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Mike Vorel: New Seahawk Cooper Kupp is no DK Metcalf. Can he be what Seattle needs?
SEATTLE — Cooper Kupp is no DK ... and that's OK.
Cut the comparisons.
Of course, I understand the temptation, considering the circumstances. After DK Metcalf requested a trade and was subsequently shipped to Pittsburgh for a second-round pick, Kupp — who was recently released by the Los Angeles Rams — filled his roster spot. They were ...Read more

Omar Kelly: Dolphins remain soft in the trenches, and seemingly don't care
MIAMI — Terron Armstead hasn’t decided if he’ll play another season or will end his career after 12 seasons.
The man who has anchored the Miami Dolphins’ offensive line for the past three seasons, starting 38 regular-season games, could easily go either way with the decision, and the team knows this, and is supposed to be planning ...Read more

Vikings agree to terms with former Cardinals and Falcons receiver Rondale Moore
MINNEAPOLIS — The Vikings closed another deal with a free-agent visitor on Wednesday, agreeing to sign receiver Rondale Moore.
Moore, who turns 25 in June, adds a different element to the Vikings receiving corps if he’s healthy. The dynamic, catch-and-run threat sat out last season with the Atlanta Falcons due to a knee injury suffered in ...Read more

Packers cite player safety and pace of play in proposing rule change to ban Eagles' Tush Push
PHILADELPHIA — Third time’s the charm? The Green Bay Packers hope so.
For the third consecutive offseason, the Philadelphia Eagles’ famed Tush Push is under scrutiny, and the NFL on Wednesday announced rule change proposals coming from individual teams. The Packers are officially proposing an amendment to Rule 12, Section 1, marking the ...Read more

Rams again re-sign cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon
LOS ANGELES — Cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon first joined the Rams in 2023, when he signed a one-year, veteran-minimum contract about a month before training camp.
One game into last season, Witherspoon was a free agent when the Rams signed him to another one-year deal.
On Wednesday the Rams and Witherspoon once again agreed to a one-year ...Read more

Mac Engel: Ex-Pro Bowl QB Matt Ryan says Cowboys 'have to add pieces to help' Dak Prescott
FORT WORTH, Texas — Matt Ryan was one of “those quarterbacks,” and he’s well acquainted with the rhetoric that hounds passers who have been slapped with the label of “Good, Not Good Enough.”
It’s the same tag Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has been unceremoniously given by irrational fans, and a lot of the talking heads ...Read more

Vikings reportedly moving forward without Aaron Rodgers as Steelers wait for QB closure
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers have not been told they are out of the running for quarterback Aaron Rodgers and continue to wait on the four-time league MVP with no specific time set for a decision, sources have told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The Steelers are offering Rodgers, 41, a one-year deal to be their starter, but they are preparing to ...Read more

Lions propose three changes to league rules, bylaws; here's how they would work
DETROIT — Although the Detroit Lions haven't been very active in free agency this offseason, the franchise still has been quite busy.
According to an announcement from the NFL, the Lions were responsible for proposing two amendments to league bylaws and one playing rule change, all of which will be voted on in two weeks at the NFL's league ...Read more

Matt Calkins: The Seahawks added Cooper Kupp, Sam Darnold and DeMarcus Lawrence. Are they better?
SEATTLE — There are currently no odds in the sports books for NFL team win totals next season. It’s not quite right to post those numbers when free agency is still going and the draft awaits.
But I imagine when it’s time to do so, the oddsmakers are going to be baffled when it comes to the Seahawks. Next season’s squad is one of the ...Read more

Super Bowl hero Mecole Hardman departs Chiefs for Packers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mecole Hardman Jr., who spent all but five of his 80 NFL games with the Chiefs, is off to the Green Bay Packers.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler was first to report that Hardman is signing a one-year deal with Green Bay.
Hardman has had an eventful career with the Chiefs, who made him a second-round pick from Georgia in 2019.
He ...Read more

