Brad Spielberger, Esq.
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Director of Football Administration @gcsportsmgmt . Formerly @PFF , @Vikings Legal Intern. Vandy Alum, Tulane Law Alum, New Trier alum, OTC contributor. Husband.
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@Jason_OTC
and I have been waiting on...
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Get your copy today:
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Urban Meyer the highest-paid kicker in the NFL by $4.5M per year
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Odell Beckham Sr. for Executive of the Year
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Could probably start on some NFL teams too
Travis Hunter could start for the Cardinals right now.
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Real zinger from the guy who just took a $33.7M pay cut to help out the heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune
Aaron Rodgers casually calls Travis Kelce "Mr. Pfizer" while talking about how the
#Jets
limited him on Sunday night.
(via
@PatMcAfeeShow
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The transfer portal and extended eligibility might put Northwestern Mutual out of business
Former Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough (
@tylershough2
) is transferring to Louisville, he told ESPN. Shough, 24, will be a seventh-year senior who turns 25 next year. He’s played at both Oregon and Texas Tech since starting his college career in 2018.
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Diggs cryptic tweet gonna be an all-timer
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The Jets fired Todd Bowles so they could hire Adam Gase
lol
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I could not be happier for the Raiders players, and I don't want to be a hater, but sparking up a stogie after beating Tommy DeVito is objectively hilarious
The
#Raiders
broke out the victory cigars after their win over the Giants.
This is a different locker room.
(📽️
@loganreever
)
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The Bills offense is 3rd in EPA per play, 1st in success rate, and 7th in scoring drive rate
Not sure Dorsey is the problem
Change in Buffalo: Bills fired offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey, per sources.
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Tough break for Jets
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Mahomes led the Chiefs in rushing yards and his two leading WRs were Mecole Hardman and Justin Watson
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Vikings add a guy Sam Darnold has familiarity throwing the football to
More about free-agent cornerback Stephon Gilmore reaching an agreement in principle with the Minnesota Vikings on a one-year deal worth up to $10 million that includes $7 million guaranteed:
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A gas mask bong led to one of the craziest strings of transactions in NFL history, what a world
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"I wanted C.J. Stroud. You see that man balling?"
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Rams rookie class:
Puka Nacua - 1,445 receiving yards, 29 yards shy of the rookie record
Kobie Turner - 9 sacks as an interior defender, leads all rookies
Byron Young - 7 sacks, t-2nd among rookies with Will Anderson Jr.
None taken with a top 75 pick
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“Don’t let these tears fool you, it’s all dog around this mug” is one of the greatest interview sign offs of all time
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Tom Brady might be a major reason the Packers and Aaron Rodgers break up this offseason and he's just meme-ing them into oblivion
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Has Justin Fields struggled? Yes
Does he have quite comfortably the toughest situation in the NFL? Also yes
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The Lions signed David Montgomery and Alex Anzalone to 3/$18M deals and then drafted a running back and off-ball LB with Top 20 picks
Just a nonsensical approach rn
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Romo saying a low snap from Creed Humphrey is uncharacteristic might be his biggest tell yet that he doesn’t prepare whatsoever
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A girl desperately trying to keep dating Leo DiCaprio
New
#Titans
WR Calvin Ridley on his age:
I’m 29 on paper, but I’m really 25 in real life. Part of it is those two years off. But y’all are gonna see… I’m 25 in real life.
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Julian Edelman would be retiring at 34 with 6,822 total receiving yards
Jerry Rice had 6,518 receiving yards from the age of 35 and on, including his age 35 season in which he played one game
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If you're Burrow and Herbert next offseason... 5/$260M fully guaranteed is where negotiations START
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Dying at the celly as flags come flying in, incredible
Jared Goff did his fake so well after handing the ball off that Darnell Taylor thought he had a huge sack. But he actually got one of the latest hits you'll ever see lol
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Didn’t study fourth down/2pt decisions I fear
Imagine that. Appears Jay Norvell was spending the week studying film and game planning instead of doing interviews and selling sunglasses.
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Life update: Couldn’t wait any longer, got married
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“I grew up with the idea that you play good defense, run the ball, control field position on special teams, and you’re gonna win... you’re not gonna win anything now doin that”
Nick Saban, King of the Nerds
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Pats offense is back
The
#Patriots
are expected to sign former
#Cowboys
star RB Ezekiel Elliott to a 1-year deal worth up to $6M after his successful FA visit earlier in camp, per me and
@TomPelissero
. Some backfield help for NE and a new home for Zeke… who plans to rock his No. 15 from college.
