Eagles release Charles Johnson from injured reserve

Another AAF standout is officially out of the NFL. The Eagles released receiver Charles Johnson from injured reserve on Saturday. He received an injury settlement from the team. On August 28, the Eagles placed Johnson on injured reserve, making him ineligible to return during the regular season. Johnson appeared in 39 regular-season games with the [more]

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FIBA World Cup Roundup: France, Australia, Serbia, Spain, Poland, Argentina have advanced

Two of the USA, Brazil, and the Czech Republic will be the final two teams in the quarterfinals.

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Melvin Gordon, Trent Williams officially will miss Week One

With Sunday rosters locking as of 4:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, the two remaining holdouts are guaranteed to miss the first week of the regular season. Even if Chargers running back Melvin Gordon or Washington left tackle Trent Williams have a change of heart tonight and try to show up tomorrow, there’s no way they [more]

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Jonathan Jones signs three-year extension with Patriots

The Patriots have sign cornerback Jonathan Jones to a contract extension through 2022. Mike Reiss of ESPN reports that the three-year extension has a base value of $21 million with another $4 million in incentives and bonuses. Jones was scheduled to make $3.095 million on the restricted free agent tender this season before becoming an [more]

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Julio Jones is expected to push the receiver market to $22 million per year

Falcons receiver Julio Jones arguably is the best in the league at what he does. He’s about to be paid better than any other person who ever has played the position. Ian Rapoport of the NFL reports that Jones’ new contract extension will pay out roughly $66 million over three years. That’s $22 million in [more]

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Jordan Reed expected to miss Week One

Washington tight end Jordan Reed is not expected to play tomorrow in Philadelphia. Reed hasn’t been cleared from his concussion and will likely be out, NFL Network reports. Washington head coach Jay Gruden said on Friday that he expected to know more about Reed’s status Saturday morning. It appears the medical staff has determined that [more]

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Report: Julio Jones finalizing deal

Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones still doesn’t have his much-discussed contract extension, but he’s reportedly about to. Jones and the Falcons are finalizing a new contract and expect to have it done today, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The contract extension has been expected for weeks, and when it didn’t come this week [more]

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