Mike Mayock: Raiders will still take chances despite “swing and miss” last year

Raiders General Manager Mike Mayock says he and head coach Jon Gruden won’t hesitate to make aggressive moves this offseason. Mayock said on NFL Network that the Raiders’ up-and-down experience in 2019 won’t change their approach in 2020. “Did we swing and miss on a free agent or two? Yeah, we did. I understand that. [more]

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Jeff Okudah takes issue with reporter’s question about “sloppy” play

Former Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah got a question he didn’t care for at the Scouting Combine. A reporter told Okudah he had been “sloppy” during his college career, and Okudah pushed back on that. “Sometimes you have a tendency to get kind of sloppy,” the reporter said, via Doug Farrar of USA Today. “How [more]

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Cowboys will let Byron Jones hit free agency

The Cowboys met with Byron Jones‘ agent Friday, and it ended as expected. Dallas discovered what it already knew. The Cowboys won’t be able to afford the cornerback and are expected to let him hit free agency without an offer, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. Owner Jerry Jones and executive vice president Stephen Jones [more]

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Jonathan Taylor blazes the 40 yard dash in 4.41 seconds

The running backs are running tonight, and one of them has run particularly fast. Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor generated a 4.41-second effort on Friday night in Indianapolis. Not bad for a guy who is north of 220 pounds. Coupled with three seasons of tremendous production at the college level — he had more than [more]

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Tony Romo stays with CBS, at $17 million per year

At times it seemed like it was going to be close enough to make a grown man say “ooooo” and “eeeee.” In the end, however, Tony Romo opted to stay put. John Ourand of Sports Business Journal reports that Romo has signed a long-term deal to stay at CBS. Andrew Marchand of the New York [more]

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Lloyd Cushenberry injures hamstring during 40-yard dash

LSU offensive lineman Lloyd Cushenberry didn’t make it through his combine workout Friday. Cushenberry pulled up on his second 40-yard dash attempt, appearing to favor his right hamstring, Kimberly Jones of NFL Media reports. Cushenberry remained sidelined for the rest of the drills at the Combine. The first-team All-SEC lineman sat with an ice pack [more]

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Randy Gregory hopes to play in 2020

The NFL indefinitely suspended Randy Gregory almost exactly one year ago. Reports surfaced last summer that the defensive end would file for reinstatement with hopes of returning in 2019, and that’s the last we’ve heard of Gregory. He did not play last season. Although a report surfaced earlier Friday that Gregory recently had filed for [more]

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