3:12 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have acquired wide receiver DeVante Parker and a 2022 fifth-round draft pick from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a 2023 third-round pick, a move that has a significant trickle-down effect in multiple areas. WR depth chart: Parker joins a clear-cut top four on the
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1:16 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In a rare trade between AFC East rivals, the New England Patriots have acquired Miami Dolphins wide receiver DeVante Parker and a 2022 fifth-round draft pick in exchange for a 2023 third-round pick, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Dolphins’ acquisition of Tyreek Hill, and the free-agent signing
8:47 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Dolphins and cornerback Xavien Howard agreed to a five-year contract, his agent David Canter announced. The deal is worth $50.6 million in new money and gives Howard the most guaranteed cash for a cornerback in NFL history. Howard had three years and $39 million remaining on the
7:42 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have signed running back Marlon Mack, a source told ESPN. Mack, 26, spent his first five seasons with the AFC South rival Indianapolis Colts. His best season came in 2019, when he ran for 1,091 yards and eight touchdowns on 247 carries. Mack joins running backs Rex
4:40 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN All it took was one biology class to create the latest Wordle variant. Two high school students, whose parents asked that their names not be shared because they’re minors, recently came up with the game of Weddle — and yes it is named after former NFL safety Eric Weddle. “One
3:45 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have re-signed running back Giovani Bernard to a one-year deal, a source told ESPN on Friday, confirming multiple reports. The deal is for the veteran salary benefit, which comes out to $1.12 million for Bernard’s nine years of league service, plus a $152,500 signing bonus,
4:09 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons added another player to their reconstructed wide receiver room Friday, signing Damiere Byrd to a one-year contract, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. This will be the 29-year-old Byrd’s fifth NFL team. He signed with the Carolina Panthers out of South Carolina in 2016 and played three years there,
8:00 AM ET ESPN Fantasy staff The NFL offseason has featured tons of head-turning moves. Each one has an impact on the fantasy football landscape. Throughout the offseason, our ESPN Fantasy analysts will offer their thoughts on a variety of topics that fantasy managers should be thinking about. In this installment, Matt Bowen, Tristan H.
10:58 PM ET Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf is one of the fastest athletes in the NFL. Remember when he ran a 4.33 40-yard dash in the NFL combine? Or when he somehow chased down Budda Baker and prevented a pick-six, reaching a top speed of 22.64 mph? Or just any of his 29
3:50 PM ET Jerry Jones has paid nearly $3 million to the woman who says she is his biological daughter, including her full tuition at SMU and a $70,000 Range Rover on her 16th birthday, and to her mother, according to the Little Rock, Arkansas, lawyer who delivered the payments on behalf of the Dallas
3:23 PM ET Pro-Bowl linebacker Bobby Wagner will be staying in the NFC West next season despite his release by the Seattle Seahawks earlier this month. Wagner is signing a five-year, $50 million deal worth up to $65 million with the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday.
4:44 PM ET Bruce Arians said Thursday that it was always his dream to hand a head-coaching job to a member of his staff and that reports of friction between himself and Tom Brady “couldn’t be further from the truth.” Arians, who will be moving into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ front office this season while
1:20 PM ET The NFL schedule has yet to be released and the draft is still weeks away, but season-win total odds are already on the board at some sportsbooks. The Buffalo Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers — each with 11.5 — top the season-win totals released Thursday at Caesars Sportsbook. The Green Bay Packers
6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Finding “Mount Scoutmore” was the goal. Create a shortlist honoring the most influential and talented NFL scouts in history. Poll those who know, do the research, sift through the records and find four or five who built the foundation of what the profession has become and those who have
1:25 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — In one of the most shocking moves of arguably the wildest NFL offseason in recent memory, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Wednesday that coach Bruce Arians is transitioning from a head-coaching role into a front-office one, with defensive coordinator Todd Bowles being elevated to head coach. The timing of
8:29 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Bruce Arians is stepping down after three seasons as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ head coach and moving into a front-office role with the organization, the team announced Wednesday night. Defensive coordinator Todd Bowles will replace Arians as head coach. Arians told ESPN he doesn’t see it as a retirement.
6:30 PM ET Cornerback Patrick Peterson announced Wednesday on “All Things Covered,” the podcast he co-hosts with Bryant McFadden, that he will be re-signing with the Minnesota Vikings on a one-year contract. “I’m gonna stay put in Minnesota and run it back with the guys. Keep it in the North,” he said, while donning a
5:14 PM ET Lawyers for the 25-year-old congressional aide who says Jerry Jones is her biological father blasted the Dallas Cowboys owner Wednesday, saying he “maliciously accuses his own daughter of extortion” and adamantly denying she is part of “a conspiracy to exploit him.” “Even more distasteful is that Mr. Jones has stooped so low