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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
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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
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12:33 PM ET The NFL said Thursday it has “no plans to move the start of the league year” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The NFL’s statement comes after several teams have restricted travel for their coaches and scouts because of the virus. The Washington Redskins, New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings were
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6:48 PM ET The Green Bay Packers will release tight end Jimmy Graham on Thursday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. Graham will become an immediate free agent. Graham, who turned 33 in November, ranked as the highest-paid tight end in the NFL with an average salary of $10 million and was scheduled
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1:01 PM ET The Houston Texans and Johnathan Joseph have mutually agreed that the veteran cornerback will enter free agency, the team announced Wednesday. Joseph, 35, has spent the past nine seasons with the Texans. He had 51 tackles, 13 pass breakups and one interception in 14 games last season. “Johnathan has been a consummate
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6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The perfect New England Patriots free-agent scenario could be summed up in five words: “Hunter Henry, come on down!” Henry, the Los Angeles Chargers‘ top tight end, would help fill the Patriots’ most notable void. The problem with that scenario, however, is the Chargers are expected to make a
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4:04 PM ET Two NFL teams have proposed the addition of a booth umpire to each officiating crew for the 2020 season, one of seven team-based rule changes that league owners will consider this offseason. None of the proposals have been vetted or endorsed yet by the competition committee, which will meet later this month
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3:49 PM ET KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Soon-to-be Carolina Panthers offensive tackle Russell Okung has accused the NFLPA of negotiating the proposed CBA in bad faith taking the step of filing an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board Monday. In the filing, Okung is accusing NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith of
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10:24 AM ET A number of NFL owners are hoping the proposed collective bargaining agreement doesn’t pass next week because they believe they can negotiate a better deal with eyes on an 18-game season in the future, a league source told ESPN. “They think they can get a better deal next year,” the source said.
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5:59 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints offered a first-round tender to restricted free-agent quarterback Taysom Hill on Friday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, meaning another team would have to cough up a first-round draft pick to sign him away. The Saints also will have the right to match any offer
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