AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH DETROITThis from Jeremy Fowler: @JFowlerESPNThe Lions’ starting safety duo, Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph, will start camp on the PUP list, per the team.  MINNESOTAThe Vikings believe they can get something out of S JAMAL ADAMS who was once quite the star. Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com: Veteran defender Jamal Adams agreed to terms with the…

AROUND THE NFL We’re back with two longtime assistants, Eric Bieniemy of the Chiefs and Chris Foerster of the 49ers, in the news for different reasons.  NFC EAST  PHILADELPHIALet’s catch up with Frank Schwab of YahooSports.com’s presesason power rankings.  He’s got the Eagles at #9: Other NFL team previews: 32. Dolphins | 31. Jets | 30. Cardinals…

AROUND THE NFL QB Derek Carr says there are teams that would like to end his retirement, but he’s not there yet.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: If former Raiders and Saints quarterback Derek Carr wants to play again, there are teams interested in his services. But so far, he hasn’t heard an offer intriguing enough for…

AROUND THE NFL Matt Verderame of SI.com gives us the five best guard pairings in the NFL: The forgotten men in the trenches. The ones who aren’t snapping the ball and aren’t on the edges, facing the big-name rushers screaming around the rail.  It’s the guards who have more responsibility than people realize and yet don’t get the acclaim…

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST  DALLASThe verdict is in on the suicide of Cowboys DE Marshawn Kneeland – he had CTE. ESPN.com: Former Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was posthumously diagnosed with Stage 1 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Kneeland died by suicide in November 2025 at the age of 24. Boston University’s CTE Center made the diagnosis after Kneeland’s…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  CHICAGOQB CALEB WILLIAMS sent a special gift to Rome to a favorite son of Chicago.  Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com: Pope Leo XIV added a new item to his collection of Chicago sports memorabilia. Bears quarterback Caleb Williams sent an autographed jersey to Leo, a Chicago native and the first American-born pope in the…

AROUND THE NFL The Athletic has 32 important newcomers.  You can see them all here, with some of them getting slotted below with their respective teams.- – -Former player Marcellus Wiley has been charged with domestic battery in Orlando.  Teddy Ricketson of YahooSports.com: Former NFL defensive end and sportscaster Marcellus Wiley was arrested over the weekend on alleged domestic…

AROUND THE NFL Every player should listen to former NFL RB Marshawn Lynch: @NFL_DovKleimanInsane: Marshawn Lynch reveals that he didn’t touch any of the $56,769,878 he made while playing in the NFL. “On my off days, I’d go work with these brands and get a bag, bring in a couple 100 bands, and I could just eat…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  DETROITThe Lions have a problem as CB TERRION ARNOLD is charged in Tampa with a multiple felonies including kidnapping from an incident in February.  It seems to involve Arnold trying to recover items from people who had stolen from him.  Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com: From the moment a story surfaced that two…

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST  DALLASAs Charean Williams points out, only WR GEORGE PICKENS will play under a franchise tag this season – making a mere $27.3 million. Then, there was one. . . . The Falcons reached agreement with tight end Kyle Pitts on a three-year, $54 million deal, leaving Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens as…

AROUND THE NFL The NFL has denied QB BRENDAN SORSBY’s application for the supplemental draft which tees up his attorney Jeffrey Kessler for the kind of legal action he loves.  Mike Florio is not impressed by the NFL’s reasoning for turning down Sorsby: The NFL is sticking it to Brendan Sorsby. PFT has confirmed that the NFL…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  GREEN BAYEDGE MICAH PARSONS is reportedly not going to be available to earn his massive contract until midseason at the earliest.  Jordan Sigler of YahooSports.com: The timeline appears to be changing for star pass-rusher Micah Parsons’ return to the Green Bay Packers this season. There was some hope Parsons could return near mid-October. He’s…