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The Ravens will be keeping linebacker Roquan Smith around for a while. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Smith and Baltimore have agreed to a five-year contract extension worth $100 million. The deal includes $45 million guaranteed and $60 million in total guarantees. The Ravens acquired Smith from the Bears at the end of October [more] … [Read more...] about Ravens, Roquan Smith agree to five-year extension

For most of this season, the Vikings’ wins have been close and hard-fought. Not today. The Vikings went to Chicago and easily beat an overmatched Bears team today, jumping out to an early lead and never looking back. Kirk Cousins had a great first half and then gave way to Nick Mullens, who did enough [more] … [Read more...] about Vikings waltz into playoffs with easy win over Bears

The Texans have had a miserable season, but one silver lining was that they entered Week 18 with a chance to earn the first overall draft pick and their choice of the top collegiate prospects entering the league this season. After losing 13 of their first 16 games, however, the Texans came up with a [more] … [Read more...] about Lovie Smith: I won’t tell players to lose on purpose

The Texans have extended their streak of one-and-done coaches from one to two. The team has announced that Lovie Smith has been fired after one year on the job. The former Bears and Buccaneers (and Illinois) coach got the job under bizarre circumstances last year. A member of the coaching staff under former coach David [more] … [Read more...] about Texans fire Lovie Smith, after one year

Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk said on Monday that she will not rush the process of hiring the team’s next General Manager and a list of names that the team is considering is starting to be put together. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that they have already identified six candidates for the job, including [more] … [Read more...] about Titans begin lining up G.M. candidates