Caustic Sports Podcast Fusion and Savage Show

July 29th CAUSTIC Sports Podcast



*Life (it's been awhile)

*Caustic League News (two newbies voted in, converted to sleeper app, the Cabin in Cascade for the DRAFT)



NFL NEWS

*Julio Jones and Roddy White being sued for slingin pot.

*Aaron Rodgers saga

*Deshaun Watson at training camp on defense?



NFL INJURY NEWS

*Cam Akers Rams RB torn achilles-Darrell Henderson/Xavier Jones/Jake Funk

*Michael Thomas Saints WR -Tre’Quan Smith/Marquez Callaway/Chris Hogan/Deonte Harris

May 26th CAUSTIC sports podcast



*PRAYERS UP FOR GREG OLSON AND HIS FAMILY*



!!NFL Free Agent News!!

-WFT signs TE Ricky Seals-Jones

-Eagles sign DT Willie Henry former Raven

-Falcons sign veteran WR Tajae Sharpe reuniting him with Arthur Smith

-49ers release WR Marqise Lee and sign WR Bennie Fowler



League NEWS

-Longtime Patriot and Colts K Adam Vinateri has decided to hang it up.(All-time leading scorer)

-49ers RB Jeff Wilson Jr. will miss the start of the NFL season due to a torn meniscus.4-6 months RB Wayne Gallman slides in as the #2 RB on the roster but watch out for rookie Trey Sermon out of Ohio St. who they drafted in the 3rd round of the draft.

-Denver pass rusher Bradley Chubb (fun fact Browns RB Nick Chubb is his cousin) had minor ankle surgery and will miss OTA’s but is expected for training camp. Has Denver lost its pass rush?



-Aaron Rodgers saga (he's in Hawaii, wasn't about the pick (Love) it's about the culture, no Wrs showed for OTA’s)

-Julio Jones update (everyone wants Julio)(Julio wants out)(sorry Cowboys)

-Watson Saga (still wants to be traded, legal status may not be cleared until after 2021 season, still 22 cases against him)



SAVAGE Crazy But True Fact

Jaire Alexander (Packers CB) had more interceptions in the playoffs (2) than yards allowed in the playoffs (-3)

May 20th CAUSTIC sports podcast



!!NFL Free Agent News!!



-WFT releasing starting RT Morgan Moses freeing up 7.75M in cap space.



-Texans signing QB Jeff Driskel spent last season with Denver 1 year 2.5M



-Patriots sign veteran G Alex Redmond who has started the past 24 games for the Bengals



-Patriots sign S Adrian Colbert



-49ers sign WR Marqise Lee



-Eagles sign veteran OLB/DE Ryan Kerrigan



-Giants sign TE Kelvin Benjamin 6’5” 245lbs (rookie year REC-73, YDS-1,008, TDS-9)



NEWS



-Aaron Rodgers saga (signed Blake Bortles and Kurt Benkert) no Love for LOVE?



-ATL looking to trade All-Pro WR Julio Jones potential teams Titans, Ravens, 49ers, Patriots, Colts and Chargers (all-time stats REC-848, YDS-12,896, TD-60, and 11 years in the league out of Alabama 32 years old)



-George Kittle, Greg Olsen and Travis Kelce have teamed up to create a TE university! So far they have guys such as TJ Hockenson, Kyle Pitts, Darren Waller, Mark Andrews, Mike Gesicki, Robert Tonyan, Noah Fant, Zach Ertz, Cole Kmet, Jonnu Smith, Eric Ebron and David Njoku,









Crazy But True Fact



Bruce Matthews Oilers OL didn't make a Pro Bowl until he was 27 years old...yet no player in NFL history has more appearances (14) than him.

May 13th CAUSTIC sports podcast 

!!NFL Free Agent News!!

