May 2016 - Football Wiretap

Patriots Claim Michael Floyd Off Waivers
Michael Floyd was released by the Cardinals this week following his arrest on a DUI charge.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

NFL Cap To Exceed $165M In 2017 With 4th Straight Year Of $10M+ Jump
The NFL's salary cap is projected to go up by at least $10 million for the fourth consecutive season in 2017.

RealGM Staff Report

Steve Young: 49ers' Ownership Focused On Money, Not Winning
Steve Young said ownership has to decide if they want to change enough to put a winner on the field.

John Hickey/San Jose Mercury News

Colts Don't Anticipate Replacing Chuck Pagano, Ryan Grigson
The Colts are in danger of missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season, but Jim Irsay doesn't anticipate replacing Chuck Pagano or Ryan Grigson.

Chris Wesseling/NFL

Blake Bortles Already Has Offseason Training Plans
The Jaguars may have a new coaching staff in 2017, but Blake Bortles has already made plans for offseason training.

Hays Carlyon/Florida Times-Union

Le'Veon Bell 'Not Going To Let' Another Injury Happen Against Bengals
Le'Veon Bell has suffered injuries in his last two games against the Bengals, but says he won't let that happen on Sunday.

ESPN

Chargers Won't Decide On Move To L.A. Until After Season
NFL owners unanimously approved a final tenant-lease contract between the Chargers and Rams on Wednesday.

Eric D. Williams/ESPN

Jameis Winston Settles Lawsuit From Alleged 2012 Sexual Assault
Erica Kinsman accused Jameis Winston of sexually assaulting her at his apartment in December 2012.

Mark Schlabach/ESPN

Jets 'All Over' Mitch Trubisky
The Jets believe their quarterback of the future isn't yet on their roster.

Manish Mehta/New York Daily News

Cam Newton Had MRI On Throwing Shoulder
Cam Newton had an MRI on his throwing shoulder on Tuesday morning.

Bill Voth/Black And Blue Review

Matthew Stafford Unsure About Glove, Confident Finger Will Be Fine
Matthew Stafford is confident the dislocated middle finger on his throwing hand will be fine and hasn't decided if he'll wear a glove on Sunday.

Michael David Smith/Pro Football Talk

David Johnson Has Chance At Rare 1,000/1,000 Season
David Johnson has a chance to do something only two players have done in NFL history -- accumulate 1,000 rushing and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season.

Michael David Smith/Pro Football Talk

Marcell Dareus: Bills Won't Be Team To Lose To Winless Browns
The Bills have lost five of their last seven games, but Marcell Dareus is confident they'll beat the winless Browns this weekend.

Mike Rodak/ESPN

Cardinals Release Michael Floyd After DUI Arrest
The Cardinals have released Michael Floyd two days after he was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and failure to obey a police officer.

ESPN

Trent Baalke Likely To Join Broncos If Fired By 49ers
Trent Baalke has served as the 49ers’ general manager since January 2011.

Matt Maiocco/Comcast

Julio Jones Has 'Sprain' Not Turf Toe
Medical experts say such a mild sprain typically calls for one to four weeks of recovery.

Vaughn McClure/ESPN

Eli Manning Downplays Slump, Says He 'Can Get Hot'
Eli Manning has thrown for fewer than 200 passing yards in his last three games and has completed just 56 of 94 passes.

Associated Press

Todd Gurley Stands By Comments After Jeff Fisher's Firing
Todd Gurley didn't back down from his criticism of the Rams, saying they ran a "middle school offense" on Sunday one day before Jeff Fisher was fired.

Alden Gonzalez/ESPN

Jim Harbaugh Calls NFL Links 'Lies Made Up By Our Enemies'
Jim Harbaugh has been linked to the NFL following the Rams' dismissal of Jeff Fisher.

Dan Murphy/ESPN

Adrian Peterson Plans To Return To Vikings In Week 16
Adrian Peterson intends to return to practice this week and plans to play in Week 16 against the Packers, he told DJ Skee on Tuesday.

Nick Shook/NFL

Bengals Release Mike Nugent; Claim Randy Bullock
Mike Nugent had missed six extra points this season.

Katherine Terrell/ESPN

Ravens Waive Devin Hester After Punt Miscue
The Ravens signed Devin Hester to a one-year deal on Sept. 4.

Jamison Hensley/ESPN

Dolphins Sign T.J. Yates
T.J. Yates has thrown seven touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 20 career regular-season and postseason games.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Jaguars, Dolphins, Browns, Rams Will Have 2017 Home Games In London
The Jaguars, Dolphins, Browns and Rams will play home games overseas.

NFL

Cowboys Leave Door Open For Quarterback Switch
Jerry Jones continues to be asked what it would take for the Cowboys to bench Dak Prescott in favor of Tony Romo.

Marc Sessler/NFL

NFL Teams Will Choose Cancer Cause Next October
NFL teams will be allowed to choose which type of cancer they wish to raise awareness of beginning next October.

ESPN

Jim Harbaugh, Jon Gruden Considered Candidates For Rams' Job
The Rams would likely need to pay either Jim Harbaugh or Jon Gruden a salary of more than $10 million per season, which Stan Kroenke has been unwilling to do so far in his ownership tenure.

Sam Farmer/Los Angeles Times

Ryan Tannehill Diagnosed With ACL, MCL Sprains In Left Knee
Matt Moore will start for the Dolphins with Ryan Tannehill out.

James Walker/ESPN

Rams Fire Jeff Fisher As Head Coach
The Rams have fired Jeff Fisher as head coach.

Chris Mortensen/ESPN

Mark Davis, Sheldon Adelson Struggling To Reach Final Vegas Deal
Sheldon Adelson has a reputation for driving hard bargains and he is expected to push for partial ownership of the Raiders and a path to control the franchise.

Mike Florio/Pro Football Talk