When John Fox was requested which NFL workforce had the worst offseason Monday, he pointed to his former employer. “I think when you’re going to play defense, you’re going to lean on takeaways to help a young offense, and you don’t have a kicker, a reliable kicker, that you’re going to need those points from after some of those turnovers,” Fox mentioned on ESPN’s “NFL Live,” the place he serves as an analyst. “I think the kicking question is really big right now in Chicago. And I think that might be a problem for them in the season.” Fox, in fact, was the Bears’ head coach after they lower their all-time main scorer, Robbie Gould. In
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Cowboys Rookie Ezekiel Elliott Beats Out Tom Brady For NFL’s Top-Selling Jersey
by Zack Cox on Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 11:36AM 1,858 It hasn’t taken Ezekiel Elliott long to build an impressive following down in Big D. Elliott, whom the Dallas Cowboys drafted fourth overall in April, has sold more jerseys over the past three months than any other NFL player. Per ESPN’s Darren Rovell, who cited sales from the league’s official online store, the former Ohio State running back beat out a who’s-who of NFL superstars for the top spot. New England Patriots quarterback ...
Bills’ Kathryn Smith Becomes NFL’s First Full-Time Female Assistant Coach
The Buffalo Bills and Kathryn Smith made history Wednesday night. The Bills hired Smith as their special teams quality control coach, making her the first full-time female coach in NFL history. “Kathryn Smith has done an outstanding job in the seven years that she has worked with our staff,” Bills head coach Rex Ryan said in a statement. “She certainly deserves this promotion based on her knowledge and strong commitment, just to name a couple of her outstanding qualities, and I just know she’s going to do a great job serving in the role of Quality Control-Special Teams.” “Kathryn has been working in a football administrative role an...
Patriots Grab ‘NFL’s Best Team’ Crown From Broncos After Commanding Win
FOXBORO, Mass. — The only reason that the New England Patriots’ 43-21 win over the Denver Broncos seemed even remotely close was because Peyton Manning was on the other side of the huddle. There’s always a chance that Manning can come back — even down three scores with 6:13 to go in the fourth quarter, Patriots fans were halfway on their seats thinking, “Is it safe? Is it safe to beat the traffic? Can he come back?” Let’s be fair, though. The Patriots walloped the reigning AFC champs, and against any other quarterback, their 27-7 lead at the half would have seemed extremely safe, as it turned out to be. Since the Broncos were considered the favorites