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Getty Images Texans coach Bill O’Brien has pledged to kneel with his players during the national anthem this season to protest social injustice. Linebacker Jacob Martin appreciates the coach’s show of solidarity. “I think that speaks volumes,” Martin said during a video call, via Aaron Wilson...

Getty Images Jails present a heightened risk of infection during the ongoing pandemic. Plenty of Americans who have yet to be convicted but who can’t afford bail remain stuck in jail pending the resolution of their charges. Colin Kaepernick and his Know Your Rights camp have teamed up with...

Getty Images During an appearance on NFL Network Tuesday, Steelers defensive end Cam Heyward added his voice to those of other players who are unsure what training camp and the 2020 season are going to look like. Heyward said he hasn’t heard of any players who expect to opt out of playing this...

Getty Images The Houston Texans are giving their season tickets holders a few options for how they want to handle the upcoming 2020 season amid COVID-19. According to KHOU 11, the Texans reached out to season ticket holders on Monday to give them a trio of options for their tickets for this...

Getty Images The Pro Football Writers of America announced its members voted Bill Arnsparger and Romeo Crennel as the 2020 winners of the Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman Award. The PFWA annually awards two NFL assistant coaches for lifetime achievement. Arnsparger, who died in 2015, was the mastermind...

Getty Images No, we haven’t expanded our coverage beyond football. Yes, we have decided to look for storylines from other sports that potentially apply to football. Here’s the latest one we noticed, from the world of baseball. Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reported on Friday night that employees of...

Getty Images The NFL strongly believes that it’s much harder to transmit the coronavirus in an outdoor setting than in a confined indoor space. So what about domed stadiums, which technically are indoors? As a source with knowledge of the league’s thinking explains it to PFT, open-air stadiums...

Getty Images Panthers coach Matt Rhule is considering kneeling alongside players during the national anthem this season. Rhule said he wants to show support for the movement against racial injustice. “I would consider anything as we move forward,” Rhule said Thursday on a video conference...

Getty Images Of the top 20 quarterbacks in the Chris Simms top 40 countdown, only six have won Super Bowl rings — Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, Drew Brees, and Tom Brady. So which quarterback will be the next to win his first ring? Simms and I looked at...

Getty Images He took the league by storm as a rookie, before suffering a torn ACL. By the time he returned, Patrick Mahomes was taking the league by storm. Last year, Lamar Jackson was taking the league by storm. Through it all, Deshaun Watson quietly and steadily has become one of the best...

Getty Images Wide receiver Randall Cobb has been in the NFL since 2011 and he hopes that his extended time in the league helps Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson take a step forward this season. Cobb spent the first eight years of his career playing with Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay and last year...

Getty Images Texans safety Justin Reid has only missed one game over his two NFL seasons, but he hasn’t been healthy for much of his time in the league. Reid hurt his wrist as a rookie and needed surgery to repair the injury after the season. He tore the labrum in his shoulder last year...

Getty Images Jets safety Jamal Adams has identified eight teams to which he’d be willing to be traded. There’s one team that sits at the top of his list, however. To no surprise, it’s the Cowboys. Via Rich Cimini, a fan asked Adams In a cellphone video posted to social media on Sunday asked...

Getty Images The Texans recently gave tackle Laremy Tunsil a three-year extension beyond the final year of his rookie deal. The man for whom Tunsil blocks could end up getting an extension of similar duration. Per a league source, Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is seeking a three-year...

Getty Images The NFLPA has advised players to stop working out together to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The reason? Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that “around 10 NFL teams have reported positive coronavirus tests for at least one of their players.” Reports have indicated the Cowboys...

Getty Images The Jets have a decision to make. It’s too early to know what it will be. With safety Jamal Adams wanting out and willing to be traded to eight different teams (and maybe eventually more), the Jets could end up getting a strong offer, if more than one of the eight teams are...

Getty Images Former Oilers receiver Bill Groman died of natural causes in Houston this week, John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports. Groman was 83. Groman (the holder in the photo) won four championships in a six-year career, earning two AFL championship rings with the Oilers and two...

Getty Images Jamal Adams wants a trade. The safety has asked the Jets for one, and he’s telling the team’s fans the same on social media. Adams commented to a fan on Instagram on Friday night, saying, “It’s time to move on. Let it go. Appreciate you guys. No hard feelings. Nothin but luv.”...

Getty Images Multiple NFL figures recently have been talking about Colin Kaepernick. The question now becomes whether the talk will lead to action. There’s still no reason to believe it will. Indeed, there’s no indication that anyone has actually reached out to Kaepernick or his...

Getty Images Jets safety Jamal Adams has made it clear the entire offseason he is frustrated at the team’s lack of urgency at getting him a long-term deal. Now comes news that Adams has requested a trade. The Jets have not given Adams’ agent permission to speak with other teams, Calvin Watkins...