March 2015 - Football Wiretap

Panthers Unsure If They'll Chase Perfect Record
Ron Rivera hasn't decided how the Carolina Panthers will approach the final three games of the season as the possibility of a perfect season remains a possibility.

Peter King/Sports Illustrated

Thomas Rawls Out For Season With Broken Ankle, Torn Ligaments
Thomas Rawls' season ends with 830 yards on 147 rushes.

Sheil Kapadia/ESPN

Andy Dalton Likely Out For Season With Fractured Thumb
The best case scenario is for Andy Dalton to return for the playoffs.

Coley Harvey/ESPN

Alabama's Derrick Henry Wins Heisman Trophy
Derrick Henry gained 1,986 yards on 339 carries, breaking Herschel Walker’s Southeastern Conference record.

Richard Sandomir/New York Times

Mike Zimmer Questions Final Play Call By Vikings In Loss To Cardinals
With 13 seconds left and no timeouts, the Vikings opted to call one more play to get kicker Blair Walsh closer than the 48-yard kick he could have attempted at the time.

Ben Goessling/ESPN

Book On Stoicism Has Become Widely Read In NFL
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday is a book about Stoicism and has become increasingly popular amongst athletes.

Greg Bishop/Sports Illustrate

Ohio State Hires Greg Schiano As Associate Head Coach, Co-DC
Greg Schiano has sat out of football following his dismissal by the Buccaneers in 2013.

Pete Thamel/Sports Illustrated

Julian Edelman Returns To Practice
Julian Edelman has 61 catches for 692 yards and seven touchdowns this season.

Mike Reiss/ESPN

Washington Signs Pierre Thomas
Matt Jones and Alfred Morris are in a positional share for Washington.

Kevin Patra/NFL.com

Rob Gronkowski Returns To Practice For First Time Since Injury
Rob Gronkowski was wearing a protective sleeve/brace over his right knee.

Mike Reiss/ESPN

J.J. Watt Suffers Broken Hand, Doesn't Expect To Miss Any Games
J.J. Watt suffered a broken hand during practice on Wednesday.

Tania Ganguli/ESPN

DeMarco Murray '100 Percent' Wants To Remain With Eagles In 2016
DeMarco Murray has been an awkward fit in Chip Kelly's system so far in 2015.

Albert Breer/NFL.com

76ers' Owners Trying To Own NFL Team In London
Josh Harris and David Blitzer purchased a stake in Crystal Palace to get to know the London market.

Mitch Lawrence/Forbes

Browns Have 60 Percent Chance Of First Overall Pick In 2016 NFL Draft
The Browns also had top-10 picks in 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2007, 2005, 2004 and 2001.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Michael Crabtree Agrees Upon $35M Extension With Raiders
Michael Crabtree signed a one-year deal with the Raiders in the offseason after he found a soft market.

Peter Schrager/Fox Sports

Colts Remain Uncertain When Andrew Luck Will Return
The Colts initially said Andrew Luck would be back in 2-6 weeks.

Mike Florio/Pro Football Talk

Mark Ingram Out For Season With Shoulder Injury
Mark Ingram had rushed 166 times for 769 yards and six touchdowns this season for the Saints.

RealGM Staff Report

Belichick Puts J.J. Watt In Similar Class As Lawrence Taylor
Bill Belichick still wasn't ready to rank J.J. Watt above Lawrence Taylor.

Tania Ganguli/ESPN

Chip Kelly Insists He's Not Eagles' GM
Chip Kelly does not manage the cap but he has final say on all of the Eagles' personnel moves.

Conor Orr/NFL.com

Cardinals, Bengals, Chiefs, Seahawks In Top-10 In DVOA On Off., Def.
The Cardinals, Chiefs, Bengals and Seahawks rank in the top-10 in both Offense and Defense DVOA.

RealGM Staff Report

Danny Kanell: The War On Football Is Real
Danny Kanell is a college football analyst and radio host who played quarterback at Florida State and in the NFL for six seasons.

Ryan Wilson/CBS Sports

Marshawn Lynch Rehabbing 'At Large', Not Close To Returning
Marshawn Lynch underwent surgery in Philadelphia on Nov. 25.

Sheil Kapadia/ESPN

Mike Zimmer Admits Adrian Peterson Should Have Received More Carries
Adrian Peterson only received eight carries against the Seahawks.

Sean Wagner-McGough/CBS Sports

Peyton Manning To Resume Throwing On His Own
Peyton Manning is unlikely to participate in practice with the Broncos.

Arnie Stapleton/AP

Player Spending Could Exceed $200M Per Team In 2016
The NFL could have $6.4 billion in total player expenses for the 2016 season.

Mike Florio/Pro Football Talk

DeMarco Murray Meets With Eagles' Owner To Express Frustrations
DeMarco Murray was frustrated by his lack of playing time and confusion to how he fits into Chip Kelly's offense.

Ed Werder/ESPN

BYU Interested In Seahawks' OC Darrell Bevell
Darrell Bevell is a candidate for the head coaching vacancy at BYU.

Bob Condotta/Seattle Times

Rams Fire Offensive Coordinator Frank Cignetti
Rob Boras, assistant head coach/offense and tight ends coach, will take over the coordinating duties.

R.B. Fallstrom/AP

Bob Iger Has Helped Viability Of Carson Project
Bob Iger joined the Chargers and Raiders plan for Carson last month.

Peter King/Sports Illustrated

Chip Kelly: I'm Seeing Through Commitment To Eagles
Some have felt Chip Kelly will leave the Eagles for a college football job in the offseason.

Peter King/Sports Illustrated