Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy arrested in Arapahoe County

Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy was arrested in Arapahoe County on Thursday, May 12 on second-degree criminal tampering charges.

On Thursday, May 12, the day the NFL officially released its NFL schedule, news was broken regarding Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy.

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s office announced that Jeudy was taken into custody around noon local time, via Ryan O’Halloran of The Denver Post.

Shortly afterwards, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s office tweeted out that the wide receiver is being charged with second-degree criminal tampering with a domestic violence enhancer, which is a misdemeanor. Jeudy is on a no bond hold, which means he cannot be released until he sees a judge.

Broncos: Jerry Jeudy brought into custody on May 12

As for what the charges mean, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero provided details. The second-degree criminal tampering charge in Colorado means to tamper with someone’s property “with intent to cause injury, inconvenience, or annoyance.” As for the domestic violence enhancer, that is due to Jeudy’s relationship with the accuser.

The team is aware of Jeudy’s arrest and they are gathering more information, per ESPN senior NFL insider Adam Schefter.

Denver selected Jeudy with the 15th-overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft out of Alabama. He played 16 games in his very first season, but he was limited to 10 games in 2021 due to a high ankle sprain suffered in the team’s Week 1 game against the New York Giants.

Through his two seasons with the Broncos, Jeudy caught 90-of-169 targets for 1,323 yards and three touchdowns.

We will continue to keep you posted on this story once more details are made available.



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Vikings, Patriots to play on Thanksgiving in 2022

The NFL schedule release revealed that the Patriots and Vikings have been added to the Thanksgiving Day slate of games in 2022.

With the NFL schedule release revealing what this upcoming season will look like, fans are getting a peek at what the Thanksgiving Day feast of games will look like.

As usual, the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are hosting games in the early morning and mid-afternoon slots. But the NFL has played a game of roulette with the primetime matchup, and two new teams have been added to the slate.

More specifically, two teams are making a long-awaited return to football’s special day.

According to Patriots beat writer Karen Guregian, Thanksgiving night will be hosted in Foxborough with the Minnesota Vikings coming to town.

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It will mark the first time since 2017 that the Vikings are taking part in the Thanksgiving Day action. New England, on the other hand, hasn’t played on Thanksgiving in a decade having last played all the way back in 2012.

Without meaning too much disrespect, the Patriots-Vikings matchup saves the general football public from yet another year of the Saints and Falcons playing each other in the primetime game. Somehow three of the last four Thanksgivings have featured either the Saints and Falcons in the nighttime window with two of those being matchups between the two teams (New Orleans played the Bills last year).

Those already assuming Kirk Cousins and the Vikings will waltz into Gillette Stadium and get handed a loss should know that Minnesota has a 6-2 record in Thanksgiving Day games. The most famous of their showdowns was in 1998 when Randy Moss torched the Dallas Cowboys for three touchdowns, all of which were over 50 yards.

New England, on the other hand, is only 3-2 in Thanksgiving Day games but hasn’t lost since somehow getting blown out by the Detroit Lions back in 2000. Of course, the Patriots most famous Thanksgiving Day highlight was the Mark Sanchez Butt Fumble back in 2012.

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Patriots banking on Year 2 jump from Nelson Agholor, Mac Jones, others – NFL Nation

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots are in the fourth week of their voluntary offseason program, and veteran wide receiver Nelson Agholor already notices a difference for himself.

“Everybody runs certain routes, but the route tree [here] is a little different than what I’ve ran before,” he said. “Now I know it, so I get to put my own spin on how we do things and play fast.

“Whereas a year ago, I was learning, so you do things at a certain learning tempo. You never get to go full speed, because you want to make sure you’re doing it right, so you kind of move with caution. Now I know what it looks like and I get to just put my flavor on it.”

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That flavor — for Agholor and a handful of other Patriots entering their second season in New England — figures to be a critical ingredient if coach Bill Belichick’s squad is to improve on last season’s 10-7 record and embarrassing 47-17 playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills.

The reason is obvious: Unlike last offseason, when the Patriots spent a then-record $163 million in guaranteed money in free agency, Belichick was more conservative this year and is banking on internal improvement from 2021 free agents and draft picks.

Agholor is a signature example of this thinking. He signed for two years, $22 million in March of 2021, and his production (37 receptions, 473 yards, 3 TDs) didn’t match the price tag for a variety of reasons. But he remains optimistic better days are ahead.

