The Cincinnati Bengals will release Andy Dalton after nine seasons with the career.

Dalton was the Bengals' primary starter since he was a second round pick in 2011. Dalton led the Bengals to the playoffs in five seasons.

The Bengals drafted Joe Burrow first overall and will supplant the 32-year-old Dalton.

The Bengals tried to trade Dalton before he was released. Dalton finished 2019 with a Total QBR of 40.1, which ranked 27th out of 30 qualifying quarterbacks

Adam Vinatieri wants to kick for an NFL team in 2020.

Vinatieri, 47, hopes to extend his career to a 25th professional season.

He's currently a free agent after spending the last 14 years with the Indianapolis Colts.

It would appear as though the Colts have moved on. They have Chase McLaughlin and Rodrigo Blankenship on their roster.

The Indianapolis Colts didn't have a first-round pick last Thursday, which meant the No. 34 selection was their first.

They used the pick on Michael Pittman, Jr., who Chris Ballard said was "Vincent Jackson-like" in a pre-draft meeting.

"Every time I watch him, I like him better. He's big, he's a build-up-speed guy, he can finish on the deep ball, he wins 50-50 battles. I just think the guy's gonna be a good football player in this league," Ballard said of the wide receiver.

Jackson had had six 1,000-yard seasons and five seasons with at least seven touchdowns between 2008 and 2014.

Rob Gronkowski said during a media event on Saturday that he's had the Tampa Bay Buccaneers playbook for four weeks, predating the trade that sent him from the New England Patriots last week.

He walked those comments back on Wednesday night.

"This is seriously a story?" Gronkowski said on Twitter. "Lol! I was just joking around with Sage [Steele] as I was pretty much the whole time that time when I was co-hosting the show [with Barstool Big Cat]. Wowsers, my co-hosting skills on point!! Lol!! I actually just received my team-issued Surface today from the Bucs and it's still in the package, and hoping it is all pictures and drawings. I'm pumped to open it one day hopefully soon and follow the arrows to learn where to run too. Gronk run Gronk catch ball. No playbook needed. Hehe."

The tight end made his original comments during the Bud Light Seltzer "Drafterparty."

After Steele pointed out that Joe Burrow has been studying the Cincinnati Bengals' playbook for weeks, Gronk said he's had the Buccaneers playbook for four weeks.

Clay Matthews is filing a grievance against the Los Angeles Rams over $2 million in unpaid guarantees, according to sources.

Matthews and Todd Gurley, who were released by the team in March, have publicly vented their frustrations over non-payments.

The linebacker's two-year deal with the Rams included $5.5 million in guarantees, and he is still owed a $2 million roster bonus.

A source involved said the Rams could argue that language in the contracts of Gurley and Matthews allows a short-term deferral of payment for tax purposes.

Justin Trudeau told reporters Wednesday that Canada is working with the Canadian Football League on potential financial assistance in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Earlier this week CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie told the Canadian Press that the league is seeking $150 million in federal assistance -- $30 million immediately and potentially up to $120 million more if it has to cancel its season.

"The CFL has approached us about support," Trudeau said. "We know it's important to them, we know it's important to many Canadians, and those discussions are ongoing."

The CFL hasn't made a definitive call on what it plans to do, but it has already moved the start of its regular season from June 11 to, at the earliest, July.

The NFL is supposed to release the 2020 schedule on May 9, but that date may be pushed back.

The league is considering postponing the reveal despite repeated statements that they'll stick with the May 9 date.

Some within the league office, along with those in the ticket industry, are pushing for a postponement given the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic.

The reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs remain the favorite to repeat and win Super Bowl LV.

Kansas City's odds, according to the William Hill Sportsbook, have dropped from 7/1 since January 20 to 4/1 now.

No team has won back-to-back Super Bowls since the 2003-04 New England Patriots.

The Baltimore Ravens currently have 13/2 odds to win the Super Bowl (down from 7/1), followed by the San Francisco 49ers (7/1, same as January 20), the New Orleans Saints (up to 11/1 from 10/1), and Dallas Cowboys (down from 20/1 to 12/1).

The New York Jets have been focused on adding weapons for Sam Darnold and Adam Gase hints they may not be done.

New York drafted tackle Mekhi Becton and wide receiver Denzel Mims. They also signed four offensive linemen and Breshad Perriman in free agency.

"I know everybody keeps focusing on the wide receivers, which I think is going to be a pretty good group," Gase said. "I look at our tight ends, our running backs, I feel like we're in a good spot. Who knows what will be added from here on out?"

Tom Brady made headlines when he entered the home of offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich's neighbor instead of Leftwich's house last week.

While many laughed, multiple teams inquired with the NFL whether the Tampa Bay Buccaneers violated the NFL's "dead period" prior to the virtual offseason program.

The NFL investigated and determined that no violation of offseason work rules occurred.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, players and nonessential personnel are forbidden from entering team facilities and from conducting the league's originally scheduled offseason programs, which includes classroom instruction and conditioning.