The Giants have the “weakest” offensive line in the NFL after free agency and the draft, as judged by analytics site Pro Football Focus.

Co-owner John Mara said in March that “a priority going into this offseason was to get the offensive line fixed.”

But PFF was not impressed by how the signings of Packers guard Jon Runyan, Raiders ...Read more

If you haven’t heard, Tom Brady will be Fox’s top NFL analyst this season, replacing former Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen in the network’s No. 1 booth alongside play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt.

Brady joined Fox’s upfront pitch to advertisers Monday in New York, where Michael Straham broke the news that the Dallas Cowboys...Read more

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes has held a steadfast belief in Jared Goff, even when those outside the organization weren't so sure. Reaffirming that longstanding support, the Lions rewarded the veteran quarterback with a much-anticipated contract extension on Monday, sources confirmed with the Detroit News.

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TAMPA, Fla. — Antoine Winfield Jr. was named to his first All-Pro team in 2023 and has played like the best safety in the NFL the past few seasons.

Now he will be paid like it.

The Bucs and Winfield agreed to a four-year, $84.1 million contract that makes Winfield the highest-paid defensive back in the NFL.

The agreement allows the Bucs to ...Read more

On the third snap of the first 7-on-7 period in Caleb Williams’ first rookie minicamp practice with the Chicago Bears, a quick out route to undrafted rookie free agent Brenden Bates went off the hands of the tight end from Kentucky.

The throw was a little low and to the outside, and before Williams returned to the huddle for the next play, he...Read more

Perhaps now the gossip sites can get some rest.

When superstar singer Taylor Swift opened the European leg of her “Eras Tour” on Thursday in Paris, some celebrity websites ran stories about why Chiefs tight end Kelce wasn’t there.

The answer was clear: Kelce was in Hollywood shooting scenes for the upcoming horror/drama “Grotesquerie...Read more

FOXBORO, Mass. — The Patriots anointed Drake Maye as the future of their franchise when they drafted the North Carolina quarterback third overall last month.

The process of preparing Maye for that burden began in earnest this week.

New England held its two-day rookie minicamp Friday and Saturday, with Maye and the rest of the Patriots’ ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — James and Will Shipley are brothers, and brothers, especially the competitive types, sometimes settle things with a little physicality.

“Oh yeah. We got after it,” Will said last week at Eagles rookie camp.

James, two years older than Will, once beat his younger brother in a video game, probably FIFA, and Will grabbed a ...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Following his first practice with the Falcons, this much can be confirmed about Michael Penix Jr.

Beyond a shadow of a doubt, the team’s rookie quarterback throws left-handed.

In the first workout of the Falcons rookie minicamp Friday, all of Penix’s passes during a 40-minute viewing window unquestionably were ...Read more

DENVER — Sean Payton plays enough golf at his summer place in Idaho to develop an appreciation for the finer points of the game.

He sees some similarities across sports to the one he coaches and his new quarterback, first-round draft pick Bo Nix.

“It’s almost like watching a good golfer,” Payton said. “When you watch his game over ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Chargers continued to add to their depth Saturday by signing to edge rusher Bud Dupree, the team announced.

A veteran entering his 10th season, Dupree gives the Chargers another option along with Tuli Tuipulotu behind starters Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa.

Acquiring depth and boosting competition have been two of the ...Read more

NEW YORK — The dust settling still has not translated into a clear vision of why CBS Sports decided to dump Phil Simms and Norman Julius Esiason from its “The NFL Today” studio team.

Was it money? Lack of performance by the two former quarterbacks who both worked at the network for over two decades? Executive ego? Or CBS wanting to get ...Read more

ATLANTA — The Falcons drafted Michael Vick No. 1 overall on April 20, 2001. They had an incumbent quarterback of some distinction, this having become Chris Chandler’s sixth and most successful NFL stop. He’d started 123 NFL games. He’d made the Pro Bowl twice, both times as a Falcon. He’d presided over two playoff wins, both as a ...Read more

As streaming services and traditional networks alike fight for sports TV rights, Netflix has stayed mostly out of the race, focusing on original content. That all changed when Netflix bought the rights to televise WWE Raw in January.

And now, they're entering the big leagues.

Puck's John Ourand reported Friday that Netflix is the top contender...Read more

NEW YORK — Malik Nabers’ “welcome to the NFL” moment happened before he completed his first pro practice.

The Giants’ first-round wide receiver arrived at the team’s facility in East Rutherford, N.J., on Friday for rookie minicamp and promptly walked back his $10,000 Rookie of the Year cash bet with Washington Commanders quarterback...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Stationed at a podium just outside the Vikings' headquarters, coach Kevin O'Connell gestured out to the team's practice fields, turning reporters' attention behind them to where rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy was running sprints at the end of his first Vikings practice.

The sprints, McCarthy admitted later, were the payoff for...Read more

CHICAGO — In the two weeks since the Chicago Bears drafted Caleb Williams with the No. 1 pick, the rookie quarterback has been a celebrity about town. He went with a group of team veterans to a Cubs game at Wrigley Field and sat courtside with wide receivers Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze at a Sky game.

He even was photographed pushing a ...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Falcons coach Raheem Morris gave an update Friday on quarterback Kirk Cousins, who’s recovering from Achilles surgery, which was completed Nov. 1.

“Kirk is every day improving,” Morris said before the first rookie minicamp practice. “So, we are kind of right to the point where he is doing everything that we can ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The process of determining the Raiders’ starting quarterback is expected to run through training camp and the preseason. But coach Antonio Pierce said Friday that Aidan O’Connell’s rookie-season performance gives him an early edge.

“Aidan’s earned the right to go out there and get the first snap,” Pierce said on the ...Read more