“The best part about it, Year 2 in the Patriots’ system is when guys really get going. I feel comfortable, I’m excited to have my best season with the Patriots and show why I’m here,” he said.

Agholor joins fellow returnees Jakobi Meyers (team-high 83 catches for 866 yards, 2 TDs) and Kendrick Bourne (55 for 800, 5 TDs) atop the receiver depth chart, with veteran trade acquisition DeVante Parker and speedy second-round pick Tyquan Thornton completing the top five.

Second-year jumps aren’t guaranteed, and plenty of players serve as reminders that it can go in the opposite direction — receiver N’Keal Harry, cornerback Joejuan Williams, tight end Devin Asiasi, and linebackers Josh Uche, Chase Winovich and Anfernee Jennings are a few who come to mind.

With Agholor as a springboard, here are other players acquired in 2021 who the Patriots need to make a significant second-year jump:

Tight end Jonnu Smith: He signed for four years, $50 million and finished with just 28 receptions for 294 yards and a touchdown last season. He made a significant change in hopes of a rebound, becoming a full-time participant in the voluntary offseason program. He wasn’t in the program last year, in part due to expecting the birth of his daughter, and COVID-19 considerations.

QB Mac Jones: The 15th overall pick finished second in Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year voting, so his “jump” slots into a different category — leadership. Jones already seems to be embracing it, and is more comfortable in doing things like opening his home to teammates on the first night of the draft and having a Hibachi chef on hand. Said owner Robert Kraft in late March: “I actually believe [Jones] has a little more edge than we’ve seen. But he’s been respectful.”

Linebacker Cameron McGrone: When the Patriots selected the Michigan standout in the fifth round, they knew he probably wouldn’t play as a rookie as he recovered from a torn left ACL suffered in his final college season. McGrone did return to practice by the end of last season (he wasn’t activated to the roster), and inside linebackers coach Jerod Mayo might have had him on his mind when he was asked on the “Pats from the Past” podcast about fewer three-down linebackers coming out of college. Said Mayo: “We have some guys who can rush and cover, some guys that Pats Nation hasn’t even heard of.”

Linebacker Ronnie Perkins: The third-round pick from Oklahoma (96th overall) didn’t appear in a single game, in part because Matthew Judon and Kyle Van Noy were entrenched atop the outside linebacker depth chart. He was often spotted before games working on pass-rush technique with director of skill development Joe Kim, and now has a clearer path to a role after the team released Van Noy (Chargers) … if he proves he deserves it.

Cornerback Shaun Wade: The Ohio State alum was selected in the fifth round by the Ravens, and the Patriots traded for him at the end of the preseason, giving up a 2022 seventh-round pick and a 2023 fifth-rounder. But the 6-foot-1, 191-pound Wade played in just three games, in part due to injury, but also because of a learning curve after arriving so late. Cornerbacks coach Mike Pellegrino made the point last season that Wade was essentially learning a new language. The Patriots have a notable void at cornerback after J.C. Jackson‘s free-agent departure, and Wade will compete for it.

Linebacker Raekwon McMillan: The veteran was coming on strong in training camp last year before tearing his left ACL and missing the season. Given his injury history, banking on him over the course of a 17-game season comes with notable risk. Last year before the injury, Belichick had said: “I’ve been very impressed with his intelligence, his work ethic. He’s locked in every day.”

Safety Joshuah Bledsoe: A sixth-round pick from Missouri, he arrived in town with an injured wrist and spent most of the year rehabbing before returning to practice late in the season. He never appeared in a game. If healthy, he has a legitimate chance to be part of the team’s future based on some promising behind-the-scenes development.

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Vikings rookie Lewis Cine on being passed up by Bucs: ‘They did me dirty’

Minnesota Vikings rookie safety Lewis Cine was drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft, but it wasn’t by the team he expected: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

In the NFL Draft, every fallen spot makes the difference: not just in rookie contract salaries, but also, in the potential promise of an NFL future.

Joining a roster led by Tom Brady in what’s believed to be his final NFL season would be historic, especially as a young safety ready to help out a Bucs secondary needing depth. For prospect Lewis Cine, this was his moment to become a Tampa Bay Buccaneer.

Then, the Bucs traded their No. 27 pick for No. 33, saying that the only person they even wanted in the first round was defensive end Logan Hall, the player they chose with the No. 33 pick.

