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Report: Giants, Manning finishing four-year, $84M deal

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9 years ago

September 10, 2015

The New York Giants and quarterback Eli Manning reportedly are close to a four-year, $84 million contract extension.

Sources told Ian Rapoport of NFL Media on Thursday that the sides are working out final details and could sign the deal Friday.

Manning said Tuesday that he wanted to sign a deal before the start of the season. The Giants play at Dallas on Sunday.

“I’m not a big fan of contract negotiations during the season,” Manning said on WFAN. “I’m hoping if this thing is gonna get done, it’s gonna get done quickly.”

Manning, 34, is in the final year of his second NFL contract. Without a new contract, his franchise tag number next season would be about $24 million.

But it looks like Manning will fellow 2004 first-rounders Ben Roethlisberger and Philip Rivers, along with Cam Newton and Russell Wilson, as quarterbacks who this year have signed deals worth around $21 million per season.

Manning completed a career-best 63.1 percent of his passes for 4,410 yards, 30 touchdowns and 14 interceptions in 2014.

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Buccaneers admit mistake, boot Aguayo

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

In the NFL, it’s always better to admit a mistake than to compound it. For the Buccaneers, the decision to burn a 2016 second-round pick on kicker Robert Aguayo has proven to be a mistake. The Buccaneers made the definitive admission of their error on Saturday, cutting Aguayo. He exits with $428,000 in fully-guaranteed salary [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Did Bucs put too much pressure on Aguayo?

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

After the Buccaneers surprised everyone by taking a kicker with the 59th overall pick in the draft, G.M. Jason Licht explained the move by heaping superlatives on the player. “I was very excited along with my staff and coaches about Roberto for a very long time,” Licht told PFT Live in May 2016. “It’s not [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Broncos holding their breath on Derek Wolfe

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

Only two days after losing Billy Winn for the year with a torn ACL, the Broncos are now sweating out another potentially serious injury along the defensive line. Via multiple reports, Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe was carted off the field during practice on Saturday. It’s being described as a right ankle injury by coach [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk