Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson are among several NFL stars with something to prove this season
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson are among several NFL stars with something to prove this season

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Aaron Rodgers knows all eyes are on him. Pittsburgh’s Russell Wilson, San Francisco’s Christian McCaffrey, Cleveland’s Deshaun Watson, Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence and Philadelphia’s Saquon Barkley are among a handful of NFL stars with something to prove because of injuries, mediocre play or needing to justify big contracts. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Jets Rodgers’ much-hyped arrival in the Big Apple quickly went sour when he was injured in the season opener and New York couldn’t recover. But last season’s AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year reset the market for running backs this offseason by signing a record-setting contract extension worth $38 million over two years and will be featured on the cover of EA Sports Madden NFL 25. Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Dolphins Tagovailoa could play this season on the final year of his rookie deal after the QB said last month he was “antsy” about getting a new contract done.

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Aaron Rodgers’ recent resurgence for the Jets is showing he might have plenty left beyond this year
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Aaron Rodgers’ recent resurgence for the Jets is showing he might have plenty left beyond this year

Associated Press  

Aaron Rodgers turned back the clock the past few weeks — and reignited talk about whether the New York Jets quarterback has another quality season left in him. “I think there’s some absolute truth to the fact that he struggled with injuries for a good part of the season,” interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich said Monday. The real Aaron Rodgers.” …

Brock Purdy could be the next man up for a mega payday from the 49ers
4 months ago

Brock Purdy could be the next man up for a mega payday from the 49ers

Associated Press  

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The 49ers’ arduous summer of contract negotiations ended with San Francisco handing out megadeals to stars Trent Williams and Brandon Aiyuk in time for them to be ready to be on the field for the start of the season. Next up could be Brock Purdy, who will be in line to go from one the NFL’s …

Browns release QB Tyler Huntley, leaving them with 3. Deshaun Watson’s contract reworked for 2024
4 months, 1 week ago

Browns release QB Tyler Huntley, leaving them with 3. Deshaun Watson’s contract reworked for 2024

Associated Press  

BEREA, Ohio — The Browns threw away one of their quarterbacks. Cleveland released quarterback Tyler Huntley on Thursday, leaving them with three QBs heading into the season after they were forced to start five in 2023 amid a rash of injuries at the position. Huntley threw three touchdown passes last week in Cleveland’s exhibition finale. The Browns will head into …

Several QB competitions going on in NFL training camps, including Raiders battle, Steelers rivalry
5 months, 1 week ago

Several QB competitions going on in NFL training camps, including Raiders battle, Steelers rivalry

Associated Press  

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Aidan O’Connell at Purdue and Gardner Minshew at Washington State were used to fighting for their jobs, and little has changed in the NFL. It’s just good to be back out here again with the guys, putting the helmet on and really getting to work today.” Patriots First-year Patriots coach Jerod Mayo is keeping an open …

Packers QB Love agrees to terms on 4-year contract extension worth $220 million, AP source says
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Packers QB Love agrees to terms on 4-year contract extension worth $220 million, AP source says

Associated Press  

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love has agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension worth $220 million, a person familiar with the deal said Friday. The new deal comes after Love led the NFL’s youngest team to a 10-9 record and playoff berth last season in his first year as a starter while stepping up to the challenge of …

49ers reward Christian McCaffrey with a 2-year contract extension
7 months ago

49ers reward Christian McCaffrey with a 2-year contract extension

Associated Press  

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers rewarded All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey with a contract extension after he won the AP Offensive Player of the Year award in his first full season with the team. Just proud and happy that we got something like this done.” McCaffrey was on hand at the start of San Francisco’s mandatory minicamp …

Vikings reach agreement with Jefferson on 4-year extension to give him NFL’s richest non-QB contract
7 months, 1 week ago

Vikings reach agreement with Jefferson on 4-year extension to give him NFL’s richest non-QB contract

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Justin Jefferson became the latest player to cash in on the league-wide push for elite pass catchers. “There’s more to be done.” Jefferson, who has the most receiving yards in league history through a player’s first four seasons, had entered the final year of his rookie deal. “He is the living embodiment of our culture with his joyful …

Can Jordan Love, Dak Prescott earn $60M a year? Next wave of QB deals set to push market limits
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Can Jordan Love, Dak Prescott earn $60M a year? Next wave of QB deals set to push market limits

New York Times  

Will the NFL quarterback market eventually stabilize or keep skyrocketing toward $60 million annually? Goff’s deal will surely be used as a starting point for the others’ negotiations, as it followed a seismic shift in the market in 2023 when four QB contracts exceeded $50 million in average annual value and two more hit $40 million per year. Though neither …

