It’s Sunday, and you know what that means: it’s time for us to check in on the Tennessee Titans’ AFC South rivals, the Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans.
We are currently in the dead time of year, so there isn’t a lot going on league-wide. Thankfully, the dead time will end later this month, when training camps around the NFL begin in the last week of July.
In Indianapolis, Colts fans are surely smiling at the fact that one NFL Network analyst picked them as a Super Bowl sleeper. Titans Fans who get frustrated with the national media won’t like that one.
The Jaguars have been facing a lawsuit from former kicker Josh Lambo, but the team recently filed a motion to dismiss it.
Meanwhile, the Texans must be salivating over the idea of Jacoby Brissett possibly having a hand in the placement of one of their 2023 draft picks.
We cover those stories and more in our latest round-up.
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Former Titans and current Colts offensive lineman Dennis Kelly recorded the second-lowest pressure rate among tackles in 2021 while with the Green Bay Packers. Kelly, who figures to play a backup role in Indy, only played 179 pass-block snaps last season, though.
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NFL Network’s Cynthia Frelund picked the Colts as her Super Bowl sleeper for the 2022 season. The Colts will be a good team, but Super Bowl? Color me skeptical.
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Four former Colts are semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2023. In the seniors category, offensive linemen Chris Hinton and George Kunz, and wide receiver Stanley Morgan are up for consideration. Former trainer Otho Davis is among the semifinalists in the coach/contributor category.
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Colts Wire’s Kevin Hickey ranked the offenses and defenses on the Colts’ 2022 schedule. Tennessee was ranked as the 10th-best offense Indianapolis will face, while the Titans’ defense was ranked as the fourth-best.
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Colts Wire’s Kevin Hickey listed one player from each position on the team’s roster bubble ahead of training camp. The most notable names are 2019 second-round pick and EDGE, Ben Banogu, and kicker Rodrigo Blankenship.
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After finally trading Baker Mayfield to the Carolina Panthers, the Cleveland Browns are facing the prospect of having Jacoby Brissett under center if Deshaun Watson gets suspended. That would be great news for the Texans, who own Cleveland’s 2023 first-round pick via the Watson trade.
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Mark Lane of Texans Wire explains why Houston has not — and will not — trade for Jimmy G. If I had a young, promising quarterback like Davis Mills, I wouldn’t, either.
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According to ESPN’s Seth Walder, Jacksonville’s vice president of football analytics, Eugene Shen, is leaving the team for a job outside of sports. This is the second year in a row the Jags are losing someone at the position.
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The Jaguars filed a motion to have the lawsuit of former kicker Josh Lambo dismissed. Lambo is suing for his $3.5 million 2021 salary and damages for alleged emotional distress caused by former head coach Urban Meyer.
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Jags Wire’s James Johnson believes Trevor Lawrence is one of four second-year players who will make a leap in 2022.