Calvin Johnson had informed the Detroit Lions he plans on retiring.
Johnson has been one of the NFL's best receivers throughout his career.
Johnson told friends and family before last season that 2015 would be his final year in the NFL.
Calvin Johnson had informed the Detroit Lions he plans on retiring.
Johnson has been one of the NFL's best receivers throughout his career.
Johnson told friends and family before last season that 2015 would be his final year in the NFL.
Ryan Clady is willing to restructure his contract to remain with the Denver Broncos.
Clady tore his ACL in May, missing the entire 2015 season. Clady also missed all but two games in 2013.
Under his current deal, he's due $9.5 million next season and $10 million in 2017.
"I'm sure that'll come after the season," Clady added. "I'm definitely willing to talk. I definitely would like to be a lifetime Bronco."
The Carolina Panthers attempted to trade for Peyton Manning ahead of the 1998 NFL Draft.
The Panthers offered Kerry Collins and multiple draft picks to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for Manning
Bill Polian had drafted Collins just three years earlier when he was GM of the Panthers.
"Bill was dead set against it," said Dom Capers, Carolina's head coach at the time who was also given control of personnel decisions when Polian left the team after the 1997 season.
"He was set on keeping the pick. You never know on those kinds of things — but sometimes you have to try."
Polian said trading Manning was never a consideration.
"There wasn't anything they could give us that was going to replace Peyton Manning," Polian said.
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With high picks in the draft, the Cleveland Browns, San Diego Chargers and Dallas Cowboys could each consider investing in a quarterback.
"If you're looking for a quarterback in that top 10, (picks) two, three and four have got to be locked in," Mike Mayock said on Saturday during the NFL Network's broadcast of the Reese's Senior Bowl. "Two with Cleveland, three with San Diego. Philip Rivers is one of my favorites of all-time, but remember they took Rivers when they had (Drew) Brees. And No. 4, Dallas has got to be looking, also."
Carson Wentz, Jared Goff and Paxton Lynch are considered the top quarterbacks.
"I look at Dallas at No. 4 and as much you love Tony Romo, three years in a row he's not been able to play 16 games," Mayock said. "He's 36 years old. At what point -- you're not going to be drafting that high again -- at what point do you pull the trigger? San Diego, same thing. Cleveland's got to get a quarterback. Philadelphia's sitting there at (pick) No. 13 saying 'My guy might not get to me anymore.'"
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are not interested in trading away Mike Glennon.
Glennon has previously been a starter at quarterback for the Buccaneers and is now Jameis Winston's backup.
“I would hate to be in a position where your quarterback goes down for however many games it is and then you’re basically throwing the towel in, like a lot of teams did this year,” Licht said. “It wasn’t because they wanted to throw in the towel, that’s just the way it happened, without naming teams. Those were the same teams, a lot of them, that were inquiring about Mike Glennon at the time.”
Johnny Manziel was involved in an incident that required the police to investigate.
Fort Worth police said in a statement Saturday that officers were called to an apartment building around 2 a.m. about a possible assault. Police talked to a 23-year-old woman, who was not the caller, who said she had been involved in an incident earlier in the evening with her ex-boyfriend in Dallas. A preliminary investigation determined that a possible assault had occurred, though the woman refused to cooperate with officers and there was no evidence of a crime scene.
The woman also told officers she was concerned about her ex-boyfriend's welfare. Police officers attempted to locate him and later determined that he was safe and not in danger.
It was later confirmed Manziel was the man involved.
When asked about the incident by ESPN, the Browns said they would have no comment at this time. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told ESPN the league was aware of the incident and "looking into it.''
Dr. Bennet Omalu, the renowned neuropathologist whose discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in football players inspired the movie "Concussion," is willing to "bet [his] medical license" that O.J. Simpson is suffering from the disease.
"O.J. Simpson is more likely than not to suffer from CTE," Omalu told ABC News earlier this week. "I would bet my medical license on it."
Omalu has not examined Simpson personally, and CTE can only be diagnosed after death via an examination of brain tissue, but he told ABC News that he can identify the tell-tale signs of CTE's behavioral symptoms, which he said include explosive, impulsive behavior, impaired judgment, criminality and even mood disorders.
The strongest evidence that Simpson may have CTE, Omalu said, is that "he was exposed to thousands of blunt force trauma of his brain" during his playing career.
The San Diego Chargers will not relocate for at least the 2016 season.
The Chargers have until January 15, 2017, to exercise their option to move to Los Angeles.
Should the Chargers build in San Diego, they would receive what amounts to a $100 million grant from the NFL in addition to the standard $200 million G4 loan for new stadium construction.
"We are very supportive of the decision by Dean Spanos to continue his efforts in San Diego and work with local leaders to develop a permanent stadium solution," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. "NFL ownership has committed $300 million to assist in the cost of building a new stadium in San Diego. I have pledged the league’s full support in helping Dean to fulfill his goal."
Travis Kelce has signed a five-year, $46 million extension with $20.017 million guaranteed.
The deal links Kelce and the Chiefs through 2021.
Kelce has been a consistent target for quarterback Alex Smith over the past two seasons after missing most of his 2013 rookie campaign following knee surgery.
The NFL documented 271 concussions between the preseason and regular season in 2015.
The NFL had 206 documented concussions in 2014.