Jimmy Garoppolo: I don’t want to be given anything, I want to earn it

Jimmy Garoppolo‘s official introduction as a new member of the Raiders was delayed a little bit, but it finally happened on Friday. The expectation is that Garoppolo will take over the offense in Las Vegas in a reunion with Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels. McDaniels was the offensive coordinator for the Patriots when Garoppolo entered [more]

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DeMaurice Smith accuses owners of “criminally gaming the game itself” by refusing to do guaranteed contracts

It’s been obvious ever since the ink dried on Deshaun Watson‘s five-year, fully-guaranteed contract that Lamar Jackson wants one. But for a single stray report from several weeks back that Lamar never asked for such a deal, everything said and done privately and publicly has pointed to Lamar wanting the same structure from the Ravens [more]

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Bengals OL coach Frank Pollack: I wasn’t expecting to add a player like Orlando Brown

Bengals offensive line coach Frank Pollack was shocked when he found out his team was signing left tackle Orlando Brown. “It really kind of came out of nowhere,” Pollack said, via the Cincinnati Enquirer. “I was not expecting us to be in position to do anything for someone of his caliber. It just kind of [more]

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Jets’ Allen Lazard calls Nathaniel Hackett “The best teacher I’ve ever had in my life”

Nathaniel Hackett was fired just 15 games into his head coaching career last season, at the end of a disastrous year in Denver. But some of the players who know Hackett best rave about him. Hackett is now offensive coordinator of the Jets, and his past experience as offensive coordinator of the Packers is helping [more]

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Falcons agree to sign Tae Davis

The Falcons are adding another defensive player. Atlanta has agreed to terms with linebacker Tae Davis, per NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport. Davis entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2018 with the Giants. He appeared in 14 games with four starts as a rookie, picking up 33 total tackles with 2.0 sacks. He’s [more]

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Cooper Rush stays with the Cowboys

Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush played well during Dak Prescott‘s absence early in the 2022 season. Well enough that some wondered whether he’d get a chance to compete to be a starter elsewhere in 2023. That hasn’t happened. And so Rush will remain with the Cowboys. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Rush will sign a [more]

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Sam Darnold: Winning’s the only thing that matters to me

Sam Darnold agreed to sign a one-year deal with the 49ers this week and he joins a quarterback depth chart that also includes Trey Lance and Brock Purdy. Lance opened last season as the starter, but a broken ankle knocked him out of the lineup. Purdy took over after Jimmy Garoppolo went down with an [more]

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