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DETROIT (AP) — Taylor Decker has agreed to a six-year, $85 million deal with the Detroit Lions that includes $37.5 million guaranteed, agent Jonathan Feinsod confirmed Tuesday.

Wide receiver Tyrell Williams won’t be on the field for the Raiders during their first season in Las Vegas. The Raiders placed Williams on injured reserve Tuesday. The move comes before the cut to 53 players, so Williams will not be eligible to return to the Raiders lineup at any point during the regular season. [more]

Seeing Emmitt Smith pass Walter Payton as the NFL’s leading rusher was bittersweet for the Hall of Famer’s son. But he’s now rooting for Frank Gore to take his spot.

Chicago Bears offensive weapon Cordarrelle Patterson is embracing his role as a jack of all trades in 2020.

Avery Williamson agreed to a restructured contract worth $3.5 million.

The rookie earned his strongest endorsement yet from Matt Nagy.

Watch: Carolina Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater mic’d up at training camp.

The NFL season is approaching fast, so it’s the perfect time to look over some season-long future bets.

James injured his knee in practice Sunday.

Before watching the interviews with quarterback Feleipe Franks and defensive tackle Jonathan Marshall, read our observations from the open portion of Monday’s practice by clicking here. CHECK …

Players like 49ers star LB Fred Warner will miss time while on the league’s COVID-19 list. It’s clear teams will have to be extra careful as the season draws near.

When the Lions initially hired Cory Undlin as their defensive coordinator, there was no word on whether he’d be calling the defensive plays for the team this season. Head coach Matt Patricia took over those duties from former coordinator Paul Pasqualoni last season and did the job with the Patriots before coming to Detroit, which [more]

Three Steelers made our list of 2020 rebound candidates, headlined by a healthy Ben Roethlisberger. Who else is ready to bounce back this season?

Maher, 30, was signed by the Jets last December after being released by the Dallas Cowboys. At the time, he led the NFL with 10 missed field goal attempts.

The Houston Texans have signed inside linebacker Zach Cunningham to a four-year, $58 million contract extension. The Texans announced the signing on Monday. ”We were very happy to be able to get something done,” coach and general manager Bill O’Brien said.

It’s hardly a shock that Patrick Mahomes is No. 1 on the list. No. 2 shouldn’t be a surprise, either, but what about the other 30 teams’ QB situations?

Matt Harmon continues his look at the figures who will tell the story of the 2020 season by diving into the role HC Mike McCarthy should play.

Sunday morning it was reported that the Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to trade Yannick Ngakoue to the Minnesota Vikings. The deal is one that will send a 2021 second-round pick and a 2022 conditional fifth-round that could be a fourth-rounder if he …

The Seahawks are expected to sign free agent receiver Lance Lenoir, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Lenoir, 25, was one of several players to work out for the Seahawks on Thursday. The Cowboys cut Lenoir in April even before selecting CeeDee Lamb in the first round. Lenoir signed with the Cowboys after going undrafted [more]

On Sunday another 49ers offseason addition retired. Defensive end James Lockhart, who the 49ers were awarded off waivers from Pittsburgh, is hanging up his pads according to the team. Lockhart joins offensive lineman Spencer Long on the list of …

Lamar Jackson and the Ravens are awesome front-runners, but they struggle when they fall behind. The Chiefs, Saints and 49ers also might have a fatal flaw.

Two weeks before opening day, Carson Wentz missed practice with a lower-body injury. By Reuben Frank

New England Patriots fans know that Tom Brady is tough, but they’ll have a whole new appreciation for his toughness after new details were revealed about his hand injury in January of 2018.

Chase had 1,780 yards receiving and 20 TD catches as a sophomore in 2019.

Brady’s thumb injury before the 2017 AFC title game was far worse than most realized.

There’s no doubt the Patriots top the list, but other teams have been affected by the pandemic even before the 2020 season begins — including the defending champs.

Seattle has reunited with Richardson, per Mike Garafolo.

The Giants added a pair of cornerbacks to the roster on Saturday. As expected, one of them is former Cardinal Brandon Williams. Word of that move came last week and the Giants confirmed the signing while also announcing the addition of KeiVarae Russell. Russell was a Chiefs third-round pick in 2016, but was waived by [more]

The Bears offense has been missing a speedy WR who can take the top off a defense. Perhaps they’ve found one in rookie Darnell Mooney.

Washington head coach Ron Rivera didn’t set a date for quarterback Alex Smith to start doing full-team work when he was asked about the quarterback’s progress on Friday, but it seems like he was sitting on some news. Smith did full-team work on Saturday for the first time since being cleared to return from his [more]