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 According to ESPN's Adam Schefter and Dianna Russini, Brady's
salary-cap charge for 2016 was scheduled to be a team-high $15
million and the extension would lower that number.
The four-time Super Bowl champion has always maintained he could
play well into his 40s.
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The New Orleans Saints released wide receiver Marques Colston, the
team's all-time leading receiver.
Colston played 10 seasons for the Saints, who drafted him in the
seventh round in 2006. Coston, who will turn 33 in June, had 45
receptions for 520 yards and four touchdowns in 13 games, including
five starts, in 2015.
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Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan underwent an arthroscopic
procedure on his lower back recently, but the team expects his
availability for offseason workouts to be impacted minimally, if at
all.
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Wide receiver Alshon Jeffery became the first 2016 free agent to be
officially tagged when the Chicago Bears placed the franchise
designation on the former second-round draft pick.
The move assures Jeffery a 2016 salary of $14.599 million unless the
two sides work out a long-term deal, which head coach John Fox and
general manager Ryan Pace said was the stated goal.
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The wife of Bart Starr has revealed the Green Bay Packers legendary
quarterback suffered from back issues throughout his career because
he was beaten in a hazing incident at Alabama in the 1950s.
According to AL.com, Starr and his wife, Cherry, have kept the dark
secret hidden away for more than 60 years.
Cherry Starr said her husband was badly beaten with a wooden paddle
during initiation into the school's A-Club for varsity lettermen.
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Unless the Denver Broncos get a contract agreement with linebacker
Von Miller in the final hours before Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET deadline,
the team is expected to place the exclusive franchise tag on Miller,
the Denver Post reported.
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Negotiations with Miller are ongoing, and the franchise tag allows
the two sides additional time to try to work out a long-term deal by
July 15.
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Defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson will get the franchise tag from the
New York Jets before the 4 p.m. ET deadline on Tuesday.
ESPN and NFL Network reported the Jets could use the marker to
retain the 26-year-old Pro Bowl lineman only to trade him in order
to alleviate the Jets' salary cap issues.
The franchise tag would pay Wilkerson $15.7 million for 2016 unless
a long-term deal is worked out before July 15.
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Oakland Raiders punter Marquette King signed a five-year contract
extension reportedly worth $16.5 million.
The Raiders confirmed the signing with King, who punted 83 times
last season and had 40 punts downed inside the opponents' 20, which
was second in the NFL.
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The NFL is again considering a rule change that would totally
eliminate the chop block for the 2016 season because of player
safety.
League sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter that the NFL competition
committee had conversations about the change over the weekend at the
NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
Chop blocks are legal in certain situations at the line on running
plays. Chop blocks occur when an offensive lineman blocks a defender
low while that defender is already being blocked above the waist by
another offensive player. (Editing by Frank Pingue)
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