Giants extend Nick Gates

Nick Gates emerged as an important piece of the Giants’ offensive line last season, and now he’s being rewarded. Gates and the Giants have agreed to a two-year contract extension that has a base salary of $6.825 million and could hit $10.325 million with incentives, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. After leaving Nebraska [more]

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Baseball’s Cardinals have four more positive tests

For those of you inclined to wonder about the link between stories of MLB COVID-19 outbreaks and football and/or to complain about the presence of baseball stories on this platform, there are obvious reasons for tracking baseball’s struggles with the coronavirus. Like football, baseball isn’t using a bubble. Unlike football, baseball players don’t spend the [more]

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Joe Burrow: I’ll live off my endorsements and save all my NFL paychecks

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has a smart idea for how to spend all the money from the four-year, $36.1 million guaranteed contract he signed this week. Or actually how not to spend it. Burrow said on Friday that he doesn’t intend to spend a single penny of that money he’s making from the Bengals. He’ll [more]

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The full Joey Bosa contract breakdown

At first blush, the new contract for Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa looked great. On closer inspection, it’s spectacular. Here are the full details of the deal Bosa signed this week, per a source with knowledge of the numbers. 1. Signing bonus: $35 million. 2. Fully-guaranteed roster bonus, due August 15: $7 million. 3. 2020 [more]

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Drew Brees sidesteps whether 2020 will be his last season

It’s become a given in league circles that 2020 will be the final season of Saints quarterback Drew Brees‘ first-ballot-Hall-of-Fame career. Brees isn’t ready to give in to that line of thinking, however. Speaking to reporters for the first time during training camp, Brees sidestepped the question of whether he’s reaching the end of the [more]

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Report: Patriots receiver Marqise Lee is opting out

And then there are seven. Patriots receiver Marqise Lee intends to opt out of the 2020 season, according to Jim McBride of the Boston Globe. Per Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, Lee’s decision comes from the fact that he became a first-time father in February. Lee received a $137,500 signing bonus, along with a base salary [more]

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Deal “likely” today on revised CBA

Eight days ago, the NFL and the NFL Players Association hammered out an agreement for the parameters and protocols of pro football in a pandemic. Today, it’s expected that the agreement will be formally signed by both sides. Per multiple sources, the deal was expected to be done on Friday. It’s now expected to be [more]

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