Derek Carr: I’m excited about Andre James

When the Raiders elected to transform their offensive line this offseason, the choice largely affected Derek Carr. The quarterback had played behind Rodney Hudson — widely thought of as one of the league’s best centers — since 2015. After the club traded Hudson to Arizona, Andre James will take over that position. James doesn’t have [more]

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XFL players get pennies on the dollar from bankruptcy

The pandemic killed the resurrected XFL. The league, before being sold to The Rock, went through bankruptcy. Now, the players for XFL 2.0 have gotten their money. It’s not much. Via Daniel Kaplan of TheAthletic.com, XFL players will get as little as four cents on the dollar for their claims for unpaid wages. The average [more]

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Jimmy Smith “absolutely will not play” for anyone but Ravens

Cornerback Jimmy Smith could have hit free agency this offseason, but he never made it to the open market because he signed a one-year extension with the Ravens just before the calendar flipped to 2021. Smith was a first-round pick in 2011 and has spent his entire 10-year NFL career in Baltimore, which made it [more]

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Tottenham fans discuss possible protest during NFL games this season

Fans of Manchester United and Arsenal have made it known that they don’t want their NFL owners to continue to own their Premier League teams. Fans of Tottenham plan to use a pair of NFL games as a platform for protesting ownership of their club, even though there’s otherwise no NFL connection to their favorite [more]

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C.J. Mosley: I don’t have any doubts in my ability to play at a high level

Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley opted out of the 2020 season, but it’s been a lot longer than that since he’s played in an NFL game. Mosely injured his groin in Week 1 of the 2019 season and was shut down for the year after aggravating the injury in a Week 6 return to action. Mosley [more]

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President Biden commends Carl Nassib

Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib has drawn praise from the President of the United States. President Biden issued a statement praising Nassib, who came out as the NFL’s only openly gay player this week. Biden also praised Kumi Yokoyama, a soccer player for the Washington Spirit of the National Women’s Soccer League who came out [more]

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Travis Kelce considers 2020 season a “failure” because Chiefs didn’t win Super Bowl

Travis Kelce put together one of the best seasons a tight end’s ever had in 2020. But the result of the last game of the year left him with a poor impression. Kelce set a new single-season tight end record with 1,416 yards — and did it in only 15 games. He also became the [more]

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