Dolphins sign Ryan Fitzpatrick

Fitzmagic has hit Miami and we aren’t talking about defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick‘s bid for a trademark on the phrase.
According to multiple reports, the Dolphins have signed quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. The move comes after a week that saw the Dolphins trade Ryan Tannehill to the Titans and meet with Teddy Bridgewater about a deal before Bridgewater opted to re-sign in New Orleans.
Fitzpatrick opened last season as the starter in Tampa with Jameis Winston suspended and threw eight touchdowns in back-to-back wins. Fitzpatrick threw three touchdowns and three interceptions in a Week Three loss and then got benched in favor of the returning Winston during a 48-10 loss to the Bears the next week.
Winston was benched in Week Eight and Fitzpatrick made three more starts before returning to the bench for the rest of the year. He was 164-of-246 for 2,366 yards, 17 touchdowns and 12 interceptions overall.
It was the 11th straight year Fitzpatrick started at least three games and he’s done it with six different teams. With David Fales and Luke Falk the other quarterbacks on the Miami roster, he looks like he’ll have a good chance to add to both marks, although the draft and the rest of free agency could change that outlook.

Source: PFT.com
Author: Josh Alper
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Roger Goodell sends ominous letter to Oakland mayor

There are certain words and phrases a city would prefer not to hear from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in the days before a critical relocation vote involving its local franchise.
Such language is now in the Oakland mayor’s possession.
Goodell reportedly sent a letter Friday to Mayor Libby Schaaf, a transmission Schaaf received after having sent the NFL her own letter in which she characterized the latest effort to keep the Raiders in Oakland as a “viable and responsible proposal.” Clearly, Goodell did not agree.
“Despite all of these efforts, ours and yours, we have not yet identified a viable solution,” Goodell said in the letter, which the East Bay Times reportedly obtained Saturday. “It is disappointing to me and our clubs to have come to that conclusion.”
Oakland and its partners submitted Friday a revised $1.3 billion development proposal that Goodell wrote is not “clear and specific, actionable in a reasonable time frame, and free of major contingencies,” according to East Bay Times.
A vote that could relocate the Raiders from Oakland to Las Vegas is expected as early as Monday at the NFL’s annual spring meeting in Phoenix. Twenty-four of the league’s 32 owners must vote in favor of the relocation for it to be approved.
It’d be the latest relocation for the league. On Jan. 12, the Chargers moved from San Diego to Los Angeles. The Rams moved from St. Louis to L.A. last year.
Goodell’s full letter has not been published in its entirety at this time, but its largest excerpt reads as follows, per the East Bay Times:
“We have been prepared for nearly two years to work on finding a solution based on access to land at a certain cost, without constraints on the location of the stadium or timing of construction, and clarity on the overall development,” Goodell wrote.
“However, at this date, there remains no certainty regarding how the site will be fully developed, or the specific and contractually-defined nature of the participation by Fortress or other parties. In addition, the long-term nature of the commitment to the A’s remains a significant complication and the resolution of that issue remains unknown.”

Source:  PFT.com
Author: Michael Gehlken
Photo: Star Ledger, US Presswire

Cowboys activate Darren McFadden

The Cowboys have officially activated veteran running back Darren McFadden.
The move was not surprising. McFadden had been on the non-football injury list due to a broken elbow, but returned to practice late last month.
McFadden led the Cowboys with 1,089 rushing yards last season. He figures to play a much smaller role initially behind rookie Ezekiel Elliott and Alfred Morris, but McFadden has fresh legs for the stretch run. He has 28 career rushing touchdowns in eight previous seasons.
Rookie running back Darius Jackson was waived to create a roster spot for McFadden. Jackson is a strong candidate to be claimed on waivers, but the 2016 sixth-round pick could return to the Cowboys’ practice squad if he’s not claimed.
Jackson had a strong preseason but has not played in a regular season game.

Source: PFT.com
Author: Zac Jackson
Photo: Nhat V. Meyer Staff, BayArea.com

Week 12 Football ERA Cumulative Results

Weekly 2016 Cumulative Football ERA Formula results are published below with the usual cautionary disclaimer that these are NOT Power Rankings. To analyze these results, we primarily have to look at how teams change within the Rankings rather than looking at the Rankings as raw stand-alone data. Position is neither the best nor the sole criteria of analyzing the list as much as is observing change in the list (first derivative). In other words, how teams rise and fall from week to week during the long season is more of a primary criteria for evaluating performance.
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Dall	…	27554
Tenn	…	23061
NO	…	21264
Phi	…	20996
NE	…	20806
Arz	…	20454
Car	…	19411
Buff	…	18842
Den	…	18482
GB	…	18412
Bal	…	17840
Atl	…	17522
SD	…	17314
Oak	…	16649
Was	…	16598
Cinn	…	16351
Pitt	…	16171
Hou	…	16026
Minn	…	15877
TB	…	15816
Sea	…	14405
Mia	…	13705
NYJ	…	13388
NYG	…	12702
KC	…	11218
LA	…	10167
Jax	…	9967
Chi	…	9726
Ind	…	9482
Det	…	8225
SF	…	6735
Cleve	…	-1317

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