NFL, NFLPA agree to delay franchise tag decisions by two days

In a possible sign that the league and the union expect some clarity on Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations in the middle of next week, the two sides have agreed to push back the date on which teams can start putting franchise tags on players. The NFL had previously announced that franchise and transition tags had [more]

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Packers extend Mason Crosby

Packers kicker Mason Crosby won’t be going anywhere. Crosby and the Packers agreed to a three-year contract, Crosby’s agent Mike McCartney announced on Twitter. The Packers drafted Crosby in 2007, and he has been in Green Bay ever since. Crosby had a strong season last year, missing just two field goals and one extra point, [more]

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Reports: Dolphins assistant Karl Dorrell accepts Colorado job

Multiple NFL assistant coaches have been named as candidates for the head-coaching vacancy at Colorado, and one has reportedly emerged as the choice. Dolphins assistant Karl Dorrell has accepted an offer to be head coach at Colorado, according to multiple reports. Dorrell was the Dolphins’ wide receivers coach last season. On Thursday the Dolphins announced [more]

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Houston takes advantage of XFL’s innovative three-point conversion

One of the disappointing aspects of the first two weeks of the XFL season was that many coaches seemed unwilling to take advantage of some of the league’s innovative rules, especially the three-point conversion. That might be changing. After the Houston Roughnecks scored the first touchdown of Week Three in the first quarter of today’s [more]

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Ravens make Don Martindale the highest-paid defensive coordinator in football

The Ravens may have to worry at least a little bit about losing offensive coordinator Greg Roman. They won’t have to worry about losing defensive coordinator Don Martindale. Ian Rapoport of the NFL reports that the Ravens have signed Martindale to a new three-year deal, which makes him the highest-paid defensive coordinator in football. Martindale [more]

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Jim Irsay will meet with the media on Sunday

Your Sunday afternoon could be getting a little more interesting. The Colts have made it known that owner Jim Irsay will be available to the media tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. ET. According to the notice issued by the team, he will be discussing “the Colts, the NFL Scouting Combine and philanthropy.” Given the ongoing CBA [more]

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Magical Messi gets four in Barcelona's Camp Nou rout

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