Posts Tagged ‘Chris Myers’

AROUND THE NFL Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com says the 18-game season could be here as soon as 2027: For the 18-game season, it’s a question of “when” and not “if.” And the “when” could be coming soon.Per a source with knowledge of the dynamics, talks between the NFL and the NFL Players Association could begin as soon as…

AROUND THE NFL Chris Cwik of YahooSports.com on two other rules/game management changes we may not have covered yesterday: NFL expands use of replay assistThe second rule change for the 2025 season involves which penalties can be subject to replay review. Under the new policy, “hits on a defenseless player, grabbing the facemask, performing a horse-collar tackle, tripping,…

AROUND THE NFL Will 24 teams vote today to ban Philadelphia’s version of the QB sneak?  Tim Graham of The Athletic is tired of the debate: Everything about the tush push is dumb. The phrase sounds dumb. The play looks dumb. The heated discussion around it feels dumb. So guess what the hottest topic has been here at…

AROUND THE NFL The Competition Committee is said to be strongly split on whether or not to allow Philadelphia to keep its winning version of the QB sneak.  Kalyn Kahler ofESPN.com has a long breakdown with a little bullying from Nick Siriani at the end: The Green Bay Packers’ proposal to ban the push sneak, popularly known…

AROUND THE NFL The NFL continues to talk up flag football and the 2028 Olympics.  Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com: The NFL is heavily promoting flag football, which becomes an Olympic sport in Los Angeles in 2028. But the league thinks the LA Games will be just the beginning.NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent…

AROUND THE NFL Don’t wipe your nose after you score a TD.  Jack Baer of YahooSports.com: CeeDee Lamb is going to be part of the NFL rulebook. The league made a rule change this week directly targeting the Dallas Cowboys wide receiver and his signature nose wipe celebration. Making the gesture will now result in a 15-yard unsportsmanlike…

AROUND THE NFL Rather than play games with the new-fangled kickoff return, many teams continued to take the touchback last year, willing to trade five yards from the old spot of the 25-yard line.  That calculation may get harder next year per Mark Maske of the Washington Post: The NFL’s Competition Committee is likely to propose moving…

AROUND THE NFL Last year, Judy Bautista of NFL.com correctly tabbed the Eagles and Commanders for breakouts.  This year, she has five teams: I want to start with a rare victory lap. Around this time last March, following a frenzy of player movement, this space absolutely nailed the top candidate for a turnaround in the 2024 NFL season.…

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST WASHINGTONWR DEEBO SAMUEL on why he wanted to be a Commander.  Ben Standig of The Athletic: Deebo Samuel walked into San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan’s office in early February with purpose and a measure of sadness.The two connected even before the NFC West power selected the wide receiver in the…

AROUND THE NFL Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com collects the rules change proposals to be considered next week: The Detroit Lions have proposed a significant change to NFL playoff seeding that would largely use regular-season records as the guiding principle, rather than division championships, according to a list of potential rule changes the league released Wednesday.Under the proposal, the…