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• Should Packers file tampering charges against the 49ers and/or Broncos?

  06-05-2021 02:14 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Packers reportedly believe that the 49ers and Broncos may have tampered with quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The Packers reportedly won’t be doing anything about it. Maybe they should. There’s one important reason for considering filing tampering charges against the 49ers or the Broncos. Even if the teams have covered their tracks and/or even if the [more]
  
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• Broncos bringing in Dennis Kelly, Bobby Massie for visits

  05-05-2021 18:43 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  We already knew the Broncos had set a plan in motion to bring in candidates to replace right tackle Ja’Wuan James, who tore his Achilles while working out away from the facility this week. Now we know two of the players Denver is targeting. According to multiple reports, Dennis Kelly and Bobby Massie will visit [more]
  
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• Aaron Rodgers speaks (sort of), through Brett Favre

  05-05-2021 17:34 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has to date said nothing publicly regarding his lingering kerfuffle with the Packers. He has said something to former Packers quarterback Brett Favre that Favre has shared publicly. Appearing with Jason Wilde and Mark Tauscher, Favre said that he texted Rodgers, and that Rodgers responded. Favre said (via Rob Demovsky of [more]
  
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• Report: Packers think 49ers, Broncos tampered with Aaron Rodgers

  05-05-2021 17:08 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Packers reportedly think some of the teams interested in trading for Aaron Rodgers have violated league rules by letting Rodgers know they’re interested. According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN, the Packers are upset that other teams, including the 49ers and Broncos, may have contacted Rodgers to see if he is interested in playing for [more]
  
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• Patrick Mahomes, other players confused by Broncos’ ability to not pay Ja’Wuan James

  05-05-2021 16:22 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Ja’Wuan James injury, while bad for him, could be good for NFL players generally. Players seem to be realizing that there’s a very real difference between getting injured while working out at the team facility and getting injured while working out elsewhere. The news that James, who has (or at least had) a $9.85 [more]
  
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• Broncos will bring in free agent tackles for visits

  05-05-2021 15:36 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  It’s unclear whether Broncos right tackle Ja'Wuan James will miss all or a large portion of the 2021 season after tearing his Achilles this week, but Denver’s not waiting until after his surgery to start thinking about other options at the position. Mike Klis of KUSA reports that the team began making calls to available [more]
  
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• Broncos waive fullback Jeremy Cox

  05-05-2021 08:26 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  As rosters continue to fluctuate following the completion of the NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos have waived fullback Jeremy Cox. Cox, a former undrafted free agent out of Old Dominion in 2019, appeared in seven games for Denver last season with one start. He played just 19 snaps on offense last year with him primarily [more]
  
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• Report: Ja’Wuan James might not miss entire season

  05-05-2021 02:39 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Broncos right tackle Ja'Wuan James tore an Achilles while working out away from the team facility. The injury initially was reported as season ending, which could cost him his $9.85 million guaranteed salary. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media, though, reports that doctors have told James they are hopeful the offensive lineman won’t miss the entire [more]
  
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• Ravens signed Alejando Villanueva just in time

  05-05-2021 01:30 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Ravens have mastered the art of signing free agents after the window closes on the acquisition counting toward the compensatory draft pick formula. But waiting to sign free agents entails a risk of having some other team making a move. As it relates to former Steelers tackle Alejandro Villanueva, the Ravens narrowly avoided the [more]
  
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• Ja’Wuan James injury underscores importance of working out at team facility

  05-05-2021 00:05 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Broncos privately were pleased that tackle Ja'Wuan James opted out in 2020, because it meant that they avoided his $9.85 million guaranteed salary. Although no team is pleased when a player is injured, the Broncos privately are pleased that James’ season-ending injury happened away from the team facility, because it allows them to again [more]
  
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• Broncos’ Ja’Wuan James to miss 2021 season with torn Achilles

  04-05-2021 23:17 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Broncos offensive tackle Ja'Wuan James is expected to miss the entire 2021 NFL season after suffering a torn Achilles today. James experienced the injury while working out on his own, away from the team facility, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. That he got hurt on his own — and not at the voluntary team [more]
  
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• George Paton: Broncos RBs as good as any group in the league

  04-05-2021 19:17 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Broncos jumped up the draft board early in the second round last Friday so they could select former North Carolina running back Javonte Williams with the 35th overall pick. Williams joined Najee Harris and Travis Etienne at the top of most lists of the best running back prospects in this year’s draft after averaging [more]
  
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• Should the Seahawks and Packers swap their disgruntled quarterbacks?

