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Giants To Release Kenny Golladay On March 15th

Feb 28, 2023 3:58 PM

The New York Giants will release Kenny Golladay on March 15th.

By waiting until March 15, the Giants will save $6.7 million against their salary cap.

Golladay, 29, was set to count $21.4 million against the cap. He still is guaranteed $4.5 million from the Giants this season.

Golladay has been a massive disappointment since signing a four-year, $72 million deal in the 2021 offseason. 

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Packers Publicly Noncommittal On Starting QB For 2023

Feb 28, 2023 3:56 PM

Brian Gutekunst will be publicly noncommittal about who will play quarterback for the Green Bay Packers next season until he has the opportunity to meet with Aaron Rodgers.

Gutekunst and Rodgers have only exchanged a few text messages since the end of the season.

"He's a great player, but until we have those conversations, I think all options are on the table right now," Gutekunst said during a 35-minute sit-down with reporters who cover the Packers. "But we really need to have those conversations. We want what's best for the Green Bay Packers, what's best for Aaron. So, we'll get to that once those conversations happen."

His stance Tuesday was slightly changed from Dec. 6, when during the Packers' bye week, he said he wanted Rodgers back for next season. Then, on Jan. 13, when discussing Rodgers' situation after the season, Gutekunst implied that he still believed Rodgers gave the Packers a better chance to win than if Jordan Love were to take over.

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Tags: Green Bay Packers, Free Agent Rumor, Misc Rumor, Trade Rumor

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Falcons Cut Marcus Mariota

Feb 28, 2023 10:19 AM

The Atlanta Falcons have announced that they've released Marcus Mariota.

Cutting Mariota saves the Falcons $12 million against the salary cap.

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Derek Carr To Meet With Panthers, Saints, Jets At Combine

Feb 28, 2023 9:13 AM

Derek Carr is expected to meet with a number of teams at the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week.

According to a report, Carr will meet with the Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints and New York Jets.

The quarterback has already met with the Saints and Jets in some capacity this offseason.

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Tags: Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Free Agent Rumor, Misc Rumor

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Commanders Placing Franchise Tag On DT Daron Payne

Feb 28, 2023 9:04 AM

The Washington Commanders placed the franchise tag on defensive tackle Daron Payne on Tuesday, according to sources.

Payne is the first player to receive the tag this offseason.

If he plays under the tag in 2023, Payne is projected to receive $18.937 million.

It is a nonexclusive tag, meaning other teams can talk to Payne, but Washington has begun contract talks on a long-term deal, per sources.

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Commanders Release Carson Wentz

Feb 27, 2023 3:40 PM

The Washington Commanders have released Carson Wentz, which will save the team $26.17 million against the cap.

Wentz started seven games for the Commanders in 2022 posting a QBR of 33.0 and a 2-5 record.

Wentz went 9-8 as the starter of the Indianapolis Colts in 2021.

RealGM Staff Report

Tags: Washington Football Team, Free Agent Rumor, Misc Rumor, Waiver

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Jaguars Sign DT Roy Robertson-Harris To Three-Year Extension

Feb 27, 2023 8:41 AM

The Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to a three-year contract extension with defensive tackle Roy Robertson-Harris, according to a league source.

Robertson-Harris had one year remaining on the three-year, $24.3 million contract with $14 million guaranteed that he signed in March 2021.

The extension takes him through the 2025 season and will lighten the scheduled $10.133 salary cap figure in 2023. The Jaguars needed to clear $31 million to get under the salary cap.

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Saints Restructure Tyrann Mathieu's Contract

Feb 24, 2023 9:23 AM

The New Orleans Saints have reworked Tyrann Mathieu's contract, creating $4.668 million in cap space.

Mathieu started every game for the Saints in 2022, finishing with 91 tackles, three interceptions, a sack, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.

They also reworked the contracts of safety Marcus Maye, center Erik McCoy, right tackle Ryan Ramczyk and kicker Wil Lutz.

The moves cleared about $30 million in space, but they still have more work to do in order to get under the cap by the start of the new league year.

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Bobby Wagner, Rams Agree To Part Ways

Feb 23, 2023 10:26 PM

Bobby Wagner and the Los Angeles Rams have agreed to part ways.

When Wagner's release becomes official, the Rams will save $5 million in salary cap space, but they will also incur a $7.5 million dead money charge.

The Rams have the option of designating Wagner a post-June 1 release, which would save them $8 million, though that savings can't be credited to their cap until this summer. 

Wagner joined the Rams after signing a five-year, $50 million deal with $20 million in guarantees on March 31, 2022. 

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Allen Lazard Will Be 'Bougie' In Picking Next Team

Feb 23, 2023 10:04 AM

Allen Lazard will be a free agent next month after spending his first five seasons with the Green Bay Packers.

An undrafted free agent coming off the most productive season of his career, Lazard told SiriusXM that he's "excited" to see what awaits him in free agency but noted he'd be "bougie" in choosing his next team.

"I've been very spoiled the past four or five years to be in the Packers organization," Lazard said.

"I think they're obviously a first-class organization just how they go about their relationship with the fans, how they treat the players. Just the whole experience there. Having coach (Matt) LaFleur and Nathaniel Hackett there the past few years and obviously having Aaron (Rodgers) as the quarterback, I'm almost sort of bougie, I feel like, in what I'm going to be wanting out of an organization. I have such high expectations. But that's only because I've seen that and I've experienced that, and I think the record -- minus last year, the three years before that -- it kind of shows you why they're able to have that success."

Lazard had 60 catches for 788 yards and six touchdowns in 15 games this past season.

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Titans Release Taylor Lewan, Robert Woods To Get Under Cap

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A.J. Brown Puts Pressure On Eagles To Pay Jalen Hurts

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Ravens OC Not Worried If Lamar Jackson Holds Out

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David Carr: Derek Carr's Free Agency Will Be 'Long Process'

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Franchise Tag Window Is Now Open

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Chiefs Expected To Use Franchise Tag On Orlando Brown, Jr. Again

The Athletic

Daniel Jones Leaves CAA, Expected To Sign With Athletes First

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Tom Brady Won't Sign Dummy Contract With Bucs, Will Be Free Agent

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Aaron Jones Reworking Deal To Remain With Packers

ESPN

Ravens Tell OC Candidates Lamar Jackson Not Assured Of Remaining

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James Bradberry Won't 'Play For Cheap,' To Talk With Eagles 'Soon'

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Derek Carr Released By Raiders

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Aaron Rodgers Hopes For Clarity After Four-Day Darkness Retreat

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Owner: Jalen Hurts Has Nothing Left To Prove As QB1

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A.J. Green Announces Retirement From NFL

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Geno Smith On Talks With Seahawks: 'Looking Very Good'

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Derek Carr Won't Extend Contract Guarantee Date

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49ers Rule Out Bringing Back Jimmy Garoppolo In 2023

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Tom Brady's Retirement 'A Family Thing, Not A Football Thing'

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