The announced the Pro Bowl leaders with five weeks remaining on Wednesday. Here’s a look at the current leaders. NFL ALL-STAR TOP-TEN VOTE-GETTERS POS. NAME, TEAM VOTES QB Peyton Manning, Denver 926432 QB Drew Brees, New Orleans 793685 RB Marshawn Lynch, Seattle 643363 RB Jamaal Charles, Kansas City 636575 WR Calvin Johnson, Detroit 634819 RB Adrian Peterson, Minnesota 596231 TE Jimmy Graham, [...]

The Buffalo Bills announced the signing of former Chiefs TE Tony Moeaki on Wednesday. Aaron Wilson reports that the Bills signed Moeaki to a two-year contract. Buffalo released RB Tashard Choice earlier today, so they had a roster spot to work with. Moeaki, 26, suffered a fractured his scapula during the preseason and was subsequently placed on injured [...]

Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press spoke with Vikings QB Matt Cassel who mentioned Wednesday morning that he will get the start against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 14. Josina Anderson reported earlier in the day that Cassel was ”most likely” to get the start this weekend as Christian Ponder has still not been cleared from a recent concussion. Even HC Leslie Frazier suggested [...]

NFLTR NFL Pro Bowl Voting Leaders Remaining Strength of Schedule Rankings 2015 Free Agents list Bears GM Phil Emery mentioned that he doesn’t want to use their franchise tag on QB Jay Cutler. (NFLTR) Bengals WR A.J. Green put in a limited practice on Wednesday.  (Joe Reedy) WR Andrew Hawkins put in a limited practice on Wednesday. (Joe Reedy) [...]

Here’s a list of the 2015 NFL Free Agents. by Nathan Rivera (Twitter)   Notable players are highlighted in “Blue“ RFA = restricted free agent Ex = exclusive free agent                                        2015 NFL Free Agents Player Pos. Team Status [...]

Browns HC Rob Chudzinski told reporters on Wednesday that quarterbacks Jason Campbell and Brandon Weeden still have not been cleared to practice. Chudzinski added that they have been cleared for activity, but have yet to pass all of the necessary concussion protocol to return to the field. “It’s a very fluid situation,” said Chudzinski, via the Cleveland Plain Dealer. [...]

Here’s a look at each team’s strength of schedule based on their Vegas odds of winning the Super Bowl. Odds were used from Bovada.  “Remaining S.O.S” is the total score for each team’s 2013 opponents, with the lower score being harder. “Trend” shows how much harder or easier a team’s schedule has gotten since the previous [...]

Chicago Bears GM Phil Emery mentioned during an online chat with fans that he would prefer not to use their franchise tag on QB Jay Cutler next offseason. “With the franchise tag being so high for the quarterback position, to use it and not sign the individual to a long-term deal hurts the team,” Emery wrote, via [...]

Ian Rapoport was first to report that the NFL has fined Steelers HC Mike Tomlin $100,000 for the sideline incident that interfered with Ravens KR Jacoby Jones. Rapoport adds that league will consider either taking away a draft pick or downgrading one of their selections once the final order is set. This is a huge penalty from the league for not [...]

According to Conor Orr of the Newark Star-Ledger, the New York Giants have not reached out to DE Justin Tuck regarding a long-term extension this season. Tuck, 30, is in the final year of his current contract and has seen a bit of a resurgence this season, which was highlighted by his four-sack effort that earned [...]

Adam Caplan of ESPN reports that LSU QB Zach Mettenberger suffered a torn ACL during Saturday’s game against the Arkansas Razorbacks and will obviously miss the team’s upcoming bowl game. Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun has confirmed with separate sources that Mettenberger does in fact have a torn ACL. According to two NFL scouting directors he spoke with, Mettenberger is expected to [...]

Oregon QB Marcus Mariota announced on Tuesday that he will return to school in 2014, instead of entering the NFL Draft, via GoDucks.com. Ducks’ C Hroniss Grasu also announced that he too is returning to Oregon next season. Mariota, a redshirt sophomore, completed 227 of 360 passes (63.1%) for 3,412 yards and 30 touchdowns for the Ducks this [...]

According to Mike Garafolo, the Tennessee Titans will sign veteran TE Visanthe Shiancoe. Shiancoe, 33, hasn’t recorded a reception in a regular season game since 2011 with the Vikings. Since then, Shiancoe has bounced around the league in brief stints with the Patriots and Ravens. With TE Delanie Walker suffering a concussion during Week 13′s [...]

The Green Bay Packers announced that they have released second-year S Jerron McMillian to make room for RB Kahlil Bell. McMillian, 24, was a fourth-round selection back in 2012, so it is a little surprising to see them part ways with a reasonably high draft pick after less than two years with the team. McMillian played in [...]

Update: Packers HC Mike McCarthy told reporters on Tuesday that QB Aaron Rodgers has not been medically cleared, but will participate in Wednesday’s practice on a limited basis. McCarthy added that Rodgers has not been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Falcons. However, Matt Flynn will take the team’s first-team reps Wednesday. McCarthy also refuted that the [...]

ESPN Boston’s Mike Reiss believes that Patriots RB Stevan Ridley‘s days as the first-string running back are “probably over“ in New England. It’s worth mentioning that this is just Reiss’ ”gut feeling,” but it’s certainly a possibility considering that Ridley was a healthy inactive for the team’s Week 13 game. In his past two appearances, Ridley has fumbled twice, which [...]

NFLTR NFL Power Rankings: Week 14 Bears QB Jay Cutler‘s Week 14 status remains unclear. (NFLTR) Bengals Bengals placed G Clint Boling on season-ending injured reserve. Bengals re-signed OL Dennis Roland. Bills Bills signed OL Jamaal Johnson-Webb to their practice squad. Bills released OL Manase Foketi. Broncos DE Derek Wolfe was released from the hospital Monday. (Denver Post) [...]

Chicago Bears HC Marc Trestman stated on Monday that QB Jay Cutler‘s status remains as “week to week,” and that they will continue to monitor his status. “He visited the doctor today, and we’ll know more Thursday or Friday. But [his return to the field will] start with some limited work, see how he moves [...]

Update: Seahawks HC Pete Carroll mentioned during an interview with 710 ESPN Seattle that WR Percy Harvin “had a little procedure last week,” but he expects Harvin to ”pop out of this thing real quick.” Carroll added that Harvin should practice on Thursday, despite the procedure and recent cortisone injection he had. This further suggests that Harvin will not [...]

Before you sharpen your pitchforks, a short note on how we’ve come to rank the teams as we have: all NFLTR writers have compiled their own NFL power rankings, which we’ve compiled and averaged in the list below.  We hope you enjoy the fruits of our labor, and feel free to agree, disagree, or roast [...]

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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones mentioned during a radio interview with KRLD-FM that he expects MLB Sean Lee to return for Week 14′s game against the Chicago Bears, via ESPN Dallas. Lee, 27, will end up missing just three weeks due to a hamstring pull. This is clearly great news for the Cowboys defense seeing as Lee has been [...]