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The reigning NFL MVP agreed to a four-year, $200 million extension with the Packers that will make him the highest-paid player in NFL history with a $50 million ...

Rodgers had an historic 2021 season in capturing MVP honors, completing 68.9% of his passes for 4,115 yards with 37 touchdowns to just four interceptions for a 111.9 passer rating. Rodgers has completed 67.1% of his passes for 12,416 yards with 111 touchdowns to just 13 interceptions for a 109.2 passer rating. Rodgers has thrown 85 touchdown passes to nine interceptions since the start of the 2020 season with a 116.7 passer rating, all first in the NFL. Their championship window remains intact, centered around the pursuit of getting Rodgers his second Super Bowl title. He'll become the first Packers quarterback to play 18 seasons with the franchise, already surpassing Brett Favre's and Bart Starr's record of 16 this past season (2021 was Rodgers' 17th year with Green Bay). Aaron Rodgers will be back with the Green Bay Packers in 2022 -- and potentially beyond.

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.

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.