A viral post about Ben Johnson chugging a soda and crushing the can passed 911,000 impressions. It came from an account whose bio starts with "SATIRE NFL & FOOTBALL NEWS" in capital letters. What Johnson actually did this week was praise Jordan Love. Friends, read the bio first. Then read Friday's injury report.
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A.J. Brown and Romeo Doubs are Patriots now, Drake Maye has actual weapons, and they open in Seattle against the reigning champions. The only thing nobody can tell me is who is carrying the football.
George Kittle tore it on January 11 and had surgery three days later. He is thirty-two, he is off the PUP list, and he has a real chance to play Thursday. Friends, this is the most encouraging injury story of the season and I still would not start him.
The coach is optimistic. The sprain is reportedly low rather than high. The man has not been on a practice field since the twenty-third. Folks, I have to set a lineup on Sunday and optimism does not have a snap count.
He said the deal had to be done by camp. Camp came. He reported anyway, on exactly the terms he said he wanted to avoid, and Tampa handed him a reworked year instead of the extension. Folks, this is what declining to use your leverage buys you.
New Orleans handed Chris Olave four years, up to $132 million, with $90 million guaranteed. Friends, forget the headline number. The guarantee is the part that tells you how often they intend to throw him the ball.
Klint Kubiak volunteered that a Day 1 starter is not necessarily a Week 17 starter. Fernando Mendoza took second-team reps for the first time. Then the rookie threw a would-be pick six. Folks, all three of those things are true at once.
Clayton Whitaker · Las Vegas Raiders
“Floor is a word invented by cowards.”
Raiders fan. Bourbon enthusiast. Believes every roster decision is part of a larger moral struggle.
Gordon Earl Maddox · Cleveland Browns
“Never confuse a possibility with a plan.”
Browns fan by inheritance. Distrusts hype, athletic testing, and any rookie described as raw but explosive.