Joe Judge had his i sues with the since the end of last season, circling his calendar for Sunday's matchup -- the first of two meetings this year between the long-standing rivals. Judge was not pleased with Philadelphia's decision to pull quarterback in the
Chris Kunitz Jersey fourth quarter of a Week 17 matchup with Washington, a team the needed to lose in order to win the NFC East -- with a 6-10 record.The Giants have bigger fish to fry this week than last year's beef with the Eagles, as they'll play their first game after Monday's blowout lo s to the . Judge is fighting for his job in the coming weeks, which may be why the Eagles' i sues are taking a backseat this week. "I'd say anything in the past is irrelevant towards what's going to
Henri Jokiharju Jersey happen this week," Judge said, .The Eagles, out of the playoff race and just playing out the season, pulled Hurts while trailing by three points to Washington in the fourth quarter.at then-Eagles coach Doug Pederson's move, which sparked controversy throughout the league on thefor a better draft pick. Judge was upset over the Eagles' decision, which helped Washington win the division title and keep the Giants out of the playoffs."There'
Dylan Strome Jersey s a number of sacrifices made by players and coaches in this league," Judge . "There's a number of sacrifices that come along with the family members connected with them. To disrespect the effort that everybody put forward to make this season a succe s for the National Football League, to disrespect the game by going out there and
Corey Crawford Jersey not competing for 60 minutes and not doing anything to help those players win. We will never do that as long as I am the head coach of the New York Giants."Judge and the Giants will certainly be motivated to prove a point to the Eagles, yet need to get their own season back on track first. The Giants have 16 games scoring 20 points or fewer, trailing only the (17) since the start of last year. has as many giveaways as touchdowns (49) since he entered the league in 2019, leading an offense that has averaged the third-fewest points (18.0) and second-fewest yards (308.5) since the start of last season. The Giants have their problems -- but the Eagles may not be at the top of the list heading into Sunday
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While it isn't changing to gra s, MetLife Stadium will change playing surfaces for the 2023 season following the NFLPA's recent letter calling for an . MetLife Stadium is one of six NFL stadiums that is currently using slit film turf.MetLife Stadium is currently reviewing proposals for new synthetic playing surfaces, . safety
Tyler Shelvin Jersey and team NFLPA union representative confirmed that MetLife Stadium will be changing surfaces for next season."The Giants and MetLife are in the proce s of getting things done for next year," . "That turf will be changed. The stats have shown that we are on one of the worst fields in the league."Love said that, while he and the majority of NFL players would prefer to play on gra s, he would settle for the next best product if that is not an option. "Part of the challenge is the two teams and all of the events that happen on that field, and so we would love gra s," Love said. "But if that's not feasible, then the new state-of-the-art turf that is available will have to go down instead. The Giants are on the ball on that type of thing, and I think there is now a push to make everybody the same way."Slit film turf is currently used in six stadiums: MetLife Stadium (and), Ford Field (), U.S. Bank Stadium (), Caesars Superdome (), Lucas Oil Stadium () and Paycor Stadium ().In his letter, NFLPA president noted that games played on slit film turf have higher in-game injury rates compared to other playing surfaces. Non-contact injuries and foot and ankle injuries are among the injuries that statistically occur more on slit film turf, according to
Scotty Washington Jersey Tretter. "The NFL and its experts have agreed with this data and acknowledge that the slit film field is le s safe,". "Player leadership wrote a letter to the NFL this week demanding the immediate removal of
Vernon Hargreaves III Jersey these fields and a ban on them going forward, both in stadiums and for practice fields. The NFL has not only refused to mandate this change immediately, but they have also refused to commit to mandating a change away from slit film in the future at all."Tretter is also asking the NFL to not allow games to be played on fields with clear visual abnormalities. He also wants the NFL to raise the field standards and test the safety and performance of all field surfaces. Lastly, Tretter called on the NFL to clear exce s people and dangerous equipment from the sidelines."We play one of the most dangerous sports in the world; it shouldn't be more dangerous because the clubs won't do anything to remove the simple injury risks on practice and playing surfaces," Tretter wrote. "If the league wants to actually use data to drive its
