Report: Anthony Sherman returning to Chiefs on one-year deal

Fullback Anthony Sherman is returning to the Kansas City Chiefs on a one-year deal, according to Terez Paylor of Yahoo Sports. Sherman has spent the last seven seasons in Kansas City and has played in every game for the team over that span. Sherman has proven to be a versatile cog for the team under [more]

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Was NFL’s closure of facilities sparked by push to postpone draft?

Commissioner Roger Goodell has announced that, as of Wednesday evening, all team facilities will close. So what prompted this action? It doesn’t take high-end logic (which qualifies me to engage in it) to draw a line from Goodell’s decision to an argument from the league’s G.M. subcommittee that the draft should be delayed. As reported [more]

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Mike Pennel re-signing with Chiefs on one-year deal

Defensive tackle Mike Pennel is re-signing with the Kansas City Chiefs on a one-year deal, his agent announced Tuesday night. Pennel’s pressure and hit on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo forced an interception by cornerback Bashaud Breeland in the second quarter of the Chiefs win in the Super Bowl last month. Pennel appeared in [more]

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NFL closes all team facilities

NFL teams will become like much of the rest of the nation in less than 24 hours. Commissioner Roger Goodell issued a league-wide, stay-at-home order Tuesday night. The memo sent by Goodell, obtained by PFT, will close all club facilities at 6:00 p.m. local time Wednesday. There will be only limited exceptions. The league will [more]

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Tyler Eifert agrees to two-year deal with Jaguars

It was reported earlier Monday that the Jaguars were close to a deal with Tyler Eifert. The deal now is done. The tight end has agreed to terms on a two-year contract, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Eifert, 29, has spent all seven of his seasons in Cincinnati since the Bengals made him the [more]

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NFL needs offseason programs that reflect our work-at-home reality

The NFL believes it’s premature to speculate that offseason programs will be wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s not; the time is now for the NFL and its teams to envision every possible scenario relating to the public-health crisis and to plan for each potential outcome. If, as it appears, the offseason programs will [more]

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Former XFL LB DeMarquis Gates signs with Vikings

Linebacker DeMarquis Gates has become the third Houston Roughnecks player to sign with an NFL team. Gates has agreed to terms with the Vikings, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports. Former Roughnecks quarterback P.J. Walker signed with the Panthers, and former Roughnecks defensive back Deatrick Nichols signed with the Saints. Gates made 32 tackles, [more]

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