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Tampa Bay's Wirfs agrees to $140.63 million extension, becoming highest-paid OL in NFL history
Read full article: Tampa Bay's Wirfs agrees to $140.63 million extension, becoming highest-paid OL in NFL historyTampa Bayโs Tristan Wirfs became the highest-paid offensive lineman in NFL history after agreeing Thursday to a five-year, $140.63 million contract extension.
Switching from one side of the offensive line to the other is among the NFL's underrated tough tasks
Read full article: Switching from one side of the offensive line to the other is among the NFL's underrated tough tasksDriving a car with the opposite foot or shaving with the other hand would be major challenges for anyone.
Brady, improved defense keys to Bucs winning Super Bowl
Read full article: Brady, improved defense keys to Bucs winning Super BowlTampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady during NFL football practice, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 in Tampa, Fla. The Buccaneers will face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 55. (Kyle Zedaker/Tampa Bay Buccaneers via AP)TAMPA, Fla. โ Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wonโt be denied. The 43-year-old six-time Super Bowl champion may no longer be the best quarterback in the NFL, however, heโs shown in his first season with the Bucs that heโs still good enough to lead a team to the NFL title game. You want to make some moves that hopefully get your team into the Super Bowl.
Bucs, Browns, Bills out to follow footsteps of champ Chiefs
Read full article: Bucs, Browns, Bills out to follow footsteps of champ ChiefsAside from winning the final Super Bowl before the merger in 1970, the Kansas City Chiefsโ biggest claim to fame for over half a century was team founder Lamar Hunt coining the phrase Super Bowl. Three long-downtrodden teams โ the Browns, Bills and Buccaneers โ have made it to the divisional round this weekend and are certain they have as good a chance as the Chiefs, Packers, Saints, Ravens or Rams of winning Super Bowl 55. Thatโs heady stuff for a franchise that has never made it to the Super Bowl. I think Bills fans, including myself, didnโt think he was going to be this good this good this early. And he has proved a lot of people wrong.โNo, thereโs no comparing this Bills team to those of his playing days, Thomas said.
No preseason, no problem: NFL rookies shine in strange year
Read full article: No preseason, no problem: NFL rookies shine in strange yearYoung and Jefferson made the Pro Bowl, and surely more rookies would have joined them as alternates at the leagueโs now-canceled all-star game. โItโs crazy unusual for a rookie, I think, to have the type of leadership that Chase has, genuine leadership,โ Washington quarterback Alex Smith said. โI think a lot of young guys, especially high picks, I think you feel pressure to do it some way or somehow. โTalk about a rookie coming in, starting every game and just being focused,โ Browns Pro Bowl guard Joel Bitonio said of Wills. โWeโre growing and weโre starting to get a hang of the game,โ said Dolphins right tackle Robert Hunt, a second-round pick and one of six Miami rookies starting on offense.