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Jeremy Lane made the first big play of Super Bowl XLIX, but it was his last on the game’s biggest stage.
It might have cost him the beginning of the 2015 season, too. Continue reading
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Will Russell Wilson’s new deal be fully guaranteed?
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Russell Wilson has had more than two weeks to mull the pass that stole the Lombardi Trophy from his grasp.
He’s also had more than two weeks to consider his future with the Seattle Seahawks.
With the arrival of the offseason and the upcoming start to the new league year, the latter moves to the forefront of his team’s offseason checklist, and likely his as well. The time away offers a chance to secure a contract extension for the quarterback. Continue reading
Vikings claim tight end Brandon Bostick off waivers
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Brandon Bostick might not have hung onto the most important live ball of his career, but it didn’t take long for him to latch on with another team.
One month after dropping the onside kick that helped propel the Seattle Seahawks past the Green Bay Packers and into Super Bowl XLIX, Bostick has been claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings, the team announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Ryan Clark announces retirement after 13 seasons
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He entered the league as a long shot to make it, but more than a decade later, Ryan Clark will exit on his own terms.
The veteran safety announced Wednesday on ESPN’s NFL Live that he will retire as a Pittsburgh Steeler after 13 seasons in the NFL. Continue reading
Gary Kubiak: I’m expecting Peyton Manning to return
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Peyton Manning wants to play in 2015, but he and the Broncos have yet to come to an agreement.
On Tuesday, Broncos coach Gary Kubiak made it clear he wants Manning back in Denver. Continue reading
Vernon Gholston tweets he has tryout with Redskins
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Not much has been seen or heard from Vernon Gholston in recent years.
But according to a tweet sent Tuesday, that might soon change.
Out of the league entirely since 2012 and not seen in a regular-season game since 2010, Gholston took to Twitter to tell his followers that he has earned a tryout. Continue reading
Carolina Panthers release safety Thomas DeCoud
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For the second straight February, Thomas DeCoud is out of a job.
The Carolina Panthers released the veteran safety on Tuesday less than a year after signing him to a two-year deal, the team announced. Continue reading
Peyton Manning meets with Broncos, still undecided
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Peyton Manning did as he said he would, yet his status remains the same: undecided.
The Broncos quarterback flew to Denver to meet with the team’s brass — general manager John Elway and president/CEO Joe Ellis — on Thursday to discuss his future, but no decision came out of the meeting, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a team source. Manning returned to New Orleans to continue training, presumably with an eye toward the 2015 season. Continue reading
Bills’ Rex Ryan updates Jets tattoo with new color
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Rex Ryan once had it tattooed on him, so Jets fans would know it’s real.
Now gone from Gotham and moved west to Buffalo, Ryan has been seen decked out in Bills gear nearly everywhere he has gone — but one reminder of his past with Gang Green remained on his right biceps. He had this marking, this reminder of better days gone by.
The coach needed a change, needed to move on, and dialed up a Scottsdale, Arizona, tattoo parlor for the solution. Continue reading
Duron Carter, Indianapolis Colts agree to terms
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Duron Carter is getting a second chance in the NFL.
The Indianapolis Colts have agreed to terms with Carter, a wide receiver who makes his return to the league after spending two seasons in the Canadian Football League, the team announced Monday. Continue reading
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