National Football League roundup

[April 21, 2015]  April 20 (The Sports Xchange) - The Philadelphia Eagles signed quarterback Tim Tebow, more than two years removed from his last NFL action, to a one-year contract Monday.

The Eagles made it official after news broke Sunday evening of the agreement.

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Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who rarely participated in offseason workouts while with the Detroit Lions, was present on the first day of the Miami Dolphins' offseason program.

Suh signed a six-year $114 million contract -- $60 million guaranteed -- with the Dolphins last month, making him the highest-paid defender in NFL history.

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel begins offseason workouts with his teammates, hoping for a fresh start after his controversial rookie season.
 

Manziel comes back to a new challenger for Cleveland's quarterback job -- veteran Josh McCown signed with the Browns after one season in Tampa Bay and 2014 starter Brian Hoyer left via free agency to join the Houston Texans. McCown signed a three-year, $14 million deal.

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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who was reinstated by the NFL on Friday, did not attend the start of the team's offseason workouts.

The Vikings had not been expecting Peterson to show up at their facility. The Pioneer Press reported it has nothing to do with Peterson being disgruntled because he has rarely been present for the offseason program.

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Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown plans to skip the team's offseason workouts as he seeks a new contract.

FOX Sports reported Brown is also thinking about not attending the team's three-day mandatory minicamp starting June 16 and training camp beginning at the end of July.

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Pro football fans only have to wait one more day to find out the NFL schedule for the 2015 season.

The NFL announced that the schedule will be unveiled during a three-hour show on NFL Network starting at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday.

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General manager Jason Licht knows everyone wants to know, but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are preserving the drama surrounding the top pick in the 2015 NFL Draft for a few more days.

"If we had to pick today," Licht said Monday at a news conference, "we'd feel very comfortable making the first pick."

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Veteran safety Stevie Brown apparently wants to return to the New York Giants and could re-sign soon.

The New York Post reported Brown is considering a one-year offer on the table from the Giants after drawing interest from the Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders, Atlanta Falcons and Tennessee Titans. (Editing by Frank Pingue)

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