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Trial run of possible onside kick replacement ends in Kirk Cousins interception
With the success rates of onside kicks plummeting, the NFL debuted a trial run of a possible alternative in the Pro Bowl on Sunday afternoon. Instead of an onside kick, an offense would have the chance to convert a fourth-and-15 from their own 25-yard line in an attempt to keep possession. With the NFC trailing...
Russell Okung declares his candidacy for NFLPA president
As expected, Chargers left tackle Russell Okung has become the first player to throw his hat into the ring for the position of NFL Players Association president. Okung officially disclosed his candidacy to Ken Belson of the New York Times. An opponent of a 17-game season, Okung’s election — if it happens before the finalization...
Russell Wilson asks Drew Brees to start in his place in the Pro Bowl
Russell Wilson was chosen as the NFC’s Pro Bowl starting quarterback, but he’s stepping aside today. Wilson has asked Drew Brees to start in his place in today’s Pro Bowl. It was a classy move from the 31-year-old Wilson toward the 41-year-old Brees. Perhaps Wilson has some inside information about Brees’s retirement plans, but more...
C.J. Mosley on pace to be ready for offseason work
The Jets only had linebacker C.J. Mosley in the lineup for two games in his first season with the team, but Mosley said he’s on track to start his second year on better footing. Mosley suffered a groin injury in the season opener, returned for Week Seven and then went right back onto the shelf....
Richard Sherman on Jimmy Garoppolo critics: “Idiots sound like idiots at this point”
Most players get criticized for things they do. 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has been criticized lately over something he didn’t do. As in he hasn’t thrown the ball very much during the past six quarters of football. The circumstances that led to the run-heavy offense — several near misses against the Vikings in the divisional...
49ers’ Mike Person was cut by three Super Bowl teams before finally making it
San Francisco 49ers guard Mike Person will arrive in Miami today to play in his first Super Bowl, after three near misses. Person, who has been on the rosters of six different franchises in his NFL career, was previously cut by the 49ers in 2012, the Seahawks in 2013 and the Falcons in 2016. All...
On Patrick Mahomes’ running, more words and context
On Friday morning, I thought I’d said all I needed to say about last week’s comments arising from the failure of the Titans to tackle Patrick Mahomes on his 27-yard, gamebreaking touchdown run and projecting how the 49ers may handle a similar situation with a Super Bowl championship on the line. On Friday afternoon, three...
Drew Brees will “give it a month or so” before making his decision
For Saints quarterback Drew Brees, the decision is simple: Play for the Saints in 2020, or retire. On Saturday, the timetable for making the decision became a bit more clear. “I’m really waiting until football is totally done,” Brees said Saturday from the Pro Bowl, via Amie Just of NOLA.com. “Obviously being here, I’m just...
The Bill Belichick trade turns 20 on Monday
When Tom Brady met Robert Kraft in 2000, the sixth-round rookie said to the billionaire owner of the Patriots, “I’m the best decision this organization has ever made.” That’s debatable, and the debate could be settled, starting this year. Three months before using a sixth-round pick to get Brady, they used a first-round pick to...
Martin Mayhew: I wish I took Aaron Donald when I was Lions G.M.
Martin Mayhew is headed to Miami for Super Bowl LIV with the rest of the 49ers organization and it marks the vice president of player personnel’s first trip to the game since he went to Super Bowl XXVI as a Washington defensive back. Many in Detroit hoped that Mayhew would have found a way to...
Justin Herbert helps draft cause with Senior Bowl MVP
Several quarterbacks have gone from having strong performances at the Senior Bowl to being drafted early in the first round and Justin Herbert might be the player following that path this season. Herbert went into the week saying he hoped to show NFL teams leadership ability that he might not have shown during his time...
George Kittle, USAA, TAPs have given the family of a fallen soldier a Super Bowl trip
49ers tight end George Kittle is doing what he can to acknowledge and support a family that suffered the loss of a man who was serving his country. Kittle, working with USAA and the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, has given the family of Martin “Mick” LaMar a trip to Super Bowl LIV in Miami....
Russell Wilson is looking for a few more “superstars” to help the Seahawks take the next step
As the Seahawks pieced together an unexpectedly solid season in 2018, after performing fairly major surgery to the coaching staff and roster, quarterback Russell Wilson said that it felt like 2012 all over again. Which was an important observation, because the Seahawks won the Super Bowl to cap the 2013 season. After the Seahawks exited...
Tom Brady campaigns for Troy Polamalu for the Hall of Fame
Former Steelers safety Troy Polamalu is one of the finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and before the final vote is taken on Saturday, a longtime opponent is putting in a good word for him. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady released a statement explaining just how tough an opponent Polamalu was. “One key to...