Eli Manning reveals why he refused to play for Chargers: How a pre-draft shouting match shaped his decision

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It took 22 years, but Eli Manning has finally revealed the details behind one of the biggest draft controversies in NFL history. Back in 2004, the Chargers made Manning the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft, but he never actually played a down for them. 

Over the past two decades, Manning had never really explained why he didn’t want to play for the Chargers, but that changed this week. During an interview on the “Bussin’ with the Boys” podcast, the two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback offered some new details about why he wanted nothing to do with the organization. 

The

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Jaguars win $30 million battle against Urban Meyer: Ex-NFL coach reportedly loses arbitration case over firing

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After four and a half years, the Jacksonville Jaguars can finally put the Urban Meyer era behind them. The two sides were battling over $30 million and after going through an arbitration process, the Jags have come out on top. 

According to Brett McMurphy of On3.com, the Jaguars won the arbitration case after it was ruled that they were justified in their “for cause” firing of Meyer. If Meyer had won the case, then the Jags would have owed him the rest of the money in his contract, which was more than $30 million, but instead, Jacksonville owner Shad Khan will now

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Three things to know about Aaron Rodgers’ return to the Steelers, plus breaking down the 2026 NFL schedule

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Welcome to the Monday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!

I’m guessing you’ve probably heard by now, but in case you haven’t: THE NFL SCHEDULE HAS BEEN RELEASED.

If you’re wondering why I’m writing in all caps, it’s because I drank 112 cups of coffee over the weekend trying to memorize every game on the schedule. So far, I’ve only made it through the CBS games.

Anyway, we’re going to go all-in on the schedule today. Well, maybe not all-in, because we’re also going to talk about the return of Aaron Rodgers.

As always, here’s your reminder to tell your friends to sign up for the

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One good thing and one bad thing every NFL team will face in 2026 season

The NFL spends a lot of time every year putting the schedule together and although the league does its best to make sure every team is happy, the fact of the matter is that making everyone happy is impossible when you’re putting together a schedule that consists of 272 games. 

Just ask the NFL about that. 

With that in mind, we went through all 32 schedules to find one thing that should make each team happy about their schedule and one thing that each team probably isn’t so happy about (You can see each team’s full schedule here). 

Here’s one good thing and

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