98% aTwitter: 7 February 2021

Welcome to Super Bowl 55. Narrated by @morgan_freeman.

: GameDay Morning 9am ET on NFL Network #SBLV pic.twitter.com/L88iNVMZ0U

— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) February 6, 2021

easy answer https://t.co/eO39BsbXmZ pic.twitter.com/TYbU63O0jX

— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) February 7, 2021

If there was any question, when you get the ballerinas wearing the jersey, Chase Young has officially taken over DC pic.twitter.com/glJakS40wV

— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) February 6, 2021

Most tackles for loss + no gain among rookies:

Chase Young - 11
Kamren Curl - 11
Patrick Queen - 11 pic.twitter.com/GQjtg9MpOK

— PFF Draft (@PFF_College) February 7, 2021

Washington Football Team's Chase Young is named the NFL defensive rookie of the year.

— MarkMaske (@MarkMaske) February 7, 2021

100% earned.@youngchase907 on what winning Defensive Rookie of the Year means to him!

#NFLHonors on CBS pic.twitter.com/m07UtCttDV

— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) February 7, 2021

Washington DE Chase Young (@youngchase907) named AP Defensive Rookie of the Year pic.twitter.com/lWdCeg0vCt

— Washington Football Public Relations (@Wash_PR) February 7, 2021

Dominant from start to finish.

Defensive Rookie of the Year @youngchase907 made an immediate impact.#NFLHonors | @WashingtonNFL pic.twitter.com/DO4AKhXHgH

— NFL (@NFL) February 7, 2021

Hands down toughest teammate I’ve ever had. #JustLive https://t.co/PE3DgOSwas

— Nick Sundberg (@NickSundberg) February 7, 2021

Alex Smith. “728 days of small victories and major set backs.” — “I did not walk alone.” — “To anyone going through hard times. There are no ups without downs.” That’s our QB. #WashingtonFootball

— Julie Donaldson (@juliedonaldson_) February 7, 2021

An inspiration to us all‼️

Congrats to Alex for officially winning AP Comeback Player of the Year! pic.twitter.com/gTsS9swsZ6

— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) February 7, 2021

Alex Smiths received 49 out of 50 votes for CPOY, with Ben Roethlisberger receiving 1 vote

— NFL Stats (@NFL_Stats) February 7, 2021

The award should be named Alex Smith Comeback Player of the Year Award. 49/50. That some idiot voted wrong shouldn’t be a story.

— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) February 7, 2021

The one guy that didn’t vote for Alex Smith pic.twitter.com/RO61mcWAd3

— Not Robert Griffin (@Pseudo_RGIII) February 7, 2021

Whoever voted for Ben Roethlisberger for Comeback Player of the Year should be forced to have a 2-hour dinner with Chris Collinsworth and ask Chris to tell him stories from his playing days.

— Roberto Shenanigans (@Rob_Shenanigans) February 7, 2021

In the interest of open ballots here were my votes as part of the AP awards panel:

MVP Rodgers
OPOY Kelce
DPOY Donald
OROY Jefferson
DROY Young
CPOY Smith
COY McDermott
ACOY Daboll

— Aaron Schatz (@FO_ASchatz) February 7, 2021

Russell Wilson wins the 2020 Walter Payton Man of the Year. Congrats to him. Very well deserved!

— Joe Fann (@Joe_Fann) February 7, 2021

Congratulations to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021: Alan Faneca, Tom Flores, Calvin Johnson, John Lynch, Peyton Manning, Bill Nunn, Drew Pearson, Charles Woodson.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 7, 2021

Did Aaron Rodgers just say he got engaged?

— Lindsay Jones (@bylindsayhjones) February 7, 2021

I'm just going to assume Aaron Rodgers and Jodi Foster are getting married and leave it at that.

— Lindsay Jones (@bylindsayhjones) February 7, 2021

Yes. Jodie Foster is in a new movie with Shailene Woodley, who is Rodgers girlfriend. My guess is she introduced them.

— Daniel (@DanielF__18) February 7, 2021

Should #WashingtonFootball Pave the Exit Or Embrace, QB Alex Smith? A look inside the cap problem. https://t.co/QXkmM8RWy5 via @WSHFootballSI

— Chris Russell AKA The Rooster (@Russellmania621) February 6, 2021

Count me in https://t.co/2Db4X3lEi1

— Danny Johnson (@D__Johnson10) February 6, 2021

NFC Notes: Cowboys, Eagles, Washington https://t.co/G87nTXDTf5 #NFL pic.twitter.com/sGU9cCJvbk

— NFLTradeRumors.co (@nfltrade_rumors) February 6, 2021

Eagles are expected to trade Carson Wentz in the coming days in what would be the latest blockbuster QB deal to rock the NFL, sources tell @mortreport and me. The most pertinent questions now become where, when and for what. But it could happen as early as this week.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 6, 2021

Eagles Reportedly Getting Closer To Trading QB Carson Wentz https://t.co/IGSjiX5G59 #Eagles pic.twitter.com/fdPEYHZsUQ

— NFLTradeRumors.co (@nfltrade_rumors) February 6, 2021

The Eagles' initial asking price for Carson Wentz was an equivalent of the return that the Lions got for Matthew Stafford, per several sources involved. They'll get less than that. How much less is the question.

But that it's negotiable shows they're ready to deal him.