  04-05-2021 16:21 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Packers have a problem, of which we’re all well aware. The Seahawks have one, too, even though it has subsided in recent weeks. Could the easiest solution for both teams involve a Ken Stabler/Dan Pastorini-style straight-up trade of starting quarterbacks? With Aaron Rodgers wanting out of Green Bay and Russell Wilson by all appearances [more]
  
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• Free agent signings no longer count in compensatory pick formula

  04-05-2021 16:05 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  When the Ravens brought in tackle Alejandro Villanueva for a visit last month, word from Baltimore reporters was that the team was not expected to make a move until after the draft. Compensatory draft picks were central to that approach. The Ravens and other teams have prized the picks doled out to teams who see [more]
  
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• Terry Bradshaw on Aaron Rodgers: “Him being upset shows me how weak he is”

  04-05-2021 01:23 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The new TB12’s experiences in Tampa surely have influenced the desire of Aaron Rodgers to find a new football team. The original TB12 has some thoughts on the matter. “With him being that upset shows me how weak he is,” Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw said Monday in an appearance with Moose and Maggie [more]
  
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• 21 fifth-year options picked up for 2018 first-round picks

  03-05-2021 23:56 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The deadline for NFL teams to exercise their fifth-year contract options on 2018 first-round picks passed on Monday afternoon and 21 players had those options picked up. Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold is part of that group. Carolina traded for Darnold last month and announced their decision on his option after the draft. That total is [more]
  
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• Broncos signing Eric Saubert

  03-05-2021 22:52 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Broncos are bringing in some depth at tight end. Per Ryan O’Halloran of the Denver Post, the club is signing former Jaguar Eric Saubert. Saubert played eight games for Jacksonville last year, starting four of them. He caught three passes for 16 yards while playing a total of 93 offensive snaps and 137 special teams [more]
  
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• Broncos release Jeff Driskel

  03-05-2021 22:28 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  If a certain quarterback gets traded in the near future, the Broncos are the most likely destination. But for now, Denver is cutting one of the passers on its roster. Per Mike Klis of KUSA, the Broncos are releasing quarterback Jeff Driskel. Driskel appeared in three games for Denver in 2020, starting one of them [more]
  
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• Aaron Rodgers uncertainty unsettles betting markets

  03-05-2021 20:11 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  With the Packers and Aaron Rodgers at odds, the oddsmakers are getting nervous. The folks at PointsBet have removed from the board the 2021 over-under win totals for the Packers and the Broncos, the team most commonly linked to a Rodgers trade. The Raiders, also reported on Rodgers’ wish list, remain on the PointsBet board [more]
  
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• Broncos looked to trade up for Jaelan Phillips before Dolphins drafted him

  03-05-2021 18:18 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  If the Dolphins hadn’t drafted University of Miami pass rusher Jaelan Phillips in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft, the Broncos might have. After the Broncos took cornerback Patrick Surtain II with the ninth overall pick, they wanted to add another piece to their defense and tried to trade back into the first [more]
  
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• Aaron Rodgers drama complicates 2021 schedule

  03-05-2021 17:19 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  We may still be waiting for the long-awaited showdown between Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes. When it comes to setting the 2021 schedule, the NFL can’t wait much longer before locking in the upcoming Packers-Chiefs game. As Peter King points out in his latest Football Morning in America column, the uncertainty over Rodgers’ status with [more]
  
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• Broncos bring in 11 undrafted free agents

  02-05-2021 16:46 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Broncos may or may not make a trade for a new quarterback in the near future. But after selecting after selecting 10 players in the 2021 draft, the club has added 11 undrafted free agents, per Mike Klis of KUSA. Vanderbilt edge rusher Andre Mintze is among the group, and Klis reports he’s receiving [more]
  
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• Micah Parsons opens as favorite to win defensive rookie of the year

  02-05-2021 15:57 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  He wasn’t the first defensive player taken in the draft. He’s the first favorite to win defensive rookie of the year. Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons, the 12th overall selection, has been installed by PointsBet as a +450 proposition to secure the award based on the 17 regular-season games of his first NFL season. He was [more]
  
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• Vic Fangio: Teddy Bridgewater, Drew Lock will have equal chance to win starting QB job

  02-05-2021 11:22 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Broncos are preparing for a quarterback competition that will span the next few months. Broncos head coach Vic Fangio said he’ll give incumbent starter Drew Lock and new arrival Teddy Bridgewater equal time with the first-team offense in Organized Team Activities and training camp, with both of them having a chance to earn the [more]
  
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• Broncos trade up to select Javonte Williams at No. 35

  01-05-2021 01:36 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Broncos made the first splash of the second day of the draft, trading up five spots to No. 35 overall to select running back Javonte Williams. Williams is regarded as one of the top backs of this year’s class after rushing for 1,140 yards and 19 touchdowns in 2020. He also caught 25 passes [more]
  
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• Report: Broncos pick up Bradley Chubb’s fifth-year option

  30-04-2021 23:23 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Broncos are exercising the fifth-year option on linebacker Bradley Chubb‘s contract, Mike Silver of NFL Media reports. The $12.716 million contract for 2022 is guaranteed once the team officially exercises it. Chubb, 24, was the fifth overall choice in 2018. Chubb appeared in 14 games last season after returning from a knee injury that [more]
  
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• What is (or was) Aaron Rodgers looking for in a new contract?

