Tom Pelissero
@TomPelissero
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Chris Jones just became the first player in NFL history called for roughing the passer while holding the ball.
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The NFL’s worst special teams unit turned in one of the worst special teams performances in NFL playoff history … and appears to have had only 10 men on the field for the winning field goal.
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The NFL just informed clubs that if a game cannot be rescheduled during the 18-week season in 2021 due to a COVID outbreak among unvaccinated players, the team with the outbreak will FORFEIT and be credited with a loss for playoff seeding, per sources. Massive implications.
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#Bucs WR Cole Beasley has decided to retire effective immediately, his agents Joel and Justin Turner tell me and @MikeGarafolo. “He is ready to be with his family after playing in 11 seasons and it’s time to be a full time dad and husband.”
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The NFL fined #Vikings RB Alexander Mattison $6,503 for this viral celebration last week, per source. That’s $2,167 per twerk.
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The #Dolphins noticed people watching their walkthrough Wednesday in Cincinnati, so they made a sly adjustment: All the clips circulating on Twitter have 12 players on offense. Fake plays? Fake routes on real plays? Either way, Mike McDaniel and company staying one step ahead.
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The NFL has officially changed Cody Parkey's missed field goal yesterday to a blocked kick by Treyvon Hester.
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#Eagles QB Jalen Hurts sent a letter today to the Washington Football Team and the NFL, asking what follow-up action will be taken after a “near-tragic incident” when a railing collapsed Sunday at FedEx Field. Several fans fell; Hurts narrowly avoided potentially serious injury.
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#Lions OC Ben Johnson informed the #Seahawks and #Commanders that he’s staying in Detroit, per sources. Johnson is still only 37 and will be a hot head coaching candidate again next year. But first, he wants to take another shot at bringing a Lombardi Trophy to Detroit.
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The #Texans owe David Culley another $17 million over the next three years, per source. So Culley walks away with roughly $22 million for one season as Houston's head coach.
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Nobody saw a 45-42 #Jaguars win over the #Steelers. Nobody . except Calais Campbell, who reminded me what he told me after last week’s game. This is so weird @Campbell93
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Full story: #Bucs WR Mike Evans and side judge Jeff Lamberth both went to Texas A&M, and Lamberth was getting Evans’ phone number to pass it along to a golf pro to give Evans lessons, per sources. Lamberth didn’t have paper, so he borrowed it from another official.
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The NFL is reviewing the incident involving side judge Jeff Lamberth and line judge Tripp Sutter, I’m told. The NFL-NFLRA CBA specifically says game officials “shall not… ask players, coaches or any other team personnel for autographs or memorabilia.” .
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Dan Quinn has informed teams that he’s staying with the #Cowboys, per sources. Six teams requested head-coaching interviews with Quinn, who decided he wanted to return to Dallas and try to win a Super Bowl. He should be a hot name again next year.
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The NFL is appealing Deshaun Watson’s six-game suspension. Buckle up.
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Three-time Pro Bowl TE Zach Ertz is signing with the #Lions, per sources. Ertz will start out on the practice squad, with plans to potentially elevate him for the NFC Championship Game. A boost for the final stretch.
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Dr. Pritts says Damar Hamlin's signs of improvement included emerging from his sleep, following commands -- and asking who won the game.
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The NFL fined #Packers coach Matt LaFleur $14,069 for unsportsmanlike conduct last week, per sources. CBS showed LaFleur repeatedly trying to call timeout before coming onto the field. Officials flagged him, and now he gets fined on top of it.
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The NFL fined #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes $14,069 for unsportsmanlike conduct (violent gesture) as he celebrated a touchdown pass last week in Buffalo …
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The NFL fined #Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase $19,697 for unsportsmanlike conduct/violent gesture as part of this celebration last week.
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The NFL fined #Chiefs TE Travis Kelce $14,069 for unsportsmanlike conduct (use of prop) — dunking over the crossbar on Christmas in tribute to Tony Gonzalez after breaking his franchise TD record. Gonzalez posted he’ll help with the fine.
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#Chiefs guard Nick Allegretti, who started Super Bowl LVIII in place All-Pro Joe Thuney, played all 79 snaps despite suffering a torn UCL in his elbow in the second quarter, per source. An MRI today revealed the full tear. Few are tougher than Allegretti, now a three-time champ.