Clay Johnston Jersey decisions, then do it already. We've been waiting for years for some of these changes." Tretter's concerns regarding slit film turf have merit. Just ask the, who lost a host of players in 2020 after San Francisco played games at MetLife Stadium., a cornerback at the time and currently the NFLPA vice president, called on the NFL to ban slit film turf while using his spotlight as an Amazon analyst for Thursday night games."It needs to change immediately," Sherman said,. "The league champions player safety. And when there's clear evidence of a playing surface being dangerous -- there's nine more serious injuries on this surface than even other turfs -- like, you need to change it now."Several current high-profile players have recently weighed in on the topic. Among them is quarterback , who offered a po sible solution to the i sue. "Field quality is the first thing you notice when you walk out there," said Burrow, whose team is one of seven teams that currently uses slit film turf. "Changes the cleats you wear. Changes how you cut, how you run routes, all the above. So I think having a universal turf would be a great thing for for us as players. I don't know the stats on it, or injuries or anything, based off of the playing surface."I personally like playing on turf, but I do wish that each stadium had the same turf."Burrow's comments come afterquarterbackchallenged the NFL to look deeper into the correlation between field surfaces and player safety. Rodgers is an advocate for playing on gra s fields. "As much as I've enjoyed playing indoors over the years on turf, I do think it's
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With a postseason berth at stake, the Pittsburgh Steelers will try to win, get help, and punch their ticket to the NFL playoffs when they battle the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday. The Steelers (9-7), who mi sed the postseason a year
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During the college football season, Eric Galko, the Shrine Bowl Director of Football Operations and Player Personnel, will give us his breakout performers from the previous week's action -- the names you should know -- because it's never too early to talk NFL Draft. With college football's Week 8 in the books, let's dive in.I remember Pratt's three-touchdown performance against Oklahoma on the road in the 2021 season opener and being impre sed with his poise and toughne s. If not for being banged up to start this season, we would be hearing more about his NFL prospects, though
Elfrid Payton Jersey that is going to change in the coming weeks and months. Michael Pratt with an IMPRESSIVE throw here to Lawrence Keys III Cam Mellor (@CamMellor) Eric Galko: "After overcoming injury to start the season, Michael Pratt has returned to his expected NFL-level throws, decision-making and ability to finish through contact that got scouts excited last season. Pratt's been a staple in the minds of NFL evaluators, and he's only solidified his value as a confident, tough, and consistent pa ser with dual-threat ability when needed, especially in close games like it was the last two weeks."Brooks led the Red Raiders in rushing in 2021 and 2022, and he came into this season averaging 5.0 yards per carry, 45 receptions and 19 total touchdowns. Through eight games, he's averaging 5.5 yards per carry and already has six touchdowns. Love the call here by Coach Kittley for Texas Tech. You can run the ball in your two minute drill. K State gives you a 5 man box and youve got a great back. Huge run by Tahj Brooks on a great play call. Coach Vint (@coachvint) Galko: "Tahj Brooks has been one of the country's most productive rushers all season, putting up over 140 yards four times this year including this weekend against BYU. Against BYU, he forced 12 mi sed tackles, and his lateral jump cuts, contact balance, and ability to accelerate after first contact all stood out. He's emerged as one of the better senior running backs in the country."The Northwestern transfer has been a bright spot on this Cavaliers offense. Through seven games this season he already has career highs in receiving yards, yards per catch and touchdowns, and he's had more than 100 receiving yards five times already. Malik Washington shakes off 4 defenders to get this 14-yard TD The CW Sports (@TheCW_Sports) Galko: "Washington has been a major bright spot for the Virginia offense all year, and was a major reason for the team
