Giants
Traina Forbes.com: An Early 53-Man Giants Roster Projection
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciatraina/2019/06/14/an-early-53-man-giants-roster-projection/amp/
Traina Football Maven: Blue Notes: Giants Spring Football Wrap Up
https://footballmaven.io/nygiants/api/amp/nygiants/news/blue-notes-giants-spring-football-wrap-up-Iv5rOqY-5UuFlkqW9gfTFQ/#click=https://t.co/cin1Rd2Wh9
Leonard NYDN: Giants OTA wrap-up: early projections for the 53-man roster
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/ny-giants-53-man-roster-20190614-oxoancqvwzfizfmwhwwtuqkfum-story.html
Leonard NYDN: Eli Manning, John Mara and Dave Gettleman face the fans at Giants Town Hall
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/ny-manning-gettleman-mara-town-hall-20190612-27lj52r3xrfcbjjnko2qel5bdq-story.html
Dunleavy NJ.com: Giants roster breakdown: Locks, long shots, on the bubble for all 90 players
https://www.nj.com/giants/2019/06/giants-roster-breakdown-locks-long-shots-surprising-players-rookies-stealing-jobs-veteran-beat-out.html
Dunleavy NJ.com: No ‘Bueller’ in Giants attendance: OTAs, minicamp shows Dave Gettleman has the roster he wants
https://www.nj.com/giants/2019/06/no-bueller-in-giants-attendance-otas-minicamp-showed-dave-gettleman-has-roster-he-wanted.html
Lombardo NJ.com: Giants rookie is surging up depth chart, defensive position battles already fizzling? 4 observations from final OTA practice
https://www.nj.com/giants/2019/06/this-giants-rookie-surging-up-depth-chart-defensive-position-battles-already-fizzling-4-observations-from-final-ota-practice.html
Schmeelk Giants.com: 5 questions remaining for the New York Giants
https://www.giants.com/news/5-questions-remaining-for-the-new-york-giants
Schneier 247 Sports: 10 New York Giants players whose stock is up after June OTAs
https://247sports.com/nfl/new-york-giants/LongFormArticle/New-York-Giants-players-stock-is-up-OTAs-training-camp-2019-132842589/Amp/
Duggan The Athletic: ‘He actually knew what he was talking about’: Giants players share the best advice they’ve ever received from their fathers
https://theathletic.com/1025731/2019/06/14/he-actually-knew-what-he-was-talking-about-giants-players-share-the-best-advice-theyve-ever-received-from-their-fathers/
Coach
Braziller NYP: Pat Shurmur gives Giants high marks for OTA attendance
https://nypost.com/2019/06/12/pat-shurmur-gives-giants-high-marks-for-ota-attendance/
QB
Raanan ESPN NY: Giants QBs this offseason: Daniel Jones impresses, Eli still No 1?
https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/giants/post/_/id/59088/giants-qbs-this-offseason-daniel-jones-impresses-eli-still-no-1?
Traina Forbes.com: Shurmur Is Leaving The Door Open To A Possible Giants Quarterback Battle: Why That Makes Sense
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciatraina/2019/06/11/making-sense-of-the-giants-brewing-quarterback-controversy/
Stapleton The Record: Daniel Jones: How NY Giants rookie QB is handling glare of spotlight as it intensifies
https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nfl/giants/2019/06/11/daniel-jones-ny-giants-rookie-qb-poised-spotlight-intensifies/1407289001/
Schwartz NYP: Pat Shurmur delights in stirring Giants’ quarterback drama
https://nypost.com/2019/06/11/pat-shurmur-delights-in-stirring-giants-quarterback-drama/amp/
Braziller NYP: Daniel Jones’ striking words shouldn’t be forgotten in Giants hoopla
https://nypost.com/2019/06/11/daniel-jones-striking-words-shouldnt-be-forgotten-in-giants-hoopla/amp/
Leonard NYDN: Daniel Jones has played well in Giants’ minicamps, but is that enough to start him over Eli Manning Week 1?
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/ny-sports-giants-daniel-jones-20190610-elnzn6bu35furcvedcly6hvmwi-story.html
Schneier 247 Sports: Targeting when the first Daniel Jones Giants start will come
https://247sports.com/nfl/new-york-giants/Article/Daniel-Jones-Giants-starter-first-game-when-will-come-132864963/
Schneier/Turchyn Big Blue Banter: The All Daniel Jones show
- Full All-22 breakdown by traits
- How Jones fits Shurmur's scheme
- Why the #Giants did it
- How Jones can immediately help the offense
- What areas Shurmur will immediately look to coach
- Mailbag Qs (Audio)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-blue-banter-a-new-york-giants-football-podcast/id1387339234
Dan Schneier (@DanSchneierNFL)
6/12/19, 3:05 PM
Daniel Jones' athleticism is what intrigues me the most. It's not only the 4.67. It's the 7.00 3-cone -- 2nd-best QB time at The Combine. It's the AAU basketball growing up. It's the fact that he ran for 198 yards last year against UNC and broke away from defenders
RB
Traina Football Maven: Training Camp Roster Preview: RB Saquon Barkley
https://footballmaven.io/nygiants/api/amp/nygiants/news/training-camp-roster-preview-rb-saquon-barkley-rr9VzBpdPU6I9H-jScR9wA/#click=https://t.co/4DwTwQ6cL3
Dunleavy NJ.com: Exclusive: How Giants’ Saquon Barkley carries fatherhood onto NFL field | His message to his daughter
https://www.nj.com/giants/2019/06/exclusive-how-giants-saquon-barkley-carries-fatherhood-onto-nfl-field-his-message-to-his-daughter.html
Valentine BBV: Giants’ 90-man roster: RB Jon Hilliman trying to earn a spot
https://www.bigblueview.com/platform/amp/2019/6/11/18659977/giants-90-man-roster-rb-jon-hilliman-trying-to-earn-a-spot-rutgers-bosto-college
WR
Stapleton The Record: 'You sound just like your dad.’ NY Giants' Sterling Shepard hopes to honor late father's legacy
"My love for the game, honestly, came from watching my father on tapes, and being around my dad and him taking me to the facility at Oklahoma every day."
https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nfl/giants/2019/06/13/sterling-shepard-ny-giants-fathers-day-2019-legacy-and-fighting-protect-family/1415093001/
Lombardo NJ.com: Chip on Cody Latimer’s shoulder is fueling his return to Giants after adversity-filled 2018
https://www.nj.com/giants/2019/06/chip-on-cody-latimers-shoulder-is-fueling-return-to-giants-after-adversity-filled-2018.html
TE
Pflum BBV: Summer School - Evan Engram and the running game
https://www.bigblueview.com/2019/6/12/18661665/2019-ny-giants-summer-school-evan-engram-saquon-barkley-run-game
Schwartz NYP: The Giant who can fill massive hole left by Odell Beckham Jr.
https://nypost.com/2019/06/12/the-giant-who-can-fill-massive-hole-left-by-odell-beckham-jr/
Leonard NYDN: Evan Engram has been out with a hamstring injury
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/ny-evan-engram-hamstring-notebook-20190611-uqttwcuxyjf23hlkqvujn5u6fe-story.html
Rock Newsday: Injuries continue to plague Giants TE Evan Engram
https://www.newsday.com/sports/football/giants/evan-engram-giants-hamstring-injury-1.32268280
RT
Traina Football Maven: Training Camp Roster Preview: OT George Asafo-Adjei
https://footballmaven.io/nygiants/news/training-camp-roster-preview-ot-george-asafo-adjei-T-ymK0Yp6kWWFq03J-dqmg/
Defense
Schneier 247 Sports: Giants Depth Chart 2019: Breaking down the defense after OTAs
https://247sports.com/nfl/new-york-giants/LongFormArticle/New-York-Giants-depth-chart-defense-2019-131934483/Amp/
Dunleavy NJ.com: Scouting reports on 3https://www.nj.com/giants/2019/06/inside- new Giants from teammate who knows them best | Markus Golden, Antoine Bethea, Olsen Pierre
https://www.nj.com/giants/2019/06/inside-scouting-reports-on-3-new-giants-from-teammate-who-has-seen-each-at-his-best.html
NT
Valentine BBV: Giants’ 90-man roster: Could John Jenkins provide defensive line depth?
