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Phil Mickelson is out of the one hundred eighth PGA Championship. The six-time major champion has withdrawn from next week's tournament, and his exit opens the door for Max Homa to step into the field. A significant shake-up heading into one of golf's biggest weeks.
Shifting to the NFL, the New York Giants are making moves on the defensive line. Big Blue has agreed to a two-year, twelve and a half million dollar deal with veteran defensive tackle D.J. Reader, a former Lion who brings experience and physicality to a Giants front that desperately needed reinforcing. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN first broke the news, and analysts are already calling it a smart, calculated get for a franchise trying to rebuild its identity up front.
And speaking of Dallas, the Cowboys had a nervous moment before slapping the franchise tag on wide receiver George Pickens. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports that Pickens' agent, David Mulugheta, was actively shopping his client's market before that tag came down. Jerry Jones held firm, the deal got done, but it was closer to the edge than Cowboys fans probably want to admit.
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