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    Tom Brady, Aaron Donald among unanimous choices for 2010s All-Decade team

    Getty Images The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s selection committee voted on which players would be named to the NFL’s All-Decade team for the 2010s and the results of that vote were announced on Monday. Eight players were unanimous choices, including Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. Brady, who...
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    NFL: Draft will be “fully virtual” with team personnel in separate locations

    Getty Images The NFL told teams last week that they were deciding between allowing small gatherings of club personnel to work together during the draft or requiring everyone to work from their homes by themselves. The league announced its ruling on Monday. In a memo delivered to all teams and...
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    Could Bill Belichick and Cam Newton coexist?

    Getty Images Cam Newton has faced Bill Belichick twice. Cam Newton has beaten Bill Belichick twice. Cam Newton is a free agent. But Bill Belichick has shown no inclination to adopt the manta, “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.” Scott Pioli, who won three Super Bowl rings setting the personnel...
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    Raiders pledge $1 million to COVID-19 relief efforts

    Getty Images The Raiders have pledged $1 million to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The team announced the donation with a statement from owner Mark Davis. It did not specify where the team would direct the funds. “The Las Vegas Raiders are proud to stand alongside the...
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    New Orleans may lose Super Bowl LVIII, gain Super Bowl LIX

    Getty Images The combination of the expanded regular season and the ever-shifting dates for Easter and all related dates of interest could cause New Orleans to lose Super Bowl LVIII. Ben Fischer of Sports Business Daily reports that the confluence of a 17-game season and the dates for Easter...
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    Kevin Demoff acknowledges pandemic could delay SoFi Stadium completion

    Getty Images Construction continues at SoFi Stadium, even as positive coronavirus cases have popped up at the site. And Rams COO Kevin Demoff continues to be optimistic that the stadium will be completed in time, even as he acknowledges the possibility that may not happen. “This is not the...
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    Report: Damarious Randall to sign one-year deal with Raiders

    Getty Images After having a contract fall through with cornerback Eli Apple, the Las Vegas Raiders have found another option to bolster their secondary. According to Josina Anderson of ESPN.com, former Cleveland Browns safety Damarious Randall has agreed to terms with the Raiders on a one-year...
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    Aldon Smith’s new NFL contract comes with major questions

    Getty Images A player who was poised to become one of the best pass rushers in league history had his career interrupted in a way that had seemed permanent. Even though he has a new deal with the Cowboys, the interruption may still be permanent — for three reasons. First, despite the dramatic...
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    Rex Ryan calls Amari Cooper a “turd”

    Getty Images With no sports to create drama, people who talk about sports need to fill the drama vacuum. Former Jets and Bills coach Rex Ryan, now with ESPN, did that on Friday, dubbing Cowboys receiver Amari Cooper a “turd.” “I wouldn’t have paid this guy,” Ryan said Friday on ESPN’s Get Up...
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    Report: Cowboys giving Aldon Smith a second chance

    Getty Images Aldon Smith hasn’t played since 2015, but the Cowboys are rolling the dice the pass rusher still can play. Smith has reached agreement with the Cowboys, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports. It’s a one-year deal with a $2 million base value and $2 million in sack incentives, according...
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    Aldon Smith says he’s made “exponential strides” and is thankful for chance with Cowboys

    Getty Images Assuming he will ultimately be reinstated by Commissioner Roger Goodell, Aldon Smith will have a chance to resume his football career with the Dallas Cowboys after signing a one-year deal with the team on Wednesday. Smith expressed his gratitude for the opportunity in a posting to...
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    Cowboys make Aldon Smith deal official

    Getty Images The Cowboys are clearly embracing their willingness to offer second chances, even for guys who have had more than two. The team made official last night’s deal with pass-rusher Aldon Smith, who hasn’t played since 2015. While there are no quotes from owner Jerry Jones in the...
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    Jordan Devey re-signs with Raiders

    Getty Images Jordan Devey‘s first season with the Raiders came to an early end, but he’ll be back for the team’s first season in Las Vegas. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the Raiders are re-signing Devey. There’s no word on the terms of the deal. Devey started the first two games of...
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    Eli Apple not signing with Raiders after all

    Getty Images More than two weeks after reports surfaced that free agent cornerback Eli Apple was signing with the Raiders, it turns out that no deal was reached. Apple and the Raiders were unable to finalize the agreement, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. It’s unclear what the issue was that...
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    The Raiders are officially the Las Vegas Raiders

    Getty Images The stadium may not be ahead of schedule, but the name change is. Earlier this month, when the Raiders dropped “Oakland” from their name, the plan was to rebrand as the Las Vegas Raiders in March. Instead, the move became official today. The Raiders have announced that they are...
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    NFL draft becomes a Las Vegas extravaganza

    Getty Images Five years ago, the NFL strong-armed players from participating in a fantasy-football convention organized by Tony Romo in Las Vegas, because it was going to be held at a property owned by a casino (but not actually in a casino). The football world has changed dramatically since...
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    Las Vegas Strip reportedly will be closed to traffic during the NFL draft

    Getty Images As the NFL draft moves from city to city, city after city is bending over backwards to accommodate the ultimately reality show about nothing. Las Vegas will be bent backward more than any other city ever has. As reported by Mick Akers of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the legendary...
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    Mike Mayock: Derek Carr stepped forward in second year with Jon Gruden

    Getty Images Raiders General Manager Mike Mayock has done some end of the season housekeeping in interviews over the last few days, including a look back on the disastrous move to trade for Antonio Brown and what the offseason may look like now that they will be playing home games in Las Vegas...
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    Mike Mayock: Players, agents very aware of no income tax in Vegas

    Getty Images The Raiders are heading to Las Vegas for the 2020 season and General Manager Mike Mayock thinks that is going to be helpful to the team’s offseason. Specifically, Mayock believes that the change in home will be a selling point for teams in free agency. He noted the excitement...
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    Mike Mayock thought Raiders would “get the best out of Antonio Brown”

    Getty Images The Raiders traded for Antonio Brown to great fanfare March 10. They released him Sept. 7 without him ever playing a down for them. But it wasn’t a quiet six months to be sure. Raiders General Manager Mike Mayock takes the blame for the AB saga, which turned into a soap opera...
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