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Statement from his attorney Sean Lindsey: “Mr. Rice wants to thank the NFL for their thorough investigation, and looks forward to the start of the 2026-27 NFL season.”

4 Years.
$110M Contract ($27.5M Per Year)
$77M Total Guarantees.
& 50M Fully Guaranteed At Signing.

He spent the week visiting with the Cowboys and the Chiefs and took a top-30 visit to the Cardinals the week after the Scouting Combine, NFL Media reports. The Cardinals draft third, the Chiefs ninth and the Cowboys 12th. Dallas, though, also has the 20th overall pick, so it could seek to move up to select Bailey, who would fill a big need.

Bailey has also visited the Titans, according to Jim Wyatt of the team website. The Titans draft fourth overall.

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Clowney tied his single-season high with 9.5 sacks while playing for the Ravens in 2023 and he left a good impression on Lamar during his time with the team. Clowney is a FA after playing for the Cowboys in 2025 and said this week that he feels he has a lot left in the tank. He also said that his year in Baltimore was “a great time” and that he’d be open to an encore. Those comments made their way to Lamar on X and he was asked if he’d like to be teammates with Clowney again in 2026 which he replied: “Definitely."

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The Raiders used a salary cap loophole to sign Kirk Cousins for significantly less than his market value while forcing the Falcons to pay the difference. By offering a minimum base salary this year paired with a massive guarantee in 2027, the Raiders kept their 2026 payout at only $11.3 million. This maneuver exploits "offset" rules, which usually allow former teams to reduce their debt if a player signs elsewhere, but only against current-year earnings. While legal under current NFL rules, analysts expect the league may move to close this loophole to prevent similar cap manipulation in the future. Ultimately, the situation shows the aggressive gamesmanship teams use to gain a competitive edge through complex contract structures.

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The Buccaneers plan to meet next week with the Tampa Sports Authority to discuss a renovation of Raymond James Stadium. Success for the project ultimately hinges on reaching a funding agreement between the team and the state. Ownership has said upgrades are needed to position Tampa to host another Super Bowl and/or the CFB Championship. The proposal may require the team to play one season in Orlando at Camping World Stadium while construction takes place. Rumors also say that the stadium will host 90,000 plus spectators, and this is almost 6 times more than what they invested in stadium renovations in 2016-18 ($160M).

Campbell said the Lions will bring in more young players this season, and he wants those players to be the kinds of guys who spice things up with their effort. He said the kinds of players he envisions adding to the team will have the same character as the players they added when he was building up the roster early in his tenure in Detroit:

“Everybody wants talent, I’ll always want talent, but it’s always nice to have a little bit of saltiness to you over the talent that lacks saltiness because that’s what we were in ’22, and a part of ’23... We had talent, but we had some salty guys and we were highly competitive. We were willing to make it work, figure it out, so just getting a little bit of that edge back. Some of that comes with youth. Now, with youth, you’re gonna have some of the stuff that gets frustrating, the mental [mistakes], but we believe we can get them there as a staff and with the rest of the players we have around them.”

Mike Sando spoke with numerous executives from AFC teams about their moves in free agency or via trade.

Another Executive said: “D.J. Moore has two years of regression now... He is a non-traditional receiver that wins with size and yards after the catch. I still feel they needed someone that could win down the field. Moore can do that — he did it to beat Green Bay. But I feel like his strength is on the underneath catch-and-run stuff, which they already have with (Khalil) Shakir.”

Executives may feel as though Moore has regressed, but HC Joe Brady does not agree: “That wasn’t any different than the guy that I’d coached,” Brady said at the 2026 Annual League Meeting.

A 3rd executive felt Buffalo should have pursued Jaylen Waddle: “I like the Waddle move for Denver more because he’s just a better player and he’s younger... You look at how (the Bills) were rumored to have Waddle at the deadline last year and then what they ended up giving for D.J., and it’s like, wouldn’t you rather have Waddle for a year and a half? Now, Miami might not have traded him within the division.”

While most Executives were critical of the move, at least 1 saw the vision for Buffalo: “A non-traditional receiver for a non-traditional Quarterback... It’s not like Josh picks you apart. He overwhelms you. To operate on time, they are one of the best running teams in football, and it’s smokes and tunnel screens and jailbreaks on early downs in the pass game, getting the ball out of his hands.”

Besides the Moore acquisition, Executives were complimentary of Buffalo adding the likes of Bradley Chubb and Dee Alford: “The price they got for Bradley Chubb was not bad... (Cornerback) Dee Alford at $5 million is really good. He makes plays. If you are going to lose Taron Johnson, getting younger and still getting some playmaking is good. (C.J.) Gardner-Johnson for $3.5 million is a ball-hawking, playmaking safety. Those moves look solid.”

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Media mogul Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal recently challenged the NFL’s antitrust exemption, signaling a growing rift between the league and traditional broadcasters. The NFL is reportedly using early opt-out threats to demand higher rights fees from networks like CBS and Fox, potentially shifting more content to streaming platforms. Broadcasters argue this move threatens local TV stations and the accessibility of games on free, over-the-air channels. Without its antitrust exemption, the NFL would lose the ability to sell its games as a single bundle, which currently ensures equal revenue sharing among teams. This high-stakes dispute forces the league to defend its special legal status while balancing the lucrative allure of tech giants against its long-time media partners.

Smith, 24 & 6' 6", 210 lbs, signed with the team as an undrafted free agent out of Nevada in 2025. He won a job with a tryout in the team’s rookie minicamp. He was injured in training camp and started and finished his rookie season on injured reserve. Smith also played college ball at Montana State and Tarleton State before finishing at Nevada. In 45 total games with those three programs, he caught 138 passes for 2,100 yards and 20 touchdowns. After setting career highs with 62 catches and 849 yards in 2024, Smith earned All-Mountain West Conference honorable mention honors.

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The NFL is actively preparing to hire replacement officials by setting an application deadline of April 5. Interested candidates must attend an introductory three-day training session in early May, with all expenses covered by the league. Depending on their prior experience level, selected officials will receive guaranteed training fees ranging from $50,000 to $120,000. If a lockout occurs, these replacements will also earn per-game fees for preseason, regular-season, and postseason assignments. This substantial financial investment signals the league's readiness to proceed without the current referees' association if a deal isn't reached by May.