One year after the Raiders fired him as their general manager, Tom Telesco is working as a consultant in the Browns’ head coaching search, according to Jordan Schultz. Telesco has been in attendance for in-person meetings with candidates, Schultz adds.
Telesco spent most of the season out of football before he (and ex-Dolphins GM Chris Grier) began talks with the Browns in late December. The Browns have since moved on from head coach Kevin Stefanski, but they retained Andrew Berry as their GM. Telesco and Berry worked together in Indianapolis from 2009-12.
Telesco left the Colts in 2013 to...
Pro Football Rumors
The New England Patriots will play in Denver for the first time since the 2023 season when they face the Broncos in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.
Not only will it be MVP candidate Drake Maye’s first taste of the notoriously high altitude as an NFL quarterback but it’s also rookie Andy Borregales’ first experience kicking at Empower Field at Mile High.
The sixth-round pick had a big playoff debut, nailing all three of his field goal attempts in New England’s wild-card round win against the Los Angeles Chargers before going 4-for-4 on his extra point tries in the...
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The Pittsburgh Steelers officially signed TE J.J. Galbreath to a futures contract on Friday.
Futures contracts are essentially camp invites that will allow players to compete for roster spots during offseason workouts and training camp.
Galbreath, 25, originally signed on with the Steelers as an undrafted free agent out of South Dakota in May. He was among Pittsburgh’s final roster cuts coming out of the preseason and re-signed him to the practice squad.
Pittsburgh cut him from the P-squad after a couple of weeks, and he’s been a free agent ever since.
During his college career, Galbreath appeared in 45...
NFL Trade Rumors
The Seattle Seahawks have announced their final injury report for the NFC Championship game against the Los Angeles Rams. Most notable is that starting left tackle, Charles Cross has received no game status and is therefore good to go.
The larger question will be who will back Cross up at left tackle. The second strong left tackle, Josh Jones is listed as questionable with knee and ankle injuries, while third string left tackle, Amari Kight is listed as doubtful with a knee injury. Other backup options for the Seahawks could include rookie offensive tackle, Mason Richman. Logan Brown is another...
Field Gulls
According to Jeremy Fowler, Jaguars DC Anthony Campanile is “firmly in the mix” for the Cardinals’ head coaching job following his in-person interview earlier this week.
Arizona hosted Campanile for his second interview on Wednesday, and he is the first known finalist for the position.
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FRISCO, Texas – Before leading Iowa to a 9-4 season and a No. 17 finish in the AP Poll, QB Mark Gronowski was a standout at South Dakota State. In fact, Gronowski is the winningest quarterback in NCAA history with 58 career victories, and at South Dakota State one of his offensive linemen was Steelers […]
Steelers Depot
In Major League Baseball, the one thing that every small market smart team has in common is a disproportionately large investment in analytics and player development. This class of teams generally includes the Tampa Bay Rays (who employ about four times as many of what the industry refers to as “nerds” as any other team), the Cleveland Guardians, and of course, the Milwaukee Brewers and their now-famous pitching lab.
While these teams are often hesitant to spend big money free agents, medium-level free agents, or in the case of the Rays, cheap young talent that isn’t quite cheap enough, they...
Acme Packing Company
We did a post a few months ago about an Eagles RV that sits in the parking lot of a shuttered Hummelstown restaurant. Some of the locals were wondering who it belongs to and if it ever moves off the property.
Turns out it’s owned by a long time Eagles season ticket holder and restaurateur named Natale Amato, and was driven to Lincoln Financial Field as recently as this past season, but now it’s up for sale:
They’re looking for $5,000, or best offer. The RV needs some work, but the engine is in great shape and the tires are...
Crossing Broad
Frank Pitts Jr., who spent three seasons with the Cleveland Browns, passed away on January 16 at the age of 82.
A fourth-round selection by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1965 AFL Draft, Pitts spent six seasons with the Chiefs, winning two AFL Championships, and played in Super Bowl I (a loss to the Green Bay Packers) as well as Super Bowl IV, where the Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings in the final game of the AFL.
Pitts had three receptions for 33 yards and three runs for 37 yards, with two of his plays leading to scores. A...
Dawgs By Nature
Darrell Taylor’s stay at Gillette Stadium has ended one week after it began.
The New England Patriots officially released the veteran defensive end from the practice squad on Friday, as signaled during head coach Mike Vrabel’s press conference.
Taylor, 28, signed to the practice squad leading up to the AFC divisional round after clearing waivers via the Houston Texans. With the AFC Championship Game against the Denver Broncos on deck, that spot has opened and he has become a free agent again nine days later.
Selected in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft at No. 48 overall, Taylor...
Pats Pulpit
It’s the Conference Championship Game weekend coming up and while four teams are still vying for the Super Bowl, the Bengals are full-steam ahead with their offseason plans. While they may dabble in outside free agency this year, holding a top-10 pick in this year’s draft is garnering a lot of the springtime attention.
Defense seems to be the name of the game in this year’s class, but a couple of quality offensive players could grab their eye. Especially if the nine picks in front of them see many quality defenders go off of the board.
We discuss more offseason...
Cincy Jungle
Two rounds of the NFL playoffs are in the books this year, with Championship weekend coming up. Are there any former members of the Cleveland Browns who will still be playing (or on a team’s roster) this weekend?
On the NFC side of things, it’s a resounding “No.” Although you can usually find at least one straggler on the bottom of a roster for any team, the Seahawks nor Rams have any former Browns on their roster, from our first glance (note: if you spotted someone we missed, let us know in the comments section below).
The AFC side of...
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