Christian McCaffrey: Comments about trade to 49ers are “nothing against” Panthers

49ers running back Christian McCaffrey recently said the trade that sent him from Carolina to San Francisco was “the best thing that ever happened to me.” On Friday, he clarified his remarks, given their obvious implication. Via NFL.com, McCaffrey said during an appearance on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football that his happiness about joining the 49ers [more]

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Brian Davis’s company seeks $500 billion over failed Commanders purchase

The very strange situation regarding the failed effort by former Duke basketball and NBA player Brian Davis to buy the Washington Commanders could get more strange, sooner than later. For starters, A.J. Perez of FrontOfficeSports.com reports that Davis’s company, Urban Echo Energy, seeks $500 billion in damages from Bank of America in the lawsuit filed [more]

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Top quarterbacks pause NFLPA rookie premiere to hang out with Tom Brady, Michael Rubin

At first, it seemed to be just another strategically curious tweet from a firehose account that often posts items of little or no relevance to the audience — but that potentially count as favors that could have scoop-related (or other) benefits down the line. The broader dynamics are sufficiently compelling to merit a closer examination. [more]

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Jim Irsay’s list of all-time Top 5 players includes John Elway, excludes Peyton Manning

After news broke Friday that Jim Brown had died, he was remembered by many people as the greatest player in NFL history. Colts owner Jim Irsay was one of those people, but when Irsay tweeted a list of the Top 5 players in NFL history, it was some other names that raised eyebrows. “On my [more]

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Omar Khan: I really hope Alex Highsmith is a Steeler for a long time

The Steelers are signing backup quarterback Mitch Trubisky to a contract extension and a member of the defense may be next up on that front. Linebacker Alex Highsmith is heading into the final year of his contract after recording 14.5 sacks during the 2022 season. The Steelers typically don’t negotiate contract extensions once the regular [more]

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Lane Johnson fully cleared, three months after adductor surgery

Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson has been cleared for all offseason work, three months after surgery on a torn adductor. “Officially cleared!” Johnson wrote on Twitter. Johnson suffered the injury late in the regular season but decided to delay surgery so that he could play in the playoffs. Johnson missed the final two games of [more]

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Dak Prescott holds the cards in contract talks with Cowboys

Dak Prescott had the Cowboys over a barrel in early 2021. He had them firmly so far over a barrel that year that he was able to do a new deal that already put them over a barrel again in 2023. The Cowboys need to fix his contract now, in order to avoid a potential [more]

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