Around SB Nation: What other NFL blogs are discussing

The biggest weekly NFL news from around SB Nation sites

By Joseph Czikk Aug 26, 2021, 8:01pm EDT

Every week we take a look around the NFL at each team. We pull the biggest and most discussed headlines from each of our 32 NFL websites.

Here’s all the biggest NFL headlines from this week:

NFC NORTH

Green Bay Packers trade CB Ka’Dar Hollman to Houston Texans

Green Bay Packers (via Acme Packing Company)

Ka’Dar Hollman becomes the fourth cornerback to leave Green Bay in the last week, joining Dominique Martin, Stanford Samuels, and Josh Jackson.

Detroit Lions DC Aaron Glenn frustrated by focus on Jeff Okudah’s mistake

Detroit Lions (via Pride of Detroit)

Jeff Okudah has been making some good plays, and Glenn thinks that shouldn’t be overshadowed by one poor play.

How Does Ryan Pace Compare to His Peers?

Chicago Bears (via Windy City Gridiron)

This article is an attempt to give some basic, objective data and a few points of comparison in the ongoing fan discussion of Ryan Pace. Some fans might not care. For the rest of you, here are the numbers themselves, with all commentary marked as such.

Report: Vikings to sign Everson Griffen

Minnesota Vikings (via Daily Norseman)

They’re getting the band back together

NFC SOUTH

Jameis Winston makes New Orleans Saints quarterback question easy

New Orleans Saints (via Canal Street Chronicles)

The only question remaining is if there was a battle in the first place?

Falcons announce flurry of moves, including cutting RB Javian Hawkins and signing QB Josh Rosen

Atlanta Falcons (via The Falcoholic)

The battle for the backup QB officially has a new entrant.

Panthers agree to a two-year, $29.5M contract extension with Robby Anderson

Carolina Panthers (via Cat Scratch Reader)

The Panthers have locked up one of their new quarterback’s favorite targets.

Arians reaffirms Gio Bernard’s ‘major’ role in the offense

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (via Bucs Nation)

Bernard will get plenty of touches for the Buccaneers, primarily in the receiving game, as expected.

NFC WEST

Steve Young says Trey Lance should start

San Francisco 49ers (via Niners Nation)

“The transition is so much easier now than it ever was...he needs to be on that field”

Cardinals’ wide receiver Greg Dortch continues to impress with a 53-man roster spot up for grabs

Arizona Cardinals (via Revenge of the Birds)

Former Wake Forest product made practice squad stints with four different teams since 2019

Luke Willson has retired

Seattle Seahawks (via Field Gulls)

Tuesday the Seattle Seahawks brought back tight end Luke Willson for a fourth stint with the team. Fans were excited for Willson’s return and for the potential return of Techno Thursday.

Everything you’ll hear (and won’t hear) about Sony Michel

Los Angeles Rams (via Turf Show Times)

The facts and the figures on the newest Rams running back

AFC EAST

Jaelan Phillips looked like a rookie in his NFL debut and that’s okay

Miami Dolphins (via The Phinsider)

The 18th-overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft played 27 snaps on Saturday, recording two tackles in his NFL debut at Hard Rock Stadium.

Sony Michel has earned his place in Patriots history despite his unceremonious departure

New England Patriots (via Pats Pulpit)

The writing was already on the wall. Not only did the New England Patriots decline to pick up Sony Michel’s fifth-year contract option in spring, they later also invested a fourth-round draft pick in his potential heir at the early-down running back position.

Jets Hire Matt Cavanaugh As Senior Offensive Assistant

New York Jets (via Gang Green Nation)

The New York Jets have hired Matt Cavanaugh as a senior offensive assistant. Presumably he will be working closely with quarterback Zach Wilson, filling the hole in the staff created when quarterbacks coach Greg Knapp passed away last month.

Opinion: Trading Mitchell Trubisky is probably not a good idea

Buffalo Bills (via Buffalo Rumblings)

With that very public performance and his pedigree as a top-2 pick, there has come some renewed interest in trying to flip Trubisky for a draft pick. I don’t think that’s a good idea.