Andrew Ortenberg Articles - Page 21

There’s a lot of turnover in the NFL, it happens to every team. But perhaps no team is undergoing bigger changes from year to year than the Denver Broncos. Not only did they fire head coach Vance Joseph and replace him with Vic Fangio, but they also traded for Joe Flacco and will presumably be […]

The Carolina Panthers had one of the most interesting 2018 seasons of any team in the league. They started 6-2 and were getting a ton of buzz, and then completely fell apart over the second half of the season. There were rumors that head coach Ron Rivera’s job would be in jeopardy, but the team […]

The Buffalo Bills struggled mightily in 2018, but do have some reasons to be optimistic. Josh Allen had an up and down rookie season, but showed flashes of promise. As they head into the third year of the Sean McDermott-era, the team has a bunch of needs they have to fill. Here are the three […]

The free agent pool is getting a bit deeper, as the Jets are not picking up the option on defensive tackle Mike Pennel’s contract, a source told Field Yates of ESPN. Yates notes that “today was the deadline to decide on an option bonus worth $1M, while Pennel is now headed to the open market […]

The New England Patriots are once again Super Bowl champions. While all is well in Foxborough for now, they still have several pressing issues they need to address in 2019. Here are the three most burning questions for the team as they head into the offseason: 3. How will they deal with the loss of […]

Brian Flores has already hired several former members of the New England Patriots’ coaching staff to join him on his inaugural Miami Dolphins staff, and he apparently isn’t done yet. Flores is adding Mike Judge as a defensive quality control coach, per Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com. Judge has spent the spent the past 11 years as […]

The biggest story of the NFL offseason thus far was the announcement that the league had settled the collusion case with Colin Kaepernick. News of the settlement immediately sparked a new round of speculation about whether Kaepernick would play again, and if so where. While many teams have been mentioned, the one that makes the […]

While most of this NFL offseason’s trade buzz has centered around Antonio Brown, rumors about a potential Odell Beckham Jr. trade have quietly started to pop up again. Beckham was shopped heavily last year but ultimately agreed on a mega-extension with the New York Giants last August just before the start of the season. That […]

The Cincinnati Bengals are in a transitional period right now. They finally fired head coach Marvin Lewis after 15 seasons and replaced him with young offensive whizkid Zac Taylor, formerly the quarterbacks coach of the Los Angeles Rams. Taylor signed up for a full-on rebuild, and the team has a ton of things they need […]

Mark Ingram thinks he has a lot left in the tank. The 29-year-old running back is set to be an unrestricted free agent next month and could be parting ways with the New Orleans Saints. Although he expressed a desire to continue playing in New Orleans, Ingram also said he was “not afraid to bet […]

The NFL offseason is starting to heat up, and the Jaguars are the latest team to make a move. Jacksonville is cutting kicker Kai Forbath, according to Phillip Heilman of The Florida Times-Union. The Jaguars recently signed kicker Josh Lambo to a four-year extension with a lot of guaranteed money, so there was no need […]

Even though his untimely penalty cost the Chiefs a spot in the Super Bowl, Kansas City isn’t going to let Dee Ford leave in NFL free agency. The team is planning on franchise-tagging the young pass-rusher, according to Brooke Pryor of The Kansas City Star. The one-year tag will pay Ford around $15.8 million next year […]

The Denver Broncos made one of the biggest splashes of the NFL offseason when they traded for Joe Flacco last week. Flacco will immediately slide in as the starter, and will be playing for an organization with high expectations. The Broncos have missed the playoffs for three straight seasons, and have had one of the […]

The Indianapolis Colts had an undeniably successful season. In their first year under head coach Frank Reich they went 10-6, and even won a playoff game on the road before falling to the Chiefs in the divisional round. Andrew Luck made a successful comeback from the shoulder injury that cost him the entire 2017 season […]

Ndamukong Suh came up one game short in his quest for a Super Bowl and now could be looking for a new home this offseason. The Los Angeles Rams’ defensive tackle is going to be a free agent this March and should have a lengthy list of potential suitors. For the following reasons, Suh would […]

Scary news broke recently as New York Jets defensive lineman Charles Tapper was involved in a car wreck, according to Mike Leslie of WFAA Dallas. Leslie wrote that there was initially concern that Cowboys defensive tackle Maliek Collins was in the car, but it turns out it was Tapper driving Collins’ car. Leslie posted in […]

This past weekend wide receiver Demaryius Thomas formerly of the Houston Texans was involved in a serious car accident, and now we have new details, as TMZ Sports has obtained photos of the crash. After looking at the photos TMZ has, it’s a miracle that Thomas escaped without major injuries. A witness told TMZ that the […]

The Dallas Cowboys had a successful season in 2018, winning the NFC East and beating the Seahawks in the Wild Card round. But major changes are also on the way. The team already parted ways with offensive coordinator Scott Linehan, and now it looks like another longtime member of the team is on his way […]