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Getty Images NFL teams are allowed to start talking to free agents on March 15 and there’s some word about who the Browns might be calling once the legal tampering window is open. Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reports that Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David is on the team’s radar as an...

Getty Images The NFL won’t let receiver Josh Gordon play. So he has found another league. The chronically-suspended star player, whose most recent conditional reinstatement eventually became yet another indefinite banishment, has joined Fan Controlled Football. Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com...

Getty Images Browns tight end David Njoku doesn’t know where he’ll play in 2021, but he put out a Tweet on Saturday that sounded like a goodbye to Cleveland. “Whatever happens I appreciate all the love from all my loyal fans. I’ve kept quiet for a while but I wanted to express that at least...

Getty Images Browns receiver Rashard Higgins will become a free agent on March 17. He doesn’t want that to happen. Higgins, appearing Friday on 850 ESPN Cleveland, made it clear that he wants to stay with the Browns. “I’m excited,” Higgins said. “We want to see when we can get this contract...

Getty Images Art Michalik, an NFL linebacker who also had a noteworthy post-football career as a professional wrestler, has died at the age of 91. The son of a Chicago cop, Michalik grew up in Chicago and then went on to play college football and wrestle at St. Ambrose in Iowa. There he gained...

Getty Images Nearly two weeks into this 33-day head start on free agency, J.J. Watt has yet to sign with a new team. No reports have emerged regarding specific offers he has received from the various franchises that have expressed interest. Although the lack of a specific cap number could be a...

Getty Images J.J. Watt has said that “free agency is wild.” He’s doing his best to make it even wilder. A seven-word tweet that Watt posted on Tuesday morning has sparked rampant speculation regarding the message he isn’t, or isn’t, sending regarding his future. “Mitochondria is the...

Getty Images J.J. Watt‘s tweets are sparking speculation as to his destination in free agency. But around the league, players are still putting their best foot forward to recruit him. During an interview with Sports Radio 810 WHB, Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones said it would be nice to...

Getty Images The Browns have re-signed cornerback Robert Jackson, Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reports. The team waived him Feb. 11. Jackson, 27, played 10 games for the Browns last season, mostly on special teams. He made six tackles, no interceptions and a pass breakup. He saw action on...

Kellen Winslow II has agreed to a new plea deal that will keep him in jail for 14 years for sex crimes against five women, Brent Schrotenboer of USA Today reports. An agreement submitted Friday in San Diego Superior Court replaces a previous plea agreement from November 2019 when the former NFL...

Getty Images In 2015, the Buccaneers and Titans made quarterbacks Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota the first and second overall picks, respectively, in the NFL draft. Both finished their four-year rookie deals, stayed for a fifth season under the team-held options, and exited as free agents...

Getty Images There were 22 quarterbacks drafted in the first round between the 2009 and 2016 seasons and all of them came with hopes that they’d lead their teams for years to come. Some of those players had extended runs with their original teams, but, as Field Yates of ESPN notes, none of...

Getty Images Since the Texans released J.J. Watt, the prevailing assumption has been that he’ll sign with the Steelers to play with his brothers, T.J. and Derek. That may have even been a reason why word leaked on Tuesday that J.J. Watt is “seriously considering” signing with the Browns...

Getty Images On Friday, J.J. Watt became a free agent. Five days later, he has made an observation on Twitter: “free agency is wild.” He didn’t elaborate. So it’s anyone’s guess as to what’s “wild” about it. Is it wild because teams are throwing offers at him? Is it wild because he’s not...

Getty Images DeAndre Hopkins arrived in Houston two seasons after J.J. Watt, who then played one more season than the receiver did in Space City. But Watt now is a free agent, and Hopkins wants the defensive end as a teammate again. Hopkins, whom the Texans traded to the Cardinals last...

Getty Images The Browns were one of the first teams to show interest in signing defensive end J.J. Watt after he was released by the Texans last Friday and it appears the interest is mutual. Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reports that Watt is “seriously considering” making his way to...

Getty Images The “Days Since the last Johnny Manziel post” sign at PFT was about to turn to 15. We will have to reset it to zero. On Saturday, Manziel played his first game since 2019 when he was with the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football. He debuted in the Fan Controlled...

Getty Images The Steelers are strong favorites to land J.J. Watt, according to PointsBet. The Steelers make sense, given both of Watt’s brothers, T.J. and Derek, already play in Pittsburgh. The Steelers, though, would have to create cap space to add a third Watt. Even though teams don’t yet...

Getty Images The Browns announced Thursday they have waived cornerback Robert Jackson. Jackson, 27, played 10 games for the Browns last season, mostly on special teams. He made six tackles, no interceptions and a pass breakup. He saw action on only six defensive snaps. Jackson hurt his...

Getty Images Browns left tackle Jedrick Wills and wide receiver Rashard Higgins were cited for drag racing in Cleveland last month and they settled the case on Tuesday. An attorney for the two men said at the time that they would plead not guilty to the charges, which Wills said on Twitter was...