According to Cine, that isn’t accurate: the Bucs told Cine they wanted him at No. 27, then traded that pick away.

“They just did me so dirty,” Cine said, according to Tampa Bay Times reporter Rick Stroud.

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Although this isn’t the first time an NFL team fell through on their draft promise, the Buccaneers have likely recalibrated during the offseason. The team signed free safety Logan Ryan, reuniting him with his former Patriots quarterback, and Mike Edwards is listed second on the Bucs depth chart, according to ESPN. With four free safeties on their roster, the Bucs prioritized defensive end with Jason Pierre Paul remaining unsigned.

Although the Vikings weren’t playoff contenders last season, their luck could change with Cine on their roster. Cine immediately has more opportunity to make an impact: the Georgia product is already listed as the No. 1 free safety on their depth chart, per ESPN.

For Cine’s future as a free safety, passing on him so that he could see more opportunity in Minnesota may have been doing him dirty while inadvertently doing right by his budding career.



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Latest 2022 NFL schedule leaks [Updated]

NFL schedule leaks happen every year ahead of the official NFL schedule release, and we’re keeping track of every single one.

It’s that time of the year, when football is about to go back into quasi-hibernation as teams drift between the frenzy of the offseason and prepping for training camp.

For fans it can feel like being stuck in limbo, but the NFL is dropping the curtain on the first act of this new season by quite literally mapping out how the rest of it will go. The NFL schedule release is the unofficial end of the and the beginning of a new year. Matchups are locked in, the National TV schedule is set, and fans know when and where they will be able to watch their team battle for a Super Bowl. From gamblers licking their chops at what bets can be made during the season to fantasy footballers receiving a major piece of their strategic puzzle, the NFL schedule release is way more interesting than it has any business being.

But it’s the dropping of the curtain on all the chaos we’ve endured thus far in the new year and the table setting for the journey that lies ahead.

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Note: This post will update once the latest leak trickles through. Any leaks that are verified will be noted as such, as will leaks that end up being debunked. 

Dallas Cowboys will play in Green Bay Week 10 

We thought it might happen last year in the playoffs, which would have been perfect, but Mike McCarthy will make his return to Lambeau Field in November. If you’re trying to do the math, this game won’t line up with the Thanksgiving Day schedule, although how awesome would a Cowboys-Packers game be that day?

NFL Thanksgiving schedule

Aside from the schedule as a whole being released, one thing all NFL fans want to know is which games will be played on Thanksgiving. Football has monopolized the holiday and made pigskin as synonymous with turkey and stuffing.

This year it sounds like the Bengals and Commanders will get in on the early slate fun, while the Bills and Ravens are slotted into the ‘Free Space’ primetime game.



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Giants secondary has huge hole after release of cornerback James Bradberry – NFL Nation

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants got worse this week when they released cornerback James Bradberry. Their secondary now has just two proven starters — cornerback Adoree’ Jackson and safety Xavier McKinney — and a slew of question marks.

Bradberry was the team’s top cornerback, but general manager Joe Schoen needed money to sign his rookie class and operate throughout the season. The Giants had just under $7 million in salary-cap space prior to the move, according to the Roster Management System. That wouldn’t have been enough to get their 11-man draft class signed.

“I like the kid. I like the skill set,” Schoen said before the team released Bradberry. “It’s just the situation we’re in from a financial standpoint. … People say, ‘Why don’t you cut or trade him?’ Then there’s a huge void.”

A huge void, it is.

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This was always the expected outcome. Bradberry was on the last year of his contract and set to make $13.5 million, which made him hard to trade. The Houston Texans reportedly had interest, but weren’t able to reach an agreement on a new deal with the 2020 Pro Bowler. Bradberry knew the Giants needed to unload his contract, and why wouldn’t he rather be cut (preferably before free agency in March than after the draft in May), allowing him to choose his next team?

So, here we are in mid-May with Bradberry looking for a new team and the Giants also in a difficult situation. Defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale is left with a secondary that has 107 career starts combined. By comparison, Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay has 124 career starts.

The departure of Bradberry also thrusts Jackson into the No. 1 cornerback spot. The Giants reworked his contract to create cap space by moving almost $6 million of his cap hit into future years, and he could be asked to match up with receivers such as A.J. Brown (Eagles), CeeDee Lamb (Cowboys) or Terry McLaurin (Commanders) twice a season in Martindale’s defense, which traditionally calls for a lot of man-to-man coverage. That will be asking a lot of Jackson, who lacks ideal size (5-foot-11, 185 pounds) and has minimal experience working out of the slot, where Lamb and McLaurin thrive.

