April 2019 - Football Wiretap

Expanding Field Size Was Discussed For Player Safety
Players have become bigger, faster and stronger, but the field has stayed the same size.

Jay Glazer/The Athletic

Jets Hoping To Trade Down From No. 3
The Jets are hoping a team falls in love with a player at the top of the draft similar to how the Bears traded up with the 49ers to select Mitchell Trubisky.

Jay Glazer/The Athletic

Amazon, Disney In Play For NFL Sunday Ticket
Tensions have emerged between the NFL and AT&T, which has purchased DirecTV.

Mike Florio/Pro Football Talk

Cardinals To Hold Final Meeting About No. 1 Pick
The Cardinals have the first overall pick on Thursday night and will hold a final meeting over the next couple of days to discuss their options, according to sources.

Ian Rapoport/NFL Network

Seahawks Seek First-Round Pick For Frank Clark
The Seahawks have considered trading defensive end Frank Clark, according to a source.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Raiders Send All Scouts Home Ahead Of Draft Amid Internal Mistrust
Mike Mayock is conducting his first draft with the Raiders.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

Von Miller Has Sights Set On 20-Sack Season
Von Miller also wants to break Bruce Smith's all-time sack record of 200.

Broncos

Jaguars May Use Drones To Shade Stands On Sunny Days
The Jaguars may use drones to help make fans more comfortable during hot and sunny home games.

First Coast News

Giants Focused On Best Players: 'Can't Draft For Need'
The Giants have the No. 6 and No. 17 picks in in the first round of the NFL draft and they are focused on drafting the best player available.

Jordan Raanan/ESPN

Washington Signs Matt Ioannidis To Three-Year, $21.75M Extension
Matt Ioannidis recorded a career-high 7.5 sacks last season and now has 12 for his career.

John Keim/ESPN

Josh Rosen: It's My Duty To Prove Cardinals Wrong If They Ship Me Off
Josh Rosen admits the uncertainity of his future with the Cardinals has bothered him.

Josh Weinfuss/ESPN

Tom Coughlin Appears To Violate Rules On Voluntary Workouts
The NFL declined to comment on comments made by Tom Coughlin about the absences of players for voluntary workouts with the Jaguars.

Mike Florio/Pro Football Talk

Rob Gronkowski Dented Lombardi Trophy With Bunt
The Patriots tweeted out a video of Rob Gronkowski at the Red Sox's Opening Day ceremony last week.

Grant Gordon/NFL

Panthers Create $7.24M In Cap Space By Restructuring Luke Kuechly
The Panthers have created $7.24 million in cap space by converting $9.05 million of Luke Kuechly's base salary into a bonus.

Field Yates/ESPN

Russell Wilson: No-Trade Clause 'Sealed' Seahawks Deal
Russell Wilson says agreeing on a no-trade clause helped finalize his contract extension with the Seahawks this week.

Brady Henderson/ESPN

Patriots To Host Steelers Week 1 On Sunday Night Football
The Patriots will raise their second Super Bowl banner in three seasons and third in five seasons.

Jeff Howe/The Athletic

Cowboys Having 'Active Discussions' With Dak Prescott, Amari Cooper
Earlier this offseason, the Cowboys extended DeMarcus Lawrence.

Charean Williams/Pro Football Talk

Zach Miller Retires 1 1/2 Years After Gruesome Leg Injury
Zach Miller suffered a catastrophic injury in Week 8 of the 2017 regular season that nearly cost him his left leg.

Jeff Dickerson/ESPN

Cardinals Claim They Haven't Decided On No. 1 Pick
The Cardinals have the first overall pick in next week's NFL draft, but Steve Keim said a decision on whom Arizona will pick has not been made.

Josh Weinfuss/ESPN

Chargers To Wear Powder Blues As Primary Home Uniform
The Chargers wore powder blues from 1960 until 1974 and then brought them back in 1994 for the NFL's 75th anniversary.

Charean Williams/Pro Football Talk

Patriots Agree To Sign Demaryius Thomas
Demaryius Thomas spent the end of last season with the Texans.

Field Yates/ESPN

Jason La Canfora: Cardinals All-In On Kyler Murray
Kliff Kingsbury was on record praising Kyler Murray before he became head coach of the Cardinals.

Jason La Canfora/CBS Sports

Video: How Contracts For NFL Quarterbacks Have Increased
New contracts for Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson have raised the annual average to $33.5 million and $35 million per season.

RealGM Staff Report

Pat Shurmur Expects Giants To Draft Defensive Starters
The Giants have 12 picks in this year's draft, including two first round selections.

Josh Alper/Pro Football Talk

NFL Will Release 2019 Schedule Wednesday Night
The NFL will announce the 2019 schedule on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.

Michael David Smith/Pro Football Talk

Russell Wilson Agrees To Four-Year, $140M Extension With Seahawks
Russell Wilson's annual average of $35 million per season eclipses Aaron Rodgers' extension signed last year.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Todd Gurley Remaining Cryptic About Left Knee
Todd Gurley said only that he is "feeling good" after some offseason travel and two months of rest.

Greg Beacham/Associated Press

Carson Wentz Admits Stress Fracture Hasn't Fully Healed Yet
Carson Wentz said he has been cleared for some football activity.

Tim McManus/ESPN

Peyton Manning To Host 30-Episode Docuseries On ESPN+
The project will air on ESPN+ and be divided into five chapters.

Mike Florio/Pro Football Talk

Eli Manning Expects Giants To Select QB In Draft
The Giants own the sixth and 17th picks in the first round of the draft.

Jordan Raanan/ESPN