Trent Richardson wants you to think he’s changed. He wants you to allow him into your circle of trust. Most of all, he wants you know that he’s done being a crushing disappointment. I’m paraphrasing there, because Richardson’s real words to the Indianapolis Star earlier this week weren’t as prayer-like, and not nearly as desperate. […]

The speculation surrounding C.J. Spiller’s future started with a Jason La Canfora throwaway line. The CBS Sports insider wrote that as training camp claims running backs, the Buffalo Bills could and should start fielding trade calls. Spiller, after all, is entering the final year of his rookie contract. No, that’s not it. The Spiller speculation […]

The Hall of Fame Game was fun, sure. But tomorrow the preseason begins in earnest with six games, and the other 30 teams playing over the next three days. Here are the top storylines we’ll be watching during August football. Quickly, you’ll notice a certain position that’s pretty important… 1. What is a Johnny Manziel? […]

Thinking about a legacy before that legacy has been completed is, at the very least, an interesting discussion. At worst, it’s a distraction, and how unrealistic, mountainous expectations are established. Jamaal Charles talking about being mentioned alongside Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders one day — and therefore being a hall of fame running back — […]

Eventually the football-consuming public will develop patience when dollar figures go bouncing across various screens during the offseason (or preseason, or any time really). Eventually there will be deep breathing, and serenity now before a wide-sweeping overreaction. Or probably not. Earlier this afternoon when word of Andy Dalton’s contract extension first surfaced it was initially […]

Football is cruel. It’s cold, it’s unforgiving, and it can be absolutely crushing. Soon, we may look back on today as the day that brutal nature of the game finally ended David Wilson’s career, at the ripe of 23. There’s nothing definitive quite yet saying he’s played his last snap, but the New York Giants […]