Vikings sign Xavier Woods

The Vikings have added another veteran to the secondary. Free agent safety Xavier Woods has signed a one-year deal in Minnesota, according to multiple reports. Woods is the third free agent the Vikings have added to their secondary, following Patrick Peterson and Mackensie Alexander. A 2017 sixth-round pick of the Cowboys, Woods has played his [more]

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Bruce Arians promises a grueling training camp

For many Super Bowl champions, complacency can become a problem. Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians is determined to not let that happen to the Super Bowl LV champions. “When our guys come back, and that’s my job, I’m going to beat the sh-t out of them,” Arians told The Loose Cannons on Friday night, via JoeBucsFan.com. “We’re going [more]

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Mohamed Sanu returns to the 49ers

A day after the 49ers moved up to draft a quarterback, they’ve signed a player who knows a thing or two about throwing the football. Receiver Mohamed Sanu has signed with the 49ers, according to his agent, Mike McCartney. Sanu, who signed as a free-agent with the Falcons when 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan served as [more]

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Ravens announce Sammy Watkins deal, “pending physical”

It’s official. With an asterisk. The Ravens have announced that they have signed receiver Sammy Watkins to a one-year deal, “pending a physical.” The physical is always part of the process. For 99 percent of the players, it’s not an issue. For players with injury histories, it can be. That doesn’t mean the Ravens are [more]

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Nine years later, Kyle Shanahan makes his RGIII trade

In 2012, Washington gave up three first-round picks and a second-round pick to get quarterback Robert Griffin III. The coach and offensive coordinator at the time, Mike and Kyle Shanahan, respectively, were not on board with that approach. Nine years later, Kyle Shanahan has made an RGIII-style trade of his own. Presumably, the trade from [more]

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Shaq Barrett’s franchise tag would have been $20.577 million

Lost if not completely unknown in the moves the Buccaneers have made since winning Super Bowl LV is that the decision not to apply the franchise tag to linebacker Shaq Barrett should have been less surprising than it was. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Barrett’s franchise tender would have been $20.577 million [more]

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Longtime coach Howard Schnellenberger dies at 87

Howard Schnellenberger, whose football coaching career spanned more than half a century, has died at the age of 87. Schnellenberger is best remembered for his long and successful career coaching in college, but he also had stints in the NFL, most notably as head coach of the Baltimore Colts in 1973 and 1974, and offensive [more]

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