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#Browns QB Baker Mayfield has requested a trade, per sources. Cleveland has been hoping to move forward after its Deshaun Watson pursuit and offered to fly to Texas to meet with Mayfield. But from the QB’s perspective, the bridge is burned and it’s time to move on now.
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The #Seahawks cut rookie CB Kemah Siverand this week after he was caught on video trying to sneak a female visitor into the team hotel, per sources. Clear message on the responsibility everyone has in the NFL’s COVID-19 world: Put the team at risk, suffer the consequences.
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The NFL fined #Lions RB Jamaal Williams $13,261 for excessive sexiness -- I mean, unsportsmanlike conduct -- on his touchdown dance last week. That's $3,315.25 per pump.
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The NFL fined #Lions WR Jameson Williams $19,697 for unsportsmanlike conduct (obscene gestures) — his, uh, tribute to Marshawn Lynch last week.
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Sorry, conspiracy theorists: The #Chargers fan who went viral Monday night and her husband are season ticket holders who rent cabana suites every season for multiple games, I’m told. They’re true diehard fans — not actors — and wanted to get the word out.
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The woman was wearing #Seahawks gear in an attempt to disguise her as a player, I’m told. It did not work.
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The rarest of the rare NFL plays: A free kick for 3 points. Credit to #Chargers special teams coordinator Ryan Ficken for immediately recognizing the situation and talking through it with Jim Harbaugh and officials.
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#Cowboys DC Dan Quinn informed interested teams that he is staying in Dallas, per sources. Quinn was a top candidate for the #Cardinals’ head coaching job and also interviewed with the #Colts and #Broncos. But his heart is in Dallas and he wants to win a Super Bowl there.
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#Dolphins RB Salvon Ahmed’s grandma, Dee Brown, is in the hospital, and he told people he’d get 100 yards for her today. No Miami player had done that in two years . but Ahmed is up to 114 yards and a TD. Somewhere, Grandma -- who calls him The Real Cheetah -- is smiling.
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Damar Hamlin is in critical condition, according to the NFL. 🙏
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Bruce Arians just announced Antonio Brown is no longer a Buccaneer.
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Sources: Four-time Pro Bowl tackle and Super Bowl champ Orlando Brown Jr. is finalizing a four-year, $64.092 million front-loaded deal with the #Bengals that includes an over $31M signing bonus — largest ever for an o-lineman. Brown’s agent, Michael Portner, confirmed the deal.
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Two years ago today, @sarapelissero went to the doctor. She was diagnosed with breast cancer. She beat it. And this morning, she was there to send off our girls to their first day of kindergarten and preschool, respectively. Prouder of these three than I can put into words!!
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Sources: The #Lions and Matthew Stafford have mutually agreed to part ways this offseason and the team will begin exploring trade options in the coming weeks for their star QB.
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Rule 7, Section 2 (m):. "when an official sounds his whistle erroneously while the ball is still in play, the ball becomes dead immediately . ".
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Initial tests indicated Jordan Love’s ACL is intact. But there’s a wide range of outcomes based on additional scans, which will occur when the team gets back to Green Bay later today.
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Russell Wilson to Denver.Deshaun Watson to Cleveland.Matt Ryan to Indianapolis. The next QB trade is . ?.
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Good morning from Las Vegas, where even the Sphere is in the Super Bowl spirit.
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Mike McCarthy tells me he just signed with the #Cowboys. Done deal. He’s their new head coach.
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And the biggest penalty of all for players:. "If a game is cancelled and cannot be rescheduled within the current 18-week scheduled due to a Covid outbreak, neither team’s players will receive their weekly paragraph 5 salary.". You read that right: NOBODY GETS PAID.
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Cam Bynum told me on Friday he and Josh Metellus had cooked up their best celebration yet. It was … the dance battle from “White Chicks”.
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Lamar Jackson is signing with the #Jets, source said. Repeat: Former Nebraska cornerback Lamar Jackson is headed to New York.
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15 teams won 10+ games this season. Only one missed the playoffs: The #Seahawks, who finished 10-7 in Mike Macdonald's first season but lost the NFC West on a deep tiebreaker.
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Top of the 2011 NFL Draft was (mostly) pretty great:. 1. Cam Newton.2. Von Miller.3. Marcell Dareus.4. A.J. Green.5. Patrick Peterson.6. Julio Jones.7. Aldon Smith.8. Jake Locker.9. Tyron Smith.10. Blaine Gabbert.11. J.J. Watt.
