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Reports: Seahawks give WR DK Metcalf OK to seek trade
The Seattle Seahawks have given standout wide receiver DK Metcalf permission to seek a trade, ESPN and NFL Network reported Wednesday. ,Metcalf, 27, requested a trade to join a contender and the team has agreed to explore options, per the reports. The news hits the same day that the Seahawks release...
Report: Jaguars to release WR Christian Kirk
The Jacksonville Jaguars plan to release wide receiver Christian Kirk, ESPN reported Wednesday.,The move will save the Jaguars $10.4 million against the salary cap.,Kirk was headed into the final season of a four-year, $72 million contract he signed with the Jaguars in 2022. The deal included a $20 ...
Seahawks release veteran WR Tyler Lockett
The Seattle Seahawks released Tyler Lockett on Wednesday, parting ways with the wide receiver after 10 seasons.,The Seahawks made the move as opposed to paying Lockett $17 million this season, including a $5.3 million roster bonus due March 16.,Seattle's passing game has shifted to Jaxon Smith-Njigb...
K Mason Crosby retires as member of Packers
Former Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby is retiring as a member of the team, general manager Brian Gutekunst announced Wednesday.,The Packers selected Crosby in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft, and he stayed with the team through the 2022 season. In that time, he became the Green Bay fran...
Bengals DE Sam Hubbard, 29, retires
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday after seven seasons with the team.,Hubbard, 29, was voted a team captain in each of his final four seasons with the Bengals. He was the longest-tenured player on the team's roster.,The Cincinnati native r...
Report: Raiders to release QB Gardner Minshew
Gardner Minshew was informed he will be released by the Las Vegas Raiders when the league year begins next week, NFL Network reported on Wednesday.,Minshew, 28, signed a two-year contract in last offseason and made nine starts in the 10 games in which he appeared last season. He completed 66.3 perce...
Browns, holding No. 2 pick, host trio of top prospects
As the Browns inch closer to the start of the 2025 league year next week, Cleveland general manager Andrew Berry has kept his focus on the draft class.,The Browns hosted three of the top-ranked prospects in the class on Wednesday: Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter as well as quarterbacks Cam War...
Reports: Chiefs trade G Joe Thuney to Bears for '26 fourth-round pick
Kansas City Chiefs left guard Joe Thuney is headed to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a fourth-round pick in next year's draft, according to multiple reports. ,Thuney started at left tackle late in the season for the Chiefs and manned that spot for Kansas City in the Super Bowl LIX loss to the Phi...
Reports: Chiefs set to trade G Joe Thuney to Bears
Kansas City Chiefs left guard Joe Thuney is the subject of trade discussions and the Chicago Bears became the leading contender on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.,Thuney started at left tackle late in the season for the Chiefs and manned that spot for Kansas City in the Super Bowl LIX loss...
Raiders' Maxx Crosby: Aaron Rodgers is going to have big year
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby said quarterback Aaron Rodgers is ready to return with a flourish, and he is hopeful that it comes with the four-time NFL MVP wearing silver and black.,The star pass rusher defended Rodgers Tuesday on own podcast, "The Rush with Maxx Crosby.","First year a...
Reports: Packers re-sign K Brandon McManus
Kicker Brandon McManus agreed to a three-year, $15.3 million contract to return to the Green Bay Packers, according to multiple reports Tuesday.,The veteran spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Denver Broncos, where he appeared in 144 games. He won Super Bowl 50 with the organization....
Saints release underachieving RB Jamaal Williams
The New Orleans Saints released running back Jamaal Williams on Tuesday, reportedly clearing $1.59 million in salary cap space.,Williams signed a three-year, $12 million deal with the Saints after having a career season with the Detroit Lions in 2022.,But his production was meager in 27 games (five ...
Seahawks release 4, including OT George Fant, OLB Dre’Mont Jones
The Seattle Seahawks released offensive tackle George Fant, outside linebacker Dre'Mont Jones, defensive tackle Roy Robertson-Harris and safety Rayshawn Jenkins on Tuesday.,The moves combined to save the Seahawks approximately $27.25 million against the cap, according to the Seattle Times.,Fant, 32,...
Only two players receive franchise tag, lowest since ‘94
The 4 p.m. ET deadline came and went Tuesday with only two NFL players receiving the franchise tag: Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins and Kansas City Chiefs right guard Trey Smith.,The most notable candidate not to be tagged: Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold, who instead will tes...
2025 NFL Combine: Three Winners Who Improved Draft Stock in Indianapolis
These three 2025 NFL Draft prospects greatly improved their stock during the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis last week....
Shedeur Sanders' No. 1 pick odds plummet amid reports
Shedeur Sanders' status as the most polarizing prospect in the 2025 NFL Draft has been firmly cemented.,Reports surfaced this week that multiple teams felt the former Colorado quarterback didn't take his interviews at the scouting combine seriously. Combined with the questions many scouts have as to...
Reports: Eagles give RB Saquon Barkley $41.2M contract extension
The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles and star Saquon Barkley have agreed to a two-year contract extension worth $41.2 million that makes him the first $20-plus million running back in NFL history, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.,The reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year concluded a rec...
Reports: Jets release former All-Pro WR Davante Adams
The New York Jets have officially released Davante Adams, NFL Network reported on Tuesday afternoon, after multiple reports earlier that the team was moving on from the former All-Pro wide receiver.,The Jets, who reportedly tested Adams' trade value, will save $29.9 million in salary cap space, ESPN...
Jets release former All-Pro WR Davante Adams
The New York Jets have officially released Davante Adams, NFL Network reported on Tuesday afternoon, after multiple reports earlier that the team was moving on from the former All-Pro wide receiver.,The Jets, who reportedly tested Adams' trade value, will save $29.9 million in salary cap space, ESPN...
Cowboys DT Osa Odighizuwa agrees to 4-year, $80M deal
Dallas Cowboys standout defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa agreed to terms on a four-year, $80 million contract that includes $58 million guaranteed and a $20 million signing bonus.,Odighizuwa's agent Sam Leaf Ireifej confirmed the deal to multiple outlets on Tuesday.,Per NFL Network, the Cowboys inten...