https://www.bigblueview.com/2019/6/14/18678133/ny-giants-90-man-roster-preview-dl-john-jenkins
DE
Valentine BBV: Giants’ 90-man roster: DL Alex Jenkins trying to prove he belongs
https://www.bigblueview.com/platform/amp/2019/6/12/18661052/giants-90-man-roster-dl-alex-jenkins-trying-to-prove-he-belongs#click=https://t.co/jo8Z34Vbvz
Traina Football Maven: Training Camp Roster Preview: DE Freedom Akinmoladun
https://footballmaven.io/nygiants/api/amp/nygiants/news/training-camp-roster-preview-de-freedom-akinmoladun-t8IH0-KMm0mUCuA3L8Vmpg/
LB
Traina Football Maven: Training Camp Roster Preview: OLB Keion Adams
https://footballmaven.io/nygiants/news/training-camp-roster-preview-olb-keion-adams-sEz3dXreTU-ahINcJYjOyQ/
Traina Football Maven: Training Camp Roster Preview: LB Jonathan Anderson
https://footballmaven.io/nygiants/news/training-camp-roster-preview-lb-jonathan-anderson-o1WvTJpOUE2K1arYG7W-8g/
CB
Valentine BBV: Giants’ 90-man roster: CB Janoris Jenkins can still play, but how long will he do it for Giants?
https://www.bigblueview.com/2019/6/13/18661426/giants-90-man-roster-cb-janoris-jenkins-can-still-play-but-how-long-will-he-do-it-for-giants
Traina Football Maven: Training Camp Roster Preview: CB DeAndre Baker
https://footballmaven.io/nygiants/api/amp/nygiants/news/training-camp-roster-preview-cb-deandre-baker-aqaD1DkfHUyiyEvH9J6-ww/#click=https://t.co/JLJXPaZkul
Traina Football Maven: Training Camp Roster Preview: CB Corey Ballentine
https://footballmaven.io/nygiants/api/amp/nygiants/news/training-camp-roster-preview-cb-corey-ballentine-NQaTllPUj0umJmEwguvmXQ/#click=https://t.co/0vvJXmrmOo
FS
Giants.com: Giants Huddle: Safety Antoine Bethea
Safety Antoine Bethea on his NFL journey and bringing a veteran presence to the Giants' defense (Video)
https://www.giants.com/podcasts/giants-huddle-safety-antoine-bethea
P
Traina Football Maven: Training Camp Roster Preview: P Ryan Anderson
https://footballmaven.io/nygiants/api/amp/nygiants/news/training-camp-roster-preview-p-ryan-anderson-ocRVnurQxUuoaVlLQai-3w/#click=https://t.co/wbQnsnLukG
NFL
Brandt MMQB: The NFL and NFLPA Are Both Posturing When They Could Just Start Negotiating the CBA
https://amp.si.com/nfl/2019/06/11/nfl-nflpa-cba-negotiation-lockout-2021
Orr MMQB: If Mandatory Minicamps Are So Important, Why Do Teams Skip the Last Day?
https://amp.si.com/nfl/2019/06/14/mandatory-minicamps-last-day-fun-freddie-kitchens-odell-beckham
Robinson Yahoo Sports: The things NFL teams would like coaches and players to keep secret on their summer break
https://sports.yahoo.com/amphtml/the-things-nfl-teams-would-like-coaches-and-players-to-keep-secret-on-their-summer-break-084855109.html
Breer MMQB: NFC East Offseason Reports: How Long Will Eli Manning Remain Under Center for Giants?
https://amp.si.com/nfl/2019/06/11/nfc-east-offseason-reports-cowboys-giants-eagles-redskins
Linsey PFF: The NFL's team-killers ahead of the 2019 NFL season
“NEW YORK GIANTS: QB AARON RODGERS, GREEN BAY PACKERS, 92.7 OVERALL GRADE
Rodgers’ appearance here against the Giants is one of the rare non-divisional team-killers, but his spot has been well earned. While his underlying stats — such as a 59.0% completion percentage — aren’t all that impressive, Rodgers’ overall performance stands second to none. He was particularly effective in the fourth quarter of one-score games, throwing six big-time throws compared to no turnover-worthy plays.”
https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-the-nfls-team-killers-ahead-of-the-2019-nfl-season
Edholm Yahoo Sports: NFL’s next big trend? It might be the two-QB formation
https://sports.yahoo.com/amphtml/nf-ls-next-big-trend-it-might-be-the-two-qb-formation-153341801.html
Kelly The Draft Network: WIDE RECEIVER HANDBOOK: BEATING PRESS COVERAGE
https://thedraftnetwork.com/articles/wide-receiver-handbook--beating-press-coverage
Vrentas MMQB: In Praise Of ... Defense
https://amp.si.com/nfl/2019/06/13/in-praise-of-defense-patriots-rams-super-bowl
ARIZONA
McManaman AZ Central: Cardinals' offense a secret, but QB Kyler Murray knows it inside and out
https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2019/06/11/arizona-cardinals-offense-secret-kyler-murray-up-to-speed/1427482001/
Odegard Cardinals.com: Desmond Harrison Aims To Be More Dependable With Cardinals
https://www.azcardinals.com/news/desmond-harrison-aims-to-be-more-dependable-with-cardinals
Fitzgerald AZ Central: Competition at center? Kingsbury has yet to name Shipley or Cole the Cardinals starter
https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2019/06/08/competition-center-kingsbury-has-yet-name-shipley-cole-cardinals-starter/1279460001/
Odegard Cardinals.com: Chemistry Grows Between ‘Sack Brothers’ Terrell Suggs And Chandler Jones
https://www.azcardinals.com/news/chemistry-grows-between-sack-brothers-terrell-suggs-and-chandler-jones
ATLANTA
Hebert AJC: 10 things we observed in Falcons minicamp
https://www.ajc.com/sports/football/things-observed-falcons-minicamp/N1hvn6s7GlokvC7LB4XrBP/amp.html
Hummer AJC: Falcons’ top draft pick fitting right in - for a Boston guy
https://www.ajc.com/sports/falcons-top-draft-pick-fitting-right-for-boston-guy/FbIMrHqWF4Us4ORzFkh4tM/amp.html
McFadden Falcons.com: Jack Crawford has quietly impressed a lot of people, including Harry Potter
https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/jack-crawford-has-quietly-impressed-a-lot-of-people-including-harry-potter
Ledbetter AJC: The Bow Tie Chronicles: A chat with Falcons cornerback Isaiah Oliver
https://www.ajc.com/sports/football/the-bow-tie-chronicles-chat-with-falcons-cornerback-isaiah-oliver/vKrFG34ijcioaHqe7LX7AL/
BALTIMORE
Preston Baltimore Sun: Mike Preston's Ravens minicamp observations on Michael Pierce, offensive line and more
https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/analysis/preston/bs-sp-preston-ravens-minicamp-observations-20190611-story.html
Kilgore Washington Post: Kevin Durant paid the price for playing hurt. Robert Griffin III can feel his pain.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/06/11/kevin-durant-paid-price-playing-hurt-robert-griffin-iii-can-feel-his-pain/
Brown Ravens.com: Ronnie Stanley Aims to Be the Best Left Tackle in Football
https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ronnie-stanley-aims-to-be-the-best-left-tackle-in-football
Preston Baltimore Sun: Ravens' success rests on offensive line, return of healthy Marshal Yanda
https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/analysis/preston/bs-sp-preston-yanda-offensive-line-20190613-story.html
Han Baltimore Sun: Ravens notes: Veteran guard Marshal Yanda explains why he returned for 13th season
https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/bs-sp-yandareturn-20190613-story.html
Han Baltimore Sun: Ravens notes: Defensive coordinator Don Martindale 'disappointed' by Michael Pierce's absence
https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/bs-sp-ravens-michael-pierce-20190612-story.html
Mink Ravens.com: How Earl Thomas Is Adjusting to a ‘Very Complex’ Ravens Defense
https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/earl-thomas-is-adjusting-to-a-very-complex-ravens-defense
BUFFALO
Carucci Buffalo News: LeSean McCoy expects to be in 'same role as last year' with Bills
https://buffalonews.com/2019/06/12/buffalo-bills-lesean-mccoy-frank-gore-nfl-football/
Neiburg Buffalo News: Blitz newsletter: Dion Dawkins, Cody Ford and how the Bills' offensive line is shaping up
https://buffalonews.com/2019/06/10/bn-blitz-newsletter-dion-dawkins-cody-ford-and-how-the-bills-offensive-line-is-shaping-up/
Maiorana Rochester Democrat: Still one of the youngest players in the NFL, Tremaine Edmunds poised to make a leap
https://amp.democratandchronicle.com/amp/1369620001#click=https://t.co/QhjkfU60aK
CAROLINA
Jacques Charlotte Observer: Equal opportunity and strategic speed: Observations from Panthers mini camp
https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article231474178.html
Rodrigue Charlotte Observer: Under all the noise, one thing is certain: Panthers’ Cam Newton is making progress
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article231424533.html
Marks Charlotte Observer: ‘You ain’t seen that last play?’ Panthers Curtis Samuel chases best receiver he can be
https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article231471423.html
Jacques Charlotte Observer: Joining ‘true contender’ Panthers feels right for Gerald McCoy after first practices
https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article231427348.html
Rodrigue Charlotte Observer: If Panthers extend CB James Bradberry, it shows they’ve learned from past disasters
https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article231470743.html
CHICAGO
Campbell Chicago Tribune: The end of the Bears' spring practices starts Chicago's summer of anticipation — is it September yet?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-spt-bears-matt-nagy-super-bowl-20190613-story.html
Wiederer Chicago Tribune: Q& A with Tarik Cohen: On the Bears' new-look backfield, his evolving role and the 'optimistic' vibe at Halas Hall
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-spt-bears-tarik-cohen-interview-20190613-story.html
Hub Arkush (@Hub_Arkush)
6/11/19, 9:40 AM
Bears all-time receiving leader Johnny Morris, 83, says it's 'shocking' record still his
"It’ll be broken one of these days. But when you throw 50 passes a game & probably run 20 times — back in our game, we ran 50 times & threw 20 — that’s why I’m amazed it hasn’t been broken."
