Carl Nassib getting support from around the NFL

Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib has received support from around the NFL after coming out on Monday as the league’s only openly gay player. Statements of support came from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Raiders owner Mark Davis and Raiders coach Jon Gruden. Two other members of the Raiders’ defensive line, Darius Stills and Solomon Thomas, [more]

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Austin Hooper expects more fun, added wrinkles from Browns offense

The Browns wrapped up their offseason program last week with a three-day mandatory minicamp that saw many of the team’s offensive players make their only appearance in Cleveland this spring. Workouts in Austin, Texas were the way most of those players spent the rest of the offseason, but the handful of workouts last week still [more]

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Tre’von Moehrig signs with Raiders

The Raiders are down to two unsigned draft picks from this year’s class. Safety Tre’von Moehrig has agreed to his rookie deal with the team. As a second-round pick, Moehrig has a four-year deal in Las Vegas. Moehrig won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back during his final season at TCU. [more]

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Eli Manning officially returns to Giants in business operations, fan engagement role

Eli Manning is officially back in the fold. It was reported in January that the two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback had met with Giants co-owner John Mara about a potential ambassador role in the organization. Then in April, Manning said the two parties were still figuring out what that role will be. Now we all know. [more]

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Patriots are expected to sign Devin Ross

The Patriots are set to add another wide receiver to their roster ahead of training camp. Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports that the team is expected to sign Devin Ross to their 90-man roster. Ross tried out for the team during last week’s mandatory minicamp. Ross went undrafted in 2018 and signed with the Titans. [more]

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Dennis Gardeck wants more sacks after 2020 season was cut short with torn ACL

Dennis Gardeck was a Cardinals special teams ace for the first two years of his career, playing the vast majority of snaps on the unit. But he’d never played a regular-season defensive rep until last season. Gardeck was on the field for just nine percent of the snaps on the unit in 2020, but still [more]

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Tom Brady on a team that wasn’t interested in him last year: “You’re sticking with that motherf–ker?”

Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady appears on the new episode of The Shop: Uninterrupted on HBO. And something he says will have people talking in barber shops and beyond. HBO has posted a promo for the episode. Regarding his 2020 foray into free agency, Brady says this about an unnamed NFL franchise: “One of the teams, they [more]

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