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Ravens nose tackle Brandon Williams has a $14.4 million cap number in 2021, the last year of his five-year deal signed back in 2017. That’s a significant number for a player who primarily defends the run and played at least 50 percent of defensive snaps in three regular season games in 2020. But General Manager [more]

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The Jaguars are heading into the start of the new league year with the first overall pick of the draft and voluminous salary cap space. We’ve got a pretty good idea that they’ll be picking quarterback Trevor Lawrence with the first pick and head coach Urban Meyer may have given a hint about the plans [more]

The Steelers didn’t land J.J. Watt in free agency to unite all three Watt brothers on one team. But they did work with one of the three to create some cap room for 2021. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Pittsburgh has restructured fullback Derek Watt‘s contract to create $880,000 of cap space. With the [more]

The Panthers have had the same long snapper for more than a decade and they aren’t planning to make a change in 2021. Joseph Person of TheAthletic.com reports that the team has re-signed J.J. Jansen to a one-year deal. No other terms of the deal have been repoted. Jansen signed with the Packers after going [more]

With the salary cap likely to be set at $182.5 million, there are several teams with work to do to be in compliance by the start of the new league year. The Eagles are one of them. According to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, Philadelphia has restructured offensive lineman Isaac Seumalo‘s contract to create $2.408 million [more]

A federal judge has ruled that Vanessa Bryant, can obtain the names of four Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies.

The Saints continue to open up 2021 cap space by reworking deals with veteran players that will push portions of their cap hits down the road. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that safety Malcolm Jenkins and left guard Andrus Peat both restructured their contracts with the team. The Jenkins move opened up $3.4 million [more]

The Giants have been trying to put together a strong offensive line since before Dave Gettleman became their General Manager late in the 2017 season and it very much remains a work in progress. Last year’s first-round pick Andrew Thomas had a rocky rookie year at left tackle while fellow 2020 pick Shane Lemieux took [more]

Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta was asked about the future of several players during a Tuesday press conference and running back Gus Edwards was on that list. Edwards is set for restricted free agency this offseason and DeCosta was asked about the team’s plans for tendering him a contract under those rules. DeCosta confirmed they [more]

From the moment the minimum salary cap for 2021 increased from $175 million to $180 million, we’d heard that the final number will be in the range of $182 million to $183 million. Although the final number still hasn’t been set, it likely will land right in the middle of that range. As one source [more]

The Saints re-signed Ty Montgomery last week and they are bringing back another of their reserve running backs for the 2021 season. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the team has also re-signed Dwayne Washington. No terms of the deal have been revealed. Washington has spent the last three seasons with the Saints and has [more]

The Packers decided not to place the franchise tag on running back Aaron Jones, but multiple reports say they still want to re-sign him. However, the offer they’re making him doesn’t appear to be one he would accept. Jones has been offered “more than $9 million per year” from the Packers, according to Ian Rapoport [more]

Until Russell Wilson takes the first snaps of the season for the Seattle Seahawks, the question of whether he will be playing for someone else instead next season will continue to persist. Wilson has used the offseason to express some level of frustration with the team regarding how much he’s been hit and saying he [more]

Ty Montgomery got one extended audition for the Saints in relief of Alvin Kamara late last season and it convinced him that New Orleans was the right place for him to be. The receiver turned running back played a season-high 44 snaps in Week 17 against the Carolina Panthers with Kamara sidelined due to a [more]

Jason Robertson, Jakub Vrana, and Sergei Bobrovsky were the big stars in the NHL on Tuesday night while Tristan Jarry made the save of the night.

All eight teams were in action in the East Division on Tuesday night and seven of them gained at least one point in the standings.

Cornerback Richard Sherman has expressed a desire to stay with the San Francisco 49ers that he knows likely will be unfulfilled. When it comes to teammate Trent Williams, Sherman believes that will be a different outcome. Sherman was joined by Williams on the Cris Collinsworth Podcast and they discussed possible destinations for each other with [more]

The Dallas Stars received goals from six different players and a four assist game from Jason Robertson to get a huge win against the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Washington Football Team is hiring former Carolina Panthers executive Bryan Porter to serve as the team’s director of football operations, according to Nicki Jhabvala of the Washington Post. Porter is the latest former member of the Panthers to join Ron Rivera in Washington. The team also hired former Panthers G.M. Marty Hurney to fill [more]

Zlatan/AC Milan v Manchester United is undeniably the tie of the round, but who will Tottenham and Arsenal face in the last-16?

Pau Torres is in the news for a move to England, and another who's won the Premier League with two teams Is linked with a move to Spain.

The 76ers have been outscored by 5.8 points per 100 possessions when both Embiid and Simmons are both off the court.

The Bengals are re-signing quarterback Brandon Allen to a one-year deal, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Allen, 28, started five games for the Bengals last season after Joe Burrow injured his knee. He is expected again to backup Burrow. Allen completed 63.4 percent of his passes for 925 yards with five touchdowns and four [more]