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• Wednesday Discussion: Reacting to the Shemar Stewart selection

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Now that we’ve all had some time to digest the pick, what are your thoughts on the Bengals’ first-round selection? Greetings, Bengals fans! Now that we’ve had a full week to digest the 2025 NFL Draft, we want to know your thoughts on the first-round selection of Texas A&M defensive end Shemar Stewart. At first, it looked like a reach for a prospect who hadn’t exactly...2025
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• Bengals News (4/30): Luke Kuechly loved Cincinnati’s first-round pick

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images The Bengals had Luke Kuechly’s favorite first-round pick. Trey Brown Talks 2025 NFL DraftThe 2025 NFL Draft is in the books. While head coach Zac Taylor and defensive coordinator Al Golden go about adapting No. 1 pick Shemar Stewart and his draft class to the Bengals playbook, guys like senior personnel executive Trey Brown have already had fleeting th...2025
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• NFL Legend Luke Kuechly Shares Strong Advice for Bears QB Caleb Williams as He Enters Crucial Sophomore Year
Former Carolina Panthers LB Luke Kuechly provided advice to Chicago Bears second-year QB Caleb Williams ahead of the 2025 season....2025
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• NFL Draft: The biggest winners and losers from Rounds 2 and 3

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images There were great picks up and down the board on night two — and some head scratchers. The first round of the NFL Draft is the sizzle, but Friday night is the steak. Truth be told, it shouldn’t be that difficult to find decent talent on the opening night of the draft, but night two is where we see teams truly differential themselves when it comes to the quality of th...2025
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• Cowboys news: Donovan Ezeiruaku, edge, 2nd-round pick, Shavon Revel, CB, 3rd-round pick - scouting reports, analysis

Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The latest news surrounding the Dallas Cowboys is here. 2025 NFL Draft: Donovan Ezeiruaku to Cowboys as 2nd-Round Pick - Patrik Walker, DallasCowboys.com Dallas has a new edge rusher. Round 2: Donovan Ezeiruaku, EDGE, Boston College Things to know: - Consensus All-American (2024) - ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2024) - Fir...2025
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• Analyzing the last 16 first rounds of the NFL Draft, and what the Saints can learn from this history

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Reviewing which positions, schools, and overall picks have produced the best players. The NFL Draft is far from an exact science. Every year players projected to be busts turn out great and players thought to be sure things are out of the league in just a few years. The New Orleans Saints have been up and down in terms of their draft success in recent y...2025
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• Bengals News (4/30): Luke Kuechly loved Cincinnati’s first-round pick
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• Cowboys news: Donovan Ezeiruaku, edge, 2nd-round pick, Shavon Revel, CB, 3rd-round pick - scouting reports, analysis
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• Analyzing the last 16 first rounds of the NFL Draft, and what the Saints can learn from this history
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• Around SB Nation: Aaron Rodgers will not be back with the Jets

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images The New York Jets informed Aaron Rodgers he will not be in their plans for next season. The New York Jets entered the offseason having to find a new head coach and general manager and with that process finished, they can now focus on what to do with their roster. One big decision has already been made as the team has informed quarterback Aaron Rodgers that h...2025
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• Bengals News (2/8): Joe Burrow tells doubters to get a grip

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Joe Burrow silences the doubters about his wrist injury. Joe Burrow crushed a grip test for fun just to silence doubtersBurrow being Burrow, he’s talking about the minutia when throwing certain routes and that sort of thing. His Comeback Player of the Year award and droves of game film from a near-MVP-like season say his wrist isn’t limiting him in any m...2025
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• The worst NFL nicknames on Pro Football Reference

Nobody says any of these... ever. Pro Football Reference is a daily visit for me. Heck, most of the day I have at least one tab open with some information in it — then the next morning I can’t remember what rabbit hole I went down that had me looking up the defensive stats of the 1987 Cincinnati Bengals. They were terrible by the way, despite having Dick LeBeau as their defensive coordinator, but ...2025
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• Dear Lord. What Now?

