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Top 10 prospects eligible for the 2025 NFL Draft
The backlog of players with COVID eligibility is finally coming to a close and the last of the super seniors are ready to turn pro.,That means the 2025 draft class should bring superior depth with quality talent available deep into the third day of next year's NFL draft.,Early expectations reveal th...

Jags picking up options for Trevor Lawrence, Travis Etienne
The Jacksonville Jaguars will exercise the fifth-year options for quarterback Trevor Lawrence and running back Travis Etienne....

Top 10 prospects eligible for the 2025 NFL Draft
The backlog of players with COVID eligibility is finally coming to a close and the last of the super seniors are ready to turn pro....

Ex-Oregon State star RB Damien Martinez chooses Miami
Former Oregon State star running back Damien Martinez announced Saturday that he is transferring to Miami....

Eagles go trade wild, make nine deals during draft
The Philadelphia Eagles played an aggressive version of "Let's Make A Deal" during the final two days of the NFL draft.,The Eagles made nine trades during the seven-round draft, reportedly the most since draft deals began being tracked in 1990.,One of the deals came to move up to the second round Fr...

Eagles go trade wild, make nine deals during draft
The Philadelphia Eagles played an aggressive version of "Let's Make A Deal" during the final two days of the NFL draft....

NFL draft: Broncos trade up in fourth round, pick Oregon WR Troy Franklin
The Denver Broncos made a splash on Saturday by trading up to select Oregon wide receiver Troy Franklin in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft.,Selected with the 102nd overall pick, Franklin will see a familiar face in the Broncos' first-round selection: his Oregon quarterback, Bo Nix.,"It is ver...

NFL draft: Broncos trade up in fourth round, pick Oregon WR Troy Franklin
The Denver Broncos made a splash on Saturday by trading up to select Oregon wide receiver Troy Franklin in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft....

Jerry Jones, Cowboys 'keenly interested' in Ezekiel Elliott
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones expressed interest in the team welcoming back Ezekiel Elliott.,Jones addressed reporters on Friday after the completion of the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft. The Cowboys did not select a running back in the first two days of the three-day event.,"First of all, th...

Jerry Jones, Cowboys 'keenly interested' in Ezekiel Elliott
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones expressed interest in the team welcoming back Ezekiel Elliott....

Report: Chargers to pick up fifth-year option of LT Rashawn Slater
The Los Angeles Chargers are picking up the fifth-year option on left tackle Rashawn Slater, ESPN reported Saturday.,Slater was the No. 13 overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Chargers, who used the No. 5 overall pick on Notre Dame left tackle Joe Alt in this year's draft on Thursday.,Alt is ex...

Report: Chargers to pick up fifth-year option of LT Rashawn Slater
The Los Angeles Chargers are picking up the fifth-year option on left tackle Rashawn Slater, ESPN reported Saturday....

Teams focus on linemen in Rounds 2 and 3 of draft
Teams took a pass on quarterbacks and turned toward the trenches during the second day of the NFL Draft on Friday night in Detroit., ,In Rounds 2 and 3, teams combined to select 16 offensive linemen, 10 interior defensive linemen and four edge rushers. The picks might have lacked the pizzazz of Roun...

Bills, Chargers pick receivers to open Round 2 of draft
One day after offense dominated the first round of the NFL draft, the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Chargers selected a pair of wide receivers back-to-back to start the second round Friday night in Detroit....

Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. confident, eager to start career
Quarterback Michael Penix Jr., whose selection by the Atlanta Falcons at No. 8 in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday stunned many draft experts, smiled through most of his introductory news conference Friday in Atlanta....

Chiefs: Speedster WR worthy of early draft pick
Xavier Worthy might not win a weigh-in, but the first-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs was highly rated by the front office because of his playmaking skills, speed and production at Texas....

Reports: Bills, Patriots bidding on 49ers WR Deebo Samuel
Trade offers for wide receiver Deebo Samuel could fetch the San Francisco 49ers a first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, according to multiple reports....

Super Bowl holiday? Roger Goodell talks 18-game season, Presidents' Day title game
Eliminating one week of preseason games, adding a week to the 17-game regular season and bumping the Super Bowl to a three-day weekend in February are all part of the long-term outlook of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell....

Bears' Caleb Williams breaks Caitlin Clark's merch sales record
No. 1 pick Caleb Williams is breaking records before setting foot in Chicago....

Ex-NFL lineman Korey Cunningham found dead
Former NFL offensive lineman Korey Cunningham has died at age 28....