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Getty Images The news that Andy Reid’s defrosted face shield will be displayed at the Hall of Fame inspired PFT Live producer Pete Damilatis. Wednesday’s show included a draft that allowed us to take the discussion in various directions. (And we did.) Simms and I drafted the artifacts we’d...

Getty Images The Jets have a decision to make about the future of quarterback Sam Darnold, but it’s not a decision they’re rushing to make. Before deciding what to do with Darnold, the Jets will evaluate all of the top quarterbacks in the draft, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Those...

Getty Images The Giants and Jets played all their home games in an empty MetLife Stadium in 2020, but in 2021 New Jersey is beginning the process of bringing fans back. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced that 15 percent capacity will be permitted at outdoor stadiums, beginning March 1...

Getty Images BYU quarterback Zach Wilson has increasingly been discussed as the likely No. 2 pick in the 2021 NFL draft, with the Jets positioned to take Wilson, assuming the Jaguars take Trevor Lawrence first overall. BYU coach Kalani Sitake likes that idea. “Draft him, and find out,” Sitake...

Kellen Winslow II has agreed to a new plea deal that will keep him in jail for 14 years for sex crimes against five women, Brent Schrotenboer of USA Today reports. An agreement submitted Friday in San Diego Superior Court replaces a previous plea agreement from November 2019 when the former NFL...

Getty Images The Steelers, fully aware that they may not have enough around quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to justify bringing him back for another year, suddenly seem to be ambivalent about an ongoing relationship. So if (and it’s still a fairly big if) the Steelers decide to sever ties with...

Getty Images There were 22 quarterbacks drafted in the first round between the 2009 and 2016 seasons and all of them came with hopes that they’d lead their teams for years to come. Some of those players had extended runs with their original teams, but, as Field Yates of ESPN notes, none of...

Getty Images Many people in Houston remain without power and water due to infrastructure failures caused the crippling winter weather that has caused problems throughout the state of Texas and veteran cornerback Pierre Desir is doing his part to help some of them get through troubled times...

Getty Images Jamison Crowder was the Jets’ leading receiver last season, but that doesn’t guarantee his job is safe. Crowder is owed a $10 million base salary for 2021, and Rich Cimini of ESPN writes that Crowder’s non-guaranteed salary makes him vulnerable to getting cut. Although Crowder’s...

Getty Images One of Adam Gase’s assistant coaches with the Dolphins and Jets is expected to join Bill Belichick’s staff with the Patriots. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Patriots are expected to hire Bo Hardegree. There’s no word on what title Hardegree would have, but the...

Getty Images During his career as an NFL wide receiver, fans watching games on TV were often reminded that Chris Hogan had been a lacrosse player — not a football player — at Penn State. Now Hogan is becoming a lacrosse player again. Hogan has declared for the Premier Lacrosse League draft...

Getty Images The Jets have hired Steve Scarnecchia as Robert Saleh’s chief of staff, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports. It’s a new position on the team’s staff. Scarnecchia spent the past six seasons as the Falcons’ assistant head coach. There, according to the Falcons’ media guide...

Getty Images Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence is having surgery on his left shoulder soon, so he will be holding his only pre-draft throwing session for NFL scouts, coaches, and executives on Friday. After three years of play that have almost certainly made him the first overall pick of the...

Getty Images There’s been word for some time that Jets head coach Robert Saleh would retain Brant Boyer as the team’s special teams coordinator, but they only got around to formally announcing the news on Thursday. Boyer joined the Jets in 2016, so Saleh will join Todd Bowles and Adam Gase as...

Getty Images The Jets are bringing one of their former players back as a member of Robert Saleh’s coaching staff. The team announced on Wednesday that Leon Washington will be back with the team as a special teams assistant. The Jets have not formally announced the return of Brant Boyer as...

Getty Images Matthew Stafford has been traded and Carson Wentz is expected to be dealt soon in a move that will leave other teams looking for a quarterback with one less option for their lineup. Some of those teams might turn their attention to Jets quarterback Sam Darnold. Adam Schefter of...

Getty Images Alan Faneca was a Hall of Fame finalist for a sixth time in 2021. He finally is a Hall of Famer. Faneca got his call to the Hall on Saturday as part of the Class of 2021. He was the fourth Hall of Famer announced of an expected eight new electees, joining Charles Woodson, Calvin...

Getty Images Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes will face off in Sunday’s Super Bowl to decide the NFL champion for the 2020 season. The champion in merchandising sales already has been declared. The NFLPA released the latest numbers of merchandising sales for NFL players from the period covering...

Getty Images Running back Frank Gore said at the end of the regular season that he wasn’t sure whether he would return for a 17th year in the NFL, but it seems there’s at least one thing that would make up his mind for him. Gore was a guest on 95.7 The Game Friday and was asked about the...

Getty Images As the dust settles on the NFL’s hiring cycle, there are still efforts to kick up dust on the failure of Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy to get one of the seven available head-coaching jobs. Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who has seen both Doug Pederson and Matt Nagy vault...