Photo by Michael Simon/GC Images Let’s have some sanity for a change What are the Jets doing? We are reading about the Jets interviewing head coaches (re-tread head coaches) like Riverboat Ron Rivera and (OMG) Rex Ryan among others. Connor Hughes says the most important thing for the Jets is to find the right coach, not the right general manager. This is idiocy at its highest form. Hugh...2025
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• Around SB Nation: Will Saquon Barkley break the NFL rushing record

Peter Casey-Imagn Images Barkley needs 101 yards to break the NFL’s single-season rushing record held by Eric Dickerson. The Philadelphia Eagles are locked in as the NFC’s second seed and don’t really need to play their starters this upcoming weekend. But they can help one of their starters achieve NFL history by playing him. In his first season with the Eagles, running back Saquon Barkley...2025
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• Pre-Snap Reads 12/29: Seahawks playoff chances on life support after Rams win

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Read! Good Sunday, to yall and to yall, a good day. Our Seattle Seahawks were not eliminated from the playoffs Saturday night, but they’re close to it after the Los Angeles Rams beat the Arizona Cardinals on a last-minute interception. Today we pull for the Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, and Atlanta Falcons to win their respective g...2024
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• Marshal Yanda, Terrell Suggs Named Hall of Fame Finalists

Photo by John Grieshop/Getty Images A pair of Ravens legends are finalists for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame In their first year of eligibility, both Ravens legends Marshal Yanda and Terrell Suggs have made it to the top 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Class of 2025 Finalists G Marshal Yanda, Ravens OLB Terrell Suggs, Ravens CB Eric Allen, Eagles DE Jared Allen, Viki...2024
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• Browns roster: LB Charlie Thomas III tells DBN about his rookie season, hopes and plans

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images 25 questions with a young linebacker Going into the 2023 season, the linebacker room with the Cleveland Browns hadn’t changed all that much. The year before was a season to forget with this room as almost every week another athlete would go down to some sort of injury. Anthony Walker, JOK, Sione Takitaki, Jordan Kunaszyk, and Jacob Phi...2024
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• Monday Morning Hangover: AFC and NFC Finalists All Have Their Flaws
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• Luke Kuechly Surprises Fan with Autism, Accompanies Her to 21st Birthday Party
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"2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame: Antonio Gates headlines four-member class; Eli Manning, Luke Kuechly left out"

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"Eli Manning, Luke Kuechly, Terrell Suggs, and Antonio Gates are among the finalists for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class."

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"The second-round pick out of Utah State was an immediate star as a rookie, finishing runner-up to Luke Kuechly for Defensive Rookie of the Year."

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"Luke Kuechly, the retired linebacker who spent his entire eight-year career with the Panthers, has joined the team’s radio broadcast."

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"Winston says that Luke Kuechly is in a class of his own, while saying that Aaron Donald is a good defender, but not on his list."

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"Matt Rhule hopes Luke Kuechly rejoins Panthers as a coach, already watching film with staff"

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"Luke Kuechly: There aren’t convenient counting stats to appreciate how good he is at his job."

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"The Panthers are hopeful Luke Kuechly will be ready for the regular season after the linebacker underwent shoulder surgery prior to the Pro Bowl, a source told ESPN."

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"Cowboys LB Sean Lee replaces Panthers' Luke Kuechly on Pro Bowl roster"

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"Linebacker Luke Kuechly, along with Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, received 49 of 50 votes."

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"Luke Kuechly shows he is Panthers' Captain America in win over Dallas"

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"The NFL tells Panthers coach Ron Rivera that linebacker Luke Kuechly should not have been ejected for inadvertent contact with an official in Sunday's loss to the Packers."

