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• Seahawks legend Bobby Wagner partners with Children’s National Hospital

Getty Images Wagner started the Phenia Mae fund in honor of his late mother, who died of a stroke in 2009. Even when he is away from the Seattle Seahawks, linebacker Bobby Wagner is always doing something good for those around him. On Wednesday, Wagner announced during Washington Commanders minicamp that he is partnering with Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. to expand the w...2025
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• Vikes Views: Favorite Vikings Wide Receiver

Welcome to the All-Time Favorite Viking Team series. We’re going through and voting by position for your favorite Viking players. There are no set criteria other than they played for the Minnesota Vikings. It’s your favorite player at that position. Today we’re looking at the Wide Receiver position. The Vikings have had so many greats at the position. Randy Moss (1998-2004, 2010) 15,292 ...2025
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• Full story on Browns Joel Bitonio retirement decision, future

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Cleveland has always been a run-heavy team, but now? The Cleveland Browns have always been known as a running offensive team. They have had some of the greatest running backs in the history of the league, such as Jim Brown, Mike Pruitt, Leroy Kelly, Marion Motley, Nick Chubb, Earnest Byner, Greg Pruitt, and Eric Metcalf, to name a few. M...2025
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• Homecoming: Jaguars sign Dawuane Smoot to add EDGE depth

Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Jacksonville signed Smoot and WR Trenton Irwin, and waived WR David White Jr. The Jacksonville Jaguars are bringing home a familiar face. The team signed its former third-round pick, Dawaune Smoot, on Tuesday. SMOOOOOT ‼️@Dream_Finders | #DUUUVAL pic.twitter.com/dsU21tF4xT— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) June 3, 2025 Jackso...2025
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• Horse Tracks: This defense is going to make opponents sweat bullets

The Denver Broncos defense is going to take a big step forward this season I’ve been such a big fan of good defense for a long time. I remember the big hits with Dennis Smith and Steve Atwater as Karl Mecklenburg was seemingly causing havoc from every position on the front 7. I remember being giddy when we signed Neil Smith and had Trevor Pryce on the same defense, helping the Denver Broncos to t...2025
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• Steve Wright dies at 82: Former Packers OL was inspiration for Walter Payton Man of the Year trophy sculpture

Wright played 101 games across nine NFL seasons...2025

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• Re-Grading the Colts 2017 Draft

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Let’s take a look back and regrade the Colts Drafts of the Chris Ballard era. Starting with the 1st year of his tenure: 2017. Let’s go back to 2017... Distracted boyfriend became the meme of the year. Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 were hitting the big screens. Kendrick Lamar dropped DAMN. and everyone was listening...2025
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• Cowboys news: With recent OL retirements, the new era belongs to Tyler Smith

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Dallas Cowboys news... delivered. As Tyron Smith retires, the torch of Dallas Cowboys’ OL prowess is now with Tyler Smith - Nick Harris, Star-Telegram After Tyron Smith and Zack Martin retired, the Cowboys offensive line now belongs to Tyler Smith From being drafted in the first round to somehow exceeding those expectations, Smith and Martin represented ...2025
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• 50 Seahawks seasons: Seattle turns iconic 2010s drafts into Super Bowl glory

Photo by Rich Kane/Icon SMI/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images So. Many. Seahawks. Legends! The Seattle Seahawks recently announced some of their plans for celebrating their 50th season this year. They’re also likely deep into their preparations for next week’s NFL Draft. What a perfect opportunity to combine them and look at some of the best Seahawks draft picks for each decade of ex...2025
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• Miami Dolphins tackle Terron Armstead classy in retirement announcement, reactions

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Miami Dolphins tackle Terron Armstead announced his retirement over the weekend - and he continues to show class as people react. Miami Dolphins tackle Terron Armstead announced his retirement over the weekend, ending a 12-year NFL career. A five-time Pro Bowl selection, Armstead handled himself with class throughout his career. He was ...2025
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• Getting to know new Saints DT Davon Godchaux

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Who is the Saints' newest acquisition? Earlier this month, the New Orleans Saints agreed to trade a 2026 seventh-round NFL Draft pick to the New England Patriots in exchange for Davon Godchaux, a defensive tackle entering his ninth season. Trade: the New England Patriots have agreed to send DT Davon Godchaux to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a 2...2025
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• Everybody loves Brandon Graham

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Appreciating an Eagles legend. He was one of us. He has always been one of us. He just had to come to Philadelphia to realize it. He’s a Philadelphia Eagles legend. He’s earned the right to be called that. He’s responsible for one of the most iconic plays in Philadelphia sports history—and incredibly, does so much more off the field. You always know he...2025
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• NFL Free Agency: Day 1 signings, rumors and news tracker

