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Thats good stuff Torgo and very good info. I personally would have not known that unless you spelled it out. I feel the Falcons have been nailing it in FA. I rank them and the Lions and Bears as top go-getters this off-season.

 

I was thinking he'd be a good fit in Minnesota also. He's still has plenty of speed, great deep ball threat and would have gave the defenses something to think about other than Jefferson. He was relatively cheap too.

 

I also was hoping he would a member of the Minnesota Vikings

 

I wonder would the Denver Broncos deal Jerry Jeudy?

 

Apparently the Bengals have said, no to Zeke, so that leaves, Eagles and Jets in Zeke's sights.

 

Just read that there are sources that say the Jets and Eagles arnt interested either, so Zeke needs to do some more shopping.

 

Ravens agree to sign Nelson Agholor



The Ravens may not have things settled with their quarterback. But they’re still adding a veteran receiver.

Baltimore is signing Nelson Agholor to a one-year deal worth $3.25 million, according to multiple reports.

Agholor can also earn an additional $3 million in incentives.

A first-round pick in the 2015 draft, Agholor spent his last two seasons with the Patriots. He caught 31 passes for 362 passes with two touchdowns in 2022.

After playing his first five years with the Eagles, Agholor put up his best season with the Raiders in 2020 when he caught 48 passes for 896 yards with eight touchdowns.

In eight seasons, Agholor has caught 340 passes for 4,246 yards with 31 TDs.

Agholor went on a free-agent visit with Baltimore earlier this week.

Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta ruffled some feathers when he talked about his team’s record in drafting receivers at the scouting combine. We’ll see if this latest free agent signing ends up providing some consistency at the position.

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Eagles sign safety Terrell Edmunds



Free agent safety Terrell Edmunds is heading to Philadelphia.

The Eagles have signed Edmunds to a one-year contract, according to multiple reports.

Philadelphia lost safety CJ Gardner-Johnson in free agency but has now signed two safeties this week, Edmunds and Justin Evans.

The 26-year-old Edmunds was a first-round pick of the Steelers in 2018. Pittsburgh didn’t pick up his fifth-year option but did sign him to a one-year contract last year, and he started 15 games, but he’ll now move on to Philadelphia.

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Panthers add DJ Chark on one-year deal



The Panthers have added another receiver.

After trading DJ Moore to the Bears as part of the deal for the No. 1 overall pick and signing Adam Thielen, Carolina has agreed to terms with DJ Chark on a one-year deal, the team announced on Friday.

Chark visited with the Panthers last week.

A second-round pick in 2018, Chark spent last season with the Lions. He caught 30 passes for 502 yards with three touchdowns in 11 games with 10 starts.

Chark’s best season was in 2019, when he caught 73 passes for 1,008 yards with eight TDs. He missed most of the 2021 season with a fractured ankle.

In 54 career games, Clark has 177 receptions for 2,544 yards with 18 TDs.

With the Panthers expected to draft a quarterback at No. 1 overall, the young signal-caller will now have a pair of veteran receivers to rely upon in his rookie season.

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NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported on Friday that the Eagles gave Johnson a one-year, $33.445 million extension with $30 million guaranteed, per a source informed of the deal.

The extension keeps Johnson under contract through 2026. ESPN first reported the news.

Coming off an All-Pro campaign, Johnson had three years left on his contract for a shade over $47.3 million -- but just $12.25 million was guaranteed in 2023 and $1.25 million guaranteed in 2024. The added year puts Johnson under contract for the next four seasons at $80.75 million with $30 million guaranteed.

Based on the new figures, Johnson vaults back into the top of the RT market after he'd been passed by the likes of Ryan Ramczyk and Brian O'Neill based on per-year averages. Four years at $80.75 million is a shade more than what the Chiefs signed free agent Jawaan Taylor for this offseason (four for $80 million), albeit with Kansas City guaranteeing the former Jags right tackle $40 million and likely moving him to left tackle.

Johnson's deal also lowered his 2023 cap number, which was slated to be $24.2 million. Garafolo added that his new contract reduces that to roughly $14.8 million, so Philly saves about $9.4 million on the cap this year with the extension.


The 32-year-old Johnson remains the premier right tackle in the NFL and one of the best blockers in the league, period. His previous contract had him underpaid in respect to his value (just $500,000 more than Mike McGlinchey signed for in Denver during free agency). The new pact better aligns the contract and the player without killing the Eagles' cap or options down the road.

Johnson is a rock on the Eagles' O-line. A four-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro, Johnson hasn't allowed a sack in two seasons, per Pro Football Focus. Ten of his 28 career sacks allowed came in his rookie campaign. Since then, he's given up 18 total in nine years (for comparison: PFF credited 12 sacks to Bengals LT Jonah Williams in 2022 alone). In the past four years combined, Johnson has allowed two total sacks.

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Marquise Goodwin agrees to one-year deal with Browns



The Browns are adding a veteran receiver.

After trading for Elijah Moore earlier this week, Cleveland has reached a one-year agreement with Marquise Goodwin, according to multiple reports.

Goodwin, 32, spent last season with the Seahawks. He caught 27 passes for 387 yards with four touchdowns in 13 games with two starts.

