Author: Glenn Kaplan

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Glenn Kaplan is a sports writer covering all things NFC East related and SEC related on Gridiron Heroics, mainly the New York Giants. He also writes for Wisconsin Sports Heroics.

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson has been mentioned in trade talks and one of the trends has been him being in a photo in a Kansas City Chiefs jersey. That photo was posted on Tuesday on Twitter by FanDuel Sportsbook. Imagine the Chiefs traded for Justin Jefferson this offseason 🤯 pic.twitter.com/xgLxKywkKo — FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) March 5, 2024 Jefferson is entering the final year of his contract with the Minnesota Vikings. It is unknown who the quarterback for the Vikings will be next season. If they do not bring back Kirk Cousins for next season, it appears as if…

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The New York Giants will not be franchise-tagging running back Saquon Barkley for the second consecutive season, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Barkley played on the franchise tag for the Giants last season and now he is going to hit the NFL free-agent market. He was the second overall pick for the Giants in the 2018 NFL Draft out of Penn State. Last season with the franchise, Barkley rushed for 962 yards on 247 carries and six touchdowns, along with averaging 3.9 yards per carry. He also caught 41 passes for 280 yards receiving and four touchdowns, along with…

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The New York Giants may be looking to move on from quarterback Daniel Jones sooner rather than later. They signed him to a four-year deal worth $160 million last offseason and it appears they are regretting that decision. Jones ended his season in Week 9 last year with a Torn ACL against the Las Vegas Raiders. On Monday on the Rich Eisen Show, Rich Eisen made a comment about how the Giants really feel about Daniel Jones moving. He said this: “The Giants are absolutely done with Daniel Jones. The words I heard at the combine multiples times were buyers…

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The Carolina Panthers have officially placed the tag on star defensive player (linebacker) Brian Burns, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The tag number for this season will be $24 million. He is 25 years old and was the 16th overall selection (first-round pick) in the 2019 NFL Draft from Florida State. Carolina was 2-15 a season ago and Burns was also mentioned in trade rumors but they never traded him. Brian Burns recorded 50 tackles, eight sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and two pass deflections. Had Carolina not tagged him, he would have had a lot of…

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The New York Giants also need to improve their defense this offseason. With the Giants playing a 3-4 scheme last season under Wink Martindale and will most likely do the same under new defensive coordinator Shane Bowen, they need to pursue an outside linebacker on the opposite side of Kayvon Thibodeaux. Thibodeaux last season in 17 games recorded 11.5 sacks, 50 total tackles, three forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery. He is only 23 years old and is going to enter his third season with the Giants organization. Kayvon Thibodeaux was the fifth overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft…

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The New York Giants are scouting quarterback Drake Maye in the 2024 NFL Draft. In the latest mock draft projection, according to Sports Illustrated is quarterback Drake Maye will be selected sixth overall from North Carolina. Maye is one of the top three quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft. They currently have Caleb Williams from USC going number one to the Chicago Bears and Jayden Daniels from LSU going number two to the Washington Commanders. Maye a season ago with the North Carolina Tar Heels completed 63.3% of his passes for 3,608 yards, 24 touchdowns, and nine interceptions. His passing…

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers re-signed Mike Evans to a two-year deal worth $52 million, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garofolo. Evans has spent 10 seasons with the franchise and has gone over 1,000 yards in every single year of his career. A season ago with Tampa Bay, he caught 79 passes for 1,255 yards receiving and 13 touchdowns, averaging 15.9 yards per reception. Evans is 30 years old and he will be 31 years old when the season begins. Mike Evans was the seventh overall selection in the 2014 NFL Draft and is possibly on his way to the Hall…

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have re-signed wide receiver Mike Evans to a two-year deal worth $52 million, NFL Network’s Mike Garofolo said on Good Morning Football. NFL free agency was approaching at the start of next week, but the Buccaneers and Evans were able to get a deal done before next week. Throughout the first 10 years of his NFL career, Mike Evans has gone over 1,000 yards receiving in each season. Only two other players in NFL history have done this. Jerry Rice did it for 14 seasons and Randy Moss did it for 10 seasons. Both are currently…

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The New York Giants will be looking at wide receiver prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft and Rome Odunze is one of the top wide receivers in this NFL Draft class. In ESPN’s Mel Kiper’s latest mock draft, he has the Giants selecting Odunze sixth overall. There is no doubt wide receiver is a position of need for this football team. A season ago with the Washington Huskies, he caught 92 passes for 1,640 yards receiving and 13 touchdowns, along with averaging 17.8 yards per catch. He also rushed for 37 yards on two carries and a score and averaged…

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted linebacker Devin White fifth overall in the 2019 NFL Draft out of LSU. White is 26 years old and will be a free agent. Despite everything he has done for the franchise, it appears as if they will have no plans to bring him back. Towards the end of last season, he lost his starting linebacker job to K.J. Britt. General manager Jason Licht spoke to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times earlier this week and said: “No, we’re still trying to make some decisions on some of those other players. But, you know,…

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