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Running back Mike Gillislee signed with the New England Patriots on Monday after the Buffalo Bills decided not to match the two-year contract offer. Gillislee received a fifth-round tender as a restricted free agent, and the Bills will receive the Patriots' pick in that round of the NFL draft, No. 163 overall. A fifth-round pick in…
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The Washington Redskins re-signed restricted free agent linebacker Will Compton to his tender contract on Monday. Compton's deal for the 2017 season is worth $1.8 million, according to ESPN. Compton, 27, was voted the team's defensive captain prior to last season. The 6-foot-1, 238-pound Compton registered a career-high 104 tackles (60 solo) in 2016 -- his…
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Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Taylor Gabriel signed his second-round tender worth approximately $2.8 million, the team announced Saturday. Gabriel is coming off a breakout 2016 season in which he had 35 catches for 579 yards and matched star Julio Jones with a team high-tying six touchdown receptions. The 26-year-old Gabriel also had four carries for 51…
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New England Patriots restricted free agent cornerback Malcolm Butler visited the New Orleans Saints, but he is staying with Patriots, at least for now, because he signed his tender with the Patriots, the team announced Tuesday. The tender was at the first-round level and carries a salary of $3.91 million for the 2017 season, according to…
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The Dolphins' special teams will have their captain will be back in 2017. Safety Michael Thomas will sign his one-year restricted free agent tender Monday — four days ahead of the NFL deadline, a source tells the Miami Herald. Thomas drew interest from two other teams and had a three-year offer on the table from one…
The New Orleans Saints are close to a deal to acquire New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler, according to a published report Monday. The one stumbling block for a trade, according to Mike Giardi of CSN New England, is "some quibbling" over guaranteed money for Butler, a restricted free agent cornerback. Otherwise, according to the report,…
