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Buccaneers re-sign Bryant Mitchell -…

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The wait for a formal announcement of quarterback Tom Brady‘s deal with the Buccaneers goes on, but there is word of another agreement that the team has reached this week.

According to multiple reports, the team has re-signed wide receiver Bryant Mitchell. Mitchell was set for exclusive rights free agency.

Mitchell was signed by the Bucs last May after spending a few…

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The Bear market is a good one for pass-rushers

According to NFL Network, the Bears are signing Cowboys free agent defensive end Robert Quinn.

Quinn’s getting a five-year, $70 million deal, with $30 million guaranteed.

Quinn made his money with an 11.5-sack season for the Cowboys, after coming over in the Dolphins fire sale. The 29-year-old has 80.5 career sacks in…

Even with new CBA in place, Russell Okung’s legal…

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If the CBA vote had failed, Russell Okung‘s recent efforts against the NFL Players Association would have become moot. Given that the CBA vote succeed, Okung’s challenges remain relevant.

Last week, he filed a claim with the National Labor Relations Board accusing his own union of bad-faith practices. His claims need to be addressed, handled, and resolved.

Moreover,…

Gerald McCoy’s son commits to Oklahoma

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There are many sons of former NFL players who end up playing college football.

But now Oklahoma’s getting one who has an extended NFL family.

Via Jenna Laine of ESPN.com, Marcellus Crutchfield has committed to the University of Oklahoma.

He’s the son of soon-to-be free agent defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, but he had an even bigger NFL connection this year.

With McCoy…

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There was chatter that the Dolphins were considering trading or releasing veteran safety Reshad Jones last summer, but they held onto him for the 2019 season.

Jones’ time in Miami is nearing its end, however. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Dolphins will release Jones as they head into the new league year.

Jones was set to count $15.6 million against the cap in…

Illinois becomes 15th state with legal sports…

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As legal sports betting continues to spread across America, Illinois today became the 15th state where a sports bet can be placed legally.

The first legal sports bet in Illinois was placed today by former Chicago Blackhawks player and current team announcer Eddie Olczyk, who bet $100 that the Chicago White Sox will win the American League pennant at 16-to-1 odds.

Indi…

Franco Harris turns 70 today

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More than 47 years ago, he made the most amazing play in NFL history. Seventy years ago today, he was born.

Happy birthday, Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris. The man who scooped a Jack Tatum ricochet and ran it in for a touchdown as a rookie with the Steelers in 1972 turns 70 today.

Though we’re not in the business of commemorating birthdays, I’ve got two…

NFL has no plans to alter tag deadline

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The NFL adjusted the 2020 tag window by two days to accommodate the CBA discussions and deliberations. The window now closes before the vote on the new CBA concludes. And the NFL’s current position is that there will be no further adjustment of the tag deadline.

“No plans to change date,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told PFT in response to the question of whether the…

Ratings decline for three of four XFL games

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The bad news for the XFL is that its TV viewership is continuing to decline. The good news is the decline last week wasn’t as steep as the decline the previous week.

The XFL’s early Saturday game on ABC dropped from 1.9 million viewers in Week Three to 1.6 million viewers in Week Four. The late Saturday game on FOX dropped from 2.1 million viewers in Week Three to 1.8…

Julian Edelman reveals that Tom Brady is ‘coming…

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FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS – JANUARY 04: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots and Julian Edelman #11 together on the sideline during the the AFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Tennessee Titans at Gillette Stadium on January 04, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Pros and cons behind Tom Brady’s most likely destinations by Patrick Morgan

Proposed CBA beefs up punishment for non-stimulant…

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Chris Simms will love two specific aspects of the new CBA.

My PFT Live co-host (four days a week and when he’s otherwise not vomiting on my shoes) thinks the marijuana policy is too strong and the PED policy is too weak. Under the proposed labor deal, the former will be weakened and the latter will be strengthened — at it relates to non-stimulants.

The summary of key…