When the New England Patriots cut 33-year-old, 325-pound defensive lineman Vince Wilfork last year, a lot of folks figured the end was near for the five-time Pro Bowler. But then Wilfork went out and started 16 games for the Houston Texans in 2016, and now he believes he may have a couple years left in […]

Few professional athletes have a “defining year” at the age of 33, but that’s how The MMQB’s Emily Kaplan summed up Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler’s 2016 season. And it makes sense, because the 10-year veteran is coming off the highest-rated season of his NFL career. The former turnover machine had just 11 interceptions and […]

A whole lot will be up for negotiation when the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement with the NFLPA expires at the end of the 2020 season, and the players — who it’s become apparent took a tremendous hit in negotiations for the last CBA — should take hard stances on a wide variety of the issues […]

The Baltimore Ravens had several understandable reasons for cutting veteran offensive tackle Eugene Monroe. After all, Monroe is 29, which in football terms is far from young. And he’s injury-prone, having missed 15 games the last two seasons. Plus, the Ravens used the No. 6 overall pick in the draft on Notre Dame offensive tackle […]

Before releasing him on Wednesday, the Baltimore Ravens admitted they were holding veteran offensive tackle Eugene Monroe off the practice field because they were trying to trade him. That indicates nobody was desperate enough for help at that position that they were willing to part with anything in exchange for the 29-year-old. Still, Monroe won’t likely linger for […]

One year after attempting an unprecedented (at least in the modern era) 11 two-point conversions, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger would like to see his Pittsburgh Steelers take their two-point strategy to the next level by going for two after every touchdown in 2016. “I think we should go for it every time,” Roethlisberger said, per ESPN.com. “Why […]

Trevor Siemian was only selected after being passed on 249 times in the 2015 NFL draft, and yet it was still somewhat of a surprise to some that the Northwestern product was drafted at all. So naturally, he sat out virtually his entire rookie season with the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos. And yet now, […]

Even before everything hit the fan for Michael Vick nearly a decade ago, few expected the athletic quarterback to be very effective by the time he reached the age of 36. And so if you were to go back in time to Atlanta circa 2005 and tell somebody that Vick would be unemployed in 2016, […]

In terms of guaranteed money, Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman Fletcher Cox just became the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. On the surface, when you consider that Cox has been to just one Pro Bowl in four NFL seasons, that sounds ridiculous. Those who dig even a little deeper might defend the new six-year, $102.6 million […]

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Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley says that “30 points per game is still a goal” for the 2016 NFL season, despite the fact Pittsburgh settled for 26.4 points per game last season. But Haley has every reason to believe that a healthy Steelers offense will hit that 30.0 mark for the first time in franchise […]

Twelve years in, the 2004 quarterback draft class has really delivered. But the big three of that class will have to step it up late in order to challenge the legendary class of ’83. A comparison… 1983 quarterback class Key quarterbacks: John Elway (1), Jim Kelly (14), Ken O’Brien (24), Dan Marino (27) Hall of Famers: […]

Word has emerged that Blaine Gabbert — or as I like to call him, Blaine ‘freakin Gabbert — is the “heavy favorite” to win the San Francisco 49ers’ starting quarterback job, despite the fact Colin Kaepernick is scheduled to make $15 million and the fact Gabbert flamed out with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Yes, the 2011 […]

It’s the dead of the offseason, so we’re firing up the flux capacitor in order to review some of the highlights, lowlights and quirks from the NFL history books. Today, some facts that interest us — and possibly you — about the history of NFL stadiums. Wrigley Field hosted 193 NFL games over a 31-year span. […]

Occasionally during the dead points of this offseason, we’ll look back at some of the quirks, highlights, lowlights and follies from recent years. Today, we relive Tim Tebow’s most hilarious play. The situation: Down 18 late in the fourth quarter of a Week 15 matchup with the New England Patriots in 2011, Tebow and the Broncos […]