Chandler Jones: “Amazing” to play for guys who have known me since I was a puppy

It seemed like a good bet that the Raiders would add some players with Patriots ties when they hired General Manager Dave Ziegler and head coach Josh McDaniels this offseason and that’s come true over the last couple of weeks. Not all of the additions are coming directly from New England, however. Defensive end Chandler [more]

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Jaguars shatter Patriots’ record for guaranteed money in a single free-agency cycle

The Jacksonville Jaguars have rarely threatened any of the records set by the New England Patriots. This year, the Jaguars shattered one of them. Jacksonville’s effort to spend its away out of dysfunction included, via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, devoting $175.3 million in guaranteed money to free agents signed in the ongoing cycle. That beats the [more]

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Jimmy Haslam: Browns are “comfortable” Deshaun Watson “will make the right call” on pending cases

When news first emerged that the Browns had managed to persuade Deshaun Watson to join the team, my immediate reaction was that he should settle the 22 lawsuits pending against him. One week later, Watson told reporters that it is “not my intent” to settle, and that “my intent is to continue to clear my [more]

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Greg Zuerlein signs with Jets

The Jets have found their kicker. Veteran free agent Greg Zuerlein signed with the Jets, the team announced today. Zuerlein spent the last two years with the Cowboys, who cut him this month in a move designed to clear salary cap space. Prior to that he spent eight years with the Rams. At times Zuerlein [more]

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Chiefs plan to sign Ronald Jones

Veteran running back Ronald Jones appears to be on the way to Kansas City. The Chiefs are planning to sign Jones to a one-year contract, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The 24-year-old Jones has played his entire career for the Buccaneers, who chose him with the 38th overall pick in the 2018 NFL [more]

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Playmakers is a Next Big Idea Club Season 18 nominee

The Next Big Idea Club finally has hatched its first really bad idea. It has made Playmakers a nominee for its Season 18 competition. The list of nominees is compiled by Panio Gianopoulos and gradually whittled down to two winners by the Next Big Idea Club’s quartet of curators: Susan Cain, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, [more]

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Peyton Manning’s pre-Super Bowl call to Matt Ryan revealed a deeper truth

During the non-stop craziness of NFL weekdays in free agency, some of the things that land on my list of items to write get kicked to the curb. Saturdays and Sundays become the days to look back on things that fell through the cracks and that still seem interesting, two or three or four days [more]

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