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Tim Benz: Now with Raiders, how can Antonio Brown, Vontaze Burfict be cool with each other?
This was enough to make my stomach turn. As we pointed out yesterday, the Raiders were on the verge of signing Vontaze Burfict. Well, that signing is official now, according to the NFL Network. The outlet says Burfict will get a one-year deal worth $5 million. Keep in mind, a...
Raiders sign linebacker Vontaze Burfict
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Vontaze Burfict, one of the most heavily fined players in the NFL, signed with the Raiders after visiting the facility Tuesday. Burfict, 28, was released by the Bengals on Monday. His defensive coordinator in Cincinnati was through 2017 was Paul Guenther, who now has the same position...
Patriots owner Robert Kraft offered plea deal in prostitution case
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida prosecutors have offered a plea deal to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other men charged with paying for illicit sex at a massage parlor. The Palm Beach State Attorney confirmed Tuesday it has offered Kraft and 24 other men charged with soliciting prostitution...
Blake Bortles signs with Rams on one-year deal to back up Jared Goff
If Jared Goff gets injured next season, the Rams will be able to call on the BOAT to keep their quarterback situation afloat. The team announced Monday that it signed former Jaguars starter Blake Bortles to a one-year deal. Bortles, whose BOAT (as in “best of all time”) nickname comes...
Analysis: Could Vontaze Burfict end up with Raiders and Antonio Brown?
This is too good to be true. Probably. Because I’m guessing it’ll never happen. Oh. But I wish it could. The Bengals have released Pittsburgh’s public enemy No. 1: Vontaze Burfict. You know. The venomous linebacker who did this to Antonio Brown — when Pittsburgh still loved Antonio Brown. pic.twitter.com/9OSiXDWAnz—...
Bengals release lightning-rod linebacker Vontaze Burfict
The Cincinnati Bengals stuck with linebacker Vontaze Burfict through all his troubles, including a hit to Antonio Brown’s head that led to a playoff loss. They finally released him Monday after a season of below-average performance. During seven seasons with Cincinnati, Burfict was repeatedly suspended by the NFL for egregious...
Giants GM Dave Gettleman says Beckham deal was in best interest of team
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — General manager Dave Gettleman says the trade of star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was in the best interests of the New York Giants and a deal the organization could not refuse. Gettleman was speaking Monday for the first time since sending Beckham to the Cleveland Browns...
Ryan Fitzpatrick agrees to $11 million, 2-year deal with Dolphins
MIAMI — Ryan Fitzpatrick will become the Miami Dolphins’ caretaker quarterback. The well-traveled veteran agreed to terms Sunday on an $11 million, two-year contract as a replacement to Ryan Tannehill and a placeholder until the Dolphins can draft their franchise quarterback. That could happen next month, but is more likely...
Johnny Manziel signs contract with AAF, will play with Memphis Express
After flaming out in the NFL, then a brief appearance in the CFL, Johnny Manziel is now back in the states with the AAF. Manziel signed a player contract with the Alliance of American Football, the league announced on Saturday. The Memphis Express claimed him off waivers, after the San...
Chiefs’ Tyreek Hill linked to domestic battery case
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — The Chiefs are investigating an incident in which star receiver Tyreek Hill was involved in a domestic battery episode in suburban Kansas City earlier this week. The team said in a statement to the Associated Press it was aware of a police report filed Thursday by...
Cleveland Browns’ Kareem Hunt suspended 8 games after video shows him kicking woman
CLEVELAND – The NFL suspended Browns running back Kareem Hunt for eight games after a video showed him kicking a woman and his involvement in a fight at a resort. The league on Friday cited a violation of its personal conduct policy “for physical altercations at his residence in Cleveland...
Odell Beckham’s arrival makes Browns instant contenders
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns returned as an expansion team in 1999. They became a real one Tuesday night. It only took 20 mostly tortuous years — and one tremendous trade. With a shocking, blockbuster deal for superstar wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., the Browns flipped the NFL on its...
NFL notebook: Ravens make free-agent splash; add Ingram, Thomas
The Baltimore Ravens finally made their move during the NFL’s free agent frenzy this week. The Ravens signed running back Mark Ingram and safety Earl Thomas. Ingram played eight years with the New Orleans Saints, and Thomas arrives after a nine-year run with Seattle. The 29-year-old Ingram scored 50 touchdowns...
