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July 29th CAUSTIC Sports Podcast *Life (it's been awhile) *Caustic League News (two newbies voted in, converted to sleeper app, the Cabin in Cascade for the DRAFT) NFL NEWS *Julio Jones and Roddy White being sued for slingin pot. *Aaron Rodgers saga *Deshaun Watson at training camp on defense? NFL INJURY NEWS *Cam Akers Rams RB torn achilles-Darrell Henderson/Xavier Jones/Jake Funk *Michael Thomas Saints WR -Tre'Quan Smith/Marquez Callaway/Chris Hogan/Deonte Harris
May 26th CAUSTIC sports podcast *PRAYERS UP FOR GREG OLSON AND HIS FAMILY* !!NFL Free Agent News!! -WFT signs TE Ricky Seals-Jones -Eagles sign DT Willie Henry former Raven -Falcons sign veteran WR Tajae Sharpe reuniting him with Arthur Smith -49ers release WR Marqise Lee and sign WR Bennie Fowler League NEWS -Longtime Patriot and Colts K Adam Vinateri has decided to hang it up.(All-time leading scorer) -49ers RB Jeff Wilson Jr. will miss the start of the NFL season due to a torn meniscus.4-6 months RB Wayne Gallman slides in as the #2 RB on the roster but watch out for rookie Trey Sermon out of Ohio St. who they drafted in the 3rd round of the draft. -Denver pass rusher Bradley Chubb (fun fact Browns RB Nick Chubb is his cousin) had minor ankle surgery and will miss OTA's but is expected for training camp. Has Denver lost its pass rush? -Aaron Rodgers saga (he's in Hawaii, wasn't about the pick (Love) it's about the culture, no Wrs showed for OTA's) -Julio Jones update (everyone wants Julio)(Julio wants out)(sorry Cowboys) -Watson Saga (still wants to be traded, legal status may not be cleared until after 2021 season, still 22 cases against him) SAVAGE Crazy But True Fact Jaire Alexander (Packers CB) had more interceptions in the playoffs (2) than yards allowed in the playoffs (-3)
May 20th CAUSTIC sports podcast !!NFL Free Agent News!! -WFT releasing starting RT Morgan Moses freeing up 7.75M in cap space. -Texans signing QB Jeff Driskel spent last season with Denver 1 year 2.5M -Patriots sign veteran G Alex Redmond who has started the past 24 games for the Bengals -Patriots sign S Adrian Colbert -49ers sign WR Marqise Lee -Eagles sign veteran OLB/DE Ryan Kerrigan -Giants sign TE Kelvin Benjamin 6'5” 245lbs (rookie year REC-73, YDS-1,008, TDS-9) NEWS -Aaron Rodgers saga (signed Blake Bortles and Kurt Benkert) no Love for LOVE? -ATL looking to trade All-Pro WR Julio Jones potential teams Titans, Ravens, 49ers, Patriots, Colts and Chargers (all-time stats REC-848, YDS-12,896, TD-60, and 11 years in the league out of Alabama 32 years old) -George Kittle, Greg Olsen and Travis Kelce have teamed up to create a TE university! So far they have guys such as TJ Hockenson, Kyle Pitts, Darren Waller, Mark Andrews, Mike Gesicki, Robert Tonyan, Noah Fant, Zach Ertz, Cole Kmet, Jonnu Smith, Eric Ebron and David Njoku, Crazy But True Fact Bruce Matthews Oilers OL didn't make a Pro Bowl until he was 27 years old...yet no player in NFL history has more appearances (14) than him.