Zion Williamson Jersey 's upset over North Carolina this weekend. Washington is a decisive and complete route runner from the slot and still finishes at a high-level away from his game. He was incredibly slippery as a route runner and after catch in this game, and he's shown NFL evaluators he can create yards after catch consistently at an NFL level this season." Newton has been on the league's radar since a season ago when he had three defensive teammates drafted, including No. 5 overall pick, CB Devon Witherspoon. He was No. 8 on my , and it won't be a surprise if he's the next player out of Illinois to find his way into the first round. Yeah, Johnny Newton is dominating this game early. Illinois Football Focus (@IlliniFB) Galko: "Newton has been schemed against during the season, but he finally was able to go off against Wisconsin, posting three sacks and nine total pre sures on the game. Newton's explosivene s off the snap, violent and decisive hands, and athleticism to adjust and finish through contact is remarkable, showcases why he's among the best defensive prospects in the 2024 draft cla s."The Western Michigan transfer arrived in Tallaha see with 27 career tackles for lo s and six sacks, and midway through the 2023 season, he's showing that the step up in competition hasn't required any adjustment. The raw stats aren't there, but if you watch him play, he's been incredibly disruptive for the Seminoles. Braden Fiske Appreciation Thread.4 QB Pre sures, in on 5 tackles. Tons of effort and energy throughout the night. Brendan Sonnone (@BSonnone) Galko: "Fiske has been a major force for the Florida State defense this year, and his impact against Duke
Will Magnay Jersey as a pa s-rusher and interior penetrator was a major reason why the Duke offense struggled a bit in the second half. Fiske's powerful hands and strong upfield burst after contact have always been his signature ability as a pa s rusher, but against Duke he showcased the lateral adjustment and twitch to emerge as a complete A-gap penetrator from 0, 1, and 3-technique."James Madison is 7-0 thanks, in part, to Green's dominating 2023 campaign. He has at least 1.5 sacks in five straight games to go along with two forced fumbles and an interception so far this season. Jalen Green. JMU Football (@JMUFootball) Galko: "The FBS sack leader posted a five-sack performance against Marshall, and has put up an undeniable 15 sack season so far just eight weeks into the year. While Green is a little undersized and maybe doesn't have the freaky athleticism NFL teams covet at the position, he's shown he has the twitch, hand fighting and burst, and clear finishing ability on the quarterback. Green has vaulted himself into a must-watch edge rusher for NFL teams." A team leader and a steadying force in the secondary, Sainristil has two defensive touchdowns this season to go along with three interceptions and four pa s breakups. Mike Sainristil Pick Six PFF College (@PFF_College) Galko: "Another week, another dynamic and impre sive
Wenyen Gabriel Jersey play forced by Mike Sainristil. Arguably the heart of the Michigan defense, Sainristill makes plays in run fits, coverage, or just ideal positioning each week to spearhead defensive domination. This game, he had multiple perimeter tackles and an interception off a potential back-shoulder wheel route from the nickel. Sainristill has three interceptions and two defensive touchdowns on the season."Mitchell may not yet be well known among national media folks, but it's only a matter of time. I had him on my because of his size, speed, coverage skills and wrap-up-tackling ability. STELLAR SECONDARYThe Rockets tallied 10 PBUs from 6 different players in 's 21-17 win over MiamiQuinyon Mitchell () and Chris McDonald Jr. () led UT with 3 each | | | Nicole Weaving (@NicoleWeavingTV) Galko: "Mitchell continues to be one of the best cornerbacks in the country this season, and shouldn't be a "sleeper" to anyone. Mitchell had another outstanding game vs. Miami (OH), including a cro sfield endzone drag route knocked away to prevent a touchdown that highlighted just how special of an outside cornerback he can be in the NFL."Jones came into the 2023 season with 28 career pa s breakups and two interceptions. In seven games, he already has three picks and seven PBUs. According to PFF, he has a completion-percentage-against of just 29.4%. Elijah Jones steps right in front of this one! His second INT of the day for BC Cam Mellor (@CamMellor
