10:16 AM ET The Miami Dolphins have informed team captain and starting safety Bobby McCain that they are releasing him on Thursday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. McCain, a fifth-round draft pick by the Dolphins in 2015, had 46 tackles and an interception in 2020. In his six seasons with the team, he had
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11:26 AM ET The Pro Football Hall of Fame is forming a behavioral health program seeking to address the mental and behavioral health of current and former athletes and their families. The program, announced Thursday in Canton, Ohio, is supported by such Hall members as Ronnie Lott, Brian Dawkins, Steve Atwater, Andre Reed and Tim
10:07 AM ET ESPN News Services The Detroit Lions and Frank Ragnow have agreed to a four-year contract extension that makes him the highest-paid center in the NFL, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Ragnow had been under contract for two more seasons after the Lions exercised their fifth-year option on his deal last week.
6:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — Like most things with the Cincinnati Bengals these days, it all started with quarterback Joe Burrow. Bengals coaches watched film from the 2019 LSU season before they drafted Burrow with the top overall pick in the 2020 draft and spotted wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase. They started to dream of a
7:27 AM ET The Green Bay Packers have begun exploring quarterbacks they can add to their roster for upcoming organized team activities and training camp, sources told ESPN. Their inquiries could be in part because Jordan Love currently is the only other quarterback on the roster aside from Aaron Rodgers, and also related to the
9:34 PM ET ESPN News Services The Detroit Lions are releasing running back Kerryon Johnson, according to multiple reports. Detroit drafted the former Auburn standout in the second round in 2018. Johnson became expendable after the team drafted D’Andre Swift No. 35 overall in 2020, signed free-agent running back Jamaal Williams in March and drafted
7:10 PM ET The NFL reminded teams Wednesday that they are not obligated to pay players who suffer an injury away from the team facility, an issue that moved this week to the center of an ongoing dispute between the NFL and NFL Players Association over in-person participation in offseason workouts. The memo, obtained by
7:20 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Once again, Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians has kept his word. Days after saying the Bucs would work to re-sign Tom Brady’s top backup, quarterback Blaine Gabbert, the team is indeed re-signing Gabbert to a one-year deal worth $2.5 million, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Gabbert, who
5:20 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Linebacker Micah Parsons, selected No. 12 overall in the 2021 NFL draft, will get his wish and wear No. 11 for the Dallas Cowboys. So, does this mark the beginning of different jersey numbers for Cowboys’ players? The Cowboys Pro Shop is selling No. 11 jerseys with Parsons, taking
4:24 PM ET ESPN News Services The NFL is offering 50 free Super Bowl LVI tickets to fans who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 as part of a global event to encourage getting vaccinations. Working with the White House COVID Response Team and Global Citizen, the Super Bowl promotion asks fans to share why they
2:45 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — New Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Alejandro Villanueva says he is looking forward to playing the Pittsburgh Steelers, his former team, while also throwing some shade toward wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. Villanueva acknowledged Wednesday at his introductory news conference that he didn’t have many options in free agency after
2:12 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane said during a radio appearance Wednesday that he would cut an unvaccinated player if it meant his team being able to return to some sense of normalcy. Appearing on One Bills Live with hosts Chris Brown and former Bills player Steve
1:13 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars have fired four longtime employees in the scouting and personnel department, including one who has been with the franchise since its inception, a league source confirmed to ESPN. Andy Dengler (assistant director of player personnel), Chris Driggers (director of pro personnel), Mark Ellenz (director of college scouting)
12:19 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Brett Favre hopes Aaron Rodgers can win another Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers, but he’s not optimistic that there will be another run given what he knows about the rift between Rodgers and the team. In appearance on ESPN Wisconsin radio’s Wilde & Tausch, Favre on
11:03 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — The remaking of the Dallas Cowboys‘ defense continues with the release of nose tackle Antwaun Woods, who started 32 games from 2018-20, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Woods was set to make $2.1 million under the restricted free agent tender he received earlier this offseason. He was credited
7:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers say they’re not trading quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who has told them he’s not interested in returning to the team. That all came to light Thursday, hours before the first round of the NFL draft, when ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the intimate details of Rodgers’
6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — By the time the San Francisco 49ers drafted Trey Lance as their future franchise quarterback with the No. 3 pick of 2021 NFL draft, coach Kyle Shanahan had received some variation of the same question for more than five months. Will Jimmy Garoppolo continue as the starting quarterback
3:00 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — At various points during the 2021 NFL draft, New York Jets officials were seen hugging and high-fiving on video released by the team. They weren’t the only ones excited. Often questioned on their draft-day decisions, the Jets received high marks from draft experts on their three-day performance. It