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• There’s one big difference between 2011 and 2020, the years without OTA

  10-07-2020 19:48 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Some NFL players who will be trying to get ready for football season without the benefit of an offseason program have been there, done that. Anyone in the league nine years ago prepared for the 2011 season without OTAs or minicamps, due to the lockout. Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, a rookie first-rounder in 2011, [more]
  
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• “OL Masterminds Summit” proceeds in Texas this weekend

  10-07-2020 16:53 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  They’re calling it the “OL Masterminds Summit.” The litmus test as to whether the individuals participating are truly “masterminds” is whether they’ll realize that they shouldn’t attend. Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News explains that the event, featuring 50 offensive lineman, will proceed as scheduled in Texas this weekend. The event will mainly unfold [more]
  
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• J.J. Watt hopes players who opt out aren’t criticized for it

  10-07-2020 00:15 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The NFL and NFL Players Association continue to discuss the parameters of the rules for opting out of the season due to the pandemic. The league wants minimal opt outs and a firm deadline for making a final decision. Players surely prefer to have the flexibility to experience training camp and a game or two [more]
  
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• J.J. Watt cautions against a rush to meet a set reporting date

  09-07-2020 19:53 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  As the NFL and NFL Players Association work out the various things that need to be worked out in advance of one of the strangest football seasons ever, there’s one option that merits consideration: Patience. “The last thing that we want as players is for this report date to be set in stone and for [more]
  
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• Lamar Miller posts workout video showing post-ACL tear progress

  09-07-2020 17:24 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Lamar Miller hasn’t found a place to play in 2020 and the former Texans running back is trying to show possible suitors that he’s recovered well from last year’s torn ACL. Miller tore his ACL late last summer and missed the entire 2019 season as a result. On Thursday, he posted a video showing him [more]
  
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• Friday Night Lights may be out for 2020

  09-07-2020 16:33 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  With pro and college football in 2020 currently hanging in a balance influenced largely the ability and willingness of non-athletes to do what needs to be done to slow the spread of the coronavirus, one of the hotbeds of American high school football may not have high school football in 2020. Due in large part [more]
  
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• J.J. Watt has no interest in playing football while wearing a face shield

  09-07-2020 14:06 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The various issues on which the NFL and NFL Players Association continue to haggle include whether and to what extent the use of full face shields will be made mandatory. Many if not most (if not all) players don’t want them. The league wants players to wear, basically, an extension of the visor that many [more]
  
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• Former Bears receiver/tight end Earl Thomas dies at 71

  09-07-2020 00:53 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Former Bears tight end and receiver Earl Thomas died July 4 in Houston following an illness, the team announced Wednesday. Thomas was 71. The Bears selected Thomas in the sixth round of the 1971 draft out of the University of Houston. He spent his first three seasons in Chicago. Thomas appeared in 39 games with [more]
  
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• DeAndre Hopkins zings Texans while responding to Patrick Mahomes deal

  07-07-2020 23:31 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The last time that wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins played a game, he was a member of the Texans taking on the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in the divisional round of the playoffs. Hopkins and the Texans took a 24-0 lead early in that game, but they wound up trailing by halftime after four touchdown passes [more]
  
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• Deshaun Watson expecting uncomfortable conversations at camp

  07-07-2020 23:23 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson expects uncomfortable conversations at training camp after the May 25 death of George Floyd sparked protests and activism that he, some of his teammates and others around the NFL joined. The team has not been together in person since last season because of the pandemic, and so much has changed since [more]
  
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• Deshaun Watson prefers to do a shorter deal when he does one

  07-07-2020 12:08 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes changed the game for quarterback contracts yesterday, which was largely because he’s Patrick Mahomes. But another young quarterback who deserves a big raise might not approach the 10-year, $477 million contract Mahomes signed for reasons not related to their relative value. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, nothing is [more]
  
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• Texans’ Jacob Martin: You can’t social distance in football

  06-07-2020 11:42 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Texans linebacker Jacob Martin is skeptical that the NFL can return safely when COVID-19 continues to spread across the country. Martin indicated that he and plenty of other NFL players have concerns about getting back to work, with training camps scheduled to open in three weeks. “For sure, there’s a danger factor because there are [more]
  
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• Deshaun Watson seems interested in talk of Antonio Brown to the Texans

  03-07-2020 13:08 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Receiver Antonio Brown continues to be linked to plenty of teams but employed by none of them. At a time when the team that could be the most interested in Brown (the Seahawks) has yet to make a move, another possibility could be emerging. Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has responded to a Thursday tweet from [more]
  
