Raiders tender six exclusive rights free agents

The Raiders have moved to hold onto six of their exclusive rights free agents. Jerry McDonald of the Bay Area News Group reports that the team has tendered wide receiver Keelan Doss, long snapper Trent Sieg, kicker Daniel Carlson, conerback D.J. Killings, safety Dallin Leavitt and defensive end Jeremiah Valoaga. The players can’t talk to [more]

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Texans sign Phillip Gaines to one-year deal

Cornerback Phillip Gaines couldn’t finish out the 2019 season on the Texans’ active roster, but he’ll be back for another shot in 2020. Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports that Gaines has agreed to a one-year deal to remain with the Texans. Wilson reports the deal will be for the veteran’s minimum. Gaines signed [more]

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XFL player tests positive for COVID-19

A Seattle Dragons player has tested positive for COVID-19, the XFL confirmed today. The player, whose name has not been released, tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday, after the XFL announced that it had suspended its season. The player played in the Dragons’ two most recent games, against the Houston Roughnecks and St. Louis [more]

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Aldon Smith “in the process” of applying for reinstatement

Former 49ers and Raiders pass rusher Aldon Smith last played in 2015. In 2020, he’s trying to play again. Jim Trotter of NFL Media reports that Smith is “in the process” of applying for reinstatement. The seventh overall pick in the 2011 draft, Smith has served multiple suspensions under both the substance-abuse policy and the [more]

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Schachmann wins 'Race to the Sun' but should it have taken place?

An exhausted Max Schachmann clung on for overall victory as a truncated version of the prestigious Paris-Nice cycling race, held under the cloud of the coronavirus pandemic, reached a dramatic conclusion Saturday.

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Chance Warmack aiming for return to NFL

A former first-round pick who was out of the NFL last season would like to get back into the league in 2020. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that guard Chance Warmack is looking for another shot after last playing for the Eagles during the 2018 season. Warmack was the 10th overall pick of the [more]

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Lions hold onto Don Muhlbach

The Lions haven’t been in the market for a long snapper since 2004 and they are set to keep things rolling for another year. The team announced on Saturday that they have re-signed Don Muhlbach. Muhlbach has played in every Lions game since the start of the 2010 season and has missed just one game [more]

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