The St. Louis Rams have finalized their 10-man practice squad, and Michael Sam didn't make the cut. Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted by an NFL team, performed well during the preseason but was stuck on a team where the defensive side of the ball seemed pretty well stacked. Sam survived the Rams' first roster cut in the preseason but was let go as St. Louis made its final decisions for the 53-man roster. Considering his good preseason performance, Sam seemed to have a good chance to make the 10-man … [Read more...]

It looks like New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will have one of his favorite targets available for Sunday's game against Miami. Rob Gronkowski, who spent the better part of last season injured and off the field, says he's "good to go" for the Week 1 Dolphins game. News of the Patriots Gronkowski cleared to play was surprising for two reasons. First, the news was delivered by Gronkowski himself on Monday as the tight end wanted to avoid fielding "will you or won't you?" questions all week. Normally the … [Read more...]

The NFL earned $42,000 this week by issuing two preseason fines to highly visible players, the Cleveland Browns' Johnny Manziel and New Orleans Saints' Jimmy Graham. News that the NFL fines Manziel $12K and Graham $30K is a sign of the league's acute awareness that NFL players are role models. Manziel and Graham were fined for very different reasons. The New Orleans Saints tight end was fined $30,000 for two celebratory dunks over the goalpost during a preseason game against the Tennessee Titans. Graham has dunked … [Read more...]

Brian Hoyer was named the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback this week, putting a damper on Johnny Manziel mania. But going into today's game preseason against the St. Louis Rams, Browns coach Mike Pettine said the Browns are considering a two-QB system, re-igniting the discussion about "Johnny Football." Speaking to "The Opening Drive" show on SiriusXM NFL Radio, coach Pettine said "I think in the NFL that you do yourself a disservice if you don't have two quarterbacks ready. People have asked me about … [Read more...]

The New York Jets lost to the New York Giants in their Friday night preseason game, but they used the post-game press conference to make a little lemonade. Granted, Geno Smith named Jets starting QB for Week 1 wasn't exactly unexpected, but it was still a confirmation that will give Jets fans some comfort as they go into their preseason finale next week. Smith last season completed 247 of 443 passes last season for 3,046 yards and 12 touchdowns. Unfortunately the then-rookie QB also had 21 interceptions. This … [Read more...]

Although the two quarterbacks will split reps, the Cleveland Browns coaching staff has announced Brian Hoyer, not Johnny Manziel, will start Monday night against the Washington Redskins. After an inconclusive Week 1 preseason game, fans were wondering whether Manziel would get the nod in Week 2. Browns Head Coach Mike Pettine got ahead of the rumor train by releasing an official statement that said he and his staff are "comfortable" with Hoyer starting their Monday Night game against the Redskins. “I think it's a … [Read more...]