Inside the Myles Jack deal

The busiest transactional day of the year included news of a new deal for a linebacker who, like Jaylon Smith of the Cowboys, had a knee issue keep him from getting a big payday in 2016. On Saturday, Jaguars linebacker Myles Jack got his big payday. And how. Here are the full details of a [more]

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Report: Texans, Seahawks agreed to split Jadeveon Clowney’s 2019 pay

If you thought the Texans got fleeced yesterday, you haven’t heard the whole story. Not only did Houston give Jadeveon Clowney to Seattle and receive only two backups and a third-round draft pick, but Houston is also giving Clowney $7 million. As part of the Seahawks-Texans trade, Clowney’s pay this season won’t be the usual [more]

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Eagles expect Fletcher Cox in lineup for Week One

The Eagles’ initial 53-man roster includes four defensive tackles, which is usually the number of players the team has active at the position on gameday. One of those four is Fletcher Cox, who has done limited work this summer as he makes his way back from offseason foot surgery. At a press conference on Saturday [more]

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Warriors’ owner: Not re-signing Klay Thompson “didn’t even remotely cross my mind”

"I, and we, want Klay to be here for a long time. He's one of my favorite players in the world."

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Sixteen of Mike Maccagnan’s 34 draft picks remain with Jets

When the Jets fired Mike Maccagnan as their General Manager in May, the surprise was the timing rather than the decision to find someone else to run their personnel department. The Jets went 24-40 over four seasons with Maccagnan calling the shots and Todd Bowles as head coach, so no one would have been shocked [more]

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Broncos to put Drew Lock, two others on IR today

The Broncos obviously have some roster work to do today, as they have one healthy quarterback on the roster. And they’re going to need another one for at least eight weeks. Broncos boss John Elway told reporters last night that rookie quarterback Drew Lock would be placed on injured reserve today because of his preseason [more]

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Big preseason showed Jarrett Stidham ready to be Patriots’ backup

Jarrett Stidham is now a Tom Brady injury away from being the Patriots’ starting quarterback, but his big preseason makes Bill Belichick comfortable with that. Belichick cut Brian Hoyer and left Stidham as the only quarterback behind Brady on the depth chart in part because Stidham played so well in the preseason, completing 61 of [more]

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