April 2017 - Football Wiretap

Raiders Want To Get Cordarrelle Patterson Involved On Offense
Cordarrelle Patterson worked with six different quarterbacks while with Minnesota, none as talented as Derek Carr.

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Brock Osweiler: 'I Want To Be The Starter Of This Team'
Brock Osweiler was a disappointment in his first season with the Texans after signing a huge contract as a free agent.

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Kendall Wright Blames Poor 2016 Season On Titans
Kendall Wright was completely out of the Titans' wide receiver rotation by the end of last season, something he blames on the team.

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Richard Sherman Didn't Request Trade, Understands Seattle's Position
Pete Carroll and John Schneider said publicly on multiple occasions that Richard Sherman was available, but they never made a deal.

Sheil Kapadia/ESPN

DeAndre Hopkins Endorses Tom Savage As Texans Quarterback
DeAndre Hopkins believes that Tom Savage has "earned" the role of No. 1 quarterback for the Texans.

Sarah Barshop/ESPN

DeAngelo Hall Accepted Pay Cut To Remain With Washington
DeAngelo Hall, coming off a torn ACL and still learning a new position, accepted a pay cut to remain with the Redskins.

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Myles Garrett Injures Foot In Practice
Myles Garrett had missed some practice time in offseason work for an undisclosed issue that was not believed to be serious.

Pat McManamon/ESPN

Greg Olsen Wants To Restructure Contract
He is the NFL's seventh-highest paid tight end at $7.5 million annually.

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Andrew Luck Doesn't Know If He'll Be Ready For Training Camp
Andrew Luck, who has been out since January following right shoulder surgery, isn't sure he'll be ready for the start of training camp in late July.

Mike Wells/ESPN

Mike Tomlin Indifferent About Le'Veon Bell's Absence
Mike Tomlin claims he's indifferent to the minicamp absence of Le'Veon Bell, who hasn't signed his franchise tag and thus isn't under contract.

Jeremy Fowler/ESPN

Seahawks Have 'Every Intention' Of Signing Kam Chancellor To Extension
The Seahawks have "every intention" of signing Kam Chancellor to a long-term contract extension.

Sheil Kapadia/ESPN

Odell Beckham Jr. Flip Flops On Questions About OTA Absence
Odell Beckham Jr. flip-flopped on questions about whether his absence from OTAs with the Giants were related to his contract status.

Jordan Raanan/ESPN

Carson Wentz Believes His Mechanics Have Improved
Carson Wentz insists he's "way more comfortable" in his second year at the helm of Doug Peterson's offense.

Chris Wesseling/NFL

Texans Coaches: Tom Savage Has 'Grown A Lot'
Tom Savage has impressed the Texans' coaching staff so far this offseason.

Conor Orr/NFL

Washington Names Doug Williams VP Of Player Personnel
Washington has named Doug Williams their senior vice president of player personnel.

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Eddie Lacy Makes Weight Again, Earns Another $55K
Eddie Lacy has been participating in OTAs on a limited basis as he continues to recover from an ankle injury.

Sheil Kapadia/ESPN

Jets Unsuccessful Trying To Trade Eric Decker
The Jets were unsuccessful trying to trade Eric Decker and will release him.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Jeremy Maclin Agrees To Sign With Ravens
Jeremy Maclin also considered signing with the Eagles.

Jamison Hensley/ESPN

Odell Beckham Reports To Giants' Minicamp
Odell Beckham is scheduled to make $1.8 million this season under the terms of his rookie contract.

Josina Anderson/ESPN

Marshawn Lynch Had NFL's Top-Selling Jersey In May
Marshawn Lynch agreed to come out of retirement and sign with the Raiders in late April.

Mike Florio/Pro Football Talk

Broncos Advise Players On Social Media Use
The Broncos have had plenty of discussions with their players about social media and how to conduct themselves in the public eye.

Jeff Legwold/ESPN

Patriots' Super Bowl Rings Have 283 Diamonds
The Patriots' Super Bowl LI rings each contain 283 diamonds, a subtle nod to the team's comeback from a 28-3 deficit against the Falcons in February.

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Golden Tate On Whether He's Underpaid: 'Yep'
Golden Tate, who is entering the fourth season of a five-year deal with the Detroit Lions, was asked over the weekend whether he thinks he's underpaid.

Michael Rothstein/ESPN

Falcons To Honor Michael Vick, Roddy White
The Falcons will honor Michael Vick and Roddy White with a retirement news conference and ceremony on Monday.

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Dez Bryant Recruiting Darrelle Revis To Cowboys
The Cowboys have had significant turnover in their secondary.

Nick Shook/NFL.com

Chargers Sign Melvin Ingram To Four-Year, $66M Extension
With 18.5 sacks over the past two seasons, Melvin Ingram is tied for 12th in the NFL over that time period.

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Derek Carr Could Become NFL's First $25M Per Year Player
Derek Carr is giving the Raiders a deadline of the start of training camp to agree upon an extension.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

Lions Lose LT Taylor Decker For 4-6 Months With Torn Labrum
Jim Caldwell said the franchise would provide an update on Taylor Decker in the fall.

Michael Rothstein/ESPN

Dan Snyder's Involvement Helping Contract Talks With Kirk Cousins
Kirk Cousins recently said Dan Snyder "has done a great job this offseason communicating with me."

John Keim/ESPN

Patriots Vs. Cowboys Considered Most Likely Super Bowl LII Matchup
ESPN gives the Patriots a 50.7 percent chance of reaching the Super Bowl.

Ben Fawkes/ESPN