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Got it! Will correct my post! [Edit: it's hard to tag you since 2 other users have similar user names!] Thank you! Will correct my post.

Just a heads up: YouTube TV raised its rates, effective 3/16, $8 a month, from $64.99 to $72.99. You will need YouTube TV to get NFL Sunday Ticket. [Thanks to @ArtVandalay and @nucci for the correction.] Unlike other streaming providers, YouTube TV has raised rates without adding new channels. https://www.makeuseof.com/why-youtube-tv-is-more-expensive-what-it-costs/ "On the bright side, YouTube is slashing the price of its 4K add-on by $10. Previously, you had to pay $19.99/month to enjoy selected channels in 4K on YouTube TV. But its price is now being slashed to $9.99/month. So, if you were paying for YouTube TV and its 4K add-on, your monthly subscription cost will only increase by $2. This is the first bump YouTube TV has seen since 2020, but unlike before, the streaming TV service is not adding new channels to offset the higher cost." https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/17/business/youtube-tv-price-hike/index.html "Cable networks are asking for more money as they try to battle cord cutting, which has sparked price increases among all major streaming TV packages. Dish-owned Sling TV, FuboTV, Hulu plus Live TV and DirecTV Stream all hiked their monthly prices in recent months. YouTube TV launched in 2017 at $35 per month and it has increased its price four times since then. The cost is starting to rival traditional cable TV packages, but streaming services have fewer fees, don’t require clunky hardware and are easier to cancel."

Well, there was one Bills "fan", who will remain nameless, who said: "There's a good chance this team is sitting around .500 after the first half of the season given the schedule and how many good QB/offenses we face."

https://steelerswire.usatoday.com/2023/03/17/steelers-bills-nfl-iaiah-mckenzie/ "Isaiah McKenzie is the veteran slot WR the Steelers need The Pittsburgh Steelers have a strong tandem of outside wide receivers in Diontae Johnson and George Pickens. What the Steelers are lacking is a slot receiver who can be a consistent threat in the passing game. With the news the Buffalo Bills had released wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie, a player is not [sic] available who could fill that role perfectly for the Steelers. McKenzie saw multiple career highs in 2022. McKenzie started eight games and finished with 42 receptions for 423 yards and five total touchdowns. McKenzie has also proven to be a talented kick and punt returner when called upon to do so. The Steelers currently have Steven Sims Jr. as a restricted free agent and Pittsburgh did not tender him. The Steelers also have Gunner Olszewski who the Steelers could save $2 million by cutting him. We would much rather see the Steelers sign McKenzie, let Sims and Olszewski leave and then draft a fourth receiver in the middle rounds of the 2023 NFL draft. Let us know in the comments if you would like to see Pittsburgh try to sign McKenzie."

Well, on their Wonderlic tests that the NFL used (arguably a measure of intelligence), Dan Marino, Terry Bradshaw, and Jim Kelly all scored 15, which is only two points higher than Lamar's. The former three each went on to become TV analysts.

This is not relevant. The Cleveland contract was viewed as a gross mistake by all the other teams, but they and the NFL were powerless to stop it.

Shannon Sharpe, OJ, and Jim Kelly were not good at public speaking either, but they are or were in the broadcast media. Nothing to give back as he has not accepted the tag offer yet. He is free to retire and do another job (except play pro football).

In his same Twitter thread: His original tweet:

Still need RB help.

Your post makes it sound like BillsDad51 said these things.

If he is there at 27, we grab him. Beane is done acquiring choir boys only (see Deonte Harty). [But he'll be gone in the top 5.]

Yeah, his size is a little worrisome. But to answer your question: 1. Wes Welker (5'9" 185) 2. DeSean Jackson (5'10" 175) 3. Steve Smith (5'9" 185) 4. Darren Sproles (5'6" 190) officially a RB 5. Trindon Holliday (5'5" 165)

Wait, so OBJ signed with Cincinnati?!? Guess Aaron won't get his wish granted. [big grin] 😁

Didn't read this entire thread, so someone may have already posted, but I found this: https://saintswire.usatoday.com/2021/12/25/saints-deonte-harris-name-change-deonte-harty-nfl/ "Deonte Harris changes his legal name to honor his stepfather New Orleans Saints All-Pro returns specialist Deonte Harris gave his stepfather a great Christmas gift on Saturday, announcing from his official Instagram account that he has legally changed his name to Deonte Harty. A sergeant in the Baltimore Police Department, Marlon Harty has been in Deonte’s life since he was 7 years old. Now he’s making a permanent move to honor someone who’s had a profound impact on him."

Well, as everyone probably knows, free agency and the new year begin at 4 PM ET today (Wednesday), so that means now teams can officially make proposals to Lamar Jackson. We'll see. I don't think he gets what he wants. The real questions is will he decide to play this year for Baltimore or continue with his tatrum.

Video from the hotel released by Michael Irvin: https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2023/03/14/michael-irvin-refiles-lawsuit-vs-marriott-in-arizona-will-release-surveillance-video/

From the article: "I acknowledge that what I’m about to present is going seem dumb to some. That’s fine. But I think when you’re looking at new Bears LB Tremaine Edmunds, the No. 1 thing to consider is prototypes. And that’s how you can look at his arrival in Chicago, and Roquan Smith’s departure in the fall (in exchange for a second-round pick) and square the two. In Indianapolis, with Matt Eberflus as DC, the Colts drafted two off-ball linebackers who would grow into long-term starters—Shaq Leonard and Bobby Okereke. Both fit a mold. They were over 6'1", but more than that, they had length and speed to shrink the field for the offense. Both had a wingspan topping 82", putting them in the 98th percentile for the position. Both had arms topping 34", with Leonard landing in the 95th percentile and Okereke in the 97th. If you went to a Colts practice, you could literally see it, if you looked close enough. The linebackers looked like they came off an assembly line, tall and lean and long. Now consider Smith and Edmunds. Smith, now with the Ravens, is under 6'1", has a 77" wingspan (34th percentile) and 32" arms (29th percentile). Edmunds, meanwhile, has an 83" wingspan and 34.5" arms, landing him in the 98th and 97th percentile in those categories. And so Smith was traded away, and Edmunds was paid to arrive. Here’s the thing—I don’t think the Bears’ decision making here was any sort of indictment on Smith. More so, it’s an ode to Matt Eberflus’s roots. He learned the zone-heavy defense he runs, one that puts a premium on linebackers who can cover ground and get their hands in passing lands, from Rod Marinelli. Marinelli, of course, once had a big, long linebacker himself with the Bears. And Brian Urlacher set a pretty good—and big, fast and long—standard for those coaches to work off of."

I've updated the OP to include Bills signings, trades, restructures/extensions, tenders, and losses. I will try to keep this updated for the Bills as time permits for me. There is or will be too much news from other teams for me to update, but feel free to post any updates in the thread.