Gayle Benson donates $1 million to create community assistance fund

Saints owner Gayle Benson has personally donated $1 million to create the Gayle Benson Community Assistance Fund. It will assist those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. “We have been meeting and planning a response since the NBA’s announcement to suspend games,” Benson said in a statement. “Our meaningful discussions have led to what we believe [more]

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Bears sign Jimmy Graham

Time will tell how many more good years tight end Jimmy Graham has left in him, but he has at least one good contract left in him. Graham and the Bears have agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract with $9 million guaranteed, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Because Graham was released by the Packers [more]

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Offseason activities suspended “indefinitely” by NFL

There might be free agency this week, but there won’t be anything resembling football for some time. Aoccrding to a league memo obtained by Adam Schefter of ESPN, all offseason teach activities are “delayed indefinitely.” Of course, with federal officials suggesting limits on any gatherings larger than 10 people, that’s natural, but the league was [more]

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Panthers get Juston Burris for two years, $8 million

The Panthers are signing safety Juston Burris, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. The deal is for two years and $8 million. Burris, 26, spent last season in Cleveland after joining the Browns on Nov. 7, 2018, off the Jets’ practice squad. The Jets drafted him in the fourth round in 2016. Burris has appeared in [more]

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Ravens agree to terms with Michael Brockers on three-year deal

The Ravens have agreed to terms with Michael Brockers, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. The deal is for three years and $30 million. The additions of Brockers and Calais Campbell should make the Ravens defense even more formidable in 2020. Brockers, 29, spent the first eight seasons of his career with the Rams after [more]

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Inside the DeForest Buckner deal

With the 49ers committing to defensive lineman Arik Armstead a year after paying pass rusher Dee Ford and with a Nick Bosa mega-deal looming, DeForest Buckner was poised to be the odd man out. And then came a trade that will make him one of the highest-paid interior defensive linemen in the NFL. After talks [more]

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US sports stars make generous donations amid outbreak

The suspension of all major sport in the US as measures were implemented in an effort to contain the novel coronavirus has hit some of those working in the industry hard.

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