Packers adding QB Bortles

Regardless of whether quarterback Aaron Rodgers resolves his beef with the organization, the Packers are in the market for quarterbacks and reportedly signed veteran Blake Bortles to a one-year contract Wednesday.

Adding Bortles now would allow him to get up to speed with the offense and be ready to take snaps when the OTAs begin whether Rodgers is there or not.

Bortles’ career includes four seasons working under offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett when both were in Jacksonville.

Bortles, 29, has started 73 games and has a 24-49 record, all during his five-year stint with the Jaguars starting in 2014. He has a career completion percentage of 59.3% with 103 touchdowns and 75 interceptions.

It’s not known if the Packers have interest in any other veterans. Besides Rodgers and Bortles, 2020 first-round pick Jordan Love is the only other quarterback on the roster.

Brady-Prescott kicks off NFL season

Tom Brady begins his pursuit of an eighth Super Bowl title against Dak Prescott and the Cowboys when the Buccaneers host the league’s annual kickoff game on Thursday, Sept. 9. It’ll be Prescott’s first game since sustaining a gruesome ankle injury last October.

Brady returns to New England to face Bill Belichick in a Sunday night game on Oct. 3.

Also, the Raiders will host the Ravens in the Monday Night Football opener on Sept. 13.

London to host two games in October

The NFL is returning to London in October for its first games in the city since the outbreak of the coronavirus.

The Falcons will play the Jets on Oct. 10, and the Jaguars face the Dolphins a week later. Both games will be staged at the stadium of Premier League soccer team Tottenham.

The Falcons and the Jaguars will be the home teams.

Bridgewater criticizes Panthers

Former Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater questioned how the team practiced last season, which played a part in the organization moving on from him after the first year of his three-year contract.