A third-round pick in the 2013 draft, Goodwin spent his first four seasons with Buffalo before signing with the 49ers in free agency in 2017. That was his best season, as he started all 16 games for San Francisco and caught 56 passes for 962 yards with a pair of touchdowns.

Though Cleveland had Amari Cooper and Donovan Peoples-Jones under contract at receiver, the club needed some more depth at the position. Now the Browns have added Moore and Goodwin this week to work with quarterback Deshaun Watson.

The Browns also have eight picks in the 2023 draft, starting with No. 74 overall in the third round.

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Free agent wide receiver Marquez Callaway plans to sign with the Denver Broncos, according to a report from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. A follow-up report from KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis indicated it will be a one-year deal.

Saints West?

 

It’s been reported the suspension voided his no-trade.

 

Former NFL lineman Derek Wolfe says he would combine Aderall and mushrooms before games, go into 'rage mode'

Wolfe spent nine years in the NFL



Derek Wolfe is clearly a savage on and off the field.

During his playing days, the former Denver Bronco says he got back on the field two weeks after being temporarily paralyzed. A few months ago, he killed a mountain lion with a bow and arrow.

But now, he's revealing one of his secrets that led to a Super Bowl championship and a nine-year career.

"Before games, I was taking microdoses. . . . I'm f---ing taking mushrooms and Aderall before I play," he said on Joe Rogan's podcast.

The mixture put Wolfe into an "out of control" focus, but he had one more trick up his own sleeve that helped him become a wrecking ball on the gridiron.

"Dude, the f---ing focus is out of control. I would just, like, before games, I would get myself pissed off - so I just would start thinking about my childhood, all the s--t I went through as a kid. And it would f---ing get me into this rage mode. It was like this crazy controlled rage," he continued.

"So Aderall, mushrooms and childhood rage altogether in a 280-pound savage," Rogan replied with a laugh.

Wolfe admitted that the concoctions produced some pretty crazy word vomit, as well.

"Just, f---ing, such a meathead. Saying wild, crazy s--t to quarterbacks. I told a guy I was going to f---ing eat his kids. It was crazy. . . .

"That's what you do, man. It's a head game. I'm trying to get in his head."

Wolfe started 116 of his 122 games, racking up 34.0 sacks and 81 quarterback hits, totaling 350 tackles in his career.

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I take mushrooms and aderall just to wake up and go to work every day.

 

Sure. Why not? I need an AFC team to root for anyway.

 

Is there a reunion in the works?

Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, free-agent edge rusher Bud Dupree is going to visit with the Steelers.

Pittsburgh selected Dupree at No. 22 overall back in 2015 and he spent his first six seasons with the club. Dupree signed a five-year deal with the Titans as a free agent in 2021, but played just 22 games over the last two seasons. He recorded 3.0 sacks in 2021 and 4.0 sacks in 2022.
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The Steelers have added some depth for their offensive line.

Pittsburgh signed Le'Raven Clark, according to the transaction wire.

Clark spent last season with the Titans, appearing in 13 games with two starts. He played 114 offensive snaps and 44 special teams snaps.

Clark was a Colts third-round pick in 2016 and spent his first five seasons with the club. He then spent 2021 with the Eagles, appearing in four games with one start.

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Steven Sims signs with Texans

The Texans have added a receiver, signing Steven Sims.

Houston announced the move on Friday.

Sims spent the last two seasons with the Steelers. He appeared in 12 games with two starts in 2022, recording 14 catches for 104 yards. He also took 13 carries for 70 yards.

Having entered the league as an undrafted free agent with Washington in 2019, Sims has also been a return specialist. Last year with Pittsburgh he averaged 5.5 yards on 19 punt returns and 25.5 yards on 17 kick returns.

In 41 total games, Sims has caught 75 passes for 679 yards with five TDs.

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NFL Competition Committee calls officiating consistency a top priority



Although NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell claimed before the Super Bowl that the league’s officiating has never been better, the NFL recognizes the need to make officiating more consistent.

NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent said that when the league’s Competition Committee met, the highest priority was discussing how to ensure that officiating is consistent league-wide.

“Officiating was at the top,” of the Competition Committee’s agenda, Vincent said. “Crew consistency was the theme.”

Vincent said the league wants all 17 officiating crews to call the game the same way, and that the league wants to make sure the rule book is internally consistent so that the game is called consistently.

Goodell’s claim about the league’s officiating being better than ever was met with plenty of derision from NFL fans, but the Competition Committee’s focus on consistency suggests that the league does realize there are aspects of officiating that could be better.

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I think Goodell's statement about the officiating was a bit vague and only meant to appease... this is what he said; “When you look at officiating, I don’t think it’s ever been better in the league,” Goodell said. “There are over 42,000 plays in a season and multiple infractions could occur on any play. Take that out, extrapolate that. That’s hundreds, if not millions, of potential fouls. Our officials do an extraordinary job of getting those. Are there mistakes in the context of that? Yes. They are not perfect and officiating never will (be perfect).”

I agree its never going to be perfect, but IMO, it could be a whole lot better if a crew were allowed to view, assess and make the right calls. Video replay must be utilized further, especially in game detrimental circumstances. Too many times even the replay booth gets it wrong. Full timers would also help and some schooling of sorts for all officials involved... and create a more accurate grading system to help officials learn from past mistakes. I dont think people/fans are going to care much if there is a delay as long as the right call is made.