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Yahoo
26-06-2025
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- Yahoo
Bills Criticism and Rumors Focus On Both of Josh Allen's Tight Ends
Bills Criticism and Rumors Focus On Both of Josh Allen's Tight Ends originally appeared on Athlon Sports. What is the level of public unhappiness with the Buffalo Bills tight end situation? On the one hand, we have Bleacher Report having offered a blockbuster three-team deal that would cause the Bills to get New Orleans Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu while sending tight end Dawson Knox to the Saints while the Atlanta Falcons get Kirk Cousins. Advertisement Their logic? "The Bills can use the three-time first-team All-Pro all over the field as a defensive chess piece,'' they write. "At 33, he's still a better safety than Taylor Rapp and Damar Hamlin. Buffalo needs the type of players who can push the team over the top. Mathieu can be one of those individuals." Our confusion here: Why does this need to be a three-way trade? If the Bills want "Honey Badger,'' can't they just trade for him? And if they want to move on from Knox, can't they do the same? Besides ... There is no indication in the building of dissatisfaction with Knox. Now, what about unhappiness with the other tight end, promising Young Dalton Kincaid? Again, to the public perception ... Advertisement USA Today's Bills Wire has named Kincaid - the team's first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft - as the Bills player with the most to prove this season. And truthfully, the team has made some noise there. As a rookie, he totaled 73 receptions for 673 yards. Last year, though, Kincaid made just 44 catches for 448 yards and infamously dropping a late fourth-down pass from quarterback Josh Allen in the AFC Championship Game loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. But none of this should add up to a give-up. We're betting that if you quizzed Allen, he would prefer to keep his tight ends just as they are, with Knox a clutch veteran and with Kincaid, admittedly, needing to continue to work to the goal of being the same. Related: Bills MVP 'Superman' Josh Allen Reveals Brutally Honest Take on Individual Honor This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 25, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Blockbuster Trade Idea Would Move All-Pro Safety To Bills
Blockbuster Trade Idea Would Move All-Pro Safety To Bills originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The last few years have seen some key investments by the Buffalo Bills into their secondary. Last offseason, Taylor Rapp and Taron Johnson were both locked into three-year deals. Advertisement This time around, the Bills kept Damar Hamlin on a cheap one-year deal and inked Christian Benford to a handsome four-year $76 million deal. They also used their first-round draft pick on cornerback Maxwell Hairston. All these players vary in skill and ability, but represent the Bills' ongoing efforts to maintain a solid secondary in a conference littered with potent passing game threats. This collection of players have mostly been around for the team's recent runs where they have fallen short. Buffalo wants to end that streak and finally break through this coming season. To do so, that may require a little extra aggression on their roster construction. Since free agency has passed, Bleacher Report's Brent Sobleski has offered a blockbuster three-team deal that would help the Bills accomplish that. In this trade, he has the Bills getting New Orleans Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu and sending tight end Dawson Knox to the Saints while the Atlanta Falcons get Kirk Cousins. Advertisement "Tyrann Mathieu is a New Orleans native and wants to play in his hometown. However, a trade to a perennial Super Bowl contender should be enough to get him on board, even if it's in Buffalo. "The Bills can use the three-time first-team All-Pro all over the field as a defensive chess piece. At 33, he's still a better safety than Taylor Rapp and Damar Hamlin. Buffalo needs the type of players who can push the team over the top. Mathieu can be one of those individuals." Mathieu clears those players in front of him and also brings a championship pedigree. Mathieu won Super Bowl LIV with the Kansas City Chiefs but has spent the last three years playing for his hometown team. His talent and championship experience are attributes a team like the Bills are starved for. There's a clear line of reasoning where Mathieu plugs in and immediately upgrades this unit still plenty capable under Sean McDermott. Advertisement Of course this trade would require the sacrifice of Knox though the Bills are equipped to deal with such a loss if it means gaining a player of Mathieu's ilk on the opposite side. General manager Brandon Beane has pulled several daring move in recent seasons and this one would fall into that category. Mathieu may not be the exact target, but do not be surprised if Buffalo goes on the hunt for a veteran player who can enhance their title chances. Related: Josh Allen is Huge Fan of Patriots' Young QB Related: 'Vital' Bills Cash In On Josh Allen's Prime With Super Bowl Triumph This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 25, 2025, where it first appeared.
