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Sean McVay says keeping Matthew Stafford remains Rams' priority

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LOS ANGELES — Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and his agent are shopping to determine his worth. Meantime, the Rams must determine whether they will pay Stafford a competitive rate to remain with them another season or trade him to save cash and acquire draft capital.

Coach Sean McVay said this week there is "no doubt" about wanting ...Read more

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49ers' Lynch: Purdy contract talks underway, Samuel's trade request 'makes sense'

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Brock Purdy’s contract negotiations are underway, as are the San Francisco 49ers’ plans to try to fulfill Deebo Samuel’s trade request. General manager John Lynch addressed those and other pressing topics Wednesday at the NFL scouting combine.

Here are the key takeaways from Lynch’s media session in Indianapolis — his first since a ...Read more

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Giants met with Rams QB Matthew Stafford's representatives in Indianapolis: source

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INDIANAPOLIS — Joe Schoen wasn’t kidding about “swinging” for a quarterback.

The Giants met with Rams QB Matthew Stafford‘s representatives on Tuesday here in Indianapolis at the NFL combine, according to a source.

Stafford’s camp has permission from the Rams to speak with other teams this week to gauge the market in the event of a...Read more

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Philly's Abdul Carter could be the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. At the Super Bowl, he was just an Eagles fan.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Abdul Carter said it would be realistic come April 24 to hear his name called first among a long list of prospects on the NFL draft stage. His rationale is straightforward.

“I feel like I’m the best player in the country, and the best player should be selected No. 1,” the 21-year-old edge rusher out of Penn State said ...Read more

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Dave Hyde: Why the Dolphins should trade Tyreek Hill

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Looming and complicated, the Miami Dolphins face a decision on Tyreek Hill:

Trade him this winter.

Or say goodbye to him next winter.

The third option, the one where they re-do his contract again at age 32, where they spread out the $51.8 million salary-cap number he has in 2026 over a few more years, is hard to see on the table of a good ...Read more

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Jets owner Woody Johnson ranks last in annual NFLPA report card

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INDIANAPOLIS — After a nightmare 2024 season in which they finished 5-12, the hits keep coming for the Jets.

The NFLPA released its annual team report cards on Wednesday, in which 77% of league players participated.

The Jets finished 29th out of 32 NFL teams in the rankings after finishing 21st in 2024. Jets owner Woody Johnson was also ...Read more

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From walk-on to NFL prospect: UCLA's Carson Schwesinger eager to take the next step

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INDIANAPOLIS — After his first practices at UCLA, where Carson Schwesinger began as a walk-on, the linebacker called his mother with a major declaration. It wasn't a scholarship. It was even bigger.

He wanted to go to the NFL.

From walk-on to Associated Press first-team All-American, Schwesinger is now UCLA's top prospect ahead of April's ...Read more

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Sam McDowell: Why Chiefs expect Travis Kelce back in 2025 -- and what it would mean for next season

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A night before Super Bowl LIX, the Chiefs gathered in a ballroom at a downtown New Orleans hotel, and they requested that some of their veterans speak to the room.

Travis Kelce, 35 years old and just two months shy of the oldest player on the Chiefs roster, stood up front. An impassioned speech followed, but it required ...Read more

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Tom Krasovic: NFL analyst Daniel Jeremiah on 'cyborg' QBs, draft strategy and who could be this year's steal

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SAN DIEGO — If you want to understand the next NFL Draft as it relates to where the sport is and where it is going, Daniel Jeremiah is is worth your time.

Jeremiah is the former Eagles, Browns and Ravens scout who works as the NFL Network’s lead draft analyst. He likes to have fun in breaking down football, and that’s why, here, following...Read more

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Mike Vorel: Why Seahawks can't afford to lose linebacker and leader Ernest Jones IV

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SEATTLE — In seven games before trading for Ernest Jones IV, the Seahawks surrendered an average of 146.1 rushing yards per game, plus 4.97 opponent yards per carry and seven rushing scores.

In 10 games after trading for Ernest Jones IV, the Seahawks surrendered an average of 103 rushing yards per game, plus 4.20 opponent yards per carry and ...Read more

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Jason Mackey: You expected to see changes with Steelers this offseason? Sorry about that.

