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    Report: Gerald McCoy heading to Carolina

    Getty Images Apparently, Gerald McCoy didn’t care for the fact the Buccaneers gave away his old number so soon, so he wants to take it out on them. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the free agent defensive tackle has decided to sign with the Panthers. McCoy also visited the Ravens and...
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    Bruce Arians: Gerald McCoy “just didn’t fit”

    Getty Images The Buccaneers swapped defensive tackle Gerald McCoy and his $13 million salary for defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and his $9.25 million salary. So why did they essentially trade the third pick in the 2010 draft for the second pick in the 2010 draft. “It just wasn’t a fit,” coach...
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    Bud Dupree: The plays are there, I have to finish

    Getty Images The Steelers made the decision to exercise their option on linebacker Bud Dupree‘s contract for the 2019 season and they didn’t back out of it this offseason despite production that some might find short of being worth a $9.2 million salary. Dupree had 5.5 sacks last season and...
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    Pepper Johnson will serve as defensive coordinator of XFL’s L.A. franchise

    Getty Images Long-time NFL linebacker and assistant coach Pepper Johnson has landed in the XFL. The league announced Friday that Johnson will serve as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach of the XFL’s L.A. franchise. Johnson will work for head coach Winston Moss, who was recently named...
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    Baker Mayfield is recruiting Gerald McCoy

    Baker Mayfield acknowledged Saturday that he has reached out to Gerald McCoy, actively recruiting the six-time Pro Bowler to join the Browns. “I have been,” the Browns quarterback said at his youth ProCamp, via Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com. Mayfield declined to elaborate. McCoy posted an...
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    Odell Beckham says he’ll be at mandatory minicamp

    New Browns receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has stayed away from most of the voluntary portion of the team’s offseason program. He’ll be there for the mandatory minicamp that begins on Monday. Via Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, Beckham made his intention clear in a social-media post that responded...
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    Vince Young gets DWI charges reduced

    Getty Images Vince Young may still be unemployed, but at least he got the most recent set of charges against him reduced. According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the former quarterback had his driving while intoxicated charges reduced to a misdemeanor obstruction of a highway...
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    Gerald McCoy wraps Panthers visit, will take weekend to decide

    Getty Images The Gerald McCoy world tour appears to be over, and now he has to decide where he wants to go for an encore. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the free agent defensive tackle has wrapped up his visit to the Panthers, and will take the weekend to decide. He has also...
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    Browns quarterbacks coach hopes to pick Lincoln Riley’s brain

    Browns quarterbacks coach Ryan Lindley will be working with second-year quarterback Baker Mayfield. To prepare for that, Lindley wants to work with Mayfield’s former college coach at Oklahoma, Lincoln Riley. “Obviously the guy’s busy running a powerhouse college football program, so I’m sure it...
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    Greedy Williams working with starters in Cleveland

    Browns rookie cornerback Greedy Williams is being given every opportunity to earn a starting job. Williams is working with the first-string defense in Organized Team Activities, according to Cleveland.com. The other starting cornerback is Denzel Ward. Although Terrance Mitchell, who started...
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    Browns likely to keep Jarvis Landry out of mandatory minicamp for precautionary reasons

    With all the focus on the absence of receiver Odell Beckham Jr. from Browns offseason workouts, little attention has been paid to the absence of receiver Jarvis Landry. Details have been scarce regarding Landry’s status. Apparently, he has an injury. With no obligation to disclose information...
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    Gerald McCoy to visit Panthers on Friday

    Getty Images Free agent defensive tackle Gerald McCoy‘s first visit outside the AFC North has been set for Friday. Word on Wednesday was that McCoy would visit with the Panthers and Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports that McCoy will meet with the team to close out the week. McCoy has...
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    Browns receivers coach believes Odell Beckham’s best yet to come

    Browns coach Freddie Kitchens was to the point when asked what Odell Beckham Jr. has missed by attending only one of nine organized team activities and skipping the voluntary minicamp. “A lot,” Kitchens said, adding, “the offense.” But Browns receivers coach Adam Henry, who also coached...
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    Maurkice Pouncey: “No point” in talking about “absolutely” unfair criticism of Ben Roethlisberger

    Getty Images The periodic criticism of Steelers quarterback Mr. Ben Roethlisberger continues, with former Steelers linebacker and former Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter becoming the latest former coworker to sound off. Current teammate Maurkice Pouncey isn’t interested in getting into a...
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    Dontrell Hilliard taking advantage of Duke Johnson’s absence

    Getty Images With running back Duke Johnson having skipped the Browns’ entire offseason program, somebody had to take his place. That somebody is Dontrell Hilliard. The Browns are pumping up Hilliard’s offseason, preferring to talk about who is at organized team activities rather than who...
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    Gerald McCoy to visit Panthers

    Getty Images A third suitor has emerged for the services of free agent defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. McCoy will visit the Panthers this week, Joe Person of TheAthletic.com reports. Carolina will be the third stop on McCoy’s free agent tour. He has previously visited Cleveland and Baltimore...
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    Steve Bisciotti: Gerald McCoy is a game-wrecker

    Getty Images Gerald McCoy left Baltimore without a deal. That came days after he left Cleveland without a deal. He now will visit Carolina. The Ravens, like the Browns, remain interested in and hopeful of signing the six-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle. “I hope McCoy wants us,” Ravens owner...
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    NFL should pull the plug on Hard Knocks

    Getty Images There arguably was a time when Hard Knocks had some degree of usefulness to the NFL team that made itself the centerpiece of the training camp reality series. Arguably, that time has come and gone. Hard Knocks debuted in 2001, years before social media became a thing and the...
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    Which current players could be the best ever at their positions (other than Tom Brady)?

    Getty Images Bears linebacker Khalil Mack said earlier this week that he aspires to be the best ever at his position. Which gave us the fuel for Thursday’s PFT Live draft. Which current players could end up being the best ever at their given positions? We exempted Tom Brady from this draft...
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    Browns fine with Gerald McCoy visiting others

    Getty Images The Browns were Gerald McCoy‘s first visit. They were not his last. The Browns are fine with that, however, as they hold out hope the free agent defensive tackle will choose them. “He knows the direction we are heading,” Browns coach Freddie Kitchens said, via Zac Jackson of...
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