Tom Brady
Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk writes that it’s unlikely that Roger Goodell would overturn the Ted Wells report given that he commissioned this report.
- Ed Werder reports that commissionerย Roger Goodell will likely interview John Jastremski and Jim McNally as witnesses in Tom Brady‘s appeal hearing.
- A source tells Werder thatย Goodell “respects, admires”ย Tom Brady and wants to hear his side of story. “Maybe there’s a way out of this. Maybe not.“
- Due to the Patriotsย previous integrity of game violation and Tom Brady stature in theย NFL, Goodell reportedly believes he has obligation to other 31 teams, according to Werder.
- Meanwhile, the NFLPA’s stance is that if theย Ted Wells report is credible and accurate, thenย Goodellย should be willing to expose it to a neutral arbitrator, per Werder.
Bears
- Adam Schefter reports that the Bears have hired formerย Ravens national scout Joe Douglasย as their college scouting director.
Rams
Mike McCartney, theย agent for Cowboys OL La’el Collins, toldย Robert Klemko of TheMMQB.comย thatย heโs never been more anxious during a draft than he was in the seventh round this year.
McCartney and hisย partner Rick Smith had made it clear that they weren’t going to sign a contract if Collins was drafted after the third round.
Despite the fact that they made this clear to NFL teams,ย one team that said they wereย willing to grab Collins in the seventh round, according to Smith.
โThere was a team that had drafted four offensive linemen and they said, โWeโre taking him.โ And I texted back, โYouโre going to embarrass yourself. Youโre going to waste this pick.โย And they passed. And now heโs a UDFA,โ Smith said.
It just so happens that the Rams were the only team to takeย four offensive linemen inย this yearโs draft.
Titans
Titans QB Zachย Mettenberger told ESPN’s Adam Caplan that he’s “not going down without a fight to the death” in regards to the quarterback battle with Marcus Mariota.
“I don’t [know] what the mind-set is, but at the end of the day I can just control what I do and I’m extremely confident in myself, almost to a fault,โ Mettenberger said, via ESPN.com. โBut people who know me know I’m not going down without a fight to the death.“
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