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 The deal includes $4 million guaranteed and could be worth $11.25
million, according to Drew Rosenhaus, the agent for Jean Francois,
who was released by the Indianapolis Colts on Monday.
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The St. Louis Rams released defensive lineman Kendall Langford, who
was scheduled to make $6 million in the final year of a four-year,
$22 million contract.
Langford became expendable because rookie Aaron Donald became a star
after displacing him from the starting defense after four games last
season.
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The Kansas City Chiefs released tight end Anthony Fasano in a move
that will save the Chiefs close to $2 million under the salary cap.
Fasano, 30, was scheduled to make $2.8 million in 2015.
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 The Jacksonville Jaguars released veteran cornerback Will Blackmon,
who started 11 games in two seasons with the Jaguars.
In 2013, he tallied 40 tackles, two forced fumbles, a fumble
recovery and an interception. Last season he had 28 tackles, a sack
and a forced fumble but missed the final eight games with a broken
finger.
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The Buffalo Bills -- short on quarterbacks -- reportedly are close
to signing 35-year-old Josh McCown.
The 12-year veteran, released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Feb.
11, also has talked with the Chicago Bears, New York Jets and
Cleveland Browns. But he could sign with the Bills by Friday,
according to the Buffalo News.
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Tennessee Titans left tackle Michael Roos, a second-round draft pick
in 2005, retired from the NFL at age 32.
He started only five games in 2014, the end of a six-year deal he
signed in 2008. Roos was placed on injured reserve in October with a
knee injury.
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Offensive guard Todd Herremans was expected to be released by the
Philadelphia Eagles.
Herremans played guard and tackle for the Eagles, with 124 starts in
10 seasons. He attempted to play through a biceps injury last season
but wound up on injured reserve on Nov. 5.
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Brandon Bostick authored a first-person account of the botched
onside kick in the fourth quarter of the NFC title game that gave
Seattle the chance to send the game to overtime and eventually send
Green Bay home with a crushing loss.
Bostick, released by the Packers earlier this month and signed with
the Minnesota Vikings, wrote for TheMMQB.com that he received many
death threats in the aftermath of the defeat.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers hired assistant defensive line coach Paul
Spicer, reuniting him with line coach Joe Cullen.
Spicer, a former defensive lineman, assisted Cullen with the
Jacksonville Jaguars in 2011 and 2012. Spicer had helped coach NFL
prospects in the East-West Shrine Game the past three years.
(Editing by Larry Fine)
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