Report: Jaguars decline team option on Tyler Eifert, making him a free agent

Tight end Tyler Eifert is about to become an unrestricted free agent. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports the Jaguars are declining the 2021 team option on Eifert’s contract. It will save the team $5.2 million in cap space. The move is not a surprise despite the league-leading cap space the Jaguars have. Eifert, 30, [more]

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Cowboys hope for long-term deal with Dak Prescott before March 9

Mike Florio recently explained in a PFT post why the Cowboys need to get a long-term deal completed with Dak Prescott before the franchise-tag deadline March 9. That’s exactly what the team hopes to do, Todd Archer of ESPN reports. The two-week franchise-tag window opens Tuesday, so the clock is ticking on a new deal. [more]

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Police: Case involving shooting at agent Damarius Bilbo’s home is “closed inactive”

A June 2020 incident involving a bullet being fired into agent Damarius Bilbo’s home in Dunwoody, Georgia that saw Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard named as a person on interest remains unsolved, but the case is no longer open. Howard’s agent Darren Heitner told PFT that the case was closed on Monday and police in Dunwoody [more]

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New Jersey begins process of allowing fans back in stadiums

The Giants and Jets played all their home games in an empty MetLife Stadium in 2020, but in 2021 New Jersey is beginning the process of bringing fans back. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced that 15 percent capacity will be permitted at outdoor stadiums, beginning March 1. The Giants and Jets, of course, will [more]

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Cam Newton: I intimidated the Panthers; Patriots were only place that made sense

Quarterback Cam Newton was a free agent for quite a while last year after being released by the Panthers and there didn’t appear to be anyone other than the Patriots knocking on his door when he finally signed in July. Newton’s season got off to a decent start, but he missed time after testing positive [more]

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Mike Iupati retires after 11 seasons

Mike Iupati, a guard who was a first-round draft pick in 2010 and went to four Pro Bowls, has retired. “My body was telling me it was time to close the door,” Iupati told the Spokesman-Review newspaper in Idaho, where he went to college. A first-round pick of the 49ers in 2010, Iupati played five [more]

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David Irving: I hated going to work for the Cowboys

David Irving re-signed with the Raiders last week, keeping him with the franchise that brought him back to the league. Irving had been suspended indefinitely in March 2019 for repeated violations of the league’s old substance abuse policy. But he was reinstated in October and signed with Las Vegas soon after. In an interview with [more]

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