May 13th CAUSTIC sports podcast !!NFL Free Agent News!! -Lions sign TE Darren Fells former Texan (Josh Hill TE retired) -Lions are also releasing RB Kerryon Johnson -Lions agree to record extension with Frank Ragnow C 4 years $70M (highest paid center) -Bucs resign QB Blaine Gabbert -Bucs sign Broncos special team ace LB Joe Jones -Bears sign WR Damiere Byrd -Bears release LT Charles Leno (drafted Tevin Jenkins Oklahoma state) -Ravens sign Alejandro Villanueva LT 2-year $14m -Raiders sign CB Casey Hayward and release S Jeff Heath -Browns sign DT Malik McDowell former 2nd round pick for Seattle in 2017 but never played a snap for them -Falcons have agreed to terms with backup QB AJ McCarron -Chiefs sign RB Jerrick McKinnon -Chiefs sign veteran LB Kamalei Correa -Chiefs trade for CB Mike Hughes from Vikings -Steelers agree to 1-year extension with QB Mason Rudolph -Seahawks sign DT Robert Nkemdiche -Dolphins sign former Patriot DB Jason McCourty -Dolphins release veteran S Bobby McCain -Eagles sign RB Kerryon Johnson -WFT signs LT Charles Leno 1 year 5M -Packers sign QB Blake Bortles -Colts sign DL Antwan Woods -Colts sign LT Eric Fisher -Jags sign TE Tim Tebow -Texans sign LB Neville Hewitt who had 134 tackles last year for the Jets -Jets release WR Josh Doctson and K Chase McLaughlin **NEWS** - Is Aaron Rodgers leaving Green Bay saga -Ju'Wann James OL Broncos tears acl -Amazon has full rights to Thursday night football starting 2022 *SAVAGE TRIVIA* Who is the all time NFL sack leader? DRAFT TAKES round 1 & 2 Picks I liked Questionable picks -Bears Justin Fields QB 11th overall -Raiders OT Alex Leatherwood 17th overall -Patriots Mac Jones QB 15th overall -Packers Eric Stokes CB 29th overall -Browns Greg Newsome II CB 26th overall -Steelers Pat Freiermuth TE 2nd round -Chargers Asante Samuel Jr. CB Florida St. 2nd round -Chiefs Creed Humphrey C Alabama 2nd round -Texans Davis Mills QB Stanford 3rd round -Chargers Josh Palmer WR Tennessee 3rd round **NFL SCHEDULE RELEASE**
April 28th CAUSTIC sports podcast. !!NFL Free Agent News!! -Bucs sign Antonio Brown WR to a 1 year deal (seriously? Like really all 22 starters are back?) **NEWS **BIG TRADE ALERT** -Ravens trade All-Pro LT Orlando Brown to Chiefs (KC gets Brown and 2021 2nd and 2022 6th, Bal gets 2021 1st, 3rd and 4th and 2022 5th) -WFT trades for Ereck OL Dolphins for 6th round pick **TRADE** Broncos trade for QB Teddy Bridgewater and give Panthers a 6th round pick in return (fun fact the two times Teddy has been traded was due to Sam Darnold) *Cardinals/Steelers OT Marcus Gilbert retires Also Cowboys Sean Lee LB retires *Atlanta Falcons are taking offers for Julio Jones. *5th year option pickups: Baker Mayfield QB & Denzel Ward CB-Browns Vita Vea NT Bucs Mike McGlinchey OT 49ers Daron Payne DL WFT Roquan Smith LB Bears Lamar Jackson QB Ravens Frank Ragnow C Lions Quenton Nelson OL Colts Saquon Barkley RB Giants Bengals will NOT be picking up OL Billy Price 5th year option *Trevor Lawrence sign endorsement deal worth up to 2million with Gatorade the first QB signed since Cam Newton *SAVAGE TRIVIA In 1993, what NFL team made off-season trades for Joe Montana and Marcus Allen? *FINAL 1-10 MOCK DRAFT #1-Jags Trevor Lawrence QB Clemson (we all knew this a year ago) #2-Jets Zack Wilson QB BYU (Hopefully the Jets brass dont ruin him) #3-49ers Mac Jones QB Alabama (stop the HATE, he is GREAT) #4-Falcons Kyle Pitts TE Florida (he is simply too talented to pass up) #5-Bengals Rashawn Slater OT Northwestern (PROTECT JOEY B!!!!!!!) #6-Dolphins Ja'Marr Chase WR LSU (doing everything they can to prove Tua was the right pick. Plus its Chase) #7-Lions Jaylen Waddle WR Alabama (Goff needs weapons) #8-Panthers Penei Sewell OT Oregon (Protecting Sam Darnold and creating lanes for McCaffery) #9-Broncos Patrick Surtain II CB Alabama (see the AFC West) #10-Cowboys Jaycee Horn CB South Carolina (need backend help)