• Wednesday Discussion: Reacting to the Shemar Stewart selection
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• Bengals News (4/30): Luke Kuechly loved Cincinnati’s first-round pick
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• NFL Draft: The biggest winners and losers from Rounds 2 and 3
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• Cowboys news: Donovan Ezeiruaku, edge, 2nd-round pick, Shavon Revel, CB, 3rd-round pick - scouting reports, analysis
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• Analyzing the last 16 first rounds of the NFL Draft, and what the Saints can learn from this history
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• Russell Wilson: QBs need ‘it factor’ to command a team, be successful

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Wilson gave his thoughts on what the “it factor” for a quarterback actually is Russell Wilson is an old hand at this NFL stuff, entering his 14th season in the NFL. The first-year New York Giants quarterback may soon be joined by a wet behind the ears NFL newbie in the team’s quarterback room. Wilson, 37, was asked on Monday, as the team gathered for its firs...2025
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• SB Nation mock draft: Panthers snag versatile LB at No. 8

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Shoring up the linebacker corps will be key if Carolina wants to be competitive this season. The Panthers looked like an absolute mess to begin the 2024 season. Bryce Young’s play was so underwhelming to begin the year that he wound up benched for Andy Dalton for several games before returning to the lineup reinvigorated. Still, Young ended the year with...2025
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• NFL free agency legal tampering Day 1 open thread and headlines

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Let’s get tampering. At noon ET, the 2025 NFL year will unofficially begin. Tampering has long been a problem in the NFL, especially with free agency. It got so bad the NFL made an official tampering period where teams and free agents can talk prior to the beginning of the new league year. No deal can officially be signed until March 12th this year, but y...2025
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• Around SB Nation: Aaron Rodgers will not be back with the Jets
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• Bengals News (2/8): Joe Burrow tells doubters to get a grip
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• Analyzing the last 16 first rounds of the NFL Draft, and what the Saints can learn from this history
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• Around SB Nation: Aaron Rodgers will not be back with the Jets
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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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• The worst NFL nicknames on Pro Football Reference
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• Rams must consider signing All-Pro LB on ‘upward trajectory’

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images LA should take a chance on Eagles LB Zack Baun this offseason to shore up run defense After letting Saquon Barkley run wild on them in two games, the L.A. Rams must shore up its run defense this offseason. All options should be on the table for Les Snead, and a possible All-Pro solution might become available in free agency. Philadelphia Eagles linebac...2025
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• Jaguars’ Fred Taylor named Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist

Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images The former running back is among 15 finalists for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced 15 modern-era players as finalists for its 2025 class. Former Jacksonville Jaguars running back Fred Taylor has made the list for a second straight year. Before 2024, he’d been named a semifinalist for five years running (...2024
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• The 5 NFL players most likely to make the Hall of Fame

Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images Which NFL players should make Hall of Fame out of the 25 finalists? The potential class for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame is taking shape with finalists being cut down to 25 modern-era players, which will be further reduced to 10 on December 28. This year is a mix of first-ballot names who are absolute locks for Canton, one guy who absolutely will get...2024
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• Chiefs-Panthers: How to watch Week 12 matchup

Photo by William Purnell/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Everything you need to know to watch Kansas City play Carolina on Sunday afternoon. The Game On Sunday, the (9-1) Kansas City Chiefs face the (3-7) Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Kickoff is set for noon (Arrowhead Time) on CBS — locally on KCTV/5. The defending Super Bowl champions wan...2024
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• Tua Tagovailoa needs to be protected from himself

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images The NFL concussion protocol can’t protect a player from their own bad decisions, and that’s a problem. It’s impossible for most of us to understand the singular focus and peerless competitiveness of professional athletes. An undying willingness to put winning and personal goals above all else, even if that means self-sacrifice. That said, it doesn’t take ...2024
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• Dallas Cowboys motion usage has dramatically decreased on offense this season

