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Arizona Cardinals Zay Jones suspension locks Michael Wilson in for WR2 duties The Cardinals rested their starters so there isn’t much of note from their finale. More importantly, Zay Jones was suspended for five games. This makes Michael Wilson the clear WR2, though Greg Dortch could out-target him specifically in three-receiver sets. Wilson looks like more of a clear-out option …

Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is set to rejoin the Cowboys after agreeing to a four-year contract extension and the team may be adding a veteran to their offensive backfield as well. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that running back Dalvin Cook is heading to Dallas on Monday night to meet with the team. Cook is coming off a lost …

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy admits relief at getting CeeDee Lamb back to work. The star receiver agreed to a four-year, $136 million extension with $100 million guaranteed on Monday. When Lamb arrives to sign his deal, it will mark the first time the Cowboys have seen him since the 2023 season ended. Lamb missed all of the offseason program, including …

Stephen Jones knew his vantage point weeks ago in training camp. The Cowboys executive vice president quoted his father, team owner Jerry Jones, in what he called “an old Jerryism.” “Santa Claus doesn’t put the bicycle under the Christmas tree every year,” Jones told Yahoo Sports in an Aug. 13 interview. “You gotta come to grips that you gotta pay …

USATSI When 2023 NFL interceptions leader and All-Pro cornerback DaRon Bland went down with a stress fracture in his foot, Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said he was “not at all” interested in looking at external help at corner.  That certainly isn’t the case at the running back position. Fresh off signing 2023 first-team All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb …

With kickoff right around the corner, FOX Sports’ personalities are giving their NFL predictions ahead of the 2024 season.  “First Things First” co-hosts Nick Wright and Chris Broussard started things off by ranking the teams in the AFC and NFC East, including which ones will earn a playoff berth. Check out the list below, along with each of their takes, …

The Dallas Cowboys are meeting with four-time Pro Bowl running back Dalvin Cook, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports. Per the report, Cook is flying to meet with the Cowboys Monday night. It’s not clear how close the two sides are to reaching a deal. Cook, 29, was one of the NFL’s most productive backs in his prime with the Minnesota …

Getty Images The NFL’s wide receiver market has again been a major headline this offseason as we’ve seen the ceiling being dramatically raised at the position. Since he was acquired by the Miami Dolphins in 2022, Tyreek Hill had been the highest-paid wide receiver. That has now changed fourfold This offseason, Amon-Ra St. Brown of the Detroit Lions signed a four-year deal reportedly worth more …

Te’o claims ’emotionally drained’ 49ers aren’t NFC West favorites originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers have won the NFC West in three out of the last five NFL seasons, but Manti Te’o predicts there will be a new division champion in 2024. The former NFL linebacker assessed San Francisco’s chances to repeat as NFC West champs Monday …

Pump the brakes on Maye? Belichick weighs in on rookie’s preseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Did Drake Maye show he deserves the Patriots’ starting quarterback job by outperforming Jacoby Brissett in the preseason? That’s the common refrain in New England after the rookie’s performance on Sunday, but former Pats head coach Bill Belichick isn’t sold. Belichick was asked …

Rookie wideout Cowing offers 49ers ‘explosive’ punt-return option originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — It’s been over a decade since the 49ers had a punt returner capable of striking fear into opposing teams, but that could change with rookie wide receiver Jacob Cowing now in the mix. The speedy wideout quickly is earning a reputation as …

The Green Bay Packers have a new backup quarterback behind Jordan Love.  The Packers traded a 2025 seventh-round pick to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for Malik Willis, per multiple reports. Willis, a third-round pick by the Titans in 2022, gives the Packers a backup quarterback with NFL game experience. He played in 11 games for the Titans over his …

Bill Belichick questions Falcons’ approach with Matthew Judon originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Few are more qualified to discuss Matthew Judon’s contract situation than Bill Belichick. After all, the ex-New England Patriots head coach and general manager is the reason Judon enters the 2024 season looking for a new deal. Belichick and the Patriots raised Judon’s guaranteed money from …

Why Orlovsky lists 49ers’ Purdy as one of nine elite NFL QBs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There are a number of attributes that can be used to define an “elite” NFL quarterback, but one former signal-caller believes 49ers star Brock Purdy falls under that criteria for a very specific reason. ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky listed the nine QBs …

Everyone associated with the Dallas Cowboys did a collective sigh of relief on Monday afternoon when the team re-signed 2023 First-Team All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb to a four-year, $136 million contract extension, thus ending the 25-year-old’s holdout.  Cowboys three-time All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons was among the many in Cowboys nation celebrating as he congratulated his teammates on his …