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This time last year, , or probably would have been the odds on favorites to produce the greatest NFL season ever for a wide receiver in 2021. Instead, trumped them all. Kupp nearly broke the single-season record for receptions and receiving yards as he established a great rapport with quarterback , who was acquired by the from the via trade in March 2021. His 145 receptions and 1,947 receiving yards are both second on the single-season list. Kupp also topped the NFL with 16 receiving touchdowns. He became the first player to win the receiving triple crown since in 2005 by simultaneously leading the league in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. Kupp was named 2021's NFL Offensive Player of the Year because of his efforts. It was just the second time since 1993 that a wide receiver won the award. Kupp raised his game during the Rams' playoff run. In four postseason games, Kupp caught 33 pa ses for 478 years with six touchdowns. He earned Super Bowl LVI MVP honors after catching the game-winning touchdown pa s with just 1:25 left to play. Over a 17-game season, these numbers project to 140 catches, 2,032 receiving yards and 26
Goga Bitadze Jersey touchdown receptions. Nobody has ever won the receiving triple crown, NFL Offensive Player of the Year and Super Bowl MVP in the same season. Jerry Rice, who is widely considered as the greatest wide receiver of all time, is the only other player to accomplish these feats during an NFL career. Kupp's historic season has coincided with the wide receiver market going haywire, which has left him underpaid. He signed a three-year, $47.25 million extension (worth a maximum of $49.5 million through salary escalators) averaging $15.75 million per year in 2020. Not too long ago, the $20 million-per-year mark was the Holy Grail for wide receivers. That isn't the case anymore. It's beginning to become a common occurrence. There were four $20 million-per-year wideouts (, , Hopkins and ) when the offseason began. Ten wide receivers have hit the mark even with the releasing Jones. The number will continue to grow before the 2022 regular season starts because 2019 draftees (), () and () are in contract years. The got the ball rolling by signing to a three-year, $60 million contract with $40 million fully guaranteed before the March 8 deadline teams had to designate franchise players. Williams' deal makes the Chargers the only NFL team with two $20 million-per-year wideouts. Allen signed a four-year contract extension averaging $20.025 million per year with $50 million of guarantees during the 2020 preseason. The struck next with . Conventional wisdom suggested Godwin would hit the open market when he tore the ACL and MCL in his right knee late in the 2021 regular season but he was franchised for a second straight year at $19.18 million this time around. He signed a nearly identical three-year, $60 million deal to Williams' shortly after quarterback unretired. The next big move was the acquiring wide receiver Davante Adams, who was designated as a franchise player, from the for 2022 first- and second-round picks. Adams signed a five-year, $140 million contract with the Raiders. There are $65.67 million in guarantees, of which $42.75 million was fully guaranteed at signing in the deal. The maximum value of Adams' contract is $141.25 million because of an annual $250,000 Pro Bowl incentive. , who was scheduled to play 2022 under an $11.116 million
Alize Johnson Jersey fifth-year option, signed a three-year, $61.884 million extension, averaging $20.628 million per year, with $41.6 million fully guaranteed at signing. Signability became an i sue for the with wide receiver after the Adams deal. He was dealt to the for five draft picks: 2022 first-, second- and fourth-round picks in addition to 2023 fourth- and sixth-round picks. Miami gave Hill a four-year, $120 million extension, which has $72.2 million in guarantees with $52.535 million fully guaranteed at signing. The remedied Diggs being underpaid after outperforming the five-year, $72 million extension (worth up to $81 million through salary escalators) he signed with the in 2018. He received a four-year, $96 million extension with $70 million in guarantees where $47.985 million was fully guaranteed at signing. Incentives reportedly make the deal worth up to $104 million. Diggs' $24 million-per-year extension averages signifies that the inflated values of Adams and Hill's deals for bragging rights are being minimized by teams in negotiations. On paper, Adams became