April 22nd CAUSTIC sports podcast !!NFL Free Agent News!! - OT DJ Fluker signs with Dolphins former Raven and Charger(1st round pick 11) (another quality signing by Flores giving Tua every opportunity to succeed). - Raiders have signed DB Rasul Douglas, former Eagle and Panther(backend depth). -Ezekiel Turner signed his 1 year restricted free agent tender with Cardinals (special teams ace is back). -Washington Football Team has released RB Bryce Love who they selected in the 4th round of the 2019 NFL draft due to nagging knee issues (former Stanford standout). -S Tony Jefferson is set to visit with the 49ers and it's looking likely that the two parties will strike a deal. (former Cardinal, good tackler gets lost in coverage at times). -49ers sign RB Wayne Gallman former Giant who posted 147 carries with 682 yards and 6 TD's -49er's DE Arden Key to a 1 year deal (former raider) -Bears are re-signing S Tashaun Gipson to a 1 year deal (started all 16 games last year and had 66 tackles and 2 interceptions). -Bears sign former 49er WR Marquise Goodwin. -Colts are re-signing CB TJ Carrie to a 1 year deal. (32 tackles, 2 interceptions (1 returned for a TD), and a fumble recovery in 15 games last year). -Browns released DT Sheldon Richardson. -Ravens scheduled to meet with LT Alejandro Villanueva (Orlando Brown Jr. wants to play LT elsewhere). -Bucs have re-signed backup QB Ryan Griffin -Seahwaks re-signed backup QB Geno Smith NEWS -Steelers have signed HC Mike Tomlin to a 3 year extension (Tomlin has never had a loosing season as a HC) -Bengals to unveil new jerseys on April 19th! (look at our Insta if you haven't seen them already) I think they look clean. -Rams DT Aaron Donald has received an apology from Spriggs. Donald was removing people from beating up on Spriggs. -NFL owners have approved the proposal to expand the use of single-digit numbers per Albert Breer. -Justin Fields QB revealed to teams that he has been dealing with epilepsy - a neurological disorder that can cause seizures, per Ian Rapoport. It has not affected football & doctors believe he will outgrow it as other members of his family have. -NFL will release the official 2021 schedule on May 12th -Eagles HC Nick Srianni officially declares that Philly will have an open competition at QB (Jalen Hurts, Joe Flacco or draft QB) -2020 Comeback Player Of The Year Alex Smith has announced he is retiring from the NFL after a 16 year career! Smith was drafted 1st overall out of Utah in 2005, he played for 3 different teams 49ers, Chiefs and most recently the WFT. He was a 3-time Pro Bowl QB (in 2013,2016 & 2017), NFL passing leader in 2017. Was told he might die, lose the leg, never walk, & never play in the NFL again. He proved everyone wrong! Alex Smith went 80-36-1 when starting in his career. -Trey Lance pro day! Does he rise or fall in the draft after an outstanding performance? -Teams have contacted Dolphins #6 pick and Cowboys #10 pick about potentially moving up the draft. Car and NYG are now both open to trading back as well. -Incoming #1 overall pick QB Trevor Lawrence has signed an endorsement deal with Adidas. He will wear Adidas cleats on the field along with the likes of P. Mahomes,A. Rodgers and A. Rodgers **SAVAGE TRIVIA** In what year was an NFL game first televised?* (1939 televised in New York on about 500 TV sets)
April 15th CAUSTIC sports podcast !!NFL Free Agent News!! -Thaddeus Moss claimed by Bengals after being released by the WTF (back with Joey B.) -RB Gio Bernard signed a 1 year deal with the Bucs (sure hands like James White) - Cardinals sign RB James Conner former Steeler to a 1 year $1.25m fully guaranteed(good signing, fills a need with a young player who has had success in the NFL) -WFT signs chilean player Sammis Reyes TE (6'6”, 260lbs, 40” vert, 10'5” broad jump, 31 bench reps, and 4.65 40 yard dash) -Bucs resign CB Ross Cockrell (depth) -QB Josh Dobbs signs with the Steelers -Steelers bring back LB Vince Williams -Browns sign DE Jadeveon Clowney -- NEWS-- Patriots release longtime WR Julian Edelman failed physical (he then retired) (Edelman was a 7th round pick, 3 time Super Bowl Champ, 1 time Super Bowl MVP (LIII), 6,822 receiving yards, 41 TD's, 118 postseason rec, and 1,422 postseason yards (2nd most behind J. Rice)) - -Rams DT Aaron Donald has been accused of assault leaving man with concussion broken arm and 16 stitches near eye Watson News -Deshaun Watson Update? Left out of Texans 2021 Fan promo. 