April 2017 - Football Wiretap

8 NFL Owners Contributed 6.7 Percent Of Money For Trump's Inauguration
Robert Kraft (Patriots), Jerry Jones (Cowboys), Woody Johnson (Jets), Bob McNair (Texans), Shahid Khan (Jaguars), Stan Kroenke (Rams) and Dan Snyder (Washington) each contributed $1 million.

Lachlan Markay/The Daily Beast

Tom Brady Skips Patriots' White House Visit
Tom Brady decided not to attend the New England Patriots' visit to the White House.

Rachel G. Bowers/Boston Globe

Patriots Sign James White To Extension
James White finished first in receiving touchdowns (five) and third in receptions (60) and receiving yards (551) among NFL running backs.

Chris Wesseling/NFL

DeAndre Hopkins Building Bond With Tom Savage
Tom Savage is projected to start at quarterback for the Texans after Brock Osweiler was dumped in a trade with the Browns.

Aaron Wilson/Houston Chronicle

Mike Gillislee Signs Two-Year Offer Sheet With Patriots
The Patriots have signed Mike Gillislee to a two-year offer sheet worth $6.4 million, according to sources.

ESPN

Aaron Hernandez Found Dead In Prison Cell
Aaron Hernandez, who was serving a life sentence for a murder conviction and was acquitted of a double murder just two days ago, died after hanging himself in his prison cell early Wednesday.

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Malcolm Butler Signs Tender With Patriots
The tender was at the first round level and carries a salary of $3.91 million for 2017.

Field Yates/ESPN

Buccaneers Chosen For HBO's Hard Knocks
The Buccaneers will be the team featured in the 2017 edition of Hard Knocks.

Josh Alper/Pro Football Talk

Mercedes-Benz Stadium May Not Be Ready For Start Of Falcons' Season
The "decommissioning" and demolition of the Georgia Dome have been put on hold.

Tim Tucker/Atlanta Journal Constitution

Matthew Stafford Interested In Extension With Lions
Matthew Stafford will make $16.5 million this season and a franchise tag in 2018 would cost $26.4 million.

Dave Birkett/Detroit Free Press

Carson Wentz Says Mechanics Work Was Minor
Carson Wentz's mechanics were a popular topic after his rookie season with the Eagles.

Les Bowen/Philly News

DeMarco Murray: Tony Romo 'Still Has Something Left In The Tank'
DeMarco Murray still believes that Tony Romo can play football at a high level, but he also sees success in the quarterback's future as a broadcaster.

Jason Wolf/USA Today

Derek Carr Cleared For Offseason Training Program
Derek Carr's surgically repaired right fibula is healed enough that the Raiders quarterback will be a full participant in the team's offseason training program.

Paul Gutierrez/ESPN

Buccaneers Exercise Fifth-Year Option On Mike Evans
In just three seasons, Mike Evans has totaled 238 receptions, 3,578 yards and 27 touchdowns.

Kevin Patra/NFL

Andrew Luck Says Shoulder Issues Began In 2015
Andrew Luck and the Colts decided against surgery at the end of that season because they felt like rehab was the best route to go.

Mike Wells/ESPN

Panthers Sign Kawann Short To Five-Year, $80M Deal
Kawann Short said he wanted to remain with the Panthers even if it meant the franchise tag.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

49ers, Bears 'Most Antsy' To Trade Down In First Round
The 49ers and Bears are the "most antsy" teams looking to trade down in the first round of this month's NFL Draft.

Peter King/TheMMQB

Patriots May Move On From LeGarrette Blount If He Doesn't Sign Soon
If LeGarrette Blount doesn't sign the contract the Patriots offered him soon, the team may close the door on the running back returning next season.

Mike Reiss/ESPN

Chiefs-Patriots Expected To Open 2017 Season
The 2017 regular season schedule is set to be announced this week and it is expected that the Chiefs and Patriots will open the season.

Ben Volin/Boston Globe

Jury Acquits Aaron Hernandez In Double-Murder Trial
Aaron Hernandez, who is already serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder, was acquitted Friday in a 2012 double slaying prosecutors said was fueled by his anger over a spilled drink.

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Hue Jackson Prefers Myles Garrett For Browns At No. 1
The Browns could be creating a smokescreen in order to trade down from No. 1 if they receive an attractive enough package.

Chase Goodbread/NFL.com

Trent Murphy Suspended Four Games For PED Violation
Trent Murphy's looming suspension had been reported last month, but he was appealing the decision.

John Keim/ESPN

Marshawn Lynch Agrees To Sign With Raiders
Marshawn Lynch has agreed to sign with the Raiders.

Michael Silver/NFL.com

Raiders, Seahawks Expected To Work Out Marshawn Lynch Trade
The Seahawks and Raiders are expected to work out a trade involving Marshawn Lynch, but the running back must first re-work his contract.

Ian Rapoport/NFL

Titans Releasing Jason McCourty
Jason McCourty was a sixth-round pick in 2009 and was due a a base salary of $7 million in the final year of his deal.

Paul Kuharsky/ESPN

NFL Will Release Regular Season Schedule On Thursday
The release would come a week before the league's annual draft, set to start in Philadelphia on April 27.

Michael Rothstein/ESPN

Documents: Eli Manning Was Involved In Scheme To Defraud Collectors
An email shows Eli Manning participated in a scheme to defraud collectors of what they believed was game-worn equipment.

Kaja Whitehouse, Bruce Golding/New York Post

Dan Rooney Passes Away At 84
Dan Rooney became president of the Steelers in 1975 and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000.

RealGM Staff Report

Robert Kraft Declined Adelson's Offer Of Killing Raiders' Vegas Move
Robert Kraft and Sheldon Adelson have been friends for decades and are members of the same synagogue.

Seth Wickersham, Don Van Natta Jr./ESPN

Sheldon Adelson Doesn't Care About NFL, Thought Goodell's 'An Idiot'
Mark Davis wanted to partner with Sheldon Adelson as both a financier and a fixer as he attempted to relocate the Raiders to Las Vegas.

Seth Wickersham, Don Van Natta Jr./ESPN