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Getty Images Patriots safety Patrick Chung made a mild stir before Super Bowl LIII by claiming that, in the then-looming championship game against the Rams, the Patriots would “kick their ass.” Something said during the game could be creating a much bigger problem for Chung. As reported by...

Getty Images Word of Vikings interest in quarterback Sean Mannion surfaced last week and that interest is leading to a meeting. Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press reports that Mannion will visit with the Vikings next Monday. Mannion was a 2015 third-round pick of the Rams and has spent the...

Getty Images The push for an expansion of replay review to include pass interference calls and non-calls took off after Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman‘s hit on Saints wide receiver Tommylee Lewis in the NFC Championship Game. That push paid off in a one-year trial that will allow...

Getty Images The Cowboys appear to have gotten a good deal for defensive end Robert Quinn, giving up only a sixth-round pick in 2020 and signing him to a new one-year deal. Quinn will make $8 million from the Cowboys this season with a $1 million bonus for seven sacks, Clarence Hill of the...

Getty Images Clay Matthews left a strong impression on Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay the last time he saw him in person on a football field. While 2018 was a disappointing year for Matthews overall, his best game of the season arguably came against McVay and the Rams in October...

Getty Images The NFL finally has done the right thing. Pass interference will now be among the plays subject to replay review. It will apply both to offensive and defensive interference. And it will apply to calls and non-calls. Coaches will be permitted to challenge calls and non-calls of...

Getty Images Not only did the NFL change rules in a significant way, they did it in a hurry. Competition committee chairman Rich McKay said he was happy the league got to a “good place” with the change to the replay rules, especially considering the pace of the change. “We were able to make...

Sean Payton could have performed a victory dance after NFL owners voted to expand replay Tuesday night. He didn’t. Or at least not in his post-vote interviews. “I think it’s more about the football element [than a personal victory],” said Payton, a member of the Competition Committee...

Rams defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh‘s the top remaining free agent available, and even though we haven’t heard much about what he’s looking for, we know he’s priced himself out of a return to Los Angeles. Via Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com, Rams General Manager Les Snead said that Suh’s return was...

Getty Images The Bills still don’t know if they’ll end up renovating New Era Field or building a new stadium, but they’re doing their best to manage expectations. Via Vic Carucci of the Buffalo News, Bills owner Terry Pegula admitted that any pleasure dome he might decree wouldn’t be as...

Getty Images At the annual owners’ meeting 25 years ago, the NFL adopted the two-point conversion. Since then, 988 two-point conversions have been scored, and 140 of them were scored by the same player who scored the touchdown. Rams running back Todd Gurley and Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy...

Getty Images Neither of the Competition Committee’s two versions of a modified expansion of replay would address what happened in the NFC Championship Game. Both would allow only for reviews of plays where a flag was thrown. A chance also exists that owners could do nothing or they could vote...

Getty Images Several years after losing the completely meaningless end-of-season football game to the mainland, Hawaii is getting a slightly more meaningful preseason football game. And someone has gobbled up all the tickets. Apparently, it was someone(s) looking to re-sell the tickets at a...

Blake Bortles started 73 of a possible 80 games with the Jaguars, but he never proved he was a franchise quarterback. So Bortles now is a backup in hopes of getting a starting job again one day. “I want to get an opportunity to start in this league and I think in order to do that, this is the...

Getty Images Only the NFL could react to a controversy that calls into question the legitimacy of a Super Bowl participant by implementing a fix that wouldn’t have avoided the controversy. That’s what the Competition Committee has done, by recommending an expansion of replay to “include all...

Getty Images The Rams have added some parts to their defense this offseason, but they’ll be without part of it until training camp. According to Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times, linebacker Samson Ebukam underwent minor knee surgery (which means it wasn’t on Klein’s knee) after the season...

Getty Images When Rams running back Todd Gurley got hurt late last season, C.J. Anderson came in off the street, and the Rams’ offense didn’t miss a beat with Anderson replacing Gurley. So now that Anderson is a free agent, is he a hot commodity? Nope. Anderson was asked by a fan on Twitter...

Getty Images Malcolm Brown will remain in Los Angeles. The Rams are matching the offer sheet the Lions gave Brown, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. It’s a two-year, $3.25 million deal for Brown, who gets a $100,000 signing bonus and $1 million guaranteed. He’ll serve as Todd Gurley‘s...

Getty Images Dolphins defensive end Robert Quinn has ended his visit to the Cowboys, and nothing appears imminent with any team. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media said it could “take a few days or more to settle.” The Cowboys and Saints both are interested in acquiring a pass rusher the Dolphins are...

Getty Images The Vikings are in need of a No. 2 quarterback behind Kirk Cousins. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the Vikings have interest in Sean Mannion with their backup from last season, Trevor Siemian, scheduled to meet with the Jets on Wednesday. Mannion is an unrestricted free...