Photo by Duane Prokop/Getty Images Keep it right here at Bolts From The Blue for all breakings news from day one of free agency. NFL Free agency has arrived. Today marks the start of the roughly 48-hour period before the start of the new league year where NFL teams can begin speaking with player representation, a.k.a. the legal tampering window. Sides may verbally agree to new deals but no...2025
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• Lions free agency preview: 10 starting edge rushers Detroit could sign

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Looking at free agent options for one of the Lions most pressing offseason needs As the offseason bulldozes forward, the edge rusher position outside of Aidan Hutchinson remains a major focal point for the Detroit Lions. Hutchinson is expected to be at full strength by mandatory minicamp, Josh Paschal enters Year 4 as a reliable edge-setter, and th...2025
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• Houston Texans wide receiver options

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Someone has to catch those passes It isn’t hard to shut down a passing attack if only 1 of the top 3 wide receivers is on the field. Even if that 1 is Nico Collins. Or even Andre Johnson. While Nick Caserio and the Texans brass have a lot of work to do getting the offensive line to stop playing offensively, they also need help at wide receiver. Tank Dell shoul...2025
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• Dak Prescott named global ambassador of American Cancer Society
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott continues to do great things off the field and represents the Dallas franchise in a positive light. Ever since being drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 2016, Dak Prescott has been a model of impeccable character. Prescott is a person that is the definition of poise, resilience, and leadership. His charitable work in the community, t...2023
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• Dolphins schedule 2023: Quarterback comparison by week
Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images The Miami Dolphins will face a gauntlet of quarterbacks inside and outside the AFC East this year. How does Tua Tagovailoa stack up to each opposing passer? The Miami Dolphins’ 2023 regular season gets underway in eleven weeks. Between now and then, the team will complete their vacation period through the first part of July before reporting to training ca...2023
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• Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Raiders Reflect Transformation of Jack Del Rio
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• The Jaguars and Panthers: NFL Expansion Success Stories, 20 Years Later
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• Jameis Winston's Elaborate Campaign to Be Trusted as the NFL Draft's No. 1 Pick
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• QB Taylor Heinicke Hopes to Become First Player Ever Drafted from Old Dominion
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• 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame "Snubs" Just Have to Wait Their Turn
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"Was the model for Walter Payton Man of the Year trophy"

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"Wagner was also a finalist for Walter Payton Man of the Year, which went to Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Cameron Heyward."

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"NFL Honors 2023: Cowboys' Dak Prescott tabbed as Walter Payton Man of the Year"

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"NFL Honors: Rams' Andrew Whitworth wins 2021 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year"

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"Simmons also currently ranks third in the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Charity Challenge, which will give $25,000 to the winner's charity of choice."

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"NFL Honors: Jaguars' Calais Campbell named 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year"

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"Adrian Peterson passes Walter Payton with 111th career rushing touchdown"

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"Watt, who raised more than $37 million in just 19 days for those affected by Hurricane Harvey, was awarded Walter Payton Man of the Year honors on Saturday."

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"Clay Matthews nominated for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award"

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"The NFL has announced its three finalists for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award"

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"Aaron Rodgers named finalist for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award"

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"He included his Walter Payton jersey in the burial, if that helps you understand the depths of despair now consuming the Chicago fanbase."

• Full story on Browns Joel Bitonio retirement decision, future
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• Horse Tracks: This defense is going to make opponents sweat bullets
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• NFL’s new player award should be named after a former Browns player

Photo Illustration by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The recognition is a long time coming but Joe Thomas’ name should be attached The NFL has always recognized its top talent. Individual awards for accomplishments are part of the league’s fabric. Most notable is the league’s “Most Valuable Player Award” given to a single player deemed to have had the greatest pe...2025
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• Re-Grading the Colts 2017 Draft
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• Everything you need to know about Shedeur Sanders, the Browns’ new QB

Nick Tre. Smith-Imagn Images We finally know where the most talked-about quarterback in this draft will land: The beautiful city of Cleveland, Ohio. Nobody would have been surprised if Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders had come off the board in Rounds 1 or 2, but we’re all the way into Round 5, and he was still on the board. The Browns carpe diemed it and swapped picks with the Seahawk...2025
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• Lions 7-round mock: Drafting only players who met with Detroit

Photo by Kevin Langley/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Mocking the Detroit Lions 2025 Draft class with only the prospects they have met with With the 2025 NFL Draft just days away, the Detroit Lions have done their due diligence on many of this year’s draft prospects. Not only have they met with some of the top names in this year’s class, but the team has spent a lot of time meeting with ...2025
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• Jaguars’ Arik Armstead to join Cam Heyward on a live NFL Draft podcast

