Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd was thrilled to welcome left tackle Orlando Brown to Cincinnati, in part because of the team he was leaving behind.Boyd said that the Bengals, who have faced the Chiefs in the last two AFC Championship Games, especially love taking a great player from a big rival.“I loved it,” Boyd said, [more]
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Matthew Slater: New kickoff fair catch rule doesn’t make it safer
Matthew Slater has built a long career as a special teams ace for the Patriots, so it’s no surprise to learn that he has strong feelings about the NFL’s new kickoff rule.NFL owners voted to adopt a new rule for the 2023 season that calls for the ball to be placed at the 25-yard-line if [more]
Are the Patriots interested in DeAndre Hopkins? Bill Belichick won’t say
Receiver DeAndre Hopkins is a free agent, able to sign with any team at any time. Any coach is permitted to comment on Hopkins, at any time.But they don’t have to.Patriots coach Bill Belichick was asked on Wednesday about whether his team is interested in Hopkins.“Yeah, I’m not gonna on players that aren’t on this [more]
Bill Belichick agrees with thoughts of John Harbaugh, Andy Reid on kickoff changes
The rarely chatty (except when asked about some obscure aspect of football history) Bill Belichick was not very chatty about the recent changes to the kickoff rule.Still, in the limited words Belichick uttered, his point was clear.Asked by reporters on Wednesday about the adoption of the college fair catch rule, which gives the receiving team [more]
Robert Saleh on DeAndre Hopkins: We love our current receiver group
The Jets showed interest in Odell Beckham Jr. before he signed with the Ravens as a free agent, but it doesn’t sound like they’re going to be in the mix for the latest veteran wideout to hit the open market.DeAndre Hopkins became a free agent after being released by the Cardinals on Tuesday and Saleh [more]
Bettors love Lions +6.5 at Chiefs in 2023 opener
We’re still more than three months away from the start of the 2023 NFL season, but the opening night game is attracting plenty of interest.Chiefs-Lions has been the most-bet single game since the 2023 NFL schedule came out, according to BetMGM. Lions +6.5 is the single most popular bet, both in terms of the number [more]
Brian Daboll: We’ll do due diligence on DeAndre Hopkins
DeAndre Hopkins officially became a free agent on Tuesday and there will be plenty of people watching to see where the wide receiver will land next.Giants head coach Brian Daboll was asked about the possibility of Hopkins joining his team at a Wednesday press conference. Daboll said that General Manager Joe Schoen and the rest [more]
Tyler Boyd believes Bengals would have beaten Chiefs, if he hadn’t been injured
A thigh injury limited Bengals receiver Tyler Boyd to 15 snaps in the AFC Championship loss to the Chiefs. He believes that, if he had played the full game, the Bengals would have won the game.“Still to this day, I feel like if I would have played the whole game, I was the key factor,” [more]
Cardinals officially release DeAndre Hopkins
They said they were doing it four days ago. They finally did it today.The Cardinals officially have released receiver DeAndre Hopkins.Hopkins instantly becomes a free agent, able to sign with any team. All eyes will be on the Bills and Chiefs, who can both help themselves and hurt the other by acquiring Hopkins.The Cardinals have [more]
Report: DeAndre Hopkins hires an agent
With his first foray into free agency officially starting later today, receiver DeAndre Hopkins reportedly has hired an agent.Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Hopkins has hired Kelton Crenshaw of Clutch Sports.As recently explained, non-certified agent Saint Omni was believed to be running the show for Hopkins. It prompted at least one team to [more]
Patrick Mahomes: I think we’re deep at receiver
The Chiefs lost two of their key receivers from 2022 to the AFC East, as JuJu Smith-Schuster signed with the Patriots and Mecole Hardman signed with the Jets in free agency.But the group that catches passes from two-time MVP Patrick Mahomes should still be set up to succeed in the coming season.Kansas City still has [more]
DeAndre Hopkins has not yet been officially released
Memorial Day weekend began with a Friday afternoon announcement from the Cardinals that they have released receiver DeAndre Hopkins.They have not yet officially released him, however. Apparently, the league made Memorial Day weekend a four-day break, with no transactions posted on Friday.This assumption is bolstered by the fact that the waiver requests initiated on Thursday [more]
Shaquille O’Neal wants to face Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce in two on two
Two days after Shaquille O’Neal was served with two lawsuits seeking payment from him for two different alleged crypto scams, Shaq was in sufficiently good humor to push the best player in football for a two-on-two basketball contest.Via Pete Grathoff of the Kansas City Star, Shaq challenged Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes to a game of [more]
Report: Only Chiefs, Bills had “substantive” trade talks for DeAndre Hopkins
It appears that the Cardinals’ plan from the get-go was to try to trade receiver DeAndre Hopkins and, if no trade could be had, to cut him before June 1.Efforts were indeed made to trade Hopkins, and two of the teams in which Hopkins expressed interest spoke to Arizona.Via Albert Breer of SI.com, the Chiefs [more]
Patrick Mahomes is trying to strike the balance between too much and not enough
The headline that came from Patrick Mahomes‘s recent comments regarding his contract, which is already outdated less than 40 months after it was finalized, focused on his decision to prioritize legacy over money. The full contents were far more nuanced.Mahomes is trying to strike the right balance between taking too much and not being paid [more]
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