Archives for August 2022

With rosters now down to 53 players, the Saints have made a move to open up some cap room. Per Field Yates of ESPN, New Orleans and Nick Vannett have renegotiated his contract to lower the tight end’s base salary. Instead of earning $2.6 million, he’ll earn $1.035 million in base salary. With the new [more] … [Read more...] about Saints open up cap room with new deal for Nick Vannett

The Cowboys believe Tyron Smith will be able to return from an avulsion fracture of his knee late this season, but they need someone to fill his spot at left tackle for the time being. First-round pick Tyler Smith is the obvious choice since he played the position in college and the team was clear [more] … [Read more...] about Jerry Jones: “Safe to say” Tyler Smith is our left tackle

As the Seahawks inch toward a Week One showdown with Russell Wilson and the Broncos, rookie running back Kenneth Walker III is inching his way back toward the field. Walker, who played in the preseason opener at Pittsburgh, thereafter had a surgical procedure. It reportedly was aimed at fixing a hernia. Coach Pete Carroll said [more] … [Read more...] about Pete Carroll on Kenneth Walker III: “One day at a time”

The Panthers have found a replacement for injured kicker Zane Gonzalez. Carolina is signing Eddy Pineiro to a one-year deal, according to agent Drew Rosenhaus. Pineiro was most recently with the Jets, who released him earlier this month. Last season, he connected on 8-of-8 field goals and 9-of-10 extra points for New York. His previous [more] … [Read more...] about Panthers to sign Eddy Pineiro

The 49ers, as we’ve said, couldn’t have planned it any better — if they even planned it. With no starting quarterbacks injured elsewhere and no one willing to trade for Jimmy Garoppolo, the former starter assessed his options and realized his best play was to drop his base salary from $25.62 million to $6.5 million [more] … [Read more...] about Kyle Shanahan has no qualms about Jimmy Garoppolo’s readiness