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The Cowboys have not had a true top-flight wide receiver to pair with CeeDee Lamb since they traded Amari Cooper. Cooper had 68 receptions for 865 yards and eight touchdowns in 2021 to Lamb’s 79 catches for 1,102 yards and six touchdowns. Noah Brown was second among the team’s wide

The Raiders signed sixth-round wide receiver Tommy Mellott on Thursday, the team announced. He is the eighth of the Raiders’ 11 draft selections to sign. Second-round wide receiver Jack Bech, third-round cornerback Darien Porter and fourth-round wide receiver Dont’e Thornton Jr. remain unsigned. Mellott was the 213th overall pick. He

When the crypto-trading platform FTX imploded, various celebrity endorsers found themselves on the wrong end of a civil action. Now, a judge has dismissed most of the claims against a group of big names, including Tom Brady. Via MacKenzie Sigalos of CNBC.com, a federal judge in Florida has found that

This year’s Week 1 Friday night game from Brazil will, like last year, be available via streaming. Unlike last year, it will reportedly stream at no charge. Previously, the candidates were YouTube, Warner Brothers Discovery, and Amazon Prime. Now, Andrew Marchand of TheAthletic.com reports that YouTube is the “heavy favorite”

The Buccaneers signed four of their six draft picks ahead of their rookie minicamp. Third-round cornerback Jacob Parrish, fourth-round outside linebacker David Walker, fifth-round defensive lineman Elijah Roberts and seventh-round wide receiver Tez Johnson now are under contract, the team announced Thursday. That leaves only first-round wide receiver Emeka Egbuka

The Jets announced the signing of four more draft picks on Thursday. Third-round cornerback Azareye’h Thomas, fourth-round safety Malachi Moore, fifth-round defensive lineman Tyler Baron, and fifth-round linebacker Francisco Mauigoa have signed their four-year rookie deals. First-round pick Armand Membou signed his deal as well. Second-round tight end Mason Taylor

Running back Ashton Jeanty, the sixth overall pick, became the highest-drafted player to sign his rookie contract. But Jeanty was not the only Raiders’ draft pick to sign his four-year deal Thursday. The Raiders announced Jeanty and six of their other 11 draft selections who signed. Third-round offensive tackle Charles

The Titans have signed five of their 2025 draft picks. Sixth-round running back Kalel Mullings’s agreement on a four-year deal was previously reported. They have also signed third-round safety Kevin Winston Jr., fourth-round wide receiver Elic Ayomanor, fifth-round guard Jackson Slater, and sixth-round cornerback Marcus Harris. Four other picks, including

The Texans signed another of their nine draft picks. Sixth-round quarterback Graham Mertz now is under contract, per Aaron Wilson of KPRC. Mertz receives a four-year, $4.934 million contract, with a $228,484 signing bonus. The Texans previously signed second-round wide receiver Jayden Higgins and third-round cornerback Jaylin Smith. Mertz, who

The Bears have their top draft pick under contract. The team announced that tight end Colston Loveland has signed his rookie deal. It’s a four-year deal with a team option for a fifth season for the 10th overall pick. Loveland’s pact is worth over $26.6 million and is fully guaranteed.

The Jets released three players Thursday, the team announced. Linebacker Jimmy Ciarlo and wide receivers Easop Winston and Marcus Riley were cut. Ciarlo originally signed with the Jets a year ago as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Army. The Jets waived him in August and re-signed him this

The Giants dropped a defensive lineman from their 90-man roster on Thursday. The team announced that they have waived Casey Rogers. His spot will likely be filled by an incoming player during this weekend’s rookie minicamp. Rogers signed with the Giants after going undrafted out of Oregon in 2024. Rogers

Edge rusher Victor Dimukeje’s first season with the Giants is off on the wrong foot. Dimukeje signed with the Giants as a free agent this offseason, but Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports that he is set to miss time after tearing his pec in one of his workouts with the

Various things can get a player removed from a team’s draft board. In Tampa Bay, there’s one category of prospect that isn’t automatically excluded. The “d-bags and assholes.” Via JoeBucsFan.com, Buccaneers G.M. Jason Licht recently explained his willingness to tolerate certain antisocial personality traits during an appearance on The JP

The full schedule for the 2025 NFL season will be unveiled at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 14, but some of the dates in the calendar will be filled in ahead of that point. The league announced that the league’s six broadcast partners will each announce select games from

As a time when the federal government is looking for more and more ways to make cuts, one agency will devote millions in search of an important breakthrough. The National Institutes of Health announced on Thursday that it has awarded a $15.3 million grant to fund research for the diagnosis

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Carolina running back Jonathon Brooks will not be on the field for the 2025 season. As part of a bevy of moves on Thursday, the Panthers placed Brooks on the physically unable to perform list. By making the move now, Brooks will not play in the coming season. After recovering

The Panthers are moving on from one of their veteran defenders. According to multiple reports, Carolina is releasing edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney. The No. 1 overall pick of the 2014 draft, Clowney had signed a two-year deal with the Panthers last offseason. He recorded 5.5 sacks with nine tackles for

The Panthers are continuing to trim their roster ahead of this weekend’s rookie minicamp. Mike Kaye of the Charlotte Observer reports that they are waiving center Andrew Raym and wide receiver Dax Milne. Word that they are also parting ways with tight ends Jordan Matthews and Colin Granger came earlier

The Dolphins cleared four spots on their 90-man roster Thursday. They announced that they have released long snapper Blake Ferguson and waived three others. Cornerback Ryan Cooper Jr., defensive tackle Neil Farrell, and offensive lineman Chasen Hines are also out in Miami. Ferguson played in 72 regular-season games and two

The Chargers brought Mike Williams back as a free agent this offseason and they drafted Tre Brown in the second round, but General Manager Joe Hortiz may not be done adding receivers to the roster ahead of the 2025 season. Hortiz, who also drafted KeAndre Lambert-Smith in the fifth round,

Colts defensive lineman DeForest Buckner wasn’t shy about sharing his feelings about the team’s defense at the end of the 2024 season. Buckner said that “everybody needs to check their egos at the door” because the unit played as a “bunch of individuals” rather than a cohesive group. Buckner didn’t

Over the past 10 or 15 years, a clear trend has emerged throughout the nation — don’t use public money to pay for football stadiums. In the nation’s capital, the pendulum is apparently swinging in the opposite direction. In a Washington Post-Schar School poll conducted from April 22 through May