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Patriots sign fourth-round WR Javon Baker

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NFL considering Paris and Dublin as future hosts for regular-season games - NBC Sports

In the NFL’s ongoing quest to bring American football to the entire world, Paris and Dublin are among the cities that are being evaluated to potentially host future games.

Henry Hodgson, general manager of the NFL’s UK office, told the Irish Times that the league is looking at several cities to determine whether they have a suitable stadium to host the NFL and a fan base that would be enthusiastic about attending NFL games.

“There’s a feasibility study, as we would call it, in a number of different European cities and Dublin is one of those,” Hodgson said. “Looking at the stadiums, taking local meetings . . . we’ll take away all of that information, digest it and determine what the next steps are. That’s something that’s happening in Dublin, it’s happening in Paris for example, and a number of other cities around the world as well.”

This year the NFL is playing three games in London, one game in Munich and one game in Sao Paulo. Next year Madrid will host a game, and Mexico City is expected to get back into the mix. The league has also indicated that Australia could host a regular-season game.

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Matthew Judon will attend Patriots’ minicamp- I ain’t giving no money away

It’s unclear how much Patriots edge rusher Matthew Judon has been around the team during the voluntary offseason program. He missed the organized team activity that was open to the media last week, and coach Jerod Mayo said Judon has been “in and out” of the team facility.
It’s also unclear whether Judon’s absence is contract related.
He signed a four-year, $56 million deal in 2021 and is scheduled to earn a base salary of $6.5 million in the final year of his contract. Judon did limited work at training camp last summer before the Patriots gave him a $12 million bump in guaranteed money.

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Nyheim Hines expects to be ready for training camp

Hines has not played a game since Jan. 22, 2023, in a playoff game for the Bills in a loss to the Bengals. He missed last season after injuring his knee in a freak jet skiing accident last summer.
He plans on being on the field Week 1.
“I processed what happened to me as not a blessing in disguise, but it’s something you learn from,” Hines said last week, via team transcripts. “Honestly, this is the hardest thing in my life, and I truly believe that everything is on the other side of hard. . . . So, if I can get through this hard part, I think the best times are coming for me.”

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No pitch count for Joe Burrow as Bengals launch OTAs this week - NBC Sports

Most teams started their OTAs last week. The Bengals start theirs tomorrow. When they do, there will be no limits on their starting quarterback.

Offensive coordinator Mike Pitcher recently explained to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com that there will be no pitch count on Burrow, who suffered a season-ending wrist injury last November in Baltimore.

“We designed the whole thing to stay within the constraints of where the medical people think he should be and where he wants to be right now,” Pitcher said. “Nobody is sitting there with a special pitch counter. But we’ve been smart how we put it together.”

Pitcher added that Burrow currently has “all his range and power.”

It all points to Burrow possibly having the first normal training camp of his career. In 2020, there wasn’t one. In 2021, he was recovering from a torn ACL. In 2022, he had an appendectomy. Last year, he had a calf injury.

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Patrick Queen says he took less money to play for Steelers - NBC Sports

“From all the 15 teams that I was talking to, it came down to like five at the end,” Queen said, via NFL.com. “It was just like five teams in the mix. Some of them were offering some $17 [million per year]. After that it was like, I have a chance to either go win or I have a chance to get paid. For me, the difference was like $4 or $5 million. I’m looking at it like, I’ve never been on a losing team before, and then I also don’t want to be a part of anything being rebuilt because I’m trying to win now. . . . I’m really just trying to win right now, get that out the way and then get paid later.”
Queen signed a three-year, $41 million deal with the Steelers. The first year, at $13.84 million, is fully guaranteed at signing.

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Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins not at first Bengals OTA Monday - NBC Sports

Quarterback Joe Burrow is set to work without limitations during the Bengals’ organized team activities, but it looks like he won’t have either of his top wideouts on the receiving end of his passes.

Reports from the first Bengals OTA practice on Monday say that neither Ja’Marr Chase nor Tee Higgins are in attendance.

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Justin Fields laughs off being used as a kickoff returner

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Mark Andrews- Taking hip-drop tackles out of the game is a good thing

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Jared Verse signs his rookie deal, completing the Rams’ draft class signings

Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports that Verse will receive a $15.134 million contract that is guaranteed and includes a $7.826 million signing bonus, plus no offset language on all guarantees.
The Rams previously signed second-round defensive tackle Braden Fiske, third-round running back Blake Corum, third-round safety Kamren Kinchens, fifth-round edge rusher Brennan Jackson, sixth-round defensive tackle Tyler Davis, sixth-round kicker Joshua Karty, sixth-round receiver Jordan Whittington, sixth-round center Beaux Limmer and seventh-round offensive guard KT Leveston.
Verse, the 19th overall pick, played at Albany before transferring to Florida State as a junior. He made 29.5 tackles for loss and 18 sacks in his two seasons with the Seminoles.

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Texans, Nico Collins agree to contract extension

Collins, the wide receiver who was heading into the fourth and final year of his rookie contract, has now signed a three-year extension through 2027, according to Dianna Russini of TheAthleti.com.
The 25-year-old Collins was a third-round pick out of Michigan in the 2021 NFL draft. He’s coming off his best season, in which he had career-highs across the board with 80 catches for 1,297 yards and eight touchdowns.
The Texans believe that with C.J. Stroud, Tank Dell and Collins, they have the future of a great passing game locked up. They’ve also added Stefon Diggs on a one-year contract this year. There are high hopes in Houston, both for this year and for several years to come, and Collins should be a big part of what the Texans are building.

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Tarik Cohen to sign with Jets - NBC Sports

Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Cohen is signing with the AFC East team. It will be a one-year deal.

Cohen last appeared in a regular season game with the Bears in 2020. He suffered a torn ACL and other knee injuries that kept him out for all of 2021 and he then tore his Achilles in 2022. Cohen spent time on the Panthers practice squad last season and signed a future contract with the team, but he was released earlier this month.

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Source- Witnesses in case against Brandon McManus will say alcohol was “definitely” on Jaguars plane

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The 49ers, like all teams, are processing the massive change to the kickoff

George Kittle on track for training camp after core muscle surgery