CINCINNATI
Fay Cin Enquirer: New Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor: 'We’ve got really good pieces in place.'
https://amp.cincinnati.com/amp/1424366001
Pfahler ESPN Cincinnati: Bengals enjoying atmosphere, energy under Zac Taylor
https://www.espn.com/blog/cincinnati-bengals/post/_/id/31329/bengals-enjoying-atmosphere-energy-under-zac-taylor?
Beighle Cincy Jungle: Andy Dalton watched every snap of the Rams’ offense to learn Zac Taylor’s system
https://www.cincyjungle.com/platform/amp/2019/6/9/18656361/andy-dalton-rams-news-zac-taylor-bengals-2019-season
Pfahler ESPN Cincinnati: AJ Green eases back into team drills eager to learn new offense
https://www.espn.com/blog/cincinnati-bengals/post/_/id/31324/a-j-green-eases-back-into-team-drills-eager-to-learn-new-offense?
Fay Cin Enquirer: John Jerry brings a wealth of experience to Cincinnati Bengals offensive line
https://amp.cincinnati.com/amp/1423325001
Pfahler Dayton Daily News: Veteran lineman on joining Bengals: ‘I kind of thought (NFL career) was over. ... Here I am today.’
https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/cincinnati-bengals-add-veteran-pro-offensive-line-mix/YpWWGLlAeNkUo3AQVRpjZP/amp.html
Sheridan Cincy Jungle: Detailing John Jerry’s history with OL coach Jim Turner
Jerry played under Turner for two years in Miami, and was one of the main perpetrators in the team’s “Bullygate” scandal
https://www.cincyjungle.com/platform/amp/2019/6/11/18660000/dolphins-john-jerry-jim-turner-bengals-zac-taylor
Fay Cincinnati Enquirer: Defensive backs have been impressive at Cincinnati Bengals mini-camp
https://amp.cincinnati.com/amp/1435059001
CLEVELAND
Cabot Cleveland Plain Dealer: The Browns new LBs will push the vets for jobs and other takes from the offseason
https://expo.cleveland.com/sports/g66l-2019/06/8b09982a8c4584/the-browns-new-lbs-will-push-the-vets-for-jobs-and-other-takes-from-the-offseason-mary-kay-cabot.html
Cabot Cleveland Plain Dealer: Browns’ OC Todd Monken’s transition not as smooth as planned, Freddie Kitchens playing a larger role: Report
https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2019/06/browns-oc-todd-monkens-transition-not-as-smooth-as-planned-and-freddie-kitchens-playing-a-larger-role-according-to-a-report.html
Solak The Draft Network: ROOKIE QB REVIEW: BAKER MAYFIELD
https://thedraftnetwork.com/articles/rookie-qb-review--baker-mayfield
Cabot Cleveland Plain Dealer: Some Browns vets got on Baker Mayfield about his Duke Johnson remarks, according to report
https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2019/06/some-browns-vets-got-on-baker-mayfield-about-his-duke-johnson-remarks-according-to-a-report.html
Shook Browns.com: Browns RB Nick Chubb keeps to himself but loves thriving in a crowded backfield
https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-rb-nick-chubb-keeps-to-himself-but-loves-thriving-in-a-crowded-backfield
Shook Browns.com: Demetrius Harris reunites with Browns GM John Dorsey in pursuit of lofty goals
https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/demetrius-harris-reunites-with-browns-gm-john-dorsey-in-pursuit-of-lofty-goals
Schudle News Herald: Browns defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi ready to build on last season
https://www.news-herald.com/sports/browns/browns-defensive-tackle-larry-ogunjobi-ready-to-build-on-last/article_1fe3b928-8c6c-11e9-a5ae-7786a3a49d1f.html
DALLAS
Hill Fort Worth Star Telegram: Minicamp Notes: A David Irving sighting; Dak, Witten impressive; terrible day for...
https://amp.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article231399858.html
Engel Fort Worth Star Telegram: Don’t expect Kellen Moore to be the difference for the Dallas Cowboys
https://amp.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mac-engel/article231515863.html
Machota Dallas Morning News: 'He truly is chasing greatness': As contract extension looms, Dak Prescott has put together his best offseason yet
https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2019/06/13/truly-chasing-greatness-contract-extension-looms-dak-prescott-put-together-best-offseason-yet
Hairopolous Dallas Morning News: The power of positivity: How Allen Hurns' mindset aided his recovery from a cringeworthy ankle injury
https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2019/06/11/power-positivity-allen-hurns-mindset-aided-recovery-cringeworthy-ankle-injury
Hunt The Gazette: Former Iowa State OL Jake Campos still learning about NFL
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/iowa-state-cyclones/ex-cylone-jake-campos-still-learning-about-nfl-20190611?
DENVER
Klis 9News Denver: BRONCOS OWNERSHIP: TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO BE CONTROLLED BY PAT BOWLEN TRUST
https://www.9news.com/amp/article/sports/nfl/denver-broncos/mike-klis/broncos-ownership-team-will-continue-to-be-controlled-by-pat-bowlen-trust/73-766bb4ad-563e-4800-8df2-1540a457e9ec
Nguyen Denver Post: John Elway on being a father and the importance of a positive mindset
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/06/14/john-elway-fathers-day/amp/
Fredrickson Denver Post: Broncos’ Emmanuel Sanders uncertain when he’ll be back from Achilles injury
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/06/11/broncos-emmanuel-sanders-injury-update/amp/
DETROIT
Birkett Detroit Free Press: Lions announce training camp schedule, joint practices with Patriots
https://amp.freep.com/amp/1456378001
Rothstein ESPN Detroit: Logan Thomas, Teez Tabor helped themselves during Lions' offseason
https://www.espn.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/35592/logan-thomas-teez-tabor-helped-themselves-during-lions-offseason?
Trapasso CBS Sports: NFL 2019: Can Lions' run-oriented offense be successful enough to save Matt Patricia's job?
