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NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Florio) —
As we launch into the last of the eight division’s Mt. Rushmore nomination process, we’ll start with the franchise whose best days could be coming up very soon. As in, this year. For now, though, you’ll have to draw on the past when coming up with the nominees who’ll eventually be carved down to four…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Wilkening) —
On a day where NFL owners picked two Super Bowl sites and left one out in the cold, the Raiders and Chargers made moves to secure two of the better remaining free agents — moves that could help both clubs avoid getting caught short at positions of need. The Raiders, who have done well to…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Curtis Crabtree) —
Count Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch among the group of players exercising their right to not attend voluntary offseason workouts across the league. Lynch was the only healthy member of the Seahawks not to be in attendance for the team’s first OTA practice on Monday. Defensive end Chris Clemons and defensive tackle Greg Scruggs…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Florio) —
When agent Carl Poston told ESPN’s Josina Anderson that cornerback Charles Woodson’s contract with the Raiders had a “max” value of $4.3 million, I had a feeling the base value would be far lower than that. And it is. Poston now tells Anderson that the deal has a base value of $1.8 million. Incentives make…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Florio) —
Even before the Chargers added long-time Steelers left tackle Max Starks on Tuesday, San Diego’s NFL team had been giving us plenty to talk about. So we talked about some of it on PFT Live, with Kevin Acee of U-T San Diego. Acee explains the issues arising from the team’s unusual decision to shield rookie…
Yahoo.com: Shutdown Corner (Brian McIntyre) —
Free agent defensive back Charles Woodson is returning to the Oakland Raiders as Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com reports that the 36-year-old has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the team that selected him with the fourth overall pick of the 1998 NFL draft. The one-year deal has been confirmed by the Raiders . According to Josina Anderson of ESPN.com, the deal includes a signing...
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Florio) —
Yes, Charles Woodson has returned to the Raiders. The next question becomes how many million reasons they gave him to do it. According to Josina Anderson of ESPN, Woodson’s agent, Carl Poston, said that the 1997 Heisman winner’s one-year deal is worth a “max” of $4.3 million, which includes a $700,000 signing bonus. The maximum…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Michael David Smith) —
Charles Woodson is heading back to the team that drafted him. Woodson and the Raiders have agreed to terms on a one-year contract, Jay Glazer of FOX Sports first reported and the Raiders later confirmed. The move comes as no surprise, as Woodson had visited Oakland and the Raiders were one of the few teams…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Florio) —
Commissioner Roger Goodell says the NFL needs to move the draft from late April to May because of potential scheduling conflict at Radio City Music Hall, where the draft has been held every year since 2006. According to Don Banks of SI.com, multiple team execs are opposed to the move. “You’d be hard-pressed to find…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Florio) —
The man who would have loved to host Super Bowl L or LI in Cowboys Stadium has shown grace and class in response to the news that one of the two games will be played down the road in Houston. “The presentation was one of the best I’ve ever seen,” Jones tells FOX 26 of…
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Florio) —
The wisdom of Tampa Bay’s trade for cornerback Darrelle Revis ultimately will be determined by the player’s performance in 2013 and beyond. His performance in 2013 hinges on the performance of his surgically-repaired knee. The good news for Revis and the Bucs (and the bad news for everyone they play) is that Revis now has…
Yahoo.com: Shutdown Corner (Doug Farrar) —
Recently, you may have heard that the Internal Revenue Service came under some considerable fire for targeting certain groups seeking tax-exempt status while green-lighting others (such as one run by the brother of President Obama), but did you know that the National Football league, an organization that currently rakes in about $10 billion per year in revenue, is also a non-profit...
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Wilkening) —
With NFL owners voting to put a Super Bowl in MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, it’s logical to wonder if more outdoor title games in cold-weather locales are possible. So, how about the Boston area getting a game? The subject came up at NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s press conference at the conclusion of the league…
Yahoo.com: Jason Cole (Jason Cole) —
The league offers windows instead of specific dates as it looks to maximize revenue opportunities.
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (NBCSports.com) —
According to the odds makers in Vegas, the 49ers, Broncos and Patriots are going to be the three best teams in 2013. Mike Florio is a little skeptical of the Patriots in the group. He thinks they will roll over their divisional competition, but may have some problems in the ten games outside of the…