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Aldon Smith visits the Seahawks April 14, 2021
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T.J. Carrie visited Bills April 14, 2021
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Rusty Hardin says one of the lawsuits against Deshaun Watson has been dismissed April 14, 2021
The effort to force all persons suing Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson to attach their names to their complaints apparently has achieved the intended goal, as to one of the 22 plaintiffs. Lawyer Rusty Hardin says that one of the plaintiffs has dismissed her case. “We believe we have names for 20 of the 22 lawsuits,” […]
Charles Woodson thinks Aaron Rodgers will indeed end his career “in another place” April 14, 2021
It’s one thing for a hack like me to say it. It’s quite another for a former Packers player and incoming Pro Football Hall of Famer to say it. Appearing Monday with Zach Gelb of CBS Sports Radio, Charles Woodson acknowledged that things eventually could get “nasty” between quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. “I […]
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Vikings hiring Robert Steeples as assistant special teams coach April 14, 2021
The Minnesota Vikings are hiring Robert Steeples to serve as their new assistant special teams coach, . Steeples, who played briefly for the Vikings in 2013 on the very special teams unit he’ll help oversee, fills the vacancy created by Ryan Ficken’s promotion to the head special teams coordinator role. Ficken replaces Marwan Maalouf, who […]
Tyler Lockett hoping to finish career with Seahawks April 14, 2021
After signing a new four-year contract extension with the Seahawks earlier this month, wide receiver Tyler Lockett hopes that will allow him to finish his career in Seattle. “I would love to finish my career as a Seattle Seahawk,” Lockett said on Tuesday. “That’s why I said it was an amazing feeling that they even […]
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Cardinals give James Conner a one-year, $1.75 million contract April 14, 2021
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Chiefs release statement after Britt Reid charged with DWI April 14, 2021
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All 22 plaintiff names in the Deshaun Watson civil cases will be disclosed April 14, 2021
Rusty Hardin asked for it, and Rusty Hardin is getting it. After jostling for weeks to force the 22 women who sued Hardin’s client, Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson under a Jane Doe pseudonym to disclose their identities, Hardin will learn the names of all plaintiffs. Via Aaron Reiss of TheAthletic.com, attorney Tony Buzbee said Tuesday […]

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