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Getty Images Mitch Petrus, an offensive lineman who spent time with the Giants, Patriots and Titans, has died at the age of 32. Petrus had been working all day outside at his family’s business in Lonoke County, Arkansas, and died of heat stroke, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. A heat...

Getty Images Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield says there’s no truth to any talk that teammate Odell Beckham would have preferred staying in New York to getting traded to Cleveland. Mayfield told ESPN that Beckham will get to see what it’s like playing in front of real fans when he joins the...

Getty Images The looming holdout for Chargers running back Melvin Gordon and the potential holdout for Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has dusted off the debate regarding whether the NFL properly values the running back position. It does, but only for truly special running backs. That’s...

Getty Images The NFL and NFLPA gathered for their fourth set of talks about a new Collective Bargaining Agreement on Wednesday and the schedule called for the meetings to last for three days. There was a change in plans, however, and the two sides wrapped things up after several hours of...

Getty Images We’ve spent plenty of time the past couple of days talking about players being upset with their ratings in the new Madden game, and the motivation they have drawn from it. One player who shouldn’t be upset (and in turn has no basis for extra motiviation) is Rams running back Todd...

Getty Images Defensive end Robert Ayers won’t be playing any more NFL games. Ayers announced his retirement in a post to his Facebook account on Tuesday. Ayers called the last 10 years a “helluva run” while dropping the curtain on his career. Ayers was a first-round pick by the Broncos in...

Getty Images The full Madden ratings have been released, and a certain player with a reputation for being a tad sensitive may not be happy with the number he received. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who last year was one of seven players to get a game-high 99, has fallen all the way to 90...

Getty Images The Giants took the proactive step of not only announcing a suspension, but announcing a player’s arrest. The team just sent out word that safety Kamrin Moore was “suspended by the team pending further investigation,” after he was arrested in New Jersey “for an alleged domestic...

Getty Images The Giants announced a suspension for safety Kamrin Moore shortly after charges were filed against him from a domestic incident. But his representatives put out word this afternoon that their client is innocent. Via Ryan Dunleavy of NJ.com, Moore’s attorney said the charges...

Getty Images It’s widely been believed that Peyton Manning has resisted taking a TV analyst job because he doesn’t want to have to analyze his brother, Eli. What has widely been believed is now being officially reported. Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports reports, citing two unnamed sources...

Charges were filed in Kansas Friday for the draft-night shooting of Giants rookie Corey Ballentine, in which teammate Dwane Simmons was killed. According to Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com, 18-year-old Francisco Alejandro Mendez was charged with seven counts, including first-degree murder. He also...

Is there ever a “really good problem?” Apparently when it comes to the Giants’ quarterback situation. Free agent signee Golden Tate said the Giants have two good options at quarterback, with Eli Manning still playing at a high level and Daniel Jones drafted as the heir apparent. “What I can I...

Getty Images Last July, five of seven unsigned players in the top 10 were represented by CAA. This year, four of five unsigned first-round picks are represented by CAA. One reason for this? CAA typically represents a lot of first-round picks. Another reason for it? CAA drives a hard bargain...

Getty Images Two years ago, former seventh-rounder Trevor Siemian was getting ready to beat out first-rounder Paxton Lynch for the starting job in Denver, for the second straight year. Now, Siemian is trying to hold on to the backup job with the Jets. Connor Hughes of TheAthletic.com suggests...

Getty Images If Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray will indeed be the NFL’s next big thing, we’ll all get our first big glimpse of him on the NFL’s in-house TV channel. The league announced on Tuesday that 13 preseason games will be broadcast live on NFL Network. The process begins on...

Getty Images The Eric Swallwell President campaign has ended, and Senator Cory Booker could be one of the next ones to step aside. But he has yet to give up the fight, polls and common sense be damned. In the debut episode of the Fired Up podcast with Brad Jenkins, Booker shares one of his...

The awkward, clunky transition from Eli Manning to someone not named Eli Manning has gotten even more awkward and clunky for the Giants. But at least they have a post-Eli option, in the form of sixth overall draft pick Daniel Jones. The question becomes when Jones will play. That question lands...

Getty Images Jared Lorenzen, the former NFL backup quarterback whose talent and size made him a legend in Kentucky and a beloved figure throughout the football world, will be laid to rest in his home state on Wednesday. Via Cincinnati.com, a celebration of Jared Lorenzen’s life will occur from...

Getty Images When the Giants traded for Jabrill Peppers this offseason, the general reaction was that they were making a move to replace Landon Collins at safety in their secondary. Peppers wasn’t just a defensive player in college or with Cleveland, however. He played both ways and returned...

Giants defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence was 6 years old when Eli Manning began his NFL career. Manning is entering his 16th season, while Lawrence is arriving as a first-round draft pick. Age isn’t always “just a number.” “In the locker room, I feel their age,” Manning said, via Rod Walker of...