Jaguars have 16 rookies on initial 53-man roster

The Jaguars have seen plenty of players leave in recent months and weeks. Which means they’ll have plenty of new players this season. The team’s new players include a whopping 16 rookies on the initial 53-man roster. “We feel good about it,” G.M. Dave Caldwell told reporters on Saturday. “Our only message was, ‘Let’s keep [more]

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Howie Roseman on releasing Sidney Jones: You have to know when to move on

In 2017, Washington cornerback Sidney Jones widely was considered a top prospect. A torn Achilles tendon suffered during his Pro Day workout, however, caused him to slide out of round one. The Eagles took a second-round flier on Jones. The move widely was hailed at the time as a potential steal. Once healed, Jones in [more]

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“Up to” $15 million for Jadeveon Clowney

As of last night, when reports first emerged that defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was leaning toward Tennessee, some in league circles pegged his compensation at $12 million — the same amount the Vikings are paying to defensive end Yannick Ngakoue. Now that Clowney has picked the Titans, after an apparent night of last-minute efforts from [more]

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Adrian Peterson can earn up to $2.3 million

The Washington Football Team dropped future Hall of Fame running back Adrian Peterson onto the open market barely a week before the start of the 2020 season. He quickly has found another home, in Detroit. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Peterson can earn up to $2.3 million this year from the Lions. [more]

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Lions sign Adrian Peterson

Adrian Peterson is returning to the NFC North. The Lions are signing Peterson, according to multiple reports. Peterson played most of his career in the division with the Vikings before his career went on the long journey that has had stops in New Orleans, Arizona and Washington. The Lions have used second-round picks on running [more]

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Cuts meetings apparently are making a Hard Knocks comeback

Some coaches, like Bruce Arians, flatly refuse to ever welcome Hard Knocks to town because they don’t want to allow cameras to invade the personal and private meetings with players whose NFL journeys have ended, at least for now. Last year, Raiders coach Jon Gruden minimized scenes exposing these interactions from the show. The Rams [more]

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Emotional Deshaun Watson reflects on his journey to a franchise quarterback contract

The press conference commemorating the new contract given by the Texans to quarterback Deshaun Watson became an episode of This Is Your Life. (Google it, kids.) The Texans arranged for surprise appearances from the likes of Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, former Gainesville High School assistant coach Michael Perry, many members [more]

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