Andrew Luck signed a six year, $140 million dollar extension with the Indianapolis Colts this afternoon. $87 million of it is guaranteed.  It is the richest deal in NFL history.  It’s no surprise that Luck is being paid like a franchise quarterback. He’s still considered one despite his struggles last season. Now he has to justify the commitment by the Colts by getting his career back on track.  There is…

The Seattle Seahawks signed wide receiver Doug Baldwin to a four year, $46 million dollar extension yesterday. Baldwin had a monster season in 2015 hauling in 78 passes for 1,069 yards and 14 touchdowns. Naysayers will say that’s a lot of money for a receiver like Baldwin but it’s not. Baldwin has developed into one of the most consistent and reliable receivers in the league. His numbers last season are…

Legendary defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan passed away on Tuesday at the age of 82. Ryan was in poor health in recent years after suffering a massive stroke and being diagnosed with cancer. Despite his poor health, Ryan was able to attend a Bills game last season and watch his son Rex coach. Rex spent two seasons on his dad’s staff in Arizona when Buddy was coach of the Cardinals from…

Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Dan Skuta was arrested last week after he assaulted a women who refused to take his phone number. Skuta reportedly pushed the women in the face into a window. It’s been a quiet off-season for the NFL in terms of arrests but with players back home now before the start of training camp, you knew it was only a matter of time before someone did something stupid…

Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker James Harrison posted on his Instagram account this weekend that if the NFL wants to interview him regarding performance enhancing drugs, then Roger Goodell can come to his house and interview himself. The snide post is in response to a report that the league plans to show up to the first day of Steelers training camp and interview Harrison regarding PEDS.  It’s no secret that Harrison…

The Philadelphia Eagles paid Fletcher Cox big money but when you look at his production, he’s well worth it.  The Philadelphia Eagles signed defensive end Fletcher Cox to six year, $103 million dollar extension. $63 million of it is guaranteed. It is the largest deal for a non quarterback in NFL history. Cox is the latest defensive lineman to get paid in what has been a big off-season for defenders…

Hue Jackson finally had his first disagreement with the Browns analytics driven front office. It took a little longer than I thought but it finally happened. It took a little longer than expected but Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson finally had his first rift with the Browns front office and the team’s sports science department .The disagreement centers around how many padded practices the team will conduct during training…

(Jae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News) Ezekiel Elliott has the look of a workhorse running back. Elliot could put up big numbers playing behind the best offensive line in football. The Dallas Cowboys drafted Ezekiel Elliott fourth overall in April’s draft with the hope that he could develop into a workhorse running back similar to what they had in 2014 with DeMarco Murray. At 6’0″ and 225 pounds, Elliott has…

A recent Washington Post poll found that nine out of ten Native Americans are not offended by the Redskins name. 504 people of Native American heritage participated in the survey.You know what this means? The liberals and PC police are failing in their never ending quest to get Native Americans onboard regarding with their name change crusade.  I can’t say I’m surprised. I’ve always felt that if you spoke with…

Mike Shanahan is obsessed with Robert Griffin III, I’m convinced of it. Shanahan said in an interview with TheUndefeated.com that he didn’t agree with owner Dan Synder’s decision to “mortgage” the future and trade up to draft Griffin.  According to the interview, Shanahan didn’t feel the package the Redskins gave up was worth it for a quarterback like Griffin. He felt that Griffin was limited as a passer and that…