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• Texans’ Keke Coutee says results will speak for themselves in 2020

  03-07-2020 11:07 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Texans receiver Keke Coutee burst onto the scene as a rookie in 2018, catching 11 passes in his first NFL game, the most for a player in his debut since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. But he hasn’t quite lived up to expectations since then. This year, Coutee says, he’s ready for big things. The Texans’ [more]
  
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• Jacob Martin on Bill O’Brien’s pledge to kneel: That speaks volumes

  03-07-2020 03:52 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Texans coach Bill O’Brien has pledged to kneel with his players during the national anthem this season to protest social injustice. Linebacker Jacob Martin appreciates the coach’s show of solidarity. “I think that speaks volumes,” Martin said during a video call, via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle. “As a coach, he doesn’t understand necessarily [more]
  
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• Jets receiver Vyncint Smith predicts “a big year”

  02-07-2020 23:37 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Jets still are talking to free agent receiver Demaryius Thomas. But if Vyncint Smith does what he says he’s going to do, the Jets could be set at the position. Smith, who has run as fast as 4.38 in the 40-yard dash, has worked hard on his route running this offseason while training in [more]
  
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• Colin Kaepernick teams up with RFK Human Rights to support community bail funds

  02-07-2020 14:36 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Jails present a heightened risk of infection during the ongoing pandemic. Plenty of Americans who have yet to be convicted but who can’t afford bail remain stuck in jail pending the resolution of their charges. Colin Kaepernick and his Know Your Rights camp have teamed up with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights to help. The [more]
  
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• NFL players planning Thursday call to discuss “what to expect” at camp

  30-06-2020 22:53 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  During an appearance on NFL Network Tuesday, Steelers defensive end Cam Heyward added his voice to those of other players who are unsure what training camp and the 2020 season are going to look like. Heyward said he hasn’t heard of any players who expect to opt out of playing this season because of the [more]
  
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• Texans to allow fans to skip season or get refund on season tickets

  30-06-2020 07:33 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Houston Texans are giving their season tickets holders a few options for how they want to handle the upcoming 2020 season amid COVID-19. According to KHOU 11, the Texans reached out to season ticket holders on Monday to give them a trio of options for their tickets for this year. Fans can elect to [more]
  
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• Bill Arnsparger, Romeo Crennel win 2020 Paul Zimmerman Award

  29-06-2020 21:01 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Pro Football Writers of America announced its members voted Bill Arnsparger and Romeo Crennel as the 2020 winners of the Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman Award. The PFWA annually awards two NFL assistant coaches for lifetime achievement. Arnsparger, who died in 2015, was the mastermind of Miami’s “No-Name Defense” and “Killer Bs” and helped take [more]
  
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• Texas Rangers’ situation highlights a problem NFL teams may face

  27-06-2020 19:07 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  No, we haven’t expanded our coverage beyond football. Yes, we have decided to look for storylines from other sports that potentially apply to football. Here’s the latest one we noticed, from the world of baseball. Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reported on Friday night that employees of the Texas Rangers “fear for their health and hope [more]
  
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• Domed stadiums could accommodate fans

  27-06-2020 01:54 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The NFL strongly believes that it’s much harder to transmit the coronavirus in an outdoor setting than in a confined indoor space. So what about domed stadiums, which technically are indoors? As a source with knowledge of the league’s thinking explains it to PFT, open-air stadiums are the best for games with fans, and domes [more]
  
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• Which quarterback will be the next to win his first ring?

  26-06-2020 01:53 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Of the top 20 quarterbacks in the Chris Simms top 40 countdown, only six have won Super Bowl rings — Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, Drew Brees, and Tom Brady. So which quarterback will be the next to win his first ring? Simms and I looked at the issue during Thursday’s PFT [more]
  
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• Matt Rhule considering kneeling alongside players during national anthem

  25-06-2020 22:29 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Panthers coach Matt Rhule is considering kneeling alongside players during the national anthem this season. Rhule said he wants to show support for the movement against racial injustice. “I would consider anything as we move forward,” Rhule said Thursday on a video conference call, via Steve Reed of The Associated Press. “I’m supportive of the [more]
  
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• The Simms top 40 countdown, No. 4: Deshaun Watson

  24-06-2020 22:11 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  He took the league by storm as a rookie, before suffering a torn ACL. By the time he returned, Patrick Mahomes was taking the league by storm. Last year, Lamar Jackson was taking the league by storm. Through it all, Deshaun Watson quietly and steadily has become one of the best quarterbacks in all of [more]
  