USA Today
01-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 Saints roster has more LSU Tigers than players from any other college program
2025 Saints roster has more LSU Tigers than players from any other college program Tennessee has the second-most alumni in New Orleans So much for the narrative that says the New Orleans Saints overlook players in their own backyard. It felt like decades went by without any star talent going down the river from Baton Rouge to New Orleans -- but these days there are more LSU Tigers on the Saints' roster than players coming from anywhere else. And they're playing some pretty big roles between Tyrann Mathieu and Davon Godchaux, both projected starters on defense, with fiery tight end Foster Moreau and veteran running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire competing for snaps offensively. The Saints brought back offensive lineman Will Clapp this spring, too, who has some experience playing in Kellen Moore's offense. But where else have the Saints looked to draw talent from? Whether it's in the annual NFL draft or signing veteran free agents, they've gone from coast to coast and even beyond the United States searching for help. Here's the full breakdown, (not counting Irish kicker Charlie Smyth, who joined the Saints through the International Pathway Program): 5 - LSU 4 - Tennessee 3 - Fresno State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon State, Texas 2 - Alabama, Boston College, Louisville, Northern Iowa, Oregon, SMU, South Carolina, South Dakota State, TCU, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Weber State, Wyoming 1 - Appalachian State, Arizona State, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Boise State, BYU, California, Clemson, Colorado State, Delaware, Duke, Eastern Kentucky, Fort Hays State, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Marshall, Michigan, Middle Tennessee State, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Nebraska, North Dakota State, Oklahoma, Old Dominion, Pittsburg State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Stanford, Syracuse, Texas A&M, UCLA, Utah, UTSA, Wake Forest, Washington, Western Illinois, Wisconsin, Yale If you're curious about how this shakes out by conference, we've got you covered (again, not counting Smyth): 23 - SEC 15 - ACC 12 - Big Ten 8 - Big 12 7 - Mountain West 6 - Missouri Valley (FCS) 4 - Sun Belt 3 - Independents, Pac-12 2 - Big Sky (FCS), MIAA (Division II) 1 - AAC, Coastal (FCS), Conference USA, Ivy League (FCS), United (FCS) So that's 58 of 90 players coming from the "Power Four" conferences with 11 from the FCS level and two players coming out of Division II schools (Nathan Shepherd from Fort Hays State and Rico Payton from Pittsburg State, both in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Conference). These numbers going to change as the roster is churned over the summer, but we'll continue to keep track of them as the Saints work to build the best version of their team.
USA Today
30-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
6 Day 2 prospects to know for Arizona Cardinals
6 Day 2 prospects to know for Arizona Cardinals PFF shared their favorite Day 2 prospects at every position. These six players are worth paying attention to for the Cardinals. Often the focus of the NFL draft is on the players team select in the first round. Those should be the best players. But the Arizona Cardinals have had some Day 2 successes over the years — safety Tyrann Mathieu, running back David Johnson, linebacker Markus Golden, safety Budda Baker, cornerback Garrett Williams, tight end Trey McBride and others. The Cardinals have picks in the second and third rounds and there are some solid players to choose from. PFF highlighted their favorite players at each position as Day 2 prospects. Some of these players are worth knowing for the Cardinals. Iowa State WR Jaylin Noel A receiver on Day 2 would not be out of the question for the Cardinals, and Noel, despite not meeting the 6-foot minimum it seems the Cardinals have for any new receiver they bring in, he is fast, athletic and a playmaker. He has a 41.5-inch vertical leap to go with 4.39-second speed in the 40, so the 5-10 frame is mitigated. Ohio State G Donovan Jackson If the Cardinals don't draft a tackle in the first round, Jackson in Round 2 is a perfect fit. He was a high-level guard and proved he can hang at tackle, finishing the season as the Buckeyes' starting left tackle after Josh Simmons' knee injury. And he his position coach was Justin Frye, now the Cardinals' O-line coach. Minnesota T Aireontae Ersery New Cardinals defensive line coach Winston DeLattiboudere will know him as he coached Minnesota's defensive line last year. Ersery could end up selected in the first round with his 6-foot-6 and 331-pound frame and his athleticism. Michigan EDGE Josaiah Stewart Stewart is undersized at 6-foot-1 and 249 pounds but he had 14 sacks and 21 tackles for loss in two seasons for Michigan. He led all prospects with a PFF overall grade (93.7) and pass-rush win rate (41.2%) on true pass sets. UCLA LB Carson Schwesinger The Cardinals certainly could use youth at linebacker and a long-term answer. He is 6-foot-2 and 242 pounds with explosiveness (39.5-inch vertical leap). He led the nation with 90 solo tackles. He had 136 total tackles last season, nine tackles for loss, four sacks and two interceptions. East Carolina CB Shavon Revel He is coming off a torn ACL, so the Cardinals could do what they did with Garrett Williams, who was drafted in the third round coming off a torn ACL. Opposing quarterbacks tested Revel's coverage 43 times in 2023 but completed just 19 of them for 250 yards and one score. He picked off just one pass but dropped four other potential picks and broke up 11 passes for an impressive forced incompletion percentage of 25.6%. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
NBC Sports
11-03-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Justin Reid agrees to sign with Saints
The Saints worked out a new contract with Tyrann Mathieu on Tuesday and then moved on to adding another safety to their defense. According to multiple reports, they have agreed to terms with Justin Reid. It is a three-year deal for Reid and it is worth $31.5 million with $22.25 million in guaranteed money. It will be a homecoming of sorts for Reid as he grew up in Louisiana before heading to Stanford for college. Reid helped the Chiefs to three Super Bowls in his three seasons with the team and capped his time in Kansas City with 87 tackles, two interceptions, and nine passes defensed in the 2024 regular season. He had 19 tackles in a playoff run that culminated in a loss to the Eagles in the stadium that Reid will now call home.
