Matthew Judon signs franchise tender

Ravens linebacker Matthew Judon signed his franchise tender Thursday, the team announced. Judon would make $15.8 million as a linebacker under the tag but could file a grievance to be considered a defensive end, which has a salary nearly $2 million higher. The Ravens have talked to Judon about a long-term deal, which is the [more]

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John Madden advises against artificial crowd noise for games without fans

The best football broadcaster that the NFL has seen has provided some advice to the best football broadcast producer that the NFL has ever seen: Don’t use fake crowd noise. Sunday Night Football executive producer Fred Gaudelli shared with Daniel Kaplan of TheAthletic.com the suggestion provided by Hall of Fame head coach John Madden, who [more]

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John Harbaugh: Next step for Lamar Jackson is improvement on deep throws

The Ravens are going to look a lot like they did last season on offense, coach John Harbaugh told season ticket holders in an online Q&A on Thursday. Lamar Jackson won the MVP award by running 176 times and throwing 401 passes. Twenty-five quarterbacks threw more passes than Jackson last season. Harbaugh doesn’t want to [more]

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Report: “Not much traction” on long-term deal for Chris Jones

DeForest Buckner‘s $84 million extension with the Colts didn’t make things any easier for the Chiefs in their contract talks with Chris Jones. The Chiefs still hope to get a long-term deal with Jones, but there is “not much traction” on a contract, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports. Deadlines tend to drive deals, and, since [more]

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Colin Kaepernick: “We have the right to fight back”

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick saw his football career end after he sparked in protests during the national anthem aimed at bringing attention to police misconduct against minorities. Kaepernick has reacted to the latest example of police brutality against an African-American, coming from the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “When civility leads to death, [more]

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Washington NFLPA rep: “To be cautious is the biggest thing”

While other sports are trying to gin up plans to either start or re-start their seasons on the fly, the NFL had the benefit of being in the early stage of its offseason when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. And that time is something the league needs to use to its advantage, according to one union [more]

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The Simms top 40 QB countdown, No. 35: Jarrett Stidham

Tom Brady is out, Jarrett Stidham is in. And Stidham, despite very limited NFL experience has landed on the Chris Simms top 50 quarterback countdown. Stidham, the presumptive Patriots starter for 2020 (and potentially beyond), comes in at No. 35. During Thursday’s PFT Live, we took a look at several drives from Stidham during last [more]

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