Team USA won’t ‘fret about’ not getting to pick from ‘pretty imposing generation’ of Youngstars

"I'd like to be GM of this team in four years, when those kids come through," said Dean Lombardi.

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Why wait? Cousins signs his franchise tender

Quarterback Kirk Cousins has signed his 2016 franchise player tender with the Redskins. Mike McCartney, Cousins’ agent, shared that news Wednesday night. The Redskins franchised Cousins ahead of Tuesday’s deadline to do so. Cousins signing his tender means he’s guaranteed his 2016 salary of $19.95 million if the sides don’t reach an agreement on a…

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Cardinals tender Tony Jefferson, can match any offer he gets

The Cardinals have tendered restricted free agent safety Tony Jefferson and will have the right to match any offer Jefferson receives from another team. Jefferson, a former undrafted free agent, received the low tender. That essentially means the Cardinals offered him $1.67 million for 2016 absent a long-term deal and, because Jefferson wasn’t drafted, wouldn’t…

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Peyton Manning speaking tonight, in Jacksonville

On the same day that a new report featuring a new witness to a very old incident landed on the Internet, Peyton Manning will appear in the hometown of the quarterback he supplanted four years ago for a speaking engagement. Jeff Darlington of NFL Media has made the trek to Jacksonville to hear what Peyton…

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Like Melo’s botched dunk, Knicks tried to rise but fell flat

Even Carmelo Anthony laughed at his muffed stuff, when he didn't jump high enough on his dunk attempt, slammed the ball into the rim and tumbled backward to the foul line.

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Joseph Randle posts bond after nine days in jail

Ex-Cowboys running back Joseph Randle is a free man. For now, anyway. Randle was released from Sedgwick County Jail in his hometown of Wichita, Kansas, after posting $100,000 bond, the Dallas Morning News reports. Randle had been arrested on four counts of aggravated battery, one count of making a criminal threat, one count of criminal…

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Flacco’s new deal avoids cap spike that would require another renegotiation

When the Ravens signed quarterback Joe Flacco to a six-year, $120.6 million deal three years ago, the cap numbers were structured in a way that clearly would necessitate a revision in 2016, with the cap charge spiking from $14.55 million in 2015 to $28.55 million. The new Flacco deal has no such future moment at…

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