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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is to join Cincinnati Bengals' quarterback Joe Burrow as the highest-paid player in NFL history, NFL Insider Adam Schefter said on Thursday evening. The Jaguars and Lawrence have agreed on a five-year, $275 million contract extension, according to Schefter. The deal averages out to $55 million per year, which ties him with Burrow for highest in the NFL. The Bengals' quarterback signed a a five-year, $275 million extension with the franchise in September of 2023. Burrow's contract, however, includes $219.01 million guaranteed, while Lawrence's in...
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Olympic wrestling champion Gable Steveson has signed with the Buffalo Bills, the NFL team said on Friday evening. Steveson earned a gold medal as a heavyweight wrestler at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He became the youngest freestyle wrestler to win Olympic gold in the super heavyweight division at 21 years, two months and six days. He was signed to the Bills' practice squad and will compete for a spot on the defensive line. "I have been fortunate to compete at the highest level of competition in my sport but am looking forward to the challenge of seeing how my wrestling skills may transla...
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The New York Giants will face the Carolina Panthers on November 10 in Munich, the NFL said on Wednesday. The Panthers had already been announced as one of the designated teams to play a regular season game in Germany this year. The Giants, meanwhile, recently were granted international marketing rights in Germany through the league's Global Markets Program. This is the fourth NFL regular season game to be held in Germany since the league made its debut in the country in 2022 with Seattle Seahawks v Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Last year, both the Kansas City Chiefs and the New England Patriots hosted...
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Berlin-raised American football player Brandon Coleman was selected by the Washington Commanders in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft on Friday evening. The offensive tackle was born in Virginia, but spent most of his childhood in Berlin before returning to the United States in 2016. He started playing football in high school in Texas. Coleman enjoyed his best time in college football playing for the Texas Christian University (TCU), helping the programme reach the college football play-offs in the 2022 season. TCU made it to the final, but were thrashed 65-7 by Georgia. "I'm speechless an...
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Quarterback Caleb Williams confirmed his favoritism and became the first pick overall of the 2024 NFL Draft as he was selected by the Chicago Bears on Thursday evening. Williams most recently played college football at the University of Southern California from 2022 to 2023. He had his best season in 2022, when he won the Heisman Trophy, a prestigious award given annually to the most outstanding player in college football. "This is the moment I've dreamt of since I was 10 years old. Twelve years ago, I made the decision that football was going to be the thing I do for the rest of my life. Now,...
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The Green Bay Packers will face the Philadelphia Eagles in the first-ever NFL game in Brazil, the league said on Wednesday. As previously announced, the Week 1 game will be played on September 6 in São Paulo. This will be the first time the NFL has played a game on Friday night of their opening weekend since 1970. "We're looking forward to being a part of this historic matchup against the Eagles in São Paulo. We're excited to play in front of our devoted fans in Brazil and help build upon the international popularity of the NFL and the Packers," Packers president Mark Murphy said. São Paulo wa...
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Back-to-back Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs have signed European rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit to a three-year contract, the NFL team said on Friday. A member of the Wales national team since 2020, Rees-Zammit announced in January that he was leaving rugby for an opportunity in the NFL. His next task will be to try to earn a regular-season roster spot. Rees-Zammit played rugby as a wing. In the NFL, he has targeted a hybrid role playing at both wide receiver and running back, both offensive positions. The player participated in the International Player Pathway Program workout earlier t...
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The Seattle Seahawks and the New York Giants are among five NFL teams which were granted international marketing rights in Germany through the league's Global Markets Program, the NFL said on Monday. The Detroit Lions, the Indianapolis Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers are the three other teams who acquired marketing rights in Germany from 2024. The Seahawks played the first-ever NFL regular season game in Germany against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2022, while four-time Super Bowl winners Giants are reportedly among the candidates to face the Carolina Panthers on German soil this year. "Playi...
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