Alex Smith, with $16 million guaranteed salary, will make the Washington roster

Reports are emerging that quarterback Alex Smith has earned a spot on the Washington 53-man roster. It’s for good reason: Washington will pay Alex Smith $16 million this year, whether he’s on the team or not. Smith’s 2020, guaranteed for injury at signing, became guaranteed for skill, injury, and salary cap on March 17. Because [more]

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Reports: Dolphins cutting Josh Rosen

The Dolphins are moving on from Josh Rosen after one season, according to multiple reports. The team tried to trade him, but when they couldn’t find a taker, they decided to waive Rosen. They still have a few hours to find a trade partner before Rosen officially hits the waiver wire. Miami traded second- and [more]

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Bears going with Mitchell Trubisky for Week One

The Bears have made their decision. And the incumbent has fended off the Super Bowl LII MVP. Per a source with direct knowledge of the decision, Mitch Trubisky will serve as the Bears’ starting quarterback entering the 2020 season. Trubisky, in the estimation of the coaching staff, stepped up and improved the way the team [more]

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Lions are waiving Chris Lacy

The Lions are waiving receiver Chris Lacy, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Lacy is a practice squad candidate if he clears waivers. Lacy, 24, already received the knock once this offseason, hearing from the Turk on Aug. 9. The Lions re-signed Lacy two weeks later and now intend to cut him again. Lacy played [more]

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Dak Prescott: I plan to be a Cowboy for the rest of my career

He’s said it before, and he’ll say it again. Dak Prescott repeated Friday on SiriusXM NFL Radio what he has said many times since failing to reach a long-term deal with the Cowboys by the July 15 deadline. “I’m very optimistic,” Prescott said. “That’s business, and there’s all kind of avenues in business of why [more]

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Raiders restructure Nathan Peterman’s contract

The Raiders apparently still want Nathan Peterman around, but not at his previous rate. According to Field Yates of ESPN, the Raiders restructured the quarterback’s contract. He was scheduled to make $2.133 million, but that wasn’t guaranteed. He agreed to a guaranteed $1 million instead. He’s their third quarterback behind Derek Carr and Marcus Mariota, [more]

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49ers’ starting CB across from Richard Sherman is a “work in progress”

Future Hall of Fame cornerback Richard Sherman is entrenched as one of the starters in San Francisco. Across from him, well, no one knows who the starter will be. On Thursday, defensive coordinator Robert Saleh told reporters that the identity of the other starter has not yet been determined. “Kyle [Shanahan], obviously, he’s heavily involved,” [more]

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