Grading the good, bad and ugly of every major NFL free agency 2024 deal
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Grading the good, bad and ugly of every major NFL free agency 2024 deal

New York Times  

The 2024 NFL year officially started on March 13, and thanks to the “legal tampering window” for free agency that opened two days earlier, it was a frenzied opening stretch. He agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal with $10.5 million guaranteed Giants add OT Jermaine Eluemunor Grade: A Randy Mueller’s Top 150 ranking: No. Panthers add DT A’Shawn Robinson …

Russell Wilson is heading to Pittsburgh! Former Super Bowl champion 'is signing a one-year deal with the Steelers - and the Broncos will pay $38m of his salary while he's there'
10 months ago

Russell Wilson is heading to Pittsburgh! Former Super Bowl champion 'is signing a one-year deal with the Steelers - and the Broncos will pay $38m of his salary while he's there'

Daily Mail  

Russell Wilson is signing a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers after being cut by the Denver Broncos. The nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback and former Super Bowl champion is heading to the Steelers for the 2024 season, and he announced the move on X late on Sunday night. Russell Wilson is signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers after being cut by …

Jerry Jeudy is traded from Broncos to Browns for fifth and sixth-round pick... giving embattled quarterback Deshaun Watson little excuse not to succeed in Cleveland
10 months ago

Jerry Jeudy is traded from Broncos to Browns for fifth and sixth-round pick... giving embattled quarterback Deshaun Watson little excuse not to succeed in Cleveland

Daily Mail  

Jerry Jeudy's arrival in Cleveland should boost the Browns' passing attack The Broncos have agreed to send Jerry Jeudy to the Browns - giving Cleveland's passing attack another big weapon. Jerry Jeudy has been traded to the Browns for a pair of late-round picks He posted 758 receiving yards last season for Denver, along with two TD receptions His best …

Russell Wilson allowed to talk to other teams before his release after dreadful run in Denver ended two seasons into his five-year $242.6m deal
10 months ago

Russell Wilson allowed to talk to other teams before his release after dreadful run in Denver ended two seasons into his five-year $242.6m deal

Daily Mail  

The Denver Broncos have given soon-to-be free agent Russell Wilson the green light to talk to teams around the NFL before free agency starts next week. On Wednesday, sources told ESPN that the Broncos have allowed Wilson, 35, to take meetings in other cities days after being informed that he was getting cut after two seasons in Denver. 'Over these …

Why the 49ers traded for Christian McCaffrey: ‘Do you want him to go to L.A.?’
11 months ago

Why the 49ers traded for Christian McCaffrey: ‘Do you want him to go to L.A.?’

LA Times  

Christian McCaffrey will play for the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday — partly because the 49ers did not want the star running back to play for the Rams. “I was trying to be just completely blank in the head because I didn’t want to have predict, ‘This is where I’m going or this is where I’m …

Where will Kirk Cousins, Kyler Murray play next year? Setting the stage for 2024 QB carousel
1 year, 1 month ago

Where will Kirk Cousins, Kyler Murray play next year? Setting the stage for 2024 QB carousel

New York Times  

By now, the Super Bowl contenders are well aware of their standing among the NFL’s hierarchy, while the postseason afterthoughts are assessing their offseason roadmaps. Wilson’s five-year, $242.5 million contract looked like a massive issue throughout 2022, and that may still be the case, which would place him in the category below. He’s on the books in 2024 for a …

Analysis: Giving Deshaun Watson $230 million guaranteed has become a disaster for the Browns
1 year, 1 month ago

Analysis: Giving Deshaun Watson $230 million guaranteed has become a disaster for the Browns

Associated Press  

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. ___ Giving Deshaun Watson a fully guaranteed $230 million contract has turned into another disaster for the Cleveland Browns. But I’m going to be working with some great doctors and great staff that dealt with this process before with a lot of professional baseball guys and make …

Watson rallies Browns from 14 down in 4th to 33-31 win over Ravens, tightening AFC North
1 year, 1 month ago

Watson rallies Browns from 14 down in 4th to 33-31 win over Ravens, tightening AFC North

Associated Press  

BALTIMORE — The Cleveland Browns have received a lot of ridicule for the massive contract they gave Deshaun Watson last year. Watson completed every pass he threw after halftime, and Cleveland made all the important plays down the stretch, rallying from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Ravens 33-31 on Sunday. “That’s something that would have been very valuable …

Jonathan Taylor and the Colts have agreed on a 3-year, $42 million extension, source tells AP
1 year, 3 months ago

Jonathan Taylor and the Colts have agreed on a 3-year, $42 million extension, source tells AP

