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When Buccaneers cornerback Brent Grimes officially becomes a free agent in March, don’t look for him to be making a return to Tampa Bay, and that’s because he apparently isn’t a very big fan of the team.  During an interview this week, Grimes had multiple complaints to make about the Bucs, and it seems his biggest complaint was that the team asked him to shadow Antonio Brown in Week 3. Apparently, Grimes, who made $7 million in base salary in 2018, felt the Buccaneers weren’t paying him enough to justify a tough defensive assignment like that.  “I just couldn’t agree with it ,” Grimes told his wife Miko on her #IHeartMikoPodcast , via ESPN.com. “It’s just disrespectful. People who follow receivers all the time, unless they’re on a rookie contract or trying to get paid, are usually making $13-15 million a year.” According to Grimes, he was so upset by the Buccaneers’ request that it ruined his mindset for the season and caused him to have a bad year.   “That’s not...

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Gary Woodland wasn’t making any putts until he chipped in for birdie, and then he couldn’t miss. Woodland broke away from a five-way tie for the lead Friday by running off five straight birdies, and then finishing with one more for another 6-under 67 that gave him a three-shot lead going into the weekend at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. None of his birdie putts were longer than 10 feet, which helped. But this was more a measure of his confidence, which dates to his work with putting guru Phil Kenyon during the British Open last summer at Carnoustie. “The big deal was just staying patient on the greens,” Woodland said. “It’s very tough putting with the crosswinds and I didn’t see anything go in early, but nice to see the chip go in on 11 and kind of got me going, propelled me for the rest of the round.” Woodland was at 12-under 134. Rory McIlroy had another good finish with three birdies over his last five holes for a 68, leaving him three shots behin...

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After 11 seasons in Baltimore, there’s a chance that Joe Flacco could be attending his final home game ever with the Ravens this weekend.  Since being drafted in 2008, Flacco has won 10 playoff games, including a Super Bowl for the Ravens, but he won’t be the starting quarterback when the team takes the field against the Chargers on the Sunday. For the first time in his career, Flacco is going to be the backup in a playoff game, and let’s just say that he doesn’t sound too excited about being the No. 2 guy behind Lamar Jackson .  “I don’t know if it’s going to be any more different or not [from being backup in the regular season],” Flacco said Friday, via ESPN.com. “It’s definitely not the most fun position in the world. It is what it is.” As for the fact that Sunday could be his final game at M&T Bank Stadium, Flacco pointed out that the Ravens could actually end up having one more game in Baltimore this year.  “I haven’t really thought too much about it,...

It’s playoff season in the NFL as 12 teams battle to be the one left standing on Sunday, February 3 as the winner of Super Bowl LIII, which you can watch on CBS and CBS All-Access. The road to Atlanta starts this weekend with a Lone Star State Saturday, as the Texans and Cowboys host a pair of games before the Ravens and Chargers battle on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET ( stream the game here ) and the Eagles close things out by trying to take the first step in a second magical run in Chicago. We’ll take you game by game to reveal how our experts picked the lines on Wild Card Weekend and showing you all the great places you can find NFL picks talk throughout the week. Let’s get to it. What NFL picks can you make with confidence during the wild-card round? And which Super Bowl contender goes down hard?  Visit SportsLine now to see which NFL teams are winning more than 50 percent of simulations, all from the model that has beaten 98 percent of experts over the past two years . Colts...