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Yahoo
3 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Teams should prepare for tush push with live reps
Roger Goodell, Rich McKay explain what happened with the failed vote to ban the 'Tush Push' On the latest edition of Birds Huddle, the crew looks at the comments made from the NFL Commissioner and the NFL Competition Committee Chairman after the NFL owners voted to KEEP the "Tush Push".Roger Goodell, Rich McKay explain what happened with the failed vote to ban the 'Tush Push' originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia 1:36 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Newsweek
11 hours ago
- Business
- Newsweek
Giants Revamp Scouting Staff
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Time flies when you're having fun. It's hard to believe that six months have passed since the ball dropped in Times Square to ring in the new year. Much has happened since then. There was no postseason appearance for the New York Giants. That led to an early start on the offseason planning. More news: Steelers Insider Reveals Major Update on TJ Watt Contract Situation We've seen another Senior Bowl and Scouting Combine. Free agency came and went, and so did Top 30 Visits, Pro Days, and another NFL Draft. Seven new Giants were added, including the class's top edge rusher, Abdul Carter. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (L), Abdul Carter, New York Giants (R) NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (L), Abdul Carter, New York Giants (R) Photo by/Newsweek/Getty Images It isn't uncommon for each NFL franchise to consider making changes to its scouting department after the selection meeting. Big Blue didn't miss the memo. They've shuffled the deck some. They've added some new faces. The process of building the 2026 Giants draft class is underway. Giants retool the scouting department As the calendar's page was turned from April to May, we learned New York would allow Mike Deric to pursue other opportunities. Inside The League's Neil Stratton was first with the report. In a major surprise, the #Giants have permitted Mike Derice, a National Scout for the team last season, a chance to pursue new opportunities. He's expected to find a new team sometime this offseason. Derice is a 2X BART List Award winner who's highly regarded across the league. A… — Neil Stratton (@InsideTheLeague) May 3, 2025 Since then, other changes have been announced. The Giants hired Drew House as a scouting assistant. He was formerly employed at Oregon, where he served as the director of college scouting and as the assistant director of player personnel. At the professional level, he spent some time with the Buffalo Bills. More news: Philadelphia Eagles Officially Trade Free Agency Bust Isaiah Wingfield is named as a scouting assistant on the official team website, but he announced on his LinkedIn profile that he has been promoted to Southwest BLESTO scout. At the time of this story's release, that change hasn't been made on the site. Wingfield played defensive back at Harvard. He was also a graduate student athlete at Wake Forest. The G-Men are expected to make one other change. Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reports they are expected to hire Ole Miss assistant director of player personnel Tommy Pernetti. The New York #Giants are expected to hire Ole Miss assistant director of player personnel Tommy Pernetti in a scouting assistant role, a source tells @CBSSports/@247Sports. Before Ole Miss, Pernetti was a player personnel assistant at Texas and — Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) June 2, 2025 Pernetti will also serve as a scouting assistant. He spent one season in Oxford with the Rebels, juggling roles that included preparing scouting reports on recruits and being a liaison between the program and NFL scouts. More news: Nine Former Cowboys Nominated for Legendary Honor The Giants are currently navigating their way through OTAs. They completed sessions on May 27-28 and May 30. June is another busy month as they have additional sessions scheduled for June 2-3, June 5, June 9-10, and June 12-13. Mandatory minicamp approaches, which is scheduled for June 17-18.
USA Today
5 days ago
- Business
- USA Today
Roger Goodell wants to penalize teams like the Browns in next CBA
Roger Goodell wants to penalize teams like the Browns in next CBA NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell discussed the future of the league at a press conference at the ownership meeting and has seemingly targeted teams like the Cleveland Browns. Goodell spoke a lot about the sport and the future of the NFL. He explained how the league wants to grow, and the Browns may be in trouble. Goodell talked about the integrity of the cap system during the system. He flouted possible reforms to the financialization of the cap. Goodell expounded on his ideas when asked about the future of the collective bargaining agreement. 'There are no formal plans on any discussions. We obviously continue to be in close communication with the union on a variety of matters, but no start of negotiations have been set or are under consideration really at this point. We did spend time today talking, at length, about areas of our Collective Bargaining Agreement that we want to focus on. The two areas that we spent time on were really the cap system itself, the integrity of that system, how's it working, where do we need to address that in the context of collective bargaining, when that does happen. That was a very lengthy discussion.' Goodell is targeting teams that skirt around the salary cap through clever bookkeeping. The Browns could be in his sight line. General manager Andrew Berry is well-regarded for his cap creativity. The team employs a variety of strategies, including void years and signing bonuses, to maximize its year-to-year payroll. It's one of the few reasons why the Browns have had a modicum of success after the disastrous Deshaun Watson trade. If the league changes its financial rules, the Browns will have to NFL owners are planning to ask a lot from the players' union. The Collective Bargaining Agreement expires in 2030. The deal was negotiated by former Browns' center and then-NFLPA President JC Tretter. The agreement must have been beneficial for the players, as franchise owners are already complaining that players are getting too much money. The league has been howling for an 18th game since the ink dried on the deal. They also want to expand the international games from 10 to 16 games per year. The players have a lot to think about. Players may want to consider revising the agreement to put guaranteed money into an escrow account. The rule originated in the 1970s, when there was greater financial instability surrounding professional football. However, the league has turned into the king of TV. Teams make more money than ever. Owners have used the escrow clause as an excuse for not being comfortable giving out fully guaranteed contracts. The NFLPA will have ample time to outline its demands and develop a plan of action. Five years away from negotiations, NFL owners are already saying players are paid too much and not working enough. The next collective bargaining negotiation in 2030 is shaping up to be a hostile one. The Browns could end up on the short end of the stick if negotiations end poorly for the players.