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) February 7, 2021

Bears rumored to be including Nick Foles in potential trade package for Carson Wentz https://t.co/tvIeZK917X

— Bleeding Green Nation (@BleedingGreen) February 6, 2021

Re Carson Wentz and my insistence he would not be traded: yes, it looks like I will be wrong. Very wrong.
I did not believe the Eagles would debilitate their team ($34M dead money on a $180M Cap) and admit to such a massive mistake.
But they are clearly shopping him. My bad.

— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) February 6, 2021

The #Rams wound up paying Jared Goff an extra $30 million to basically finish out his rookie deal. The #Eagles will wind up paying Carson Wentz an extra $29.6 million. Neither will play a down for the teams in the actual extension years which begin in 2021 for both

— Jason_OTC (@Jason_OTC) February 7, 2021

I’d be really surprised, but I didn’t think the Eagles would get anything close to what is being speculated right now https://t.co/gkRs8S5MjM

— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) February 6, 2021

Loving eyes can never see... That’s the only way to explain how the #Eagles could expect any team to swap a pair of 1s for Carson Wentz. He led the NFL in INTs and sacks in 2020 despite sitting on the bench the final 4 games. Who is paying premium prices for that? #FlyEaglesFly

— Bucky Brooks (@BuckyBrooks) February 6, 2021

Source is telling me Bears deal for Wentz is close. Foles is speculated to be included with another offensive player and a first rounder. Buckle up.

— Natalie Egenolf (@NatalieEgenolf) February 7, 2021

If the #Eagles...
-Trade Carson Wentz
-Trade/Release Zach Ertz
-Post 6/1 Release Alshon Jeffery
-Post 6/1 Release Malik Jackson

...they'll be taking on $49M of dead cap, 26% of the projected $185M league salary cap.

— Spotrac (@spotrac) February 6, 2021

The #eagles now exist as pure narrative, untethered from reality, like something from a Grant Morrison comic.

— Mike Tanier (@MikeTanier) February 7, 2021

Trading for Carson Wentz when Deshaun Watson is available is a little like trading up to draft Mitchell Trubisky when Deshaun Watson is available. #Bears

— Mike Ferrin (@Mike_Ferrin) February 6, 2021

I feel like I've been saying this for years at this point... The #Browns need to dump this perennial attitude problem for whatever they can get in return, end the drama, and move on. https://t.co/sa498y0CzR

— Roberto Shenanigans (@Rob_Shenanigans) February 7, 2021

From last night: #Saints QB Drew Brees restructured his contract to give his team $24M in cap space for 2021, spreading his cap hit over several years. A precursor to the retirement that he’ll announce in the next couple of weeks. https://t.co/Q7BL3npEPw

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 6, 2021

When you have the chance to hire a retread who has overseen just some brutal defenses in multiple spots over a young coach whose DB group held up surprisingly well, you have to do it. https://t.co/ARDpcoipyp

— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) February 6, 2021

This will be welcome news in Ashburn. #WashingtonFootball is not looking forward to losing Harris. People around the league think he has star potential. He will likely stay in DC at least one more season after getting multiple coordinator interviews. https://t.co/GTMFYnGqNs

— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) February 6, 2021

I can’t get over the Packers firing Pettine and then DOWNGRADING.

— Eat Sleep WFT (@WFTTalk) February 7, 2021

This is not a normal Super Bowl. But there are some people in Tampa that are acting like it is one—and those people have the lines outside the bars looking like a Jersey Shore casting call.

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) February 7, 2021

All I know is...I’m gonna be in TV booth. With the #MNF crew. Calling freakin’ #SBLV. A game. Not a practice. Not a pregame. But a game. THE GAME. TOMORROW!!! #ChiefsKingdom #Buccaneers #NFL.

— Louis Riddick (@LRiddickESPN) February 6, 2021

By the way, same for Gavin MacCleod. https://t.co/hYRa1UNfyS

— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) February 7, 2021

The #Saints are facing the biggest discipline yet after the NFL discovered more COVID protocol violations, including surveillance video of an interaction that may have contributed to RB Alvin Kamara’s positive test in December. From me and @RapSheet: https://t.co/k8xIEs1S0T

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 7, 2021

Alvin Kamara's refusal to wear the contract tracing device issued by the NFL and mandated for all players and coaches was an internal issue all season, multiple team sources said. Because of this, the league had no way to trace Kamara's close contacts after he tested positive.

— Jeff Duncan (@JeffDuncan_) February 7, 2021

Rest in heaven, Chris Wesseling ❤️ pic.twitter.com/og5CXrFfac

— Lakisha Jackson Wesseling (@LakishaJackson) February 6, 2021

Wess is one of the most special people I've ever met. A true friend in all the ways that matter. I'll miss him for the rest of my life. pic.twitter.com/hfRsO8RLlD

— Dan Hanzus (@DanHanzus) February 6, 2021

This is my obituary on the legendary ex-heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, who died Friday. He defeated Ali to win the title after winning an Olympic gold medal. https://t.co/ABAM0ZUcmI

— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) February 7, 2021

I have learned so much on tik tok... pic.twitter.com/v7OHJ4DdNv

— Insert Witty Name (@BubblesNBuns) February 4, 2021

Preston Smith when he saw the Packers hired Joe Barry as DC pic.twitter.com/gfXLOw9FHa

— Not Robert Griffin (@Pseudo_RGIII) February 6, 2021

Woke #UP to a new @iamcardib song today so had to cover it!
Watch on https://t.co/bFFr7nleNw pic.twitter.com/GKSKDRpF3x

— Chloe Flower (@ChloeFlower) February 5, 2021