Author: Bobby Finger on Jezebel, shared by Tom Ley to Deadspin

NFL Rumors: Seahawks’ Richard Sherman Wants To Play For Rival Patriots

If Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is traded prior to the 2017 season, it almost certainly would come this weekend before or during the NFL draft. Recent reports have indicted it’s unlikely Sherman will be moved, but that might not be by the All-Pro cornerback’s choice. “He wants to be a New England Patriot,” CSNNE’s Tom E. Curran said Wednesday on “Boston Sports Tonight.” “My understanding is he wants to be a New England Patriot.” Curran reported earlier this month that the Patriots aren’t interested in Sherman, however. To acquire Sherman, the Patriots likely would have to give up at least a first- or second-round pick. The Patriots don’t have either in 2017, but they do have first-

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Seven players the Eagles could trade in order to get more draft picks

The 2017 NFL Draft is merely ONE day away! The Philadelphia Eagles still own a total of eight picks in this year’s draft. History suggests that the Eagles might not be done trading yet because Howie Roseman loves to make moves up and down the board. One of Roseman’s best trades ever came when he dealt Bryce Brown to the Bills (for a fourth round pick!) during the 2014 NFL Draft. So with that in mind, here are some players the Eagles might ship out this weekend. Let’s start with the Eagles player I’d deem most likely to be traded during this year’s draft. It was reported back in February that the Eagles want to move on from Kendricks. This makes sense given the fact he only played around 27% of

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NFL mock draft: Our final projections at who goes where in the first round

NFL draft day has finally arrived. Round 1 of the league’s annual “player selection meeting” begins Thursday night in Philadelphia. Rounds 2 and 3 follow on Friday, and the event wraps up Saturday with Rounds 4 through 7. That still leaves us time for one more first-round prognostication, so here’s the final mock draft for 2017: 1. Cleveland Browns — Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M: A lot of conjecture in recent weeks, from the Browns’ rumored consideration of a quarterback at No. 1 to questions about Garrett’s work ethic. We’re not buying it. No reason for the league’s worst team to pass on this year’s best available player, and one who can energize a Cleveland pass rush that’s been nearly as bad

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Giants lawyers release more Eli Manning emails to media

Nearly two weeks ago, the lawyers representing the plaintiffs in a memorabilia fraud lawsuit against the Giants produced an email that arguably contains smoking-gun evidence of quarterback Eli Manning’s involvement in the scheme, with Eli asking the team’s equipment manager for two helmets that can “pass as game used.” On Wednesday, the lawyers representing the Giants and Manning released emails aimed at showing Eli was not involved. But the article from ESPN.com, which quotes an email reflecting a 2012 effort by Manning to get equipment manager Jeff Skiba to secure Manning’s primary helmet and his backup helmet, contains no emails or other specific factual information that would explain why

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Titans G.M.: Chances of a trade are “50-50,” with QB market driving it

The reports that the Titans are willing if not eager to make a trade appear to be true. Unless they’re not. Because even Titans General Manager Jon Robinson said the odds are even that they will make a move, saying there was a “50-50” chance. “We’ve had a few calls,” Robinson said, via Jason Wolf of the Tennesseean. “I think there’s some that are just investigative, just trying to see if anything is going on around us. And we’ve had a couple a little more serious in nature about potentially moving.” The Titans pick fifth and 18th in the first round, but lack a second rounder following last year’s flurry of deals. And betting on the Titans to make a move seems safe, since Robinson has made three

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