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Trade references
- ↑ McPherson, Chris (April 1, 2024). "Eagles trade Haason Reddick to the Jets". philadelphiaeagles.com. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- 1 2 "Rams trade running back Cam Akers to the Vikings, swap some draft picks". Los Angeles Times. September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Detroit Lions trade for Jaguars' Riley Patterson, now have 3-man kicking competition". Detroit Free Press. May 25, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
General references
- ↑ Bell, Jarrett (November 10, 2020). "NFL approves plan to reward teams with draft picks for developing minority coaches, GMs". USA Today. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ↑ "2020 Resolution JC-2A". Over the Cap. Retrieved March 11, 2023.