If Cowboys tight end Jason Witten plays football this year, he’ll earn a base salary of $1.05 million and up to $750,000 in per-game roster bonuses. If he accepts the pending offer from ESPN, he’ll make a lot more than that. The NFL is not as backward or parochial about marijuana use as we sometimes […]
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Red alert: Richard Sherman ‘excited’ to be a 49er
Richard Sherman was dressed to the nines as he was officially introduced as a Niner. The veteran cornerback entered his introductory press conference Tuesday with a fiery and confident attitude about his future with the franchise. Very excited to be here, Sherman said. It was a tough decision, but things happen and you got to […]
Colts QB Andrew Luck ‘confident,’ optimistic about return from shoulder injury
Andrew Luck still isn’t throwing a regulation football, and the Colts quarterback isn’t revealing the timetable on when that will happen. What Luck would say, though, is that he wants to head into training camp this summer with no limitations on his surgically repaired shoulder. “There is a timetable, but I’m not going to share […]
Jon Gruden’s back to coaching today, sort of
Even though Jon Gruden has had three months to prepare for his first day of coaching actual Raiders players today, he’s going to actually ease into it today. The Raiders are among the teams kicking off their offseason conditioning programs today, but he’s not going to be too fiery no matter how fired-up he is […]
Taylor Lewan: I am here to take over this league
Taylor Lewan has become one of the league’s top left tackles. The Titans will have to pay him accordingly to keep him. Nate Solder became the league’s highest-paid left tackle when he signed a four year, $62 million contract with the Giants last month, getting $34.8 million in guaranteed money. Lewan, 26, currently is scheduled […]
Ex-Seahawks QB Trevone Boykin arrested on aggravated assault charge
Former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Trevone Boykin was arrested by Texas authorities Wednesday on suspicion of aggravated assault with serious bodily injury. The charge stems from accusations made by Shabrika Bailey, Boykin’s longtime girlfriend, who reported to police in Mansfield, Texas, last week that Boykin had assaulted her, which left her hospitalized. Bailey told Dallas’ WFAA-TV […]
Why Dallas is both paying for sins of the past and living in the past.
The Cowboys currently have just $1.3 million in cap space. That isn’t even enough to sign a rookie class. As they court Hurns and entertainpipe dreams of getting Ndamukong Suhto play for pride and glory, the Cowboys first need to make more money-saving moves before they can tackle their routine springtime chores. Vincent, appearing on […]
His release also coincided with news that the team agreed to a three-year deal with tight end Jimmy Graham, that will likely eat the space saved by Nelson’s release.
A prove-it year is on the way for Nelson in 2018 — if he decides to play at all. He’ll be 33 years old next fall and has 149 games of service under his belt. After earning nearly $46 million in his NFL career, he may decide to call it a career rather than relocate. […]
Tom Brady: Family will play a big part in retirement decision
In the “Good Morning America” interview, host Michael Strahan shared the story from the 2000s of how Bundchen spoke with him about the length of Brady’s career. Bundchen, according to Strahan, wanted him to talk to Brady about his desire to play another 10 years. “I knew if I was at home watching TV and […]
The Bucs have several positions and prospects?they could target at No. 7 overall, but it makes sense?for them to go for this latest standout Seminole.
In 2015, Tyrod Taylor was the first Bills quarterback to make it to the Pro Bowl since Drew Bledsoe in 2003. His replacement, Nathan Peterman , set an NFL record by throwing five interceptions in the first half of his first start . They need someone in the secondary to clean up and make plays. […]