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Motion has been a hot topic around the Dallas Cowboys and it is undeniable that they have regressed in terms of using it. A few years ago Cris Collinsworth appeared on NFL Total Access one day and spoke on the idea of play-action. This was at the peak of football fans debating that play-action was only effective when you “established the run”, a point th...2024
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• NFL free agency legal tampering Day 1 open thread and headlines
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• The worst NFL nicknames on Pro Football Reference
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• Dear Lord. What Now?
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• Tua Tagovailoa needs to be protected from himself
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs will look for another hot start to separate from rivals

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Chiefs headlines for Tuesday, August 6 The latest 5 NFL Teams Set Up for Hot Start to the 2024 NFL Season | Bleacher Report Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs were a testament to how important getting off to a good start can be last season. After dropping their season opener to the Detroit Lions, they ripped off six consecutive wins before their nex...2024
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• Is Joe Schoen a good general manager?

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports How long does it take to know and what criteria should we use? The New York Giants are about to embark on one of the most consequential offseasons in recent history. Maybe not as important as 2022, when John Mara and Steve Tisch had to find a new general manager and head coach, but a crucial offseason as far as whether the people they selected, Joe Schoen...2024
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• Is Eli Manning a first-ballot Hall of Famer?

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images BBV staff answers that question, with some help from Pro Football Hall of Fame voter Gary Myers Is former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning a first-ballot Hall of Famer? Manning is eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the first time in 2025, and as long-time NFL columnist and Hall of Fame voter Gary Myers tells us in the YouTube video below, Manni...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: Arrowhead to host 6 FIFA World Cup matches in 2026

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Monday, February 5 The latest Big news for the Chiefs and soccer fans. Kansas City will host six World Cup matches in 2026! ⚽️ 4 Group Stage matches⚽️ 1 Round of 32 match⚽️ 1 Quarterfinal matchThis is such an awesome achievement for KC.— Matt McMullen (@KCChiefs_Matt) February 4, 2024 How 49ers can stop Trav...2024
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• Browns roster: LB Charlie Thomas III tells DBN about his rookie season, hopes and plans
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• Happy birthday, Bobby Wagner! A look back at his greatest plays
Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports It’s good to have Bobby back in a Seahawks uniform. Future Hall of Fame linebacker Bobby Wagner turned 33 years old today, so what better way to celebrate the Seattle Seahawks legend’s birthday than by reminiscing about his greatest moments? The second-round pick out of Utah State was an immediate star as a rookie, finishing runner-up to Luke Kuechly for Defen...2023
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• Sources: NFL says Kuechly ejection unjustified
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• 2015 Associated Press NFL All-Pro Teams Announced
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• Luke Kuechly shows he is Panthers' Captain America in win over Dallas
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• Luke Kuechly Ejected for Contacting Official During Panthers vs. Packers
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• Panthers Fan Gets Too Pumped, Flies out of Stands After Luke Kuechly's Pick-6
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• Panthers pick up fifth-year option on Luke Kuechly
The Carolina Panthers decided to pick up the fifth-year option on linebacker Luke Kuechly. The No. 9 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft is well worth the $11.1 million he'll be guaranteed in 2016....2015
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• Matt Rhule hopes Luke Kuechly rejoins Panthers as a coach, already watching film with staff
Kuechly has mentioned that he wants to remain involved in football...2020
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• Jared Allen to Panthers: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Mike Tanier's Final Three-Round Mock Draft
Mike Tanier's Final Three-Round Mock Draft Mike Tanier 24 Apr 2023, 12:30pm In this final Football Outsiders three-round 2023 NFL mock draft... Texas running back Bijan Robinson lands with a playoff-caliber team. But which one? Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud slips, because NFL owners are nincompoops. But how far? The New York Jets finally trade for Aaron Rodg...2023
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• Will Anderson's Pressure Principles: Combine Preview
Will Anderson's Pressure Principles: Combine Preview Mike Tanier 27 Feb 2023, 09:22am Alabama Crimson Tide edge rusher Will Anderson recorded 81 pass pressures two seasons ago in 2021. That was the second-highest figure in the Sports Info Solutions database, dating back to 2016. If you have ever sifted through college football statistics, you recognize how remark...2023
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• Monday Morning Hangover: Buying (or Not) Playoff Prospects of Key Contenders
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• Bengals News (4/30): Luke Kuechly loved Cincinnati’s first-round pick
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• Cowboys news: Donovan Ezeiruaku, edge, 2nd-round pick, Shavon Revel, CB, 3rd-round pick - scouting reports, analysis
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• SB Nation mock draft: Panthers snag versatile LB at No. 8
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• NFL free agency legal tampering Day 1 open thread and headlines
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• Bengals News (2/8): Joe Burrow tells doubters to get a grip
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• Dear Lord. What Now?
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• Around SB Nation: Will Saquon Barkley break the NFL rushing record
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• Pre-Snap Reads 12/29: Seahawks playoff chances on life support after Rams win
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• Chiefs-Panthers: How to watch Week 12 matchup
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• 17 players who belong in the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class before Eli Manning

