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AFC defensive assistant on new
#Bills
RB Nyheim Hines:
"Versatile as hell. Tough matchup vs. linebackers in space. Can't spy Allen or double-team Diggs as much with Hines as a receiving threat. Tough runner for his size, too."
Arapahoe County Sheriff's office says
#Broncos
WR Jerry Jeudy was taken in custody between 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. today. Jeudy hasn't been booked yet so no information yet on charges.
Book is closed on Pittsburgh-
#Broncos
'19 trade.
Steelers got: LB Devin Bush (No. 10 in ’19).
Broncos got: TE Noah Fant (No. 20 in ’19) … No. 52 in ’19 (traded to Cincinnati to move up for QB Drew Lock). No. 83 in ’20 (C Lloyd Cushenberry).
3 starters to move down 10 spots.
NFL executive on
#Bills
return in Diggs trade ...
“I thought (getting a second-rounder) was pretty good by Buffalo for a guy who’s going to be 31 (in November). All Carolina got for Brian Burns was a second and some swaps for him and he’s going to be 26.”
Per league source,
#Bills
S Jordan Poyer contract
2 years, $12.5 million (up to $14.5 million)
$7 million guaranteed
$760,000 becomes guaranteed on fifth day of 2024 league year.
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folks Manning called after getting official Hall word on Jan. 22 ...
Demaryius Thomas
Wes Welker
Emmanuel Sanders
Eric Decker
John Fox
Von Miller
Adam Gase
Mike McCoy
John Elway
Joe Ellis
Equipment and training staffs.
Bortles on Clowney's "trash" comment after Sunday's game:
"I could care less. If how we're playing and how I'm playing -- if that's 'trash,' then I'm fine with being 'trash.'"
#Jaguars
The
#Bills
need a No. 1 cornerback for the present and future. The Broncos need to add draft picks.
Why Brandon Beane should call George Paton with a trade offer for Pat Surtain II that helps both clubs.
Re: Fournette. ... Typing from experience, when
#Jaguars
make a player available, the decision has already been made to move him, not just to see what's out there.
In first row of stands behind
#Broncos
bench ...
A Vikings Trevor Siemian jersey
A Broncos Trevor Siemian jersey
A Broncos Case Keenum jersey
A Vikings Case Keenum jersey
All sitting next to each other.
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LB Terrell Bernard said ankle injury was same one he hurt against Chargers on Dec. 23.
Asked about Sunday night, he said …
“Up in the air. We’ll see how it progresses.”
Peyton Manning wanted to get his "football fix," so he called Drew Lock and said, "Hey, I have a pretty good film set-up at my house if you want to come over and talk some ball."
Manning chats about his two meetings with Lock.
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Bears CB Prince Amukamara on
#Broncos
hiring Vic Fangio: "Oh, man, they’re going to get a leader and they’re going to get somebody who cares for them. They already have a history of having a great defense. All of that will be enhanced with Vic."
Good to hear from unnamed
#Jaguars
media member today: "Caldwell should offer Ngakoue and Fournette to Texans for Deshaun Watson. You never know with O'Brien."
With Micah Hyde out for Monday night,
#Bills
defensive players who have started first nine games and remain available to start Game 10:
1. DE Leonard Floyd
2. Nickel Taron Johnson
3. LB Terrel Bernard (and he's questionable)
That's the list.
#Jaguars
declining to make Urban available to esteemed
#Broncos
media this week via conference call.
( Wonder if that's when he'll be visiting with USC!!
#kiddingbutonlyalittle
)
Been following NDSU football since I was literally 5 years old. They have had head coaches leave for ...
Wisconsin HC
Montana State HC
Wyoming HC
Kansas State HC
... USC LB. Interesting.
Pat Shurmur on Joe Judge's comments that he was told of Shurmur’s 2019 Giants that "everybody quit,” and “everybody tapped” and “stopped showing up to captain’s meetings.”
"I obviously – that’s not an accurate assessment. But beyond that, I have no comment.”
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Bortles on scrums (via
@phillip_heilman
)"
"I think it's a little bit of people aren't used to getting beat like that by the Jaguars. ... We just beat the crap out of you for 60 minutes."
Led by ownership,
#Bills
send wrong message to their female employees and fans by not deactivating Von Miller for at least this week's game after last week's arrest.
Per
#Broncos
source, don't close door on CB Chris Harris re-signing. Still plenty of cap space to play with and there's a need since, well, you can't count on Bryce Callahan to play until he does.
Texted with ex-Cardinals DB Tyrann Mathieu on what he's looking for in his next destination: "I wanna go somewhere where football and defense matters." Said he'd love to go to a place where he can immerse himself in the game, and a culture of winning.
Per source,
#Broncos
coach Nathaniel Hackett is retaining WR coach Zach Azzanni and offensive assistant Justin Rascati.
Azzanni praised during year by Paton for his work. Will enter 5th year here.
Rascati will be in his fourth year.
BREAKING | The Saints will play the Packers at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, multiple sources told the Times-Picayune's
@JeffDuncan_
.
This story is developing.
Excited to be joining The Buffalo News (
@TBNSports
) next month to be a sports enterprise writer. Still heavy focus on NFL, but looking forward to branching out to other sports. One more
#Broncos
preview magazine to produce before heading out.
Questions for the league office
1. Why not allow
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to move game to Monday (Saints will be here tonight) when Bal-Pit was moved?
2. Why give Broncos OK to practice Thursday and Friday?
3. Why rule QBs ineligible today instead of doing round of tests tomorrow morning?
NFL assistant on
#Bills
trading Diggs: "I'm not sure whether to be happy or upset about this. He's had some strong games against us but he's not a deep threat (anymore)."