Associated Press  

All-Pro running back Jonathan Taylor and the Indianapolis Colts agreed on a contract extension Saturday, the team announced. San Francisco’s Christian McCaffrey and New Orleans’ Alvin Kamara are now the only running backs making more money than Taylor per year. The agreement was announced after the Colts activated Taylor from the the physically unable to perform list and removed the …

Hamstring injury makes WR Christian Watson unavailable for Packers’ season opener with Bears
1 year, 4 months ago

Hamstring injury makes WR Christian Watson unavailable for Packers’ season opener with Bears

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson won’t play in Sunday’s season opener at Chicago while he deals with a hamstring injury. The Packers’ injury report Friday ruled Watson out for the Bears game and listed wide receiver Romeo Doubs as questionable. Watson’s absence means Green Bay won’t have its top returning receiver when Jordan Love …

Bengals QB Joe Burrow becomes NFL’s highest-paid player with $275 million deal, AP source says
1 year, 4 months ago

Bengals QB Joe Burrow becomes NFL’s highest-paid player with $275 million deal, AP source says

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow became the highest-paid player in the NFL on Thursday, agreeing to a five-year, $275 million contract extension, according to a person familiar with the deal. Signing the 2022 Pro Bowler and 2021 AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year to an extension was a goal of the team this summer, but the deal …

49ers still waiting to sign Nick Bosa to an extension. They aren’t considering trading him
1 year, 4 months ago

49ers still waiting to sign Nick Bosa to an extension. They aren’t considering trading him

Associated Press  

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Nick Bosa still hasn’t reported to the San Francisco 49ers as his contract holdout moves closer to the start of the season but the Niners have no plans to trade their star defensive player away. With Bosa’s holdout in its sixth week, there has been some talk that San Francisco could look for a trade if …

Browns expecting big things with Deshaun Watson on field from start after suspension-altered season
1 year, 4 months ago

Browns expecting big things with Deshaun Watson on field from start after suspension-altered season

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND BROWNS EXPECTATIONS: Everything hinges on QB Deshaun Watson, who begins his first full on-field season with Cleveland after serving an 11-game NFL suspension in 2022 following accusations by more than two dozen women of sexual harassment when he played in Houston. NEW FACES: WR Elijah Moore, DE Za’Darius Smith, S Juan Thornhill, DT Dalvin Tomlinson, DT Shelby Harris, Defensive …

NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers takes $35 million pay cut to stay at New York Jets
1 year, 5 months ago

NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers takes $35 million pay cut to stay at New York Jets

Hindustan Times  

Four-time NFL Most Valuable Player Aaron Rodgers has agreed to a massive pay cut in a new two-year contract with New York Jets. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets talks to reporters after training camp On his previous Green Bay Packers contract, Rodgers was expected to earn around $110 million. Aaron Rodgers had previously emphasised on his …

Chargers, QB Justin Herbert agree to 5-year extension worth $262.5 million, AP source says
1 year, 5 months ago

Chargers, QB Justin Herbert agree to 5-year extension worth $262.5 million, AP source says

Associated Press  

Justin Herbert is set to become the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback by annual salary, agreeing to a five-year, $262.5 million extension with the Los Angeles Chargers on Tuesday. Herbert’s total value and $52.5 million average per season surpasses the $260 million, five-year extension Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson signed three months ago. Herbert will get $218.7 million guaranteed, which is second to the …

Chargers, Justin Herbert agree to 5-year, $262.5 million contract extension: Source
1 year, 5 months ago

Chargers, Justin Herbert agree to 5-year, $262.5 million contract extension: Source

New York Times  

The Chargers and quarterback Justin Herbert have agreed to a five-year, $262.5 million contract extension, a league source told The Athletic on Tuesday, the team announced Tuesday. Herbert, 25, joins the Eagles’ Jalen Hurts as the second starting quarterback from the 2020 NFL Draft class to pick up a contract extension this offseason. — Popper GO DEEPER Justin Herbert's contract …

NFL 2023 offseason winners and losers: Aaron Rodgers is happy, but AFC test will be tough
1 year, 6 months ago

NFL 2023 offseason winners and losers: Aaron Rodgers is happy, but AFC test will be tough

New York Times  

With spring conditioning, voluntary practice and mandatory minicamp over, the NFL now has reached the closest thing to a break in what is truly a year-round operation. Winner: NFL owners and Amazon Determined to satisfy Amazon, NFL owners this offseason approved flex scheduling for “Thursday Night Football” games, and they also added a Black Friday contest to the slate. What …

