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Getty Images The odds of making it to the NFL are incredibly slim. But not for the kids who 13 years ago belonged to the Cali Rising Stars track team. As explained by Jay Skurski of the Buffalo News, six of those 11- and 12-year-olds have made it to the NFL. One of the former Rising Stars is...

C.J. Anderson rapidly went from the street to the Super Bowl last season, going from unemployed to the rams, filling in for injured running back Todd Gurley, and playing well enough that the Rams didn’t miss a beat. So he was a little disappointed that he didn’t have a lot of suitors in free...

Getty Images Long-time NFL linebacker and assistant coach Pepper Johnson has landed in the XFL. The league announced Friday that Johnson will serve as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach of the XFL’s L.A. franchise. Johnson will work for head coach Winston Moss, who was recently named...

Getty Images The offseason is the time for the kind of unbridled enthusiasm that would make even Billy Mumphrey blush, but that’s how it goes when a league (and the media outlets owned by the league) need to keep 32 fan bases as engaged as possible from January until September. For the Rams, a...

Getty Images We capped a solid week of PFT Live drafts with an idea inspired by the ongoing championship series in the NBA and NHL. Every other sport uses a best-of-seven format. If the NFL did, which Super Bowl losers would have won a best-of-seven series? Simms and I picked three each, and...

Getty Images Multiple reports have indicated that SoFi has struck a deal to buy the naming rights to the new L.A. stadium. The people responsible for such matters say that no deal is in place. According to John Aceti of Sports Business Daily, the managing director of the L.A. Stadium &...

Getty Images Over a quarter of the NFL teams now play in states with legal recreational marijuana. And at the moment, it’s still illegal in the eyes of the NFL. Via NBCChicago.com, the Illinois House on Friday passed a plan 66-47 which will legalize the use of recreational marijuana. Governor...

Buccaneers defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh said on Friday that one of the first people he saw after arriving to the team’s facility was offensive lineman Evan Smith and that there’s no issue between the two of them related to Suh stomping on Smith’s arm during a 2011 game. That’s one of several...

Getty Images The Rams signed cornerback Troy Hill to a two-year contract extension, the team announced Thursday. Hill, 27, has appeared in 40 games with 14 starts for the Rams the past three seasons. Hill was scheduled to make $2.025 million in 2019 as a restricted free agent. The Rams...

Getty Images Los Angeles Rams cornerback Marcus Peters is entering the final year of his rookie contract this fall. While the Rams have made their desire to keep Peters clear, Peters’ future beyond the 2019 season remains in question for the time being. However, it’s not the thing Peters is...

Getty Images The new NFL stadium in Inglewood lacks a naming-rights deal. That could change soon. FOX Business Network reports that SoFi is in “late-stage talks” to place its brand on the place where the Rams and Chargers will begin playing in 2020. Formally known as Social Finance, Inc., the...

Getty Images The money-for-nothing naming-rights industry sometimes doesn’t generate as much money as it should. SoFi, according to VenuesNow.com (via SportsBusiness Daily), will pay in the range of $20 million per year for 20 years to attach its name to the new stadium that the Rams and...

Getty Images Bears linebacker Khalil Mack said earlier this week that he aspires to be the best ever at his position. Which gave us the fuel for Thursday’s PFT Live draft. Which current players could end up being the best ever at their given positions? We exempted Tom Brady from this draft...

The Rams are happy to have defensive tackle Aaron Donald with the team for offseason workouts after he was absent the last two years during a push for a new contract and Donald’s been enjoying the different schedule as well. Donald said it’s important for players to build relationships by...

After poor field conditions led to the NFL moving a game out of Mexico City last season, the field at Azteca Stadium is getting a makeover According to the Associated Press, officials from the stadium announced that they intend to replace the hybrid surface installed last year and restore the...

Getty Images Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan keeps noticing defensive stars collecting gigantic new deals. And while he’s got a strong case for an eventual extension, Jordan said wanting to stay with the Saints is about more than stacking up the next big contract. Jordan has two years...

Getty Images Ndamukong Suh remains on vacation in France, but he signed his one-year, $9.25 million contract with the Buccaneers on Friday, Jeanna Laine of ESPN reports. Tampa Bay waived cornerback David Rivers to get Suh on the 90-player roster. Suh will fly to Tampa next week for a...

The Rams aren’t accustomed to seeing Aaron Donald this time of year. This marks the first time in Sean McVay’s tenure as head coach that the defensive tackle has attended organized team activities. “It’s nice having him around this time of year,” McVay said, via the team website. “I didn’t...

Getty Images The Buccaneers accomplished an intriguing swap this week, trading in defensive tackle Gerald McCoy and his $13 million salary for defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and a $9.25 million salary with another $750,000 in potential incentives. They did it even though they know McCoy...

Getty Images Everything is different for Rams linebacker Clay Matthews right now. If there is such a thing as being a rookie in an 11th season, Matthews is that. Although Matthews has returned home to Southern California, where he has maintained his offseason home, Matthews has never played...