With millions of dollars at stake, we’ll preview the decisions that both sides are facing with the deadline approaching. MORE: AFC division predictions | NFC division predictions Von Miller, Broncos Miller is generally regarded as one of the best defensive players in the NFL and is looking to become the highest-paid defensive player. The two sides have already agreed on an overall figure for Miller which would allow him to reach that goal, but the payouts and guarantees remain a matter of debate....

In the early 1940s, Robinson was far more accomplished in football than baseball … so much that he could have been the same pioneer in that sport in the pros that he was in baseball, had the NFL considered it. Which, the NFL notably, did not. MORE: Jackie, baseball star | Classic Robinson photos | First spring training When Robinson debuted in major league baseball 69 years ago Friday — April 15, 1947 — he was known, of course, for having re-integrated professional ball the year before with the Dodgers’ farm team in Montreal....

League executives have discussed adding another game and airing doubleheaders on some Thursdays and have broached the idea with other media outlets, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The league is not happy with the ratings for games on its in-house NFL Network, the report said. Thursday is also one of the most competitive nights on television and is a magnet for major advertisers, and the NFL is considering ways to tap more into that....

LeSean McCoy and Jarvis Landry lifted us to 121 DraftKings points last week, despite getting burned by our stack last Sunday. If you took our advice, you probably landed right around the cash line on a slate thanks to so many traps — Titans, Panthers, Packers and Cardinals — and only half the combined totals topping 40. Also, we hope you didn’t run into Elliott. WEEK 8 DFS: Yahoo GPP lineup | Y!...

The Oregon quarterback, a Sporting News preseason All-American, told NFL.com’s Chase Goodbread on Saturday he hasn’t made up his mind about leaving for the pros. Mariota, a fourth-year junior who has already graduated, has two years of eligibility remaining. MORE: Draft prospects | Marcus Mariota in photos | Oregon all-time Top 10 | Preseason All-Pac-12 | Hayes: Better than Winston “We’ll see, I’m not too sure,” he was quoted as saying....

Murray posted the spot on his Twitter account Wednesday night with the caption: “Just the beginning …” The Heisman Trophy winner narrates the video and explains what drew him to playing football as a young kid. The ad features footage of Murray playing sports as a kid and then pivots to his highlights at Allen High School, near Dallas, and Oklahoma. “I just love sports: basketball, baseball, football,” Murray says, in part....

With 14 teams — seven from each conference — now making the playoffs, the wild-card loser with the worst record holds the 19th overall pick in the draft rather than the previous No. 21 selection. In 2021, the “first loser” spot belongs to the Washington Football Team, who won the NFC East with a 7-9 record and then lost to the Buccaneers in a home wild-card game. The first 18 spots in the 2021 NFL Draft were set after the completion of Week 17....

Even with a win on Sunday, the Jaguars enter the offseason with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, thanks in part to the Lions locking down a win over the Packers in Week 18. It’s the Jaguars’ second-consecutive No. 1 overall pick: In 2021, the team selected quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who looked like the player many expected him to be coming out of Clemson. Jacksonville was bailed out by the Lions, who picked up a win of their own over the Packers in Week 18....

While most are focused on the first-round QBs, there are others in this draft class who deserve attention. After all, history has taught us that at least a couple of the top picks will disappointment, and a Day 2 or Day 3 pick might wind up being a 10-year starter. With that mind, Sporting News breaks down our top-10 QBs for 2021. MORE NFL DRAFT: Complete 7-round mock | Top 100 big board...

San Francisco and Miami exchanged first-rounders in a blockbuster. Not long after, Miami did the same again with Philadelphia involved. The Dolphins ended up sliding only three spots from No. 3 to No. 6, while the 49ers are now picking No. 3 and the Eagles have taken their old spot at No. 12. MORE: Updated 2021 mock draft | Big board of top 100 prospects Before handing out the grades for this trade involving all picks and no players, here’s what all three teams got and gave up:...

Franchise tags are tools that allow NFL teams to keep would-be free agents for one year. The player’s guaranteed salary for that one season is attractive — the greater of the average of the top five salaries at his position, or 120 percent of his prior year’s salary — but such a tag provides the player no long-term security. MORE: How the NFL franchise tag works A franchise tag, of course, still leaves room for negotiation on a long-term contract....

Sunday at the LVH SuperBook, point spreads were hung on 80 pro football games, spanning Weeks 2 through 17. All the prime-time games are included, as well as a handful of daytime games for each Sunday of the season and the entire Thanksgiving Day slate. Week 3 features a Super Bowl rematch, with the Seahawks opening as a 3.5-point home favorite at the Broncos. The max bet on these games is $2,000, per the SuperBook’s Jeff Sherman....

Starting with the quarterbacks — and the two biggest no-brainers for future gold jackets — here’s looking at the most accomplished active players (not including free agents) at every position to find the top candidates to go from boom to bronze bust. The “locks” are players who don’t need to play another down and would still be in Canton. The “fringe” are players who have some case but have unfinished business to make their careers Hall-worthy....

MORE: Hue Jackson implies Browns owner Jimmy Haslam paid him to lose: ‘Trust me it was a good number’ Sports Illustrated was first to report the latest developments. Jackson, the former Browns head coach, suggested Haslam paid him to lose games during the 2016 and 2017 seasons in a tweet back in February. He later walked back the allegation that Haslam paid him to lose in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper a few days later, though....

The NFL has launched an investigation into whether text messages were sent to the Browns’ sideline during games this season, NFL spokesperson Michael Signora told ESPN.com. The league prohibits players from using electronic devices 90 minutes prior to the start of a game through its end. “Unless specifically permitted by league rules, the use of cellular phones, smart phones, tablet devices, computers, wearable electronic devices such as Google Glass, and other electronic equipment by coaches, players, and other club personnel is prohibited in club-controlled areas including, but not limited to, sidelines and coaches’ booths,” league rules state....

The Linemakers on Sporting News, a group of former sports book operators with dozens of years of collective experience making odds and handicapping games in Las Vegas, offer our opinions and picks on the Week 16 NFL betting card. The lines and totals listed below are the Vegas consensus as of Saturday. You can check updated NFL point spreads and totals on our live odds page . Ravens (-5, 41....

MORE: Ranking the animals of the NFL These NFL mascots were granted such an opportunity at the NFL Mascots Summit in Indianapolis (yes, that’s a thing). And with sunshine in their pockets and that good soul in their feet, they simply could not stop the feeling. With no boogying spared, as the case should be, the result is fantastic. How do your team mascot’s moves look?