Shaq Barrett: “Too much up in the air” to get long-term deal this offseason

Shaq Barrett made a big splash during his first season with the Buccaneers, but he wasn’t able to turn his 19.5 sacks into a long-term deal with the team. Barrett will play on a one-year contract for the second straight season after being franchise-tagged by the team early in the offseason. There were discussions about [more]

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Seahawks “very open” to Josh Gordon’s return

A report last month indicated the Seahawks would have interest in re-signing wide receiver Josh Gordon if he is reinstated by the NFL and head coach Pete Carroll confirmed as much on Monday. Gordon was playing for the Seahawks when he was suspended by the league for the fifth time in December. The wideout applied [more]

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New XFL owners “love” having eight teams, and eventually having more than eight

The re-resurrected XFL will move forward under the management of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, his ex-wife and current business manager Dany Garcia, and Redbird Capital. Garcia spoke to Daniel Kaplan of TheAthletic.com regarding the vision for XFL 3.0, if/when the bankruptcy court approves the transaction. For starters, Garcia suggested that the XFL will have eight [more]

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The soccer match worth $346 to the winner

London clubs Brentford and Fulham will contest what's been dubbed the world's most valuable football match on Tuesday as they battle it out in the Championship play-off final.

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Titans tackle Dennis Kelly laying down the (mask) law

The Titans re-signed veteran tackle Dennis Kelly this offseason, to lend some depth and experience to the line after losing Jack Conklin in free agency. But Kelly’s got an even more important job at the moment, as players are gathering for the first time this offseason. Via Erik Bacharach of the Nashville Tennessean, Kelly has [more]

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Bengals hope to extend Joe Mixon

The Bengals put the biggest piece of their future in place when they drafted quarterback Joe Burrow first overall. Now they want to keep his backfield mate around as well. Via Tyler Dragon of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin said the goal was to extend running back Joe Mixon. “Joe [more]

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With no preseason, Kyle Shanahan may let 49ers tackle in training camp

San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan has never allowed his players to tackle in training camp, believing that the risk of injury outweighs any benefit. But this year may be different. Shanahan said that with no preseason games, he may have to allow tackling in camp because otherwise it’s tough to evaluate positions like running backs [more]

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