2021 opt out deadline arrives today

The window closes at 4:00 p.m. ET. No one has passed through it yet, and there’s no indication that anyone will. The negotiated deadline for opting out arrives today. Any player who signed his latest contract before October 1, 2020 may opt out for the season. (In theory, any unsigned draft pick may opt out, [more]

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Daniel Jones still sees Eli Manning as “someone who can help”

Former Giants quarterback Eli Manning rejoined the team in a business operations and fan engagement role this offseason, but he may also have a hand in the team’s on-field preparations for the 2021 season. Manning was supplanted as the team’s quarterback by 2019 first-round pick Daniel Jones and Jones told SiriusXM NFL Radio that he [more]

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“Back Together Saturday” becomes the NFL’s next attempted tentpole event

In four weeks and one day, it’s coming. And it has a name. July 31 will be known as “Back Together Saturday” for the NFL, via Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal. Per Fischer, that’s the name for the league’s next tentpole event. But the NFL needs the teams to buy in. Some will, some [more]

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Troy Aikman thinks Tom Brady urged players to stay away from offseason workouts to get an edge

When the union first started pushing players to skip voluntary offseason workouts and when Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady spoke out in favor of players staying away, Simms and I joked (sort of) on PFT Live that Brady simply wants players on other teams to not be practicing when he is. To Hall of Fame quarterback [more]

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Former Saints receiver Bob Newland dies at 72

Bob Newland, a wide receiver who played for the Saints in the 1970s, has died at the age of 72. Newland was born and raised in Oregon and played his college football for the Oregon Ducks, and in 1970 he was voted Most Valuable Player on a Ducks team that also had future NFL stars [more]

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Cowboys will have 13 open training camp practices in California

The Cowboys are returning to training camp in Oxnard, California, this summer. They announced their practice schedule for that part of their training camp, and the Cowboys will have 13 practices open to fans. The charter lands in California on Tuesday, July 20 and the Cowboys have their first practice Thursday, July 22. The team [more]

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Bud Dupree: It’s going to be a great season for Julio Jones and A.J. Brown

The Titans have high hopes for Bud Dupree after signing the edge rusher to a five-year, $82.5 million deal this offseason — despite him tearing his ACL late last season. But the expectations for Tennessee’s offense may be even higher after the club acquired receiver Julio Jones. During an interview this week with NFL Network’s Good [more]

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