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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....

Eagles' inside intel aided selection of Toledo CB in first round
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni made a call no other NFL coach or general manager could before the final decision was made to select Toledo cornerback Quinyon Mitchell in the first round Thursday night....

2024 NFL Draft: Best available entering second round
With 32 picks in the books, the Buffalo Bills are on the clock to start the second round with the 33rd pick in the draft on Friday....

Winners, losers in first round of 2024 NFL Draft
Instant reaction to NFL draft selections is dangerous territory, but we're running with the Bears while we have the chance....

Falcons pick QB Michael Penix Jr. despite Kirk Cousins signing
In a matter of six weeks, the Atlanta Falcons went from having no clear plan at quarterback to having two QBs....

Vikings make first trade of draft to take QB J.J. McCarthy
Rather than wait one more pick and risk another team jumping them in the order, the Minnesota Vikings moved up from No. 11 to No. 10 in the NFL draft to take Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy on Thursday night in Detroit....

Reports: Eagles WR A.J. Brown lands 3-year, $96M extension
Philadelphia Eagles star wide receiver A.J. Brown agreed to a three-year, $96 million extension, with $84 million in guaranteed money, per multiple media reports Thursday....

Caleb Williams joins Bears as QBs go 1-2-3 at NFL draft
Led by Southern California signal-caller Caleb Williams, three quarterbacks proved to be the top three picks at the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday night in Detroit....