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 "No doubt I want him to be (the Broncos' quarterback)," Kubiak
said. "All indications are from everything he's said and his
conversations with (general manager) John (Elway) that he feels
good. He had his self-assessment and feels good about moving
forward."
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The Minnesota Vikings claimed tight end Brandon Bostick off waivers
from the Green Bay Packers on Wednesday.
Bostick was the player at the center of the Packers' lost onside
kick in the NFC Championship Game loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
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Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine said he had all the right
information on Johnny Manziel one year ago when the franchise was
making its evaluation of the Texas A&M quarterback, who entered a
treatment facility in January.
"Obviously we felt very comfortable with his background, comfortable
enough to draft him," Pettine said at the Scouting Combine inside
Lucas Oil Stadium on Wednesday.
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The Arizona Cardinals and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald agreed to a
new two-year contract Wednesday.
Fitzgerald's new deal is expected to create nearly $13 million in
salary cap space for Arizona in 2015, according to Pro Football
Talk. The deal reportedly guarantees Fitzgerald $11 million per year
over the next two seasons.
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Ryan Clark, who played safety in the NFL for 13 seasons, announced
Wednesday that he's retiring.
Clark, 35, made the announcement on ESPN's "NFL Live," saying he
will retire as a Pittsburgh Steeler. Clark reportedly will step into
a role with ESPN.
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General manager Rick Spielman became the latest Minnesota Vikings
executive to declare the team's support for suspended running back
Adrian Peterson.
On Wednesday, Spielman told media at the NFL Scouting Combine in
Indianapolis, "We expect Adrian Peterson to be part of our football
team."
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Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden named Robert Griffin II the
starting quarterback on Wednesday.
Gruden had said after the season that he expected an open
competition for the position after the Redskins struggled to a 4-12
record in 2014.
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Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said the imminent decisions on
the future of wide receiver Dez Bryant and running back DeMarco
Murray will be "organizational decisions." But he wasn't shy about
sharing his ballot.
"These are big organizational decisions that really everybody is
involved in. Certainly Dez and DeMarco are cornerstone players for
our franchise," Garrett said Wednesday at the NFL Scouting Combine.
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Miami Dolphins general manager Dennis Hickey is not far into a new
layered approach to the offseason captained by executive vice
president Mike Tannenbaum, but Miami is maintaining a close contact
with quarterback Ryan Tannehill.
Hickey declined comment on any discussions with agent Pat Dye, who
represents Tannehill, but confirmed he had dinner with disgruntled
wide receiver Mike Wallace. Wallace is a potential cap casualty in
Miami and ended the season frustrated by the tendency of the offense
to stall, and the inability of the scheme to produce big plays.
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Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota are on the radar of the New York
Jets, who own the sixth overall pick in the 2015 draft.
General manager Mike Maccagnan confirmed Wednesday the top two
quarterbacks in the 2015 NFL Draft will have 15-minute private
interviews with the Jets this week.
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San Francisco 49ers general manager Trent Baalke declined to respond
to Jim Harbaugh's assertion last week that his departure from the
franchise was not a mutual decision.
"I have no response to that," Baalke said at the Scouting Combine.
"Jim's moved on. We've moved on. He's got a heck of a job. We've got
a new head football coach. We're trying to get ready for the draft,
free agency and the offseason program."
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The NFL expects this year's salary cap to be between $140 million
and $143 million, at least $1.5 million higher than projected, ESPN
reported Wednesday.
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A New England Patriots game-day worker tried to put an unapproved
ball into play during the AFC Championship Game, according to an
ESPN report Tuesday.
Per the report, Jim McNally, the officials' locker room attendant at
Gillette Stadium, attempted to give an unapproved ball to the
alternate official overseeing the kicking balls, known as "K balls."
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Sean Gilbert, who is trying to unseat DeMaurice Smith as the
executive director of the NFL Players Association, said in an open
letter that Smith may eventually cost the players $10 billion.
Gilbert, a former Pro Bowl defensive tackle, said Smith's decision
to agree to the current Collective Bargaining Agreement at the end
of the 2011 lockout will cost the players a cumulative $10 billion
by the time the CBA has expired.
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Running back Trent Richardson had a legitimate reason for his
absence from the team's walkthrough prior to the AFC Championship
Game, complications with his girlfriend's pregnancy, according to an
Indianapolis Star report Tuesday.
Richardson received a two-game suspension from the Colts after
missing the walkthrough and the team's flight to New England for the
game against the Patriots.
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The Cleveland Browns signed defensive back Varmah Sonie on
Wednesday.
The 5-foot-8, 180-pound Sonie is officially in his first NFL season
out of Northern Iowa. He spent the final two weeks of the 2014
season on Tampa Bay's practice squad. The Burnsville, Minn., native
appeared in 17 games last year with the Portland Thunder of the
Arena Football League and recorded nine interceptions. (Editing by
Frank Pingue)
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