Category: NFL Betting
NFL owners ‘of course’ want players to agree to stand for the national anthem
The issue that has hung over the NFL since last fall, vexing league leaders and team owners as they sought a means to extricate the sport from a polarizing national debate, did not dissipate in May as the owners hoped when they ratified a new national anthem policy. The enactment of that policy is now…
Camp questions, QB depth charts and bubble watch for all 32 teams
Training camp opened for the Chicago Bears and Baltimore Ravens last week. The remaining 30 teams will get going Thursday and Friday. Here’s a sneak peek at the top storylines and more for all 32 teams. AFC East | AFC North| AFC South | AFC West NFC East | NFC North | NFC South |…
Predicting the NFL’s Biggest Breakouts of 2018 Fantasy Football
ADP Rank: 6.11 Wideout Corey Davis’ hamstring injury took the fizz out of what could’ve been a strong rookie campaign. He appeared in 11 games but struggled along with the Tennessee Titans’ entire offense through the regular season. Davis reached the end zone twice in an AFC divisional playoff Click here to read the full…
Tuesday’s Sports in Brief
Senators questioned the sincerity of reforms at the U.S. Olympic Committee, USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University in the wake of sex-abuse scandals – using legal papers, emails and accounts of conversations to portray organizations that still don’t fully grasp the pain they inflicted. At Click here to read the full article…
Pick 6: Unheralded rookies who could make a big difference
The top three picks in the most recent NFL draft are all expected to make a major impact in 2018, assuming of course Mayfield (Cleveland) and Darnold (Jets) earn the starting jobs. Recent examples are the Cowboys’ Dak Prescott (fourth-rounder in 2016) and the Saints’ Alvin Kamara (third-rounder Click here to read the full article…
Browns rookie QB Mayfield signs contract, avoids holdout
Baker Mayfield’s first win was beating the clock. The No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NFL draft signed his rookie contract on Tuesday with the Cleveland Browns, who believe the quarterback from Oklahoma can lead them back to respectability and more. Mayfield finalized his four-year, $32 million Click here to read the full article…
Browns sign QB Baker Mayfield _ No. 1 pick _ before camp
CLEVELAND (AP) — Quarterback Baker Mayfield has signed his rookie contract with the Cleveland Browns. Click here to read the full article…
Mayfield inks Browns deal; worth 4 years, $32.5M
Baker Mayfield made it official Tuesday by signing his rookie deal with the Browns. Mayfield’s contract as the draft’s first overall pick is slotted at $32.5 million over four years. Click here to read the full article…
Jon Gruden vows to refuse Raiders’ money ‘if I can’t get it done’
Jon Gruden said on Tuesday that he’ll decline payment on his reported 10-year, $100 million deal with the Raiders if his tenure is a failure. Click here to read the full article…
5 of NFL’s top QB camp battles: Rookies vs. vets
NFL training camps open leaguewide this week. There are a couple of high-profile holdouts (hey, Julio and Le’Veon), but otherwise expect sunny optimism and hopes of a better season – or a repeat for at least one defending Super Bowl champion. Click here to read the full article…
Rookies vs. vets: Five QB camp battles
For every high-profile rookie quarterback, there is a veteran battling him for the starting job. That’s especially true in Cleveland with Baker Mayfield and Tyrod Taylor. Click here to read the full article…
Sean Lee on Cowboys teammate Randy Gregory’s reinstatement to the NFL: ‘We’ve always believed in him’
OXNARD, Calif. — Sean Lee, the linebacker, team captain and longest-serving Cowboys player on offense or defense, took an active role in the NFL’s reinstatement of teammate Randy Gregory. Lee was among the Dallas players who penned a note to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, asking him to give Gregory Click here to read the full…