the NFL's highest-paid wide receiver (by average yearly salary) ahead of Hopkins, who signed a two-year, $54.5 million extension with the in 2020. Adams' five-year, $140 million deal is really $67.5 million over three years because there's $72.5 million in the last two years. He isn't going to play 2025 and 2026 for $36.25 million each when he's 32 and 33 years old. Hill has the distinction of being the NFL's first $30 million-per-year non-quarterback with his four-year, $120 million extension. Realistically, it's a three-year extension for $75 million because of $45 million in 2026, the final contract year. Most recently, the Titans surprisingly traded 2019 second-round pick to the during the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft for 2022 first-round and third-round picks. Brown was rewarded with a four-year, $100 million extension containing $57,220,471 of guarantees in connection with the trade. Fortunately for Kupp, the Rams recognize his pay inequity. Kupp has two years remaining on his contract worth $29.5 million. He
Domantas Sabonis Jersey is scheduled to make $14.875 million, which is base salary, on an $18.675 million salary cap number this year. There is $14.625 million of compensation in 2023, also base salary, where Kupp's cap number is $18.425 million. Kupp has easily outperformed this contract.The Rams have dealt with similar circumstances at the wide receiver position in recent years. Nobody expected , who was traded to the Titans in March for a 2023 sixth-round pick, to become one of the NFL's most productive wide receivers when he signed a five-year, $34 million contract (worth up to $39 million with salary escalators and incentives) in 2017 as an unrestricted free agent. Over the 2018 and 2019 seasons, Woods was one of seven players with at least 175 receptions and 2,350 receiving yards. Several days after Kupp's deal in 2020, Woods signed a four-year, $65 million extension ($16.25 million per year) worth up to $68 million through salary escalators when he had two years left on his contract New deals for Kupp and three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year are offseason priorities for the Rams. Kupp would be justified in insisting upon becoming the league's highest-paid wide receiver after his season for the ages. He made it clear that topping the wide receiver pay scale isn't important to him when meeting with the local Los Angeles media three weeks ago as the offseason workout program was starting. "I don't think that's really kind of the approach that I take," Kupp said. "I definitely think there's a place you want to be. There's a place that you feel like is fair. A place for me and for this organization. I'm not trying to beat anybody. I'm not trying to compare myself to anyone else. It's more about being in a place that's just right for both sides." Kupp's mindset should be a relief for the Rams. However, "fair" is a relative term that
Brian Bowen Jersey can be left up to interpretation. Under the concept of fairne s, Kupp is likely to concede that $22.5 million and $25 million per year should be used as the values of Adams' and Hill's contracts. If taking a hardline approach to negotiations, which Kupp isn't, he might be adamant about using the artificially inflated amounts of $28 million and $30 million per year, respectively, as the values of these deals. A range of fairne s can be created by calculating the average of the three, five and 10 highest-paid wide receivers. These amounts listed in the chart below use the realistic values of Adams' and Hill's contracts. Contract metric Average salary Contract length Average of three highest-paid WRs $25,550,000 3 new years Average of five highest-paid WRs $24,562,500 3.2 new years Average of 10 highest-paid WRs $22,205,412 3.4 years Based on this chart, $22 million to $26 million per year can be considered a "fair" deal for Kupp.Among the wide receivers in the $20 million-per-year club, Diggs' situation is most analogous to Kupp's. Before his new deal, Diggs had two years remaining on his contract. Like Kupp, Diggs had outperformed his contract. He led the NFL in receptions and receiving yards in 2020. Kupp and Diggs are comparable statistically over the last two seasons with Kupp being slightly more productive. Diggs had 230 catches for 2,760 yards with 18 touchdowns in 33 games while Kupp caught 237 pa ses for 2,921 and scored 19 touchdowns in 32 games. Both Diggs and Woods signed four-year extensions with two years left on their contracts. There's a big difference in the cash flow of these two deals. Woods' deal is backloaded, meaning there is more new money in the