Aaron Rodgers opt out unlikely by July 2 deadline

One of the most surprising stories of the first slow week of the NFL offseason came courtesy of the 2021 opt-out rules. The agreement between the league and the NFL Players Association gives Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers the ability to sit out all of the coming season, with zero financial obligations to the team for [more]

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Harrison Smith on contract: Going to see what we can do

Harrison Smith is heading into his 10th season as a Vikings safety and he hopes that it is not his final one. Smith is in the final year of the five-year extension he signed with the team in 2016 and told reporters at the team’s minicamp that he’d like to sign another deal that ensures [more]

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Tre’Quan Smith sees the Saints getting back to normal, thanks to vaccines

The Saints are one of a handful of NFL teams that already have at least 85 percent of their players vaccinated, and wide receiver Tre’Quan Smith said he’s looking forward to a much more normal season in 2021 than in 2020. “We just want to get back to the normal way as quickly as possible [more]

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Report: Baker Mayfield, Browns have had no substantive talks yet

Who goes first? Baker Mayfield‘s camp is in no hurry to get the quarterback a mega extension. Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports the Browns and Mayfield’s representation have had no substantive talks and negotiations could stretch into the season. “The lines of communication between the Browns and Tom Mills, Mayfield’s chief [more]

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David DeCastro has a very pragmatic viewpoint of why he was released

The Steelers released veteran guard David DeCastro this week, due to a chronic ankle problem. The team surprisingly described the situation as a non-football injury. Jim Colony of 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh asked DeCastro about the NFI designation. Said DeCastro: “The owners are billionaires for a reason.” The decision to describe DeCastro’s condition as [more]

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Source: Bears weren’t the Tom Brady was referring to

Colin Cowherd insists that Tom Brady was talking about the Bears when explaining that a team was interested in him late in the 2020 free-agency process before deciding against signing him and (as Brady put it) “sticking with that motherf–ker.” Per multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation, it wasn’t the Bears. That doesn’t [more]

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With Morgan Moses, Jets again prioritize the offensive line

Jets General Manager Joe Douglas has once again showed that he views the offensive line as the key priority in rebuilding the roster. Most recently, it was the addition of free agent offensive tackle Morgan Moses, who signed a one-year deal with the Jets. Moses will get a $3.6 million base salary and up to [more]

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