Jaguars Jaguars HC Doug Pederson brought up RB Tank Bigsby seeing an increased role in 2024 to help keep RB Travis Etienne healthy all season. (John Shipley) Pederson loves the energy of DT DaVon Hamilton throughout the early stages of offseason workouts: “The old DaVon is back.” (Shipley) Pederson said an extension with QB Trevor Lawrence “would be nice to get it over with” before the season and noted GM Trent Baalke and Lawrence’s agent are “working hard to make it happen.” (Eugene Frenette) On Lawrence, Pederson continued: “The sooner you get it done, it’s behind everybody and you focus on ..read more

Colts Colts QB Anthony Richardson‘s rookie season was cut short but he showed all the traits of a franchise quarterback. Indianapolis QB coach Cam Turner is excited to see how Richardson performs after an offseason learning the system. “He’s the same athletic Anthony that we know,” Turner said, via JJ Stankevitz of the team’s website. “But in the meeting room, it’s — he’s taking that step as far as the knowledge and the maturity of the questions he’s asking now are the next-level questions. As opposed to the questions he was asking a year ago were more basic. He’s definitely grown in our schem ..read more

According to Josh Weinfuss, veteran NFL RB David Johnson has announced his retirement from the NFL via his Instagram account.  Johnson, 32, was taken in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Cardinals. He was entering the final year of his four-year, $2.992 million contract when he agreed to a three-year, $39 million extension worth up to $45 million. The Cardinals traded Johnson to the Texans in 2020 as part of the DeAndre Hopkins deal. Johnson stood to make a base salary of $7,950,000 in 2021 when he restructured his contract to take a pay cut but remain in Houston.  The Sa ..read more

Colts Colts second-round WR Adonai Mitchell is commemorating wearing the No. 10 to the amount receivers who went before him in the 2024 NFL Draft. Mitchell explains he’s not bitter about being the eleventh receiver taken but is using it as motivation.  “Nobody got a name, nobody got a face,” Mitchell said, via Joel Erickson. “I’m not bitter about it or anything like that. Definitely, congratulations and happy for the people that got picked, but at the end of the day, it was between me and them, and they got picked. It’s all motivation.” Colts OC Jim Bob Cooter recognized Mitchell’s abilit ..read more

Colts Colts DT Grover Stewart has instantly become one of the best run defenders in the NFL, but he aims to improve his pass rushing to become a game wrecker. “I just want to be an elite player, man,” Stewart said, via Paul Bretl of the Colts Wire. “I know that I’ve been labeled as one of the best run-stoppers in the league, but I want to get to that next level like I always say, man. Like everybody big on getting the quarterback, so I want to show them that I can do that too, along with stopping the run.” “I mean, I’ve just got to take more advantage of my opportunity when I’m out there. Make ..read more

The Houston Texans announced they signed third-round S Calen Bullock to a rookie contract. We have signed draft pick Calen Bullock. pic.twitter.com/UaVJivHy5u — Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) May 17, 2024 The team has now signed all but one of their nine selections. Round Pick Player Pos. Note 2 42 Kamari Lassiter CB Signed 2 59 Blake Fisher OT   3 78 Calen Bullock S Signed 4 123 Cade Stover TE Signed 6 188 Jamal Hill LB Signed 6 205 Jawhar Jordan RB Signed 7 238 Solomon Byrd DE Signed 7 247 Marcus Harris DT Signed 7 249 LaDarius Henderson G Signed   B ..read more

Colts The Colts addressed valuable positions in the draft by adding first-round DE Laiatu Latu and second-round WR Adonai Mitchell. Indianapolis HC Shane Steichen used the word explosive when talking about the team’s first two picks.  “His explosiveness coming off the ball,” Steichen said about Latu, via JJ Stankevitz of the team’s website. “Obviously, he had a lot of production – double-digit sacks, like we talked about after the draft. You can see his physical presence out there with the guys. He’s a great addition to our team and fired up to have him.” “Explosive. You can see the size ..read more

Colts Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports the Colts weren’t the only team comfortable with first-round EDGE Laiatu Latu‘s condition after undergoing neck fusion surgery during his college career with the Broncos and Falcons also interested.   According to Fowler, teams around the league believe Atlanta considered trading back into the first round to acquire Latu.  An anonymous NFL executive points out there is some concern about the longevity of Latu’s career: “There’s debate about whether Latu will have a long career or play well into a second contract, but in the short term he shou ..read more

Jaguars The Jaguars signed WR Gabriel Davis in free agency to help with the loss of WR Calvin Ridley. Jacksonville HC Doug Pederson shared Davis isn’t practicing yet as a previous injury hinders him.  “Gabe is still working through an injury, so he’s not really participating,” Pederson said, via Zach Goodall of the Jaguars Wire. “He’s out there and learning.” “I think we’ll have a better understanding going into OTAs, and coming out of OTAs even, we’ll see how much Gabe can give us. I don’t want to put him through something that’s going to set him back either.” Texans Texans QB C.J. Strou ..read more

Jaguars Jacksonville hosted veteran free agent WR Jarvis Landry at their rookie minicamp to tryout and see what he can still provide. Jaguars HC Doug Pederson recapped Landry’s day and gave insight on whether they will sign Landry.  “He’s obviously played several years in this league and been a talented guy and just see where he’s at,” Pederson said, via Zach Goodall of the Jaguars Wire. “He was out of ball I believe in 2023, and 2022 was kind of his last time, he’s been hurt a little bit. We’ll see where he’s at health-wise, and just see where he’s at.” “We understand with Jarvis, he’s p ..read more