-Lions sign TE Darren Fells former Texan (Josh Hill TE retired)

-Lions are also releasing RB Kerryon Johnson

-Lions agree to record extension with Frank Ragnow C 4 years $70M (highest paid center)

-Bucs resign QB Blaine Gabbert

-Bucs sign Broncos special team ace LB Joe Jones

-Bears sign WR Damiere Byrd

-Bears release LT Charles Leno (drafted Tevin Jenkins Oklahoma state)

-Ravens sign Alejandro Villanueva LT 2-year $14m

-Raiders sign CB Casey Hayward and release S Jeff Heath

-Browns sign DT Malik McDowell former 2nd round pick for Seattle in 2017 but never played a snap for them

-Falcons have agreed to terms with backup QB AJ McCarron

-Chiefs sign RB Jerrick McKinnon

-Chiefs sign veteran LB Kamalei Correa

-Chiefs trade for CB Mike Hughes from Vikings

-Steelers agree to 1-year extension with QB Mason Rudolph

-Seahawks sign DT Robert Nkemdiche

-Dolphins sign former Patriot DB Jason McCourty

-Dolphins release veteran S Bobby McCain

-Eagles sign RB Kerryon Johnson

-WFT signs LT Charles Leno 1 year 5M

-Packers sign QB Blake Bortles

-Colts sign DL Antwan Woods

-Colts sign LT Eric Fisher

-Jags sign TE Tim Tebow

-Texans sign LB Neville Hewitt who had 134 tackles last year for the Jets

-Jets release WR Josh Doctson and K Chase McLaughlin



**NEWS**

- Is Aaron Rodgers leaving Green Bay saga

-Ju’Wann James OL Broncos tears acl

-Amazon has full rights to Thursday night football starting 2022



*SAVAGE TRIVIA*

Who is the all time NFL sack leader?



DRAFT TAKES round 1 & 2



Picks I liked                                                        Questionable picks



-Bears Justin Fields QB 11th overall        -Raiders OT Alex Leatherwood 17th overall

-Patriots Mac Jones QB 15th overall       -Packers Eric Stokes CB 29th overall

-Browns Greg Newsome II CB 26th overall                 -Steelers Pat Freiermuth TE 2nd round

-Chargers Asante Samuel Jr. CB Florida St. 2nd round

-Chiefs Creed Humphrey C Alabama 2nd round

-Texans Davis Mills QB Stanford 3rd round

-Chargers Josh Palmer WR Tennessee 3rd round



**NFL SCHEDULE RELEASE**

April 28th CAUSTIC sports podcast. 

!!NFL Free Agent News!! 

-Bucs sign Antonio Brown WR to a 1 year deal (seriously? Like really all 22 starters are back?) 



**NEWS **BIG TRADE ALERT**

-Ravens trade All-Pro LT Orlando Brown to Chiefs (KC gets Brown and 2021 2nd and 2022 6th, Bal gets 2021 1st, 3rd and 4th and 2022 5th) 

-WFT trades for Ereck  OL Dolphins for 6th round pick **TRADE** 

Broncos trade for QB Teddy Bridgewater and give Panthers a 6th round pick in return (fun fact the two times Teddy has been traded was due to Sam Darnold) 





*Cardinals/Steelers OT Marcus Gilbert retires Also Cowboys Sean Lee LB retires 



*Atlanta Falcons are taking offers for Julio Jones. 



*5th year option pickups: 

Baker Mayfield QB & Denzel Ward CB-Browns Vita Vea NT Bucs 

Mike McGlinchey OT 49ers 

Daron Payne DL WFT

Roquan Smith LB Bears 

Lamar Jackson QB Ravens 

Frank Ragnow C Lions 

Quenton Nelson OL Colts 

Saquon Barkley RB Giants 

Bengals will NOT be picking up OL Billy Price 5th year option 



*Trevor Lawrence sign endorsement deal worth up to 2million with Gatorade the first QB signed since Cam Newton 



*SAVAGE TRIVIA 

In 1993, what NFL team made off-season trades for Joe Montana and Marcus Allen? 



*FINAL 1-10 MOCK DRAFT 

#1-Jags Trevor Lawrence QB Clemson (we all knew this a year ago) 

#2-Jets Zack Wilson QB BYU (Hopefully the Jets brass dont ruin him) 

#3-49ers Mac Jones QB Alabama (stop the HATE, he is GREAT) 

#4-Falcons Kyle Pitts TE Florida (he is simply too talented to pass up) 

#5-Bengals Rashawn Slater OT Northwestern (PROTECT JOEY B!!!!!!!) 

