The current bursting of the crypto bubble could be something more significant than a resetting of the Jenga pyramid. And that could be causing crypto companies to curtail their cash devoted to the games we play. Via the New York Post, cryptocurrency companies are reducing their sports spending. For example, crypto exchange FTX recently has [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/06/20/crash-causes-crypto-companies-to-cut-sports-spending/

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Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith talked to reporters Wednesday, his first availability since his January arrest on suspicion of DUI. He said he doesn’t forsee “any problem.” “Those things will be worked out, but I’m extremely confident in all those things,” Smith said, via Brady Henderson of ESPN. “Those things, they have a timeline and they [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/06/08/geno-smith-believes-january-arrest-on-suspicion-of-dui-will-get-worked-out/

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Ray Liotta, who played Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams, died Thursday at 67. In honor of Liotta, we looked the all-time best sports movies during Friday’s PFT Live. We did it in the form of a draft, with Peter King and yours truly going back and forth through three rounds. There have been [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/05/27/what-are-the-best-sports-movies-of-all-time/

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The Broncos named their season-long defensive diversity coaching fellowship the Billy Thompson Diversity Coaching Fellowship, the team announced Thursday. Thompson announced his retirement after 42 years with the Broncos as a Ring of Fame player and administrator. DeAndre Thompson was selected as the 2022 Billy Thompson Diversity Coaching Fellow. Thompson, who most recently served as [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/05/26/deandre-thompson-selected-as-broncos-billy-thompson-diversity-coaching-fellow/

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The Steelers have hired Eagles vice president of player personnel Andy Wiedl as assistant General Manager, Aditi Kinkhabwala reports. Kinkhabwala adds that “signs point to longtime Steelers executive Omar Khan emerging” as the new General Manager to replace Kevin Colbert. Wiedl, a Pittsburgh native, was one of six candidates to have two interviews for the [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/05/24/report-steelers-hire-andy-wiedl-as-new-assistant-general-manager/

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The Seahawks have agreed to terms with free agent receiver Marquise Goodwin, Michael-Shawn Dugar of TheAthletic.com reports. The team had an open roster spot after waiving fourth quarterback Levi Lewis on Friday. Goodwin spent last season with the Bears and made 20 receptions for 313 yards and a touchdown in 14 games. He played 393 [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/05/22/report-marquise-goodwin-agrees-to-terms-with-seahawks/

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One of the most popular aspects of the NFL’s schedule to examine is its primetime games — and not just when they are. Who is featured in the key time slots is just as important, as well as how many times they’re set to play in that window. This season, 12 teams have a maximum [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/05/12/12-teams-have-maximum-of-five-primetime-games/

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For decades, the NCAA provided collective cover for major colleges to hide behind the rules when refusing to give college athletes in revenue-generating sports an actual cut of the revenue they generate. The NCAA kicked the can until the Supreme Court kicked its ass, making it crystal clear in 2021 that any effort by various [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/05/10/with-nil-chaos-ncaa-is-getting-what-it-deserves/

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Running back Sony Michel had free agent visits to the Dolphins and the Saints post-draft. He is signing with the Dolphins, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Michel joins a crowded running backs rooms that includes Chase Edmonds, Raheem Mostert, Myles Gaskin and Salvon Ahmed. The Patriots made Michel the 31st overall choice in 2018, [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/05/09/report-sony-michel-signing-with-dolphins/

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The Cowboys’ Thanksgiving Day game annually produces the highest ratings of the regular-season schedule. The Cowboys-Raiders game on Thanksgiving last November in Week 12 drew 40.8 million viewers. That far outpaced the second-place game, the Cowboys and Chiefs drew 28.7 million viewers in Week 11. It doesn’t matter who the Cowboys host. Everyone watches in [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/05/12/thanksgiving-day-bills-lions-giants-cowboys-and-patriots-vikings/

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Burglars stole more than $100,000 worth of jewelry from the Atlanta-area home of running back Mike Davis, Michael Rothstein of ESPN reports. Davis, an Atlanta native who played for the Falcons last season, agreed to terms with the Ravens on Tuesday. Davis tweeted Saturday that his home was burglarized, saying two men entered his home [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/05/10/mike-davis-has-more-than-100000-in-jewelry-stolen-from-his-home/

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The Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) have selectded USA Today columnist Jarrett Bell as the 2022 Bill Nunn Jr. Award winner. Bell has covered the NFL since 1981, with the past 29 years spent writing for USA Today. Bell, the 54th Nunn Award honoree, is the first Black journalist to receive the honor from [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/05/11/usa-today-writer-jarrett-bell-wins-bill-nunn-award/

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Colts receiver Michael Pittman, a 2020 2nd-round pick, caught 88 passes for 1,082 yards and six touchdowns in a breakout season. The team’s other returning wideouts combined for 28 receptions for 387 yards and four touchdowns. So, of course, there are questions about the Colts’ receiving corps. They are not Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne. [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/05/06/reggie-wayne-colts-young-receivers-feel-a-little-bit-disrespected/

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On the first night of the draft, the Ravens traded receiver Hollywood Brown to the Cardinals. The Ravens did not draft one during the entire proceedings. Why not? “It wasn’t for a lack of effort,” Ravens G.M. Eric DeCosta told reporters after the draft concluded. “I think, honestly, the fact that there was a run [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/05/01/ravens-didnt-draft-a-receiver-but-not-for-lack-of-trying/

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The NFL initially declared that the Brian Flores case is “without merit.” But then the NFL seemed to acknowledge that there were merit to the claims. More recently, the NFL has reverted to its “without merit” mantra. Via Daniel Wallach of ConductDetrimental.com, the judge presiding over the litigation invited the parties to participate in a [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/05/02/in-resisting-settlement-talks-in-flores-litigation-nfl-retreats-to-its-belief-that-the-case-is-without-merit/

