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JOSH ALLEN, MYLES GARRETT, DK METCALF AND DAVANTE ADAMS

Present me the cash! On the eve of the NFL’s free agent negotiation window, Josh Allen and Myles Garrett bought record-setting contracts, whereas DK Metcalf joined the get together after being traded to the Steelers, and the Rams signed Davante Adams.

We’ll begin with Allen, as a result of … wow. It is a six-year, $330 million extension for the reigning MVP, together with an NFL-record $250 million assured. The $55 million per 12 months is tied for second-most of any participant, solely behind Dak Prescott. Allen nonetheless had 4 years left on his present deal, however this ties him to Buffalo by 2030.

After a testy final month, Garrett is not going wherever, both. The 2023 Defensive Participant of the 12 months agreed to a four-year, $160 million extension; the $40 million per 12 months makes it the most profitable ever for a non-quarterback. Garrett requested a commerce greater than a month in the past, and as lately as Friday, Browns proprietor Jimmy Haslam refused to satisfy with Garrett. However cooler heads (and some huge cash) prevailed.

This was additionally an enormous win for Micah Parsons, Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Trey Hendrickson, the non-quarterbacks searching for large paydays, Garrett Podell notes.

As for a participant whose commerce request did come to fruition, Metcalf is heading to Pittsburgh for a second-round decide and getting a five-year, $150 million deal as nicely. In his commerce grades, Bryan DeArdo appreciated this transfer for the Steelers, however when Cody Benjamin graded the most important strikes of the weekend, he wasn’t as optimistic.

Now the Steelers should work out who will throw the ball to Metcalf, George Pickens and others. Listed below are the choices.

The Seahawks additionally want a quarterback after buying and selling away Geno Smith, who’s reuniting with Pete Carroll in Las Vegas after he and Seattle could not decide on an extension. The Raiders despatched a third-round decide Seattle’s approach.

Lastly, Adams is becoming a member of the Rams on a two-year, $46 million deal. I just like the transfer for each side — Jared Dubin even had Adams and the Rams collectively in his NFC free agent matchmaking — and Sean McVay goes to have a ton of enjoyable with the Matthew Stafford/Puka Nacua/Adams/Kyren Williams four-headed monster.

This is extra from the weekend:

• Xavier Worthy was arrested and initially confronted a third-degree felony cost of assault towards a household or member of a family that features impeding respiratory or circulation. Nonetheless, the district lawyer won’t press prices.
• The Chiefs re-signed Marquise Brown (1/$11M) and Nick Bolton (3/$45M).
• In deal with information: The Ravens prolonged Ronnie Stanley (3/$60M), and the Falcons prolonged Jake Matthews (2/$45M).
• In go rusher information: The Patriots are signing Harold Landry (3/$45.3M), the Payments prolonged Greg Rousseau (4/$80M) and launched Von Miller (touchdown spots), and the Lions will launch Za’Darius Smith.
• Does the Titans releasing Landry influence Abdul Carter‘s probability to go No. 1?

This is our reside weblog monitoring each transfer, and this is our prime 100 free brokers tracker.

😁 Honorable mentions

🏀 And never such a superb morning for …

LEBRON JAMES AND THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS

The Lakers‘ glorious vibes got here to a direct and painful halt Saturday evening, with LeBron James exiting Los Angeles’ eventual 111-101 loss to the Celtics within the fourth quarter with a groin pressure. He’s anticipated to overlook at the very least one to 2 weeks.

• James, 40, had been remarkably wholesome this season, enjoying in 58 of the Lakers’ 62 video games, and remarkably productive, too. He and Jokić are the one two gamers averaging 25 factors, eight rebounds and eight assists.
• With James and Luka Dončić main the way in which, the Lakers had gained eight straight earlier than falling to the Celtics. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown mixed for 71 factors and confirmed the street to a title nonetheless runs by Boston, Jack Maloney writes.
• The Lakers have climbed all the way in which to second within the West with their robust latest play.

Sam Quinn particulars how Los Angeles can survive with out James.

😬 Not so honorable mentions

🏈 Free company preview: High accessible gamers, daring predictions

Sure, a number of large names have come off the board through re-signings and launched gamers discovering properties.

However on the stroke of midday ET right this moment, one other wave of insanity is coming because the free company negotiating interval begins.

Six of Pete Prisco’s prime 10 free brokers stay in the marketplace, with Sam Darnold main the way in which. In his daring predictions, Garrett has Darnold returning to considered one of his former groups.

