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 Cousins, coming off his only season as a starter, is a pending free
agent. The Redskins are on record stating they would like to bring
Cousins back, and might lean on the franchise tag to retain him for
2016.
Based on current projections, the 2016 salary cap is likely to be
around $153 million and the one-year salary for quarterbacks given
the franchise designation right at $20 million.
General manager Scot McCloughan said during the Senior Bowl in
January that Cousins was a top priority for the Redskins this
offseason.
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Two teams that have strong ties to 2016 Pro Hall of Fame inductees -
the Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts - will square off in
the annual preseason game on Aug. 7 in Canton, Ohio.
The Packers and Colts will kick off the 2016 season in Tom Benson
Hall of Fame Stadium the day after the enshrinement ceremony is held
for eight inductees.
Hall of Fame inductee Brett Favre spent the majority of his career
playing quarterback for the Packers, with whom he won a Super Bowl.
Tony Dungy coached the Colts to a Super Bowl championship and Marvin
Harrison was a prolific wide receiver for Indianapolis during a
productive 13-year career.
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The Arizona Cardinals re-signed safety Chris Clemons to a one-year
contract and also signed cornerback Joel Wilkinson. Financial terms
of the deals were not available.
Clemons had four tackles on defense and three on special teams in
seven regular-season and two postseason games with the Cardinals
during the 2015 season.
The 30-year-old was released by Arizona in October with an injury
settlement but re-signed after safety Tyrann Mathieu suffered a
season-ending knee injury.
Wilkinson, 24, previously played Australian rules football He spent
three years (2011-13) with his hometown Gold Coast Suns in the
Australian Football League and two years (2014-15) with the Northern
Blues in the Victorian Football League.
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The Chicago Bears released offensive tackle Jermon Bushrod after
three seasons with the team.
Bushrod, 31, started 34 of 42 games in his time with the Bears but
only four games in 2015. According to the NFL transactions wire,
Bushrod failed a physical. Early in the season, he sustained a
concussion and shoulder injury.
Before coming to Chicago, Bushrod was a starter for the New Orleans
Saints in 98 of 108 games, including the Super Bowl of the 2009
season. The Saints drafted him in the fourth round in 2007.
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Joique Bell's four-year run with Detroit Lions apparently came to an
end. The Lions released the running back, who went to college in
Detroit at Division II Wayne State and proved to be a versatile
contributor before injuries took their toll in 2015.
Last season, the 29-year-old Bell averaged just 3.45 yards per rush,
carrying the ball 90 times for 311 yards, and added 22 receptions
for 286 yards while Ameer Abdullah, Theo Riddick and Zach Zenner
handled most of the carries.
During the 2012 season in Bell's first extended playing time, he
averaged 5.0 yards per carry while seeing action in all 16 games,
finishing with 414 yards rushing and three touchdowns. He led
Detroit in rushing in 2014 with 860 yards on 223 carries and seven
touchdowns.
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New Giants coach Ben McAdoo completed his first staff for the 2016
season, with a heavy holdover rate from Tom Coughlin's final season
with the team.
McAdoo interviewed and retained 12 coaches from New York's 2015
staff for his 20-man staff, including all three coordinators.
Mike Sullivan will assume McAdoo's former position as offensive
coordinator after spending last season as quarterbacks coach. Steve
Spagnuolo (defense), who was a candidate for the same position with
the Philadelphia Eagles, and Tom Quinn (special teams) are back as
coordinators.
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Carolina Panthers defensive end Wes Horton re-signed with the team,
agreeing to a one-year deal.
Horton, who played eight games and had one sack with nine
quarterback hurries, was suspended four games for performance
enhancing drugs and released during the season.
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