Dallas’ record-breaking contract supply for Micah Parsons
Throughout an interview with NFL Corridor of Famer Michael Irvin, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said that the team made Pro Bowl pass rusher Micah Parsons a contract offer that would have made him the “highest-paid guaranteed” non-quarterback in the league. Nevertheless, when the contract particulars had been despatched to Parsons’ agent, Jerry Jones mentioned that the agent informed the group “to stay it up our ass.”
“Micah and I talked,” Jones defined. “After which we had been going to ship it over to the agent, and we had our agreements on time period, quantity, ensures, all the pieces. We had been going to ship it over to the agent, and the agent mentioned, ‘Don’t trouble as a result of we’ve acquired all that to barter.’ Effectively, I’d already negotiated. I’d already moved off my mark on a number of areas. So, the problem – very frankly – is we’ve had the negotiation in my thoughts, and the agent’s making an attempt to get his nostril in it proper now and attempt to are available in there and enhance off the mark that we’d already set.”
“We’ve actually acquired three years to work this factor out,” Jones added. “It’s a fundamental contract. It’s there to go. I did that with Dak. And we couldn’t agree, so Dak performed his final 12 months of his contract, then we franchised him. So it’s precisely what occurred with Dak, and we moved ahead, and in the end we acquired a contract and made Dak the highest-paid participant within the NFL. So the precedent is dealing with it like Dak… If he doesn’t, it’s very expensive. It’s very expensive for everyone.”
The Commanders commerce Brian Robinson Jr. to the 49ers
The Washington Commanders are trading running back Brian Robinson Jr. to the San Francisco 49ers for a 2026 sixth-round draft choose, in response to sources who spoke to Adam Schefter. This comes after Washington determined to carry Robinson out of the group’s preseason sport towards the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night time. Had the Commanders not been capable of finding a commerce companion, it was believed that Robinson would’ve been launched.
Brian Robinson Jr. was taken by the Commanders within the third spherical of the 2022 NFL Draft. In three seasons with Washington, he has rushed for two,329 yards and scored 20 whole touchdowns, together with 15 on the bottom.
Is Adam Thielen on the commerce block?
With the standing of two of their prime three broad receivers unclear for Week One of many common season, the Minnesota Vikings have reached out to the Carolina Panthers to ask about the availability of wideout Adam Thielen, in response to Adam Schefter. When requested in regards to the commerce rumors, Panthers head coach Dave Canales said that he is letting general manager Dan Morgan handle those conversations, in response to NBC Sports activities’ Darin Gantt.
“Till the conversations actually get actual, there’s not quite a bit to speak about,” Canales informed reporters earlier as we speak.
The Steelers, Patriots, and Giants minimize 33 whole gamers
Forward of the NFL’s 53-man roster deadline scheduled for this coming Tuesday, the Giants cut eight players, the Steelers cut 11 players, and the Patriots cut 14 players, in response to NFL.com. Notable gamers launched embrace journeyman quarterback Logan Woodside, former Colts broad receiver Zach Pascal, and former Denver Broncos defensive lineman Kyle Peko, who’s the cousin of former Bengals defensive deal with Domata Peko.
Injury concerns for high-profile rookies
Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft pick and defensive tackle Derrick Harmon will likely miss the first month of the regular season after suffering an MCL sprain in last night’s game against the Carolina Panthers. There is a possibility that Harmon could start the season on the injured reserve, which would guarantee he misses the first four weeks of the season.
Meanwhile, New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol after his head was slammed into the bottom throughout New York’s preseason finale towards the New England Patriots on Thursday, in response to ESPN’s Jordan Raanan. Head coach Brian Daboll mentioned that Dart “acquired the wind knocked out of him,” and that “he’s good.”
The Panthers signal Taylor Moton to a two-year extension
The Carolina Panthers announced earlier today that they had agreed to a two-year contract extension with right tackle Taylor Morton, holding him in Charlotte, North Carolina by the top of the 2027 season. In accordance with ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the extension is price $44 million and consists of $40 million assured.
Taylor Moton was taken within the second spherical of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers, the place he has spent his complete profession. Since turning into a starter in 2018, he has solely missed three of Carolina’s 116 regular-season video games.
“Simply an underrated man,” mentioned Panthers guard Robert Hunt. “Like, who I consider – if he was in an even bigger market – can be a Professional Bowl man. I knew a bit bit about him earlier than I acquired right here. I by no means actually watched an excessive amount of, however I preferred what he was doing. I’ve all the time been a fan of his sport.”
Notable accidents and damage updates
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
- Second-round draft choose Nic Scourton is doing properly and will follow as early as subsequent week after struggling a collapsed lung final week.
- Third-round draft choose Princely Umanmielen’s X-rays got here again clear after he sustained a shoulder damage in final night time’s sport towards the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Cincinnati Bengals
- Cornerback DJ Turner II has missed the final week of follow as a result of an undisclosed damage.
Los Angeles Chargers
- Extensive receiver Quentin Johnston participated in particular person drills yesterday as he battles again from a concussion.
- Working again Najee Harris has elevated his workload lately after struggling an eye fixed damage in July.
New England Patriots
- Extensive receivers Kyle Williams and Stefon Diggs, together with working again Rhamondre Stevenson, had been held out of the Patriots’ remaining preseason sport with accidents.
- Wideout and former second-round draft choose Ja’Lynn Polk is scheduled to bear a shoulder operation that may finish his season.
New York Giants
- Cornerback T.J. Moore continues to be within the hospital after struggling a leg damage within the Giants’ preseason sport final night time. He’s scheduled to bear surgical procedure as we speak or tomorrow.
Philadelphia Eagles
- Second-year broad receiver Johnny Wilson’s season is over after he was positioned on the Injured Reserve with a knee difficulty.
Seattle Seahawks
- Offensive deal with Charles Cross participated in 11-on-11 drills yesterday as he continues to battle again from a finger damage.
