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The Bills have played in four Super Bowls. They lost all four. The last time
they made it that far was the 1993 season. Despite being among the Super Bowl
favorites the past four seasons and going 47-18 in...
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Charean Williams
Before 2011, few draft picks signed before the Fourth of July. Now, most of
them sign before Memorial Day. This year, 179 of 259 draft picks had signed
their contract as of Monday, May 22. That’s...
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Mike Florio
Commissioner Roger Goodell is poised to sign a new contract that will take
him through March 2027. At that point, Goodell apparently will move on. After
he does, the NFL could undergo a major overhaul of...
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Mike Florio
Last year, an elbow problem kept Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford from
throwing during any of the team’s offseason program. This year,
he’s back at it. “It’s great,” he told...
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Mike Florio
The Cardinals drafted quarterback Kyler Murray with the No. 1 overall pick in
2019 despite having used the 10th overall choice on quarterback Josh Rosen a
year earlier. The Bears had a chance to do...
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Charean Williams
Saints tight end Foster Moreau no longer requires treatment for his cancer
diagnosis and is returning to football “full steam ahead.” He
fully participated in the team’s organized team...
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Charean Williams
As the Rams try to put a horrible 2022 season behind them, two of their most
important players are absent from the outset of Organized Team Activities.
Defensive tackle Aaron Donald and receiver Cooper Kupp...
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Mike Florio
The Broncos released kicker Brandon McManus with a post-June 1 designation to
save $3.75 million on their salary cap. They now have to find a replacement.
To that end, the team will work out Brett Maher on...
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Charean Williams
The former head coach of the Dolphins has landed in college football. Pete
Thamel of ESPN.com reports that Ohio State has hired Joe Philbin as an
offensive analyst. Philbin, 61, coached the Dolphins from...
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Mike Florio
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday he is “pretty optimistic”
Brock Purdy will return in time to start the season opener. The quarterback
has resisted putting a timeline on his return but did...
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Charean Williams
Veteran offensive tackle Cameron Fleming is re-signing with the Broncos on a
one-year deal worth up to $4 million, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports.
Fleming spent the past two seasons in Denver and...
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Charean Williams
Veteran offensive lineman Germain Ifedi is signing with the Lions, Tom
Pelissero of NFL Media reports. The Falcons released Ifedi a week ago, saving
$940,000 in cap space. Ifedi played every game as a...
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Charean Williams
Dolphins receiver Jaylen Waddle met with reporters on Tuesday. The assembled
media noticed that he looked a little larger. “You see that?”
Waddle said, laughing. “You see that. You see...
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Mike Florio
The Ravens traded safety Chuck Clark to the Jets on March 9. It came a year
too late as far as Clark is concerned. “I was ready to get out of there,”
Clark said, via Zack Rosenblatt of TheAthletic.com....
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Charean Williams
There is some positive news regarding 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy. Purdy
remains on schedule in his rehab from elbow surgery and is slated to start
throwing sometime next week, head coach Kyle Shanahan...
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Myles Simmons
The Packers have signed receiver Jadakis Bonds, the team announced Tuesday.
They released tight end Nick Guggemos in a corresponding move. Bonds is an
undrafted free agent from Hampton University. He...
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Charean Williams
Adrian Peterson is retired, even if he isn’t ready to acknowledge it.
He is 38, hasn’t played a game since 2021 and hasn’t played a
full season since 2020. No one is calling the former...
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Charean Williams
The Lions have signed linebacker Jack Campbell to his four-year rookie deal
that includes a fifth-year option, the team announced. The Lions used the
18th overall pick on the Iowa star, the second of their...
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Charean Williams
The Bears are hoping to see their offense take a leap forward this season and
part of their plan to help set that in motion was the acquisition of wide
receiver DJ Moore in the trade that sent the first...
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Josh Alper
Bills pass rusher Von Miller doesn’t know for sure when he’ll
return from last year’s torn ACL, but he’s promising he’ll
be on the field by Week Six. Asked today how soon his...
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Michael David Smith
Bears quarterback Justin Fields is about to embark on his third season, which
is particularly significant when it comes to first-round picks. While all
players are eligible for a contract extension after...
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Myles Simmons
The Broncos added a defensive lineman to their roster on Tuesday. Field Yates
of ESPN reports that they have signed defensive tackle Tyler Lancaster to the
90-man roster. There’s no word on the terms...
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Josh Alper
Pro football players notoriously do not wear cups. Sometimes, they wish they
did. Jets receiver Allen Lazard made a brief exit from practice on Tuesday,
walking off with trainers. He later returned. On...
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Mike Florio
Titans head coach Mike Vrabel ran into safety Kevin Byard at the golf course
Sunday. Vrabel, though, hasn’t seen Byard this week. Byard and
cornerback Kristian Fulton are not participating in the team...
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Charean Williams
Jordan Love‘s preparation for his first season as the Packers’
starting quarterback moved into a new stage with the start of organized team
activities this week. Love has seen plenty of action...
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Josh Alper
Michael Holley and J.A. Adande have some questions about Tom Brady joining
the Raiders as a minority owner.
Former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger recently had current Steelers
quarterback Kenny Pickett on his podcast admitted he wasn’t initially
rooting for Pickett to play well as a rookie. The...