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2016: trade up in 1st for Leonard Floyd
2017: trade up in 1st for Mitchell Trubisky
2018: trade up in 2nd for Anthony Miller
Quite the impressive stretch of wasted draft capital
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The cap is fake but also the Packers and Chiefs are trading the top two wide receivers in the NFL with arguably the two best QBs in the league on their rosters
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Posted a Last Dance edit and won zero playoff games 😭
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Russell Wilson and Deshaun Watson in a weekly battle for worst trade & sign in NFL history
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Ya we know
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“BREAKING RUMOR” is legit art. Just gotta appreciate it
𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐎𝐑:
Zach Wilson to the 49ers is "very close".
Expected compensation is a 7th round pick.
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Craziest aspect of Amari Cooper's 265-yard day...
211 yards came through the air. He didn't break off screens for 80 yard gains, he got open at the intermediate & deep levels & Joe Flacco uncorked it
211 receiving yards thru the air is the most in the PFF database (since 2006)
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Ryan Poles getting brought in by the Chicago Bears in 2008 as a UDFA, not making the 53-man roster, and becoming in charge of the 53-man roster less than 15 years later is an epic storyline
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Was gonna post yesterday, but April Fools is a dumb holiday. Anyway...
This is my last week at PFF.
Wanted to give a huge thank you to everyone that has supported my work over the years, can't even begin to express how grateful I am for the support and quality conversation
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Roquan Smith wants $20M+ per year and Ryan Poles smartly understands that makes zero sense for a team that still needs to build out an offense, plus needs major edge rush help
Winners of the deadline
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The Packers letting Trubisky go off on Sunday in an effort to convince Chicago to extend him to a Bortles-esque contract would be the smartest long-term move for the franchise iwbh
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Every hypothetical trade for 1.01 is more unrealistic than the last. It’s January 5th.
Unrelated…
WAS gets:
1.01
CHI gets:
1.02
2024 2
2024 2 (from CHI)
2024 3
2025 1
2025 2
2026 1
2026 2
Terry McLaurin
Jonathan Allen
Joel Embiid & Tyrese Maxey to the Bulls
Who says no?
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Highest graded QBs in the red-zone:
Justin Fields - 89.3
Lamar Jackson - 88.1
Josh Allen - 87.9
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PJ Walker to DJ Moore was maybe the play of the year in 2022,,, just sayin,,, Bears are back
Former Panthers’ QB PJ Walker reached agreement tonight with the Chicago Bears, per source. He now becomes the likely backup to Justin Fields.
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Bears: Trade 2nd & extend Montez Sweat. Roasted for it.
Since Wk 9
10th in EPA/play, 7th in success rate
12th EPA/dropback, 5th SR
6th EPA/rush, 15th SR
Seahawks: Trade 2nd & 5th for Leonard Williams (29, untaggable). Crickets.
Since Wk 9
30th, 32nd
24th, 23rd
32nd, 30th
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Packers sophomore left tackle Rasheed Walker, the No. 250 pick in 2022:
- Back-to-back pass block grades of 75.0+
- 0 pressures allowed on True Pass Sets (only tackle with 25+ TPS snaps and 0 pressures allowed)
Packers may have done it again
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Minnesota made one of the worst trades for a TE in NFL history and a really good trade for a TE one year apart
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DJ Moore was the only Bears WR with a catch lol. That’s why you trade for a DJ Moore
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Bears inherit a three-year, $52.265M deal for WR D.J. Moore, less than $17.5M per year
Certainly helps them spend cash in 2023.
Ryan Poles masterclass
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Highest-graded QBs since Week 13:
Joe Burrow - 90.6
Daniel Dimes - 89.2
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Howie Roseman Executive of the Year
The Colts-Eagles trade summary:
Colts received: Carson Wentz
Eagles received: Top-20 pick, 3rd rd pick, $103M in cap relief
Eagles made the playoffs, the Colts did not 👀
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Stat that doesn't even seem real.
Giants DI Dexter Lawrence was credited with 40 quarterback pressures in 2022 when lined up as a 0 or 1 technique...
The next highest was 13
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Greg Olsen is not only elite at explaining the Xs and Os, but also finds time to dispel every made up football cliche during breaks in the action
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Foles is gonna turn his helmet headset off and just let it rip and I’m here for it
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You know you're grasping for positives when you're dropping Idaho Potato Bowl stats in NFL Year 2
Robert Saleh on Zach Wilson: "He's the same quarterback that once went 18 for 18 in a bowl game."
