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Lions got 'one of us' in new defensive line coach Kacy Rodgers

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INDIANAPOLIS — Losing Terrell Williams, who Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell routinely called the best defensive line coach in the league, wasn't ideal.

But his replacement, if the numbers are any indication, isn't too shabby, either.

The Lions announced Kacy Rodgers as their new defensive line coach and run-game coordinator this month....Read more

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What the NFL's record $279.2 million salary cap means for the Eagles

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The NFL salary cap is on the rise once again.

According to a memo issued by the league to teams on Thursday, the 2025 salary cap has been set at $279.2 million. That figure is a $23.8 million increase (9.32%) from last year’s $255.4 leaguewide, unadjusted limit, making it the third-greatest year-over-year jump by dollar amount since the ...Read more

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Jon Gruden is returning to the Bucs' Ring of Honor

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TAMPA, Fla. — Jon Gruden was vacationing in the Great Smoky Mountains on Thursday when he learned that his name was going to be elevated to rare but familiar heights at Raymond James Stadium.

The Bucs announced that Gruden, their Super Bowl 37-winning head coach, was returning to the team’s Ring of Honor four years after his name was ...Read more

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Pat McAfee says Travis Kelce confirmed he will return to KC Chiefs for 2025 season

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Tight end Travis Kelce is definitely returning to the Chiefs. Well, so says ESPN’s Pat McAfee.

Days after the Super Bowl LIX loss to the Eagles, Kelce had said he would take some time to ponder whether to retire or play the last season on his contract.

Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said at the NFL Combine that he expects Kelce to be ...Read more

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Ravens' Justin Tucker expresses empathy for accusers in new statement denying allegations

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In a new statement denying allegations of inappropriate behavior at Baltimore-area massage parlors, Ravens kicker Justin Tucker said he’s devastated that “anyone I have worked with would not have felt respected and valued as a professional, but more importantly as a person.”

“To anyone who has felt otherwise, I am sorry,” Tucker ...Read more

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Kansas City Chiefs make surprise move to lock in top free agent with franchise tag

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The Kansas City Chiefs have placed the franchise tag on right guard Trey Smith in hopes of signing him to a long-term extension, sources confirmed to The Star on Thursday afternoon.

It was a change from previous expectations.

Smith, projected to make between $23.403 million under the franchise tag on a one-year deal per OverTheCap, was not ...Read more

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Greg Cote: Heat on McDaniel, Grier as Dolphins enter what could be year of massive change

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MIAMI — It is comically realistic that the Miami Dolphins — a franchise trying to keep its head above irrelevance in a stacked AFC — has identified offensive guard as its biggest need this NFL offseason.

It should, no doubt. A better offensive line is much-needed and guard is the greatest vulnerability. The Super Bowl champion Eagles just...Read more

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David Murphy: Howie Roseman and the Eagles will loom large in Myles Garrett trade talks, for an interesting reason

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PHILADELPHIA — Contract disputes have their own theoretical physics. A lot of times you can predict their trajectory based sheerly on math. In the case of Myles Garrett v. Browns, we have a problem that not even Faraday or Feynman has managed to solve.

In the far corner: The Unstoppable Force.

In the near corner: The Immovable Object.

This ...Read more

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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