The Seattle Seahawks have signed a quarterback, and it’s not Colin Kaepernick. Monday, the team announced that it signed former Rams, Browns, and Broncos quarterback Austin Davis. Davis has just 10 career starts, going 3-7 in those games with 13 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Davis had visited the Seahawks on May 24, just as Kaepernick …
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The Jets’ somewhat shocking release of Harris came less than one week after the team traded for Demario Davis, who spent his first four NFL seasons in New York and returns after one year in Cleveland. The natural assumption is that Davis will replace Harris as the strong-side linebacker in the Jets’ 3-4. The weak-side …
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LeSean McCoy was not happy about being left off Pro Football Focus’ list of the best 101 players of the 2016 NFL season. The list is based on “the 101 best single-season performances regardless of position,” and McCoy was left off entirely. After rushing for 1,267 yards and 13 touchdowns, adding 50 receptions for Cheap …
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Several NFL teams were hoping to go after Melvin Ingram in free agency. The Chargers negated that option Monday by applying the franchise tag to their fifth-year pass rusher, the team announced. While Ingram, a first-round pick of the Chargers in 2012, won’t be hitting the free agent market, he will get paid handsomely in …
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Mike Zimmer suffered a detached retina last Halloween and needed emergency surgery on his right eye a month later. The Vikings coach, who has had four surgeries on his compromised eye so far, told reporters Thursday he will need two more procedures that will hopefully correct the issue for good. Zimmer had surgery on Nov. …
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In an effort to eliminate confusion within the New England Patriots organization, coach Bill Belichick selects a smaller coaching staff compared to the rest of the NFL. During an interview on Paul Rabil’s podcast, Belichick said he prefers having fewer coaches on staff and only surrounds himself with people he knows can handle his demands. …
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