Several teams in rough cap shape in 2021

The NFL salary cap usually grows each year. Next year, it’s expected to shrink. And some teams are going to feel the pinch. Friday’s agreement between the NFL and NFL Players Association guarantees that the salary cap won’t drop any lower than $175 million, but even that represents a significant drop from this year’s $198.2 [more]

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The first practicing medical doctor to play in the NFL opts out of the 2020 season

Super Bowl champion Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, the first practicing medical doctor to play in the NFL, has decided to opt out of playing in the upcoming season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Laurent Duvernay-Tardif takes opt out, will not play in 2020

Chiefs offensive guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif has seen firsthand the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic. Duvernay-Tardif, the first active NFL player to gradate from medical school, has spent his offseason working the front lines. He has served as a doctor at a long-term care facility in his hometown of Montreal, Quebec. Duvernay-Tardif announced Friday night he [more]

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Report: D.J. Fluker allegedly a domestic violence victim

Ravens offensive lineman D.J. Fluker claims to be a repeated victim of domestic abuse, police documents obtained by WBFF reveal. Baltimore County police arrested Kimberly Davis, who has had a long-term relationship with Fluker and has a child with him, after an incident at the couple’s home July 13. She stands accused of punching Fluker [more]

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Alex Smith cleared for full football activity

Finally, after a week under a storm cloud, Washington’s NFL franchise has received some good news. Alex Smith‘s surgical team has cleared the veteran quarterback to return to full football activity, Stephania Bell of ESPN reports. Smith fractured his tibia and fibula in 2018. Smith has said he was “very much lucky to be alive” [more]

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Report: 12 rookies have tested positive for COVID-19 thus far

Nine NFL teams have received results from the initial round of COVID-19 testing. The NFLPA informed players tonight that 12 rookies from those teams have tested positive for the coronavirus, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. It is unknown how many tests were conducted. The NFL will have positive tests since COVID-19 is not going [more]

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Former 49ers DL Stan Hindman dies at 76

Former 49ers defensive lineman Stan Hindman died earlier this month, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Hindman was 76. Hindman, who lived in Oakland, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s four years ago. He spent his entire seven-year, 76-game career with the 49ers before becoming a successful Bay Area architect. The 49ers made him the [more]

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