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Cowboys bring back center Adam Redmond

The Cowboys announced a signing. Not that one.

The team announced they had re-signed offensive lineman Adam Redmond.

The center from Harvard has been with the team since 2018, after being claimed off waivers from the Bills. He played in 10 games in 2018, and spent half of last year on injured reserve.

He was an exclusive rights free agent, which means not really a free agent at all since he…

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Raiders release linebacker Tahir Whitehead

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders released linebacker Tahir Whitehead on Monday after two seasons as a starter.

The move saves the Raiders more than $6 million on the salary cap for 2020 as the team looks to overhaul a struggling defense.

Whitehead was originally signed to a three-year, $19 million deal as a free agent in 2018 and started all 32 games with the Raiders the past two…

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Lions announce coaching staff for 2020

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions announced their coaching staff for the 2020 season Monday, including five new hires.

Tyrone McKenzie is taking over as linebackers coach after spending the 2018-19 seasons as inside linebackers coach for the Tennessee Titans. Tony Carter has been hired as a defensive assistant, Morris Henry and Tom Kanavy are new assistant strength and conditioning…

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49ers defensive back D.J. Reed surprises his mother with brand-new car D.J. Reed put together a solid second NFL season and surely looks to be a significant part of the 49ers' defensive backfield for the foreseeable future.

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Emmanuel Sanders reveals 49ers haven't offered free-agent contract yet

Emmanuel Sanders reveals 49ers haven’t offered free-agent contract yet

Emmanuel Sanders has logged on. 

The 49ers receiver, who is set to become a free agent next week, refuted a report Monday on Twitter that San Francisco has offered him a contract worth roughly $5-to-6 million less than what he’s asking for. In fact, Sanders says the 49ers haven’t offered him anything at this point. 

Dude you’re making up stuff out of your ass. 😂 no offer has been sent and no…

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Rams hire Justin Lovett as strength coach

The Rams announced the hiring of Justin Lovett as their new strength coach.

He replaces Ted Rath, whom the Eagles hired last month as their director of sports performance.

Lovett spent the past three seasons as the director of football strength and conditioning at Purdue University. He was at Western Kentucky the three seasons before that, working with five NFL draft selections, including Rams…

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Former 49ers, Raiders QB Josh Johnson rips XFL coach over play calling

Despite signing with just about every single NFL team, including the 49ers and Raiders, quarterback Josh Johnson never got much of an extended run as a starter.

Now, the 33-year-old Oakland native is getting a chance to start for the LA Wildcats of the XFL, and is making the most of his opportunity.

But during Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Vipers, Johnson was not happy withWildcats…

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Sources: Cowboys have made only one recent offer to Dak Prescott

Multiple reports emerged on Monday that the Cowboys have submitted another offer to quarterback Dak Prescott, in addition to the recently reported offer that has an average value of $33 million per year. Multiple sources tell PFT that there has been only one offer.

The offer, per one source, was made on March 2. The Cowboys have not recently made any other offer. It’s unclear whether Prescott’s…

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Former FSU QB Francois to be part of NFL’s HBCU combine Former Florida State quarterback Deondre Francois is among 51 players from historically black colleges and universities who will take part in an NFL combine at the…

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NFL players' union extends CBA voting deadline to Saturday

NFL players’ union extends CBA voting deadline to Saturday

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL players’ union extended the deadline by two days for its members to vote on a new labor agreement with the league.

Ballots from some 2,500 members now are due at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Saturday. The NFL Players Association gave no reason for the extension, though reaching so many players to meet the previous deadline of one week certainly can present logistical problems.

The…

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Three questions the Bears need answered to plan for NFL free agency

The Bears have one more week to hone their contingency plans for the start of the NFL’s legal tampering period March 16. Why contingency plans? Because there’s quite a bit of uncertainty still looming over Halas Hall, and the league, ahead of 2020’s free agency period. 

There are three major questions that need to be answered before the Bears can proceed with a plan. Consider these the biggest…

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Falcons agree to extension with defensive end Steven Means

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to a one-year contract extension with defensive end Steven Means.

Means started four games in 2018 and had 14 tackles and one sack. He missed the 2019 season after suffering an Achilles tendon injury during organized team activities.

Means’ new deal is important because the Falcons have announced they do not plan to re-sign Vic Beasley…

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Why Tom Brady signing with 49ers has credence, according to Peter King

Nearly 18,000 49ers made their voices heard last week when they said they said they wanted Jimmy Garoppolo over Tom Brady as their quarterback in a Twitter poll posted by NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco.

Jimmy G garnered 81 percent of the vote.

But that hasn’t stopped the rumors that the 49ers could sign Brady in NFL free agency and move on from Garoppolo.

NBC Sports NFL Insider Peter King,…

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Could a pair of 3rd-round picks be enough for Redskins to trade Trent Williams?

Trent Williams wants a trade out of Washington, and the Redskins have allowed Williams’ representatives to call around the NFL looking for a deal. What happens next, however, remains unknown.

Reports have shown interest from the New York Jets, a team committed to rebuilding their offensive line to protect young quarterback Sam Darnold. Williams would be a tremendous help in that capacity. 

The…

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Pro Football Focus' 2020 NFL Draft profile: Wide receiver Laviska Shenault

Pro Football Focus’ 2020 NFL Draft profile: Wide receiver Laviska Shenault

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Saudis Plan Big Oil Output Hike, Beginning All-Out Price War

(Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia plans to boost oil output next month to well above 10 million barrels a day, as the kingdom responds aggressively to the collapse of its OPEC+ alliance with Russia.The world’s largest oil exporter engaged in an all-out price war on Saturday by slashing pricing for its crude by the most in…

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Former Patriots defensive lineman Ty Warren joins Lions coaching staff The Detroit Lions continue to add former New England Patriots to their organization at all levels. According to…

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Why Damarious Randall is 49ers' dream signing to replace Jimmie Ward

Why Damarious Randall is 49ers’ dream signing to replace Jimmie Ward

The 49ers have numerous free agents and not a ton of cap space with which to re-sign them. What San Francisco chooses to do with safety Jimmie Ward could either add to the 49ers’ coffers, or further deplete them — significantly.

Ward is an unrestricted free agent and coming off a career-year in which he totaled 65 tackles, 1.0 sack and eight passes defensed across 13 regular-season games, all…