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-2019-can-lions-run-oriented-offense-be-successful-enough-to-save-matt-patricias-job/amp/#click=https://t.co/88jHnAZnbi
Birkett Detroit Free Press: Detroit Lions waive ex-Michigan State QB Connor Cook, sign David Fales
https://amp.freep.com/amp/1408557001#click=https://t.co/cm3N9HDzkx
Birkett Detroit Free Press: Detroit Lions observations: RB Kerryon Johnson a true receiving threat
https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/06/13/detroit-lions-observations-kerryon-johnson-receiving-threat/1445019001/
Levinsky Detroit Free Press: How Detroit Lions' Deontez Alexander will try to make the most of second chance
https://amp.freep.com/amp/1446002001
Meinke Michigan Live: Lions OL Joe Dahl moving differently after changing body this offseason
https://www.mlive.com/lions/2019/06/lions-ol-joe-dahl-moving-differently-after-changing-body-this-offseason.html
Twentyman Lions.com: Kennard focusing on little details of defense
https://www.detroitlions.com/news/kennard-focusing-in-on-little-details-of-defense
Rogers Detroit News: 'He'd be astounded': Stories about his father inspire Lions' Mike Ford
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/06/14/hed-astounded-stories-his-father-inspire-detroit-lions-mike-ford/1454216001/
HOUSTON
McClain Houston Chronicle: How Jack Easterby’s influence is growing with Texans
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/columnists/mcclain/article/McClain-How-Jack-Easterby-s-influence-is-13966737.php
McClain Houston Chronicle: A battle looming between Texans, Patriots for Nick Caserio
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/McClain-A-battle-looming-between-Texans-13969728.php
Solomon Houston Chronicle: Patriots are just toying with Texans again
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/columnists/solomon/amp/Solomon-Patriots-are-just-toying-with-Texans-13988979.php
Wilson Houston Chronicle: Texans' Bill O'Brien on Brian Gaine firing: 'That's a tough decision'
https://www.chron.com/sports/texans/article/Texans-Bill-O-Brien-on-Brian-Gaine-firing-13968913.php
Vedia Houston Chronicle: AJ McCarron settles in as Texans new backup QB
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/AJ-McCarron-settles-in-as-Texans-new-backup-QB-13977088.php
Wilson Houston Chronicle: Josh Ferguson leads competition for Texans' third running back job
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/amp/Josh-Ferguson-leads-Texans-third-running-back-spot-13985616.php#click=https://t.co/mrEtHw5k2f
Wilson Houston Chronicle: Status quo for Texans franchise player Jadeveon Clowney after Brian Gaine firing
https://www.chron.com/sports/texans/article/Status-quo-for-Texans-franchise-player-Jadeveon-13969412.php
INDIANAPOLIS
Benbow Indianapolis Star: Jim Irsay turns 60: NFL's youngest team owner at 37 isn't that young anymore
https://amp.indystar.com/amp/1451627001
Holder The Athletic: Preordained: The talents that make Frank Reich a successful NFL coach also made him the ideal minister
https://theathletic.com/1018860/2019/06/10/preordained-the-talents-that-make-frank-reich-a-successful-nfl-coach-also-made-him-the-ideal-minister/
Keefer Indianapolis Star: Insider: Andrew Luck on what he's learned a year after his return to football
https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2019/06/11/andrew-luck-what-hes-learned-year-after-his-return-football/1362676001/
Erickson Indianapolis Star: Colts sign former NFL pass rusher Obum Gwacham after minicamp tryout
https://amp.indystar.com/amp/1448267001
Erickson Indianapolis Star: Colts observations: Darius Leonard's ankle feeling much better after unexpected surgery
https://amp.indystar.com/amp/1424135001
Keefer Indianapolis Star: Insider: Colts send a message in extending CB Kenny Moore
https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2019/06/13/indianapolis-colts-send-message-extending-cb-kenny-moore/1442831001/
JACKSONVILLE
Heilman Florida Times Union: Projecting the 53-man Jaguars roster to open 2019
https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20190614/projecting-53-man-jaguars-roster-to-open-2019?
Heilman Florida Times Union: Jaguars QB Nick Foles: 'Really impressed' with progress of offense installation
https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20190612/jaguars-qb-nick-foles-really-impressed-with-progress-of-offense-installation
Soergel Florida Times Union: New Jaguar Chris Conley has infectious love of surfing
https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20190612/new-jaguar-chris-conley-has-infectious-love-of-surfing
Heilman Florida Times Union: Jaguars Notebook: Josh Allen, Cam Robinson working toward returns
https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20190611/jaguars-notebook-josh-allen-cam-robinson-working-toward-returns?
Heilman Florida Times Union: Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue to hold out from mandatory minicamp
https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20190610/jaguars-defensive-end-yannick-ngakoue-to-hold-out-from-mandatory-minicamp?
Phillip Heilman (@phillip_heilman)
6/14/19, 2:25 PM
A lot of talk about how #Jaguars DE Yannick Ngakoue stacks up over the past three seasons. What about a player's first three seasons?
Ngakoue: 29.5 sacks, 10 FF, 70 QB hits.
Clark: 22 sacks, 5 FF, 45 hits.
Ford: 15.5 sacks, 1 FF, 32 hits.
Lawrence: 9 sacks, 2 FF, 18 hits.
Reid Florida Times Union: Jalen Ramsey says he's not getting a contract extension from Jaguars in 2019
https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20190611/jalen-ramsey-says-hes-not-getting-contract-extension-from-jaguars-in-2019?
Reid Florida Times Union: Jalen Ramsey says no discounts for Jaguars in next contract
https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20190614/jalen-ramsey-says-no-discounts-for-jaguars-in-next-contract?
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
Miller LA Times: Melvin Gordon rejoins Chargers healthy but burdened by one thing
https://www.latimes.com/sports/chargers/la-sp-melvin-gordon-chargers-minicamp-20190611-story.html
Miller LA Times: Melvin Ingram declares Chargers are ‘definitely going to win the Super Bowl’
https://www.latimes.com/sports/chargers/la-sp-melvin-gordon-chargers-melvin-ingram-20190613-story.html
LOS ANGELES RAMS
Klein LA Times: Jared Goff considers new contract with Rams since Eagles locked up Carson Wentz
https://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/la-sp-jared-goff-rams-minicamp-20190611-story.html
Klein LA Times: Robert Woods feels he’s capable of doing even more for Rams in 2019
https://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/la-sp-robert-woods-rams-minicamp-20190610-story.html
Dennis Rams.com: “He’s a smart player and we always say smart players get better.” Phillips’ gives initial impression of rookie DT Greg Gaines
https://www.therams.com/news/he-s-a-smart-player-and-we-always-say-smart-players-get-better-phillips-gives-in
MINNESOTA
Krammer Minn Star Tribune: Vikings minicamp observations: Backup quarterbacks weather attrition, inconsistency
http://www.startribune.com/vikings-minicamp-observations-backup-quarterbacks-weather-attrition-inconsistency/511140722/
Krammer Minn Star Tribune: Kirk Cousins aiming to reach 'next level' this season with multiple playoff wins
http://www.startribune.com/kirk-cousins-aiming-to-reach-next-level-this-season-with-multiple-playoff-wins/511220612/
Tomasson Twincities.com: Battling to be Vikings’ backup QB, Sean Mannion ‘real proud’ of spring showing
https://www.twincities.com/2019/06/13/battling-to-be-vikings-backup-qb-sean-mannion-real-proud-of-spring-showing/amp/
Tomasson Twincities.com: Father’s Day special for Vikings rookie Irv Smith Jr., his dad’s ‘best friend’
https://www.twincities.com/2019/06/14/fathers-day-special-for-vikings-rookie-irv-smith-jr-his-dads-best-friend/amp/
Krammer Minn Star Tribune: Jaleel Johnson gets plenty of attention at Vikings mini-camp
http://www.startribune.com/jaleel-johnson-gets-plenty-of-attention-at-vikings-mini-camp/511140162/
NEW ENGLAND
Reiss ESPN Boston: Quick-hit thoughts/notes around Patriots and NFL (Julian Edelman the mentor; Fred Taylor’s influence; Jamie Collins; Bill Belichick calls Dont’a Hightower “Mr. February”; Joe Thuney, Sony Michel; Braxton Berrios vs. Adam Humphries etc.)
https://www.espn.com/blog/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4817662/julian-edelman-the-mentor-super-bowl-mvp-helps-nkeal-harry
Reiss ESPN Boston: Texans' pursuit of Patriots' Nick Caserio for GM involves many layers
https://www.espn.com/blog/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4817674/texans-pursuit-of-patriots-nick-caserio-for-gm-involves-many-layers
Guregian Boston Herald: Caserio-Patriots-Texans affair headed down a dark path
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/06/12/caserio-patriots-texans-affair-headed-down-a-dark-path/amp/
Daniels Providence Journal: Nick Caserio's fingerprints all over Patriots' run of success
https://www.providencejournal.com/sports/20170121/nick-caserios-fingerprints-all-over-patriots-run-of-success
McBride Boston Globe: Patriots RB Sony Michel had knee arthroscopy
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/patriots/2019/06/12/patriots-sony-michel-knee-procedure/24PbwDkein1b06Y8fVNGtM/story.html
Daniels Providence Journal: Matt LaCosse ready to take advantage of his opportunity with Patriots
https://www.providencejournal.com/sports/20190610/matt-lacosse-ready-to-take-advantage-of-his-opportunity-with-patriots?
