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Dolphins coach: WR Tyreek Hill had wrist surgery for ligament damage
Miami star wide receiver Tyreek Hill recently had ligament surgery on his left wrist and is expected to be ready for training camp, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.,The coach said that Hill is slated to begin running soon until he's ready to catc...

49ers make change at QBs coach, promote Mick Lombardi
In addition to confirming a new set of coordinators Tuesday, the San Francisco 49ers promoted Mick Lombardi to quarterbacks coach, replacing Brian Griese in the role.,It was not yet known whether Griese was let go or chose to leave the 49ers on his own. Griese, the quarterbacks coach for the past th...

Bucs hope to ink WR Chris Godwin long-term: ‘I love him to death’
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are working toward a new contract for wide receiver Chris Godwin as general manager Jason Licht and head coach Todd Bowles rained praise on him when speaking to reporters at the scouting combine Tuesday in Indianapolis.,Godwin, who is coming off a dislocated left ankle that ...

Report: Rob Gronkowski, 35, eyeing return to NFL
Tight end Rob Gronkowski may be interested in coming out of retirement once again, according to a report by DenverSports.com on Tuesday.,Gronkowski spent nine years with the New England Patriots prior to retiring after the 2018 season -- only to come back and play two more years with Tom Brady when ...

Seahawks GM: Pro Bowl OL Jason Peters to retire
Nine-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Jason Peters is expected to retire after 19 NFL seasons, Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider told reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Tuesday.,Schneider said Peters will take a job in the team's player engagement department. Per th...

Way to JJ? Vikings open to Sam Darnold deal, all QB options
INDIANAPOLIS -- Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell speaks glowingly of 2024 first-round pick JJ McCarthy and refused to hide the pride he feels recalling Sam Darnold's first year in Minnesota's offensive system. ,Darnold, signed to a one-year, $10 million deal to replace Kirk Cousins almost a year a...

Bills, WR Khalil Shakir agree to 4-year contract extension
The Buffalo Bills and wide receiver Khalil Shakir agreed to a four-year contract extension through the 2029 season.,The team announced the extension on Tuesday but not the value. Spotrac pegged it at $60.2 million with $32 million in guaranteed money.,The Bills selected the Boise State product in th...

Browns not trading Myles Garrett, getting close look at Shedeur Sanders
INDIANAPOLIS -- Quarterbacks are part of the reason Browns general manager Andrew Berry is revved up for the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine. ,He already met with Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Cleveland's personnel boss didn't walk away from the brief powwow without setting up a second session....

Ravens coming to terms with 'serious' allegations facing Justin Tucker
INDIANAPOLIS -- When the Baltimore Banner reached out to the Ravens to discuss the allegations coming to light against kicker Justin Tucker, head coach John Harbaugh was in disbelief.,Not knowing the full context of the allegations still coming to light, Harbaugh said he didn't know the breadth of t...

Report: Eagles 'look forward' to White House visit
The Philadelphia Eagles gladly would accept the invitation to the White House traditionally extended to Super Bowl champions, multiple outlets reported.,That refutes rumors that reached a crescendo Monday that Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie would decline to visit with President Donald Trump.,Front Offic...

Commanders GM: 'Everything on table' with DT Jonathan Allen
INDIANAPOLIS -- Washington Commanders general manager Adam Peters signed off on a request from defensive tackle Jonathan Allen's agent to allow him to seek a trade during the fast-paced NFL Scouting Combine, where decision-makers and agents intersect nearly every hour.,"That is true," Peters said Tu...

Chiefs GM expects TE Travis Kelce to play in 2025: 'He was fired up'
INDIANAPOLIS -- About four minutes apart, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach and Kansas City head coach Andy Reid gave slightly different views of where the franchise stands with tight end Travis Kelce. They agreed on one point: There is no deadline for his decision about playing in 2025.,"We did ha...

Packers GM stands behind effort to ban 'Tush Push'
INDIANAPOLIS -- Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst supports the bid to end the rugby-style QB sneak made popular by the Philadelphia Eagles, commonly referred to as the Tush Push.,The Packers were outed as the team who made the proposed rules change for consideration by the NFL's Competition Co...

Falcons position on QB Kirk Cousins 'hasn't changed'
INDIANAPOLIS -- Atlanta is all in on quarterback Michael Penix Jr. as the face of the franchise, but the Falcons insist they don't have to part with high-priced No. 2 Kirk Cousins.,"I'm excited, I know our team is excited, our owner is excited for the future with Michael Penix," Falcons head coach R...

Titans begin road to No. 1 pick with board set; GM calls Travis Hunter 'special player'
INDIANAPOLIS -- Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi worked a no-daylight schedule for most of February to arrive at the NFL Scouting Combine with his draft board set. ,"Phase 1," Borgonzi said Tuesday morning at the Indianapolis Convention Center of the first step in a long road to deciding how -- ...

Report: Commanders give Jonathan Allen OK to seek trade
Defensive tackle Jonathan Allen has received permission by the Washington Commanders to seek a trade, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.,Allen, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, was Washington's first-round pick (17th overall) in the 2017 NFL Draft.,He is entering the final season of a four-year, $72 m...

Report: Quinn Ewers plans to throw at Combine
Shedeur Sanders already has said he won't throw at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week, and Cam Ward hasn't committed. But Quinn Ewers, the former Texas quarterback looking to move up the draft board, is in, NFL Network reported Tuesday.,A strained oblique suffered early in the 2024 c...

Ex-Penn State DE Abdul Carter (shoulder) to skip combine workouts
Penn State All-America edge rusher Abdul Carter, projected as one of the top selections in this year's NFL draft, will not work out this week at the NFL Scouting Combine because he is still recovering from a shoulder injury, his agents said Monday.,Carter was injured in the Nittany Lions' 31-14 vict...

NFL could consider ‘tush push’ ban after team proposal
The "tush push" is set to come under the microscope this offseason after an NFL team -- identified as the Green Bay Packers in an NFL Network report -- proposed a rule banning the play.,Troy Vincent, executive vice president of football operations for the NFL, told NFL Network and the Washington Pos...

Browns release longtime LS Charley Hughlett
The Cleveland Browns terminated the contract of long-snapper Charley Hughlett, the team's second-longest tenured player, on Monday.,Hughlett, 34, had two years left on the four-year, $5.7 million contract extension he signed in October 2022. He was limited to five games last season due to a rib inju...