Author: Michael

It’s Valentine’s Day which means love is in the air, and — to borrow one more tired cliche — one of Cupid’s arrows hit the Minnesota Vikings’ mascot, Viktor The Viking.
Viktor had his eye on one Valentine in particular: FanDuelTV’s Kay Adams. Viktor decided that instead of trumpeting his love for Adams through that annoying horn at U.S. Bank Stadium, he went the modern route and tweeted at her.

the “it couple” pic.twitter.com/WtpY9YP5x2
— Viktor Adams (@ViktorTheViking) February 14, 2023

What a couple. Keep your head on a swivel, Shams.

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The Raiders released their former starting quarterback to avoid paying him more than $40 million in guaranteed money. Here are the teams who could try to sign him.
Let the Derek Carr sweepstakes begin.
With the Pro Bowl quarterback declining to waive his no-trade clause, the Raiders released Carr on Tuesday before his $32.9 million salary for the 2023 season would have become fully guaranteed. The Raiders would have also been on the hook for $7.5 million of Carr’s ’24 salary if he was on the roster past the deadline.

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The former right guard played 10 seasons in the NFL.
Conrad Dobler, a former 10-year offensive lineman in the NFL, died on Monday at the age of 72. Dobler played most of his career with the then-St. Louis Cardinals, making three Pro Bowls and a second team All-Pro with the team, along with stints with the Saints and Bills.
“He was the kind of tough, physical and fierce player that you love to line up with as a teammate and hate to line up against as an opponent,” Cardinals owner Michael Bidwell said in a statement.

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He has been with the team since 2014.
The Derek Carr era has officially come to an end for the Raiders after the organization released the Pro Bowl quarterback on Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Carr, 31, will now be allowed to sign with a team of his choosing as soon as this week as a free agent. 
The Raiders had until Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET—the NFL’s transaction deadline—to cut Carr in order to avoid paying him $40.4 million in guarantees. The four-time Pro Bowler would’ve been entitled to the hefty sum over the next two seasons as part of a three-year, $121.

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The Eagles quarterback is eligible for a contract extension this offseason as he’s entering the final year of his rookie deal.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is eligible for a contract extension this offseason as he’s entering the final year of his rookie contract, but it sounds like those conversations have yet to begin.
Two days after the Eagles lost 38–35 to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII, Hurts was asked about any updates regarding his potential contract extension, and he avoided giving a straight answer.

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Who’s cutting onions?
We always knew Super Bowl Sunday was going to be simultaneously the best, and the worst day for Mama Kelce — but newly-released video of her on the field shortly following the end of the game really puts it all in focus.

The moment Mama Kelce found both of her boys after #SBLVII will have you in tears. ❤️ (via @nflfilms, @insidethenfl)@dkelce1 | @tkelce | @JasonKelce pic.twitter.com/PtFWB5thE2
— NFL (@NFL) February 14, 2023

It’s impossible to imagine how it feels to be overjoyed for one child, and heartbroken for the other.

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