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  • Drawing interest from Pats, Bills
    The Patriots and Bills have interest in trading for Samuel, Michael Giardi of Boston Sports Journal reports.

    Advice: There's been a lot of trade chatter around Samuel's teammate, Brandon Aiyuk, but Giardi reports Samuel is "more likely to be traded" and has a couple interested suitors in Buffalo and New England. Both offenses are in dire need of wideout help, and the Bills (33rd overall) and Patriots (34th) hold picks atop the second round of the NFL Draft Friday night. Samuel has two years left on his contract but has been more prone to injuries throughout his career, missing six regular-season games and parts of several others across the last two seasons. Aiyuk, meanwhile, is coming off a career year and a second consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season. The Niners used their first-round pick Thursday night on Florida WR Ricky Pearsall, further fueling trade chatter on the team's veteran wideouts. Rotowire.com 59 minutes ago
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  • Report: Patriots, Bills have interest in Deebo
    The Boston Sports Journal’s Mike Giardi reports the Patriots and Bills are interested in acquiring Deebo Samuel.

    Advice: The smoke that the 49ers are preparing to deal one of Samuel or Brandon Aiyuk is thickening instead of dissipating, and the Bills have a key piece of trade ammunition after modestly trading down on Thursday and acquiring the No. 33 overall pick. The Pats select at No. 34. At this point, it is beginning to appear likely that Samuel has a new home in the next couple of hours, but the all-in 49ers could maintain trade discipline and hold onto both wideouts with an eye toward a “last dance"-style run with this skill group in 2024. Rotoworld Today, 11:01 am
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  • Report: Pats had trade talks for Deebo Samuel
    CBS Sports’s Josina Anderson reports the Patriots had “preliminary trade discussions” surrounding Deebo Samuel prior to the draft.

    Advice: Both Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk have been the subject of trade discussions throughout the offseason. With the first round over, Aiyuk now seems less likely to be on the move, though Andeson didn’t say if the discussions were ongoing. With first-round rookie Ricky Pearsall now on the roster, the 49ers have some flexibility to move Samuel. The Patriots, on the other hand, are desperate at wide receiver. They are currently slated to pair rookie quarterback Drake Maye with Demario Douglas and Kendrick Bourne. Rotoworld Today, 8:07 am
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  • Report: 49ers more likely to trade Deebo not Aiyuk
    According to San Francisco Chronicle’s Michael Silver, the 49ers are now more likely to trade Deebo Samuel than they are Brandon Aiyuk.

    Advice: The 49ers were allegedly on the phone with a few teams before their first-round pick but were unable to complete a deal. Instead, the team took Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall with the 31st overall pick and appear to still be working the phones to find a taker for one of their veteran wide receivers. According to Silver, it seems more likely they will now be flipping Deebo than Aiyuk. Of course, this is all speculation at this point, and we have almost 20 hours to go until the draft kicks up for Day Two and we get some answers. Rotoworld Yesterday, 9:06 pm
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  • Lucrative extension with Philly
    Brown (knee) signed a three-year, $96 million extension with the Eagles on Thursday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

    Advice: Rumors emerged early in the offseason that Brown was on his way out of Philadelphia after a disappointing close to the 2023 campaign. He did his best to shut the speculation down, and this extension -- which reportedly includes $84 million in guaranteed money -- should squash any lingering doubt as to his future with the Eagles as he's now under contract through 2029. Brown -- who is bouncing back from a knee issue that he sustained in the Eagles' regular-season finale -- has had two standout seasons with the team, topping 1,450 in each year with 18 total touchdowns. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 4:54 pm
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  • Eagles make A.J. Brown NFL’s highest paid wideout
    Eagles signed A.J. Brown to a three-year contract extension worth up to $96 million.

    Advice: Brown’s deal includes $84 million in guarantees and make him the NFL’s highest paid receiver one day after the Lions made Amon-Ra St. Brown the league’s highest paid wideout. The Eagles this offseason extended DeVonta Smith with a three-year deal worth up to $75 million, locking up their outstanding wideout duo for the long term. Entering his age-27 season, Brown — one of the league’s most physically dominant pass catchers — has more than 1,400 yards in each of his first two seasons with the Eagles, along with 18 receiving touchdowns. He’ll remain the Eagles’ most important offensive player outside Jalen Hurts. Rotoworld Yesterday, 4:52 pm
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  • Report: SF dangling Aiyuk, Deebo in trade-up talks
    The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reports the 49ers are telling teams they are willing to trade either Brandon Aiyuk or Deebo Samuel in an effort to move up in Thursday’s first round.

    Advice: “The 49ers have had conversations with teams, including with one picking in the top 10, about trading either of their prized wide receivers Brandon Aiyuk or Deebo Samuel in an effort to move up in the first round, per sources,” was Russini’s exact report. Now we’re talking. There has been loose — emphasis on loose — chatter about this possibility this week because it makes a little too much sense for a team that is not going to be able to pay both wideouts long term. Like their archrival Los Angeles (Rams), the Niners also have an addiction to splashy trades. This is a major storyline to follow Thursday evening. Rotoworld Yesterday, 2:04 pm
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  • Palmer: Chiefs expecting Rashee Rice suspension
    James Palmer confirms the Chiefs are expecting Rashee Rice to be suspended for his role in an alleged April street race.

    Advice: “But at this moment KC doesn’t exactly know the number of games,” Palmer added. This has been the expectation all along since Rice surrendered to Texas police, but there seems to be a wide range of potential outcomes as to the number of games. Receiver was a Chiefs need even before Rice’s legal woes, and it would be unsurprising to see KC select a wideout at No. 32 in Thursday evening’s first night of the draft. Rotoworld Yesterday, 12:56 pm
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  • Inks extension with Baltimore
    Bateman signed a two-year contract extension Wednesday.

    Advice: Bateman was already under contract through the upcoming season in the final year of his rookie deal, but the Ravens had until May 2 to decide whether to exercise the receiver's $14.44 million team option for 2025. By reaching an extension with Bateman, the Ravens will no longer have to decide on whether to exercise or decline the option, as he's now on the team's books through 2026. The 24-year-old appeared in 16 of the Ravens' 17 regular-season games this past season, catching 32 of 56 targets for 367 yards and one touchdown. Despite Bateman's underwhelming production during his third NFL season, head coach John Harbaugh noted earlier in the offseason that he views the wideout as a candidate to "take a big step" forward in 2024, per Ryan Mink of the Ravens' official site. The Ravens' pass-catching corps should look mostly similar in 2024 as it did in 2023, as No. 1 wideout Zay Flowers is entering his second season and standout tight end Mark Andrews is back in the fold, though Odell Beckham is currently a free agent and may not be brought back. Rotowire.com Wednesday, 10:48 am
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