The daily transactions report states that Tashaun Gipson, a free agent safety, will miss the first six games of the 2024 season due to a suspension by the NFL.
Gipson, 33, played with the 49ers for the previous two seasons, starting all six postseason games as well as 34 out of a possible 35 regular-season games.
In 16 games in 2023, he has one sack, one interception, and three passes defensed.
Gipson has spent 12 seasons as a player for five different teams, recording 684 tackles, 33 interceptions, and 68 pass breakups.
2014 saw him play for the Browns in his lone Pro Bowl.
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MVP award favorite Patrick Mahomes leads Josh Allen and C.J. Stroud in a tie for second place.
In the 2018 season, Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs is the favorite to earn his third regular season MVP award.
If Mahomes wins MVP, his odds are +450 at DraftKings.com. In addition to Jim Brown, Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Johnny Unitas, and Jim Brown, Mahomes would become the only player to win the Associated Press MVP award three times.
Tied for the second-shortest odds to win MVP at +850, Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud is a testament to the optimism that has been around him following his outstanding rookie campaign. Josh Allen, the quarterback for the Bills, is also +850.
With chances of +900, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is the next best.
Lamar Jackson, the current MVP, is listed at +1400, as is quarterback Jordan Love of the Packers and quarterback Brock Purdy of the 49ers.
Quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers of the Jets and Jalen Hurts of the Eagles are both at +1600.
Christian McCaffrey of the 49ers, a running back, has the greatest odds of any non-quarterback to earn MVP at +4000.
Jahlani Tavai and the Patriots consent to a three-year extension
Another important member on the Patriots’ roster has been suspended.
Linebacker Jahlani Tavai and New England have reached a three-year contract deal, per an ESPN report.
According to the first report, Tavai’s new contract has a $15 million base value with potential for an additional $21 million.
Tavai, 27, was about to embark on his final season of a two-year contract that he had signed in November 2022.
Tavai was removed from Detroit’s roster at the beginning of the 2021 regular season after being drafted by the Lions in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He joined the practice squad of New England and has remained with the team ever since.
Tavai, 27, was entering the final season of a two-year extension he signed back in November 2022.
After entering the league as a Lions second-round pick in 2019, Tavai was cut from Detroit’s roster at the start of the 2021 regular season. He signed with New England’s practice squad and has been with the club ever since.
In 2023, he had his best season yet, racking up 110 total tackles, five tackles for loss, four quarterback hits, one sack, and two interceptions.
This offseason, the Patriots have been active in re-signing players who are about to reach their final year of contracts. Along with defensive tackle Christian Barmore, center David Andrews, and running back Rhamondre Stevenson, Tavai is the most recent player to sign a new contract.