Jackson and McKinney have at least proven to be solid starters, and McKinney has the potential to keep ascending following a strong second season in which he was Pro Football Focus’ 15th-ranked safety with a 75.4 grade.

Alongside McKinney at safety is Julian Love and fourth-round pick Dane Belton. Love has been versatile, playing safety and cornerback over his first three seasons. But can he handle a full-time role without being exposed?

No matter who starts at safety, the biggest question in the secondary is who will fill the Bradberry void across from Jackson? As it stands, the Giants will choose from among several young options:

Aaron Robinson: It is clear the new regime thinks highly of last year’s third-round pick. “He’s definitely going to be competing for a starting job,” Schoen said on draft weekend. Robinson started his rookie season slowly because of core muscle surgery in the spring. But his role expanded late in the season, when he appeared to get more comfortable. This is a big opportunity for him. He’s the early favorite to start opposite Jackson.

Rodarius Williams: The previous regime was also high on Williams. But he tore the ACL in his right knee last season, so it could take him some time to return to previous form. It’s hard to count on much from last year’s sixth-round pick early this season.

Jarren Williams: The former undrafted rookie impressed when given opportunities last season. He’s a physical player (which might endear him to Martindale), but at 5-11, pairing him with Jackson could be troublesome. Williams seems more suited for a backup role.

Darnay Holmes: He finally put it together midway through last season before a rib injury forced him to miss the final six weeks. But Holmes (5-10, 195) seems like a better fit for the slot.

Cordale Flott: The Giants have already said they view their third-round pick this year as more of a slot corner as well. Maybe Flott (6-1, 175), who turns 21 in August, can grow into something more, but at this point it seems unrealistic to expect him to seriously compete for a starting spot on the outside.

The Giants are also expected to add an inexpensive veteran or two in the secondary. Cornerback Jimmy Smith, a former Ravens starter, is a name to watch given his connection to Martindale. Among the remaining free agents at safety, Jaquiski Tartt, Tashaun Gipson, or dare we say, Landon Collins (the Giants’ second-round pick in 2015) would give New York another starting-caliber option. Or maybe Schoen can swing a trade for Ravens veteran backup Chuck Clark, who is familiar with Martindale’s scheme.

After releasing Bradberry, it seems something needs to be done to bolster New York’s secondary.

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Tom Brady will become lead NFL on FOX analyst after he retires

Tom Brady will move from under center to up in the broadcasting booth for FOX once he retires.

FOX has found its long-term successor for the lead NFL analyst role vacated by Troy Aikman’s departure to ESPN: Tom Brady.

Yes, the seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback will be paired alongside Kevin Burkhardt as the No. 1 team for FOX as soon as he is done playing. Brady is entering the final year of his contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in his age-45 season out of Michigan. While Greg Olsen was fantastic during his first year in the booth, FOX does have two of the next three Super Bowls.

There is so much to unpack from this, but here is Adam Schefter breaking the latest Brady news.

Here is an official statement by FOX Sports on signing Brady after his playing career ends.

And it is only fitting Brady had a snarky, on-brand quote tweet about the surprise announcement.

Tom Brady to become the No. 1 NFL analyst for FOX after he calls it a career

Frankly, it would serve FOX to keep Olsen paired with Burkhardt for as long as Brady continues to play ball. They have quickly established great chemistry, and if Brady goes full-blown Jay Cutler on everyone, FOX knows they have the Burkhardt-Olsen pairing in the bag. While there is no doubt that Brady will be good on television, the question remains how much longer he plans on playing.

Brady has made it a point to play until he is 45 years old. That would be this season, and anything after that is just purely gravy at this point. Though he will still be working every fall Sunday after he hangs up the spikes, Brady will be able to spend more time with his wife Gisele Bündchen and their children once he walks off the playing field and into the No. 1 broadcasting booth for FOX.

For as great as Olsen has been in his second career, FOX clearly needed a big name to keep pace with the likes of ESPN getting Aikman and Amazon signing Kirk Herbstreit this offseason. CBS and NBC have their well-established lead analysts in Tony Romo and Cris Collinsworth, respectively. FOX prioritizes making its sports broadcasts feel big. There is not a bigger football star than Brady.