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Armstead is among several guests joining Heyward’s ‘Not Just Football’ podcast on Thursday. 2023 Walter Payton Man of the Year and Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Cam Heyward is bringing his podcast ‘Not Just Football’ to Green Bay for the 2025 NFL Draft. Heyward has recorded over 100 episodes with co-host and best friend of 20 years, Hayden Walsh. They’ll go l...2025
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• Dolphins 2nd-round pick to be announced by Alec Ingold and it makes perfect sense

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images The Green Bay native gets to announce Miami’s pick in his hometown. The 2025 NFL Draft kicks off on Thursday, with the first round taking place that night. The second and third rounds will be held on Friday, with Miami Dolphins fullback Alec Ingold expected to announce the team’s selection in the second round. In recent years, the Dolphins have had Hall...2025
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• Cowboys news: With recent OL retirements, the new era belongs to Tyler Smith
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• 50 Seahawks seasons: Seattle turns iconic 2010s drafts into Super Bowl glory
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• Full story on Browns Joel Bitonio retirement decision, future
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• NFL’s new player award should be named after a former Browns player
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• Re-Grading the Colts 2017 Draft
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• Can Derrick Henry break the all-time rushing record?

Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images Derrick Henry is on pace to break the NFL’s all time rushing record, but can he sustain it? Through nine years of his NFL career, Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry has been nothing short of prolific. He’s one of nine players to gain 2,000-plus yards in a single season, led the NFL in rushing twice, rushing touchdowns thrice and bludgeoned run defens...2025
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• Lions 7-round mock: Drafting only players who met with Detroit
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• 50 Seahawks seasons: Seattle turns iconic 2010s drafts into Super Bowl glory
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• Everybody loves Brandon Graham
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• Jon Weeks and the end of an era for the Houston Texans

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Even if not completely unforeseen, this move still stuns. By the time of this publication, the news that the Houston Texans plan to open the 2025-26 season with a new long snapper will be an accepted fact. While the trades of LT Laremy Tunsil and LG Kenyon Green generated far more headlines and coverage, the news from late Thursday night that LS Jon Weeks...2025
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• Dolphins free agents 2025: Walk, tag, re-sign - Calais Campbell

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images The Miami Dolphins have holes to fill on their roster. Could they fill a massive one by bringing back Calais Campbell? The start of the NFL free agency period is nine days away, beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern on March 12. Between now and then, the Miami Dolphins and every other NFL team has to decide if they will re-sign, franchise tag, or allow someone to l...2025
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• What to know about Saints new Offensive Coordinator Doug Nussmeier

Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Their new OC comes with plenty of coaching experience. The New Orleans Saints officially hired Doug Nussmeier as their new offensive coordinator last week. The former Philadelphia Eagles QB coach has followed Kellen Moore around for his last three stops and now ends up in New Orleans with a promotion. Nussmeier was the obvious favor...2025
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• Seahawks legend Bobby Wagner partners with Children’s National Hospital
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• Full story on Browns Joel Bitonio retirement decision, future
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• Homecoming: Jaguars sign Dawuane Smoot to add EDGE depth
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• Re-Grading the Colts 2017 Draft
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• Brooks Boyer and MJ: Do the Sox still Get Us?

Did not actually play in an official game for the Sox, 31 years ago. | Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images Selling the White Sox by ignoring the White Sox In 1997, the White Sox marketing team put up a billboard in Wrigleyville, reading “Major League Baseball: 8.1 Miles South.” This was a slight exaggeration of the discrepancy between the teams: The Sox might have finished second tha...2025
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• Everything you need to know about Shedeur Sanders, the Browns’ new QB
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• Lions 7-round mock: Drafting only players who met with Detroit
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• Cowboys news: With recent OL retirements, the new era belongs to Tyler Smith
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• Getting to know new Saints DT Davon Godchaux
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• Everybody loves Brandon Graham
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• Fed-Up Bears Fans Are Now Burning Jay Cutler Jerseys
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• Aaron Rodgers named finalist for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award
Winner will be announced the night before Super Bowl XLIX...2015
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• Eli Manning named finalist for Walter Payton Award
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• Watt named Man of Year after Harvey efforts
Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, who raised more than $37 million in just 19 days for those affected by Hurricane Harvey, was awarded Walter Payton Man of the Year honors on Saturday....2018
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• Clay Matthews nominated for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award
For rest of the season, Packers linebacker will wear helmet decal in recognition of the honor...2017
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• NFL Honors: Rams' Andrew Whitworth wins 2021 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year
Whitworth received the honor three days before playing in Super Bowl LVI...2022
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• Anquan Boldin named Walter Payton Man of the Year
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Anquan Boldin was named 2015 Walter Payton Man of the Year at 'NFL Honors'. Boldin is the first Niners player to earn the prestigious award for his philanthropic service....2016
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• LaDainian Tomlinson: An Epic and Misunderstood Hall of Fame Career
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• Brooks Boyer and MJ: Do the Sox still Get Us?
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• Thoughts & Jots: From not getting DeAndre Hopkins to Joe Thomas’ presenter to the Jets on “Hard Knocks”
Clay Matthews | Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Things on my mind 1. Have you seen the list of the 60 who made the list for next year’s Pro Football Hall of Fame induction? Six former Browns made the cut including LB Clay Matthews and former owner Art Modell. Matthews played for 19 years and was a smasher. Hard to believe they keep dangling the carrot in front of this gladiator. Hate ...2023
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• Week 2 Snap Judgments