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Myles Simmons
Ankle injuries limited Austin Jackson to only two games last season with the
Dolphins. The right tackle revealed Tuesday that his right ankle required
surgery. “Reconstruction,” Jackson said,...
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Charean Williams
Bills safety Damar Hamlin is continuing to work toward continuing his NFL
career, after his heart stopped on the field during a game last season.
Hamlin was on the Bills’ practice field participating...
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Michael David Smith
The Giants have signed all of their 2023 draft picks. The team announced on
Tuesday that center John Michael Schmitz has signed his four-year rookie
deal. Schmitz was a second-round pick in April and is the...
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Josh Alper
The Commanders signed All-XFL offensive lineman Jaryd Jones-Smith last week
and they added another player with experience in the league to the roster on
Tuesday. The team announced the signing of linebacker...
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Josh Alper
Tashan Reed was named the 2023 Terez A. Paylor Emerging Writer Award winner
by the Professional Football Writers of America. Reed, the third Paylor Award
winner, has covered the Raiders for The Athletic...
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Charean Williams
With Tariq Woolen out until training camp after having his knee scoped, the
Seahawks have added a cornerback. Seattle announced on Tuesday that the club
has re-signed Artie Burns, who played three games for...
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Myles Simmons
A report has shed some more light on why Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers
didn’t take part in drills in Tuesday’s organized team activity.
Rodgers stretched and warmed up with the team before...
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Josh Alper
The Texans took C.J. Stroud with the second overall pick this April because
they want him to be their starting quarterback for many years, but they
haven’t just handed him the job. Incumbent starter...
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Josh Alper
When it comes to future win totals, oddsmakers aren’t showing the
Buccaneers a lot of love in the betting market. But as OTAs get underway,
quarterback Baker Mayfield said he’s not concerned...
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Myles Simmons
Bills receiver Stefon Diggs hasn’t been around for offseason workouts
this year. With OTAs now underway, Diggs still isn’t with the team.
Coach Sean McDermott told reporters on Tuesday that...
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Mike Florio
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appears poised to get some additional job
security. A contract extension that would keep Goodell in the
commissioner’s office through March of 2027 is getting closer,...
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Michael David Smith
NFL owners are not ready to vote on the proposed sale of the Commanders yet,
but Cowboys owner Jerry Jones expressed optimism on Monday that it will get
done and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell did the same...
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Josh Alper
The Texans drafted C.J. Stroud at No. 2 overall. They also signed Case Keenum
as a veteran backup. But that hasn’t changed the way Davis Mills is
approaching his job for 2023. A 2021 third-round pick...
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Myles Simmons
Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers was at Tuesday’s OTA practice, but he
didn’t do any of the on-field drills. Per multiple reporters at the
practice, Rodgers stretched and did other warmup work...
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Josh Alper
The Vikings have added a receiver from the XFL. Minnesota announced on
Tuesday that the club has signed Dontavian “Lucky” Jackson.
Jackson played for the D.C. Defenders this year, making 36...
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Myles Simmons
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said early this offseason that he was
planning to work with some jiu-jitsu instructors to get a better handle on
how to fall safely, to avoid his head hitting the ground...
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Michael David Smith
The Broncos are moving on from their longtime kicker. Brandon McManus posted
to social media on Tuesday that Denver informed him he’s been released.
“More to come in the following days,”...
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Myles Simmons
The NFL delayed a vote on a proposed rule change involving fair catches on
kickoffs Monday, but circled back to it on Tuesday and the change was
approved by team owners. As a result of the approval, the...
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Josh Alper
As OTAs get going across the league this week, Bills head coach Sean
McDermott had some encouraging words on quarterback Josh Allen. In his
Tuesday press conference, McDermott was asked how he’s seen...
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Myles Simmons
Seahawks cornerback Tariq Woolen won’t be doing anything on the field
for the rest of the team’s offseason program. ESPN reports that Woolen
had arthroscopic surgery on his knee on Tuesday. He...
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Josh Alper
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers is at Jets OTAs this week, but defensive tackle
Quinnen Williams has not joined the team for this round of voluntary work.
Williams is looking for a new contract and recently...
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Josh Alper
The NFL’s decision to expand flexing to include Thursday nights came
with a concession that should make its use more rare than it otherwise would
have been. Instead of 15 days’ notice before a...
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Mike Florio
The arrival of quarterback Aaron Rodgers has changed the expectation level
for the Jets in 2023 and head coach Robert Saleh isn’t shying away from
the shift. At a Tuesday press conference, Saleh said...
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Josh Alper
Lamar Jackson is in the building. After Jackson did not attend the first day
of Phase III voluntary workouts on Monday, Jeff Zrebiec of TheAthletic.com
reports Jackson is at the Ravens facility for...
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Myles Simmons
The McCourty twins are taking over the NFL’s media. Jason McCourty
joined NFL Network last year. This year, Devin McCourty will join NBC,
according to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post. Devin will...
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Mike Florio
The Seahawks added a premium player to their receiving corps by selecting
Jaxon Smith-Njigba with the 20th overall pick in this year’s draft. But
the club also has a high pick from two years ago that...
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Myles Simmons