No. 1 pick is price Patriots pay for not fighting Deflategate harder

The Patriots probably deserve to get back the draft pick taken in Deflategate. Too bad they didn’t fight harder to keep it in the first place.

The Patriots probably deserve to get back the draft pick taken in Deflategate. Too bad they didn’t fight harder to keep it in the first place.

Peyton Manning humming Brett Favre’s favorite: ‘Should I stay or should I go?’

As great as Brett Favre was, he didn’t know when to leave. Peyton Manning’s not-so-subtle hints about returning sound awfully Favre-ish.

As great as Brett Favre was, he didn’t know when to leave. Peyton Manning’s not-so-subtle hints about returning sound awfully Favre-ish.

Joey Bosa, ‘the next J.J. Watt,’ falls victim to lazy racial comparison

It’s 2016. Are we ready to start comparing NFL prospects across races, instead of within their own? Not yet. Ask Joey Bosa.

It’s 2016. Are we ready to start comparing NFL prospects across races, instead of within their own? Not yet. Ask Joey Bosa.

Quick change may get Navy QB Reynolds into NFL, even with military obligation

Switching positions on the fly, getting snubbed by the Combine, serving in the Navy: Keenan Reynolds’s path to the NFL is unlike any other’s.

Switching positions on the fly, getting snubbed by the Combine, serving in the Navy: Keenan Reynolds’s path to the NFL is unlike any other’s.

Some team will panic and reach for a QB in the draft, but which one?

The state of NFL quarterbacking is so desperate, some poor prospect will get drafted too early and become the next Blaine Gabbert or Christian Ponder.

The state of NFL quarterbacking is so desperate, some poor prospect will get drafted too early and become the next Blaine Gabbert or Christian Ponder.

Another NFL lockout inevitable as long as owners keep ripping off players

The NFL’s owners keep trying to shortchange the players, and they keep getting caught. Why should we think this fight won’t lead to another lockout?

The NFL’s owners keep trying to shortchange the players, and they keep getting caught. Why should we think this fight won’t lead to another lockout?

Bill Belichick and NFL both know it’s time to fix the combine

Bill Belichick pointed out the flaws in the combine process. The NFL said it would work on them. But who hasn’t seen those flaws for a while now?

Bill Belichick pointed out the flaws in the combine process. The NFL said it would work on them. But who hasn’t seen those flaws for a while now?

Jonathan Papelbon’s apology for choking Bryce Harper proved who needed humbling

Jonathan Papelbon’s “lesson” to Bryce Harper last season backfired badly. His spring-training apology confirmed who’s in charge, and why.

Jonathan Papelbon’s “lesson” to Bryce Harper last season backfired badly. His spring-training apology confirmed who’s in charge, and why.