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It’s arguable that no player is more valuable to his team right now than Drew Brees is to the Saints. Before he signed with them, there was talk that the Saints could leave New Orleans and now any talk of that nature would be ridiculous as Drew Brees has turned…

There was speculation earlier in the offseason that long time Packer Donald Driver could be cut, but now it appears that he will be back on a restructured deal. His player rep today said that he expects his client and the Packers to work out a restructured deal after his…

Antonio Gates was once one of if not the best tight ends in the league, but injuries have slowed him in the past 2 years, though 114 catches for 1560 yards and 17 touchdowns in 23 less than 100% games is not too shabby. Head Coach Norv Turner said today…

Today was not a good day for NFL players. Not only was Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain sentenced to 6 months in jail, Jets defensive tackle Kenrick Ellis was sentenced to 3 months in jail stemming from assault charges from an incident while Ellis was still at Hampton University. A 3rd…

When Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma was suspended for the entire 2012 season for not only allegedly participating in the BountyGate scandal, but also funding it, he immediately appealed the suspension. Today, he took things one step further, sueing Roger Goodell for defamation of character. Vilma believes Goodell made public statements…

When Bobby Massie, once a projected 2nd round pick in a weak offensive tackle class, fell to the Arizona Cardinals in the 4th round of the 2012 NFL Draft, many saw it as a steal. Massie seemingly fell for no reason, a belief backed up by Adam Schefter tweeting that…

Ed Reed made some Ravens fans nervous today when he said he was “not 100% committed” to playing in 2012. However, it appears there’s nothing to fear. Reed seems to always do something like this around this time every offseason and he clarified his comments later in the day by…

One minor issue with Morris Claiborne coming out of LSU was his wrist. Offseason wrist surgery made it impossible for him to workout privately with teams. However, it was a minor issue and did not make his stock fall very far, if at all, as he was selected 6th overall…

One of the reasons Casey Matthews fell to the 4th round last year and subsequently was unable to hold down a starting job for the Eagles last year was his lack of size. At 232 pounds at The Combine, Matthews was described as Clay Matthews’ without the physical gifts, meaning…

It might sound weird now, but if the Giants had lost week 17 to the Cowboys, which could have happened if Miles Austin hadn’t lost a touchdown in the sun, Tom Coughlin might have been fired rather than hoisting a 2nd round trophy. There was some talk about letting Coughlin…