April 2018 - Football Wiretap

Nick Bosa Withdraws From Ohio State
Nick Bosa is expected to be one of the top selections in the draft.

Mitch Stacy/Associated Press

Le'Veon Bell Won't Report To Steelers This Week
Le'Veon Bell could instead report Oct. 22.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Raiders Seeking First Round Pick For Amari Cooper
The Raiders have interest in trading Amari Cooper before the Oct. 30 deadline.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

Buccaneers Fire Mike Smith As Defensive Coordinator
Mike Smith was in his third season with the Buccaneers.

ESPN

Breeland Speaks Admits Letting Tom Brady Go Thinking He Threw Ball
Tom Brady scored on a four-yard scramble.

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Steelers Still Haven't Heard From Le'Veon Bell
Le'Veon Bell could return any time between Monday and the following Monday, Oct. 22.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Giants Will Keep Starting Eli Manning Despite Struggles
Eli Manning has six touchdown passes and six turnovers through six games.

Jordan Raanan/ESPN

Eagles-Giants Draws 15.3M Viewers
Eagles-Giants scored an 8.9 HH rating – up +6% versus the 2017 10-game Thursday Night Football average (8.4 HH rating).

RealGM Staff Report

Odell Beckham Left First Half Early To Get IV
Odell Beckham went to the locker room before the end of the first half and was late to the field for the start of the third quarter on Thursday night because he was cramping up.

Austin Knoblauch/NFL

Ben Roethlisberger Will Rest Elbow During Bye Week
Ben Roethlisberger admitted that his elbow has been bothering him since Week 1 and it affected how he threw last week.

Chris Adamski/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Aaron Rodgers May Have To Wear Bigger Brace
Aaron Rodgers experienced what he called a setback with his ailing left knee during last week's loss to the Lions.

Rob Demovsky/ESPN

Several Giants Privately Questioning Eli Manning's Performance
Eli Manning is 32nd in the NFL with an average of 10.31 yards per completion.

Jordan Raanan/ESPN

Mitchell Trubisky: Arm Sleeve A Must After 6-TD Game
Mitch Trubisky won't ditch his arm sleeve after tossing six touchdown passes for the Bears in Week 4.

Jeff Dickerson/ESPN

Sean McDermott Doesn't Dismiss Eagles' Interest In LeSean McCoy
Sean McDermott did nothing to dismiss a report on Wednesday that the Eagles are interested in trading for LeSean McCoy, who they traded to the Bills before the 2015 season.

Mike Rodak/ESPN

Rob Gronkowski Credits Use Of Tom Brady's Diet For Helping Career
Rob Gronkowski has adopted a plant based diet to help his career.

Scott Davis/Business Insider

Roethlisberger Wants Snaps For James Conner When Le'Veon Bell Returns
Le'Veon Bell is expected to return to the Steelers soon, which likely means James Conner will be relegated to reserve duty.

Kevin Patra/NFL

NFL Passing Numbers Are Way Up
Passing numbers are up across the NFL this season as throwing the football dominates offenses more and more.

Mike Florio/Pro Football Talk

Jerry Jones Says Cowboys Haven't Had No. 1 WR In Years
There have been calls for the Cowboys to re-sign Dez Bryant as they struggle to be productive in the passing game, but Jerry Jones doesn't believe he'd fix anything.

Todd Archer/ESPN

Jaguars Sign Jamaal Charles
With a number of injuries at running back, the Jaguars have signed Jamaal Charles.

ESPN

Study Finds No Truth To Suggestion Politics Have Hurt NFL Ratings
Quality football is a bigger driver of ratings than people supposedly protesting the NFL.

Matt Wynn, John Kelly/USA Today

Ali Marpet Agrees To Extension With Buccaneers
Ali Marpet was scheduled to be one of the most highly coveted interior offensive lineman free agents in 2019.

RealGM Staff Report

Eagles Make Trade Call To Bills On LeSean McCoy
LeSean McCoy spent his first six seasons with the Eagles before he was traded by Chip Kelly.

Josh Reed/WIVB

Russell Wilson, DeMarcus Lawrence Could Be Next To Sign $100M+ Deals
Russell Wilson is currently on a four-year, $87.6 million deal that expires in 2020.

Field Yates/ESPN

George Taliaferro Passes Away At 91
George Taliaferro was the first African-American player drafted in the NFL in 1949.

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NBC Replaces 49ers-Rams With Chiefs-Bengals In Week 7
The Chiefs are undefeated while the Bengals have a 4-1 record.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Chargers' Owner Alex Spanos Passes Away At 95
The Spanos family has owned the Chargers since Alex Spanos, a construction magnate from Stockton, bought a controlling interest for $48.3 million.

Tom Krasovic/San Diego Union-Tribune

Adrian Peterson Played With Dislocated Shoulder
Adrian Peterson said he suffered a dislocated shoulder during Monday night's game between the Redskins and Saints.

John Keim/ESPN

Eagles Restructure Fletcher Cox's Deal To Create Cap Space
The Eagles restructured the contract of Fletcher Cox to create cap space, but won't use it to trade for Le'Veon Bell, according to sources.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Drew Brees Becomes NFL's All-Time Passing Leader
Drew Brees broke Peyton Manning's all-time passing mark of 71,940 yards in the second quarter of the Saints' 43-19 win over the Redskins on Monday night.

Austin Knoblauch/NFL

Jason Garrett Still Feels Supported By Jerry Jones Despite Criticism
Jason Garrett explained his decision to punt in the Cowboys' overtime loss at the Texans.

Todd Archer/ESPN