Ensure you hold our reside weblog and our prime 100 free brokers tracker up and working all day. This is extra:

🏀 Males’s school basketball: No. 7 Alabama stuns No. 1 Auburn

No. 7 Alabama definitely misplaced some believers amid late-season struggles. The Crimson Tide could have simply gained a number of them again this weekend, topping No. 1 Auburn, 93-91, in additional time in The Jungle on Mark Sears‘ floater as time expired.

Sears struggled a lot of the afternoon, however Grant Nelson (23 factors), Labaron Philon (15) and Clifford Omoruyi (15) had been glorious, serving to the Crimson Tide hold tempo with Johni Broome‘s 34 factors, eight rebounds and 5 blocks. Not solely is that this an enormous win in a rivalry recreation, but it surely places Alabama within the working for a No. 1 seed, Jerry Palm writes.

Auburn, in the meantime, has misplaced two straight. Although the Tigers stay atop Gary Parrish’s High 25 And 1, Kyle Boone initiatives they fall to No. 2 in right this moment’s AP High 25.

Kyle has No. 2 Duke surging to the highest spot, and for good motive: The Blue Devils thumped North Carolina, 82-69, to take the ACC regular-season title. I used to be actually impressed by Duke, which went on the street and overcame not solely an enormous recreation from R.J. Davis on Senior Night time but additionally Cooper Flagg‘s foul hassle. Trailing by six with underneath 13 minutes left, Duke went on a 12-0 run and by no means regarded again, incomes a spot among the many winners in our weekend winners and losers.

North Carolina, in the meantime, stays within the “First 4 Out” of Jerry’s bracketology, and wins from fellow bubble groups like Oklahoma and Indiana did not assist.

Elsewhere …

Which means this week’s convention event brackets are set. Listed below are the most important ones:

A number of groups have already clinched their bids as convention event champs:

• Lipscomb (ASUN)
• Excessive Level (Massive South)
• Drake (Missouri Valley)
• SIUE (Ohio Valley)
• Omaha (Summit)

Two extra bids exit tonight. This is our tracker.

🏀 Girls’s school basketball: UCLA, South Carolina amongst convention event winners

I positive hope you were not simply targeted on the lads’s facet this weekend, as a result of the ladies’s convention tournaments completely introduced the warmth, none extra so than the Massive Ten Event, the place UCLA overcame a double-digit deficit to beat USC, 72-67, within the championship recreation.

How large was this one? CBS Sports activities bracketologist Connor Groel initiatives the Bruins will earn the No. 1 general seed come Choice Sunday.

UCLA misplaced the primary two conferences, and it regarded just like the Trojans would make it a three-game sweep, main 48-35 early within the third quarter. However the Bruins outscored the Trojans 37-19 the remainder of the way in which, with Lauren Betts main the cost offensively (13 second-half factors) and everybody chipping in on protection. USC star JuJu Watkins managed simply 11 factors on 4 of 15 capturing within the second half. The Bruins dedicated to bottling up Watkins at each flip, but what additionally emerged was a UCLA squad that appeared to rediscover its mojo, writes Jack Maloney.

• Maloney: “If the Bruins get the second-half model of Betts within the NCAA Event, they’ll completely win the primary nationwide championship in program historical past,” 

The Bruins’ quest for the highest seed was aided by South Carolina thumping Texas, 64-45, within the SEC Event championship. The Longhorns had been No. 1 within the nation — and in line for the No. 1 general seed — earlier than an anemic offensive exhibiting doomed them.

The Longhorns aren’t the one ones who slumped on the improper time. Duke upset Notre Dame, 61-54, within the ACC Event semifinals. The Blue Devils went on to beat NC State in Sunday’s closing, however the stumbling Combating Irish could be the larger story. Ranked No. 1 in late February, Notre Dame has misplaced three of 5 coming into the NCAA Event.

This is our convention championship roundup, and this is our tracker for each event.

📺 What we’re watching Monday

🏀 Girls’s Massive East Event championship
     No. 23 Creighton vs. No. 3 UConn, 7 p.m. on FS1
🏒 Oilers at Sabres, 7 p.m. on ESPN+/Hulu/Disney+
🏀 Unmatched, 7:30 p.m. on TNT
🏀 Nuggets at Thunder, 8 p.m. on NBA TV
🏀 Knicks at Kings, 10:30 p.m. on NBA TV