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Top 5 easiest remaining strength of schedule according to PFF ELO:
1. Buccaneers
2. Jaguars
3. Vikings
4. Dolphins
5. Eagles
Could be five playoff teams
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So Nick Sirianni was a Shane Steichen merchant?
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D.J. Moore
Keenan Allen
Cole Kmet
Gerald Everett
Three back committee w/ D’Andre Swift
Average OL with two iOL upgrades, swing tackle upgrade
Good, young defense
No. 9 overall pick
It’s going to be different this time. Drop in the Heisman winning phenom, prosper.
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Not gonna do a final mock in my new role, but I will say this
The league has never done this good of a job keeping things under wraps... we're getting chaos tonight
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Michael Badgley is 76.5% for his career between 40-49 yards and 46.7% from 50+ but let’s ignore that for the discourse
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Agreed… also nervous teams are gonna fight hard to never get signed up for this one ever again lol
Offseason Hard Knocks might actually be the best kind of Hard Knocks
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Connor Bedard, Angel Reese, Caleb Williams
Chicago has never been more back
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Really struggling to see why the “backup” designation is necessary in all these reports
The
#Chiefs
canceled all team activities today after a backup defensive lineman had a seizure in a special teams meeting and went into cardiac arrest, per sources.
The team’s medical staff worked quickly, an ambulance was called and the player is currently in stable condition.
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One year ago today, we were all discussing how the Eagles threw a game
As a result, the Eagles jumped from pick No. 10 to No. 6
They added a 2022 1st-round pick from Miami because of draft position
And they made the playoffs the next season
Guess it didn't destroy the culture
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Where Justin Fields has been good this year:
Red-zone:
- 90.7 PFF Grade (2nd among QBs)
- 5/7, 58 yards, 2 TDs
- 135.7 Passer Rating (1st)
———
On throws 20+ yards:
- 5/6, 118 yards, 2 TDs / 0 INTs
- Perfect 158.3 Passer Rating
Maybe not thinking too much?
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Highest-graded guards over the last month:
1. Browns LG Joel Bitonio - 93.0
2. Patriots RG Michael Onwenu - 87.9
3. Bears RG Teven Jenkins - 86.3 (👀)
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Was DJ Moore even close to going out? They gonna show us?
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Greatest Chicago Bears QB achievements all-time:
1. 1940's phenom Sid Luckman is 2nd all-time in career yards per attempt at 8.4
2. Russell Wilson included Chicago on a list of 4 teams he would waive his no-trade clause to go to
~fin~
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Since Week 11:
Bears:
- EPA/play: -0.052 (20th)
- Success rate: 40.5% (24th)
- Yards per play: 4.8 (24th)
- TD drive rate: 18.1% (20th)
Fields:
- 6.3 Y/A: (T-31st, min. 50 attempts)
- 75.6% adjusted completion rate (18th)
- 5 TDs, 3 INTs
- Does lead in rushing
Top 10 baby
Since coming back from injury Chicago has a top 10 offense and a top 10 QB
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$25.3M total (plus losing a net 2nd and 4th) for one season each of Robert Woods and Julio Jones
Less than 1,000 combined receiving yards, 3 total touchdowns
Coulda paid AJB with that 🥴
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D.J. Moore helps Justin Fields attack the intermediate area of the field, an area he did well targeting in 2022:
- Fields led NFL with a 66.7% completion percentage on throws 10-19 yards downfield
- D.J. Moore's 172 targets 10-19 yards downfield from 2019-22 is 2nd-most in NFL
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Justin Fields' 23.5% Big Time Throw percentage is the best single-game mark for a Chicago Bears quarterback in the PFF era (since 2006)
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Dolphins 5-game win streak in large part due to top 3 draft picks:
Jaylen Waddle - 86 receptions (most by rookie WR thru Week 13 since 2006)
Jaelan Phillips - 8.5 sacks (5th-most by rookie edge thru Week 13 since 2006)
Jevon Holland - 81.6 grade, 4th-best among all safeties
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Rushing touchdowns since Week 7:
Gus Edwards - 9
Every other NFL team - 6 or fewer
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Bears OC Bill Lazor - who will be calling plays on offense tonight - is from Scranton, Pennsylvania and went to Cornell (ever heard of it?)
The Bears offensive plays tonight are being called by Andy Bernard
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Cannot wait for this next chapter, entering the arena and battling at the negotiating table for players is a lifelong dream…
We’re building something special at
@gcsportsmgmt
, know that 100%.