If Brady is not calling games next to Burkhardt for FOX by 2023, then expect it to happen in 2024.



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What Ken Walker III pick means for Chris Carson, Seahawks’ backfield – NFL Nation

RENTON, Wash. — For a team that often bucks convention in the NFL draft, the Seattle Seahawks were relatively straightforward this year. They attacked their most obvious needs early and often (aside from quarterback, where the options underwhelmed them). They made only one trade (but tried to make more), their fewest since 2015. They didn’t take any of their nine picks earlier than where analysts generally projected them to go.

But it wouldn’t have been a Seahawks draft without at least one debatable decision. And when they chose Michigan State running back Ken Walker III in the second round, the debate raged. Some fans liked it. Others reacted with a level of objection usually reserved for former offensive line coach Tom Cable and ill-fated Pete Carroll challenges.

Critics of the pick saw a running back at No. 41 overall as a misuse of high-end resources for a rebuilding team, but the Seahawks had no qualms about addressing a position of need that early with a player they rated highly. And with Chris Carson‘s future looking iffy following neck surgery — not to mention Rashaad Penny‘s long injury history — it was a big need.

“We picked him because, on the board, he was up there for us at a spot that we just couldn’t pass him up,” Carroll said of Walker, who was the second running back taken behind Iowa State’s Breece Hall by the New York Jets at No. 36. “But we don’t have updates yet on Chris and we won’t know for some time. … So there’s a little bit of uncertainty that we’re waiting on. With the commitment that we have to the run game, we want that group of guys really [ready] to get this thing hit off from the get-go.”

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ESPN’s Todd McShay rated Walker as his top running back in the draft. Walker transferred out of a crowded Wake Forest backfield in January 2021, exploded for more than 1,600 rushing yards in 12 games during his lone season with the Spartans and finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy voting. Five of his 19 touchdowns last year came in an October win over Michigan, whose defense had three of the top 45 picks. And for a powerful downhill runner, the 5-foot-9 and 211-pound Walker has plenty of speed, running a 4.38 40-yard dash at the scouting combine.

“He’s a rocket,” Carroll said Friday after the first practice of Seattle’s rookie minicamp. “He caught the ball really well today too, which we are really excited about.”

Walker caught only 19 passes during three college seasons and, in Carroll’s words, has a ways to go in pass protection. But learning the playbook may not be as much of a challenge as it is for other rookies given his experience in the Spartans’ pro-style offense.

“Our offense and the terminology, and the concepts that we have run, he’s run before, and he was well prepared at Michigan State coming to us,” Carroll said. “He understood even the terminology to some extent too, so it’s really going to facilitate him being comfortable with the transition. So we’ll expect no issues there at all. He’ll be able to go. He was very bursty, very quick.”

Objection to the Walker pick might be scar tissue from the two other times the Seahawks’ current regime drafted a running back within the first two rounds. Christine Michael (62nd overall in 2013) hardly played for Seattle in large part due to maturity issues. Penny (27th overall in 2018) was the NFL’s most productive runner over the final five weeks of 2021, prompting Seattle to bring him back on a one-year deal, but his career has otherwise been a disappointment, with 30 of a possible 69 career games (including playoffs) missed due to injury.

Which was another reason the Seahawks felt they had to reinforce their backfield. They’ve been one of the NFL’s most run-heavy offenses of the past decade — ranking fourth in designed run percentage since 2012 — and will likely lean on their ground game without quarterback Russell Wilson in 2022. They need healthy backs to do it.

As of now, their backfield has Carson, Penny and Walker at the top. DeeJay Dallas and Travis Homer are next, but the Seahawks have preferred them in change-of-pace roles. Josh Johnson and Darwin Thompson round out the depth chart. Carson is scheduled to make a non-guaranteed $4.5 million base salary this season in the final year of his contract. Penny and Homer are also set to be free agents next offseason.

“It’s a volatile spot,” Carroll said during the draft. “Guys get banged up, and with the way we ask our guys to run, we need rotations. We like playing multiple guys and we don’t have any problem with that at all. I’ve said it to you a million times, I’m fine about going with who’s hot, but also, we have to find a way to keep our guys healthy. So that’s why the rotation is so important, so we don’t overwork them, particularly early in the year, so we can keep the good momentum building.”