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NFL owners just approved the proposal to allow players to wear Number Zero, I’m told.
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Attorneys for 40 former Washington Football Team employees released a statement, calling it “truly outrageous … the only person to be held accountable and lose their job is the coach of the Las Vegas Raiders” and calling for the NFL to release full findings of the investigation.
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Justin Jefferson just broke Randy Moss' single-season #Vikings record for receiving yards. Next stop: Calvin Johnson's NFL record?.
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Boston College WR Zay Flowers completed his training at PER4ORM in South Florida … and 13 pounds of muscle later, he appears ready to head to Indianapolis for the combine. 👀
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#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes received 49 of 50 first-team All-Pro votes at QB, per the AP. It won't be announced until Super Bowl week, but that's a pretty clear indication that Mahomes has won his second NFL MVP.
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Four-time Pro Bowl RB Dalvin Cook and the #Jets have mutually agreed to part ways, allowing Cook the opportunity to play for a playoff team, per his agency @LAASportsEnt. The dynamic playmaker has fresh legs after minimal usage in NY and can now compete for a Super Bowl.
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A surprise: The #Raiders are releasing former first-round pick safety Johnathan Abram, per source.
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Camryn Bynum always plays for his family’s country, the Philippines. His wife is currently stuck there because of visa issues. Bynum just saved a huge #Vikings win over the #49ers — and asked in our unique @nflnetwork postgame interview for any help to get her to the U.S.
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Here’s more from today’s memo, which also says the team responsible for a canceled game because of an outbreak among unvaccinated players/staff will be responsible for financial losses and subject to potential discipline from the commissioner. Wow.
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The #Cowboys and offensive coordinator Kellen Moore have mutually agreed to part ways, per sources. Moore is a bright young offensive mind and will have options. But Dallas felt change was needed after a disappointing finish, and now is looking for a new OC.
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NFL clubs today received updated playing rules change proposals. Most interesting: an alternative to the onside kick that would allow a team a chance to maintain possession by going for it on 4th-and-15 from their 25-yard line. Sounds like support for the idea is growing.
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So, the NFL’s investigation into the Washington Football Team didn’t take down Daniel Snyder, but it did take down Jon Gruden, whose brother, Jay, was fired by Snyder two years ago this week.
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The #Rams have had trade talks about six-time Pro Bowl CB Jalen Ramsey and league sources now believe it’s very likely Ramsey is dealt in coming weeks. Ramsey, 28, is due $17 million in 2023 on a front-loaded deal that averages $20M and L.A. is clearing cap space.
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A change in Green Bay: Joe Barry will not return as the #Packers’ defensive coordinator, per sources.
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It’s official: NFL Sunday Ticket has a new home. The NFL today announced a multi-year agreement with Google granting YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels the right to exclusively distribute NFL Sunday Ticket to consumers in the U.S. starting with the 2023 NFL season.
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The #Bears agreed to terms with first-round pick Justin Fields on a fully guaranteed four-year, $18,871,952 contract that includes a $11,085,056 signing bonus, per source.
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Veteran DB Chauncey Gardner-Johnson is returning to the #Eagles on a three-year deal worth up to $33 million, per his agents Kevin Conner and Robert Brown at @UniSportsMgmt. Gardner-Johnson just turned 26. Now back with the team he helped reach a Super Bowl.
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The NFL fined #Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco $45,020 for unnecessary roughness (use of the helmet) on this play last week. No flag was thrown.
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league expects to have full stadiums during the 2021 season.
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#Packers DC Mike Pettine’s contract is expiring and he will not return in 2021, source said.
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Sources: The #Panthers are benching former No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young and starting veteran Andy Dalton beginning this week. Coach Dave Canales has repeatedly said “Bryce is our quarterback.” But with the season quickly slipping away, Canales decided to make a change.
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#Texans coach DeMeco Ryans on Lamar Jackson’s huge second half: . “That’s why he’s the MVP.”.
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The #Panthers are now 1-26 under Matt Rhule when the opponent scores at least 17 points – including 24 losses in a row.
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“In NFL history?!”. Kirk Cousins needed a moment to take it in: The #Vikings just pulled off the biggest comeback of all-time. @nflnetwork
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