Bulaga disappointed many players didn’t vote in CBA
Jets, Fales agree on 1-year deal
LOS ANGELES, April 1, (AP): New Chargers tackle Bryan Bulaga voices his disappointment over how many fellow players decided not to vote on the new labor agreement with the NFL.
The CBA was approved by only a 60-vote margin (1,019 to 959) with nearly 22% of the eligible players electing not to cast a ballot.
Bulaga said he liked to stay current with the progress of talks because of his friendship with Cleveland Browns center and new NFL Players Association President JC Tretter. Bulaga and Tretter were teammates in Green Bay from 2013-18.
While the new CBA increases the percentage of revenues given to players and upgrades pensions, it does include an additional regular-season game, though not before the 2021 season. Many prominent players loudly opposed the deal, including Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
The new CBA is set to begin with the upcoming season and goes through 2030. Free agent safety Eric Reid is challenging the CBA’s validity due to language added following its ratification on March 15.
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Two people with direct knowledge of the deal say the New York Jets and backup quarterback David Fales have agreed to terms on a one-year contract.
The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team can’t announce deals until they’re officially signed. ESPN first reported Fales’ return to the Jets.
The 29-year-old Fales spent most of last season with New York after signing with the Jets in September following Sam Darnold’s mononucleosis diagnosis and Trevor Siemian being lost for the season with an ankle injury.
The
Los Angeles Rams
resigned defensive back Donte Deayon to a one-year contract.
Deayon appeared in three games last season for Los Angeles after he was signed from the practice squad to the active roster in November.
He will have a chance to play an increased role in the upcoming season for the Rams, who didn’t re-sign top nickel back Nickell Robey-Coleman.
The Chicago Bears have resigned safety DeAndre HoustonCarson to a one-year contract.
Houston-Carson has played primarily on special teams since the Bears drafted him out of William & Mary in the sixth round in 2016. He appeared in all 16 games last season for the first time.
The Bears announced the move. Chicago missed the playoffs at 8-8 last season after going 12-4 and winning the NFC North in 2018.
The Seattle Seahawks cleared a chunk of salary cap space by waiving safety Tedric Thompson and releasing veteran tight end Ed Dickson on Tuesday.
Both moves were expected after each player seemed to fall out of favor with the Seahawks and will clear more than $5 million worth of cap space for Seattle. According to Overthecap.com, Seattle was down to $11.3 million of cap space as the team sought to bring back defensive end Jadeveon Clowney.
Disgruntled Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue made another public plea to be traded, this one on his 25th birthday.
Ngakoue said in a Twitter post Tuesday “why hold a man from taking care of his family. It’s obvious my time is up in my current situation. Let’s both move on.”
The Bengals released starting cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick on Tuesday, another move to overhaul their secondary after a 2-14 season.
Kirkpatrick was a first-round pick in 2012 and started 67 games in eight seasons. He missed 10 games last season with a knee injury.