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11:12 AM ET The Cincinnati Bengals have agreed to a one-year, $4 million contract with former Minnesota Vikings cornerback Mackensie Alexander on Thursday, a source told ESPN, confirming a report by NFL Network. Alexander is the second former Vikings cornerback to agree to join the Bengals after Trae Waynes agreed to a three-year, $42 million

11:59 PM ET Wide receiver Josh Gordon intends to play in 2020 as he works his way back from indefinite suspension, according to a source. Commissioner Roger Goodell will oversee Gordon’s reinstatement attempt, during which the player must prove he’s making steady progress away from the field. Gordon, who played for the New England Patriots

6:00 PM ET The 2020 NFL free-agent market officially opened Wednesday amid one of the more unusual weeks in league history. With the rest of the sports world shut down this week due to the coronavirus outbreak, all eyes were on the NFL’s annual frenzy of player movement. And the league did not disappoint. We’ve

10:37 AM ET The Detroit Lions have agreed to a two-year, $8 million deal with defensive tackle Danny Shelton, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. Shelton becomes the fourth member of the New England Patriots to join the Lions over the past two offseasons under Detroit head coach Matt Patricia, the former

12:20 AM ET For two decades, Bill Belichick has put the New England Patriots ahead of any single player on the roster. Virtually every veteran who contributed to the greatest dynasty in modern sports has been shipped out or allowed to leave once he was no longer useful or willing to contribute at the right

6:51 PM ET The Tampa Bay ‪Buccaneers are expected to land quarterback Tom Brady barring any unforeseen circumstances, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington. There’s no signing date or announcement officially set up, but Brady is expected to be a Buccaneer.‬ Earlier Tuesday, Brady said goodbye to the New England Patriots in a

8:58 AM ET ESPN News Services Tom Brady said goodbye to the New England Patriots in a series of posts on Instagram on Tuesday, ending his 20-year run with the only NFL team he has ever known. Brady did not say which team he will sign with for the 2020 season, but he did indicate

3:25 PM ET Even by Bill O’Brien’s standards, the Cardinals and Texans made a stunning trade on Monday afternoon. Houston traded away arguably its second-most valuable player, star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, netting oft-injured running back David Johnson and a second-round pick in the process. While I appreciate O’Brien’s thoughtfulness in giving us a fascinating

2:23 PM ET The Houston Texans and Arizona Cardinals made a blockbuster trade on Monday, with wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins headed to Arizona and running back David Johnson bound for Houston. It felt like a fantasy football trade, and it caught the NFL world by surprise. Players were quick to crown a winner. A look

8:45 AM ET The Kansas City Chiefs were unable to reach a long-term deal with Chris Jones before Monday’s deadline to use the franchise tag, so they placed the tag on their star defensive lineman, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Tag numbers have not been released yet, but last season defensive ends got $17.128

4:50 PM ET The NFL still plans to start its new league year and 2020 free agency at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. That means, as of noon ET on Monday, agents for players whose contracts expire Wednesday will be allowed to talk to interested teams about contract terms. It has been a weird offseason,

10:20 AM ET NFL players voted to approve a proposed new collective bargaining agreement with the league’s owners, ensuring NFL labor peace through at least 2030. The vote was tight, with 1,019 “yes” votes and 959 “no” votes. The new CBA will expand the NFL’s playoff field by two teams starting with the 2020 season

8:00 AM ET The Dallas Cowboys‘ 60-year history splits into two chapters: Tom Landry and Jerry Jones. It’s much more than that, of course, but the eras are marked by the Pro Football Hall of Fame coach with his fedora and the Hall of Fame owner and general manager with a never-ending twinkle in his

4:20 PM ET Multiple team officials are skeptical that the NFL will be able to start its league year next week, expressing doubt to ESPN’s Adam Schefter given the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in the country and the typical in-person visits, including physicals, that would have to happen as part of free agency. It’s a situation

6:00 AM ET The first time he entered free agency, former NFL linebacker Bart Scott wasn’t afraid to make a tough call. He had survived a rough Detroit neighborhood. He prided himself on playing through pain, having endured Michigan winters and playing on dirt fields. And he arrived in the NFL as an undrafted free

4:01 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The makeup of the Minnesota Vikings defense changed in a major way Friday, when the team announced it had terminated the contracts of cornerback Xavier Rhodes and nose tackle Linval Joseph. Five days ahead of the start of the new league year and free agency, which is set to begin

3:00 PM ET ESPN staff The NFL offseason is in full swing, and 2020 NFL free agency kicks off next week. Teams can begin to negotiate with free agents on Monday afternoon, but they’re already striking deals to re-sign players — and make trades — and rumors are flowing on all the latest news across

Mar 9, 2020 NFL NationESPN The deadline for the NFL franchise tag has been extended to Monday. Six teams — the Kansas City Chiefs, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Chargers — already have decided to use the franchise tag, which binds the player to the team for one season.