For a portion of the offseason, Travis Kelce's playing future was in question. Would the Kansas City Chiefs tight end begin his countdown to Canton and retire or was he headed back for Year 13? He chose the latter, but according to his quarterback, Kelce doesn't look like player heading into the sunset of his career. FULL ARTICLE >>
Money changes people. Kyle Shanahan doesn't need it to change his quarterback. The San Francisco 49ers coach said that Brock Purdy's massive payday this offseason shouldn't alter how the QB approaches his leadership role. "I want him to be the leader he's always been," Shanahan said on Thursday, via the team's official transcript. FULL ARTICLE >>
The Baltimore Ravens quietly signed DeAndre Hopkins in March to little fanfare. The three-time first-team All-Pro, however, is already turning heads in Charm City. "First of all, I think he's a heck of a football player," coach John Harbaugh said of Hopkins this week, via the team's official website. "Obviously, you saw him today. He's a gifted guy. He's a talented guy. He's going to be a big-body, contested-catch receiver for us, certainly." FULL ARTICLE >>