Peyton Manning? Retired. Tom Coughlin? Resigned. Rams? In LA.

Source: www.denverpost.com --- Monday, July 18, 2016
Peyton Manning is retired. Tom Coughlin is gone. Heck, the Rams no longer are in St. Louis. Upheaval is the buzzword for the NFL as training camps open. At least until big-name players get big-time injuries, or major holdouts end, or tackling and blocking for real begin, the departures of a likely Hall of Fame player and coach will be front and center. Not to mention the first shifting of an NFL franchise since the Oilers moved to Tennessee in 1997. Manning’s retirement doesn’t exactly leave a void at the top of the quarterback ranks with Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, Cam Newton and, oh yeah, Peyton’s little brother Eli still around. It does, however, create a huge chasm to fill in Denver. With Von Miller’s messy contract situation settled — it got ugly at times — Denver still must deal with the defections of Malik Jackson and Danny Trevathan from the brilliant defense via free agency. So change hasn’t exactly been positive for the champion Broncos. “Nothing’s smooth about what we do,” coach Gary Kubiak has said. “There’s always things happening. But the most important thing is what we do out there on that field and how we get ready to play. “So, I think we’ve done a good job of sorting through distractions and various things that are going on with our football team and staying focused on football.” The Giants have a new look on the sideline as the often red-faced Coughlin resigned (before he was forced out) after ...

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