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Aaron Rodgers infamously lasted but four snaps in the New York Jets’ 2023 season-opening victory. Rodgers played 37 snaps in the Jets’ 2024 season-opening loss on Monday night. Jets head coach Robert Saleh admitted Tuesday that it feels better being 0-1 this year rather than 1-0 last season. “You know what, unfortunately, it does because …

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CeeDee Lamb got paid on Aug. 26. Dak Prescott secured his bag just hours before Dallas’ regular-season opener on Sunday. Next up for the Cowboys: Micah Parsons? The two-time All-Pro linebacker is in the fourth season of his rookie contract and has one year left on his deal after Dallas picked up his fifth-year option …

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Kirk Cousins certainly didn’t look 100 percent in his Atlanta Falcons’ debut, an 18-10 home loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. However, head coach Raheem Morris insisted on Monday that his veteran QB wasn’t hindered by his previous Achilles injury. “I feel like Kirk is healthy,” Morris said, via the team’s official website. “He’s …

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There was a lot left to be desired from Kirk Cousins‘ Atlanta Falcons debut, an 18-10 loss at home to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Atlanta’s prized offseason acquisition didn’t exactly live up to the immediate expectations an $180 million contract might bring, finishing 16-of-26 passing for 155 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions, one of …

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Ja'Marr Chase will play sans a contract extension. The Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver is officially active for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots. Chase intimated on Friday that he’d play even if sides couldn’t close on a long-term extension. The wideout noted that he’d probably be limited after rarely participating during training camp. …

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A knee injury held DeAndre Hopkins out for most of training camp and the preseason, but it won’t cause him to miss the 2024 season opener. The Tennessee Titans wide receiver is active for the team’s game versus the Chicago Bears on Sunday, after previously being listed as questionable going into the weekend. Hopkins initially …

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Russell Wilson‘s calf injury will force him to miss his first game with the Steelers. Pittsburgh listed Wilson, who was deemed questionable to play, as inactive but is the the team’s emergency third quarterback under Justin Fields, who will make the start under center Sunday against the Falcons. The issue popped up before the first …

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Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys have agreed to terms on a four-year, $240 million contract extension ahead of Sunday’s victory against the Cleveland Browns, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported, per sources. Prescott’s deal includes $231 million guaranteed and an $80 million signing bonus, per Rapoport and Pelissero. The Cowboys later …

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The Dallas Cowboys spiced up Week 1 when they agreed to terms on the largest contract in NFL history with quarterback Dak Prescott hours before kicking off against the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 8. The world will have to wait a lot longer for their next blockbuster contract. Micah Parsons, the do-it-all All-Pro linebacker, is …

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