Eagles sign Craig James to extension through 2021

Cornerback Craig James was a core special teams player for the Eagles last season and he’s set to stay with the team through the 2021 season. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Eagles have signed James to an extension that runs through next season. James was on track to be a restricted free [more]

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John Mara: DeAndre Baker decision coming sooner rather than later

When Giants General Manager Dave Gettleman spoke to reporters on Wednesday, he was asked about cornerback Deandre Baker and said there’s “timing that’s involved” in addressing the 2019 first-round pick’s roster status. Giants co-owner John Mara gave a read on that timing during his own session with reporters on Thursday. Baker is on the Commissioner [more]

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Gardner Minshew on tanking: Not going to let that crap happen

The already low expectations for the 2020 Jaguars season may have dipped even lower over the last week when the team traded defensive end Yannick Ngakoue and safety Ronnie Harrison while also cutting running back Leonard Fournette. Both trades added to a sizable surplus of draft picks next season and the continuing teardown of the [more]

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Former Washington employees interviewed by ESPN call for ownership change

ESPN has interviewed on camera four former Washington employees who are among more than 40 claiming sexual harassment while working for the Washington Football Team. Most of them made clear their belief that the end result of the current investigation sparked by the allegations should be a change at the top. “Well, it’s certainly not [more]

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Florida governor wanted fans at Buccaneers games

The Buccaneers announced earlier this week they’d go without fans for their first two home games. If it was up to the head of their state government, they’d have thrown the doors open. Via Steve Contorno of the Tampa Bay Times, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis expressed disappointment that there won’t be fans for those games, [more]

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Trent Williams thinks rookie Javon Kinlaw is a future defensive player of the year

The 49ers traded away a Pro Bowl defensive tackle, DeForest Buckner, for the first-round draft pick that would become rookie defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw. San Francisco left tackle Trent Williams thinks the 49ers made a good move. Williams said he’s been blown away by how well Kinlaw has played in his rookie training camp. “Luckily [more]

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Bears coach on QB competition: “It’s not clear-cut”

Throughout training camp, the Bears have conducted a quarterback competition. Without an offseason of OTAs, or preseason games against other teams, the normal guideposts for a such a competition are absent. So it stands to reason that Bears coach Matt Nagy is struggling with the Mitchell Trubisky–Nick Foles conundrum. “It is not easy,” Nagy said, [more]

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