Volin Boston Globe: Patriots acquire tight end Michael Roberts from Detroit
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/patriots/2019/06/13/patriots-acquire-tight-end-michael-roberts-from-detroit/UN8W3HNDOAU7gOLVmfGqDJ/story.html
Duffy Boston Herald: Patriots’ trade for Lions TE Michael Roberts falls through
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/06/14/patriots-trade-for-lions-te-michael-roberts-falls-through/amp/
NEW ORLEANS
Walker NO Advocate: QB Alvin Kamara? Nah, but Saints think do-it-all running back would be good at that too
https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/sports/saints/article_e2d081d2-8e33-11e9-94ef-93e88566aa6f.amp.html
Johnson Nola.com: Saints’ Cam Jordan takes one step closer to ‘vision of grandeur’ with 3-year extension
https://www.nola.com/saints/2019/06/saints-cam-jordan-takes-one-step-closer-to-vision-of-grandeur-with-3-year-extension.html
NEW YORK JETS
Mehta NYDN: Joe Douglas and Adam Gase can turn the Jets into winners… if they work together
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/ny-joe-douglas-adam-gase-20190612-li6fjgcpgzcoba2mrioid4s6dy-story.html
Costello NY Post: The urgent task the Jets face now in Sam Darnold’s Year 2
https://nypost.com/2019/06/12/the-urgent-task-the-jets-face-now-that-sam-darnolds-here/
Serby NYP: Sam Darnold was biggest selling point for Jets GM Joe Douglas
https://nypost.com/2019/06/12/sam-darnold-was-biggest-selling-point-for-jets-gm-joe-douglas/
Costello NYP: Gregg Williams excitable and revealing in first Jets words: ‘Culture beats strategy’
https://nypost.com/2019/06/13/gregg-williams-excitable-and-revealing-in-first-jets-words-culture-beats-strategy/
OAKLAND
Gehlken LV Review Journal: Raiders to be featured on HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’ series
https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders-nfl/raiders-to-be-featured-on-hbos-hard-knocks-series-1684899/
Heifetz The Ringer: The Raiders on ‘Hard Knocks’ Is a Gift From the Content Gods
https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2019/6/11/18662168/hard-knocks-jon-gruden-oakland-raider-antonio-brown
Martin Raiders.com: Focused on the Details: Josh Jacobs looking to impact Jon Gruden's offense in myriad ways
https://www.raiders.com/news/focused-on-the-details-josh-jacobs-looking-to-impact-jon-gruden-s-offense-in-myr
Gehlken LV Review Journal: Raiders defensive end Arden Key looks to finish off sacks
https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders-nfl/raiders-defensive-end-arden-key-looks-to-finish-off-sacks-1685988/
Gehlken LV Review Journal: Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson only specialist with secure job
https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders-nfl/raiders-kicker-daniel-carlson-only-specialist-with-secure-job-1687220/amp/
PHILADELPHIA
McLane Phil.com: Eagles Practice Observations: Alshon Jeffery makes his presence felt; Mack Hollins getting closer; Paul Worrilow making hay
https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagles-training-camp-practice-carson-wentz-alshon-jeffery-malcolm-jenkins-20190611.html
McLane Phil.com: After injury-marred 2018 season, Eagles shake up medical staff once again
https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagles-medical-staff-shakeup-arsh-dhanota-20190611.html
Pompei The Athletic: Doug Pederson tries to move the Eagles forward while getting them back to where they used to be
https://theathletic.com/1017595/2019/06/13/doug-pederson-tries-to-move-the-eagles-forward-while-getting-them-back-to-where-they-used-to-be/
Kaye NJ.com: Eagles mandatory minicamp: J.J. Arcega-Whiteside continues to impress, Marken Michel emerges with Nelson Agholor absent | 6 takeaways
https://www.nj.com/eagles/2019/06/eagles-mandatory-minicamp-jj-arcega-whiteside-continues-to-impress-marken-michel-emerges-with-nelson-agholor-absent-6-takeaways.html
Kaye NJ.com: Philadelphia Eagles WR Charles Johnson regained his love for the game in AAF | ‘I can’t take anything for granted’
https://www.nj.com/eagles/2019/06/philadelphia-eagles-wr-charles-johnson-regained-his-love-for-the-game-in-aaf-i-cant-take-anything-for-granted.html
Kaye NJ.com: He’s Sony Michel’s brother, CFL star and WR emerging at Eagles minicamp: Here’s how Marken Michel made it to Philadelphia
https://www.nj.com/eagles/2019/06/hes-sony-michels-brother-cfl-star-and-wr-emerging-at-eagles-minicamp-heres-how-marken-michel-made-it-to-philadelphia.html
Macy Phillyvoice: Could Dallas Goedert be the most improved Eagle?
https://www.phillyvoice.com/dallas-goedert-be-most-improved-eagles-minicamp-tight-end-zach-ertz-fantasy-football/amp/
Kaye NJ.com: What is Eagles’ Andre Dillard learning from Jason Peters? Rookie discusses ‘blessing’ of veteran’s guidance
https://www.nj.com/eagles/2019/06/what-is-eagles-andre-dillard-learning-from-jason-peters-rookie-discusses-blessing-of-veterans-guidance.html
Ford Phil.com: Another big challenge for big Eagles tackle Jordan Mailata
https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagles-lane-johnson-jason-peters-jordan-mailata-rugby-offensive-tackle-20190613.html
Hayes Phil.com: Eagles defensive end Vinny Curry is happily back in the nest — and still wearing WWE socks
https://www.inquirer.com/sports/eagles-vinny-curry-allen-iverson-patrick-ewing-marshall-20190614.html
Franco Phil.com: Defensive end Daeshon Hall hopes he impresses Eagles, and sticks around for a change
https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagles-daeshon-hall-defensive-end-carolina-panthers-nfl-draft-20190614.html
McLane Phil.com: Avonte Maddox may end up the best of the Eagles’ current cornerbacks
https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagles-avonte-maddox-cornerback-doug-pederson-minicamp-spring-workouts-20190613.html
Berman Phil.com: Malcolm Jenkins attends Eagles’ mandatory minicamp, but believes he’s ‘outplayed’ his contract
https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/malcolm-jenkins-eagles-minicamp-contract-holdout-safety-salary-nfl-20190611.html
PITTSBURGH
Persak Pittsburgh Post Gazette: New running backs coach Eddie Faulkner learning from Steelers' room full of talent
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2019/06/11/eddie-faulkner-steelers-running-backs-james-conner-jaylen-samuels/stories/201906110124
Drummond Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Steelers rookie Sutton Smith looking to emulate Roosevelt Nix with fullback versatility
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2019/06/13/Steelers-Roosevelt-Nix-Sutton-Smith-fullback-linebacker-special-teams/stories/201906130108
Fittipaldo Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Standout Steeler of the spring? It might be receiver Donte Moncrief
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2019/06/11/donte-moncrief-steelers-receiving-corps-darryl-drake/stories/201906110120
Adamski Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Spawn from baseball Hall of Famer, Trey Griffey prepared for 2nd Steelers camp
https://triblive.com/sports/spawn-from-baseball-hall-of-famer-trey-griffey-prepared-for-2nd-steelers-camp/
Batko Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Shaun Sarrett — aka 'Sweet Feet' — setting the pace for Steelers offensive line
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2019/06/12/shaun-sarrett-steelers-mike-munchak-offensive-line/stories/201906110151
Fittipaldo Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Are Steelers getting good return on investment in Stephon Tuitt?
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2019/06/10/Stephon-Tuitt-Steelers-highest-paid-defensive-linemen-NFL-J-J-Watt-Aaron-Donald/stories/201906100014
Adamski Pittsburgh Tribune Review: 7 weeks into NFL career, Steelers’ Devin Bush adjusting to life as a pro
https://triblive.com/sports/7-weeks-into-nfl-career-steelers-devin-bush-adjusting-well-to-life-as-a-professional/
Dulac Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Joe Haden isn't thinking about a new deal yet. But it could come soon
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2019/06/13/joe-haden-contract-steelers-secondary-steven-nelson/stories/201906130102
Batko Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Steelers rookie Justin Layne's father defects from Browns for his son
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2019/06/14/justin-layne-steelers-browns-dad-bathroom-socks-deondre-cleveland/stories/201906140092
SAN FRANCISCO
Branch SF Chronicle: 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo off to summer school
https://www.sfchronicle.com/49ers/amp/49ers-Jimmy-Garoppolo-off-to-summer-school-13976153.php#click=https://t.co/NtfdMtzjfA
Branch SF Chronicle: 49ers’ Marquise Goodwin plans to jump back into track career
https://www.sfchronicle.com/49ers/amp/49ers-Goodwin-plans-to-jump-back-into-track-13969234.php
Branch SF Chronicle: Top draft pick Nick Bosa a natural for 49ers: promising and injured
https://www.sfchronicle.com/49ers/amp/Top-draft-pick-Nick-Bosa-a-natural-for-49ers-13990605.php
Witt NBC Bay Area: 49ers' Richard Sherman empathizes with Kevin Durant's Achilles injury
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/49ers-richard-sherman-empathizes-kevin-durants-achilles-injury
Branch SF Chronicle: 49ers’ Shanahan on Gould: Hope he shows up by Week 1
https://www.sfchronicle.com/49ers/article/49ers-Shanahan-on-Gould-Hope-he-shows-up-by-13969331.php
SEATTLE
Condotta Seattle Times: The Seahawks offseason program gave us some clarity, but here are five questions we’re still asking
https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/seahawks-minicamp-is-over-here-are-five-questions-were-still-asking/?
Bell News Tribune: DK Metcalf marveled, safeties unsettled, kicker trusted, more takeaways from Seahawks minicamp
https://amp.thenewstribune.com/sports/nfl/seattle-seahawks/article231536083.html#click=https://t.co/HwvLdfLNko
Condotta Seattle Times: An older, wiser Shaquem Griffin is feeling more comfortable again playing on the edge
https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/an-older-wiser-shaquem-griffin-also-feeling-more-comfortable-again-playing-on-the-edge/?