General manager John Schneider interjected with a reminder of what happened late in the 2019 season. The Seahawks were poised to claim the NFC’s No. 1 seed until their backfield was suddenly decimated by injuries to Penny, Carson and C.J. Prosise. They brought Marshawn Lynch out of retirement, lost in Week 17 to enter the playoffs as a wild-card team and got bounced in the divisional round.

“We felt like that was the strongest part of our team,” Schneider said, “and we went from [three running backs] to zero.”

Carson, the Seahawks’ leading rusher from 2018-2020, had surgery late last year on the neck injury that ended his 2021 season after four games. Carroll initially expressed optimism Carson would return this season. That has given way to uncertainty — perhaps even doubt — inside Seahawks headquarters as to whether he’ll be part of Seattle’s backfield in 2022.

Hence the Walker pick.

“We’re really excited about him,” Carroll told the NFL Network. “What an explosive player to add, to go along with what Rashaad Penny did. We’re really excited.”

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Tom Brady unretiring changed the NFL schedule this year

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady’s decision to retire then unretire actually forced NFL schedule makers to alter plans.

Shortly after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ elimination by the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Round, quarterback Tom Brady announced his retirement from the NFL after 23 years. That retirement lasted around a month, as he revealed that he would be returning to the Buccaneers for another year. If you thought Brady’s decision only changed the team’s plans, you are wrong.

During an interview with Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times, NFL broadcasting chief Howard Katz revealed that Brady’s decision to unretire actually altered the schedule plans.

Tom Brady unretiring altered the NFL’s scheduling plans

“When Tom Brady retired, we were concerned about the strength of the NFC package because there were so many terrific Tampa Bay games we were looking at,” Katz said, h/t JoeBucsFan.com. “Then a month later he un-retires and we sort of started all over again.”

It will be interesting to see how the scheduling plans have altered, and fans will not have to wait long to find out. The league is set to announce the full schedule on Thursday, May 12.

Even though that Brady is back, there are changes on the team. Bruce Arians has retired and transitioned to a front office role, with defensive coordinator Todd Bowles being promoted as head coach. Offensive guard Alex Cappa left for the Cincinnati Bengals. They brought in other players such as defensive back Logan Ryan, offensive guard Shaq Mason and safety Keanu Neal.

The Buccaneers look to make a return trip to the Super Bowl this upcoming season. Given how stacked the AFC is, it may not be too difficult for Tampa Bay to clinch a berth.

Stay tuned, as we will keep you posted on all of the NFL scheduling news when it is made available.

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Packers admit they don’t know what to do with Jordan Love

The Packers front office still likes Jordan Love, but they have no idea if he’ll ever actually become a starting quarterback in Green Bay. 

When Green Bay spent a first-round pick on Jordan Love back in 2020 they thought they were future-proofing their roster at the game’s most important position. Unfortunately for the young quarterback, Aaron Rodgers remains just as entrenched as the Packers starter as he was the day Love was drafted.

Packers GM Brian Gutekunst still believes the former Utah State signal-caller has a “bright” future but freely admits that his ability to become a starter in Green Bay depends on how long Rodgers decides to continue to ply his trade at Lambeau Field. At the very least, it now appears that Green Bay officials are open to the idea that trading Love might be the right move for all involved.

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The perceived weakness of this season’s quarterback draft class led many fans to believe Love would be on the move this offseason. It’s unlikely the Packers will receive a large enough offer to part with their backup before Week 1 arrives, but stranger things have happened. An injury to a high-profile starter of a playoff team could easily lead a competing franchise to kick the tires on what it might take to acquire Love.

Green Bay’s front office would like to recoup the first-round pick they spent to obtain Love back in the 2020 Draft, but interested trade partners will only have six games of regular-season game film to evaluate. Love didn’t play a single snap during his rookie campaign before making five relief appearances and one start for the Packers last year.

It might be in the team’s best interest to make subtle inquiries to quarterback-needy teams about what they might be willing to give up for Love. The team isn’t going to want to pick up his fifth-year option which is coming up all too quickly for Green Bay. The closer that option comes to becoming reality the lower the Packers’ asking price on Love is going to become.

The Packers’ process for selecting Love in the first round was sound, but it’s hard to argue he’s given them solid value for the pick required to land him. The reality that they may be forced to deal him soon to recoup decent value will only heighten the criticism surrounding the pick in Green Bay.

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