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NFC North Contract Year Players

May 11, 2016Russ ThomasLeave a Comment on NFC North Contract Year Players

Now that free agency is over and most of the draft picks are signed, we can turn our attention to players in contract years for 2016. All four NFC North teams have some cap space and have plenty of players they could sign before their contract expires. Detroit Lions http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/detroit-lions/cap/ The Lions have 13.5 million […]

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Uh Oh: Holes

May 9, 2016Russ ThomasLeave a Comment on Uh Oh: Holes

The 2016 draft is complete and all four North teams have filled many holes with free agency and the draft. Let’s take a look at the remaining holes for each team. Chicago Bears The Bears were active this offseason adding to their defense and offensive line. Chicago added Jerell Freeman and Danny Trevathan to fix […]

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Scooped: We Got Options

May 6, 2016Russ ThomasLeave a Comment on Scooped: We Got Options

The draft is complete and the picks are starting to sign their rookie deals. Rookie mini-camp will begin and OTAs will start in a few weeks. Lets’ take a look at some of the news Fifth Year Options The Viking exercised the 5th year option for Xavier Rhodes and Shariff Floyd for 2017. The Vikings […]

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2016 Draft: Day 3 Recap

May 2, 2016Russ ThomasLeave a Comment on 2016 Draft: Day 3 Recap

The 2016 NFL draft concluded on April 30th with Rounds 4-7. Let’s take a look at all of the NFC North late round picks. Chicago Bears The Bears had three 4th round picks after several trades in Round 2 and a trade with the Patriots for Martellus Bennett. The Bears traded up in Round 4 […]

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