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Getty Images Malcolm Jenkins was everything teams say they want in a player — good at his job, always available, a leader in the locker room and in the community. At least until he wanted more money and a commitment for the future. Via Paul Domowitch of the Philadelphia Daily News, Eagles...

Getty Images Tight end Jimmy Graham recently said that the Bears have the right plan for him, but Graham didn’t say what it is. So what is it? Graham added in his introductory conference call that he can still run. Many would say he can’t run like he used to. The reality is that he can still...

Getty Images The Ravens signed long snapper Nick Moore, according to the NFL’s official transactions report. Moore is another signee from the XFL. He played for the Tampa Bay Vipers. The Ravens already have Morgan Cox on their roster as their long snapper. Moore has played in the Boston Red...

Getty Images As free agency moves from phase two to phase three, a trio of former No. 1 overall picks are available to be signed by anyone who wants them. Quarterback Cam Newton (2011), edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney (2014), and quarterback Jameis Winston (2015) were each the first pick in their...

Getty Images The Panthers announced the addition of Teddy Bridgewater, making his signing official. Bridgewater, 27, tweeted a photo in a kitchen of him signing his three-year, $63 million deal, with $30 million guaranteed, two days ago. He drew congratulations even from Saints coach Sean...

Getty Images Saints coach Sean Payton, who tested positive for COVID-19 last week, said doctors “cleared” him Tuesday. “I’m feeling a lot better,” Payton said on WWL Radio on Wednesday, via Jeff Duncan of TheAthletic.com. Payton began feeling the symptoms of coronavirus on March 15. He took a...

Getty Images Taysom Hill played 241 offensive snaps last season, most of them at positions other than quarterback in the Saints offense. He will continue in that role this season, Sean Payton said Wednesday, but Hill will add another duty. Hill also will serve as the Saints’ backup quarterback...

Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees embedded himself in his adopted hometown after Hurricane Katrina. Now, he’s giving back to Louisiana in another time of trouble. Brees just announced on social media that he and his wife Brittany are donating $5 million to help people in Louisiana in...

Getty Images Nothing about the situation Teddy Bridgewater finds himself in today is anything resembling normal. And for a change, that has nothing to do with the coronavirus outbreak that left him doing an introductory press conference for the Panthers by videoconference. Bridgewater walks...

Getty Images The G.M. subcommittee privately (until someone leaked it) lobbied the NFL to postpone the draft on Tuesday. Saints G.M. Mickey Loomis is publicly doing so. “I’d be personally in favor of delaying the draft, so that we could get some of the work done that our scouts and personnel...

The Saints started adjusting the numbers in Janoris Jenkins‘ contract, but it appears they want to keep him. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Saints have given a two-year, $16.75 million extension to the veteran cornerback The $10.2 million guaranteed this year isn’t different...

Getty Images Wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders said in the early days of free agency that he didn’t want to rush the process because he hoped to find the “right fit” with his new team. Things sped up once Sanders got a call from the Saints, however. Sanders said that there were conversations with...

Getty Images The Bengals added a couple of cornerbacks early in free agency and now they’ve made an addition at the safety spot as well. NFL Media reports that they have signed safety Vonn Bell to a three-year deal. Bell was No. 78 on PFT’s list of the top 100 free agents this offseason. Bell...

Getty Images The Saints were D.J. Swearinger’s third team last season, and he was only there three weeks. But that was enough for him to sense how the other half lives. The veteran safety, who signed a new one-year deal with the Saints on Sunday, said he realized quickly last year that New...

Getty Images The Saints assumed cornerback Janoris Jenkins‘ contract when they claimed him off of waivers from the Giants last December, but they’ve made some changes to it this year. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the team has converted $9 million of Jenkins’ $10.15 million base salary into...

Getty Images The 49ers gave up a third- and fourth-round pick to land receiver Emmanuel Sanders. They had him for only 10 regular-season games and three playoff games. But that was enough to make an impact on the rest of the team’s receivers. “He’s a living testament to what we want to be,”...

Getty Images The Buccaneers are selling tickets in more ways than one. Via the William Hill Sportsbook, Tampa Bay has appeared on 66 percent of betting tickets to win the NFC South championship, with 86 percent of the dollars directed to the Bucs. The Buccaneers’ odds to win the division have...

Getty Images When Emmanuel Sanders signed with the Saints, he put himself in a position to do something unique in NFL history: Sanders can become the first player ever to play in the Super Bowl for four different franchises. Sanders played in Super Bowl XLV with the Steelers, Super Bowl 50...

Getty Images Saints coach Sean Payton seems to be recovering well, in his home quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. And he also seems to be realizing that as the first NFL face of the disease, he has a responsibility to share his message. Payton told Peter King of NBC’s Football...

Getty Images Three aging quarterbacks will each get $25 million this year. The details are out on the Drew Brees deal in New Orleans. Like Philip Rivers in Indy and Tom Brady in Tampa, Brees will make $25 million this year. That’s $10 million below the current top of the quarterback market...