Trevor Lawrence passes on draft invitation

The NFL’s ultimate reality show will be missing its biggest star in 2021. Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence has passed on the invitation to attend the draft in Cleveland, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Lawrence will instead watch the draft at Clemson with a few family members and friends. Good for Lawrence. While some will chafe [more]

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John Mara thinks Daniel Jones looks like a Super Bowl quarterback

Giants quarterback Daniel Jones has a big supporter in team owner John Mara. Mara told Ian O’Connor of the New York Post that he believes Jones looks like a quarterback who will win a Super Bowl. “Yes he does,” Mara said. “I can say that without any hesitation.” Asked if Jones can win multiple Super [more]

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Deion Jones reworks contract with Falcons

Falcons linebacker Deion Jones has joined the long list of players around the league that have reworked their contracts to provide cap space to teams this offseason. Jones’ agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN that his client is deferring $4 million of his $8.2 million base salary for the 2021 season until the 2022 season. That [more]

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Bengals re-sign Jordan Evans

Linebacker Jordan Evans will be back for a fifth season in Cincinnati. The Bengals announced on Sunday that Evans has re-signed with the team. It is a one-year deal for the 2017 sixth-round pick. Evans has played in 60 games during his four seasons with the Bengals and made nine starts in his first two [more]

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Kyle Love announces his retirement

Defensive tackle Kyle Love never signed with another team after being released by the Buccaneers last September and he won’t be signing anyone this year either. In a post to his Instagram account, Love wrote that he is “closing this chapter in my life and opening up a new one” away from the football field. [more]

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Alvin Kamara isn’t a fan of the inevitable 17-game season

Count Saints running back Alvin Kamara among those not in favor of 17 games. “Sh-t dumb . . . as hell,” Kamara said on Twitter in response to the non-news news that owners will expand the regular season by one game this week. The players voted last year on a labor deal that gave the [more]

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Yes, the NFL will expand to 17 regular-season games this week

Maybe it’s just a slow news day. Whatever the case, a report from ESPN that the NFL’s owners are expected to add a 17th regular-season game this week is not news. Anyone who has been paying any attention to the NFL over the past few months knew that it wasn’t just “expected” to happen, but [more]

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