Report: Titans to cut Ben Jones

The Titans are releasing veteran center Ben Jones on Friday, Buck Reising of AtoZ Sports reports. The Titans will save $3.708 on their salary cap, with Jones counting $4.87 million in dead money unless they designate him as a post-June 1 cut. Then, his release would save them $6 million with only $2.293 million in [more]

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Bubba Ventrone: Cade York can improve and we’re going to coach him up

Browns kicker Cade York began his pro career by nailing a 58-yard, game-winning field goal to give Cleveland a victory over Carolina. But York, who was selected in the fourth round last year, struggled throughout the season — particularly for someone who was drafted that high. He finished the year 24-of-32 on field goals, missing [more]

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Sauce Gardner makes good on vow to burn his cheesehead

Those of you who watched Friday’s PFT Live saw the clear and obvious video evidence. Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner, who promised both to not intercept Aaron Rodgers in practice and to burn the cheesehead he wore at Lambeau Field after the Jets upset the Packers if Rodgers joins the Jets, threw the fake wedge of [more]

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Michael Pierce takes pay cut, Ravens gain cap space

Defensive tackle Michael Pierce has agreed to a change in the three-year deal he signed with the Ravens last year. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Pierce has agreed to a pay cut as part of a restructured contract ahead of the start of the 2023 league year. The move will clear $2.668 million [more]

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The Scouting Combine doesn’t really move the Nielsen meter

The XFL 3.0 has seen a much smaller TV audience than the resurrected league generated three years ago. However, the XFL still did much better when it comes to gathering eyeballs than the pro football pajama party that happened in Indianapolis. Lost in all the hype regarding the Scouting Combine is the fact that, as [more]

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Bobby Slowik’s comments about Jimmy Garoppolo are textbook tampering

The NFL whacked the Texans on Thursday for a fairly obvious salary-cap violation. The NFL also could smack Houston for a textbook breach of the tampering rules. On Wednesday, offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik acknowledged that the Texans are considering the possibility of signing 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. “We have a process that we go through, Jimmy [more]

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John Schneider, Pete Carroll praise Geno Smith’s perseverance and work ethic

Seahawks General Manager John Schneider and head coach Pete Carroll spent Thursday praising quarterback Geno Smith, who shocked the NFL world by having by far his best year in his 10th NFL season in 2022, and who has now signed a new contract to remain the Seahawks’ starting quarterback. Schneider called Smith an inspiration to [more]

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