Report: Calais Campbell to earn $7 million guaranteed in 2023, can escalate to $9 million

We’ve known for much of the week that veteran defensive lineman Calais Campbell was set to join the Falcons on a one-year deal. Now a few more details have emerged about his contract. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Campbell is set to earn $7 million guaranteed in 2023, which can escalate up to [more]

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Lions feel Halapoulivaati Vaitai “in a good place” after back surgery

When the Lions signed Graham Glasgow as a free agent earlier this month, one response was that the move didn’t seem to bode well for Halapoulivaati Vaitai‘s future with the team. Vaitai missed all of last season because of a back injury that required surgery and there was a chance to save some money by [more]

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Travis Kelce: “It hurts my soul” to lose Orlando Brown to the Bengals

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was not happy when left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. signed with the Bengals in free agency. “It hurts. It hurts my soul, man. Hurts my soul. It’s like watching your best friend just turn evil on you,” Kelce said on his New Heights podcast, via the Kansas City Star. Kelce [more]

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Bill Belichick noncommittal about Mac Jones starting over Bailey Zappe

When healthy, Mac Jones has started every game for the Patriots since they drafted him two years ago. But Bailey Zappe‘s performance in the games Jones missed last season has led to some questions about whether Jones really deserves to be the Patriots’ starter. And Bill Belichick declined to answer those questions at the league [more]

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Todd Bowles: We’re not looking for a QB to come in and be Superman

The Buccaneers will have a new quarterback in 2023 and they will be asking him to do different things than they asked of Tom Brady. That was part of the message from head coach Todd Bowles at the league meetings this week. Bowles said that “everybody just assumes you are going to be bad” because [more]

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Cal McNair: Texans’ penalty for salary cap violation was too harsh

The NFL stripped the Texans of a fifth-round draft pick and fined them $175,000 for a salary cap violation, and Texans owner Cal McNair does not agree with that decision. McNair said the Texans worked through the league appeal process to try to explain that the team was not attempting to circumvent the salary cap [more]

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Anthony Richardson met with Panthers, Raiders on Wednesday

With the annual league meeting over from earlier this week, teams are back on the road for the Pro Day circuit. Florida will have its showcase on Thursday, giving teams a chance to see players like quarterback Anthony Richardson in person for further evaluation before the draft next month. To that end, NFL Media’s Tom [more]

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