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The Cardinals have another weapon for Kyler Murray, and the quarterback is going to like it. Arizona reunited Murray with Marquise “Hollywood” Brown. The Cardinals got Brown and a third-round choice (100th overall) for the 23rd overall choice. Brown and Murray played together at Oklahoma. Brown was Eric DeCosta’s first draft choice as General Manager, [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/04/28/ravens-trade-hollywood-brown-to-cardinals/

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Nakobe Dean had to wait a lot longer than anyone expected. But he has finally found his NFL home. With the 83rd pick in the 2022 NFL draft, the Eagles selected Dean. A linebacker from Georgia, Dean was one of three players invited to the draft who didn’t get picked in the first two rounds. [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/04/29/nakobe-deans-fall-finally-ends-with-eagles-picking-him-at-no-83/

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There was a run of wideouts in the first half of the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft and there’s another one going on in the second half. After the Steelers took George Pickens and the Colts took Alec Pierce at No. 52 and No. 53, the Chiefs made former Western Michigan wideout Skyy [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/04/29/skyy-moore-joins-chiefs-receiving-corps-at-no-54/

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After a 4-13 season, the Jets came into Thursday night’s draft with plenty of needs to address on their roster and they chose to help out their 32nd-ranked defense with the fourth overall pick. Cincinnati cornerback Ahmed “Sauce” Gardner was the Jets’ choice with the first of their two first-round picks. He is the fourth [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/04/28/jets-take-sauce-gardner-with-fourth-overall-pick/

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Tom Brady wanted the Buccaneers to go all-in to help him win in 2022, and they’ve just given him a blocker who can help him right away. Luke Goedeke, an offensive lineman from Central Michigan, went to the Buccaneers with the 57th overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft. The 6-foot-5, 312-pound Goedeke can play [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/04/29/buccaneers-trade-up-to-no-57-take-offensive-lineman-luke-goedeke/

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The Giants traded down twice on Friday night before using the 43rd overall pick to select former Kentucky wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson. Robinson’s arrival comes after a rocky start to 2021 first-round pick Kadarius Toney‘s career that included a failure to report to the early days of their offseason program. Toney eventually reported to work [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/04/29/joe-schoen-were-not-shopping-kadarius-toney/

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A flurry of trades preceded the Ravens’ time on the clock with the 14th overall pick on Thursday night, but Baltimore put an end to that trend. The Ravens stayed put and made safety Kyle Hamilton the newest member of the team. Hamilton’s play at Notre Dame made him the top safety in this year’s [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/04/28/ravens-select-kyle-hamilton-at-no-14/

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The Jets used the No. 2 overall choice on Zach Wilson a year ago. After 13 starts, 2,334 yards, nine touchdowns, 11 interceptions and a 69.7 passer rating, it seems too early to make any determinations about the quarterback’s future. Jets General Manager Joe Douglas, though, has seen enough to know Wilson, with some help, [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/04/24/joe-douglas-100-percent-sees-greatness-in-zach-wilson/

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The New York Jets are entering year two under head coach Robert Saleh and are positioned to have a draft that will impact the franchise for years to come. New York has nine total picks in this year’s draft, all within the first five rounds. Half of their picks this year come within the first [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/04/19/jets-draft-picks-2022-full-list-of-new-yorks-draft-picks-order-for-every-round/

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The Buffalo Bills won the AFC East for the second consecutive season in 2021 and beat their division rival New England Patriots during Wild Card Weekend. But Buffalo’s playoff run ended in familiar fashion with an overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, this time in the AFC Divisional Round. WR Tyreek Hill torched Buffalo’s [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/04/19/bills-draft-picks-2022-full-list-of-buffalos-draft-picks-order-for-every-round/

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Rams linebacker Travin Howard signed his restricted free agent tender, the team announced Saturday. Los Angeles placed the original-round tender on Howard. The Rams selected Howard in the seventh round in 2018, but he didn’t make the 53-man roster. Howard spent his rookie season on the practice squad. He appeared in 16 games for L.A. [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/04/16/travin-howard-signs-tender-2/

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If Mary Jo White needs a bigger boat, she’ll soon be able to afford one. The NFL’s “independent investigator” of choice has added yet another project to a list that currently stands at three. Per the Browns, she’ll be investigating claims made by former head coach Hue Jackson that the team tanked on his watch. [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/04/18/mary-jo-white-is-investigating-hue-jacksons-retracted-claim-of-tanking-by-the-browns/

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For Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder, things are going from very bad to potentially very much worse. A.J. Perez of FrontOfficeSports.come reports that the House Committee on Oversight and Reform has received information alleging that the Commanders kept ticket revenue that should have been shared with other teams. By rule, 40 percent of all ticket [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/04/02/report-commanders-allegedly-withheld-visiting-teams-ticket-revenue/

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Bruce Arians is moving out. Todd Bowles is moving up. The Buccaneers officially have announced the sudden and abrupt late-March coaching change. It’s the first time a move has happened this late since Jimmy Johnson left the Cowboys on March 29, 1994. The Buccaneers will conduct a press conference regarding the transition on Thursday at [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/03/30/buccaneers-announce-bruce-arianss-departure-todd-bowless-promotion/

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Add this to the craziest, newsiest NFL offseason in modern league history: Bruce Arians, who coached the Buccaneers to a Super Bowl LV victory less than 14 months ago, is stepping aside to take a front-office role with the team effective immediately. Tampa Bay will install Arians’ preferred successor, defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, as the [more]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/03/30/bruce-arians-steps-down-bucs-nfl-fmia-peter-king/

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