May 2015 - Football Wiretap

Jim Harbaugh Calls NFL Question 'Disrespectful To Game'
Jim Harbaugh was asked about the possibility of his name surfacing for NFL head coaching jobs.

Michael David Smith/Pro Football Talk

Dez Bryant Could Play In Week 7 Against Giants
Dez Bryant will make the final call on whether he plays.

Todd Archer/ESPN

Simulations Believe Broncos Better Off With Manning Over Osweiler
Prediction Machine ran 50,000 simulations with Peyton Manning and the Broncos win the Super Bowl 10.8 percent of the time, which is the fourth best of any team in the NFL.

John Ewing/Prediction Machine

John Elway: Tough To Tell Difference Between Deflated Balls
John Elway was curious about football inflation after Deflategate and asked his equipment staff to inflate footballs to 13 psi, 12 psi and 11 psi before testing them himself.

Peter King/Sports Illustrated

Luck, Pagano 19-2 Against AFC South, 20-19 Against Rest Of NFL
Chuck Pagano and Andrew Luck came to the Colts in 2012 and have reached the playoffs in all three of their seasons together.

Peter King/Sports Illustrated

Saints Shuffle Kickers By Releasing Zach Hocker, Signing Kai Forbath
Zach Hocker missed a potential game-winning 30-yard field goal against the Cowboys.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

Jay Gruden Continuing 'Investment' In Kirk Cousins
Kirk Cousins has a passer rating of 77.4 and a 2-4 record this season.

Judy Battista/NFL.com

Daniel Fells' Prognosis Turns Optimistic
Daniel Fells is unlikely to ever play again with the damage he suffered to his foot.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

Earl Thomas: I Want To Say A Lot Of Things But I Can't
Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas were questioning each other after allowing Greg Olsen's game-winning touchdown in Week 6.

Gregg Rosenthal/NFL.com

Whisenhunt: Hit On Mariota Was 'B.S. Football'
Olivier Vernon crept up behind Marcus Mariota after a pass and went in quite low on him.

Conor Orr/NFL.com

Sammy Watkins On Crutches After Ankle Injury
Sammy Watkins was playing in his first game since suffering a calf injury Sept. 27.

Mike Rodak/ESPN

USC Interested In Sean Payton, Chip Kelly
USC has interest in Sean Payton and Chip Kelly for their head coaching vacancy.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

Ameer Abdullah Trying To Regain Trust On Fumble Issues
Joe Lombardi confirmed earlier in the week that Ameer Abdullah will remain a fixture in Detroit's backfield.

Chris Wesseling/NFL.com

Johnny Manziel Pulled Over By Police During Domestic Dispute
In the report, Johnny Manziel's girlfriend claimed he pushed her head into a window and he admitted to drinking.

Joe Pagonakis/ABC Cleveland

Maurkice Pouncey Could Miss All Of 2016 Following 2nd Surgery
If Maurkice Pouncey misses the entire season, it would be his second full year lost since 2013, when he sat out after tearing an ACL.

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Ravens Sign Marshal Yanda To Extension
Marshal Yanda is considered one of the NFL's best guards.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

Cowboys Are Easily NFL's Most Broadcast Team
On average, every Nielsen market sees at least nine of the Cowboys' 16 games each season.

Kirk Goldsberry, J.P. Kirby/FiveThirtyEight

Watkins To Bills: You're Making Us Both Look Bad With Lack Of Targets
The Bills traded two first round picks to draft Sammy Watkins in 2014.

Mike Rodak/ESPN

Justin Tuck Out For Season With Torn Pectoral Muscle
Justin Tuck is in the second season of a two-year deal with the Raiders.

Conor Orr/NFL.com

Derrick Coleman Suspended By Seahawks Indefinitely
Derrick Coleman has been suspended indefinitely by the Seahawks pending investigation on charges of vehicular assault and hit-and-run.

Sheil Kapadia/ESPN

Peyton Manning's Tie To Haslam Could Lead To Exec Role With Browns
Jimmy Haslam is on his third administration since taking over the Browns three years ago.

Zac Jackson/Pro Football Talk

Chip Kelly Denies Being Contacted By USC
Chip Kelly has denied being contacted by USC or another university about a coaching opening.

Chase Goodbread/NFL.com

Andrew Luck Practicing, Not Yet Certain To Play In Week 6
Andrew Luck is 0-4 in his career against the Patriots.

Mike Wells/ESPN

Cameron Heyward Fined For Eye Black Tribute To Father
Cameron Heyward's father battled cancer and died in May 2006.

Jeremy Fowler/ESPN

Brandon Weeden: Obviously I'm Pissed On Demotion
Matt Cassel will be the starter when the Cowboys come back from their bye week instead of Brandon Weeden.

Josh Alper/Pro Football Talk

TruMedia Networks Hires Dean Oliver As VP Of Data Science
Dean Oliver was most recently in the front office of the Sacramento Kings.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Nate Solder Out For Season With Torn Biceps
Nate Solder is the New England Patriots' starting left tackle.

Jim McBride/Boston Globe

Terrelle Pryor Works Out For Giants
Terrelle Pryor has had a number of workouts since his release by the Giants.

Mike Florio/Pro Football Talk

Cowboys May Start Christine Michael At RB After Bye Week
Christine Michael was inactive in the first three games after being acquired from the Seahawks.

Ed Werder/ESPN

Kaepernick's College Coach Believes His Mechanics Are Off
Chris Ault noted that Colin Kaepernick's arm strength allows him to get away with not always having flawless mechanics, but for the sake of accuracy it’s something he needs to improve.

Michael David Smith/Pro Football Talk