Jordan Howard unconcerned about report of Eagles trade talk

Running back Jordan Howard came to the Eagles in an offseason trade with the Bears and he’s expected to join Miles Sanders as the top backs on the offense to open the regular season, but that apparently didn’t stop the Eagles from considering another trade. Albert Breer of SI.com reported on Wednesday that the Eagles [more]

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Can anyone stop Tom Brady and the New England Patriots?

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Bruce Arians built staff to create opportunities

Most coaches in the NFL end up with staffs that look a lot like them, or at least a certain way. For years, to be the Seahawks defensive coordinator, you seemingly had to be bald with a goatee. But Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians has put together a staff that looks a lot more like America. [more]

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Recent deals make Cam Newton noticeably underpaid

As quarterback after quarterback after quarterback get new contracts, and as the cluster at the top of the market gets larger and larger and larger, the deal applicable to 2015 NFL MVP Cam Newton gets more and more and more glaring. Newton has two years left on a contract that averaged $20.76 millon per year [more]

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Mike Pouncey on extension: Doesn’t make any sense to leave Chargers

Center Mike Pouncey signed a one-year extension with the Chargers this week that sets him up to make $9 million during the 2020 season. Pouncey spoke to reporters about the new deal on Wednesday and one of the questions dealt with the possibility that he could have made more money by hitting free agency this [more]

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Falcons like the way Julio Jones has handled contract talks

Falcons wideout Julio Jones still doesn’t have his contract, despite months worth of reports that it was close. And unlike years past, he’s there and working and the whole thing hasn’t become  a big deal. “I think it’s because of the player,” Falcons coach Dan Quinn said, via D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. [more]

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Jared Goff happy contract talks were kept quiet

While other teams are willing — or perhaps secretly eager — to do their business for the world to watch, the Rams don’t operate that way. And that’s just fine with quarterback Jared Goff, who signed a four-year, $134 million deal without all the attention, speculation, or spectacle-making other teams go through with their stars. [more]

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