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Long snapper Patrick Scales has signed on for another season with the Bears. Scales’ agent Kevin Gold confirmed that his client has agreed to a new deal with the NFC North team. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reported that it is a one-year deal with more than $1 million in guaranteed money. Scales spent time with several teams before making …

The Vikings agreed to terms on a new contract with tight end Johnny Mundt, NFL Media reports. Mundt, 29, played 223 offensive snaps as the team’s third tight end in 2023 and also contributed 210 snaps on special teams. He totaled 17 catches for a career-high 172 yards and a touchdown. Coach Kevin O’Connell has called Mundt the NFL’s best …

The Patriots are expected to begin the 2024 season with a new quarterback to go with new head coach Jerod Mayo and their former starter could be on the move via a trade. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Patriots have been taking calls from teams about a possible trade involving Mac Jones and that those teams are …

Bears re-sign Patrick Scales, the team’s longest-tenured active player: report originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears are re-signing long snapper Patrick Scales to a one-year deal that includes over $1 million guaranteed, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Long snapper news: The #Bears are re-signing Patrick Scales to a one-year deal that includes over $1 million guaranteed, per …

Eagles receive compensatory picks for 2024 NFL Draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles have been awarded four compensatory picks for the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft, the NFL announced on Friday afternoon. Because of free agent losses last offseason, the Eagles were awarded a compensatory pick in the third round, two in the fifth and one in the …

Why meet with Russell Wilson? If he’s truly willing to take the league minimum of only $1.21 million for 2024, why not? It’s a bargain-basement price, at any position on a depth chart. And while he surely prefers to be given the starting job (who wouldn’t?), he needs to be prepared to have to compete for whatever spot he gets. …

Cornerback Patrick Peterson isn’t the only veteran being let go by the Steelers on Friday. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the team has also released wide receiver Allen Robinson. Robinson joined the Steelers last year in a trade with the Rams and was signed through the 2024 season. Robinson’s departure will clear $10 million off the salary cap while …

Josh Jacobs’ agent says the running back, Bears have ‘mutual interest’: report originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears are on the cusp of a possible spending spree this offseason. They have the fifth-most cap space in the NFL with $57.4 million to spend this summer. They saved themselves plenty of cap by signing Jaylon Johnson to a team-friendly …

49ers awarded NFL-most five compensatory 2024 draft picks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The NFL on Friday awarded the 49ers five compensatory picks for next month’s draft, including one selection that goes to the Washington Commanders to complete the Chase Young trade. San Francisco holds 11 scheduled selections with the 2024 NFL Draft scheduled for Thursday, April 25, …

The Broncos parted ways with safety Justin Simmons on Thursday and they dispatched another veteran player Friday. It was tight end Chris Manhertz this time. The NFL’s daily transaction wire brings word that they have released Manhertz ahead of the start of the league year next week. Manhertz signed a two-year deal with the team last year and was set …

For the third straight year, veteran running back Ameer Abdullah is signing a contract with the Raiders. Abdullah signed today, the team announced. He also signed one-year contracts with the Raiders in March of 2022 and March of 2023. The 30-year-old Abdullah played in all 17 games for the Raiders last season. He played a backup role on offense but …

After meeting with the Giants in New Jersey on Thursday, Russell Wilson departed for Pittsburgh on Friday. He currently is at the Steelers team facility, Josina Anderson of CBS Sports reports. The quarterback is expected to meet with other teams, including possibly the Raiders. The Broncos granted Wilson permission to meet with teams ahead of his official release at the …

There was a chance that we could have seen Bill Belick on the sidelines again this season — this time side-by-side with San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan.  After 24 seasons and six Super Bowls with the News England Patriots, Bill Belichick and the team mutually parted ways in February. However, Belichick’s name was still being thrown around in …

It appears that the Jets will be closing out the 2024 NFL Draft. The team was awarded three compensatory picks for this year’s draft – No. 218 in the sixth round, No. 256 in the seventh round and No. 257, the final pick. Barring any trades, that means the Jets will select the player given the moniker “Mr. Irrelevant.” There …

Some of the people who attended the near-record cold Kansas City Chiefs playoff game in January had to undergo amputations after suffering frostbite, a Missouri hospital said Friday. Research Medical Center didn’t provide exact numbers but said in a statement that it treated dozens of people who had experienced frostbite during an 11-day cold snap in January. Twelve of those …