Pro Football Talk

Dick Vermeil was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame last year, and he thinks more coaches need to join him. “Every time I get a chance, I mention it,” Vermeil told Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette. At his Hall of Fame induction speech last summer, Vermeil named seven other coaches he thought [more] … [Read more...] about Dick Vermeil pushing for more coaches in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Baltimore’s effort to restrict questioning during Wednesday’s pre-draft press conference to questions about the draft — and not about Lamar Jackson — worked in more ways than one. Beyond successfully shutting down any questions about the unsigned franchise player, the slamming of the door on non-draft questions may have kept the Ravens from having to [more] … [Read more...] about Ravens weren’t asked about OBJ, Darius Slay

The Eagles introduced quarterback Marcus Mariota on Wednesday after he made official his signing of a one-year, $5 million deal. He could have been an Eagle to start his career. Then Eagles coach Chip Kelly, who coached Mariota at Oregon, offered a ton to the Titans to move up to No. 2 overall. The Titans [more] … [Read more...] about Marcus Mariota embraces role of making Jalen Hurts a better quarterback

These days, you can bet on anything. And everything. All at once. Via Erich Richter of the New York Post, a bettor at the FanDuel Sportsbook at the Motor City Casino in Detroit made four different $10,000 wagers that combined UConn winning the men’s NCAA national basketball championship and specific NFL bets. The UConn bet, [more] … [Read more...] about UConn, NFL parlays result in huge wins for one bettor

On one hand, I love the fact that Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter is pushing back against the presumption that top prospects will do whatever any NFL team wants him to do. On the other hand, Carter might not be the best guy to be taking a stand. But he is, declining to visit teams [more] … [Read more...] about It could help Jalen Carter to slip out of the top 10