May 2017 - Football Wiretap

Goodell 'Furious' Owners Want His Contract To Be Performance-Based
Jerry Jones has concerns about the structure and compensation of the proposed new deal for Roger Goodell.

Mike Florio/Pro Football Talk

Joe Flacco Wants Ravens In Attack Mode After Bye
The Ravens are on a bye this week and Joe Flacco wants them to change their offensive approach when they return to the field.

Ravens

Josh Gordon Wants To Become Best WR Of All-Time
Josh Gordon led the NFL in receiving yards in 2013 with 1,646.

Edward Lewis/NFL.com

Packers Release Martellus Bennett
Martellus Bennett hasn't played since he announced during the Packers' bye week that he was "pretty sure" this would be his last NFL season.

ESPN

Kaepernick's Team Working On Statistical Study On Potential Collusion
Colin Kaepernick's team is in the process of consulting with statisticians and experts who specialize in discriminatory hiring practices.

Amy Dash/CBS

Roger Goodell: Fans Don't Come To NFL Games To Be Protested To
NFL players only began appearing on the field for the national anthem in 2009.

Harry Lyles Jr., Tyler Tynes/SB Nation

Unnamed Giants' Player: Ben McAdoo Has Lost This Team
The Giants are 1-7 this season and several players have said that the team is quitting on Ben McAdoo.

Josina Anderson/ESPN (via PFT)

Jerry Jones Threatening To Sue NFL, Owners Over Goodell's Contract
Jerry Jones has retained David Boies to potentially sue the NFL.

Ken Belson/New York Times

NFL Rejects Kaepernick's Request For Mediator At Goodell Meeting
The NFL invited Colin Kaepernick to attend a one-on-one meeting with Roger Goodell but the two sides offered conflicting statements on whether he responded to the invitation.

Jim Trotter/ESPN

Sam Bradford Undergoes Scope On Knee
Sam Bradford had his knee scoped on Tuesday by Dr. James Andrews.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

Ownership Wants Giants To Look Closely At Top College QBs
John Mara put out word to the franchise a few weeks ago to start looking closely at top college quarterbacks such as Sam Darnold and Josh Rosen.

Jordan Raanan/ESPN

Andrew Luck Could Have Career-Ending Injury
Jim Irsay privately suggested that Andrew Luck's injury is "in his head."

Tony Donohue/1070 The Fan

Paxton Lynch Not Physically, Mentally Ready To Play
The Broncos used a first round pick on Paxton Lynch in 2016 but he hasn't featured this season.

Kevin Patra/NFL.com

Teddy Bridgewater Activated To Vikings' 53-Man Roster
Case Keenum will remain the Vikings' starter this week, but the team believes Teddy Bridgewater will soon be ready to play.

Chris Mortensen/ESPN

Tom Brady Not Guaranteed To Finish Career With Patriots
The Patriots traded away Jimmy Garoppolo last week, which was an indicator Tom Brady will likely remain with the franchise for his entire career.

Mike Florio/Pro Football Talk

Mike Evans Suspended One Game For Hit On Marshon Lattimore
The NFL has suspended Mike Evans for one game for his blindside hit to Marshon Lattimore during Sunday's Buccaneers-Saints game.

ESPN

Jimmy Garoppolo Won't Start For 49ers In Week 10
After playing the Giants this week, the 49ers have a bye.

Nick Wagoner/ESPN

Josh Gordon Admits Using Drugs, Alcohol 'Before Every Game'
Josh Gordon has admitted in an interview with GQ that he used drugs or alcohol before every NFL game he played.

Pat McManamon/ESPN

Sashi Brown Denies Trying To Sabotage Trade For AJ McCarron
Sashi Brown said Hue Jackson was in the room as the team tried to complete the deal minutes before the deadline.

Pat McManamon/ESPN

Buccaneers Shutting Down Jameis Winston For Several Weeks
The Buccaneers are shutting down Jameis Winston for a few weeks to rest his injured shoulder.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Sean McVay 'A Millennial With An Old Soul In Football'
Sean McVay has the Rams out to a 6-2 record in his first season as a head coach at the age of 31.

Peter King/Sports Illustrated

Eagles Ran Out Of Fireworks During Seven-Touchdown Performance
The Eagles set off fireworks at Lincoln Financial Field every time they score.

Michael David Smith/Pro Football Talk

Cam Newton Promises To Play With Emotion
After a flat stretch, Cam Newton promised more emotional play from the Panthers and it worked in a 20-17 victory over the Falcons.

Jourdan Rodrigue/Charlotte Observer

Adam Gase Gave Dolphins OK To Kneel During Anthem
Julius Thomas, Michael Thomas and Kenny Stills knelt during the anthem before Sunday night's game between the Dolphins and Raiders.

ESPN

Giants Could Bench Eli Manning
The Giants dropped to 1-7 on Sunday, which has forced them to look more towards the future than they expected.

Jordan Raanan/ESPN

49ers Asked Patriots If They Could Trade For Tom Brady
John Lynch reportedly asked Bill Belichick if he'd trade Tom Brady, who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Jay Glazer/Fox Sports

Deshaun Watson May Have First Injured Knee Against Seahawks
The Texans still think Deshaun Watson tore the ACL on Thursday at practice, but are aware of a hit he absorbed in Week 8.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Leonard Fournette Benched By Jaguars For Team Rule Violation
Leonard Fournette missed the Jaguars' team photo earlier in the week.

Michael DiRocco/ESPN

Jerry Jones, Papa John's Becomes Part Of Kaepernic's Collusion Case
Recent reports have suggested Jerry Jones, who jointly owns over 100 Papa John's franchises, was behind the remarks by John Schattner.

Amy Dash/CBS

AJ McCarron Files Grievance, Seeking Unrestricted Free Agency In 2018
The ruling could determine whether the Browns can sign AJ McCarron this offseason without giving compensation to the Bengals.

Adam Schefter/ESPN