April 2018 - Football Wiretap

Eagles To Host Falcons To Kick Off 2018 NFL Regular Season
The Eagles and Falcons played each other in the Divisional Round of last year's playoffs.

Jeff McLane/Philadelphia Inquirer

Browns Have Discussed Drafting Two QBs In Top-4
The Browns have long struggled to draft a franchise quarterback, so selecting two could essentially double their odds of getting the decision right.

Kevin Clark/The Ringer

ESPN Considering Kurt Warner For MNF
Carson Palmer, Joe Thomas, Matt Hasselbeck, Louis Riddick and Randy Moss have also been reported as possibilities.

USA Today

Titans To Exercise Fifth-Year Option On Marcus Mariota
This move was a matter of "when" and not "if," Jon Robinson told Nashville radio station The Midday 180.

Cameron Wolfe/ESPN

Chiefs-Rams To Play MNF Game In Mexico City
The Rams will host the Chiefs on Monday Night Football from Mexico City on November 19.

Alden Gonzalez/ESPN

Matt Forte, Devin Hester Will Sign Contracts To Retire With Bears
Matt Forte and Devin Hester will both sign one-day contracts with the Bears on April 23 to retire as members of the organization.

Jeff Dickerson/ESPN

Report: Tom Brady Seeking New Contract From Patriots
There is a belief that reports of Tom Brady wavering about whether to play next season are a contractual ploy.

Chris Wesseling/NFL.com

Jason Garrett: Releasing Dez Bryant A 'Challenging Situation'
Jason Garrett says the Cowboys released Dez Bryant with careful consideration of a number of factors, from the wide receiver's production to his cost.

Todd Archer/ESPN

Tom Brady Undecided On Playing In 2018
Tom Brady turns 41 in August and wants to spend more time with his family and there are people around him who would prefer to see him retire.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Aaron Rodgers Trying To 'Trust The Process' With Packers' Offseason
Aaron Rodgers' frustrations could impact his extension talks.

Rob Demovsky/ESPN

ESPN Rules Out Brett Favre For MNF Following Audition
Brett Favre likely would have commanded a salary similar to Jon Gruden's $6.5 million.

Andrew Marchand/ESPN

Byron Jones Moving Back To Cornerback For Cowboys
Byron Jones flashed potential as a free safety in 2016, but regressed last season when forced to play closer to the line of scrimmage as a strong safety.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Nick Mangold Announces Retirement
Nick Mangold, 34, said he'll sign a one-year deal with the Jets to retire with the organization.

Kevin Patra/NFL

Todd Gurley Willing To Wait His Turn To Get Paid
The Rams still haven't worked out a new contract with Aaron Donald, but they don't have to worry about Todd Gurley complicating things.

SiriusXM NFL

Dez Bryant: Playing For Giants Would Be 'Crazy'
Dez Bryant has said he'd like to play the Cowboys twice this year following his release, indicating that he'll remain in the NFC East.

Michael David Smith/Pro Football Talk

Ravens Showing Strongest Interest In Dez Bryant
Dez Bryant initially said he preferred to remain in the NFC East.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

Adidas Interested In Signing Colin Kaepernick To Endorsement Deal
Adidas doesn't want to give the impression that it's "taking advantage of this noise or interest that he had generated."

Greg Moore/Arizona Republic

Vikings Sign Eric Kendricks To Five-Year, $50M Extension
Eric Kendricks' deal will include $25 million in guaranteed money.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

Broncos Release C.J. Anderson
C.J. Anderson rushed 245 times for 1,007 yards and three touchdowns last season.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

Browns Sign Josh Gordon
Josh Gordon had 18 catches for 335 yards and one touchdown in 2017 after coming off his lengthy suspension.

RealGM Staff Report

Sean Payton: No QBs As Good As Luck, Wentz In This Draft
Sean Payton isn't impressed with this year's crop of quarterback prospects.

Michael David Smith/Pro Football Talk

Eagles Release Daryl Worley After Sunday Arrest
The Eagles acquired Daryl Worley in a trade that sent Torrey Smith to the Panthers last month.

ESPN

Preston Brown Has League-High $2M Workout Bonus
The Bengals will kick off their offseason workout program on Monday and linebacker Preston Brown has a league-high $2 million workout bonus.

Field Yates/ESPN

James Harrison To Retire After 15 Seasons
James Harrison will turn 40 next month.

ESPN

Rob Gronkowski Still Weighing Future, Won't Attend Offseason Program
Rob Gronkowski has a $250,000 workout bonus in his contract for 2018 that is tied to attending a percentage of the voluntary workouts.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Danny Amendola Was Offered Significantly Less By Patriots
Danny Amendola signed a two-year, $12 million deal with the Dolphins.

Mike Reiss/ESPN

Mark Sanchez Suspended Four Games For PED Violation
Mark Sanchez blamed the positive test on an "unknowing supplement contamination."

ESPN

Seahawks Sign Sebastian Janikowski
A back injury kept Sebastian Janikowski on the sideline throughout the 2017 season.

Josh Alper/Pro Football Talk

Cowboys Cut Dez Bryant
The Cowboys were expected to ask Dez Bryant to take a pay cut.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

Gayle Benson Says She'll Own Saints For Rest Of Her Life
Gayle Benson sent a statement to all NFL teams on Thursday, stating that she has no plans to sell the Saints.

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