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The Saskatchewan Roughriders recently added Chase Claypool to the team’s exclusive negotiating list, thinking the CFL might be the receiver’s only option to continue his career. Claypool is hoping to get another shot in the NFL. To that end, he visited the Seahawks on Tuesday. Seattle has DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Laviska Shenault as their top-four receivers. …

The Texans cut wide receiver Alex Bachman, defensive end Myjai Sanders and defensive back Josh Thompson on Tuesday, the team announced. Sanders, a third-round pick of the Cardinals in 2022, appeared in seven games with the Texans last season. He totaled seven tackles and two quarterback hits. In his career, Sanders has 30 tackles and three sacks. Thompson signed a …

Bears fan welcomes Keenan Allen with Bears-themed gift at golf outing originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago As part of a charity event, Davante Adams, Derek Carr, Von Miller and new Bears wide receiver Keenan Allen participated in a nine-hole, matchplay golf outing after the LPGA event in Las Vegas. At the event, a fan gifted Allen a custom, Chicago …

The sexual assault case against five players from Canada’s 2018 World Juniors hockey team — four of whom started the 2023-24 season on NHL rosters — won’t go to trial before the start of next season. The attorneys for the players appeared virtually before a judge in London, Ontario, on Tuesday, largely for scheduling purposes. TSN reported the lawyers were …

The Houston Texans made a big splash last week trading a package that included a second-round pick for superstar wide receiver Stefon Diggs. To make it even more interesting, Houston slashed the last three years off Diggs’ deal so he will be a free agent after the season.  It could end up being a high price tag for a one-year …

Getty Images New Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry called the potential of joining the Dallas Cowboys in free agency a “perfect situation” earlier this offseason largely because Dallas is where he maintains his offseason home base.  However, he took time on CBS Sports Radio’s “The Jim Rome Show” to clarify that for football reasons, the Ravens were his preferred football …

The Seahawks are taking a look at a veteran offensive lineman. Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, Ike Boettger visited with Seattle on Monday. Boettger, 29, spent last season with the Colts — mainly on the practice squad. He appeared in two games, playing a handful of special teams snaps. From 2018-2022, Boettger appeared in 34 games with 17 starts for …

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comApr 9, 2024, 03:00 PM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. It’s time to pass out the fantasy hardware to the hard-working players of the NHL that made this 2023-24 season so much …

Subscribe to Zero Blitz This embedded content is not available in your region. Charles McDonald is joined by friend and host of The Dominique Foxworth Show Dominique Foxworth to tackle race, GOAT debates, the 2024 NFL Draft, rapper beef and more. The duo start off with some non-football talk as they go back and forth on the Caitlin Clark GOAT …

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid did not participate in practice for the second straight day Tuesday and is considered day-to-day due to a lower-body injury. Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch acknowledged McDavid felt discomfort during the final five minutes of Saturday’s 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames. He also told reporters that McDavid could sit out the team’s game versus visiting …

For the first time ever, a Patriots player will wear the No. 0 jersey in 2024. That player will be cornerback Christian Gonzalez, who wore No. 6 as a rookie last season but will wear No. 0 this season, the Patriots announced. Gonzalez also wore No. 0 in college at Oregon in 2022. It’s unclear why Gonzalez didn’t get No. …

If there’s one thing Ladd McConkey wants you to know about his game, it’s that he’s not defined by being a scrappy slot receiver. In the leadup to the 2024 NFL Draft, the Georgia receiver said on the “NFL on FOX Podcast” that he finds the narrative that he’s just another white slot receiver misguided. “I think if you just …

Getty Images The New England Patriots are on the doorstep of a pivotal NFL Draft in the coming weeks where they hold the third overall pick. The franchise will hope to carry the momentum of the success it had a year ago, particularly in the first round where it selected Christian Gonzalez, who’ll look a bit different as he heads …

The NFL has seen many changes over the last few years, and many have given the players more freedom of choice, from more jersey numbers to choose from to more available helmets. Their choices for headgear just increased even more, as the options for 2024 will double for position-specific helmets. The news was revealed by the annual helmet safety rankings, …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter At his best, Stefon Diggs could give the Texans a weapon that makes their explosive pass game even more potent. He could shore up the deficiencies of their offense overall. On paper, he makes Houston one of the AFC’s elite teams. If he’s at his best. That’s the big question, not only because of his …