It is difficult to land a job as a kicker in the NFL. All 32 teams need one, but very few of them carry more than one (and if they do, it is on the practice squad). When a team needs a kicker, there are a plethora available, but due to the high level of competition, still few get signed. Former Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby has found this out the hard way. After 16 years with the Packers organization, he was not re-signed and became a free agent. Despite being the franchise’s all-time leading scorer, Crosby did not…
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Robin M Adams
Robin Adams is a writer of significant sports articles that have appeared on Yardbarker, Bleacher Report, MSN, and various other platforms. He covers the Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Milwaukee Brewers as co-owner of Wisconsin Sports Heroics, as well as various NFL teams as co-owner of Gridiron Heroics.
There might not be another team in the NFL with a worse quarterback situation than the Arizona Cardinals right now. As the preseason has come to a close, almost every team knows who their starting quarterback is going to be. This is not the case for the Cardinals. Two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Kyler Murray is still recovering from his ACL injury suffered last season. Ian Rapoport reported that the Cardinals are keeping him on the reserve/PUP list to start the 2023 NFL regular season. Players who start the year on the PUP list are required to miss the team’s first…
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams is widely considered to be one of the best pass catchers in the NFL. Prior to his trade to the Raiders, there were some that said former Green Bay Packers teammate Aaron Rodgers was the one who made him look as good as his numbers. Adams proved those arguments wrong last season when he put up 100 receptions, 1,516 yards, and a NFL leading 14 receiving touchdowns while playing with subpar quarterbacks. One of those quarterbacks was Adams’ friend and college teammate Derek Carr, who was sent home by the team before the…
NFL: The Green Bay Packers made a lot of changes this offseason. Of course, the most notable of these was trading four-time MVP and future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets in favor of 2020 NFL Draft first round pick Jordan Love. While there has been a great deal of media scrutiny and hype surrounding Love, one other change has gone largely unnoticed outside of Green Bay. The Packers also made the decision to move on from kicker Mason Crosby, who is the franchise’s all-time leading scorer. Drafted in the sixth round of the 2007…
NFL: The Green Bay Packers solved their quarterback controversy early in the offseason. They traded away four-time MVP and future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets. The move, of course, cleared the way for 2020 first round NFL Draft pick Jordan Love to become the new starting quarterback in Green Bay. Love was always going to be the starter in 2023; there was no debate about that. What was uncertain, though, was who would be his backup quarterback? On Thursday, head coach Matt LaFleur revealed that fifth round pick Sean Clifford from Penn State would be…
The New York Jets are probably the most talked about team in the NFL this year. Of course, being on Hard Knocks helps, but having Aaron Rodgers as your starting quarterback doesn’t hurt either. After 15 years as the starting quarterback of the Green Bay Packers (18 seasons overall), Rodgers was traded to the Jets for a first round pick swap, a 2023 second round pick, and a conditional 2024 second round pick. Since coming to New York, Rodgers has been a noticeably different person and teammate than he was during his last few years in Green Bay. Whereas he would…
The Miami Dolphins are expressing interest in upgrading their running back room via trade. Raheem Mostert had a career-year last season, posting over 1,000 all-purpose yards, He had 891 rushing yards and 202 receiving yards with a combined five touchdowns. While that was a fairly good year of production, the Dolphins apparently do not see Mostert as an ideal featured running back. According to Cameron Wolfe of the NFL Network, Miami has been exploring trades for bigger names among the league’s most disgruntled running backs. The Miami Dolphins Are Exploring a Trade for Indianapolis Colts Running Back Jonathan Taylor (NFL)…
The San Francisco 49ers sent shockwaves throughout the NFL world on Wednesday. In a somewhat surprising move, the team named 2018 Sam Darnold as their backup quarterback behind starter Brock Purdy (the last pick in the 2022 NFL Draft). This move means that 2021 third overall pick, Trey Lance, is likely to see his time in San Francisco come to an end. He did not show up for practice today, though head coach Kyle Shanahan stated he would “love” for Lance to be present. Instead, it seems that Lance will be traded, and Ian Rapoport named the Minnesota Vikings as…
The New York Jets acquired future Hall of Famer and four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers prior to the 2023 NFL Draft. With that came Rodgers’ massive contract, one that owned him over $100 million over the next two seasons. However, Rodgers took a massive pay cut, agreeing to a re-structured deal that will save the Jets over $30 million in 2023 and 2024 combined. Unfortunately for Rodgers, it is not the only $30 million he is losing out on. State Farm Cut Ties with New York Jets Quarterback Aaron Rodgers According to multiple sources, Rodgers…
The Las Vegas Raiders were finally able to get quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo on the field for some preseason action. The two-time Super Bowl Champion (as Tom Brady’s backup with the New England Patriots) spent his offseason trying to recover from a foot injury that ultimately help spell the end of his run with the San Francisco 49ers. Garopolo finally got on the field in the Raiders’ 34-17 preseason win against the Los Angeles Rams. He completed all four of his passing attempts for 39 yards. After the game, All-Pro wide receiver Davante Adams discussed how good it was to [finally]…
