NFL General News

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But I thought we had the greatest owner in all of sports?

Zolak has chosen the hill he is willing to die on, and that hill is the Patriots food/food service (But, notably, not Kraft as the owner), but he does expect the grades to jump once the new facilities open.

 

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The Cowboys officially placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on wide receiver George Pickens, which will carry a salary of $27.298 million for the 2026 season.

The NFL announced the official franchise tag and transition numbers on Friday.

Clarence Hill of All-City DLLS reports that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones called Pickens on Thursday before flying to Indianapolis to inform him of the team’s intent to tag the wide receiver.


“We couldn’t take the chance on losing him,” Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told Hill. “George was fired up, excited. He said, ‘I don’t want to play anywhere but with the Cowboys.’ That’s what we suspected. It was all good.”...

Stephen Jones on George Pickens: We couldn’t take a chance on losing him

 

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Per PFT:


The NFL set the 2026 salary cap at $301.2 million on Friday and they also revealed the franchise and transition tag numbers that teams will be able to use on their own free agents.