Photo by: George Gojkovich/Getty Images Eli Manning doesn’t deserve to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer in 2025 “Eli Manning is a first-ballot Hall of Famer!” No. He is not. On Wednesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame released its list of the 25 modern era semifinalists for the class of 2025. I recently led a group of Hall analysts and historians in building our own list of 50, published at...2024
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• Around SB Nation: Aaron Rodgers will not be back with the Jets
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• 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class: Eli Manning a shocking snub from Canton during NFL Honors

In borderline brainbreaking news, neither Manning nor Luke Kuechly was inducted into the Hall of Fame...2025
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• New York Jets Flight Connections 10/09/24

Photo by Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via 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. In shocking news, the New York Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh yesterday. While I do think it was the right move, the timing of the event is certainly quite interesting. In his place comes Jeff Ulbri...2024
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• Mike Tanier's Final Three-Round Mock Draft
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• Will Anderson's Pressure Principles: Combine Preview
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• Can looking back at draft history help the Rams?
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Or should they trade all their picks for a first round star? Over in the Fanpost section recently, an interesting philosophical proposition was offered. Should the Los Angeles Rams trade all their 2023 draft picks and move up to select a great player, in this case a tight end? Like all good philosophical questions, it brings not a necessarily an objective answer,...2023
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• NFL world reacts to Luke Kuechly’s stunning retirement
Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly announced his retirement on Tuesday night. The news stunned the football world as Kuechly stepped away from the game after just eight seasons. Kuechly made the announcement in a video shared by the Panthers on Twitter. In the video, the 28-year-old talked about now being the right time for him to step away from the game. A seven-time All-Pro linebacker, Ku...2020
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• All-Pro linebacker Luke Kuechly retires from NFL in surprising announcement
The Carolina Panthers are being completely remade entering the 2020 NFL season, and that includes a major change on defense. Luke Kuechly announced his shocking retirement in a video shared through the team’s Twitter page on Tuesday. “I still want to play but I don’t think it’s the right decision,” Kuechly said while holding back tears. “I thought about it for a long time, and I think now is an op...2020
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• Ask PFW: Mid-May roster assessments

How many undrafted free agents will stick this year and who will contribute? J.C. Jackson seems solid, Trent Harris could strengthen the interior. Jason Bickel Bill Belichick’s Patriots have a history of keeping at least one undrafted rookie (often more than that) on the 53-man roster to open the season, a streak that dates back nearly a decade and a half. It’s come all over the depth chart and wi...2018
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• Week 12 Snap Judgments

Musings, observations and the occasional insight from a jam-packed holiday-infused Week 12 in the NFL... * With 12 weeks of the NFL’s regular season all but in the books, we hold these truths to be self-evident: That hangover effect in Atlanta? It might be over. The suddenly resurgent Falcons have won three games in a row and they even found a way to stave off what would have been another galling...2017
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