Here’s an early look at the Top 50 – 2014 NFL Free Agents. This year we’re going to be adjusting players up and down the board as the season plays out, so be sure to check back for continuous updates. by Nathan Rivera (Twitter) Complete List of 2014 NFL Free Agents F = Franchise tag [...]

Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reports that after polling six NFL GMs regarding the trade of Redskins QB Kirk Cousins, Washington is unlikely to get a first-round pick in return for him this offseason. Washington is still unlikely to part with Cousins this offseason, but he will now have an opportunity to increase his stock or least [...]

Thursday Night Game: Chargers CB Johnny Patrick, S Brandon Taylor, OT Kenny Wiggins, WR Lavelle Hawkins, OG Steve Schilling, NT Kwame Geathers and QB Brad Sorensen. Broncos CB Champ Bailey, WR Wes Welker, RB C.J. Anderson, OG Chris Kuper, LE Derek Wolfe, C J.D. Walton and QB Zac Dysert   [...]

NFLTR 2014 NFL Free Agents: Top 50 List NFL The 2014 NFL salary cap could increase by $4.5 million. (NFLTR) 49ers G Mike Iupati returned to practice on Thursday. (San Jose Mercury News) Bears Bears announced that Jay Cutler will be their starting quarterback for Week 15. (NFLTR) Bengals RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis did not practice on Thursday. (Geoff [...]

Ross Jones of FOXSports.com reports that the Redskins will shut down TE Jordan Reed for the remainder of the season. Jones’ sources added that Washington didn’t want to risk any further injury to their young tight end. HC Mike Shanahan mentioned on Thursday that team had yet to decide whether or not Reed would play again this season, but it [...]

Washington HC Mike Shanahan eliminated any chance of Robert Griffin III seeing playing time this season on Thursday. Shanahan told reporters that should Kirk Cousins or Rex Grossman get injured in the coming weeks, they would sign a street free agent instead of playing Griffin, per Mike Jones. The coaching staff apparently wants Griffin to begin preparing for the [...]

Update: Bears HC Marc Trestman announced on Thursday that Jay Cutler will be their starting quarterback for Week 15′s game against the Browns. Every indication was that Cutler would reclaim the starting job this weekend, despite some solid play from backup Josh McCown since Cutler went down with an ankle sprain. ——– Bears HC Marc Trestman told reporters [...]

Update: Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reports that a league source has informed him that the salary could actually increase beyond the $126.3 million total being passed around on Wednesday. According to Florio’s source, the final salary cap limit could be more than $127.5 million per team, which would be a 3.65 percent increase. The salary [...]

The Texas Rangers surprisingly selected Seahawks QB Russell Wilson in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft on Thursday. The Rangers are clearly holding out hope that Wilson would want to be a two-sport at some point in his career. In case you’re unfamiliar with Wilson’s story, he left North Carolina State after being drafted by [...]

Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post reports that the Indianapolis Colts worked out veteran WR Deion Branch. Colts also worked out RB Shaun Draughn and WR Ty West. Branch, 34, has been out of the league since last year when he was with the New England Patriots. Branch totaled 16 receptions for 145 yards and no touchdowns in [...]

Asante Samuel was asked on Wednesday what he though his status would be with the Atlanta Falcons moving forward, but he seems to be uncertain whether or not he be brought back for another season. “We’ll see how it goes,” Samuel said, via ESPN.com. “I don’t know.” Samuel, 32, was recently benched in favor of rookie CB Robert [...]

Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald reports that LT Jonathan Martin‘s “days with the Dolphins are finished” “The Miami locker room that was clearly on Incognito’s side in this whole affair will not be a suitable place for Martin to make his return,” Salguero writes. “He’ll be traded to the highest bidder at some point in the offseason.“ [...]

NFLTR Remaining 2013 NFL Strength of Schedule NFL The NFL is currently projecting a $3 million increase to the 2014 salary cap limit, which comes out to $126.3 million. (NFLTR) Bears The Bears are expected to allow QB Jay Cutler walk this offseason unless he’s willing to sign a team-friendly deal. (NFLTR) QB Jay Cutler has [...]

Giants QB Eli Manning was asked whether or not he would be willing to restructure his current contract to free up some additional cap space moving forward. “I haven’t thought about it, but if they come to me, yeah, we’ll discuss it and figure out a plan,” Manning said Wednesday, via Jordan Ranaan of NJ.com. Manning, [...]

Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Rams have placed C Scott Wells on season-ending injured reserve with a fractured fibula. The Rams subsequently signed G Brandon Washington to their active roster. Wells, 32, has been a pretty big disappointment since he signed with St. Louis back in 2012. The Rams gave him a four-year contract worth $24 million that [...]

The Seattle Seahawks announced that they have re-signed CB Perrish Cox on Wednesday Seattle placed S Jeron Johnson placed on season-ending injured reserve. The Seahawks also signed LB Mike Taylor to their practice squad. Cox, 25, initially signed with Seattle a few weeks ago, but only lasted about day before being released. Cox was previously with the San Francisco 49ers they [...]

Update: Josina Anderson of ESPN spoke with a few Packers players who mentioned that QB Aaron Rodgers took reps with the first-team offense on Wednesday. Packers LT David Bakhtiari added that Rodgers was even calling plays while TE Andrew Quarless estimated that Rodgers participated “in a little less than half of the reps in a team period.” This is the [...]

Update: Robert Griffin III told reporters on Wednesday that HC Mike Shanahan has made the decision to shut him down for the rest of the season. “I’m sure everybody knows by know that coach decided to shut me down for the rest of the season. I expressed my desire to play,” Griffin said. “At the [...]

Jason Cole of the National Football Post reports that unless Bears QB Jay Cutler is willing to accept a team friendly contract this offseason, Chicago is likely to part ways with Cutler. “(The Bears) believe in (coach Marc) Trestman after what they’ve seen from (backup quarterback Josh) McCown,” the source said. “Between his system and the two [...]

Here’s a look at each team’s strength of schedule based on their Vegas odds of winning the Super Bowl. Odds were used from Bovada.  “Remaining S.O.S” is the total score for each team’s 2013 opponents, with the lower score being harder. “Trend” shows how much harder or easier a team’s schedule has gotten since the previous [...]

The Minnesota Vikings are sticking with Matt Cassel at quarterback for Week 15′s game against the Philadelphia Eagles, according to Ben Goessling. This is at least somewhat interesting given that Christian Ponder has been cleared following a recent concussion. Still, Cassel has clearly been the more effective quarterback this season. Last weekend, Cassel completed 17-of-38 passes for [...]

Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports that Broncos WR Wes Welker will in fact be out for Thursday’s game against the Chargers. All signs were pointing to Welker being held out, so the news comes as little surprise. Welker missed practice on Tuesday after he suffered his second concussion of the season during Week 14′s win over [...]

Ralph Vacchiano of New York Daily News reports that the Giants have placed RB Brandon Jacobs on season-ending injured. Vacchiano adds that the Giants also signed LB Marcus Dotwin to their active roster and released LB Darin Drakeford from their practice squad. New York signed DE Kendrick Adams and DB Chaz Powell to their practice squad. New [...]