The Lions picked up some cap space by addressing defensive end Romeo Okwara‘s contract. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the team reworked its deal with Okwara recently. His cap hit went from $14.5 million to $5.647 million as a result of the alteration to the deal. Okwara is in the final year of his [more] … [Read more...] about Lions gain cap space by reworking Romeo Okwara’s contract
Report: C.J. Gardner-Johnson signed for less with Lions than he could have gotten from Eagles
On Sunday, safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson — one of the top available free agents this year — accepted a one-year contract with the Lions. Could Gardner-Johnson have remained with the Eagles? Apparently, yes. Here’s a tweet from Reuben Frank of NBC Sports Philadelphia: “I’m told the Eagles did indeed make an offer at the start of [more] … [Read more...] about Report: C.J. Gardner-Johnson signed for less with Lions than he could have gotten from Eagles
Will Odell Beckham, Jr. do a one-year deal?
As evidenced by the contract accepted by safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, we’re firmly into the one-year deal phase of free agency. For one high-profile free agent who actually has been available to any team for more than a year now, the question becomes whether he will eventually accept a one-year deal. And, if so, what the [more] … [Read more...] about Will Odell Beckham, Jr. do a one-year deal?
Report: Shaq Thompson received two-year, $12.6 million deal
The Panthers announced on March 11 that they had reached an agreement for linebacker Shaq Thompson to stay with the team on a reworked contract. Now some details of that new deal have emerged. Per Joe Person of TheAthletic.com, Thompson’s contract is two years for $12.6 million with $8.5 million guaranteed. The team also added [more] … [Read more...] about Report: Shaq Thompson received two-year, $12.6 million deal
O.J. Howard visiting Raiders
The Raiders are taking a look at veteran tight end O.J. Howard. Howard is visiting the Raiders today, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The 28-year-old Howard went to the Buccaneers with the 19th overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft. He spent his first five seasons with the Bucs before signing a one-year [more] … [Read more...] about O.J. Howard visiting Raiders