• NFL insiders debate who will take Tom Brady’s AFC East throne

    NFL insiders debate who will take Tom Brady’s AFC East throne

    It is a question that no one has had to ask in more than 15 years: Who is the best quarterback in the AFC East? Now that Tom Brady has taken his talents to Tampa Bay, the quarterback picture in the AFC East is as hazy as it has been since the early Brady days …
  • Bills’ Ed Oliver arrested on DWI, gun charges in latest NFL nightmare

    Bills’ Ed Oliver arrested on DWI, gun charges in latest NFL nightmare

    Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver joined the growing list of NFL players with recent off-the-field issues on Saturday night as he was arrested in Houston on charges of DWI and unlawful carrying of a weapon. Oliver, 22, was taken into Montgomery County Jail after police were reportedly tipped off by another driver that someone …
  • Sammy Watkins reveals his alcohol, depression ‘war’ in NFL

    Sammy Watkins reveals his alcohol, depression ‘war’ in NFL

    The Bills needed a difference-maker. It had been 15 years since they’d made the playoffs. So, they gave up three draft picks — including a pair of first-rounders — to move up and land the most impactful talent available with the fourth pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. Aaron Donald and Khalil Mack were on …
  • Jets schedule 2020 takeaways: Early Bills faceoff, West Coast trip

    Jets schedule 2020 takeaways: Early Bills faceoff, West Coast trip

    The Jets will get tested early in 2020 with games against playoff teams in the first two weeks of the season. Gang Green opens the season in Buffalo against the division-rival Bills and then play host to the defending NFC champion 49ers. Back-to-back West Coast games in December stand out. You wonder if the Jets …
  • Jets’ 2020 NFL schedule: Bills opener, Monday nighter against Tom Brady-less Pats

    Jets’ 2020 NFL schedule: Bills opener, Monday nighter against Tom Brady-less Pats

    The Jets are scheduled to begin the 2020 NFL season with a familiar opening opponent, and they’ll later get a primetime visit from the Tom Brady-less Patriots. If the NFL season begins on time, the Jets are scheduled to face the Bills in Buffalo at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, according to a source. …
  • Dave Gettleman might have you fooled

    Dave Gettleman might have you fooled

    Dave Gettleman has everyone fooled. That includes fans. That includes media members. The Giants general manager doesn’t need the “computer folks” he hired to show him how to turn on his laptop. He has swagger. He’s the smartest guy in the room. That’s according to Bills general manager Brandon Beane. “Can’t trust him. Dave’s smart, …
  • Tarvaris Jackson, longtime NFL quarterback, dies in car accident

    Tarvaris Jackson, longtime NFL quarterback, dies in car accident

    Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson died in a car accident Sunday night in Alabama, NFL Network reported Monday. Jackson, who was about to begin his second season as quarterbacks coach for Tennessee State, was 36. The former second-round (64th overall) pick out of Alabama State in 2006 played the first five seasons of his NFL …
  • NFL free agency 2020: The first grades are in

    NFL free agency 2020: The first grades are in

    NFL free agency is not only about doling out massive contracts. There are trades, salary-cap casualties, bargains and scheme fits to consider. The interesting thing about the first week of free agency in 2020 is the winners are an unusual crop of starved franchises. On the flip side, perennial playoff teams of the past decade …
  • Vikings trade star Stefon Diggs to Bills in NFL blockbuster

    Vikings trade star Stefon Diggs to Bills in NFL blockbuster

    The first day of NFL free agency saw a quarterback-receiver feud escalate — and promptly get settled. In a strange two-hour span Monday afternoon, the Vikings gave a two-year, $66 million extension to enigmatic quarterback Kirk Cousins, only to see teammate Stefon Diggs respond by posting to his verified Twitter account that “it’s time for …