  30-04-2021 21:27 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The unresolved contract situation involving Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was more of a symptom than a root cause of the lingering problems between player and team. However, the two parties had been negotiating a new deal. This implies that negotiations could have resulted in a new contract. Which also implies that, if an agreement could [more]
  
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• A post-June 1 Aaron Rodgers trade makes much better sense for Packers

  30-04-2021 15:17 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Green Bay Packers say they’re not trading quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Just like multiple teams have said in the past, about multiple players who eventually were traded. If the Packers are going to trade Rodgers, it could make sense to process the transaction as a post-June 1 deal. Trading Rodgers before June 2 would result [more]
  
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• George Paton: Broncos happy with the two quarterbacks we have

  30-04-2021 13:02 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The hours leading up to the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft featured a lot of talk about Aaron Rodgers‘ future with the Packers. Word of trade interest from various teams was followed by word that Rodgers wants out and that the Broncos were the likeliest team to swing a deal for him. Nothing [more]
  
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• Packers G.M. Brian Gutekunst: “We’re not going to trade Aaron Rodgers”

  30-04-2021 06:59 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Aaron Rodgers reportedly wants out. The Packers aren’t prepared to make that happen. G.M. Brian Gutekunst told reporters after the first round of the draft that the Packers will not be trading Rodgers. Gutekunst also said that he believes Rodgers will play for the Packers again. That’s no surprise. The Packers want to keep Rodgers, [more]
  
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• John Lynch admits 49ers contacted Packers about Aaron Rodgers

  30-04-2021 03:34 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The San Francisco 49ers selected quarterback Trey Lance with the third overall selection. Before doing so, they tried to use that pick plus more to acquire a veteran quarterback. Via Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area, G.M. John Lynch admitted that the 49ers did indeed contact the Packers about a potential trade for quarterback [more]
  
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• Broncos select Alabama cornerback Patrick Surtain II with ninth pick

  30-04-2021 03:31 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  If the Denver Broncos are going to get Aaron Rodgers they’ll have to do it without the ninth pick in the draft to deal. The Broncos selected Alabama cornerback Patrick Surtain II with their first-round pick. Surtain, a 6-foot-2, 208-lb cornerback is the son of former All-Pro NFL cornerback Patrick Surtain, who played for the [more]
  
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• Broncos draft picks 2021: All of Denver’s selections, NFL draft results, team order

  30-04-2021 03:27 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Just one day before the NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos acquired quarterback Teddy Bridgewater from the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick. By trading for Bridgewater, quarterback Drew Lock now faces competition for the starting job and the trade gives the Broncos security in case a viable quarterback option is no longer [more]
  
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• Broncos draft picks 2021: All of Denver’s draft selections, NFL draft results, team order

  30-04-2021 03:27 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Just one day before the NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos acquired quarterback Teddy Bridgewater from the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick. By trading for Bridgewater, quarterback Drew Lock now faces competition for the starting job and the trade gives the Broncos security in case a viable quarterback option is no longer [more]
  
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• Broncos, Packers currently aren’t negotiating a potential Aaron Rodgers trade

  30-04-2021 02:19 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  There’s a buzz building in league circles regarding a possible trade that would send quarterback Aaron Rodgers from the Packers to the Broncos. And while it could indeed happen, nothing is currently going on. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, no negotiations are happening between Denver and Green Bay. The Broncos’ brain trust [more]
  
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• Report: Packers “open to the reality” of trading Rodgers, with Broncos most likely partner

  30-04-2021 01:59 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The possibility of an Aaron Rodgers trade is quickly becoming the biggest story in the 2021 NFL draft, and the Broncos appear to be the favorites to land him. PFT reported today that the Broncos were among the most likely teams to acquire Rodgers, and more reporting this evening has indicated that Rodgers could be [more]
  
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• What happens if Packers don’t trade Aaron Rodgers?

