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10:00 AM ET DAVIE, Fla. — Will Fuller V pauses and chuckles. After years of taking questions from reporters, the new Miami Dolphins wide receiver was asked a simple question that he might not have heard before. Why do people love deep touchdown passes? “It’s a quick-scoring, exciting play,” Fuller responds. “Who doesn’t like those

6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys in 2021 have added their most expansive free-agent class in franchise history. That’s expansive. Not expensive. The Cowboys have signed eight unrestricted free agents. The team’s previous high since free agency became a thing in 1993, was seven in 2012 when they brought in guard Mackenzy

6:54 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Police Department has launched an investigation concerning Deshaun Watson after a complainant filed a report against the Houston Texans quarterback on Friday. “As with any allegation, the Houston Police Department is now conducting an investigation and will not comment further during the investigative process,” the department said in

3:17 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy has ended any suspense over who will call the team’s offensive plays in 2021. The former NFL Coach of the Year confirmed on Friday that he will handle playcalling duties after temporarily ceding the responsibility to offensive coordinator Bill Lazor for a

2:25 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts and Carson Wentz won’t be wearing the same jersey number this year after all. The Philadelphia Eagles announced new player numbers Friday, including Hurts switching from No. 2 to No. 1 — just like his status on the depth chart. Hurts wore No. 1 at Oklahoma after wearing

11:58 AM ET How did Aaron Rodgers prepare for his two-week run as “Jeopardy!” guest host? Exactly how you would expect the Green Bay Packers quarterback to do it: like he was preparing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Championship Game. Even though Rodgers has watched hundreds of episodes and was a celebrity

6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Some day, relatively soon, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo‘s tenure with the San Francisco 49ers will come to an end. That much is clear following the seismic trade between the Niners and Miami Dolphins a week ago, with San Francisco surrendering the No. 12 pick, first- and third-round choices in

7:08 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — While his youth football team vied for a championship, Jaret Patterson watched from the sidelines, the 7-year-old’s legs dangling from a silver metal bench. Patterson hardly saw the field for the Bulldogs in Bowie, Maryland — he had “the cleanest uniform on the team,” as his mother,

11:28 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Defensive tackle Jarran Reed‘s refusal to move money around in his contract for salary-cap purposes led to his release last week by the Seattle Seahawks, a source confirmed ESPN. Reed has since signed a one-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs. It includes $5 million guaranteed and up

9:32 PM ET The NFL continued its push into the sports betting space, choosing UK-based Genius Sports as the exclusive distributor of NFL data to sportsbook. The deal is worth $120 million annually for six years, according to the Sports Business Journal. Genius Sports unseats Sportradar, who had been paying the NFL $20 million annually

7:16 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons are heading back to London. The organization announced it will serve as the home team for one of the NFL’s International Series games at Tottenham Hotspur in 2021, with a date and opponent to be determined when the league releases its schedule in May. The NFL did not have

5:25 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The sister of Los Angeles Chargers controlling owner Dean Spanos is petitioning a California court to put one-third of the team’s ownership stake up for sale. Dea Spanos Berberian filed a petition Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court contending that mounting debt from the franchise is

5:06 PM ET Beware of everything you read on April 1. Yes, there are obvious jokes. Like Tom Brady, on Opening Day of baseball season, becoming “the first player/coach/owner in MLB history.” (You know he totally would, if he could, right?) With opening day today, excited to announce we’re bringing the Expos back to the

1:43 PM ET ASHBURN, Va., — The Washington Football Team signed Ryan Fitzpatrick to start at quarterback, but coach Ron Rivera said that description only extends to training camp. Once there, Rivera wants to make sure Fitzpatrick earns the job – and that might mean beating out a rookie. “There will be a competition,” Rivera

12:35 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht said Thursday that the team will be picking up the fifth-year option on defensive tackle Vita Vea. Vea was the 12th pick in the 2018 NFL draft. “Yeah, it’s safe to say that,” Licht said of Vea, who miraculously recovered from a

12:09 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht said Thursday that quarterback Tom Brady is progressing “very well” in his recovery from offseason knee surgery, described as a “minor surgical procedure.” He did not, however, provide a timetable on his recovery. “I talked to him last week,” Licht said. “I

12:56 PM ET Wide receiver T.Y. Hilton said Thursday he turned down more money to re-sign with the Indianapolis Colts, the only franchise he’s played for in the NFL. “I wanted to stay here no matter what the cost was. I gave up a lot of money to stay here and that’s what I wanted

10:51 AM ET The NFL’s competition committee has endorsed six potential rule changes for the 2021 season, including a proposal that would expand the scope of information that replay officials could provide to on-field officiating crews during games. The change would fall well short of calls for adding an eighth official, sometimes known as a