Congratulations to a great friend, Brad Spielberger (
@PFF_Brad
), who is leaving PFF after a tremendous run to become the Director of Football Administration at Grand Central Sports Management (
@gcsportsmgmt
). He will crush it.
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Justin Fields had six (6!) Big Time Throws after first round of grading.
He now leads all rookie QBs with 14 on the season (his 7.5% BTT rate is way ahead). Trubisky had 13 BTTs in 2017 on nearly twice as many attempts.
Also,,, keep an eye out for Fields' grade tomorrow👀
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This was meaner to Kirk than Twitter during a Primetime matchup
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You’re letting the guy that grossly overpaid for Mike Glennon, Mitchell Trubisky and Nick Foles select the quarterback of the future
I feel like I’m going insane
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Please Justin Fields become one of these guys, even 85% of one of these guys
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We really may have finally achieved the Chicago sports sweep
Fans are currently outright disgusted with the Chicago White Sox, Bears, Cubs, Blackhawks, and Bulls
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Lamar Jackson’s 89.6 passing grade was the top mark among QBs in Week 12
He had 3 Big Time Throws to 0 Turnover Worthy Plays, with his receivers credited with 5 drops (tied for the most drops in a game this season by any team)
11.2 yards per attempt in second half with 4 drops
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Kellen Moore and the Cowboys “mutually parted ways” because he was taking the Chargers job lol, that didn’t just magically materialize in 24 hours
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Nagy advocating for a 3rd and 11 run to give Mahomes the ball back with over a minute. Brings back mems
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Rookie S Jaquan Brisker leads the Bears with 3.0 sacks
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Unprecedented fall off:
- 125/189 (66%), 1,612 yards (8.5 Y/A)
- 7 TDs, 1 INT. 77% adj. completion %
- 17 big time throws, 5 turnover worthy plays
- 86.4 passing grade
- 135 rushing yards, 5 TDs
Against Utah, Cal, Washington, Oregon & UCLA. 3 elite defenses, 4 great programs.
In all the years I’ve been doing this, I’ve never seen a player fall off like that and not recover from a horrible game. The clubs interested have to find out why it happened and is their cause for concern that it could happen again. Again, very concerning
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One sleep away, we did it.
2023:
AFC
1. JAX
2. KC
3. CIN
4. BUF
5. CLE
6. LAC
7. NYJ
AFCC: KC v. CIN
NFC
1. DAL
2. SEA
3. NO
4. DET
5. PHI
6. SF
7. MIN
NFCC: DAL v. SF
SB: CIN v. DAL
CIN
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The Chicago Bears beat a good team by two scores
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Because the next few months are gonna be a nightmare, getting this outta the way.
- Love JF1. Loved the pick, believe in his ability, think he was put in one of the worst situations ever in 2021/22
- There are different ways to win at QB in today's NFL
- Team culture/locker
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Is there a Vikings fan contingent that thinks this trade is so Minnesota can add two top 25 pick pieces to build around Sam Darnold?
Or is that only a thing for another NFC North team
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Justin Fields’ rookie contract will be roughly 4-years, $18.872M fully guaranteed
If he pans out, becomes one of the best value contracts in the NFL
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Exclusive details on the Lloyd Cushenberry deal with the Tennessee Titans:
- $50M over 4 years ($12.5M APY, 3rd among C)
- $26M fully guaranteed at signing, $30M total
- $30M cash flow over two years - most ever for a center
More:
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I'm a strong second half away from declaring JF1 the top QB in the 2021 class tbh
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Hearing from multiple sources that Broncos CB Bryce Callahan is a player to monitor for a potential trade, would be a VERY hot commodity if cut
Bears among interested teams
Jets GM Joe Douglas was Chicago's Director of College Scouting in 2015 when Callahan signed as an UDFA
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Impressive win for Joe Burrow & Co. on a short week against Zac Taylor
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This is true, in that I thought they would put the 12th overall pick on the field
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There’s no question the Bears unequivocally failed Justin Fields…
That can’t drive the decision here though, unfortunately. Goes to one of the most stable and consistent organizations in the NFL, hope he balls out
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Joe Burrow: 20-27, 261 yards (9.66 yards per attempt), 2TDs, 0INT
Ja’Marr Chase: 5 recs, 101 yards, TD
Jonah Williams: 84.8 pass block grade, 0 pressures allowed
Riley Reiff: 78.8 pass block grade, 0 pressures allowed
Bengals 1-0. Chase was one hell of a draft pick, huh.
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15/24, it was a bloodbath. With a bunch of route concepts where no receiver even turned around until they were 10 yards downfield
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