Teams Likely To Wait Until Mid-April Before Signing DE Ezekiel Ansah
According to NFL Media's Ian Rapoport, free agent DE Ezekiel Ansah is facing questions about his surgically-repaired shoulder and could wait until mid-April to sign with a team.
Ansah's agent mentioned that the former Detroit...
Veteran TE Clay Harbor Attempting Comeback
Veteran TE Clay Harbor tells Mike Kaye of NJ.com that he's trying to make a comeback this year after sitting out the entire 2018 season.
“I’m going to put everything into football for the next three...
Report: NFL Paid Less Than $10M In Settlement With Colin Kaepernick & Eric Reid
Andrew Beaton of the Wall Street Journal reports that the NFL paid less than $10 million to settle the grievance cases filed by Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid.
A few reports said that the settlement...
NFL Notes: Draft, C.J. Conrad, Free Agents
Draft
Ian Rapoport reports that Alabama DT Quinnen Williams has visits scheduled with each team holding a pick in the top seven.
Charles Robinson reports there were concerns...
Former Ravens DT Haloti Ngata Announces Retirement After 13 Seasons
According to ESPN's Jamison Hensley, former Ravens first-round DT Haloti Ngata announced his retirement on Instagram following a 13-year NFL career.
"Just a man standing on top of the world with a heart full of...
NFC Notes: Cowboys, Lions, Saints
Cowboys
Former Cowboys DT David Irving was apparently following the advice of HC Jason Garrett when he quit football earlier this offseason.
“He told me I should just quit, smoke all the weed I want, the...
Johnny Manziel Will Play For AAF’s Memphis Express
Update:
Johnny Manziel has been assigned to the Memphis Express the team announced Saturday.
https://twitter.com/aafexpress/status/1107109755364036608
The Express have Christian Hackenberg and Zach Mettenberger on their roster at quarterback to serve as competition for Manziel.
Adam Schefter of ESPN...
Oakland Coliseum Authority Approves 2019 Lease Agreement With Raiders
On Friday, the Coliseum Authority just voted unanimously to approve Raiders’ stadium lease, which allows the team to stay in Oakland until they officially relocate to Las Vegas, per Michael Gehlken.
Gehlken says there are...
AFC East Notes: Bills, Dolphins, Patriots
Bills
According to Mike Rodak, CB Kevin Johnson's one-year deal with the Bills includes a $400,000 signing bonus, a non-guaranteed base salary of $2 million, active roster bonuses of $18,750 per...
“Very Unlikely” DE Alex Okafor Returns To The Saints?
According to Josh Katzenstein, it's "very unlikely" DE Alex Okafor returns to the New Orleans Saints in 2019.
With the presence of first-round pick DE Marcus Davenport, the Saints are looking to free up more...
Top Performance-Based Pay Distributions For 2018 Season
The NFL officially released the Top 25 Performance-Based Pay Distributions for the 2018 season on Thursday.
The NFL computes these payments based on their playing time and salary levels.
TOP 25 PERFORMANCE-BASED PAY DISTRIBUTIONS FOR 2018
Rank
PLAYER
Team
Pos.
DISTRIBUTION
1.
Matt Skura
Baltimore
C
$ 395,660
2.
Austin...
NFC West Notes: 49ers, Cardinals, Rams
49ers
New 49ers LB Dee Ford says he believes he can be even more explosive in San Francisco's defensive scheme.
"I didn't have anything against Bob (Sutton's) defense -- we were just in conflict a lot...
Jaguars Expected To Release QB Blake Bortles
According to NFL Media's Ian Rapoport, the Jacksonville Jaguars will release QB Blake Bortles as soon as their deal with QB Nick Foles becomes official in a few days.
https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1105209364254781441
This shouldn't come as a surprise,...
Broncos Still Want To Re-Sign OL Billy Turner, Cardinals Also Interested
According to Troy Renck, the Denver Broncos attempted to sign OL Billy Turner before the start of free agency, and still would like to bring him back despite interest from the Arizona Cardinals and...