Posts Tagged ‘Chris Myers’

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  DETROITJori Epstein of YahooSports.com on the big changes to the Lions coaching staff: As Terrion Arnold jogged out to practice Monday morning, he turned back to a coach and nodded: I know I’ve got research to do. Arnold wasn’t talking to his teammates about a conversation they had in the locker room. The Detroit…

AROUND THE NFL Former player JC Tretter, a former NFLPA president who was involved with the selection of the disastrous Lloyd Howell as executive director, is leaving the union.  Kalyn Kahler of ESPN.com: NFLPA chief strategy officer JC Tretter is resigning from his position and has withdrawn himself from consideration for the NFLPA’s interim executive director position. “Over…

AROUND THE NFL Lloyd Howell, who always seemed like kind of an odd fit for the job of NFLPA executive director, has abruptly resigned.  Lots to unpack here from ESPN.com: NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell Jr. resigned late Thursday, ending his embattled two-year tenure as the leader of the union. “It’s clear that my leadership has…

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST  WASHINGTONThe Commanders hope 36-year-old EDGE VON MILLER has something left in the tank.  John Keim of ESPN.com: The Washington Commanders are signing veteran defensive end Von Miller, a move designed to bolster their pass rush and increase their ability to close out games on defense. Miller, who posted two pictures of himself in…

AROUND THE NFL Zachary Pereles of CBSSports.com with a slowing of the still-inevitable march to 18 games. The NFL and the NFL Players Association are not expected to engage in formal negotiations to expand to an 18-game regular season until “at least early 2026,” the Washington Post’s Mark Maske reported Tuesday. Adding an 18th game has been seen as…

AROUND THE NFL NFC SOUTH  ATLANTAIn his preseason countdown, Frank Schwab of YahooSports.com brings the Falcons in at #21. The Atlanta Falcons made the most polarizing NFL Draft pick in several years when they took Michael Penix Jr. eighth overall last year. Given how interest in the draft has skyrocketed, it might be the most debated pick ever. Except,…

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST  PHILADELPHIAWhere will the Eagles play first round draft pick JIHAAD CAMPBELL?  Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com: Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said earlier this month that first-round pick Jihaad Campbell will begin practicing with the team in August when he’s cleared to return from shoulder surgery and he also offered a preview of…

AROUND THE NFL More from Mike Florio on the “collusion” case: It’s been six days since Pablo Torre’s podcast episode regarding the collusion ruling landed. And very few people in and around the NFL are saying anything about it. The NFL and the NFL Players Association haven’t said a word. While there’s still a chance either or…

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  GREEN BAYMatt Verderame (and various other SI.com writers) look at the Packers: The Green Bay Packers have been the NFC’s seventh seed in each of the past two years. And in each instance, they’ve played tough before bowing out.  Green Bay comes into the season with a wealth of talent on both sides of the…

AROUND THE NFL Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com continues to flog the “collusion” ruling that did not find punishable collusion. For many, the news that the NFL was caught with its hand in the collusion cookie jar (despite the nonsensical conclusion that the teams didn’t follow the encouragement/directive to collude) was met with a shrug. And for good reason. Many…