Report: Amazon settles on Kirk Herbstreit as Thursday Night Football analyst

The game of big-money musical broadcasting chairs is apparently winding to a conclusion. Peter King reports in his latest Football Morning in America column that Amazon has “settled on” Kirk Herbstreit as the analyst for Thursday Night Football. The more accurate description may be “settled for,” given that the likes of Troy Aikman, Sean McVay, [more]

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Hall of Fame moves enshrinement ceremony from prime time to afternoon

The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremonies will take place in the afternoon this year. The Hall of Fame announced today that its Class of 2022 ceremony will begin at noon on Saturday, August 6. Although the Hall of Fame enshrinement has previously been a prime time show, Hall of Fame President Jim Porter [more]

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Tyrann Mathieu is expected to hit open market

The Chiefs are using their franchise tag on left tackle Orlando Brown and another one of the team’s players is set to hit the open market when free agency gets underway next week. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that safety Tyrann Mathieu is not expected to sign a new deal ahead of the start [more]

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Chiefs franchise tag Orlando Brown

Chiefs offensive tackle Orlando Brown has become the first player to get the franchise tag this offseason. The Chiefs are tagging Brown today, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. If Brown chooses to sign the franchise tag, he’ll have a fully guaranteed salary of $16.5 million for the 2022 season and then he’ll hit free [more]

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Report: Maxx Crosby extension talks are going well

The Raiders haven’t kicked off extension talks with quarterback Derek Carr yet, but they have made progress toward a new deal with another member of the team. Vic Tafur of TheAthletic.com reports that conversations about a contract extension with defensive end Maxx Crosby have gotten underway. Tafur also reports that those talks are going well. [more]

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Packers, Jaire Alexander negotiating contract extension

The Packers and cornerback Jaire Alexander are having talks on a long-term contract extension. Alexander’s representatives and the Packers have been in discussions recently, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The Packers’ first-round draft pick in 2018, Alexander is heading into the fifth year of his rookie contract. Alexander has a fully guaranteed salary [more]

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Drew Rosenhaus: Dolphins not planning to tag Emmanuel Ogbah, he’ll keep all his options open

Dolphins defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah is ready to hit free agency next week. Ogbah’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said they are anticipating that Ogbah will neither be tagged nor re-signed before the start of the league year on March 16, though that doesn’t mean Ogbah couldn’t stay with the Dolphins. “I’ve had discussions with the Dolphins [more]

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