May 2017 - Football Wiretap

Myles Garrett Will Skip NFL Draft Ceremony
Myles Garrett will join the likes of Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota as top picks who skipped the draft ceremony.

Chase Goodbread/NFL.com

Kyle Shanahan To Control 49ers' 53-Man Roster, John Lynch Will Draft
Perhaps learning from past mistakes, the 49ers are attempting to avoid conflict between new hires Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch.

Nick Shook/NFL

Bruce Allen Won't Let Scot McCloughan Talk To Media
Bruce Allen won't allow general manager Scot McCloughan to talk to the media.

Washington Post

Raiders President: Vegas Financing Isn't An Issue
Raiders president Marc Badain told the Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board on Thursday that "financing will not be an issue" as he reaffirmed the team's desire to move to southern Nevada.

Paul Gutierrez/ESPN

Patriots Have More Than 10 Percent Of Roster Skipping White House
More than 10 percent of the Patriots' roster will skip their trip to the White House to meet Donald Trump.

Mike Florio/Pro Football Talk

Kyle Shanahan Will Watch Film On Colin Kaepernick Before Decision
Kyle Shanahan will review film on Colin Kaepernick before deciding if he fits into his plans.

Matt Maiocco/Comcast

Colts Release D'Qwell Jackson, Save $5.5M In Cap Space
D'Qwell Jackson led the Colts in tackles in two of his three seasons with the team.

Mike Wells/ESPN

Carson Palmer Confirms He'll Play In 2017
Carson Palmer had been considering retirement this offseason.

RealGM Staff Report

Chiefs 'Right Now' See Jamaal Charles Remaining With Team In 2017
The Chiefs could save over $6 million under the cap by releasing Jamaal Charles.

Josh Alper/Pro Football Talk

Johnny Manziel Reportedly Works Out For CFL's Roughriders
Johnny Manziel didn't play competitive football this past season.

Mike Florio/Pro Football Talk

Don Van Natta Jr., Seth Wickersham To Write Book On Roger Goodell
According to a press release, "POWERBALL will be the untold story of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, the league owners he answers to, and the internal power wars that have greatly impacted America’s

RealGM Staff Report

Jets Unlikely To Pursue Jay Cutler
The Jets' new quarterbacks coach has ties to Jay Cutler.

Rich Cimini/ESPN

Steve Young Thriving In Private Equity World
Steve Young co-founded a firm called HGGC a decade ago that specializes in acquiring majority stakes of enterprise software companies worth $300 million to $500 million.

Alex Sherman/Bloomberg

Dungy On Claims Of Stealing Signals: 'That's All Part Of The Game'
Tony Dungy says the Colts never cheated during his years as coach of the team after Deion Sanders accused Indianapolis of doing so.

Mike Wells/ESPN

Giants Re-Sign Steve Spagnuolo As Defensive Coordinator
After watching their defense bounce back this past season, the Giants have re-signed Steve Spagnuolo, according to a source.

Jordan Raanan/ESPN

Eagles Release Leodis McKelvin, Gain $3.2M In Cap Space
McKelvin was set to make a base salary of $2 million with a roster bonus of $1.2 million in 2017.

Tim McManus/ESPN

Kyle Shanahan Won't Hire Offensive Coordinator For 49ers
The 49ers plan to hire Falcons offensive assistant Mike McDaniel as their “run-game guru” and Rich Scangarello as their quarterbacks coach.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

Antonio Brown Working To 'Rebuild Trust' With Steelers
Antonio Brown called the Facebook incident a "dumb mistake" during the interview.

Jeremy Fowler/ESPN

Browns Release Josh McCown
The Browns have released Josh McCown, who intends to continue his NFL career.

Nick Shook/NFL

Falcons Considering Marquand Manuel As Defensive Coordinator
The Falcons are considering secondary coach Marquand Manuel as their next defensive coordinator, according to sources.

Vaughn McClure/ESPN

Tom Brady Says Mom's Health Prognosis Is 'Good'
Tom Brady is encouraged with how his mother has responded to treatments for an undisclosed health issue.

Mike Reiss/ESPN

Fox Earned Additional $20M With Overtime Ads
Fox had negotiated overtime ad spots with a handful of brands and was able to air four additional spots before the game concluded.

Jason Lynch/AdWeek

Rams To Hire Matt LaFleur As Offensive Coordinator
Sean McVay views Matt LaFleur as capable of helping him implement his offense and teaching former No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff how to excel in the NFL game.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Steve Sarkisian Hired By Falcons As Offensive Coordinator
Steve Sarkisian will replace Kyle Shanahan as offensive coordinator of the Falcons.

Jordan Schultz/Huffington Post

Chip Kelly Could Be Candidate For Falcons' OC Job
With Kyle Shanahan leaving to become the head coach of the 49ers, the Falcons are in need of a new offensive coordinator.

Nick Shook/NFL.com

2017 NFL Draft First-Round Order Set
The Browns own the first and twelfth picks in this year's NFL Draft.

RealGM Staff Report

Super Bowl LI Sets Betting Records In Nevada
More money was bet on Super Bowl LI at Nevada sportsbooks than any other Super Bowl in history.

David Purdum/ESPN

Kyle Shanahan Hired As Head Coach Of 49ers
Kyle Shanahan was offensive coordinator of the Falcons over the past two seasons.

RealGM Staff Report

Fox Draws 111.3M For Super Bowl LI
Last year's Denver-Carolina game reached an audience of 111.9 million while the 2015 game between the Patriots and Seahawks drew 114.4 million.

AP

Patriots Named Early Favorites To Win Super Bowl LII
The Patriots and Cowboys are the only teams with single-digit odds to win next year's Super Bowl.

David Purdum/ESPN