Sean Payton believes free agency will be delayed

The NFL consistently has said it has “no plans” to delay the start of free agency. Those plans could indeed be on the verge of changing. On Saturday, Saints coach Sean Payton (a member of the Competition Committee) expressed a belief that free agency will be delayed. “Most immediately, the start of our league year, [more]

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Falcons sign fullback Keith Smith

The Falcons have agreed to terms with fullback Keith Smith on a three-year extension, the team announced. Smith, 27, signed with the Falcons last Sept. 2. He saw action in 16 games with five starts and led the team with eight special teams tackles and two forced fumbles on special teams. Smith originally signed with [more]

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Washington corrects itself: Uses non-exclusive tag on Brandon Scherff

Washington’s original release announcing it has placed the franchise tag on offensive guard Brandon Scherff said it was the “exclusive” tag. The team since has corrected itself. Washington used the “non-exclusive” tag on Scherff. Scherff, 28, has missed a combined 13 games over the past two seasons, ending 2018 and 2019 on injured reserve. A [more]

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NFL still plans to start free agency next week

When it comes to its plan for free agency in light of current global events, the NFL could be consciously choosing the appearance of tone deafness over strategic benefit, for now. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the “NFL continues to say it’s business as usual and new league will start this week.” And while Schefter [more]

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Brandon Scherff gets the franchise tag

The expectation around the league has been that Washington would apply the franchise tag to right guard Brandon Scherff if they couldn’t work out a long-term deal by Monday’s deadline, but it appears they won’t go down to the last minute before making a call. The team announced Saturday that they have applied the franchise [more]

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Saints landed Drew Brees 14 years ago today

Drew Brees has played for the Saints for so long that many don’t remember he previously played for the Chargers. He also has played for the Saints for so long that many don’t remember he nearly played for the Dolphins. Fourteen years ago today, the Saints signed Brees to a free-agent contract. As agent Tom [more]

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Japanese PM Abe insists Tokyo Olympics will go ahead

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe insisted Saturday that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead this summer as planned despite growing fears about the viability of staging the Games amid the global coronavirus pandemic.

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