Disney, NFL have a gap of more than $1 billion per year in their initial positions

As the NFL works toward extending all TV deals for another 10 years, the network with which the league must do the must work is ESPN. Disney, the parent company of ESPN and ABC, has balked at the NFL’s demands. According to John Ourand of Sports Business Journal, the NFL initially asked for $3.5 billion [more]

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Kenyan Drake on free agency: Working out main focus right now, we’ll get there

Running back Kenyan Drake isn’t sure where he’ll be playing next season, but he knows he wants to be in the best possible shape whenever he shows up for work. Drake is set for free agency after playing out the 2020 season for the Cardinals on a transition tag. He was a guest on NFL [more]

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Chris Spielman: I’ve always had a great admiration for Jared Goff

While trades are routinely agreed to in this time of year, individuals associated with the teams cannot talk about them until they’re official when the new league year begins. But everyone knows quarterback Jared Goff is heading to Detroit as part of the deal to send Matthew Stafford to Los Angeles. Goff is expected to [more]

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Aaron Rodgers’ Jeopardy guest-hosting stint starts on April 5

If you want to see Aaron Rodgers on TV before football season begins, mark your calendars for April 5. Via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, that’s when Rodgers’ 10-show guest-hosting stint on Jeopardy begins. Other guest hosts include Jeopardy executive producer Mike Richards, Katie Couric, Dr. Oz, Savannah Guthrie, Anderson Cooper, Mayim Bialik, Bill Whitaker, and [more]

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Jerry Richardson, Domonique Foxworth once had a heated (and entertaining) exchange over 17 games

If long reads are your thing, ESPN.com has a new item that explores a full field of rabbit holes regarding the relationship between the NFL and the NFL Players Association over the past decade. The item from Seth Wickersham and Don Van Natta, Jr. focuses largely on the tenure of NFLPA executive director Demaurice Smith, [more]

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Nick Bosa: You’ll see my progress on the field next year

49ers edge rusher Nick Bosa had his 2020 cut well short when he tore his ACL in Week 2 against the Jets. He was coming off a defensive rookie of the year season, recording 9.0 sacks, 16 tackles for loss, and 25 quarterback hits in the regular season. Then he had 4.0 sacks and three [more]

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Chris Spielman: You fill voids in free agency, can’t buy a locker room

The Lions are building their first team since hiring General Manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell last month and another new addition to the club shed some light on how that process may play out this offseason. Chris Spielman joined the Lions as a special assistant to owner Sheila Ford Hamp and president [more]

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