2:04 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots released veteran linebacker Kyle Van Noy on Monday, the team announced. The move creates about $4.1 million in salary-cap space, nearly doubling the Patriots’ total cap space to about $9 million. Van Noy was scheduled to count $7.3 million against the team’s cap, which was
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2:04 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have informed veteran linebacker Kyle Van Noy of their intention to release him, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. The move creates about $4.1 million in salary-cap space, nearly doubling the Patriots’ total space to about $9 million. Van Noy was scheduled to count $7.3
10:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN Before free agency kicks off for the 2022 NFL offseason, teams are allowed to apply franchise tags to players to give them a sense of what they need to do before the league year starts on March 16. The Kansas City Chiefs became the first known team to put their
12:09 PM ET The Cleveland Browns placed the franchise tag on tight end David Njoku on Monday, the team announced. The deadline for teams to designate franchise players is Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. The Browns and Njoku now have until July 15 to agree to a long-term contract or he will play the 2022
9:52 AM ET CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals tight end Drew Sample is looking to extract family members out of Ukraine during Russia’s invasion of the country. Sample and his wife, Angelina, told Fox News on Monday morning that Ang’s aunt and her grandparents on both sides of her family are still in the war-torn country.
9:59 AM ET The Green Bay Packers have made a significant long-term contract offer to Aaron Rodgers that would alter the quarterback market, a source told ESPN. Terms of a potential new contract could always change, but a three- or four-year deal would help Green Bay’s salary-cap situation while giving Rodgers, 38, contractual clarity well
6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman offered some clarity on the biggest question facing the team this offseason, telling reporters last week there’s “no doubt” he views Jalen Hurts as their starting quarterback for the 2022 season. Assuming that’s settled, the most pressing issue now becomes building up the talent
6:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — So, what the heck are the Dallas Cowboys doing ahead of the start of free agency on March 16? What will they do with several of their key pass-catchers whose futures are unclear? After four days at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis last week, let’s see if we can
7:14 AM ET The Kansas City Chiefs are putting their franchise tag on offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr., league sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Brown, who turns 26 on May 2, becomes the first free-agent-to-be this offseason known to be getting the franchise tag. The deadline for teams to designate franchise players is Tuesday at
5:15 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — In a week in which speed has been the big story at the NFL scouting combine, two defensive backs put an exclamation point on the affair Sunday. Baylor cornerback Kalon Barnes and Texas-San Antonio cornerback Tariq Woolen ran two of the fastest 40-yard dash times in the combine’s history. Barnes’
7:05 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Sunday will be the fourth and final day of on-field workouts at the NFL combine inside Lucas Oil Stadium ahead of the 2022 NFL draft. NFL Network will carry live coverage of on-field drills starting at 2 p.m. ET. The draft is April 28-30 in Las Vegas. A look at
6:00 AM ET A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Irish ‘unicorn’: If the Jets select Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton with the fourth pick in the NFL draft, it will spark a fan-base revolt that might rival the hysteria caused by the Kyle Brady-Warren Sapp decision in 1995. Hamilton is
5:43 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis — all 341 pounds of him — finished the 40-yard dash in 4.78 seconds at the NFL scouting combine on Saturday night. Let that sink in. It was a sight worthy of the ovation it received from the several thousand fans inside Lucas Oil Stadium
9:34 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS – LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. provided the specific answer Saturday as to why his 2021 season ended in September and why he will not work out Saturday night at the NFL’s scouting combine. Stingley, who is Todd McShay’s No. 7 player overall in the draft and second-ranked cornerback and Mel
6:00 AM ET For many Baltimore Ravens fans, the 2021 season was one to forget. For Nic Cullison, the Ravens’ last-place finish will forever be etched in his memory — and on his right leg. Throughout 2021, Cullison commemorated every Ravens victory with a tattoo immediately after Baltimore won. When injuries finally curtailed the Ravens’
6:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — It’s the question that surrounds the New York Giants in the hallways at the NFL scouting combine: Are they really going to trade running back Saquon Barkley? It has been asked to this reporter too many times to count over the past week. The Giants are at least open to
7:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Saturday will be the third day of on-field workouts at the NFL’s scouting combine inside Lucas Oil Stadium. NFL Network will carry live coverage of on-field drills starting at 4 p.m. ET. ESPN’s NFL Live will originate from Indianapolis with a 2 p.m. ET Saturday show on ABC. The combine
7:58 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As it turns out, the San Francisco 49ers will have some movement involving a key role on their staff and the NFL broadcast booth after all. Two days after general manager John Lynch acknowledged that he declined a lucrative opportunity to return to broadcasting, the Niners are hiring