NBC Sports
5 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Succession plan hovers over Roger Goodell's contract situation
When making more than $60 million per year, it's hard for anyone to have a bad week. Still, last week was not ideal for Commissioner Roger Goodell. Beyond having two of his pet projects fail to muster sufficient owner support (tush push ban and playoff seeding changes), Goodell's latest contract extension wasn't finalized. There was at least one report that it would be. However, no vote was taken on Goodell's contract. In a conversation with John Ourand of Puck, Seth Wickersham said that an extension will happen — but that owners want Goodell to focus on a succession plan. 'Owners would like to have a better sense of the bench,' Wickersham told Ourand. The problem is that there isn't much of a bench. And, frankly, there's been a trend in recent years that, once an in-house name emerges as a potentially viable candidate to become the next commissioner, the person ends up not sticking around much longer. From Dean Blandino to Chris Halpin to Tod Leiweke to Maryann Turcke, they came, they saw, and they were gone long before they could conquer. At this point, there's a generally-accepted belief in league circles that the folks who end up being long-term high-level executives at 345 Park Avenue are not regarded by the captain as viable candidates to take the helm. Of course there's a Game of Thrones/Succession-style drama at play here. There's too much money and power riding on the job. For Goodell, who has privately said there's no way he'll still be working when he's 80, he's only 14 years away from blowing out a full four score of candles. He has perfected the craft. He knows the personalities. He (usually) gets what he wants. Where else would he make the kind of money he makes and (perhaps as importantly) wield the kind of power he wields? His only career objective was to become Commissioner of the NFL. He achieved the goal 19 years ago. For the dog who chased the car, caught it, and is now surfing on the hood, why stop? Still, the owners need to be ready for life after Goodell. The longer they aren't, the more they need Goodell to not go.
USA Today
5 days ago
- Business
- USA Today
49ers could influence NFL to change salary cap rules
49ers could influence NFL to change salary cap rules NFL commissioner Roger Goodell recently discussed "looking into the integrity of the salary cap," according to Albert Breer's latest mailbag on Sports Illustrated. Plenty of teams have found loopholes to essentially circumvent the current system in place. The Seattle Seahawks' NFC West rival San Francisco 49ers may be at the forefront of the league's reasoning. A handful of teams have managed to significantly lower cap charges by providing up-front signing bonuses, or tacking on dummy/void years at the end of the contract. These bonuses are often prorated throughout the life of the contract (up to a maximum of five years). Of course, there can be ramifications, with salary cap numbers greatly increasing in the latter years, but teams can then restructure those contracts to spread out the charges. 49ers owner Jed York has been willing to spend aggressively in pursuit of an ever-elusive Super Bowl. York has provided the 49ers with bundles of up-front cash in recent years in an effort to keep the core of their roster together. Most NFL fans don't realize that only a handful of owners are willing to provide the necessary cashflow to operate this way. Unsurprisingly, the 49ers rank first in dead money this coming season at a whopping $81.3 million, per Over The Cap. They're scheduled to rank third in that department in 2026. Deebo Samuel will account for $34 million in dead money this season. Trading a player whose contract has been restructured to include void years, or including a prorated signing bonus, leads to massive dead money charges when traded, released, or if the player retires. That's what happened in Samuel's case. The NFL is allegedly analyzing the integrity of the salary cap. The 49ers have given the league office reason to look into ways to prevent legal measures that circumvent the cap. The Seahawks will be paying close attention.
