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For the second time in his career, Los Angeles Chargers star Derwin James reset the safety market. James agreed on Tuesday to a three-year, $75.6 million contract extension, according to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones. The deal includes $57.5 million guaranteed and pays $25.2 million per year, again making him the highest paid safety in the NFL.

James was set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2026 campaign, and the Chargers paid up to ensure he will not have suitors next offseason. The five-time All-Pro honoree has spent his entire career in Los Angeles after

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Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was arrested on Tuesday and faces five charges stemming from an alleged domestic incident. The Hobart-Lawrence (Wisc.) Police Department booked Jacobs into the Brown County Jail on charges of battery — domestic abuse, criminal damage to property — domestic abuse, disorderly conduct — domestic abuse, strangulation and suffocation and intimidation of a victim.

According to a police department release, authorities responded at approximately 8:37 a.m. on May 23 to a disturbance complaint involving Jacobs. According to NFL Media, Jacobs turned himself into police on Tuesday. Because it remains an ongoing investigation, Hobart-Lawrence Police did

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The New York Giants kept their front office intact amid a coaching change earlier this offseason, and now they are locking it in for the long term. General manager Joe Schoen signed a multi-year extension with the team, the Giants announced Thursday, to retain the position he has held since 2022.

While the Giants remain in search of their first playoff appearance since Schoen’s debut season, they enter 2026 with momentum and clearly want to give Schoen a chance to see things through with the promising players he added over the last couple of years.

The extension, however, figures to draw mixed

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Reigning NFL MVP Matthew Stafford parlayed one of the best seasons of his stellar career into a lucrative contract extension, as the Los Angeles Rams announced Thursday they signed their quarterback to a new deal. According to ESPN, Stafford received a one-year extension worth up to $60 million in incentives. The contract places him among the most elite earners in the league.

Stafford’s contract is now a two-year deal worth up to $105 million. If he reaches all of his incentives, he will make an average of $52.5 million per year, which would tie him with Justin Herbert as the NFL’s

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The first major waves of free agency have come and gone. So, too, has the 2026 NFL Draft and even the schedule release.

As teams introduce their rookies to the pros, they’re also looking to improve on the periphery. Not every roster hole was filled in March and April, after all, and there’s a notable advantage to signing free agents after the NFL Draft: They no longer count against the NFL’s compensatory picks formula. That may result in a slight uptick after the draft, but in all likelihood, we’ll see signings continue slowly into the summer

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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is in custody for violating his probation, and he faces 30 days of jail time as a result. Rice tested positive for THC, according to an order of court dated May 19, was booked in the Dallas (Texas) County jail at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday and will remain in custody until June 16.

Rice’s jailing will keep him from attending the Chiefs’ OTAs (May 26-28 and June 1-3) and the mandatory minicamp (June 9-11).

The NFL said in a statement to CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones that it is “aware of the report” and “will decline

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