NFL

11:24 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Moving on from Russell Wilson and Bobby Wagner has led to the popular perception that the Seattle Seahawks are in rebuilding mode. Based on Pete Carroll’s and Quandre Diggs‘ definition of that term, that’s not the case. The subject came up Wednesday when the Pro Bowl free safety spoke with

6:05 PM ET ESPN News Services OXFORD, Miss. — Mississippi quarterback Matt Corral showed off his right arm and his apparently healthy right ankle for NFL teams. Corral threw for representatives of almost every NFL team at the Ole Miss pro day on Wednesday, including at least four head coaches: The Pittsburgh Steelers‘ Mike Tomlin,

4:23 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It all came together perfectly for the Tennessee Titans and former Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Robert Woods. The Titans desperately needed a veteran wide receiver after they released

1:41 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Tyreek Hill has been traded from the Kansas City Chiefs to the Miami Dolphins in the latest titanic, big-money move of the NFL offseason. The Pro Bowl wide receiver goes to Miami in exchange for five draft picks, including first- and second-round picks in the 2022 NFL draft. The Dolphins

3:50 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Cornerback Malcolm Butler is returning home, agreeing to a two-year deal worth up to $9 million with the New England Patriots, his agent Derek Simpson told ESPN. Butler spent the 2021 season on the reserve/retired list after signing with the Arizona Cardinals and practicing with them throughout training camp

2:40 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins haven’t fielded a top-10 offense since 1995, the longest drought in the NFL. If that streak extends another season, it won’t be for lack of talent. In a 24-hour span, Miami signed Pro Bowl tackle Terron Armstead to a five-year contract, then traded five draft

12:40 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs are trading six-time Pro-Bowl wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins for five draft picks: a 2022 first-round pick (No. 29), a second-round pick (No. 50) and a fourth-round pick, as well as fourth- and sixth-round picks in the 2023 draft, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The

11:38 AM ET The Atlanta Falcons, days after trading away franchise quarterback Matt Ryan, acknowledged Wednesday they are in the midst of a franchise-wide transition. While general manager Terry Fontenot and coach Arthur Smith were loath to use the word “rebuilding,” Fontenot did say the franchise is “taking it on the chin this year” in

11:19 AM ET The New York Jets and Miami Dolphins are in serious talks to trade for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill, league sources told ESPN. Hill is expected to receive a massive contract extension from the team that trades for him, according to sources. Hill is currently scheduled to become a free

6:45 AM ET Associated Press Three-point conversions, an alternative option for the onside kick and a best-of-three-play shootout in overtime are among the different rules for the revitalized USFL. The new league, which begins play in April, is releasing its rules Wednesday. A copy obtained by The Associated Press explained several twists to the traditional

7:00 AM ET NFL experts The 2022 NFL free agency deals are just now starting to slow down, but a handful of the top names are still on the market. Numerous playmakers and impact talents have agreed to terms for 2022 and beyond, and we’ve seen some wild movement on the trade market, especially under

6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — In the time since quarterbacks John Elway and Peyton Manning roamed the football earth, big passing plays for the Denver Broncos have become nearly extinct. The Broncos hope quarterback Russell Wilson can bring them back to the offense. “Phew, we’ll be throwing that thing down the field,” Broncos coach

7:45 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins on Tuesday reached agreement with offensive tackle Terron Armstead on a five-year deal worth up to $87.5 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, locking up one of the top free agents of the 2022 cycle. The deal includes $43.37 million in guaranteed money, the

7:58 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — No, Davante Adams said, he and Derek Carr did not “scheme” to get him traded from the Green Bay Packers to the Las Vegas Raiders for a reunion of old Fresno State Bulldogs in Sin City. But the All-Pro receiver and the quarterback who holds virtually every passing record

6:25 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead says that the team “definitely” wants to re-sign wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., one of the biggest names still available in the second week of NFL free agency. But in a video call with reporters on Tuesday, Snead called it a complex situation

5:08 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Matt Ryan felt he would be a quarterback of only one of two teams next season: the Atlanta Falcons or Indianapolis Colts. His desire to be play for a different team for the first time in his 14-year NFL career came last weekend after a Zoom call with Colts general

1:59 PM ET Outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith has agreed to terms on a three-year, $42 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings, sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Adam Schefter. The deal can be worth up to $47 million if he reaches incentives, the sources told ESPN. Last week, Smith backed out on an agreement with

1:04 PM ET CINCINNATI – Fred Johnson is back in free agency limbo. Less than an hour after the Cincinnati Bengals announced the reserve offensive tackle had signed a 1-year deal with the team, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Johnson was waived. It’s the latest move for a franchise that has spent the