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[June 09, 2017] June 8 (The Sports Xchange) - The New England Patriots and wide receiver Julian Edelman have reached agreement on a two-year contract extension, multiple media outlets reported Thursday.

Financial terms of the contract extension, which runs through the 2019 season, were not immediately available.

Edelman is heading into the final season of his four-year deal that was signed in 2014. He is slated to earn $3 million in base salary in 2017.

The 31-year-old recorded team highs in catches (98) and receiving yards (1,106) last season, although he managed only three touchdowns.

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New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Nick Fairley is seeking a third opinion about whether he is able to continue playing football with a heart condition, coach Sean Payton said.

Fairley, who signed a four-year, $28 million contract in the offseason, had been away from organized team activities after medical tests revealed the issue.

Payton told reporters that the 29-year-old Fairley's evaluation is "still ongoing."

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Saints running back Adrian Peterson said he'd like to play another five or six years, although he had a little help in coming up with those numbers.

"Thirty-seven, 38 would be good," the 32-year-old Peterson said on Wednesday, admitting that No. 37 was on his mind when former Saints player Steve Gleason's jersey number flashed on the scoreboard during a charity softball game. "It's a good number. It's approaching 40."

Peterson reportedly has made quite the impression during the first two weeks of his new team's OTA practices, with quarterback Drew Brees on record as saying he's "a stud."

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The Arizona Cardinals signed their first-round draft pick, linebacker Haason Reddick, to a four-year contract, the team announced.

With the signing of Reddick, who was the 13th overall selection, the Cardinals have all seven of their draft picks under contract.

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Tennessee Titans running back DeMarco Murray is sporting a cast on his right hand, but coach Mike Mularkey didn't appear to be too concerned.

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"DeMarco had a little hand procedure. He should be ready to go," Tennessee coach Mike Mularkey said of the 29-year-old Murray, who has been dealing with a nagging injury to his ring finger for nine months.

"He wants to work next week, I'll see. But he should be out of the cast Monday. If not he'll be ready for camp, obviously."

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Buffalo Bills wide receiver Sammy Watkins has been easing his way back to health after undergoing surgery on his left foot in January.

Bills coach Sean McDermott announced that Watkins would work in a limited capacity Thursday after returning to individual drills two days ago during organized team activities.

Watkins had surgery to repair a stress fracture that limited him to just eight games last season. He finished with 28 receptions for 430 yards and two scores in 2016.

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Former Bills receiver James Hardy was found dead in an Indiana river, authorities said Thursday. He was 31.

Hardy's body was found Wednesday in the Maumee River in Fort Wayne. The body was discovered by a water filtration plant worker.

Hardy was reported missing by his mother on May 30. Fort Wayne police are investigating whether foul play was involved.

He caught 10 passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns in 16 NFL games over two seasons.

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Bills receiver Walter Powell has been suspended for the first four games of the 2017 season without pay after violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances.

The 25-year-old will be eligible to return to the Bills' active roster on Oct. 2. Powell caught 14 passes for 142 yards last season. ))

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