Rumors

Eric Christian Smith/Associated PressThe Houston Texans released star defensive end J.J. Watt despite reportedly receiving numerous calls from teams about possibly trading for the five-time All-Pro. Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports provided the report: “Interesting note about Texans releasing J.J. Watt, they did it despite knowing that other NFL teams were willing to give up an asset for him.…

D. Ross Cameron/Associated PressWide receiver Tyrell Williams’ time with the Las Vegas Raiders will reportedly come to an end at the start of the league year in March. Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported the Raiders plan on releasing him after he missed the 2020 campaign following shoulder surgery. The move would save…

0 of 3Frank Franklin II/Associated PressThe 2021 NBA trade deadline is just over a month away, but it could be somewhat quiet.Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported teams are frustrated with the lack of “impact trade targets” available, and one executive told NBA reporter Keith Smith there has been a definite lack of “sellers.”There has been some…

Emilee Chinn/Associated PressThe Las Vegas Raiders “are very interested” in signing free-agent wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, 710 ESPN Seattle’s John Clayton said Wednesday (h/t Andrew Fillipponi of 93.7 The Fan). The 2018 Pro Bowler is hitting the market for the first time after spending the first four years of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He posted…

DENVER, CO – DECEMBER 29: Quarterback Derek Carr #4 of the Oakland Raiders walks on the field against the Denver Broncos during the fourth quarter at Empower Field at Mile High on December 29, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos defeated the Raiders 16-15. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) The Las Vegas Raiders have been…

Brian Westerholt/Associated PressThe Carolina Panthers are reportedly considering options to replace Teddy Bridgewater as the team’s starting quarterback.According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Panthers offered the Detroit Lions Bridgewater, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft and a fifth-round pick for quarterback Matthew Stafford.Instead, the Lions traded Stafford to the Los Angeles…

Perry Knotts/Associated PressThe NFL salary cap is reportedly expected to drop from $198.2 million in 2020 to around $180-181 million for the 2021 season.ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Sunday it’s a slight improvement from the earlier expectation of $175 million based on the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.Although a difference of around $5 million may…

Bears rumored to be exploring a Carson Wentz trade originally appeared on NBC Sports ChicagoCarson Wentz is trending on Twitter and the Bears are a part of it… so here we are.Somewhere, rumors of a Wentz trade from the Eagles and the Bears being among the top bidders engulfed Chicago Twitter. Where it started, we’re…