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Getty Images Four weeks ago tomorrow, I threw out a “what if?” scenario involving Tom Brady and the 49ers. Setting aside the question of whether the 49ers have interest in Brady, what happens if Brady has interest in them? It’s an intriguing discussion, given that Brady has won six Super Bowls...

Getty Images Patriots (for now) quarterback Tom Brady said in a recorded phone call with UFC President Dana White today that he and everyone else will have to be patient with free agency approaching. White talked to Brady on the phone and livestreamed the conversation, and White told Brady...

Getty Images Chargers left tackle Russell Okung recently expressed “skepticism” about the team’s direction as well as his future in Los Angeles. It appears he had good reason. Josina Anderson of ESPN reports that the Chargers and Panthers are discussing a potential trade of Okung. The...

Getty Images Like the NFL, the XFL is “closely monitoring” the current COVID-19 outbreak. Unlike the NFL, the XFL currently is in the middle of its 2020 season. With Los Angeles declaring a local emergency as to the coronavirus situation and with the L.A. Wildcats due to host a home game on...

Getty Images The Panthers and Chargers have agreed to a swap of Pro Bowl offensive linemen. The Panthers will send five-time Pro Bowl guard Trai Turner to the Chargers for two-time Pro Bowl left tackle Russell Okung, Cameron Wolfe of ESPN reports. The trade won’t become official until the...

Getty Images The powers-that-be in Santa Clara have said and done all the right things in the 29 days since the 49ers lost the Super Bowl regarding the future of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. But plenty of teams say one thing in February and do something else in March. Given that the 49ers have...

He’s didn’t say, “He’s not.” Or “let’s not.” Or “this guy.” (Or “yo yo ma.”) Enhanced audio has surfaced of the exchange between Julian Edelman and Tom Brady at Saturday’s North Carolina-Syracuse game. Apparently, Brady wasn’t even responding to Edelman says of Brady, “He’s coming back.”...

Tom Brady quite possibly is a troll. And he quite possibly thinks Julian Edelman is a tool. Both attended Saturday’s North Carolina-Syracuse game, along with (who else?) Jimmy Fallon. A video of Edelman clearly mouthing to an ESPN camera “he’s coming back,” in even more clear reference to...

Getty Images For the past few years, the NFL Players Association has been squirreling away cash in the event of a work stoppage in 2021. Chargers center Mike Pouncey claims that he and other veterans will be creating a separate strike fund to help players get through a season without football...

Getty Images The next chapter of Tom Brady‘s 20-years-and-counting career is yet to be determined. Plenty of people would like to know what’s next. That group includes Mrs. Tom Brady. “I would love to know where I’m going to be living this year but I don’t know that yet,” Gisele Bundchen said...

Getty Images It’s become regarded as a given that, when the time comes for the Patriots to decide the offer that will be made to Tom Brady, coach Bill Belichick — and only coach Bill Belichick — will determine the structure and amount of the deal. Some league insiders with knowledge of the...

Getty Images The Chargers are parting ways with Philip Rivers after a long run and that puts them in the market for a quarterback this offseason. It’s also made for frequent links to a possible run at signing Tom Brady when free agency opens next month. Speculation about such interest often...

Getty Images As the calendar creeps toward March 18 and the launch of free agency, Tom Brady‘s current team remains the betting favorite to keep him for at least a 21st year. Via The Action Network, the Patriots are a -175 favorite (bet $175 to win $100) to re-sign the six-time Super Bowl...

Getty Images A large crane collapsed outside SoFi Stadium on Friday morning, The Associated Press reports. Construction is ongoing at the new home of the Rams and the Chargers. The AP, citing the Los Angeles County Fire Department, said no injures were reported. It is not clear what caused...

Getty Images Melvin Gordon has said he thinks Philip Rivers will go to the Colts, and he’s not alone in that opinion. It makes too much sense with the Colts admitting all options are on the table at quarterback, and Frank Reich and Nick Sirianni having worked with Rivers in the past. Indeed...

Getty Images The Patriots are the only team that can talk to Tom Brady about a contract right now without violating tampering rules, but a report on Thursday indicates that they haven’t been doing that. Karen Guregian of the Boston Herald reports that the Patriots have not reached out to Brady...

Getty Images A back injury contributed to a slow start for wide receiver Mike Williams after the Chargers made him the seventh overall pick of the 2017 draft, but he’s done a good job of showing his big play ability over the last two seasons. Williams has 92 catches for 1,665 yards and 12...

Getty Images As quarterback Tom Brady inches toward the first free agency of his career, there could be a fundamental difference between the manner in which his current team and his potential suitors value him. Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who runs the show in New England when it comes to...

Getty Images There are plenty of questions about the Chargers going into the season. But at the moment, that one in particular seems to be getting asked most often. Chargers General Manager Tom Telesco knows that speculation about soon-to-be free agent quarterback Tom Brady has dwarfed most...

Getty Images The Chargers won’t be bringing quarterback Philip Rivers back for the 2020 season, but it’s less certain how things will play out with impending free agent running back Melvin Gordon. Gordon held out into the regular season last year while looking for an extension that never...