$20 million fully guaranteed for Emmanuel Sanders

The Broncos have found the cash and the cap space to lock up another key player for the foreseeable future, and receiver Emmanuel Sanders is guaranteed to make $20 million because of it. That’s the amount he’s fully guaranteed to earn at signing, per a source with knowledge of the contract. It’s the highest guarantee…

Germain Ifedi suffers ankle injury in practice

Seahawks rookie offensive lineman Germain Ifedi left Wednesday’s practice after suffering an ankle injury. The Seahawks listed Ifedi as a limited practice participant on their participation and injury report Wednesday. No further update was made available. Ifedi, the team’s first-round pick last April, is the listed starter at right guard. He started all four preseason…

Baldwin says Sunday being September 11 plays into thinking on potential protest

Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin has not decided if he’ll join 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick — and others, including teammate Jeremy Lane — in some sort of protest related to the national anthem before Sunday’s season opener vs. the Dolphins. Baldwin has made it clear he’s “thinking things through,” and he’s certainly aware that Sunday…

NWSL team plays anthem early, doesn’t let Rapinoe “draw attention to personal cause”

Professional women’s soccer player and U.S. national team standout Megan Rapinoe followed the lead of 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and knelt through the national anthem before her team’s National Women’s Soccer League game last Sunday. Rapinoe, who plays for the Seattle Reign in the NWSL, didn’t have a chance to do the same before Wednesday’s…

Jimmy Graham a full participant in Wednesday’s practice

The Seahawks listed tight end Jimmy Graham as a full participant in Wednesday’s practice on their first official injury report of the season. That’s a positive sign as Graham tries to return from the knee injury that cut his 2015 season short in time for Sunday’s season opener, but no final decision has been made.…

J.J. Watt: I questioned whether I would ever play again

J.J. Watt questioned whether he would ever play again following January's surgery to replace five abdominal muscles. Find out how the Texans superstar is feeling leading up to Sunday's season opener.

Bosa calls injury “frustrating,” but McCoy won’t officially rule him out

Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa has not yet practiced in pads, so it’s highly doubtful he’ll be ready to make his NFL debut Sunday afternoon when the Chargers open the season in Kansas City. Because coaches will be coaches, Chargers coach Mike McCoy still won’t rule Bosa out for Sunday. He won’t rule him in,…

Tyrann Mathieu, John Brown not on Cards’ injury report

After missing the majority of August, Tyrann Mathieu and John Brown are noticeably absent from the Cardinals' Week 1 injury report. Is it all hands on deck in Arizona versus New England?

Watt questioned last winter whether he’d ever play again

Texans defensive end J.J. Watt told reporters Wednesday that there were some days last winter that he worried about ever being healthy enough to return to the field. “After the first surgery, there were some days there where I really, really questioned whether or not I would ever be able to play again,” Watt said,…

Kaepernick says he’s not a Muslim, decries rumors fueled by Islamophobia

Colin Kaepernick said today that he is not a Muslim and believes the rumors that he is are fueled by Islamaphobia. “I have great respect for the religion, know a lot of people that are Muslim and are phenomenal people,’’ Kaepernick said. “But I think that [rumor of conversion] comes along with people’s fear of…

More Seahawks may join Lane in pregame anthem protest

Seahawks cornerback Jeremy Lane has said he plans to sit during the national anthem this season, and there were hints from the Seahawks locker room Wednesday that Lane may not be alone in doing so. Seahawks Pro Bowl wide receiver Doug Baldwin told reporters that he has considered joining Lane in some form of protest,…

Broncos announce three-year extension with Emmanuel Sanders

Wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders will help kick off the 2016 season on Thursday night as the owner of a shiny new contract extension. Sanders and the Broncos have been talking for some time about a deal that would extend Sanders’ stay in Denver beyond the expiration of his contract after this season and it finally…

Sanders, Broncos agree on 3-year, $33M extension

Emmanuel Sanders is staying with Denver Broncos through 2019. The wide receiver has signed a three-year, $33 million extension, per NFL Network's James Palmer.