Tag: Professional football
Falcons pick up fifth-year option for WR Calvin Ridley
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons have picked up receiver Calvin Ridley’s fifth-year option, meaning he will make $11.1 million in 2022 and...
Chiefs believe late-round medical gambles could pay off big
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One of the benefits of having so few holes to fill on a roster that has reached back-to-back Super Bowls:...
Amazon to take over “Thursday Night Football” package in ’22
Amazon Prime Video will become the exclusive home of the NFL's “Thursday Night Football” package a year earlier than originally anticipated.
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Bears release left tackle Leno after drafting Jenkins
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears are parting with veteran left tackle Charles Leno Jr.
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Analysis: After draft, some obstacles ahead for NFL in 2021
With a successful in-person draft in Cleveland behind it, the NFL inexorably moves on.
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Titans draftee Rashad Weaver facing simple assault charge
PITTSBURGH — Tennessee Titans fourth-round draft pick Rashad Weaver has been charged with simple assault following an incident in Pittsburgh last month.
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Lower-round QBs face long odds to make it in NFL
The five teams that took quarterbacks in the first round of the NFL draft head into the offseason program full of optimism that they...
Cowboys decline Vander Esch option, creating intrigue at LB
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys declined the fifth-year option on linebacker Leighton Vander Esch's rookie contract Monday, setting up an interesting season at...
Browns take chance on Malik McDowell, DT with troubled past
CLEVELAND — The Browns are giving Malik McDowell the chance to revive an NFL career stopped by some serious legal trouble.
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Vikings decline 5th-year option on injury-hampered CB Hughes
EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings declined the fifth-year contract option for cornerback Mike Hughes on Monday, with the injury-hampered 2018 first-round pick's future...
