Cleveland will not tender Tae Davis

The Browns will soon have an opening for a significant special teams role. Cleveland will not tender restricted free agent linebacker Tae Davis, according to NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero. Davis began his career with the Giants as an undrafted free agent out of Chattanooga in 2018. When New York waived him midway through the 2019 [more]

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Steelers will not tender Ola Adeniyi

The Steelers may have to move on from one of their key special teams players. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Pittsburgh will not tender restricted free agent Ola Adeniyi in part due to salary cap restrictions. The lowest tender amount for 2021 is $2.133 million. Ostensibly the Steelers could bring Adeniyi back for a [more]

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St. Louis lawsuit against the Rams likely will go to trial in January 2022

When Rams owner Stan Kroenke hosts the first Super Bowl at his new stadium in California next February, he’ll also be dealing with the biggest potential mess associated with the relocation of his team. Via the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a Missouri judge said this week that he plans to start the trial of the lawsuit [more]

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A Russell Wilson restructuring would slam the door on 2021 trade talk

Russell Wilson‘s long-term status with the Seahawks has gotten extremely shaky. His short-term status has thus become murky. There’s one thing that can happen that would slam the door on talk of a Wilson trade in 2021. As noted by Gregg Bell of the Tacoma News Tribune, the Seahawks have the contractual right to restructure [more]

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Report: Weston Richburg is likely to retire, restructured contract to help 49ers

San Francisco center Weston Richburg didn’t play at all in 2020 because of knee and shoulder injuries, and he recently had surgery on his hip. So it wouldn’t be surprising if he never plays again. In fact, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, that is the likely scenario: Richburg is likely to end up [more]

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Rams have plenty of cap space to clear

Not long ago, the Saints had the worst 2021 salary cap situation in the league. But the Saints systematically have chipped away their excess cap dollars. Currently, the Rams have the worst cap situation. Via spotrac.com, the Rams exceed the 2021 cap by more than $32 million. G.M. Les Snead has said that the Rams [more]

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Lions sign Josh Hill

Lions head coach Dan Campbell is bringing one of his favorite players to Detroit. Free agent tight end Josh Hill, who was cut by the Saints this week, has signed with the Lions. The 30-year-old Hill has spent his entire eight-season career in New Orleans, and for the last five years Campbell was his position [more]

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