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14 May 2021, 19:26 GMT+10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers The NFL s 2021 schedule is out and this week Bucs fans have questions regarding that season, such as practice squad rules, formidable opponents and the Bucs offensive backfield Scott Smith
Ryan Fitzpatrick, now a member of the Washington Football Team after two years in Miami, will start at quarterback for his ninth NFL team this fall, presumably. He already holds the record among quarterbacks with starts for eight teams, a list that includes the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Before Miami and after (deep breath) the Rams, Bengals, Bills, Titans, Texans and Jets, Fitzpatrick stopped in Tampa for the 2017-18 seasons and started 10 games.
May 4, 2021
PITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin stressed before the NFL draft that fixing the league’s worst rushing offense didn’t rely exclusively on bringing in an influx of talent.
And then Tomlin and general manager Kevin Colbert used the draft to do just that.
The Steelers used their first four picks on offensive players for the first time in 45 years running back Najee Harris, tight end Pat Freiermuth, center Kendrick Green and tackle Dan Moore each of them tasked with being part of a solution to a problem that contributed to a late swoon that sent the AFC North champions tumbling out of the playoffs in the opening round.
2021/05/02 08:12 FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin walks on the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Orc. FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin walks on the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y., in this Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, file photo. The Steelers have the 24th overall pick in the draft and could use it to find a replacement for longtime Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey, who retired during the offseason.(AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File) Images of Alabama running back Najee Harris are displayed after the Pittsburgh Steelers made him the 25th pick in the first round of the NFL football .
Ready to run? Steelers use draft to address running game
By WILL GRAVESMay 2, 2021 GMT
And then Tomlin and general manager Kevin Colbert used the draft to do just that.
The Steelers used their first four picks on offensive players for the first time in 45 years running back Najee Harris, tight end Pat Freiermuth, center Kendrick Green and tackle Dan Moore each of them tasked with being part of a solution to a problem that contributed to a late swoon that sent the AFC North champions tumbling out of the playoffs in the opening round.
“I like the players, I like the talents, I like what the players bring,” Tomlin said Saturday evening. “(But) the acquisition of players is just a component of it. I feel better today about (the running game) than I did on Monday because they are quality players.”
Evaluating Brett Veach’s 4 free agency periods as Chiefs’ GM
How has each free agency period differed for Veach and the Chiefs’ front office?
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2021 marks the fourth full offseason for Brett Veach as general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs. The 43-year-old has headed the organization’s front office for three seasons, while the team totaled 44 wins the most victories among all NFL teams over that span. He also became the youngest general manager in league history to win a Super Bowl with the championship season in 2019.
Each year, Veach has done his part by being active in free agency. He’s handed out big-time contracts when he has needed to and has also stuck to one-year deals and re-signings at times.