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After spending the first six seasons of his NFL career with the New York Giants, running back Saquon Barkley signed a three-year deal last week that could be worth as much as $46.8 million with their biggest rival. Barkley’s decision to make the move down I-95 and play for the Philadelphia Eagles caused a visceral reaction from his daughter. “When …

Getty Images Detroit Lions cornerback Cameron Sutton is wanted in Florida for alleged domestic battery by strangulation, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday. And police have been unable to locate him for weeks, per ESPN. Sutton, 29, has not yet returned inquiries from Hillsborough County police despite multiple attempts by the department to make contact, according to Lions reporter …

USATSI The Cleveland Browns are adding some depth to their backfield in the form of D’Onta Foreman. The club has agreed to terms with the veteran running back, according to ESPN. The specifics of Foreman’s deal with Cleveland — years and financial terms — were not immediately disclosed.  Foreman lands in a Browns backfield that is pretty stocked with talent. …

The salary cap going up an unprecedented $30.6 million created a seller’s market when the NFL free agent signing period opened on March 13. Twelve players with expiring contracts have signed for $20 million per year or more. Structure is everything with NFL contracts. Unlike MLB and the NBA, fully guaranteed contracts aren’t the exception, not the rule. Details on …

Report: Patriots looking at trade market to add veteran wide receiver originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston NFL free agency is a week old and the New England Patriots have yet to make a major addition to their wide receiver depth chart. Re-signing Kendrick Bourne was a good move. Signing free agent K.J. Osborn was a strong addition, too. But …

Bears use first-round pick on defense in Mel Kiper’s updated mock draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago NFL Draft guru Mel Kiper released his updated, post free agency mock draft on Tuesday, and he’s got the Bears bulking up on defense with the ninth overall pick. Now that the Bears have Keenan Allen, the Bears no longer need to …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter The Philadelphia Eagles made a huge splash in free agency, signing running back Saquon Barkley, edge rusher Bryce Huff, and bringing back safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson. And all three should help them climb back to the top of the NFC. But as their 1-6 collapse at the end of last season showed them, they still have …

New Bears WR Keenan Allen meets Caleb Williams at USC Pro Day originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago An unexpected member of the Bears contingency showed up for Caleb Williams’ Pro day at USC on Wednesday. New wide receiver Keenan Allen was spotted on the sidelines before Williams took the field, and even said hello to the presumptive No. 1 …

Happy midweek, everyone! John Breech is making his weekly rounds at the Bengals facilities, advocating for an extension of Tee Higgins. Or so we think. In the meantime, you’ve got me, Cody Benjamin, to deliver all the latest. This is the Pick Six newsletter. Now let’s get to it. (And please, do yourself a favor and make sure you’re signed up …

Getty Images Wide receiver Keenan Allen has not been a member of the Chicago Bears very long, but he’s already putting in work for his new team. Allen attended USC’s pro day on Wednesday to watch quarterback Caleb Williams — the favorite to go No. 1 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. Chicago currently holds that first pick and is …

After the 49ers ran out of healthy quarterbacks in the 2022 NFC Championship, the NFL resurrected the emergency quarterback rule. The requirement that the game-day third quarterback must come from the active roster, however, kept teams from fully embracing it. This year, both the Bills and the Competition Committee have proposed a modification to the emergency quarterback rule that, if …

Between me writing a piece covering what it would cost the Giants to trade up in the draft and the piece running on CBSSports.com, the Vikings struck a massive deal that alters the landscape for the first round, acquiring the No. 23 and 232 picks in this draft from the Texans for No. 42, 188 and a 2025 second-round pick. …

The NFL officially submitted proposals for several 2024 rule changes Wednesday, including a prospective ban of the hip-drop tackle and a full-on makeover of the kickoff play. Both issues have been widely discussed among league executives in recent months, but now there is clarity on what exactly the NFL and its competition committee are looking to enact. Here’s the latest, …

Daniel Jeremiah’s mock draft has Bears, Ryan Poles loading up on premium offensive players originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago When NFL.com draft expert Daniel Jeremiah teased his latest mock draft on social media he promised chaos. He delivered on Tuesday, and the chaos he concocted turned out to be a perfect storm for the Bears. Here’s how things shook …

Getty Images This week, the New Orleans Saints signed former No. 2 overall pick defensive end Chase Young to a one-year deal worth up to $13 million with the understanding that he had a neck issue. ESPN reported that Young is undergoing a procedure on his neck that will sideline him into training camp, but he’s expected to be ready …