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After eight seasons with the Giants, veteran wide receiver Sterling Shepard has found a new NFL team. Shepard is signing with the Buccaneers today, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. The 31-year-old Shepard will reunite with Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield, his teammate at Oklahoma. In 2015, Mayfield’s first year as Oklahoma’s starter, Shepard was a senior and his No. …

It appears Sterling Shepard isn’t ready to call it quits just yet.  The former Giants wide receiver has reportedly reached an agreement to continue his career on a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. Shepard battled numerous injuries during his eight seasons with Big Blue but he quickly established himself as a fan …

The Bengals will be holding multiple sets of joint practices this summer. Shortly after Bears head coach Matt Eberflus announced that his team would work with the Bengals ahead of a preseason game in August, the Bengals announced that they will also have a day of practices with the Colts. The session will be on August 20 in Cincinnati and …

Should Patriots fast-track Drake Maye if he develops faster than expected? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO – I like Drake Maye. He won’t shortchange the Patriots on toughness, effort, durability, enthusiasm, fearlessness or arm strength. He also appears to be kind, trustworthy and brave. Terrific. Nobody cares. He’s not our neighbor. He’s not our cousin. It’s great that …

The Seahawks are adding a quarterback to the roster ahead of next week’s mandatory minicamp. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that they will sign P.J. Walker to their 90-man roster. Geno Smith and Sam Howell are the only quarterbacks currently under contract in Seattle and Walker’s signing suggests they want to, at the very least, spread out the workload …

Seventeen of the 32 first-round picks have signed their four-year rookie contracts. Two of those who haven’t — Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze — are Chicago’s first-rounders. Williams doesn’t have an NFLPA-certified agent representing him, but he does have a trusted group of advisors. So, Williams said Thursday that he is focused only on football. “I’ve been focused on these …

Kyler Gordon sidelined as Bears continue precautionary approach to summer workouts originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. – The number of Bears standing along the sidelines grew on Thursday, as the team continues to hold out players with little nicks and nags. As the team wrapped up mandatory minicamp, the latest player to be marked absent was …

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson did not participate in Thursday’s final offseason practice due to soreness in his right shoulder. Richardson, who missed most of last season with an AC joint sprain, insisted that holding out of the practice was done only as a precaution. Richardson was seen working with trainers during Wednesday’s practice, when he eventually stopped early and …

NFL teams have shifted their running back strategy in recent years. Teams are less interested in drafting them early — with rare exceptions — and most NFL offenses employ some kind of backfield platoon. The days of dominating your fantasy draft with a slew of early running back picks are long over. But rookie production at this position has been …

The Colts have signed all of their draft picks. Work on that front concluded on Thursday when they signed wide receiver Adonai Mitchell. The second-round pick was the ninth and final member of the class to sign their four-year rookie deals with the AFC South club. Mitchell caught 93 passes for 1,405 yards and 18 touchdowns in 35 games at …

Randy Gregory wants the NFL to change its marijuana policies again. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Randy Gregory reportedly wants to take the NFL and his former team, the Denver Broncos, to court over a half-million dollars in fines. The pass rusher filed a lawsuit in Arapahoe County District Court on Wednesday claiming discrimination for …

The Eagles wrapped up their mandatory minicamp on Thursday and they also wrapped up their draft pick signings. Their top pick from April was the last member of the group to agree to a deal. First-round cornerback Quinyon Mitchell signed a four-year deal with the team and the Eagles hold an option for a fifth season. Mitchell broke up 38 …

Why Bears look forward to joint practice with Bengals this summer originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. – The Bears will participate in joint practices again this summer, but this time they’ll play host. Head coach Matt Eberflus announced on Thursday that the Bears will welcome in the Bengals for one day of practice ahead of their …

The Colts signed cornerback Clay Fields III and wide receiver Derek Slywka on Thursday, the team announced. Both are undrafted free agents. To make room for the signings, the Colts placed safety Daniel Scott on injured reserve and waived center Jack Anderson. Fields participated in the Colts’ veteran and rookie minicamps on a tryout basis. He went undrafted after playing …

Eagles minicamp observations: Rookie uses pterodactyl frame for a catch originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles wrapped up their mandatory minicamp on Thursday with a 50-minute session that had some definite last-day-of-school vibes. The practice began with some red zone work and ended with coaches doing box drills and running gassers to the delight of their laughing players. …