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If it feels like Ryan Fitzpatrick has been playing forever, and for just about every NFL team, well, it's because that's not too far removed from reality. Since entering the league as a seventh-round draft pick of the Rams in 2005, the bearded journeyman has suited up for eight different franchises over the course of 16 seasons, starting multiple games for each of them and arguably turning in some of the best football of his career in his second decade of service. Now, at 38, Fitzpatrick is about to hit free agency as one of the bigger names in a shallow quarterback market, perhaps with his best last chance to secure a potential starting job.The ageless veteran thrived as the Miami Dolphins' No. 2 over the last two...

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 04: Kyler Murray #1 and Justin Pugh #67 of the Arizona Cardinals react after a penalty during the second half of their game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on October 04, 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers won 31-21. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)The club will lose some players but the defense just added a big piece.An offseason in Arizona is proving to be very interesting. Roughly a year ago, the organization orchestrated a trade with the Texans and acquired wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins for an incredibly reasonable price. This past week, defensive end J.J. Watt surprised many by picking the team in the desert to join after he was cut loose by Houston back in February – via his own request.Cardinals’ gen...

Mitchell Leff/Getty Images The Chicago Bears have never had a quarterback throw for 4,000 yards or 30 touchdown passes in a season, the only franchise in the NFL to hold this dubious feat. No wonder they plan to make a hard push for Russell Wilson if he becomes available.Chicago will stop at nothing to land Wilson in a trade form the Seattle Seahawks. Per Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune, the Bears have prioritized making a run at Wilson -- as Chicago is one of the four teams Wilson would prefer a trade to if Seattle were to deal him away. The New Orleans Saints, Da...

Former Georgia football cornerback Eric Stokes could be pushing to be a first-round pick after an incredible 40-yard dash time.Georgia football fans have known for a while that cornerback Eric Stokes can ball, but they had no idea he could fly.Stokes registered an absolutely blistering 4.24 40-yard dash time at the HOA Combine on Friday. This is the third fastest 40 time ever recorded throughout an NFL Draft process. Stokes is projected to be a top-60 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Given his stellar play at Georgia, coupled with his incredible 40-time, Stokes now stands a halfway decent chance of going in the first round.Eye-opening day for Georgia CB Eric Stokes out here at #HOACombine recorded a 4.24 40-yard dash via laser speed and 22.8 top speed. Recorded by Zybek, the company they use...

© Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Lavonte David is set to become one of the top linebackers to hit the open market, which the Super Bowl champion has been keeping in the back of his mind as he's closing in on free agency. David wants to remain with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- and the feeling is mutual -- but even he knows that's not a guarantee. "There's lot of things to take into consideration," David said on SiriusXM NFL Radio Friday. "There's a lot of guys who were on this team who want to come back. The organization obviously got some big decisions to make, but ...