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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The details of running back Rex Burkhead's contract with the New England Patriots are in, and they reflect how the club views him as a key contributor in 2017. Per ESPN NFL Insider Field Yates, the pact has a maximum value of $3.15 million and breaks down like this: Signing bonus:  $1.1 million Base salary:  $1.8 million Roster bonus:  $250,000 ($15,625 per game) Salary-cap charge:  $3.15 million Burkhead's one-year deal gives him another shot at free agency next offseason. The thinking could be that with a more expanded role on offense in New England than he had in Cincinnati, his value could be higher on the market in 2018. To put this deal in context from the team's perspective, consider that the Patriots signed LeGarrette Blount last year to a one-year, $1 million contract in 2016. So Burkhead is obviously viewed as a key cog in 2017, both offensively and on special teams. Of the 63 playe...

The grooming company's innovative ad strategy pays off Michael Dubin will remain CEO of the company. Being a disrupter might land you a billion dollar deal. That's the case for Dollar Shave Club, which has reached an agreement with Unilever for the consumer packaged goods giant to acquire the male grooming company for a  reported $1 billion price tag. Founded in 2012, Dollar Shave Club initially made headlines for its pithy advertising, which featured the company's CEO Michael Dubin as an endearingly passionate pitchman arguing that consumers didn't need brand name razors. The work, which was created by the company's in-house creatives and continued to feature Dubin prominently, became a point of differentiation for Dollar Shave Club beyond its mail-order business model.  It makes sense then that the company's advertising strategy will stay in-house, instead of shifting to one of Unilever's myriad agencies once it is under Unilever...

mar Braxton has a deal for a new talk show just days after exiting as a co-host of "The Real." Comedian and talk show host  Steve Harvey  announced during an interview with Braxton on his radio show Thursday that he has signed a deal to produce a new TV talk show for Braxton. The 39-year-old younger sister of singer Toni Braxton calls it an "AMAZING opportunity" in an Instagram post , but offered no other details on the program. Braxton tells Harvey that her firing from "The Real" came "out of the blue" and no one has told her why she was let go following the show's second season. Braxton was part of a five-person group on the syndicated chat show that also airs on BET.