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Saints reach deal with veteran G Lucas Patrick
The New Orleans Saints agreed to terms on a one-year deal with veteran guard Lucas Patrick.,Agents Joel and Justin Turner said Patrick, 30, will sign his contract on Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed.,Patrick spent the past two seasons with the Chicago Bears after five campaigns with the Gr...
Chiefs to open 2024 season vs. Ravens
Game 1 of the 2024 NFL regular season features the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, Sept. 5.,The Week 1 headliner was confirmed by the league as the build-up begins for a full schedule release on Wednesday night with select marquee games and dates made...
Saints sign first-round OT Taliese Fuaga to $17.3M deal
Saints first-round pick Taliese Fuaga signed a fully guaranteed four-year contract on Thursday worth $17.3 million with a team option for a fifth season.,Fuaga was the 14th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and is expected to start immediately with the offensive line in flux in front of starting qu...
Pro Football Hall of Fame CB Jimmy Johnson dies at 86
Pro Football Hall of Famer Jimmy Johnson, a lockdown cornerback who spent his entire 16-year career with the San Francisco 49ers, died on Wednesday evening, his family announced. He was 86.,The Hall of Fame made the announcement Thursday for Johnson's family, which said he had been in declining heal...
Report: Rams releasing veteran WR Ben Skowronek
The Los Angeles Rams are releasing veteran wide receiver Ben Skowronek, NFL Network reported Thursday.,Skowronek, 26, appeared in all 17 games last season but managed only eight catches for 66 yards and one score.,He caught 58 passes for 575 yards and one TD in 45 games (12 starts) since the Rams dr...
Lions GM: QB Jared Goff 'earned' extension, a high priority
Lions general manager Brad Holmes continues checking off priorities in Detroit, and a long-term extension for quarterback Jared Goff is rising to the top of the list.,"He's earned an extension," Holmes said in a radio interview with 97.1 The Ticket. "It's important. It's a high priority for us. Both...
Giants sign WR Allen Robinson
The New York Giants signed veteran wide receiver Allen Robinson on Thursday.,Robinson, 30, caught 34 passes for 280 yards with no touchdowns in 17 games (all starts) last season for the Steelers. He was released March 8 after one season in Pittsburgh in a money-saving move.,He is the latest addition...
Reports: NFL to release 2024 schedule on May 15
The NFL will release the full 2024 schedule on May 15 at 8 p.m. ET, according to media reports on Wednesday.,Teams had been told informally that Thursday would be the release day but no reason was given for the delay in a league memo Wednesday afternoon, according to Sports Business Journal.,Hans Sc...
Report: Steelers signing veteran WR Scotty Miller
The Pittsburgh Steelers are signing veteran wide receiver Scotty Miller to a one-year contract, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Financial terms were not reported.,Miller, 26, caught 11 passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns last season with the Atlanta Falcons under erstwhile head coach Arthur Smith, now ...
Broncos release QB Ben DiNucci
The Denver Broncos released quarterback Ben DiNucci on Wednesday, leaving three signal-callers on their roster.,"All part of the journey!!" DiNucci posted on X. "Excited for what's to come.",DiNucci, 27, originally signed with Denver in May 2023 but did not see any action last season and became the ...
Reports: Chiefs' Rashee Rice suspect in alleged assault in Dallas
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is connected to another police investigation in Dallas, this time an alleged assault, WFAA and the Dallas Morning News reported Tuesday.,Police view Rice as a suspect in an incident that took place outside a nightclub early Monday morning, according to th...
Broncos' 'Orange Crush' DC Joe Collier dies at 91
Joe Collier, the standout defensive coordinator of Denver's famed "Orange Crush" defense, Monday night at his home in Littleton, Colo., the Broncos announced. He was 91.,Collier spent 20 seasons on the Broncos' defensive staff from 1969-88, including the final 17 as defensive coordinator.,"Joe Colli...
Report: Giants add QB Nathan Rourke
Quarterback Nathan Rourke wasn't out of a job for long after being claimed off waivers by the New York Giants on Tuesday, NFL Network reported.,Rourke was waived by New England on Monday as the Patriots trimmed the quarterbacks on their roster to four.,The Giants are adding Rourke, who turns 26 on M...
Report: Reinstated S C.J. Moore agrees to deal with Lions
Safety C.J. Moore is returning to the Detroit Lions after serving a one-season suspension for violating the NFL's gambling policy, NFL Network reported Tuesday.,The deal is for one year, but financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.,The Lions signed Moore as an undrafted free agent in 2019...
Report: WR Tyler Boyd to sign 1-year deal with Titans
Wide receiver Tyler Boyd is signing a one-year contract worth up to $4.5 million with the Tennessee Titans, ESPN reported on Tuesday.,The move will reunite Boyd with new Titans head coach Brian Callahan, who previously served as the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals since 2019.,Boyd, ...
Reports: Ex-Jags WR Zay Jones visits Cardinals
Former Jacksonville wide receiver Zay Jones visited with the Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday, per multiple reports.,The Jaguars released Jones last week after picking LSU wideout Brian Thomas Jr. in the first round of the draft.,Jones, 29, caught 116 passes for 1,144 yards and seven touchdowns in 25 ga...
Bengals QB Joe Burrow resumes throwing at offseason workouts
Joe Burrow threw to Cincinnati Bengals receivers Monday for the first time since undergoing wrist surgery in November.,Bengals coach Zac Taylor had said in March that Burrow was "right on schedule" with his rehab and they expected him to participate in the team's offseason program.,That's exactly wh...
Patriots waive Nathan Rourke, down to four QBs
The New England Patriots waived Nathan Rourke on Monday, trimming the number of quarterbacks on their roster to four.,The Patriots drafted Drake Maye with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and also have veteran Jacoby Brissett, Bailey Zappe and 2024 sixth-round selection Joe Milton in the...
Reports: WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling visiting Chargers
Two-time Super Bowl champion Marquez Valdes-Scantling is visiting the Los Angeles Chargers, per multiple reports.,The free agent wide receiver won his second straight ring with Kansas City last season, catching a touchdown pass in the 25-22 overtime win against San Francisco in Super Bowl LVIII.,Val...
Raiders sign free agent WR Jalen Guyton
The Las Vegas Raiders signed free agent wide receiver Jalen Guyton on Monday. Terms were not disclosed.,Guyton, 26, is the second wideout signed by the Raiders since last week's draft, joining Michael Gallup, who figures to start alongside Davante Adams and Jakobi Meyers.,Guyton follows new Raiders ...