Browns tender KhaDarel Hodge

Cleveland has taken a step to keep one of its restricted free agents. The Browns have tendered wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge, according to multiple reports. Hodge has been with Cleveland since the start of the 2019 season when the club claimed him off waivers from the Rams. In the last two years, Hodge has caught [more]

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Restructuring Anthony Barr’s contract clears $2.9 million for Vikings

Linebacker Anthony Barr and the Vikings worked out the details of a revised contract that will speed up Barr’s return to free agency. Word that Barr’s deal would be restructured came on Sunday and Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reported the specifics of how the contract will be altered on Monday. Barr’s salary and bonuses [more]

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Drew Brees blazed a new trail for modern quarterbacks

As legacy goes, Drew Brees added many thing to the story that is the NFL. Beyond his unique significance to the resurrection of New Orleans, Brees became a human JUGS machine during his tenure with the Saints. Before Brees, only one quarterback threw for 5,000 yards in a season: Dan Marino, in 1984. Brees became [more]

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FMIA: Drew Brees Leaves A Legend. Plus What To Expect In Free Agency

The Drew Brees part of this column will be everlasting. But part of this column, about the dawn of the annual crazy free-agency cycle, will be obsolete this afternoon, so please speed-read accordingly. Starting at noon ET today, you’ll begin to hear the drumbeat of major moves of the 52-hour (aptly named) legal tampering period [more]

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Kevin Zeitler: It was a pretty tough call, but Baltimore was the right fit

Kevin Zeitler and the Ravens got a head start on free agency, agreeing to a three-year, $22.5 million contract on Monday. Baltimore is Zeitler’s third AFC North team, having previously played for Cleveland ND Cincinnati. That divisional familiarity was one factor in Zeitler’s decision. “Well it was actually a pretty tough call. They were all [more]

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Kevin Zeitler signing shows Ravens once again prioritizing compensatory picks

Since the NFL started awarding compensatory picks in 1994 to teams that lose more free agents than they sign, no team has employed the compensatory pick system more successfully than the Ravens. And the Ravens’ latest move shows once again how they do it. The Ravens agreed to terms with free agent guard Kevin Zeitler, [more]

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Vikings won’t tender Chad Beebe, but want him back

Receiver Chad Beebe, the son of former NFL receiver Don Beebe, has established himself as a member of the Vikings. Due to become a restricted free agent, however, Chad Beebe hasn’t done enough to get the Vikings to extend an RFA tender offer. Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that the Vikings [more]

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