New Raiders WR Antonio Brown: No hard feelings toward SteelersVideo
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Rookie general manager Mike Mayock and coach Jon Gruden meticulously put together a plan to rebuild the Oakland Raiders with three first-round draft picks and a couple of smart free-agent signings when they suddenly got sent in a different direction last week. The Pittsburgh Steelers were willing...
Reports: Browns to acquire star receiver Odell Beckham from Giants
CLEVELAND — Odell Beckham Jr. is about to run a deep route out of New Jersey and straight to Cleveland. The star wide receiver is bound for the Browns to be a target for quarterback Baker Mayfield. The Browns agreed to acquire Beckham in a blockbuster trade, two people familiar...
Eagles Super Bowl hero Nick Foles to sign with Jaguars for four years, $88 millionVideo
We’ll always have “Philly Philly,” but now two of the three protagonists of the most famous trick play in Eagles history have moved on. As expected, former Eagles quarterback Nick Foles will sign with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Foles caught the touchdown pass thrown by then-Eagles tight end Trey Burton, just...
Lions sign WR Danny Amendola to fill Golden Tate’s old role
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions signed two-time Super Bowl winning wide receiver Danny Amendola, taking advantage of their connection to the New England Patriots. Detroit is led by general manager Bob Quinn and coach Matt Patricia, both of whom worked for the Patriots, and that clearly made Amendola...
Nick Foles signs with Lululemon as ambassador
Yoga and athletic wear company Lululemon is getting into the football business. Lululemon on Tuesday announced that Nick Foles, former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, currently testing the free market, is the company’s ambassador for its menswear line. It’s the company’s first relationship with a NFL player. Foles tweeted the news, “I’m...
‘Arrow’ pointing up for former Central Valley star WR Robert Foster
Unlike a year ago, Robert Foster has some clarity about his NFL future. Foster, the former Central Valley star wide receiver, emerged as one of the unlikely success stories in the NFL last season, and the Buffalo Bills are hoping he can build on his progress in 2019. Last week...
Analysis: Replacing Jason Witten with Pat McAfee on ‘Monday Night Football’ is right move
Let’s hope the “Monday Night Football” decision makers learned a lesson from the Jason Witten fiasco. Last week it was announced that Witten was going to leave the broadcast booth to go back to the Dallas Cowboys. I have to admit, as much as Witten struggled with the job, I...
5 defensive players and kicker get franchise tags
NEW YORK — Five defensive players, all premier pass rushers, and 49ers kicker Robbie Gould, were given franchise tags by their teams before Tuesday’s NFL deadline. Ends DeMarcus Lawrence of Dallas and Frank Clark of Seattle, linebackers Dee Ford of Kansas City and Jadeveon Clowney of Houston, and DT Grady...
Eagles Super Bowl hero Nick Foles expected to sign with Jaguars
INDIANAPOLIS — The only Eagles quarterback to ever win a Super Bowl is bound for Jacksonville when NFL free agency opens March 13, according to NFL sources with knowledge of the situation. A market for Nick Foles outside of Jacksonville has not developed, and though nothing is certain until it...
Nick Bosa healthy again, following dad and brother into NFL
INDIANAPOLIS — Nick Bosa found himself in the news again last week when Zion Williamson sprained his right knee in the opening minute against North Carolina. The sight of his left shoe tearing apart and Williamson grabbing his right knee unleashed feverish debate over whether Duke’s freakish freshman forward should...
Heisman winner Kyler Murray measures up at NFL CombineVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Kyler Murray might not show off his arm or his legs at the NFL Combine, but Thursday he assuaged colossal concerns about his size. The Heisman Trophy-winning dual-threat quarterback and speedy outfielder from the University of Oklahoma checked in at just over 5-foot-10 and 207 pounds with a...
Patriots owner Robert Kraft enters ‘not guilty’ plea in prostitution case
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft officially entered a “not guilty” plea in his criminal case for soliciting prostitutes in Florida. “The defendant Robert Kraft hereby pleads not guilty to all charges and requests a non-jury trial in the above-styled cause,” according to court documents obtained by TMZ Sports. Police...