Henderson ESPN Seattle: Carroll expects Kendricks on the field this season
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26952092/carroll-expects-kendricks-field-season
TAMPA BAY
Encina TB Times: Buccaneers first-rounder Devin White’s first pitch misses mark, but he’s still having a blast
https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bucs/2019/06/14/bucs-first-rounder-devin-whites-first-pitch-misses-mark-but-hes-still-having-a-blast/?
TENNESSEE
Wyatt Titans.com: Six Hot Topics from Titans Coach Mike Vrabel's Presser
https://www.titansonline.com/news/six-hot-topics-from-titans-coach-mike-vrabel-s-presser
Bacharach The Tennessean: Why the Titans brought the beach to their team facility with the addition of a sand pit
https://amp.tennessean.com/amp/1345035001
Wyatt Titans.com: Titans First-Round Pick Jeffery Simmons Focused on Rehab, Playbook
https://www.titansonline.com/news/titans-first-round-pick-jeffery-simmons-focused-to-rehab-playbook
Bacharach The Tennessean: Christion Abercrombie, D’Andre Walker reunite at Titans minicamp: ‘It’s a blessing for both of us’
https://amp.tennessean.com/amp/1386925001
Davenport ESPN Nashville: Adoree' Jackson is sharpening his mind to match his physical skills
https://www.espn.com/blog/tennessee-titans/post/_/id/28274/adoree-jackson-is-sharpening-his-mind-to-match-his-physical-skills?
WASHINGTON
Copeland Washington Post: Dwayne Haskins could start Week 1, and more Redskins offseason takeaways
https://beta.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/06/13/dwayne-haskins-could-start-week-more-redskins-offseason-takeaways/?
Redskins.com: Dwayne Haskins Has Shown Steady Improvement This Offseason, But There's Still 'A Long Way To Go'
https://www.redskins.com/news/dwayne-haskins-has-shown-steady-improvement-this-offseason-but-there-s-still-a-l
Paras Washington Times: 'He's got some fire in him:' Haskins improving, but still has ways to go
http://amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/11/dwayne-haskins-showing-fire-improvement-redskins-w/
Schreifels Redskins.com: Case Keenum Loves The Redskins' System. Now He's Learning The Finer Details
https://www.redskins.com/news/case-keenum-loves-the-redskins-system-now-he-s-learning-the-finer-details
Svrluga Washington Post: If Redskins fans want a reason to believe, the defense can provide it
https://beta.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/if-redskins-fans-want-a-reason-to-believe-the-defense-can-provide-it/2019/06/11/544c9bb2-8c62-11e9-adf3-f70f78c156e8_story.html
Copeland Washington Post: Montae Nicholson, clear of injury and legal issues, wants his starting job back
https://beta.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/06/11/montae-nicholson-clear-injury-legal-issues-wants-his-starting-job-back/?
Colleges/Draft
Marino The Draft Network: THOMAS, SWIFT HEADLINE TOP GEORGIA OFFENSIVE PROSPECTS
https://thedraftnetwork.com/articles/thomas-swift-headline-top-georgia-offensive-prospects
DL
Murphy ESPN: How two tragedies shaped top NFL prospect Yetur Gross-Matos
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/26920182/how-two-tragedies-shaped-top-nfl-prospect-yetur-gross-matos?
Reid The Draft Network: OUT TO PROVE HIS WORTH FULL TIME – PROFILING A.J. EPENESA
https://thedraftnetwork.com/articles/out-to-prove-his-full-time-worth-profiling-a.j.-epenesa
AAF
Wickersham ESPN: Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26957796/inside-short-unhappy-life-alliance-american-football
History
Turney PFJ: NFL's Fastest Man Competition
http://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2015/02/nfls-fastest-man-competition.html
Snider Washington Post: New push to put former Redskins running back Larry Brown in the Hall of Fame
https://beta.washingtonpost.com/express/2019/06/13/new-push-put-former-redskins-running-back-larry-brown-hall-fame/?
Reinking USA Today Sports: Greatest defensive line units in NFL history: 2018 Eagles have work cut out for them
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/03/20/greatest-defensive-lines-nfl-history-ranking-eagles/440748002/
Turney PFJ: Players of the Decade—1915-1925
http://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2019/06/players-of-decade1915-1925.html
Turney PFJ: Players of the Decade—1920s
http://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2019/06/players-of-decade1920s.html
Turney PFJ: Players of the Decade—1925-35
http://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2019/06/players-of-decade1925-35.html
Turney PFJ: Players of the Decade—1930s
http://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2019/06/players-of-decade1930s.html
Turney PFJ: Players of the Decade—1935-45
http://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2019/06/players-of-decade1935-45.html
Turney PFJ: Players of the Decade—1940s
http://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2019/06/players-of-decade1940s.html
Turney PFJ: Players of the Decade—1945-55
http://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2019/06/players-of-decade1945-55.html
Turney PFJ: Players of the Decade—1950s
http://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2019/06/players-of-decade1950s.html
Turney PFJ: Players of the Decade—1955-65
http://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2019/06/player-of-decade1955-65.html
Turney PFJ: Players of the Decade—1960s
http://nflfootballjournal.blogspot.com/2019/06/players-of-decade1960s.html
Turney PFJ: Players of the Decade—1965-75
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Turney PFJ: Players of the Decade—1970s
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Turney PFJ: Players of the Decade—1975-85
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Turney PFJ: Players of the Decade—1980s
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Turney PFJ: Player of the Decade—1985-95
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Giants Birthdays 6-14
Willie Beamon CB UDFA-Northern Iowa 1993
NYG 1993-1996 6-14-1970
Neal Guggemos KR W-MIN 1988 NYG 1988 6-14-1964
Jerrol Jernigan WR D3-Troy 2011 NYG 2011-2014 6-14-1989
John Jerry RG/LG FA-MIA 2013 NYG 2013-2017 6-14-1986
David Jordan G D10-Auburn 1984 NYG 1984-1985 6-14-1962
Karl Nelson RT D3-Iowa State 1983 NYG 1984-1986, 1988 6-14-1960
SI: A LIFE ON THE LINE (7-11-1988)
“Karl Nelson, an offensive tackle for the New York Giants, detested having his chest X-rayed. During physical exams at two consecutive May minicamps, in 1986 and '87, a tiny spot had appeared on his X-rays, but each time further tests had come back negative. Understandably, when Nelson checked into New York's Hospital for Special Surgery last August for arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder, he balked at the idea of having another picture taken of his chest.
"I don't need the hassle," Nelson told Dr. Russ Warren, the Giants' physician.
But Warren insisted because a chest X-ray before surgery is standard procedure. When the X-ray looked suspicious, Nelson was given a CAT scan—a computerized X-ray. It revealed that the tiny spot in his upper chest had developed into a mass some six centimeters (2‚Äö& #8730;Ñ& #8730;& #8706;‚àö& #8730;±‚àö¬® inches) in diameter.
The shoulder surgery was postponed, and two days later, Dr. Arthur Okinaka removed tissue from Nelson's sternum for a biopsy. To reach the mass, the tackle's right lung was collapsed and five inches of his bottom right rib were removed.
That evening Warren phoned Heidi Nelson, Karl's wife, at their Montvale, N.J., home with the diagnosis: Her husband had cancer, though the exact form of the disease was still in question. Heidi became hysterical. She started crying uncontrollably, fearful that Karl was going to die. She jumped into her Blazer and raced 65 mph through the residential streets, smoking one cigarette after another. She thought she was headed in the direction of her best friend's house, but instead she ended up on the street in nearby Woodcliff Lake, where she and Karl had owned their first home. That was two miles from her intended destination.
"I really have no idea why I went there," Heidi says now.
A few days later she had a better grip on the situation. Karl's illness had been diagnosed as Hodgkin's disease, a cancer of the immune system. At one point his small hospital room was loaded with dozens of floral arrangements and packed with family, including his parents, Jan and Bill, who had flown in from DeKalb, Ill., and friends, among them Giants right guard Chris Godfrey. The loud, nonstop sports chatter ran the gamut from Godfrey's memories of his days in the USFL to the Giants' opener in Chicago on Sept. 14.
"Nobody was addressing Karl's cancer," Heidi remembers. "It was as though everybody had just dropped by the house for a friendly visit."
When Karl declared that 42 radiation treatments would enable him to return to the team by midseason, Heidi exploded. "Damn it, all of you!" she screamed. "Stop denying that this is cancer. We're talking about Karl's life. Who gives a damn about football?"
Only a handful of men have resumed NFL careers after bouts with cancer. But Nelson, a hearty 6'6", 273 pounds, has apparently overcome his, and according to Dr. David Wolf, one of Nelson's doctors, it is now in remission. Since mid-February, Nelson has sequestered himself four days a week in the basement of Giants Stadium, enduring five monotonous hours of physical therapy, strength training and cardiovascular conditioning.
