NFL - NEWS & NOTES

That's a bottle of beer.

 

See! I knew that was you.

 

Lyman in the Sports Forum Room with the fucking Wrench...

 

Weasel in the Library with a lead (coke) pipe.

 

3-game suspension for Jameis Winston.

 

Is there anybody out there who did not foresee this in his future? Sure he is actually being suspended on a technicality

 

I was surprised they gave him the full 3 games mentioned and not 1. I guess it's the Al Capone treatment.

 

The league knew he would try to get it reduced.

Now, they can bring it down to one game and make Jameis, the NFLPA and the press all happy by acting like they heard everyone and worked with them.

 

Seeing as his groping hand is attached to his arm, its a safe bet he knew.

 

Lym, I like the new signature.

 

Had to throw that one out there. I live on the Browns' board.

 

Some of the stuff ive read seems to point to the NFL already making a deal with Jameis, hence only a 3 gamer instead of 6. He takes the 3 and doesn't appeal, an appeal he would lose probably in the first place.

The NFL doesn't want another Zeke like circus event either, so it seems like a deal was probably struck.

 

That’s for Browns players

 

The Texans began experimenting with Kareem Jackson at safety during the offseason program as the team explored all options in trying to replace Andre Hal. Jackson performed so well at the position that he will play the position full time at training camp, John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Jackson, 30, has practiced at safety in the past, but his 108 career starts were at cornerback.

Coach Bill O’Brien said Friday that Jackson still can play corner when needed but will work only at safety for now. Jackson is more needed at safety after Hal was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

Hal started all 16 games at free safety last season, and Houston signed Tyrann Mathieu to man the strong safety spot.

Jackson will compete with Justin Reid, the team’s third-round pick, for the starting job.

 

Ryan Fitzpatrick set to start at least three games for the 11th straight year

Buccaneers backup quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is no one’s idea of a star quarterback. But with his longevity and consistency, he’s putting himself in some fairly rare company.

Fitzpatrick is slated to start the first three games of this season while Jameis Winston is suspended. Fitzpatrick also started three games last year while Winston was injured. And Fitzpatrick has started at least three games every year since 2008.

If Fitzpatrick does start three games this year, and all the other quarterbacks who are expected to be starters do as well, then Fitzpatrick will be one of just eight quarterbacks to start at least three games every year from 2008 to 2018. The other seven are Drew Brees, Joe Flacco, Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger and Matt Ryan.

Fitzpatrick is the least-accomplished of the quarterbacks on that list, but he deserves credit for how long he’s managed to last in the league. (PFT)

 

Having a quality back-up quarterback in the NFL is highly underrated.

 

Amen... you better carry at least 2 or your screwed in todays NFL.

 

Pride of the Crimson.

 

The San Francisco 49ers have made it clear how they feel about Laken Tomlinson.

The team on Friday inked their starting left guard to a three-year extension, a source told NFL Network's Mike Garafolo. The deal is worth up to $18 million and comes packed with $10 million in guarantees, according to the source.

The team later confirmed the three-year pact, with general manager John Lynch saying in a statement: "Laken is a very talented player who has improved consistently since joining the team one week before last year's season opener. This offseason, his hard work and dedication paid off as he continued to progress and performed at a high level. We were confident we could work out a contract extension with Laken and we are fired up to get that done before training camp."

A 2015 first-round pick by the Lions, Tomlinson was acquired by the Niners last offseason in exchange for a 2019 fifth-round pick.

The 6-foot-3, 312-pounder struggled in Detroit, but fared adequately last season in San Francisco, starting 15 games and grading out as the 38th-ranked player at his position, per Pro Football Focus.

A better run-blocker than a pass-protector, Tomlinson is part of a Niners offensive line that includes veteran bookend Joe Staley, 2016 first-round guard Josh Garnett and 2018 first-round right tackle Mike McGlinchey.

The unit's primary responsibility is to keep prized starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo out of harm's way. If they accomplish that from wire-to-wire, the Niners remain a juicy pick to press for a playoff spot this autumn-into-winter.

 

Report: NFL tells Laurent Duvernay-Tardif he can’t have “M.D.” on his jersey

The No Fun League strikes again.

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, the Chiefs offensive lineman who has accomplished the impressive feat of graduating from medical school after years of taking classes in the offseason, has reportedly been told that he will not be allowed to put “Duvernay-Tardif, M.D.” on the back of his jersey.

Montreal-based sports reporter Andy Mailly-Pressoir reported that Duvernay-Tardif (who grew up in Montreal) was rejected in his attempt to get M.D. on his jersey.

“I want to put Duvernay-Tardif M.D. on my jersey,” he said in February. “I’ve already started a conversation with the league office and they say that anything is possible.”

But apparently the league has decided against it. And that’s a shame. The NFL should celebrate players like Duvernay-Tardif, who exemplify the hard work and dedication that is central to the sport of football. The NFL allows players to put “Jr.” and “Sr.” and “III” on jerseys, and allowing the one player who has earned an “M.D.” to put it on his jersey as well would be a minor accommodation for a player who has achieved a great accomplishment. (PFT)