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National Football League roundup
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 [August 03, 2016]
Aug 2 (The Sports Xchange) - The
Arizona Cardinals made Tyrann Mathieu the highest-paid safety in NFL
history by agreeing on a five-year extension worth $62.5 million,
multiple media outlets reported Tuesday.
The agreement contains $40 million in guaranteed money and runs
through 2021. Mathieu was slated to become a free agent after this
season.
Mathieu had his best season last year in this third NFL campaign. He
intercepted five tackles and racked up 89 tackles (including 11 for
losses) before suffering a season-ending ACL tear in his right knee
after 14 regular-season games.
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The Atlanta Falcons announced they have agreed to terms with
seven-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Dwight Freeney. Financial terms were
not disclosed.
Freeney, 36, visited with the Falcons in June to work out for coach
Dan Quinn and his staff, but was not signed at the time. He also
visited with the Cincinnati Bengals in late May.
He bolsters a Falcons pass rush that finished last in the NFL with
19 sacks last season.
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Trent Richardson was handed yet another setback in his NFL career as
the beleaguered running back was waived by the Baltimore Ravens.
The 26-year-old's stint with the Ravens lasted a mere three months,
with a hamstring injury in the first week of offseason workouts
getting him off on the wrong foot. A knee scope late sent to him to
the physically unable to perform list to begin training camp.
Richardson, who was selected by Cleveland with the third overall
pick of the 2012 draft, has been on the roster of four teams in as
many years but has not played in the league since 2014.
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Wide receiver James Jones signed a one-year contract with the San
Diego Chargers.
The Chargers waived wide receiver Jamaal Jones to create room for
James Jones on the roster. Jones joined fellow veterans Brian
Hartline and Lance Moore in working out for San Diego on Tuesday.
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Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Senquez Golson missed his entire
rookie season due to injury and his sophomore campaign could be in
jeopardy.
Golson is expected to miss 12 weeks with a Lisfranc injury sustained
in Monday's practice, the NFL Network reported.
Golson was carted off the practice field Monday with what Steelers
coach Mike Tomlin termed a mid-foot injury. Golson, 23, was working
with the first team in nickel packages and was expected to compete
for a starting cornerback job.
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Cincinnati Bengals first-round draft pick William Jackson suffered a
torn pectoral muscle in a Monday practice and is sidelined
indefinitely, according to multiple reports.
The injury could sideline Jackson, a cornerback, up to three months
and possibly cost him his entire rookie season.
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The Indianapolis Colts signed undrafted safety Lee Hightower, the
club announced.
Hightower previously participated in the Houston Texans' rookie
minicamp on a tryout basis and wasn't signed.
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The Washington Redskins activated wide receiver Reggie Diggs from
the physically unable to perform list, the team announced.
Diggs began training camp on the PUP list due to a knee injury.
(Editing by Andrew Both)
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