chiefs Finish 2014 Season Without Having a WR Catch a TD
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• Travis Kelce isn’t afraid of the Bengals: ‘I’ll play ‘em at the Wal Mart parking lot’

Photo by Mark Alberti/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images On his “New Heights” podcast, the Kansas City tight end insisted his team wasn’t throwing the Week 18 game. It isn’t limited to Cincinnati Bengals fans. Some sportswriters are even spreading the narrative that the Kansas City Chiefs took a dive against the Denver Broncos last Sunday to keep the Bengals out of the playoffs — because the...2025
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• Pre-Snap Reads 8/7: Seahawks tuning up for first preseason game of 2024
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• Morning Flurries: Avalanche open camp with lethal line combos
Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Hockey is finally back — and if all goes well, it’s back for good. The NHL saw teams kick off their shortened training camps on Sunday, January 3rd, as all 31 clubs prepare for a sudden kick-off to the 115-day, 56-game season set to begin on January 13th. The Avalanche are one of the teams who managed to escape an off-season full ...2021
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• Monday Morning Hangover: Playoff Teams Prove It's Best to Spend Smart, Not Big
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• Monday Morning Hangover: Scary, Sad, Season-Changing Week 8 Injuries
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• Monday Morning Hangover: NFL Must Clean Up Its Incomprehensible Catch Rules
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• Monday Morning Hangover: The Dolphins Must Do More Than Fire Philbin
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• Aaron Rodgers' Home Dominance Makes Packers' Clear NFC Favorites
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• Oakland Raiders on Their Way to Returning to Glory Days
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• Mike Tanier's Monday Morning Hangover: 49ers, Lions, Chiefs Prove Playoff-Worthy
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• Arrowheadlines: Brett Veach should have no concerns over job security
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• ESPN Analysts say Rams should draft Jaxson Dart in first round
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• Notes: Jared Goff seeking life lessons from playoff exits: It ‘eats you alive’
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 03/13/25
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• I don’t know what more Jalen Hurts needs to do for the skeptics
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• Browns draft history: Josh Allen joins Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes as ‘MVP QBs CLE passed on’ but that is outcome bias thinking
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• Chiefs aim to become ‘World’s Team’ amid NFL’s continued international expansion
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 01/21/25

Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning, Gang Green Nation. I hope you’re all having a great start to the day. This week begins the Shrine Bowl in Texas, where multiple interesting NFL draft prospects find themselves playing for the chance to get their shot into the NFL. As for the New York Jets, it’s likely we see the team decide ...2025
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• Top 10 plays from the 2024 Broncos season
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• ESPN Analysts say Rams should draft Jaxson Dart in first round
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• Vikings Don’t Need to Trade Up for a QB

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Lots of talent likely to be available for the Vikings at #11 - and maybe even #23 Since the Vikings traded for a second first-round pick in a deal Albert Breer reported was initiated by Houston, there has been widespread speculation that the Vikings will use that additional first-round draft pick to move up in the draft, perhaps as far ...2024
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• The making of a Super Bowl champion: The 2011 New York Giants

Getty Images You can’t always get what you want. But you just might find that you can get it twice in five years. After their stirring, improbable victory over the Patriots in the Super Bowl in January 2008, the New York Giants rightfully felt like they were on top of the world. With a great blend of youth and experience, with good coaching to boot, there was no reason not to be confident...2024
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• A Brief History of Jim Harbaugh’s Quarterbacks: Can He Maximize Justin Herbert?

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Justin Herbert has earned enormous praise from film experts for his quarterback play. But it hasn’t translated into passing efficiency. Could Jim Harbaugh, supposed quarterback whisperer, bridge the gap? Justin Herbert has been a polarizing quarterback for as long as he’s been on the national scene. Oregon fans were split on him and, once it became clear he wa...2024
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• Looking at recent history to determine Chiefs’ playing time for Week 18

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How has Andy Reid handled starter’s playing time in “meaningless” games in the past? The Kansas City Chiefs are nearing the completion of one of the most trying seasons in the Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes era. The offensive consistency throughout the season was at its lowest point in Mahomes’ career. Fans have seen outbursts between ...2024
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• Do the Giants have to draft a quarterback?

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports The question marks begin at quarterback but don’t end there The season-ending ACL tear suffered by Daniel Jones last Sunday in Las Vegas did not ruin the New York Giants’ 2023 season. That had already happened, whether you think it was the embarrassing Monday night loss to a beatable Seattle team, the loss in Buffalo that could/should have been a victory...2023
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• Lions mock draft roundup 9.0: Favorites emerge, new names introduced
Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2023 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Detroit Lions over the past week. If you’re not familiar with how the Detroit Lions roundup works, each week we collect data from the latest expert mock drafts published over the last seven days and compile them (with links to the original pie...2023
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• Redskins expect Alex Smith to miss the entire 2019 season
The Redskins are expecting Alex Smith to miss the entire 2019 season with his leg injury, sources told Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Washington’s team president Bruce Allen recently gave an update on Smith’s status to the media, and he didn’t sound overly positive, so this isn’t shocking news. Allen said the team is going to explore all options with respect to potential new quarterbacks, and also a...2019
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