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FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady leaves the field an NFL divisional round playoff football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, in this Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, file photo. om Brady has agreed to a contract extension with the Buccaneers that provides the Super Bowl champions with much-needed salary cap relief and will help the seven-time NFL champion reach a goal of playing until he’s at least 45. Brady posted a picture of himself on Twitter, signing the extension Friday, March 12, 2021, with the message: “In pursuit of 8 ... LFG@ Buccaneers we’re keeping the band together.” (AP Photo/Brett Duke, File)
Nobody comes for free in NFL free agency that begins Monday

By Barry Wilner Mar. 13, 2021 01:20 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2020, file photo, Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry speaks during a news conference at the NFL football team's training camp facility in Berea, Ohio. The NFL's salary cap will be $182.5 million per team in the upcoming season, a drop of 8% from 2020. “If you look league-wide at the available cap dollars, it is like 40 percent of what it has been in the past,” Andrew Berry, Cleveland's executive vice president of football operations, said last week. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
NFL sets salary cap at $182.5 million, down 8% from 2020

By Barry Wilner Mar. 10, 2021 11:57 AM EST

Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Charvarius Ward breaks up a pass intended for Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Receivers Godwin, Robinson top franchise tag list

By Barry Wilner Mar. 09, 2021 05:32 PM EST

FILE - San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) passes against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., in this Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, file photo. The Matthew Stafford-Jared Goff trade not only has whet fans' appetites for big deals, it's caused a social media frenzy about which quarterbacks are headed elsewhere. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
NFL carousel will spin soon, and not just for quarterbacks

By Barry Wilner Feb. 10, 2021 12:10 PM EST

New York Jets' Jamison Crowder, left, catches a pass for a touchdown during the first half an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Jenkins among 5 ruled out, Crowder questionable for Jets

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Dec. 11, 2020 05:11 PM EST

New York Jets' Denzel Mims runs the ball during the first half an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Jets WR Mims dealing with personal issue, could miss game

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Dec. 09, 2020 11:59 AM EST

Cleveland Browns running back D'Ernest Johnson wears special My Cause My Cleats shoes before an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
'My Cause My Cleats' campaign has taken a foothold in NFL

By Arnie Stapleton Dec. 08, 2020 02:21 AM EST

New York Jets running back Le'Veon Bell (26) jokes with Frank Gore during a practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Florham Park, N.J., Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Jets' Bell insists he and Gase get along despite perceptions

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Sep. 03, 2020 04:38 PM EDT

FILE - New York Jets cornerback Brian Poole (34) covers Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Ventell Bryant (83) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, in East Rutherford, N.J. Poole was severely dehydrated, worsened by what he said was an undisclosed underlying medical condition. He ended up needing to go to the hospital to be monitored a few hours — and missed the next 2 1/2 weeks of practice as the Jets eased him back to the field. He participated in team drills Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, for the first time since dealing with the dehydration issues.(AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)
Jets' Poole practicing again after 'scary' dehydration issue

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Sep. 01, 2020 09:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, July 25, 2019, file photo, New York Jets head coach Adam Gase smiles during practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Florham Park, N.J. Adam Gase still absolutely envisions Jamal Adams as a member of the New York Jets this season. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Gase hopes unhappy Adams remains with Jets

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jun. 26, 2020 03:34 PM EDT