Musings, observations and the occasional insight as we digest a less-than-captivating Week 2 in the NFL…. * The Cowboys-Broncos game was delayed by lightning for over an hour in the first half, but the biggest bolt out nowhere was Denver’s ability to completely bottle up Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott like no one else has been able to do. Elliott entered play Sunday with 15 consecutive games ...2017
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• The Peyton Hillis Story: From Madden Cover to Outside Looking In
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• Will DeMarco Murray Overcome the 'Curse of 370'?
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• Le'Veon Bell, Antonio Brown, Ben Roethlisberger's Post-Week 15 Fantasy Reaction
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• Seahawks legend Bobby Wagner partners with Children’s National Hospital
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• Full story on Browns Joel Bitonio retirement decision, future
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• Horse Tracks: This defense is going to make opponents sweat bullets
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• NFL’s new player award should be named after a former Browns player
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• Re-Grading the Colts 2017 Draft
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• Brooks Boyer and MJ: Do the Sox still Get Us?
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• Can Derrick Henry break the all-time rushing record?
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• Lions 7-round mock: Drafting only players who met with Detroit
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• Jaguars’ Arik Armstead to join Cam Heyward on a live NFL Draft podcast
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• Cowboys news: With recent OL retirements, the new era belongs to Tyler Smith
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• Vikes Views: Favorite Vikings Wide Receiver
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• Lions 7-round mock: Drafting only players who met with Detroit
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• 50 Seahawks seasons: Seattle turns iconic 2010s drafts into Super Bowl glory
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• Calais Campbell’s return to Cardinals tastes ever so “M’m! M’m! Good!”

Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images Calais Campbell’s 18-year NFL odyssey comes to fruition Back in 2008 when the Arizona Cardinals drafted Calais Campbell in the 2nd round at pick #50, they essentially acquired the prototypical epitome of a 34 defensive end. Coming out of the University of Miami at 6’8”, 290 pounds, 35 3/4” arms, posting a 5.0 40. 1.72 10-yard split, 7.19 3-cone and 34.” v...2025
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• What to know about Saints new Offensive Coordinator Doug Nussmeier
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• Jaguars News (3/15): Welcome to Jacksonville, Arik Armstead

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Your daily dose of Jacksonville Jaguars news for March 15, 2024. Good morning! Here is today’s roundup of the latest news, rumors, and analysis on your Jacksonville Jaguars. Jaguars News 2024 NFL Draft Player Profile: Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama (Big Cat Country) Not only does he have an elite football name, but McKinstry might also be the best pure man...2024
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• Mickey Loomis says Cam Jordan will be a Saint for life
Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images It looks like Jordan will be in the black and gold for as long as he wants to play. Cam Jordan inked a three-year, 52.5-million-dollar extension back in 2019 to remain with the New Orleans Saints through the 2023 season. So far, the Saints and Jordan haven’t reached a new extension, but Mickey Loomis hinted that a new deal could be coming soon. #Saint...2023
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• Andrew Luck makes an appearance in Jacoby Brissett Walter Payton Man of the Year video
Since shocking the football world by retiring from the NFL 16 months ago, Andrew Luck has maintained a very low profile. But Luck was willing to step up publicly to support his friend and former teammate Jacoby Brissett for the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year award. In a video published by the Colts, [more]...2020
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• Malcolm Jenkins gifting SB tickets to convicted murderer
Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins received two free tickets to Super Bowl LII as one of the league’s nominees for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. Jenkins is now gifting those tickets to Kempis Songster who was convicted for murder and who spent 30 years in prison.According to a report, Songster was 15 at the time of the crime. Since, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that life...2018
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• Week 15 Snap Judgments

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