Malcolm Butler visiting the Patriots today

Free agent cornerback Malcolm Butler is visiting the team that gave him his highest of highs and lowest of lows. Butler is in New England today for a tryout with the Patriots, according to Ben Volin of the Boston Globe. Butler spent his first four NFL seasons with the Patriots, and he had the game-winning [more]

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Giants restructure Graham Gano’s contract to move cap hit to future years

New Giants General Manager Joe Schoen inherited a bad salary cap situation from his predecessor Dave Gettleman, and he’s trying to clean it up. The latest example: Schoen has restructured kicker Graham Gano‘s contract to give him $2.63 million of this year’s salary as a signing bonus, as well as adding a void year, according [more]

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Texans will look at “every option” on veteran quarterbacks

Scroll through the online roster of players currently on the roster of the Houston Texans. You’ll see one quarterback: Davis Mills. (They also have Jeff Driskel, a tight end who is moving back to quarterback. Kyle Allen recently was signed, but he has yet to make his way to the online roster.) With Deshaun Watson [more]

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Slow going on open market for running backs like Melvin Gordon, Leonard Fournette

Running backs rarely get paid a lot of money in free agency. The best ones usually stay with the teams with which they became stars, since the money is rarely if ever better for them on the open market. This year, plenty of running backs with name recognition are finding the going slow in free [more]

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What will 49ers get for Jimmy Garoppolo?

With Deshaun Watson landing in Cleveland, the rest of the quarterback market can get moving again. And while Baker Mayfield becomes the biggest name to land on the stop-and-start carousel, 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo continues to be the biggest question mark in this year’s class of veteran passers. The 49ers are indeed trying to trade [more]

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La’el Collins: I told Joe Burrow, your new bodyguard is in town, no one’s touching you

New Bengals offensive tackle La'el Collins is saying all the things Joe Burrow, and Bengals fans, want to hear. Collins, who signed Sunday, has been talking to Burrow during his negotiations and was eager to let Burrow know as soon as he reached a contract agreement that his pass protection should be better in 2022. [more]

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Panthers are pursuing free-agent tackle Duane Brown

The Carolina Panthers whiffed in their effort to get quarterback Deshaun Watson. They’re instead pursuing the man who briefly protected Watson’s blindside in Houston. David Newton of ESPN.com reports that the Panthers are pursuing free-agent tackle Duane Brown. Brown is one of several tackles currently available. Others on the market include Terron Armstead, Trent Brown, [more]

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