  30-04-2021 00:28 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The cat is out of the bag. Aaron Rodgers wants out of Green Bay. There’s a poetry, and potentially a significant amount of orchestration, that has gone into Rodgers using the first day of the draft to make his power play. Indeed, it was last year on the first night of the draft that the [more]
  
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• Aaron Rodgers wanted Packers to accept 49ers’ trade offer

  29-04-2021 22:31 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  When news surfaced this afternoon that the 49ers offered the third overall pick to the Packers for Aaron Rodgers, it wasn’t news to Rodgers. Rodgers knew about the offer. And wanted the Packers to take it. A league source tells PFT that Rodgers wanted the Packers to take the 49ers’ offer, which was for the [more]
  
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• If Aaron Rodgers is traded, Broncos or Raiders are most likely destinations

  29-04-2021 22:16 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Aaron Rodgers wants out of Green Bay. If he is indeed traded — which a source told PFT is a possibility for this weekend — where could he end up? Two likely destinations would appear to be the Broncos or Raiders. There are several key factors. A native of California, Rodgers would prefer to play [more]
  
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• Where will Justin Fields end up?

  29-04-2021 16:32 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  As to the first two picks in the draft, there’s no mystery. After that, it’s all a mystery. At the center of the mystery resides Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields. Once regarded as the No. 2 quarterback in the draft (especially after shredding presumptive No. 1 pick Trevor Lawrence‘s Clemson Tigers in the national semifinals), [more]
  
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• Which teams would try to trade for Deshaun Watson?

  29-04-2021 02:10 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  If the lawyers on both sides of the Deshaun Watson litigation have indeed decided to trade public squabbles for private negotiations, and if they can work out a settlement of the 22 civil claims pending against the Texans quarterback before or during the draft, a trade could happen. So who would trade for him? John [more]
  
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• Broncos draft picks 2021: Full list of Denver’s draft picks, order for every round

  29-04-2021 00:35 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Just one day before the NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos acquired quarterback Teddy Bridgewater from the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick. By trading for Bridgewater, quarterback Drew Lock now faces competition for the starting job and the trade gives the Broncos security in case a viable quarterback option is no longer [more]
  
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• Panthers, Broncos could still take quarterbacks at eight, nine

  28-04-2021 21:20 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Panthers traded for quarterback Sam Darnold, and they could still take a quarterback at No. 8. They have now traded a quarterback to the Broncos, who could still take one at No. 9. By trading for Teddy Bridgewater the day before the draft, the Broncos acquire protection against not getting a quarterback at No. [more]
  
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• George Paton: Teddy Bridgewater adds competition and experience

  28-04-2021 20:29 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Broncos made their trade for quarterback Teddy Bridgewater official on Wednesday afternoon. Broncos General Manager George Paton issued a statement to go with the announcement that confirmed that the Broncos will pit Bridgewater and Drew Lock in a competition for the starting job. The Broncos could add another participant to the mix during this [more]
  
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• Report: Teddy Bridgewater’s contract restructured to facilitate trade

  28-04-2021 20:10 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Broncos traded for Teddy Bridgewater but not before altering his contract. The restructure of Bridgewater’s deal eliminates the final year and $21 million of his contract in 2022, Mike Klis of 9News reports. The Panthers and Broncos also will split in some way the $10 million base guarantee for this season. Bridgewater had $10 [more]
  
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• Panthers trade Teddy Bridgewater to Broncos

  28-04-2021 19:59 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Teddy Bridgewater is on the move. The Panthers have traded Bridgewater to the Broncos for a sixth-round draft pick, according to multiple reports. Carolina will also take on a portion of Bridgewater’s salary to facilitate the deal. In Denver, Bridgewater will likely compete with Drew Lock for the starting job. It’s still possible that the [more]
  
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• Will Deshaun Watson be traded this week?

  28-04-2021 16:31 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  As the 2021 draft looms, the biggest NFL story of the past six weeks has taken a back seat. It possibly won’t stay there. There’s still a scenario in which the Texans trade quarterback Deshaun Watson before, during, or immediately after the draft. The door swings open to a trade if Watson and his 22 [more]
  
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• Alabama producing first-round wide receivers like no other college ever

  28-04-2021 11:22 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  No college football program has ever churned out wide receiver talent like Alabama has in the last two years. Last year Alabama became the first team ever to have two first-round wide receivers in the Top 15 picks in the same draft: The Raiders took Alabama receiver Henry Ruggs 12th overall and the Broncos took [more]
  
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• Report: Eight teams showed interest in Deshaun Watson before legal issues arose

  28-04-2021 00:20 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  A rash of civil litigation that began last month has made a potential trade of Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson impractical, unless and until those 22 lawsuits can soon be resolved. Before the off-field issues emerged for Watson, plenty of teams were interested. Via John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, eight teams had shown interest in [more]
  
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• Fifth-year option tracker for 2018 NFL first-round picks

  27-04-2021 15:35 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  NFL teams will be adding first-round picks to their roster this week and some of them will then turn their attention to first-round picks from 2018. Fifth-year contract options for players selected in the first round that year need to be exercised by May 3 and some teams have already gotten the ball rolling on [more]
  
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