Might as well contain this in one thread:
Tom Brady beats NFL in `Deflategate' court case, judge nullifies league's 4-game suspension.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 3, 2015
Feel free to share your opinions and any more news in the comments section.
Still miles ahead of the Raiders’ fanbase, of course, but one fan had quite the terrible welcoming of Evan Mathis to Denver:
Thug status confirmed. https://t.co/JfxiQmTZ81
— Evan Mathis (@EvanMathis69) September 2, 2015
As if the Redskins don’t have enough drama to deal with, now there is this via The Big Lead, and propagated further by PFT:
On August 30, Jessica McCloughan [wife of Redskins GM Scot McCloughan] directed this message to [ESPN reporter Dianna] Russini, via TheBigLead.com: “Please tell us how many BJ’S you had to give to get this story. And did they laugh at you before or after?”
…such as frustrating articles like this one, I give you the Cleveland Browns:
Browns got 5 picks in Julio deal: * Phil Taylor * Greg Little * Owen Marecic * Brandon Weeden * 4th rder to move up 1 slot to draft T-Rich
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 1, 2015
Continue reading For Those Who Say Teams Should Always Trade Down…
Texans acquire OT Chris Clark from Denver for 7th in 2016
— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) August 31, 2015
Texans acquire Chris Clark contract, due $1.4 million nonguaranteed base salary, up to $1 million playtime escalator clause
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) August 31, 2015
Things just keep getting grimmer in the Bay:
The 49ers announced Wednesday that outside linebacker Ahmad Brooks is being sent back to California and will not participate in Saturday’s exhibition game against the Denver Broncos after a grand jury charged him with misdemeanor sexual battery.
Unfortunately, this has been a recurring theme the entire offseason, but it has to be asked again: have the 49ers suffered the worst offseason ever? You can be reminded of the devastation of the 2014 starting lineup beyond the fold.
Denver is giving former Eagles' guard Evan Mathis a one-year deal that could be worth up to $4 million with playtime incentives, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 25, 2015
Evan Mathis deal is 1 year, $2.5 million with chance to earn $4 million. He had protested $5.5 mill salary in Philly, leading to release.
— Mike Klis (@MikeKlis) August 25, 2015
Unless some major contractual development happens until the 2015 season ends for the Broncos, this will likely be my last rather lengthy take on what lies ahead for the team in this regard. Things could change a lot as we learn about the state of the Broncos after 2015 is in the books, but I think it’s good to lay out what challenges are ahead so that we can be aware of them as this year progresses.
UPDATE (4:17 PM MT): Well, just my luck that a major contractual development takes place mere hours after I finished this. The Broncos signed Evan Mathis to a one-year deal worth up to $4 million. This takes their combined 2015/2016 cap space down to potentially $13 million. The post has been updated with this news, and may be updated further as we learn more about Mathis’s deal.
Continue reading The Broncos’ 2016 Salary Cap & Contract Needs, Pre-2015 Season Edition
Via Peter King, a quote from Manning himself:
It’s crazy. I’ve talked to a doctor recently who said, Don’t count on the feeling coming back. It was hard for me for about two years, because one doctor told me I could wake up any morning and it might come back. So you wake up every day thinking, Today’s the day! Then it’s not.
King also has other tidbits regarding Manning and the Broncos that you can read in more detail, including:
And in an interesting undercard in King’s article, he notes that Stan Kroenke is hoping to seal the deal for the Los Angeles Rams by building a new studio for NFL Network.
My commentary will some soon in the comments section.