Rams agree to one-year deal with linebacker Nate Landman
LOS ANGELES — The Rams are loath to invest in high-priced players at inside linebacker.
They have not used a high or midlevel draft pick at the position since selecting Ernest Jones IV in the third round in 2021, preferring instead to man the position with undrafted free agents of varying experience.
On Tuesday, the Rams stayed on script, ...Read more

Mike Sielski: The Eagles have lost a lot of good players. Look on the bright side. They're not the Giants or Cowboys.
PHILADELPHIA — No more banana pudding and blanket coverage on the outside. No more handmade computers and edge pressure on opposing quarterbacks. No more tears of gratitude after 60 snaps of pass-protection and pancake blocks. Since the NFL’s free-agency period began last week, the Eagles have lost several players from their Super Bowl team....Read more
Source: Patriots signing ex-Vikings center to replace David Andrews
BOSTON — The New England Patriots agreed to sign ex-Vikings center Garrett Bradbury on Tuesday, a source confirmed to the Boston Herald.
Bradbury will sign a two-year contract worth up to $12 million, including $3.8 million guaranteed, according to ESPN.
The 29-year-old is expected to replace former captain and longtime starting center David...Read more

Cam Heyward 'tired of talking' about Steelers QB limbo, Aaron Rodgers decision
PITTSBURGH — Cam Heyward took to his podcast, "Not Just Football," to address the Steelers' current state of quarterback limbo.
While the Steelers' only signed quarterbacks have been career backups Mason Rudolph and Skylar Thompson, questions about the future of Aaron Rodgers linger after the Steelers made an offer to the 41-year-old ...Read more

Brandon Graham ends an Eagles career defined by positivity and wisdom with a speech to match
PHILADELPHIA — The familiar sound of Brandon Graham’s laughter reverberated through the auditorium of the NovaCare Complex a few moments before he even emerged.
After 15 years within those walls, it was only fitting the 36-year-old Eagles legend would ensure his infectious smile and signature laugh preceded any tears during his retirement ...Read more

David Murphy: Philly could have broken Brandon Graham. Instead, he retires with a smile.
PHILADELPHIA — There was a time, a long time, when Brandon Graham was known for who he wasn’t.
He was not Earl Thomas, the All-Pro safety who went one pick after him in the 2010 draft.
He was not Dez Bryant or Eric Decker, the two wide receivers who were selected with the picks the Eagles traded in order to move up and select Graham at No....Read more

Greg Cote: Dolphins' 18-month decline and quiet offseason heap pressure on Tua, coach, GM
MIAMI — I am wearing a miner’s helmet, the lamp leading me through the darkness, pickax in hand as I crunch across the rubble. I am searching. Looking hard. What I am after, though — it difficult to find.
I am looking for reasons Miami Dolphins fans might be optimistic at the moment. Why they might be the least bit encouraged by this ...Read more

Gerry Dulac: If Aaron Rodgers goes elsewhere, what are Steelers' next QB options?
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers continue to await a decision from Aaron Rodgers, but if the four-time NFL MVP ends his lengthy courtship with the team and signs elsewhere, it raises plenty of questions about what they intend to do about a starting quarterback.
One of the options, though, is relying on the player who saved their 2023 season — ...Read more

New Bears WR Olamide Zaccheaus sees parallels with last year's Commanders
CHICAGO — A young quarterback, a revamped interior offensive line and a new coach running the offense. That was the situation Olamide Zaccheaus walked into a year ago when he signed a free-agent contract with the Washington Commanders.
One year later, it sounds an awful lot like the situation Zaccheaus finds himself in with the Chicago Bears....Read more

Eagles and Lane Johnson rework contract and agree to a one-year extension through 2027
PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles have ensured that their franchise right tackle has the opportunity to be a part of their future for the next few years.
Lane Johnson agreed to terms on a one-year extension through 2027, the Eagles announced on Monday evening. Johnson, who turns 35 in May, will be going into his 15th season in Philadelphia when the ...Read more
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