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The Lions canceled rookie minicamp and pushed development pressure into OTAs
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (405+ words) Detroit is betting that fewer early reps can still lead to faster real development. That is the gamble inside the Lions" decision to skip rookie minicamp entirely. Brad Holmes explained the move as part of a broad review of how…...
The Dolphins' 2026 schedule gives Jeff Hafley almost no recovery margin
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (444+ words) The hardest part of Miami's 2026 schedule is not one opponent. It is the fact that the Dolphins keep entering games with less recovery margin than the team across from them. Action Network's schedule-release breakdown pegged Miami with a league-worst minus…...
Drew Shelton's cross-training tells you what the Dallas Cowboys thinks about its line
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (379+ words) Dallas is not cross-training Drew Shelton because it is bored in rookie minicamp. It is doing it because the Cowboys do not want one position battle to create three more. The team's early reporting on Shelton and the follow-up from…...
The Jacksonville Jaguars drafted two tight ends to change what 12 personnel can do
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (394+ words) Jacksonville did not double up at tight end for depth alone. The Jaguars drafted Nate Boerkircher and Tanner Koziol because Liam Coen wants heavier personnel to do more jobs. That is what makes this more interesting than a rookie-position story....
49ers open in Melbourne and lose a home game to Mexico City before the rest of the schedule is even out
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (390+ words) Week 1 sends San Francisco to the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the league's first regular-season game in Australia. That means a Thursday opener, a massive travel adjustment and a season launch that looks nothing like a normal West Coast routine. The…...
De'Von Achane is the part of Miami's rebuild the Dolphins refused to touch
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (448+ words) Miami spent the offseason ripping up its old blueprint, but the Dolphins just made one part of the new one unmistakable. On May 13th, they gave De'Von Achane a four-year, $64 million extension with $32 million guaranteed. A front office willing to move…...
Bobby Slowik's statement make the Dolphins' new offense easy to picture
4+ day, 17+ min ago (420+ words) Slowik opened by calling Willis a player who "can spin the ball all over the field" and also "can run, obviously, can use his legs". The important part was not the compliment. It was how he described the effect on…...
Brenden Rice is the kind of waiver claim that exposes how thin NFL roster math gets in May
4+ day, 21+ min ago (476+ words) The Packers claiming Brenden Rice off waivers this week was not a blockbuster. That is exactly why it matters. These are the moves that show how quickly the NFL runs out of room in May, when one team decides a…...
Fernando Mendoza's first Raiders lesson is that nothing will be handed to him
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (452+ words) Joe Kiemen is a sports writer who has covered the NFL, NBA, and MLB since 2014. He believes the best analysis comes from combining data-driven insights with what the eye test tells you, because the numbers don't always capture the full…...
George Paton's extension says Denver believes its roster-building window is open now
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (444+ words) Joe Kiemen is a sports writer who has covered the NFL, NBA, and MLB since 2014. He believes the best analysis comes from combining data-driven insights with what the eye test tells you, because the numbers don't always capture the full…...