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NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Wilkening) —
The Browns will waive safety Eric Hagg, Adam Caplan of TheSidelineView.com reported Tuesday. The 23-year-old Hagg appeared in 12 games for Cleveland in 2012, starting three games at free safety and one at strong safety. A Nebraska product, Hagg was a seventh-round pick of Cleveland in 2011. The reported departure of Hagg continues the Browns’…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Darin Gantt) —
In the NFL, if you’re going to screw up, you better have value. Bruce Irvin apparently does, but Josh Portis apparently does not. According to Eric Williams of the Tacoma News-Tribune, the Seahawks have waived Portis, shortly after his DUI arrest came to light. Cutting a third-string quarterback should have zero tangible impact on the…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Florio) —
In New York, the player who wins the starting quarterback job in 2013 arguably will be the first guy to possibly lose it. If so, his window for losing it could open weeks before Week One. According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, the Jets could declare a starter before the start…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Darin Gantt) —
While there seems to be a general feeling of optimism regarding Victor Cruz and a long-term deal with the Giants — which has been the case for some time — there’s still nothing to put on paper between the Giants and their wide receiver. But I suppose optimism beats the alternative. Giants chairman Steve Tisch…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Wilkening) —
The Ravens, one of the first teams to begin signing draft picks, have struck a deal with another rookie, announcing the signing outside linebacker John Simon on Tuesday. Simon (6-2, 260) earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior at Ohio State in 2012, recording nine sacks. The Ravens selected him toward…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Michael David Smith) —
In addition to players and head coaches, the Pro Football Hall of Fame has a catchall “contributor” category that allows people to be enshrined in Canton for what they did away from the field. But not many contributors actually ge elected. Of the last 40 people enshrined in the Hall, only two of them —…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Michael David Smith) —
The 32 NFL team owners voted today to lend the Falcons $200 million for their new stadium in Atlanta. “Today’s approval by the NFL team owners is an important milestone in moving the new stadium project forward,” Falcons owner Arthur Blank said in a statement. “We are pleased with the outcome of today’s vote, and…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Michael David Smith) —
As the NFL continues to try to make the Pro Bowl worth watching, the league is considering some ideas inspired by TV game shows. Albert Breer of NFL Network reported that the league is considering elements that would make the game more like a game show, such as having incentives paid out during the game.…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Josh Alper) —
PFT Live was supposed to make its return on Monday, but technical difficulties got in the way of what we hoped would be a smooth transition. So we’re going to do it all over again on Tuesday. Mike Florio will check in with Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune about what’s going on with the Chargers. The…
NY Times: The Fifth Down (By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) —
NFL owners approved a $200 million loan Tuesday for the Atlanta Falcons to build a new stadium.
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Florio) —
Later today, NFL owners will vote on the location for Super Bowl L. (For those of you complaining about the use of the letter “L” to designate the 50th Super Bowl, do you forget that we’ve already endured a “Super Bowl XXX”?) Then, the NFL owners will vote on the location for Super Bowl LI.…
Yahoo.com: Shutdown Corner (Doug Farrar) —
Your browser does not support iframes. Tiger Woods was in Washington, D.C. on Monday to promote the AT&T National tournament, so, of course, he was asked questions about Robert Griffin III. Because, why not? Woods, who had arthroscopic surgery to repair the ACL in his left knee in 2008 , had some interesting advice for RG3 regarding the quarterback's own recovery process from off-season...
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Darin Gantt) —
It’s a good thing Texans linebacker Brooks Reed is healthy enough to work in OTAs, because he has some extra work to do. According to Tania Ganguli of the Houston Chronicle, Reed is working inside, in case the Texans need him there this year. “I’m not 100 percent switching positions, but I’m trying to learn…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Josh Alper) —
During the spring and summer of 2012, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was taking one-third of the first-team reps at Seahawks practices. Things are very different this year. Tarvaris Jackson is in Buffalo, Matt Flynn is in Oakland and Wilson is the only man running with the starters during Seahawks workouts. That is going to mean…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Josh Alper) —
The Browns were reportedly interested in quarterback Brian Hoyer long before they signed him, which meant that his arrival in Cleveland last week became fodder for discussions about increased competition for Jason Campbell and Brandon Weeden this offseason. Offensive coordinator Norv Turner did his best to play up Weeden’s qualifications for the job recently by…