20 ot the 22 victims will reveal there identity, 1 withdrew the case. -- Savage TRIVIA There is one team in the NFL that has never had a 4,000 yard passer. (who is it)? ---- SAVAGE MOCK DRAFT PICKS 20-32 (no trades) #21-Colts-Trevon Moehrig S TCU #22-Titans-Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah LB ND #23-Jets-Asante Samuel Jr. Florida State #24-Steelers-Carlos Basham Jr. DE Wake Forest #25-Jags-Rashod Bateman WR Minnesota #26-Browns-Christian Barmore DL Bama #27-Ravens-Gregory Rousseau DE Miami #28-Saints-Jaelan Phillips DE Miami #29-Packers-Kardarius Toney WR Florida #30-Bills-Greg Newsom II CB Northwestern #31-Chiefs-Alex Leatherwood OL Alabama #32-Bucs-Ronnie Perkins DE Oklahoma
!!NFL Free Agent News!! -Lions sign DB's Quinton Dunbar former seahawk and Corn Elder former panther -Texans sign OT Roderick Johnson stays with team -Colts sign DB Sean Davis former steeler -Bills sign OT Bobby Hart to a 1 year deal (depth) -Panthers sign OL Martez Ivey to a 1 year deal (depth) -Broncos sign DL Shamar Stephen -Bills sign OL Forrest Lamp former Charger (can compete for starting gig) -49ers sign QB Nate Sudfeld former Eagle to a 1 year deal (depth) -Eagles sign former Viking LB Eric Wilson on a 1 year deal -Eagles are re-signing RB Jordan Howard to a 1 year deal -Panthers sing CB AJ Bouye former Bronco (starter) -Bengals release RB Giovani Bernard EXTENSIONS -Seattle extends G Gabe Jackson to a 3-year $22.575M deal and Tyler Lockett to a 4-year $69.2M deal -Raiders sign OT Kolton Miller to a $68.7M extension -Cardinals sign C Rodney Hudson to a 3 year $30M deal ---- TRADE NEWS -Sam Darnold traded from Jets to Panthers for a 6th round pick in 2021 and 2nd and a 4th in 2022. (what does this mean for both teams)? Panthers pick up 5th year option $18.8M fully guaranteed ---- WATSON News -Deshaun Watson Update? Nike (will monitor situation) and Beats by Dre pull endorsments. --- SAVAGE MOCK DRAFT PICKS 11-20 (no trades) #11-Giants-Penei Sewell OT Oregon (went and surrounded Jones with Weapons shore up that line) #12-Eagles-Devonta Smith WR Alabama (Heisman Winner, gifted and explosive great route running ability) #13-Chargers-Kwity Paye DL Michigan (replacement for Melvin Ingram) #14-Vikings-Alijah Vera-Tucker OL USC (best guard in the draft)#15-Patriots-Micah Parsons MLB Penn State (freak fastest LB 40 since S.Griffin) #16-Cardinals-Caleb Farley CB Virgina Tech (great man to man corner coming off back injury) #17-Raiders-Christian Darrisaw OL Virgina Tech (younger on o-line save money got to protect Carr) #18-Dolphins-Azeez Ojulari LB Georgia (shore up defense) #19-Washington Football Team-Zaven Collins LB Tulsa (dynamic playmaker) #20-Bears-Trey Lance QB North Dakota St. (bears get lucky)
March 29th 2021 CAUSTIC podcast !!NFL Free Agent News!! *FUSION UPDATE* -Arizona Cardinals agreed to 1-year contract's for the following players Safety Shawn Williams (Bengals leading tackler last season) and Chris Banjo Safety/ Special Teams -New York Giants agree to a 1-year deal with DT Danny Shelton (former Patriots) -Colts agree to a 1-year deal with T Julie'n Davenport (former Dolphin) -Chiefs bring back free agent WR Tajae Sharpe who spent last year on their practice squad -Steelers expected to sign OL Rashaad Co-ward (former Bears) - 17 game season (how does this affect fantasy and in season stats)? SAVAGE MOCK DRAFT PICKS 1-10 (no trades) #1 Jags-Trevor Lawrence QB Clemson (the best prospect since Andrew Luck) #2 Jets-Zach Wilson QB BYU (big arm, mobile, leader, proday throw) #3-49ers-Mac Jones QB Alabama (Matt Ryan clone, traditional pocket passer but does have surprising mobility) #4-Falcons-Justin Fields QB Ohio State (QB of the future can sit and watch Ryan, strong leadership skills) #5-Bengals-Rashawn Slater OT Northwestern (protect Joey B.) #6-Dolphins-Jaylen Waddle WR Alabama (surround Tua with weapons also one of his collegiate teammates) #7-Lions-Ja'Marr Chase WR LSU (Goff needs weapons, super explosive, great hands) #8-Panthers-Kyle Pitts TE Florida (John Mackey award winner, All-american, gifted athletic freak) #9-Broncos-Patrick Surtain II CB Alabama (AFC west has great QB's gotta challenge them) #10-Cowboys-Jaycee Horn CB South Carolina (beef up that defense)