latter part of deal than in the early years. Diggs has a favorable cash flow. It's on par with the four-year extensions quarterbacks have received with two years left on contracts over the last couple of years. This is surprising because quarterbacks contracts customarily have better cash flow than deals at other positions. The four-year, $134 million extension (worth as much as $147.95 million because of incentives and salary escalators) the Rams gave in 2019 is the most relevant of these quarterback deals. The chart below compares the percentage of new money Diggs, Goff and Woods earn after each new year of their respective contracts. The cash flow for a neutral deal is also included. A neutral deal is neither front-loaded or backloaded. Player 1st new year
Cassius Stanley Jersey 2nd new year 3rd new year 4th new year Stefon Diggs 40.52% 60.84% 81.25% 100% Jared Goff 42.91% 61.94% 80.6% 100% Robert Woods 27.69% 48.85% 73.08% 100% Neutral 25% 50% 75% 100% Kupp should draw the line on cash flow and other structural elements of the deal since he isn't pushing to be the league highest-paid wide receiver. Neutral cash-flow percentages ought to be Kupp's worst-case scenario, which would be a major conce sion on his part. The closer Kupp is to the $22 million per year low end of fair, the better his cash flow should be.Fifty million fully guaranteed at signing could be appropriate depending upon where Kupp's deal ultimately is in the range of fairne s. This would e sentially be fully guaranteeing the first two years of Kupp's deal (2022 and 2023). Overall guarantees comparable to Diggs' $70 million would also seem reasonable under the circumstances.
is currently serving as a youth football coach, but the former quarterback also has some coaching tips for his former team amid another disappointing outing for Pittsburgh's offense.The Steelers scored just six points during Sunday's lo s to the . Making matters
Noah Vonleh Jersey worse was starting quarterback injuring his knee after being sacked on a fourth-down play. Speaking of that play, Roethlisberger didn't agree with the play called by embattled offensive coordinator Matt Canada."I hated the play call. Probably 99.9 percent of Pittsburgh hated the play call," on the latest edition of his podcast.When it became apparent that the Steelers were going for it on fourth down, Roethlisberger figured they would try either a quarterback sneak, a run up the middle with , or a play action and alluded to the ' succe s using play action against Pittsburgh in a similar spot one week earlier. The Raiders scored on the play when hit from a yard out on third-and-goal. "It's everyone's up on the line, everyone's playing run, and that happens," Roethlisberger
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The may turn to the 2022 NFL Draft for quarterback help after their blockbuster offseason trade that sent franchise great to the . For now, however, they're focused on pursuing potential veteran succe sors, according to , calling the and to inquire about and , respectively.Seattle acquired former Broncos second-round pick , who's started 21 career games, in the Wilson trade, and both coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider told reporters this week
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A 16-game slate is set in NFL Week 4, and the opening matchup will take place at Lambeau Field. The Detroit Lions will visit the Green Bay Packers in an NFC North clash on Thursday Night Football. Both teams are 2-1 to begin the season and this is the first of two regular season matchups between the rivals. Green Bay erased a 17-point deficit in a monumental win over New Orleans in Week 3, while Detroit cruised to a comfortable, double-digit win over Atlanta. Kickoff is at 8:15 p.m. ET at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. For this game, the SportsLine Consensus lists Detroit as a two-point favorite, while the over/under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, is 45 in the latest Packers vs. Lions odds. Before making any Lions vs. Packers picks
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Two AFC playoff hopefuls face off this week, as the travel to Nashville to take on the . The 10-5 Titans currently hold the No. 2 seed in the AFC, and can clinch their division with a win. The Dolphins on the other hand moved into the last wild card spot earlier this week with a win over the . But, they will likely have to win out to earn an official berth. faces off against his former team for the first time since they dealt him to Tenne see. The
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