This past weekend on The Football Educator radio show I talked about the reality of the roster competition on most of the 32 NFL organizations. Heading into NFL Training Camps most club front offices probably had already locked down 80-85% of their 53 man roster before even walking out to practice on Day 1. Developmental draftees, high dollar … [Read more...]
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NFL Salary Cap – Negotiating rookie contracts & the 25% Increase Rule
The Football Educator recently addressed the elimination of option bonuses in rookie contracts and the effect this had on the upper selections of the first round in the annual NFL Draft. Option & roster bonuses provided loopholes to circumnavigate rookie pool restrictions on NFL Clubs as they signed their rookie class under the NFL Salary Cap … [Read more...]
NFL Rankings
The NFL is nearing the final stretch of the season, as playoff contenders emerge while other teams fade into the background. The NFL rankings never stay the same for long. However, new injuries occur all the time and surprising upsets happen each week, which makes the NFL must-see TV for fans across the entire country. Quick Navigation NFL … [Read more...]
Doug Pederson Stats and Highlights
Image by StockSnap from Pixabay When you think of the NFL, you often think of Star power. All-Pro players creating highlight reel plays on a weekly basis or legendary coaches with a penchant for game-winning decisions leading their team to the playoffs every season. Household names who make you want to tune in each week. Before last … [Read more...]
Sam Darnold and the New York Jets
The 2018 NFL season has introduced us to an exciting and potential-filled class of young quarterbacks. All five quarterbacks drafted in the first round this year are now starting for their teams, or were starting prior to injury. Such was the case with Josh Allen in Buffalo until recently and now Sam Darnold for the New York Jets. Baker Mayfield … [Read more...]
NFL Trades: The Ultimate Guide
From adding that missing playoff piece to securing a few extra draft picks, NFL trades are a fundamental part of team-building. There's so much personnel turnover in this era, both on the player roster and among the coaching staffs, that teams must often maneuver to address challenges that arise before or during the season. Player injuries require … [Read more...]
NFL Playoff Schedule
As Thanksgiving ends and December begins to roll around, that can only mean one thing is coming—the NFL playoffs. 32 teams will have played a grueling 16 games in 17 weeks after December 30th and six teams will not be done after that. Some teams get the first week of the playoffs off while some teams might not get a week off until the week before … [Read more...]
College Football Schedule 2019
College football fans across the country have been anxiously awaiting to hear when and where their favorite teams will play during the upcoming season, and the information on this college football schedule is finally available for us to view. Quick Navigation What’s Always UpWhy We Love a ScheduleWhat Is the Most Reliable Source for the 2019 … [Read more...]
Sean McVay Records and Statistics
The youngest NFL head coach in history has had quite the illustrious start to his coaching career. From being the youngest head coach to lead his team to the playoffs to bringing home a Coach of the Year award for his impressive work with the Los Angeles Rams, everything seems to be coming up Sean McVay recently. Coming from a long lineage of … [Read more...]
5 Things You Didn’t Know about the Pro Bowl
Many people feel they know everything there is to know about the NFL, including facts like when the original AFL and NFL merged to form the modern-day NFL and which teams that exist today originally played somewhere else. They may even be able to name all of those teams that no longer exist in league play. But when it comes to the Pro Bowl, even … [Read more...]