#6-Dolphins Ja’Marr Chase WR LSU (doing everything they can to prove Tua was the right pick. Plus its Chase) 

#7-Lions Jaylen Waddle WR Alabama (Goff needs weapons) 

#8-Panthers Penei Sewell OT Oregon (Protecting Sam Darnold and creating lanes for McCaffery) 

#9-Broncos Patrick Surtain II CB Alabama (see the AFC West) 

#10-Cowboys Jaycee Horn CB South Carolina (need backend help)

April 22nd CAUSTIC sports podcast
!!NFL Free Agent News!!

- OT DJ Fluker signs with Dolphins former Raven and Charger(1st round pick 11) (another quality signing by Flores giving Tua every opportunity to succeed).

- Raiders have signed DB Rasul Douglas, former Eagle and Panther(backend depth).

-Ezekiel Turner signed his 1 year restricted free agent tender with Cardinals (special teams ace is back).

-Washington Football Team has released RB Bryce Love who they selected in the 4th round of the 2019 NFL draft due to nagging knee issues (former Stanford standout).

-S Tony Jefferson is set to visit with the 49ers and it's looking likely that the two parties will strike a deal. (former Cardinal, good tackler gets lost in coverage at times).

-49ers sign RB Wayne Gallman former Giant who posted 147 carries with 682 yards and 6 TD’s

-49er’s DE Arden Key to a 1 year deal (former raider)

-Bears are re-signing S Tashaun Gipson to a 1 year deal (started all 16 games last year and had 66 tackles and 2 interceptions).

-Bears sign former 49er WR Marquise Goodwin.

-Colts are re-signing CB TJ Carrie to a 1 year deal. (32 tackles, 2 interceptions (1 returned for a TD), and a fumble recovery in 15 games last year).

-Browns released DT Sheldon Richardson.

-Ravens scheduled to meet with LT Alejandro Villanueva (Orlando Brown Jr. wants to play LT elsewhere).

-Bucs have re-signed backup QB Ryan Griffin
-Seahwaks re-signed backup QB Geno Smith
 

NEWS

-Steelers have signed HC Mike Tomlin to a 3 year extension (Tomlin has never had a loosing season as a HC)

-Bengals to unveil new jerseys on April 19th! (look at our Insta if you haven't seen them already) I think they look clean.

-Rams DT Aaron Donald has received an apology from Spriggs. Donald was removing people from beating up on Spriggs.

-NFL owners have approved the proposal to expand the use of single-digit numbers per Albert Breer.

-Justin Fields QB revealed to teams that he has been dealing with epilepsy - a neurological disorder that can cause seizures, per Ian Rapoport. It has not affected football & doctors believe he will outgrow it as other members of his family have.

-NFL will release the official 2021 schedule on May 12th

-Eagles HC Nick Srianni officially declares that Philly will have an open competition at QB (Jalen Hurts, Joe Flacco or draft QB)

-2020 Comeback Player Of The Year Alex Smith has announced he is retiring from the NFL after a 16 year career! Smith was drafted 1st overall out of Utah in 2005, he played for 3 different teams 49ers, Chiefs and most recently the WFT. He was a 3-time Pro Bowl QB (in 2013,2016 & 2017), NFL passing leader in 2017. Was told he might die, lose the leg, never walk, & never play in the NFL again. He proved everyone wrong! Alex Smith went 80-36-1 when starting in his career.

-Trey Lance pro day! Does he rise or fall in the draft after an outstanding performance?

-Teams have contacted Dolphins #6 pick and Cowboys #10 pick about potentially moving up the draft. Car and NYG are now both open to trading back as well.

-Incoming #1 overall pick QB Trevor Lawrence has signed an endorsement deal with Adidas. He will wear Adidas cleats on the field along with the likes of P. Mahomes,A. Rodgers and A. Rodgers

**SAVAGE TRIVIA**
In what year was an NFL game first televised?* (1939 televised in New York on about 500 TV sets)