Ten years later, No. 1 overall contract still falls short of pre-2011 CBA values

The 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement dramatically restricted the money made by the players taken at the top of the draft. A decade later, the contract given to the first overall pick still falls short of the value received by the last first overall pick of the pre-wage scale era. On Monday, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence [more]

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East-West Shrine Bowl moves to Las Vegas, three days before Pro Bowl

America’s longest-running college all-star game will now be played on the same field and during the same week as the NFL’s all-star game. The East-West Shrine Bowl is moving to Las Vegas and will be played at Allegiant Stadium on Thursday, February 3, 2022, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. That’s three days before Allegiant Stadium [more]

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Latavius Murray wants to be more efficient this season

Saints running back Latavius Murray ran the ball 146 times during the 2019 season and posted the same number of carries in 2020, but the team got a bit more out of Murray the second time around. He ran for 19 more yards in 2020 and posted his highest yards per carry since his rookie [more]

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Aaron Rodgers hasn’t gathered with his receivers, yet

Aaron Rodgers‘ answer to the Summer of George entailed no participation in formal team workouts in Green Bay, including the annual mandatory minicamp. It also has yet to include unofficial workouts with teammates away from Wisconsin. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Rodgers has not gathered his key receivers and other pass catchers [more]

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N’Keal Harry no lock to make Patriots’ roster

The Patriots chose wide receiver N'Keal Harry in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft, which ordinarily ought to buy him a few years or a safe roster spot. But Harry is no sure thing to make the Patriots’ roster in 2021. Harry is in danger of not making the 53-man roster, according to [more]

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Joe Schobert: Trevor Lawrence has a “once-in-a-generation arm”

The Jaguars announced quarterback Trevor Lawrence had signed his rookie deal on Monday, putting the No. 1 pick under contract with training camp still a few weeks away. How Lawrence performs will significantly factor into Jacksonville’s overall success in 2021 and beyond. One of Lawrence’s teammates recently set out the high level of expectations for [more]

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Delanie Walker: I think Anthony Firkser is going to be elite

Delanie Walker is currently a free agent who would like to continue his career after spending 2020 out of the game. But he feels like one of his former teammates is set up for big-time success in the upcoming season. Walker praised Titans tight end Anthony Firkser during a podcast appearance with Turron Davenport of [more]

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