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PITTSBURGH — It's a good thing Keeanu Benton might play some defensive end and Broderick Jones will return to left tackle.

For a while there, as I digested comments made by Steelers general manager Omar Khan at Lucas Oil Stadium for the NFL combine, it felt like the organization might've been stuck in a rut, refusing to change yet somehow ...Read more

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Nick Sirianni looks for coaching staff changes to bring the Eagles continuity -- and new ideas

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INDIANAPOLIS — Over the last two weeks since the Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl LIX, Nick Sirianni has prioritized the team’s future over his own.

Sirianni, 43, capped the fourth year of his five-year contract in Philadelphia with a Lombardi Trophy, earning 14 regular-season victories along the way to bring his career winning percentage...Read more

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Eagles' Howie Roseman is healing nicely from that parade beer can, 'a projectile lodged into my face'

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INDIANAPOLIS — Howie Roseman survived the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl parade. He has a scar to prove it.

More than a week after the general manager was gashed in the forehead with an unopened beer can while riding on top of one of the buses along the parade procession, a mostly-healed Roseman appeared at the NFL scouting combine. He had...Read more

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Joe Schoen jokes about 'Hard Knocks' scars as NFL seeks new team to follow Giants' footsteps

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INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL has been unable to find another team to do HBO’s ‘Offseason Hard Knocks‘ in 2025 after the brutal exposure of the Giants‘ flawed process one year ago.

Joe Schoen was asked Tuesday if any other GMs had called him to ask about his experience as the league seeks a new club, and the Giants GM had a sense of humor ...Read more

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Brad Biggs: Bears aren't making national headlines at this year's NFL combine. That's a welcome change.

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INDIANAPOLIS — If a team routinely is generating big news at the NFL scouting combine, it probably has strung together a whole bunch of poor seasons on the field.

That was the Chicago Bears a year ago, and the year before that, and … well, you get the picture. You’ve seen the movie and you know how it ends.

When general manager Ryan ...Read more

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Joe Schoen leaves Matthew Stafford Giants door open while Aaron Rodgers eyes Rams

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INDIANAPOLIS — Everything Joe Schoen said Tuesday at the NFL combine pointed to the Giants taking a run at Matthew Stafford if the L.A. Rams make the Super Bowl winning quarterback available in a trade.

“We’re gonna look for the best player available that can help us win games in ’25,” Schoen said of his quarterback search, when asked...Read more

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49ers unveil coach Kyle Shanahan's overhauled staff as NFL carousel stops

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Season No. 9 for 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan comes with his staff’s most significant overhaul.

New coordinators are in place: Robert Saleh returns to the defense after three-plus seasons as the New York Jets coach, Brant Boyer leaves his post with the Jets to oversee the 49ers’ troubled special teams, and Klay Kubiak ...Read more

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Terry Fontenot on what to do with Kirk Cousins: 'We have to do what's right for the Falcons'

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INDIANAPOLIS — The Atlanta Falcons still are considering their options with veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins, general manager Terry Fontenot said Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine.

He contended that nothing has changed since the end of the season and that Cousins was the team’s backup quarterback. That could change by the start of the ...Read more

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Jets GM Darren Mougey says team never gave Aaron Rodgers any ultimatums on staying with the team

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INDIANAPOLIS — On Tuesday, New York Jets brass spoke for the first time since it was announced they would be moving on from Aaron Rodgers.

Before a single question was asked, Jets general manager Darren Mougey said the team did not give Rodgers any ultimatums in order to stay on the team.

“I’m not here to confirm or deny any rumors that ...Read more

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Ravens brass call Justin Tucker allegations 'concerning': 'You don't want to read about it'

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INDIANAPOLIS — What did the Ravens know about the slew of sexual misconduct allegations against kicker Justin Tucker and when did they know it?

Coach John Harbaugh said Tuesday at the NFL scouting combine that he first learned about them from general manager Eric DeCosta, just days before The Baltimore Banner’s initial story published last ...Read more