Falcons announce signings of five draft choices, including Jalen Mayfield

The Falcons announced the signings of five of their draft choices Tuesday. Rookies Jalen Mayfield, Ta’Quon Graham, Adetokunbo Ogundeji, Avery Williams and Frank Darby now are under contract. That leaves only first-rounder Kyle Pitts, second-rounder Richie Grant and fourth-rounders Darren Hall and Drew Dalman unsigned. The Falcons selected Mayfield in the third round, making the [more]

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Two-year rewind: Sean McVay says it’s “insane” to think Jared Goff is going anywhere

Two days ago, Rams coach Sean McVay made it clear that he’s thrilled with his upgrade from Jared Goff to Matthew Stafford before chastising the media for accurately repeating and commenting on the content, tone, and tenor of McVay’s remarks. Two years ago, McVay went with something that seems, in hindsight, even more outlandish. June [more]

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After Aaron Rodgers, who will be the next star QB to try to force a trade?

As player empowerment grows in the NFL, many of the league’s stars are unwilling to stay with a team they believe is being badly run Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson have both had troubled offseasons with their teams. Photograph: Mike Roemer/AP Aaron Rodgers is the latest (and greatest) quarterback to hit the I’m-out-of-here button. Earlier this week, the future Hall of Famer escalated his stand-off with the Packers by failing to show up for the team’s mandatory minicamp, costing himself $93,000

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Julio Jones: Defenses will have to pick their poison

Julio Jones picked No. 2, unwilling to take No. 11 from A.J. Brown. The seven-time Pro Bowl receiver said in his first news conference as a Titan that his jersey number serves as a reminder opponents have to deal with Tennessee’s entire offense. Jones, the Falcons’ star receiver for 10 seasons, is willing to serve [more]

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Von Miller: I’ve got a lot more to do before thinking about legacy

The Broncos announced Peyton Manning’s election to their Ring of Fame on Wednesday and he’s set to be inducted during their October 31 game. Manning will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame before that happens and Manning’s accolades came up during linebacker Von Miller‘s press conference on Wednesday. Miller looks like a [more]

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Saints restructure Marshon Lattimore’s deal to make room for their draft class

The Saints signed their entire draft class Tuesday, but they needed to create salary cap space to do it. They did that by restructuring the contract of cornerback Marshon Lattimore, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. The move converts the $10.2 million of Lattimore’s fifth-year option to a $990,000 base salary with the rest as [more]

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