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 "I have not and will not put any pressure on the Commissioner or
anyone representing the NFL office to take action in what everyone
is calling 'Deflategate,'" Bisciotti said in the statement.
On Friday, ESPN's Sal Paolantonio said Bisciotti, Indianapolis Colts
owner Jim Irsay and other AFC owners have been lobbying Goodell to
uphold the four-game suspension of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
Brady and the NFL Players Association have said they would take the
matter to federal court if Goodell doesn't wipe out the ban.
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The Minnesota Vikings signed kicker Blair Walsh to a contract
extension.
Terms of the deal were not announced, but the four-year extension is
worth up to $14 million and includes $5.25 guaranteed, according to
multiple reports.
Walsh's accuracy has waned since his incredible rookie Pro Bowl
season, from 92.1 percent field-goal conversions in 2012 to 86.7 the
following season and just 74.3 in 2014.
The accuracy issues have primarily come from long range, as Walsh
made just 5 of 9 attempts from 50-plus yards last season.
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The Colts released right tackle Gosder Cherilus, who started all 29
games he appeared in for the team over the past two seasons.
The seven-year veteran signed a five-year, $35 million deal in 2013
that included $16.5 million in guaranteed money.
However, the 31-year-old struggled through nagging injuries last
season before undergoing offseason knee surgery and missing the
team's offseason program. His availability for training camp was
uncertain.
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With the Seattle Seahawks reportedly offering quarterback Russell
Wilson a multi-year contract worth nearly $21 million per season,
NFL Media's Ian Rapoport reported that Wilson has yet to outright
turn down an offer from the team.
Rumors have swirled around Wilson's contract situation all
offseason, and he is currently set to report to training camp on
Thursday entering the final year of his rookie contract that would
pay him $1.54 million.
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The sides have been negotiating for several months, with reports
that Wilson is seeking to become the highest paid player in the NFL.
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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green is confident he will
work out an extension with the team as he begins training camp in
the final year of his rookie contract.
The bar for superstar wide receivers appears to be set with the
Dallas Cowboys' Dez Bryant and the Denver Broncos' Demaryius Thomas
signing five-year, $70 million extensions last week.
Green is due to earn $10.176 million in 2015, but the sides have
been discussing an extension. He is coming off career lows of 1,041
receiving yards and six touchdowns last season, but he missed three
games due to a toe injury.
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The Patriots signed punter Ryan Allen to a three-year contract
extension. The deal takes Allen through the 2018 season, according
to multiple reports.
Allen, 25, has the option to renegotiate after two seasons, the
Boston Globe reported Saturday. The move comes 10 days after the
Patriots signed Stephen Gostkowski to a four-year deal worth $17.2
million, an extension that made him the highest-paid kicker in the
NFL.
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