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Houston Texans star JJ Watt has now raised more than $5 million for Hurricane Harvey relief after repeatedly surpassing his fundraising goals since launching a Youcaring campaign on Sunday. Watt, who himself donated $100,000 to relief efforts, set a new goal of $6 million on Wednesday morning. “Every time you refresh the link it keeps going up and up and up,” Watt said in a video posted to his Twitter account. Continue to Article

August 30, 2017 9:31:am EST

Here’s an exercise first attempted after Raiders quarterback Derek Carr signed the richest . Now that Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has done the same, it’s time to look at whose hand will be the next on the baseball bat as quarterbacks outdo each other, one at a time. Other teams could get involved, and Cousins could (should) emerge from the morass with a deal better than the one that Stafford has received. Continue to Article

August 29, 2017 4:58:pm EST

Julian Edelman’s torn ACL takes away what has been a major component in Tom Brady’s offensive attack. Since 2001, the Patriots have relied heavily on a rangy slot receiver to act as the star quarterback’s safety blanket. When he’s needed clutch play, there’s always been a shifty, undersized, sure-handed wideout there to move the chains. The tradition started with Troy Brown, blew up with Wes Welker, and has been in Edelman’s capable hands since 2013, when Welker signed with the Broncos. In those four years as a starter, he’s averaged 89 receptions, 957 yards, and five touchdowns despite appearing in fewer than 14 games per season (on average). He’s led his team in either catches or receiving Continue to Article

August 28, 2017 12:46:pm EST

The Lions started the process of paring their roster from 90 to 53, releasing a couple of veteran pass-catchers. The team announced they had released wide receiver Keshawn Martin and tight end Tim Wright. Martin was signed in March after spending an unremarkable year with the 49ers. Continue to Article

August 28, 2017 10:49:am EST

The Patriots suffered a huge blow Friday when they lost Julian Edelman to a torn ACL in their preseason game against the Lions Friday. While an exact recovery timetable hasn't been announced, it's highly likely the receiver is done for the season, which means quarterback Tom Brady won't have his top target for 2017. “When you have that level of experience of game situations, practices, we’ve had so many hours of time together talking about routes and situations,” Brady said on WEEI. Continue to Article

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