For the next five years he must undergo a semiannual CAT scan. According to current research by the National Cancer Institute, there is a 40% chance that the Hodgkin's disease will recur in that period. If it doesn't, Nelson will be pronounced cured.
"The irony is that the cancer may have added another year to my football career," says Nelson, 28, laughing. "It meant an entire season that my knees didn't take a pounding on AstroTurf."
In January, Nelson underwent innovative, intricate shoulder surgery that also may have helped to extend his career. The head of Nelson's left humerus bone had popped out the back of his shoulder joint, an uncommon dislocation. Warren, a leading shoulder specialist, performed a posterior shoulder stabilization, in which he tightened the joint in Nelson's upper back by repairing the soft tissue of the shoulder and grafting the tissue onto the muscle of his upper back. Warren also removed a piece of shoulder blade that had broken off.
Shoulder stabilizations are tricky procedures. If the joint is tightened too much, the patient loses his range of motion. For example, he wouldn't be able to extend his arm overhead or across his chest. Moreover, few if any patients have had their shoulders subjected to the violent charges of defensive linemen or swift, powerful linebackers. "Because an offensive lineman uses his arms to block, enormous forces are placed on the back of his shoulders, play after play," Warren says. "That's exactly where Karl's graft is."
Normally the recovery period from such a procedure lasts from eight months to a year. The short end of the scale would put Nelson back on the field Sept.5 for the Giants' opener against the Super Bowl champion Washington Redskins in the Meadowlands. At the long end, however, he wouldn't be back in action until the end of the season.
The Giants desperately need a healthy Nelson at right tackle. He is one of the NFL's best at run blocking. Until his illness he had started 55 consecutive games, had missed only two practices in three seasons and had blasted more holes for running back Joe Morris than any other Giants lineman.
In 1986 Morris rushed for 1,516 yards and 14 touchdowns, and most of those yards were gained on plays called to Nelson's side of the field. Last season—with William Roberts playing right tackle and Godfrey, who was hampered by a bruised left knee, at right guard—Morris rushed for a mere 658 yards and three touchdowns.
So far Nelson's shoulder has been mending more quickly than Warren had anticipated. The doctor hopes to have his patient ready for training camp on July 18. The patient is obsessed with regaining his starting job and achieving his ultimate goal—the 1989 Pro Bowl.
"An offensive lineman either plays or he doesn't," Nelson says. "The coach doesn't work you in for a couple of plays, the way he does with a running back or a wide receiver coming off injured reserve. An offensive line needs to play as a unit. I need to be ready for the opener, not the 10th game of the season. That ain't how it works in this business."
The various operations to control the Hodgkin's disease have turned Nelson's chest into a map of long, thick pink scars. An 11-inch scar wraps around the right side of his ribs to his spine. A 12-inch stripe divides his chest in half, from the breastbone through the navel. His torso looks like a connect-the-dots puzzle, with 16 black-dye pinpoints strategically tattooed across his chest and back. The dots are permanent. They were used to direct the radiation to key points in his body.
"Simms!" Nelson shouted across the Giants' weight room recently as quarterback Phil Simms was hoisting heavy metal. "You have such a bad body!"
"Don't get into a war of words, Nelson," Simms retorted. "You look as if you have been run over by a freight train."
Nelson says he felt like a human pincushion after his cancer was diagnosed—poked and prodded, examined and reexamined. Following the original biopsy, he underwent a week's worth of tests to determine the extent of the Hodgkin's disease. First, there were CAT scans to locate the diseased areas and magnetic resonance imagings (MRIs) to determine whether the cancer was active or inactive. Nelson was too large for a single CAT scan machine, so technicians squeezed him into two, one to scan the upper half of his frame and the other to scan the lower. The MRI machine, a chutelike apparatus in which the patient is placed, also proved to be a challenge. Because of Nelson's size, he became wedged in the narrow machine, and two technicians had to yank him out by the feet.
Next he underwent a painful bone-marrow biopsy. Nelson lay on his stomach, his hips numbed by Novocain, his hands gripping the head frame of the hospital bed. Wolf then thrust a long needle into each side of his pelvic bone. "My worst 10 minutes in the hospital," Nelson says of the procedure. "Dr. Wolf was trying to drive the needle into me. He was yelling, 'Boy you have hard bones!' I was sweating bullets."
After that, Nelson was given a lymph-angiogram, in which dye is injected into the lymph system through the tops of the feet. The dye works its way up through the system, and 48 hours later X-rays reveal the path and extent of the disease.
Finally, Nelson underwent a laparotomy, in which a piece of his liver was removed for biopsy, and a splenectomy, in which his spleen was taken out. For the two procedures, doctors made an incision down the middle of his abdomen, rather than across the abdominal wall, which is standard procedure, to avoid damaging Nelson's stomach muscles.
After all these tests Nelson's Hodgkin's disease was determined to be in stage I, meaning the cancer was localized in a single lymph-node region and hadn't spread. He was given a 95% chance for a full recovery.
Two days after his release from the hospital, in early September, Nelson went to Giants Stadium to visit his teammates. He had lost 25 pounds, and he was pale and extremely weak. When he coughed he placed towels over the chest incision to lessen the discomfort. "I was in so much pain, I probably shouldn't have gone," Nelson says. "But I wanted to let everybody see I was O.K."
Seeing Nelson in that condition, wasn't exactly comforting. "It was very frightening to the team," recalls Ronnie Barnes, the Giants' head trainer. "It hit the offensive linemen hard, harder than anyone. It was a shock. Three weeks before Karl had seemed so healthy. He was one of them."
Barnes and Giants coach Bill Parcells later met privately with players who were having difficulty coping with Nelson's illness. Several Giants demanded CAT scans for themselves, because Hodgkin's disease commonly affects men in their mid-to late 20's. Linebacker Harry Carson, who during his 12 seasons with the Giants has seen three other teammates diagnosed with cancer—running back Doug Kotar, who died in 1983 of a brain tumor; running back John Tuggle, who died in 1986 of liver cancer; and linebacker Dan Lloyd, who is coaching high school football in San Jose, Calif., after having recovered from lymph cancer discovered in 1980—charged that playing in the Meadowlands was hazardous.
"The players wondered if Karl was going to die," Barnes says. "And they were worried they were going to get cancer."
As a result, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority commissioned, at a cost of $200,000, an extensive epidemiological study of the Meadowlands area. The medical records of everyone ever employed at the sports complex—almost 10,000 people—are currently being analyzed. The air, soil and drinking water at the Meadowlands are also being tested. The study is expected to be completed by September.
Throughout Nelson's illness, Parcells maintained his tough-guy image. But when he was out of the players' sight, he often was upset. "Bill had nothing but tears," Barnes remembers. "Every night he wanted an update on Karl's health, wanted to know if he'd had a good day or a bad day. Whenever he talked about Karl, his eyes filled up."
Nelson had more good days than bad during the radiation therapy that began at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in the second week of October. He had a 9:45 a.m. appointment, five days a week for six weeks. The sessions lasted only a minute or so.
"I tried to see the treatments as a job I had to do," Nelson says. "Every morning it was, 'I'm off to work, honey.'
"I never sat around and dwelled on the subject of cancer. I figured if I ever asked, Why me? I'd be afraid. And I never wanted to be afraid."
Morning after morning Nelson sat in the back corner of the hospital waiting room, and he never wore a blue hospital gown. "The blue gowns meant 'cancer,' " Nelson says. "I didn't want to feel sick." During his treatments he became friends with two fellow patients, a loan officer at a Manhattan bank and a Brooklyn policeman. The three of them formed a make-believe club, promising to share anxieties and motivate one another.
"To get through the treatments we'd make light of them," Nelson says. "I'd say, 'Tony, how bad are they frying you?' And he'd say, 'Karl, where are you getting zapped today?' "
Twice a week on the way home to New Jersey from Sloan-Kettering, Nelson stopped to lift weights at the stadium. On Sundays he worked Giants games as an analyst for WNEW-AM radio. When those tasks seemed too draining, he would think about his friends and the rest of the patients at Sloan-Kettering. They inspired him to go on.
"I easily was the healthiest person in that waiting room," he says. "Yet everybody made a fuss over me because I was an athlete and a New York Giant. That was hard.
"I knew people whose skin was crusty from the radiation. I met folks who wore handkerchiefs across their necks to cover holes in their throats. They were dressed in blue hospital gowns, trying to deal with cancer, yet they remained very dignified.
"Everybody thought I was so courageous to fight cancer. Well, it never really took that much courage. They were the brave ones. I was just doing what I had to do."