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• The Chris Simms top 40 NFL QB countdown, No. 4: Deshaun Watson

  24-06-2020 22:11 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  He took the league by storm as a rookie, before suffering a torn ACL. By the time he returned, Patrick Mahomes was taking the league by storm. Last year, Lamar Jackson was taking the league by storm. Through it all, Deshaun Watson quietly and steadily has become one of the best quarterbacks in all of [more]
  
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• Randall Cobb hopes his experience helps Deshaun Watson grow

  23-06-2020 20:16 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Wide receiver Randall Cobb has been in the NFL since 2011 and he hopes that his extended time in the league helps Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson take a step forward this season. Cobb spent the first eight years of his career playing with Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay and last year he was with Dak [more]
  
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• Justin Reid feels healthy, ready to move to “next level”

  22-06-2020 14:01 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Texans safety Justin Reid has only missed one game over his two NFL seasons, but he hasn’t been healthy for much of his time in the league. Reid hurt his wrist as a rookie and needed surgery to repair the injury after the season. He tore the labrum in his shoulder last year, played through [more]
  
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• Deshaun Watson’s extension, when concluded, may cover only three new years

  22-06-2020 12:30 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Texans recently gave tackle Laremy Tunsil a three-year extension beyond the final year of his rookie deal. The man for whom Tunsil blocks could end up getting an extension of similar duration. Per a league source, Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is seeking a three-year extension of his own rookie deal, which expires after the [more]
  
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• Jamal Adams admits he’s “trying to” land with the Dallas Cowboys

  22-06-2020 11:12 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Jets safety Jamal Adams has identified eight teams to which he’d be willing to be traded. There’s one team that sits at the top of his list, however. To no surprise, it’s the Cowboys. Via Rich Cimini, a fan asked Adams In a cellphone video posted to social media on Sunday asked Adams, “You coming [more]
  
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• Report: Around 10 teams have reported at least one positive COVID-19 test

  21-06-2020 03:16 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The NFLPA has advised players to stop working out together to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The reason? Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that “around 10 NFL teams have reported positive coronavirus tests for at least one of their players.” Reports have indicated the Cowboys, Texans, Rams, Broncos, 49ers and Buccaneers have had a player [more]
  
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• Will the Jets trade Jamal Adams?

  20-06-2020 16:10 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Jets have a decision to make. It’s too early to know what it will be. With safety Jamal Adams wanting out and willing to be traded to eight different teams (and maybe eventually more), the Jets could end up getting a strong offer, if more than one of the eight teams are interested in [more]
  
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• Jamal Adams: It’s time to move on; no hard feelings

  20-06-2020 02:12 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Jamal Adams wants a trade. The safety has asked the Jets for one, and he’s telling the team’s fans the same on social media. Adams commented to a fan on Instagram on Friday night, saying, “It’s time to move on. Let it go. Appreciate you guys. No hard feelings. Nothin but luv.” Adams has listed [more]
  
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• Former Oilers, Bills receiver Bill Groman dies at 83

  19-06-2020 23:53 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Former Oilers receiver Bill Groman died of natural causes in Houston this week, John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports. Groman was 83. Groman (the holder in the photo) won four championships in a six-year career, earning two AFL championship rings with the Oilers and two with Buffalo. He also spent one year in Denver. [more]
  
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• Will the Colin Kaepernick talk lead to action?

  19-06-2020 17:17 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Multiple NFL figures recently have been talking about Colin Kaepernick. The question now becomes whether the talk will lead to action. There’s still no reason to believe it will. Indeed, there’s no indication that anyone has actually reached out to Kaepernick or his representatives to discuss a potential visit or tryout or contract or anything. [more]
  
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• Report: Jamal Adams would accept trade to some places absent extension

  18-06-2020 23:59 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Jets safety Jamal Adams has made it clear the entire offseason he is frustrated at the team’s lack of urgency at getting him a long-term deal. Now comes news that Adams has requested a trade. The Jets have not given Adams’ agent permission to speak with other teams, Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News [more]
  
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• President Trump: If owners think Colin Kaepernick will help them win, they’ll sign him

  18-06-2020 16:05 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  President Trump revisited the Colin Kaepernick situation on Wednesday afternoon. On Wednesday evening, the issue came up again during an appearance on FOX News. “If he has the ability,” Trump reiterated regarding Kaepernick’s prospects for a return to the NFL. “Look, you know, he can only get it if he has the ability. They’re not [more]
  
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• President says Colin Kaepernick “wasn’t playing up to snuff”

