Archives for July 8, 2017

'What's for certain is that they'll have plenty of cap room in 2018, about $80 million worth, and will rely heavily on a roster loaded with young players for the foreseeable future. That's quite a change from 2015, when the Jets paid $168 million to five players. That included cornerback Darrelle Revis, one of the prominent names in this year's purging.'

'For best player — as in pure talent, athleticism, and production — I'll go with Bruce Smith. He has few pass-rushing peers in the history of the game; none when it comes to most sacks, of course. For that matter, he's on the short list of players at any position capable of having the most consistent dominance.'

'There's no doubting that the Bills have excellent starting talent at defensive tackle, but what about the depth behind Williams and Dareus? Jerel Worthy and Adolphus Washington will compete for playing time behind the starting duo and Bleacher Report's Sean Tomlinson recently named one of the players as Buffalo's secret weapon for 2017. Washington, the former Ohio State Buckeye and second-year pro, will emerge as the team's secret weapon this season according to Tomlinson.'

'Reed will participate on the NFLPA legend team against current NFL stars on Celebrity Family Feud. Joining Reed will be Derrick Brooks, Marshall Faulk, Anthony Munoz and Rod Woodson. The current NFL all-star team will include Le'Veon Bell, DeAndre Hopkins, Derrick Johnson, Patrick Peterson and Joe Thomas.'

'“There’s some that I still have to get used to,” said Ragland. “I never played in a 4-3 before, but I’m getting there and taking my time with it. I’m just asking all the questions that I can. It’s different from being out there and then just being in the classroom, learning. I’m just taking my time.”'