While you could argue the Washington Redskins should make wholesale organizational changes, one thing you wouldn’t want them to lose is the services of defensive lineman Matt Ioannidis. The team and Ioannidis reached a three-year, $21.75 million extension. Ioannidis would have been a free agent at the end of the season.
The #Redskins are signing DE Matt Ioannidis to a three-year extension with a base value of $21.75 million with another $3 million in incentives, source says. Former fifth-rounder from Temple is underappreciated by many (7.5 sacks last year), though clearly not by the Skins.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) April 18, 2019
Patriots keeping Gronk dent in Lombardi Trophy
Rob Gronkowski couldn’t officially leave the NFL without pulling one last Gronk move. As a guest at the Boston Red Sox home opener on April 9, Gronk used the trophy to bunt a baseball, putting a baseball-sized dent in the top. For now, the Pats are leaving it in.
ICYMI: How @RobGronkowski dented the 6th Lombardi at @RedSox Opening Day, as told by his teammates: https://t.co/uRfshToHbt pic.twitter.com/AqFVvKbG7J
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) April 18, 2019
2019 NFL Schedule becomes official
The NFL unveiled it’s 2019 schedule on Wednesday night and there are a slew of marquee match-ups set for Prime Time and the Cleveland Browns are featured prominently in plenty of them. The Pittsburgh Steelers will play at the Browns on Thursday, Nov. 14. The Los Angeles Rams will return to their Cleveland birthplace to face off against the Browns on Sunday, Sept. 22 on Sunday Night Football.
EXCLUSIVE: The exact moment GM John Dorsey got our schedule pic.twitter.com/EC1tAvMs4E
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) April 18, 2019
The Monday Night Football doubleheader will feature the New Orleans Saints at Houston Texans at the 7 p.m. EST game. In the nightcap, the Denver Broncos will play at the Oakland Raiders.