Davante Adams calls Raiders G.M. Dave Ziegler “the man” after critical comments emerge

Raiders receiver Davante Adams recently said some things to Mirin Fader of TheRinger.com. Beyond the fact that Adams’s motivation to leave the Packers included an obsession with proving he could thrive without quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Adams was candid about his concerns regarding the current direction of the Raiders. After the comments surfaced, Adams posted on [more]

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Giants will bring back 1980s-1990s uniforms for two home games this season

For the second straight year, the Giants will wear their classic blue uniforms from the 1980s and 1990s for two home games this season. The Giants announced they will wear the throwback uniforms on Sunday, October 22, against the Commanders, and on Monday, December 11 against the Packers. They also wore the throwback uniforms for [more]

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David Ojabo says he tried to get No. 55 Ravens jersey, Terrell Suggs won’t let him

Officially, the Baltimore Ravens franchise does not have any retired numbers. But they do have some numbers they haven’t issued after the number was associated with a great player. And one of those numbers is the No. 55 jersey of Terrell Suggs, who played for the Ravens from 2003 to 2018. Ravens pass rusher David [more]

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XFL draws 1.43 million viewers for championship game

XFL 3.0 didn’t perform as well on TV as XFL 2.0. But XFL 3.0 actually finished its season, which makes it a positive. Via Bill Shea of TheAthletic.com, the XFL attracted an average viewership of 1.43 million for the championship game between Arlington and D.C. on Saturday night. The game was televised by ABC. It [more]

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Report: Steelers inform Ahkello Witherspoon he’ll be released

Veteran cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon is set to hit the open market. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Steelers have informed Witherspoon that he will be released. The move would clear $4 million in cap space for the 2023 season. Witherspoon spent four seasons with the 49ers after being drafted in the third round [more]

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Guaranteed salaries didn’t guarantee some rookies a job beyond minicamp

In the days after the draft concludes, much is made of the undrafted free agents who finagle significant guarantees. For some players, those guarantees don’t even guarantee a job until Memorial Day. This year, multiple players with partially guaranteed contracts were released after participating in rookie minicamps. The players who found themselves go from having [more]

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Bears were shocked Roschon Johnson was available in the fourth round

NFL teams try their best to gather intelligence about where the other 31 teams are likely to draft certain players, but the Bears were way off in their assessment of where running back Roschon Johnson would go. Bears General Manager Ryan Poles told Cynthia Ferlund of NFL Media that his team ran 53 different simulations [more]

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