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The NFL's franchise tag window was open for the past 10 days, but it will soon close. Teams only have until Tuesday, 4 p.m. ET to use the tag on one of ...

(via Ian Rapoport) WR Davante Adams, Green Bay Packers: With Aaron Rodgers staying in Green Bay for the foreseeable future, the team made sure to keep his favorite pass catcher in town as well. OT Cam Robinson, Jacksonville Jaguars: After already placing the franchise tag on Robinson last offseason, the Jaguars used it again this year — for good reason. The move makes sense for Miami: not only is Gesicki one of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s favorite targets, the team also has the financial means to make it work. OT Orlando Brown Jr., Kansas City Chiefs: One year after acquiring Brown via trade, the Chiefs are making sure to keep him in the fold for at least one more season. TE David Njoku, Cleveland Browns: The Browns were the first team to officially announce using the franchise tag this offseason.

Because you don't want the player “fixing” or “throwing” the game. Well, guess what? Calvin Ridley has an $11 million contract with the Falcons. He's not going ...

It’s a terrible look for the NFL to have one of its players betting on games, and a terrible look for Ridley to be making some NFL wagers on an app when everyone knows the NFL has a rule banning sports betting. 6. The latest SI Media Podcast features an interview with Jim Miller. The author, reporter and podcast host shared his insights on all the recent NFL broadcaster madness. But in the Twitter world, you’re definitely not allowed to be on the owners’ side. 2. We live in a time when you have to take sides during a fight, but I don’t understand why anyone would take sides in the owners-vs.-players dispute in MLB. I’m not on any side. ESPN and fans rightfully expect me to be objective, and my record shows I’m extremely committed to representing all sides of a story. Calvin Ridley has an $11 million contract with the Falcons. He’s not going to fix a game in order to win a few thousand dollars when he’s already making that kind of money. Pat McAfee match at WrestleMania and more. In this instance, I fell short of that standard.” Ridley is also not being a top-level star. Here’s where common sense comes in: You know why a player betting on his own team is considered “bad”? Because you don’t want the player “fixing” or “throwing” the game. Troy Aikman to ESPN. Joe Buck to ESPN? What is going on with Al Michaels? Where will Fox turn for a No. 1 NFL booth? They don’t need the money.

Gambling has no place in professional sports. Except that the NFL has welcomed it as an invited, equal partner.

Of course it had to punish Ridley. But it also should look in the mirror. In the NFL’s eyes, as evidenced by its suspension metrics, it is an issue that is more significant than anything else. But mess with the action itself and you could lose them forever. There are league-sponsored fantasy leagues, betting apps, and a barrage of ads reminding us that if the action on the field isn’t enough to keep you interested, you should spice it up with your own action off it. Because there are going to be plenty more lambs to sacrifice at the altar of this particular corner of the NFL’s almighty shield. Of course Calvin Ridley should never have bet on football games, and absolutely he must pay a price, a hefty one.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced Monday in a news release that Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley has been suspended for the 2022 NFL ...

Ridley joined the Falcons in 2018. The release stated that the 27-year-old Ridley bet on games during the 2021 season. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced Monday in a news release that Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley has been suspended for the 2022 NFL season for betting on games.

The Seahawks have agreed to trade quarterback Russell Wilson to the Broncos in exchange for three players and multiple draft picks, sources told ESPN's Adam ...

Wilson, according to a source, always planned on revisiting his concerns after the 2021 season. That includes base salaries of $19 and $22 million, with $5 million March roster bonuses in each year making up the remainder. Wilson's trade comes 13 months after his frustrations with the organization bubbled to the surface. Wilson sensed he was going to have to move on, and if he did, he wanted to be going to a winning program. But in recent days, as trade talks with Seattle heated up, it became clear that Wilson was the Broncos' Plan A. The Broncos and Packers have not discussed a Rodgers trade this offseason. One league source estimated the total to be over a dozen teams.

Does Jameis Winston top the crop of free-agent signal-callers? How impressive is prospect Kenny Pickett? David Carr identifies his top 10 quarterbacks worth ...

I wanted to learn how [the Bills] helped Josh, and I saw that firsthand." "After being in Chicago for four years, there was only one way I knew how to do things. "Going to Buffalo really opened my eyes," Trubisky told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler last month.