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Getty Images Lions General Manager Brad Holmes was a part of the team that drafted quarterback Jared Goff, then serving as the Rams’ director of college scouting. During his Friday press conference, Holmes recalled seeing Goff play a 2015 game at Stanford and coming away thinking Goff could be...

Getty Images The Rams have the game’s best interior pass rusher in defensive tackle Aaron Donald. Some of the biggest beneficiaries of his play are the edge rushers around him. Leonard Floyd signed a one-year, $10 million deal with the Rams last season and turned in the best season of his...

Getty Images Matthew Stafford is slated to be introduced to the Los Angeles media later on Friday. But before the press conference, he sat down for an interview with the Rams’ website. In the one-on-one, Stafford told team play-by-play man J.B. Long that he’s excited to be on a team that’s...

Getty Images A couple more details of the long-awaited Matthew Stafford–Jared Goff trade have trickled out since the trade became official yesterday. One is that the Rams, not the Lions, paid the $2.5 million roster bonus that Goff was owed. That bonus became official when Goff was on the...

Getty Images Free agent cornerback Troy Hill is heading to Cleveland. Hill is signing a four-year, $24 million contract with the Browns, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. It’s the second time this week that the Browns have signed a free agent defensive back from the Rams. They...

Getty Images The most-discussed trade of the NFL offseason is now official, as Matthew Stafford is heading to the Rams and Jared Goff is heading to the Lions. The Rams and Lions announced the trade this morning, on the second day of the league year. The trade had been agreed to in February...

Getty Images The trade unofficially has been done for weeks. Neither team could say anything about it until it was done. It’s now done. Which means the teams are beginning to talk. The press release from the Rams announcing the Matthew Stafford for Jared Goff (plus draft picks) trade contains...

Getty Images After formalizing the trade that sent Jared Goff to Detroit in exchange for Matthew Stafford on Thursday, the Rams announced another piece of business for their offense. Los Angeles has agreed to terms to re-sign tight end Johnny Mundt on a one-year deal. Mundt has been with the...

Getty Images Detroit’s first team meeting might be a little awkward, given that newly acquired Michael Brockers called Matthew Stafford a “level up” from Jared Goff. But at least Brockers will presumably have the benefit of a little more financial security when he sees his once and future...

Getty Images Free agency only officially began today, but most of the top free agents already know where they are playing next season. The top six players on PFT’s top 100 were franchised and/or have signed a new deal with the team they were with last season. Only 12 of the top 50 remain...

Getty Images The NFL released the list of 26 restricted free agents who received qualifying offers from their team and who are subject to the first refusal/draft choice compensation system of the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement. Other teams have until April 23 to sign a restricted free...

Getty Images The Panthers have added another piece to their defensive line, as they’ve agreed to sign defensive lineman Morgan Fox. According to multiple reports, Fox’s deal is for two years and $8.1 million, with $7 million guaranteed. Fox was a key rotational piece along the Rams’ defensive...

Getty Images The Seahawks needed a tight end with the retirement of Greg Olsen. So, of course, Gerald Everett made perfect sense given his relationship with Shane Waldron. Everett will sign a one-year deal worth $6 million with Seattle, according to multiple reports. Everett reunites with...

Getty Images The Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams are making another trade together. According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, the Lions are acquiring veteran defensive tackle Michael Brockers in a deal with the Rams. It’s the second trade the two teams have struck this offseason as...

Getty Images Texans General Manager Nick Caserio has struck a deal with another former Patriot defender in free agency. Agent Michael Perrett announced that his client Derek Rivers has agreed to a contract with the Texans. Caserio was in a top personnel job with the Patriots when the defensive...

Getty Images Last year the Dolphins traded for running back Matt Breida and signed running back Jordan Howard and didn’t get much return on their investment. But that’s not stopping the Dolphins from going shopping at the running back store again. This time it’s former Rams running back...

Getty Images The Rams had a lot of work to do to get under the salary cap, and General Manager Les Snead said the goal was to do it through restructuring contracts rather than cutting players. After agreeing to terms with edge rusher Leonard Floyd on a four-year, $64 million deal on Monday...

Getty Images The Cleveland Browns may have gotten their newest safety at a relative bargain. According to Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, the agents for John Johnson III said that the former L.A. Rams defensive back left offers for “significantly more money” on the table to sign...

Getty Images The Rams don’t have the cap dollars to keep the players they currently have; they weren’t going to have enough to sign safety John Johnson III on the open market. The Browns do, and did. Per multiple reports, the Browns are signing Johnson to a three-year deal. Via NFL Media...

Getty Images The Rams have decided to place a first-round tender on restricted free agency cornerback Darious Williams. One executive with a team not in the NFC West was stunned by the move. As the source explained it, players who get a second-round RFA tender rarely if ever are signed to an...