  17-06-2020 22:54 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  For the second time in less than a year, the President has said publicly that he has no issue with Colin Kaepernick playing in the NFL, as long as Kaepernick deserves it. And in explaining that caveat, Donald Trump implies that football reasons, and only football reasons, have kept Kaepernick out. “If he deserves it, [more]
  
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• Texans will observe Juneteenth holiday

  16-06-2020 23:41 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Houston Texans are the latest NFL team to announce that they will observe the Juneteenth holiday. The Texans announced today that employees on both the business side and the football side of the operation will have Friday off and are encouraged to reflect on how they can contribute to social justice on this holiday. [more]
  
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• Romeo Crennel: The fire is hot right now, change needs to occur

  16-06-2020 18:49 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Like most black Americans, Texans associate head coach Romeo Crennel and his family have experienced racism over the course his life. During a conversation with Texans chairman Cal McNair and other members of the McNair family, Crennel recounted his wife being the only coaches’ wife not invited to a luncheon and being called by a [more]
  
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• Roger Goodell: Positive COVID-19 tests are going to happen

  16-06-2020 03:33 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is among the Cowboys and Texans players who have tested positive for COVID-19. It served as a reminder that the NFL faces challenges to playing this season. The plan is to test players two to three times a week, hoping to catch positive cases before it can spread among the [more]
  
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• Roger Goodell “encourages” a team to sign Colin Kaepernick

  16-06-2020 02:28 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Commissioner is on the record regarding Colin Kaepernick. Ten days are creating a video that proclaimed “black lives matter” but omitted Kaepernick’s name, Roger Goodell has said that he wants a team to sign Kaepernick. “Well, listen, if he wants to resume his career in the NFL, then obviously it’s gonna take a team [more]
  
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• Cowboys won’t provide any information about COVID-19 cases

  15-06-2020 19:27 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has been identified as one of the four Texans and Cowboys players who have tested positive for COIVD-19. But the team isn’t saying anything about it. “Due to federal and local privacy laws, we are unable to provide information regarding the personal health of any of our employees,” the Cowboys [more]
  
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• Four total Cowboys and Texans have tested positive

  15-06-2020 19:02 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The report suggested a much larger number. The truth is that, for now, only a handle of Cowboys and Texans have tested positive for the coronavirus. Per a league source, two Cowboys and two Texans have tested positive. That’s four in all. The number, of course, could increase. According to the source, one of the [more]
  
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• Report: Cowboys and Texans players have tested positive for COVID-19

  15-06-2020 18:08 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  When NFL teams convene again for training camp, how to handle players who test positively for COVID-19 will be among the main concerns. Because there will be positive tests. According to NFL Network, several players from both the Cowboys and Texans have tested positive for COVID-19. The players in question aren’t believed to have been [more]
  
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• Deshaun Watson has written a book on leadership, service

  15-06-2020 11:56 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has always encouraged kids to read, and launched a summer youth reading challenge in Houston. Now, he’s making his own addition to the book club. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle,  Watson has authored a book called “Pass It On.” Available in July, the the book “illustrates how the [more]
  
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• Texas governor expects 50 percent capacity for football games

  14-06-2020 03:38 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told athletic directors from the state’s Football Bowl Subdivision programs to expect 50 percent capacity at football games this fall, Dan Wolken of USA Today reports. It stands to reason that the state’s two NFL teams can expect the same. AT&T Stadium, home to the Cowboys, does not have an official [more]
  
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• President vows not to watch NFL if players kneel

  14-06-2020 02:57 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The kneeling-equals-disrespect crowd recently has turned their attention to the U.S. national soccer team, which recently repealed a rule that prohibits players from kneeling during the anthem. The rule, passed in 2017 after Megan Rapinoe kneeled in support of Colin Kaepernick, is now gone, and those who refuse to understand that peaceful protest during the [more]
  
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• J.J. Watt makes his position on kneeling and the flag crystal clear

  13-06-2020 20:35 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The argument that kneeling during the national anthem constitutes disrespect of the flag is crumbling quickly. Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, in response to a Twitter user who predicted that Watt won’t be taking a knee during the anthem, made two comments. First, he said “don’t speak for me.” Second, Watt said “if you still [more]
  
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• Report: Browns haven’t given up on signing Jadeveon Clowney

  13-06-2020 04:08 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Jadeveon Clowney remains a free agent. It’s not like he hasn’t had offers. The Browns made Clowney the best offer he has received, according to a report last month, and he didn’t bite. The Browns haven’t taken the hint, though. They have not given up on signing the defensive end, Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com [more]
  
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