Marcus Mariota confident he’ll have opportunities in free agency

Marcus Mariota was once viewed as one of the NFL’s most promising young quarterbacks, and he’s still just 28 years old. As he prepares to become a free agent on Wednesday, he believes there’s going to be a team that gives him an opportunity to contribute. “I’m not worried about it. The opportunity will come,” [more]

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Saints restructure Alvin Kamara’s contract

The Saints are continuing the cap clearing process by reworking running back Alvin Kamara‘s deal. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the team has converted $10.465 million of Kamara’s 2022 compensation into a signing bonus. That kicks $8.372 million of a scheduled $11.5 million cap hit into future seasons. Kamara is signed through the 2025 [more]

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Tyler Conklin: I’d love to be back with Vikings, but I don’t have those answers

Three tight ends got franchise tags this week and that should be a positive for others at the position who are headed for unrestricted free agency. Vikings tight end Tyler Conklin is in that group and he’s coming off the most productive season of his career. Conklin caught 60 passes for 593 yards and three [more]

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Browns tender D’Ernest Johnson, will be able to match any offer he gets

The Browns already have two expensive running backs in Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt, and so there’s little chance that they’ll spend significant money to keep third-string running back D'Ernest Johnson. But they’re putting themselves in position to keep Johnson if the price is right. Cleveland tendered Johnson, a restricted free agent, with a right-of-first-refusal [more]

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NFL Top 100 2022 free agents: J.C. Jackson highest-ranked player to avoid the tag

The following are PFT’s top 100 free agents for the start of the 2022 league year. The rankings include prospective unrestricted free agents, released players, and players who have received the franchise tag. The list will be updated as events warrant, with signings, tags and re-signings denoted when announced and/or reported. 1. Packers wide receiver [more]

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Harold Landry: Our front four can lead charge to Super Bowl

The Titans re-signed edge rusher Harold Landry this week and the move keeps their defensive front together after a year that saw the team record 52 sacks between the regular season and the playoffs. Landry produced 13.5 of those sacks, but none of them were able to help the Titans advance past their first postseason [more]

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Fox says NFL has been helping, not obstructing, USFL launch

The NFL’s effort to work with the XFL doesn’t mean the NFL will be working against the USFL. Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch said Thursday that the NFL has been supporting the launch of the USFL. “The NFL has actually been tremendously helpful to us [more]

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