Raiders, QB Jimmy Garoppolo agree to 3-year deal: Sources
1 year, 9 months ago

Raiders, QB Jimmy Garoppolo agree to 3-year deal: Sources

New York Times  

By Tashan Reed, Vic Tafur, Jeff Howe and Larry Holder The Raiders and former 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo have agreed to a contract worth $67.5 million over three years, including about $45 million guaranteed, league and team sources told The Athletic. https://t.co/JHXryoEVHG — Jeff Howe March 13, 2023 GO DEEPER Updated NFL free agency rankings: Lamar Jackson, Orlando Brown headline …

Updated NFL free agency rankings: Lamar Jackson, Orlando Brown headline top 150
1 year, 9 months ago

Updated NFL free agency rankings: Lamar Jackson, Orlando Brown headline top 150

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of NFL free agency with all the latest news, deals and trades. Patrick Peterson, CB, Vikings Update: Agreed to two-year, $14 million deal with Steelers Peterson was unequivocally Minnesota’s most reliable cornerback last season and he was one off the league lead with five interceptions. — Boyd Update: Agreed to two-year, $12 million deal with …

Analysis: Daniel Jones’ new contract raises standard for QBs
1 year, 10 months ago

Analysis: Daniel Jones’ new contract raises standard for QBs

Associated Press  

Daniel Jones turned one decent season into a mega-money contract that raises the standard in the NFL. Jackson, the 2019 NFL MVP, received a nonexclusive franchise tag from the Baltimore Ravens so he’ll make $32.4 million this season — a bargain compared to Jones — if he doesn’t sign a long-term deal. A reasonable starting point for his contract negotiations …

Russell Wilson gets 5-year, $245M extension from Broncos
2 years, 4 months ago

Russell Wilson gets 5-year, $245M extension from Broncos

Associated Press  

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Russell Wilson’s five-year, $245 million extension includes a $50 million signing bonus, $77 million in the first eight months and a whopping $165 million in guarantees — all before he takes his first snap for the Denver Broncos. “I had such an amazing first decade of my career, and the next decade I’m really excited about,” Wilson …

Trade for Watson ends up costing Browns a little more
2 years, 9 months ago

Trade for Watson ends up costing Browns a little more

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — The price for Deshaun Watson went up for the Cleveland Browns in 24 hours. Cleveland’s trade for the legally entangled quarterback became official Sunday, when the Browns finalized the complex deal and released statements from owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam explaining their decision to add him to their roster following the team’s own extensive investigation. Watson is scheduled …

Friday’s Sports In Brief
2 years, 9 months ago

Friday’s Sports In Brief

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! — The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed with former Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on a $10.75 million deal for next season, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. Freeman said goodbye to the World Series champion Atlanta Braves earlier this week, …

AP source: Lattimore, Saints agree on 5-year extension
3 years, 3 months ago

AP source: Lattimore, Saints agree on 5-year extension

Associated Press  

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — New Orleans Saints top cornerback Marshon Lattimore, the 11th overall draft choice in 2017, has agreed to a five-year extension worth in the range of $97 million, a person familiar with the situation said. Lattimore had been listed as questionable Saturday with a knee issue, but started against Green Bay and helped limit Packers star receiver Davante …

Taylor steps in as Texans QB amid uncertainty with Watson
3 years, 5 months ago

Taylor steps in as Texans QB amid uncertainty with Watson

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — With quarterback Deshaun Watson relegated to little more than a spectator so far in Houston Texans camp, Tyrod Taylor has been running the offense and asserting himself as the team’s leader. Though general manager Nick Caserio and new coach David Culley won’t say that they’re planning to start Taylor this season, everything that’s happened in practices this week …

Watson practices with Houston Texans on 1st day of camp
3 years, 5 months ago

Watson practices with Houston Texans on 1st day of camp

Associated Press  

Deshaun Watson was on the field for the start of training camp with the Houston Texans on Wednesday. And ultimately we’re going to do what we feel is best for Houston Texans.” Caserio and new coach David Culley insisted that Watson was not a distraction to the team. “He’s been very professional about everything, just like all the guys have …

NFL free agency signing grades: J.J. Watt, Dak Prescott Cam Newton and more
3 years, 9 months ago

NFL free agency signing grades: J.J. Watt, Dak Prescott Cam Newton and more

New York Times  

With NFL free agency set to begin on March 17, this is where you can find analysis of every noteworthy deal that is signed. Big Board: Current best available free agents The latest: Updated deals around the NFL Predictions: Sheil Kapadia’s free-agency forecast Needs: Holes each team must fill Spenders: Ranking the salary cap space available Fantasy: Implications for skill …

Russell Wilson: Seattle Seahawks quarterback becomes highest paid player in NFL history after agreeing $140m deal
5 years, 8 months ago

Russell Wilson: Seattle Seahawks quarterback becomes highest paid player in NFL history after agreeing $140m deal

The Independent  

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