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Lombardi basically nixes NYG wanted Alt. Heard him say this morning if NYG really wanted to take Alt, they would have likely traded with Arizona and moved up to 4. Ossenfort was looking to trade but once Maye got drafted by NE, NYG was no longer interested in trading up. Arizona most likely still gets Harrison at 6 as LAC was going OL.

The leak to Schefter was supposedly to show public support for Jones

Hopefully its DJ having an equally good year behind a revamped OL and Pass catching game.

This one was a lot tougher than recent days. I guess they switched shifts again.

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Quote from: MightyGiants on Today at 07:01:19 PMand @Jclayton92


The NFL Players Association told the Denver Broncos in a November letter that their threat to bench quarterback Russell Wilson if he refused to alter an injury guarantee in his contract was illegal, violated the CBA and could result in legal action against the team, a league source confirmed to The Athletic.

https://theathletic.com/5171778/2023/12/31/broncos-russell-wilson-nflpa/


The letter, sent by a law firm on behalf of the NFLPA and first reported by the Washington Post, said that if the Broncos "follow through on the Club's threat, the Club will violate, among other things, the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Mr. Wilson's Player Contract and New York law."

The letter added that Wilson and the NFLPA "reasonably anticipate arbitration and/or litigation against the Broncos."

The Broncos did not bench Wilson in the aftermath of the meeting about his contract. The 35-year-old veteran started the next seven games, the last of which was a 26-23 loss to the New England Patriots on Christmas Eve that put Denver's playoff hopes in peril.

On Wednesday, the team announced Stidham would start the final two games. Coach Sean Payton, who said Friday he was "not privy" to discussions about Wilson's contract between the quarterback and the team, said the decision was made solely for football reasons after a four-game stretch in which the Broncos went 1-3 and Wilson's play declined.

His play declined years ago and when I said it, I got pushback here. It was a stupid transaction. Diva.

Quote from: Ed Vette on Today at 06:00:49 PM"It's not personal, it's business."

and @Jclayton92


The NFL Players Association told the Denver Broncos in a November letter that their threat to bench quarterback Russell Wilson if he refused to alter an injury guarantee in his contract was illegal, violated the CBA and could result in legal action against the team, a league source confirmed to The Athletic.

https://theathletic.com/5171778/2023/12/31/broncos-russell-wilson-nflpa/


The letter, sent by a law firm on behalf of the NFLPA and first reported by the Washington Post, said that if the Broncos "follow through on the Club's threat, the Club will violate, among other things, the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Mr. Wilson's Player Contract and New York law."

The letter added that Wilson and the NFLPA "reasonably anticipate arbitration and/or litigation against the Broncos."

The Broncos did not bench Wilson in the aftermath of the meeting about his contract. The 35-year-old veteran started the next seven games, the last of which was a 26-23 loss to the New England Patriots on Christmas Eve that put Denver's playoff hopes in peril.

On Wednesday, the team announced Stidham would start the final two games. Coach Sean Payton, who said Friday he was "not privy" to discussions about Wilson's contract between the quarterback and the team, said the decision was made solely for football reasons after a four-game stretch in which the Broncos went 1-3 and Wilson's play declined.

The #Giants signed DB David Long Jr.

26-year-old, 5'11, 196-pound CB w/ 96 career tackles, 6 PBUs, and 2 interceptions.

He entered the draft out of Michigan in 2019. He had a 98th-percentile 3-Cone (6.45 👀) and a 90th-percentile short-shuttle (3.97).

Long has 964 career snaps out wide and 275 inside at slot. He spent 2019-2022 with the Rams before bouncing around with the Raiders, Panthers, and Packers last season.

https://x.com/nickfalato/status/1785772809236459597?s=46&t=1vcQIN8GqF5J2oLdxEVEJQ

Nice of the Giants to keep the tradition of collecting nickel corners while ignoring the boundary.

Quote from: Ed Vette on Today at 06:00:49 PM"It's not personal, it's business."

100%

Quote from: ralphpal1 on Today at 06:07:08 PMWould.you rather D Jones
Throw for 4000+ yrds
27 tds
9 interceptions
Also.not because we were down by 30.and the defense just let daniel jones get garbage yrds
Its just that hr played better than he ever did in his whole life
We go 10-7 and miss the playoffs
Or
We got.to the conference final and miss going to the superbowl.by a missed fieldgoal.but
D Jones is a game manager but a very good one at that

What are his numbers as a game manager? I would need to know those before I can answer the question.