Of course the Buccaneers won’t apply franchise tag to Jameis Winston

There’s news that’s news and there’s news that isn’t. And it isn’t news that the Buccaneers won’t be applying the franchise tag to quarterback Jameis Winston. Anyone who has listened to coach Bruce Arians since the end of the 2019 season knows that the Buccaneers wouldn’t commit $27 million in 2020 to a guy who [more]

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CBS isn’t tied to Tony Romo, if it doesn’t keep NFL games

As it goes with sizable football contracts, the best aspects of big broadcasting deals make the first headlines. The less impressive details emerge later. In the case of Tony Romo’s new contract with CBS, the initial impression created by the first wave of reports was that the network had made a long-term investment in Romo [more]

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Texans meet with Laremy Tunsil’s agent about new contract

The Texans traded away two first-round picks to acquire left tackle Laremy Tunsil last year, so they obviously want to keep him in the fold for the long term. Toward that end, the Texans and Tunsil’s agent, Jimmy Sexton, had preliminary discussions about a new contract this week at the Scouting Combine, according to Aaron [more]

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Officially, Jonathan Taylor gets even faster

It seems that the official 40-yard dash times at the Scouting Combine eventually are higher. For Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor, the official number ended up being lower. From 4.41 seconds unofficially, Taylor ended up at 4.39 seconds. That makes him one hundredth of a second faster than Saquon Barkley in 2018. Making the feat [more]

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Cowboys plan to use exclusive tag on Dak Prescott

For those who have a lifetime subscription to PFT (i.e., anyone), the question of whether the Cowboys will use the non-exclusive or exclusive franchise tag on quarterback Dak Prescott first emerged in October. With March approaching, the Cowboys apparently have made their choice. Via Ian Rapoport of the NFL, the Cowboys will apply the exclusive [more]

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Michael Thomas cites new Tony Romo deal in opposition to CBA

The decision by CBS to get Tony Romo under contract in advance of CBS getting the NFL under contract could make it just a little harder for the NFL to get any network under contract. Responding to the news of Romo making $17 million per year to serve as a game analyst on TV (only [more]

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'Unbelievable' Klopp deserves all the credit for Liverpool success

Former Egypt international Mido says "clever" Jurgen Klopp deserves all the credit for molding Liverpool into the best club team in Europe.

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