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Allen Park — The first time Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson crossed paths was 2016, at Nike’s “The Opening” football camp for the nation’s elite skill-position players. Glenn, who was early in his coaching career, was there to work with the cornerbacks at the camp, while Garner-Johnson was bound
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Allen Park — Bill Belichick, one of, if not the greatest coach in NFL history, has always put a premium on special teams. So, when a primarily special-teams performer gets a call from the Patriots in free agency, it’s noteworthy. Belichick’s Patriots poached one of the Detroit Lions’ top special-teamers last week, signing free-agent linebacker
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Associated Press The Carolina Panthers added yet another experienced veteran to their offense on Sunday night, agreeing to terms with free agent wide receiver Adam Thielen from the Minnesota Vikings. The 32-year-old Thielen was released earlier this offseason after spending the past nine seasons with the Vikings, where he caught 534 passes for 6,682 yards
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Allen Park — The Detroit Lions clearly felt a pressing need to upgrade the team’s secondary this offseason. After adding cornerbacks Cam Sutton and Emmanuel Moseley, the team took another big swing Sunday night, reaching an agreement with free agent safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson. According to an NFL Network report, it’s a one-year, $8 million deal
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Baked into the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement is a $336 million fund, divided evenly the league’s 32 teams, which compensates players based on their playing time and salary. The “performance-based pool” is designed to reward players on lower-cost contracts who logged large workloads the previous season. Regardless of any other factor, every player who was
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Ahead of the New England Patriots’ matchup with the Detroit Lions last season, Patriots coach Bill Belichick provided his weekly scouting report of the opponent, specifically highlighting Lions linebacker Chris Board. “Board, that’s the best special-teams player we’ll play against all year,” Belichick said. “He’s great. A great player.” On Friday, the legendary coach and
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The New Orleans media got the full Jamaal Williams experience during his introductory press conference on Friday. Wearing a Pokémon hat, playfully poking fun at reporters’ socks and facial hair and breaking down his interest in beignets and dislike of crawfish with the heads still attached, the always-random and equally entertaining running back was in
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Allen Park — The Detroit Lions are keeping another piece from last year’s team in the fold, agreeing to terms on a new deal with kicker Michael Badgley, according to the player’s agent. A midseason addition last year, Badgley stabilized Detroit’s revolving door at the kicking position. Appearing in 12 games, he made 20 of
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Associated Press Nashville, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans released outside linebacker Bud Dupree two years into a five-year contract, parting ways with the big free agent they acquired in 2021 to boost their pass rush, the team announced Thursday. The Titans announced Thursday afternoon that wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine signed a one-year deal and defensive lineman Naquan
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Allen Park — The comparisons are going to be inevitable, at least for a little while. After Jamaal Williams set the franchise’s single-season rushing touchdown record, pacing the NFL with 17 scores, the team opted to go a different direction in free agency, signing former Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery. Even during Montgomery’s introductory
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