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NFL roundup: Jeremy Maclin signs with the Baltimore Ravens

By Brad Weiss

Jan 15, 2017; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Jeremy Maclin (19) warms up for the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Divisional playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 15, 2017; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Jeremy Maclin (19) warms up for the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Divisional playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Star wide receiver Jeremy Maclin will have a new home for the 2017 NFL season, as he signed with the Baltimore Ravens on Monday.

Jeremy Maclin was looking for a new home for the 2017 NFL season, after being released by the Kansas City Chiefs earlier in the month. Maclin found that home on Monday, signing a two-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens. The speedster will fill the role left by Steve Smith Sr., who retired after the 2016 season. Maclin spent the last two seasons with the Chiefs, seeing his production dip in half last year.

Another wide receiver looking for a new home for next season is Eric Decker, who was officially released by the New York Jets on Monday. Decker was a member of the organization for the past three seasons, and was pretty productive when he could stay healthy. He should have some good football left in him, and it will be interesting to see where he lands this summer now that he is officially a free agent.

Vince Young is trying to come back to the NFL, where he was once the third overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. Young played well enough to earn NFL Rookie of the Year honors his first season with the Tennessee Titans, but sputtered throughout the rest of his NFL career. He was playing in the CFL when he tore his hamstring on Monday, putting his quest to return to the NFL on hold for the time being.

Eddie Lacy has struggled with his weight during his time in the NFL, but his new team is making sure he is paid for keeping it under control. Lacy can earn nearly $400,000 if he hits seven weigh-in goals, and he hit his latest goal on Monday. The running back weighed in under 250 pounds, earning a cool $55,000 for his efforts. He is expected to compete with Thomas Rawls and C.J. Prosise for carries for a Seahawks team that should be one of the better units in the NFC this season.

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The Atlanta Falcons honored both Michael Vick and Roddy White on Monday, celebrating the two former stars with a ceremony at owner Arthur Blank’s family business office. Vick and White played together for only two seasons, but Vick told White that he would be a star in the league when the two met during OTAs. Vick was one of the best quarterbacks in the league during his time in Atlanta, which was ended when he was arrested for his role in a dog-fighting ring.

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