March 2019 - Football Wiretap

Official NFL Draft Twitter Account Posts Desire For Lottery
In the wake of the craziness that was the NBA Draft lottery on Tuesday night, there has been talk about reform involving other leagues.

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Dak Prescott Wants 'To Be A Cowboy Forever'
Dak Prescott could sign a multiyear deal with the Cowboys this offseason and the quarterback has made his intentions known.

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Jets Trade Darron Lee To Chiefs For Sixth-Round Pick
The move came just hours after Mike Maccagnan was fired as general manager and coach Adam Gase was elevated to interim GM.

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Kareem Hunt: I Won't 'Mess This Up' With Browns
Kareem Hunt says he made a mistake and plans to make the most out of his chance with the Browns.

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Patriots Sign Jamie Collins
The Patriots traded Jamie Collins to the Browns in 2016.

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Adam Gase Opposed Jets Signing Le'Veon Bell
Adam Gase made the argument that he didn't want the Jets to spend a lot of money on any running back.

Manish Mehta/New York Daily News

NFL.com Draft Analyst Daniel Jeremiah Emerges As GM Candidate For Jets
Daniel Jeremiah replaced Mike Mayock as the head draft analyst of the NFL Network when Mayock became general manager of the Oakland Raiders.

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Jets Fire Mike Maccagnan As General Manager
Adam Gase will be interim general manager of the Jets.

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Dwayne Haskins Preparing Like He'll Be The Starter
Dwyane Haskins will have to beat out Case Keenum and Colt McCoy to start for the Redskins in Week 1, but the rookie is preparing to do just that.

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Ravens Sign Joe Horn, Jr. After Tryout
The Ravens have signed wide receiver Joe Horn, Jr. to their 90-man roster after an impressive tryout at rookie minicamp earlier this month.

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Dion Jordan Faces 10-Game Ban For Using Adderall
The free-agent defensive end has been suspended three times in the past, including for an entire season.

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John Urschel Has No Interest In Analytics Job With NFL Team
John Urschel was accepted into the PhD program for applied mathematics at MIT in 2016.

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Bill Belichick To Serve As Patriots' De Facto Defensive Coordinator
The Patriots hired Greg Schiano for the role, but he stepped down suddenly approximately a month later.

Ben Volin/Boston Globe

Steve Keim Never Communicated With Josh Rosen Before 2019 NFL Draft
Josh Rosen only learned of Arizona's intention to select Kyler Murray one minute before the pick was announced when he received a call from Kliff Kingsbury.

Rich Eisen/NFL.com

EJ Manuel Retires From NFL
EJ Manuel was a first round pick by the Bills in 2013.

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HBO's Hard Knocks Down To Four Potential Teams
The 49ers, Giants, Raiders, Lions and Redskins are eligible to appear on Hard Knocks.

Jared Dubin/CBS Sports

Geno Smith To Sign With Seahawks
Geno Smith is expected to compete with Paxton Lynch for the No. 2 quarterback job behind Russell Wilson.

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Odell Beckham Will Take Part In OTAs With Browns
While with the Giants last year, Odell Beckham, Jr. took part in seven voluntary workouts.

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Joe Flacco Will Get All First-Team Reps At OTAs
The Broncos drafted Drew Lock in the second round last month, but they appear committed to Joe Flacco for the 2019 season.

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Doug Baldwin Announces Retirement From NFL
Doug Baldwin indicated in a long series of posts on Twitter that he is retiring from the NFL.

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Eagles To Sign Cody Kessler
Cody Kessler was released by the Jaguars last week.

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Aaron Rodgers Confirms Cameo On 'Game of Thrones'
Aaron Rodgers has confirmed via Instagram that he made a cameo appearance on Sunday night's episode of "Game of Thrones."

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Washington Impressed With Dwayne Haskins At Rookie Minicamp
Dwayne Haskins may have a chance to start immediately for Washington.

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Giants Sign Mike Remmers
Mike Remmers expects to play right tackle for the Giants.

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Vikings Could Trade Kyle Rudolph
The Vikings could trade Kyle Rudolph after talks on an extension broke down.

Ian Rapoport/NFL Network

Seahawks Sign DT Al Woods
The move came just a few hours after Seattle's signing of Ziggy Ansah became official.

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Adam Gase Disputes Reports Of Rift With Mike Maccagnan
Adam Gase and Mike Maccagnan reportedly clashed over personnel decisions in free agency.

Rich Cimini/ESPN

Kyler Murray Signs Rookie Deal With Cardinals
The Cardinals have signed first overall pick Kyler Murray to his rookie contract.

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Derek Anderson Retiring After 14 Seasons
Derek Anderson has informed the Bills that he plans to retire after 14 seasons in the NFL.

Adam Maya/NFL

Eagles Extend Naming Rights Deal Through 2032
The original deal ran through the 2022 season.

Zach Berman/Philadelphia Inquirer