Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports As Washington s offer of a first-round pick and change for Matthew Stafford showed, the team is serious about improving. It needs to be, with Alex Smith set to turn 37 and Kyle Allen coming off a severe injury. Allen and Taylor Heinicke are restricted free agents; each could pass for a stopgap starter. But this offseason is already showing the QB measuring stick has moved. Washington, which also will not land Carson Wentz, is well off the pace. Free agency brings the likes of Andy Dalton, Jacoby Brissett, and longtime Ron Rivera charge Cam Newton. Expect more noise from Washington in the trade market.
Are you really surprised that Matthew Stafford wanted out of Detroit?
After a dozen seasons in Detroit, even the quarterback known for his professional demeanor started to show signs he had one foot out the door.
Known for being extremely buttoned up in media sessions and displaying a dry public persona, he even started to loosen up by telling jokes and playing tricks on the media prior to the start of the 2020 season.
The telltale sign that things were not looking bright for the marriage between Stafford and the Lions was his close friend Dan Orlovsky dropping clues publicly that 2020 would be Stafford s final one in Detroit.
Jan 15, 2021
New Orleans Saints C/G Will Clapp received a positive test for COVID-19, per NFL Network Insider s Tom Pelissero. Clapp cannot participate in the 2021 NFC Divisional Round playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday afternoon in New Orleans. The lineman is a backup in two positions, center and guard for the Saints.
Oct 4, 2020; Detroit, Michigan, USA; New Orleans Saints center Will Clapp (64) at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Pelissero also states that New Orleans did not have any of their players classified as high-risk close contacts to Clapp. The Saints organization and NFL will provide more details on the former LSU product s health and other players game status before the playoff matchup with Tampa Bay.
ESPN unveils way-too-early college football rankings for 2021 season
Keeping up with the Joneses in college football is no easy task, especially when there s a program that has won six of the last 12 national championships. It s been an incredible run for Alabama s
The Crimson Tide expect to have one of the nation s best teams next season too, even if they lose nearly half the starting lineup to the NFL. I think this team showed great perseverance, great resiliency, Saban said. Probably the team togetherness on this team, this was kind of the ultimate team. These guys were like a high school team in terms of how they got along together, how they supported each other, how they played together, how they overcame adversity.