The experience with cancer caused Nelson to reexamine his life. A quiet man with a tendency to internalize his problems, Nelson believes he now communicates better with Heidi. He also spends more time with his 2½-year-old daughter, Brittany—reading her stories as she sits in his lap and then letting her slide down his legs to the floor—and he's more conscious of the little changes in her as she grows. Because he realizes that football won't last forever, he's developing a new career. Though he has an industrial engineering degree from Iowa State, he is working in the investment field.
"Cancer made me see football differently," he says. "I won't ever let any job be so all-important."
The off-season conditioning and therapy sessions tend to be consuming, however. Since the shoulder surgery, Nelson has been following two separate upper-body training programs, each taking two hours a day. In one, he uses a 110-pound dumbbell to strengthen the right side of his torso. In the other, he does range-of-motion work on his left shoulder, using a thick rubber band, ceiling and wall pulleys and a Cybex, a computerized resistance machine for building strength.
Whenever Nelson is working out in Giants Stadium, Parcells stops by to offer encouragement and to joke a little. "You're not benching enough!" he'll say, laughing. The morning the NFL announced the Giants' 1988 regular-season schedule, Parcells phoned Nelson in the weight room. The tackle had beat him to the punch.
"I've already heard," Nelson said. "We open with Washington."
"That's right," Parcells chuckled. "Monday night. National TV. Fifty million fans. It'll be billed as The Karl Nelson Comeback."
Nelson had to laugh. "Yeah, if I screw up," he said, "everyone will know it."
Parcells tried to be reassuring. "Nah," he said, "after the first sack, it will seem like you never left."
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In Memoriam
Jon Baker MG NYG 1949-1952 Born 6-14-1923 Died 7-26-1992
University of California HOF
“Jon Baker is one of Cal’s few players to have lettered in all four years (1944-1948). He was a second-team all-coast performer in 1947 and earned first-team all-coast honors in 1948. The Bears won all but two games in 1947 and '48, winning the conference championship in '48 and playing in the 1949 Rose Bowl. He earned the Vard Stockton Award as Cal’s outstanding defensive player in the Rose Bowl as a linebacker. Baker also played Rugby during the 1947 and 1948 seasons. After graduating with a degree in civil engineering, Baker went onto a fine NFL career for the New York Giants, earning All-Pro honors in 1951 and 1952.”
Ben Davidson T/DE D4-Washington 1961 NYG Training Camp 1961 Born 6-14-1940 Died 7-03-2012
“Following the 1961 season, the New York Giants selected the still-raw Davidson in the fourth round of the NFL draft. But he didn’t make the Giants’ squad and subsequently joined the Green Bay Packers, helping them win the 1961 championship.
Davidson spent 1962-63 with the Washington Redskins before signing with the Oakland Raiders in 1964. He became a second-team Associated Press All-AFL selection in 1965 and a first-teamer in 1967. He played with the Raiders through 1971 and finished with 152 NFL games to his credit, including 70 starts.”
“Ben Davidson proved Vince Lombardi wrong.
Davidson, an imposing 6-foot-8, 275-pound defensive end, only played one season with the Green Bay Packers. But what a year it was.
"It started with winning the Rose Bowl with the University of Washington, getting married, then drafted, and ended with having our first daughter and winning the NFL championship with the Packers," Davidson said. "That was a busy year."
Drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 1961 NFL draft, Davidson was traded to the Packers during training camp after a preseason game against the upstart Dallas Cowboys in Albuquerque, N.M.
“I was told on the plane ride back to New York by coach Allie Sherman that sorry, but he couldn't use me and they worked out a trade with the Packers," Davidson said during alumni weekend festivities of the Packers-Broncos contest Oct. 2.
"Interestingly enough, the Packers and Giants played in the NFL championship that year."
The gregarious and colorful Davidson enjoys telling the story of seeing Sherman after the final whistle in the 1961 NFL Championship Game, in which the Packers dominated the Giants, 37-0, at City Stadium.
"The peace sign was very big back then, so after the championship game I ran by Allie Sherman waving the peace sign at him," Davidson said with a laugh. "You know, zero points, 37 nothing. Allie was a little taken back and he only gave half of it back to me. So that was a lot of fun."
Davidson saw mainly specials teams duty that day against the Giants, but he put his championship paycheck - all $5,195 of it - to good use.
"I bought a piece of rental property with that check in San Diego," he said. "I didn't fritter that check away. I was always broke when training camp started because I spent it on California real estate. I didn't spend it on wine, women, and song and expensive cars."
In high school, Davidson played basketball and competed in track and field but did not play football. He was a work in progress for Lombardi, who was intrigued by the former University of Washington athlete's size. He played behind Willie Davis and Bill Quinlan.
"Ben Davidson was the best physical specimen I'd had every seen," said former Packer guard Jerry Kramer. "Six-foot-8. 278 pounds. Big shoulders. Decent speed. But he wasn't real aggressive and not quick with lateral movement."
"I'm not sure what all happened in Oakland, but he became a pretty darn good football player."
Paul Hornung remembered a colorful player - sans his trademark handle-bar mustache - who showed marked improvement throughout his career.
"Ben was a character," Hornung said. "He was a hell of a lot better after he left here. I think he had a hard time in Green Bay under coach Lombardi. To his credit, he improved a lot and had a long career with the Raiders. But he wasn't that player in 1961 with us. He wasn't quite ready."
Lombardi traded Davidson to the Washington Redskins in 1962 for a fifth-round draft choice in 1963.
Davidson played two seasons in Washington, showing some improvement in his game but still not reaching his full potential.
"I got off to a slow start in the NFL," Davidson said.
The Redskins had strict weight guidelines, and when Davidson didn't meet his by a few pounds, he was released.
"I had a big Italian dinner the night before," Davidson said.
"After his dismissal from the Redskins, Davidson was picked up by the Raiders a week later. Al Davis, former team owner and executive who died Saturday, signed the big defensive end to a contract with the AFL club.
Under coach John Madden, Davidson blossomed and became a pass rushing force and an All-AFL player for the Raiders. He thrived in the "Bad Boy" image of the franchise on a Raiders defensive unit that recorded a then-NFL record 67 sacks in 1967.
"John Madden was a great guy, and we had a lot of fun together and won an awful lot of football games," Davidson said. "We set several sack records. Twice we had 11 sacks in a game as a defensive unit, which were NFL records at the time."
Then came the highlight of his NFL career, when Oakland advanced to Super Bowl II to face the Packers.
"My highlight was getting to play my old friends on the Packers," Davidson said. "I went against Bob Skoronski. The head-slap was still legal then."
But that wasn't the only highlight of Davidson's career.
On Nov. 1, 1970, the Chiefs led the Raiders, 17-14, late in the fourth quarter, and a long run for a first down by Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson apparently sealed victory for the Chiefs in the final minute.
But Dawson, as he lay on the ground, was speared by Davidson, provoking Chiefs' receiver Otis Taylor to attack Davidson.
After a bench-clearing brawl, offsetting penalties were called, nullifying the first down under the rules in effect at that time. The Chiefs were obliged to punt, and the Raiders tied the game on a George Blanda field goal with eight seconds to play.
Taylor's unwise retaliation against Davidson's foul play not only cost the Chiefs a win, but Oakland won the AFC West with a season record of 8-4-2, while Kansas City finished 7-5-2 and out of the playoffs.
"Ah, the incident with Len Dawson," said Davidson. "It was a stroke of genius on my part."
Davidson played for Oakland through the 1971 season, but injured his Achilles' tendon in 1972 and missed the entire season. He spent the 1973 season on the Raiders' taxi squad and ended his football career in 1974 with the Portland Storm of the World Football League...”
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Gene Filipski HB TR-CLE 1956 NYG 1956-1957 Born 6-14-1931 Died 8-23-1994
From Central Mass. to the NFL
“Gene Filipski attended Bartlett High in Webster for two years, playing football and baseball, but at age 15 moved to Sacramento, Calif., to live with his brother, who was in the Air Force. Filipski was all-state in California and received an appointment to West Point, where he played under the legendary Red Blaik. The halfback spent two years for the New York Giants in 1956-57, winning the NFL championship with them that first season.”
https://www.telegram.com/article/20121014/column89/110149859?
Gola NYDN: CALLING PLAYS WAS NEVER SO EASY GIANTS LISTEN IN AS BROWNIES AIR PLANS
“The scheme had injured end Bob Topp glued to the receiver with Gene Filipski by his side. Filipski had recently been cut by the Browns and knew all their plays. Topp, a retired physician now living in Michigan, explained: "When Brown would broadcast the play to his quarterback, I would tell Filipski, who was in uniform. He would say, 'That's a sweep around the left end' or whatever and (defensive coordinator) Tom Landry would signal in the right defense. In the first half, the Browns made doodly...”
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