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Heading into the 2023-24 season, it was unclear what to make of the Nashville Predators. GM Barry Trotz had been busy in the offseason, and that included cutting ties with veteran centers Matt Duchene and Ryan Johansen. Andrew Brunette took over as the new head coach. The club hovered in the mushy middle for much of the season, then lost …

Louis Rees-Zammit has joined back-to-back Super Bowl champions the Kansas City Chiefs – Alamy Live News It took 17 years of London NFL games and countless heroic failures from wannabe players but, at last, the British are coming to American football. There have been isolated success stories. Osi Umenyiora, born in London, won two Super Bowls with the New York …

Former NFL cornerback Vontae Davis has died at age 35. (Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Vontae Davis, former NFL cornerback for the Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills, has died, with all three teams confirming the news on Monday. He was 35, just two months short of his 36th birthday. We are heartbroken by the sudden …

New Eagles running back Saquon Barkley has wasted no time in getting to work with quarterback Jalen Hurts. Barkley posted a picture on social media showing himself and Hurts together on a football field last weekend, where they’ve begun their offseason work together. Hurts often organizes offseason work with other players on the Eagles’ offense, but this was his first …

Edge rusher Haason Reddick has officially been traded to the Jets. The Jets and Eagles both announced that the deal agreed to and reported widely last Friday has been processed. The Jets will send a conditional 2026 draft pick to the Eagles. It will be a second-round pick if Reddick plays 67.5% of the snaps this season and has at …

The NFL released its list of the top 25 earners from the 2023 season in terms of performance-based pay, and new Jets guard John Simpson came in at No. 1. Simpson, who played last season on a one-year contract for the Baltimore Ravens, earned $974,613 in performance-based pay, the most in the NFL. Simpson earned over $50,000 more than the …

Subscribe to Zero Blitz This embedded content is not available in your region. Frank Schwab returns to the pod to join Jason Fitz as the duo go back and forth on the biggest NFL news from the weekend. Fitz and Frank discuss the news surrounding Rashee Rice and his suspected involvement in a car wreck in Dallas, Jadeveon Clowney to …

Vontae Davis, a first-round pick of the Dolphins in 2009, reportedly has died. He was 35. WVSN.com reports that Davis was found at his grandmother’s home in South Florida. An investigation is underway. Police, per the report, do not suspect foul play. Colts owner Jim Irsay has also acknowledged the passing of Vontae Davis. After three seasons with the Dolphins, …

The Commanders have added a quarterback. Washington announced on Monday that the team has signed veteran Jeff Driskel. A sixth-round pick in 2016, Driskel has appeared in 24 games with 12 starts for the Bengals, Lions, Broncos, Texans, and Browns. In 2023, he started Cleveland’s Week 18 matchup against Cincinnati, as the Browns had already clinched the AFC’s No. 5 …

The Chiefs signed quarterback Carson Wentz to a one-year deal, Jordan Schultz of the Bleacher Report reports. Wentz will backup Patrick Mahomes, with Chris Oladokun and Ian Book the other quarterbacks on the roster. Wentz, 31, spent last season with the Rams and played two games with one start. He completed 70.8 percent of his passes for 163 yards with …

The Broncos made an addition to their offensive line on Monday. The team announced that they have signed guard Calvin Throckmorton. It’s a one-year contract and no other terms have been disclosed. Moving to Denver will reunite Throckmorton with a couple of people from his past. He was teammates with center Alex Forsyth when both players were in college at …

Nyheim Hines signed a one-year deal with the Browns this offseason. The running back has not played a game since Jan. 22, 2023, in a playoff game for the Bills in a loss to the Bengals. He missed last season after tearing an ACL in a jet skiing accident last summer. Hines spent last season on injured reserve. “I could …

The Arizona Cardinals are being ordered to pay ex-team executive Terry McDonough $3 million for “false and defamatory” statements made about him publicly to the media, per a federal court decision filed on Monday, according to ESPN.  Jeffrey Mishkin, the league arbitrator chosen by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, ruled that Arizona and its owner, Michael Bidwill, defamed McDonough “with malice” …

Could Patriots explore Dugger trade if contract talks fall through? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The future of one of the New England Patriots’ better defenders is still undecided. The Patriots placed the transition tag on safety Kyle Dugger last month, which gave Dugger a one-year, $13.8 million placeholder contract while allowing him to explore his options in free …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and NFL writer Frank Schwab react to the news that Rashee Rice may have been involved in a six-car accident caused by street racing. Hear the full conversation on the “Zero Blitz” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. Video Transcript JASON FITZ: Here’s what’s being reported so far, because the …