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Report: S Jamal Adams visiting Ravens
Three-time Pro-Bowl safety Jamal Adams is visiting the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday, ESPN reported.,Adams, 28, was released by the Seattle Seahawks on March 5 in a cost-cutting move. He was due a base salary of $16.5 million in 2024 and carried a cap hit of $26.9 million, per Spotrac.,The Ravens feat...
Report: Patriots starting G Cole Strange to miss start of season
New England Patriots starting guard Cole Strange is expected to miss perhaps up to the middle of the 2024 season due to a significant knee injury he sustained in 2023, NFL Network reported.,Strange has started every game in which he's played for the Patriots since they selected him with the 29th ove...
Report: Broncos LB Drew Sanders has torn Achilles
The Denver Broncos won't have second-year linebacker Drew Sanders until late in the 2024 season, if then, due to a torn Achilles that he sustained last month, ESPN reported Monday. ,News of the injury was first reported by 9News in Denver. Sanders' recovery time is expected to be six to nine months,...
WR DeVante Parker retires 2 months after signing with Eagles
Wide receiver DeVante Parker has retired after nine seasons in the NFL -- and just two months after joining a new team.,The Philadelphia Eagles signed Parker to a one-year deal in March, but Parker told ESPN on Monday that he has other priorities in mind right now.,"I want to see my kids, spend qual...
Eagles sign second-round pick CB Cooper DeJean
The Philadelphia Eagles signed cornerback Cooper DeJean to his four-year rookie contract on Monday.,The deal for the second-round pick is worth $9.28 million over four seasons, according to multiple reports.,DeJean was the 40th overall selection of the 2024 draft.,DeJean had seven interceptions in 3...
Report: Chiefs WR Rashee Rice participating in OTAs
Kansas City Chiefs second-year wide receiver Rashee Rice, embroiled in legal issues stemming from two separate offseason incidents, will be a participant in all of the team's voluntary offseason activities, ESPN reported Monday.,Monday is the start of the Chiefs' Phase 3 of OTAs, bringing together r...
Jags coach on Trevor Lawrence extension: Sooner the better
Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson said Monday that talks on a long-term contract extension for franchise quarterback Trevor Lawrence are ongoing, adding "hopefully it gets done" sooner rather than later.,Lawrence is set to play this season for $5.6 million and the Jags picked up his fifth-yea...
Legendary Raiders C Jim Otto dies at 86
Legendary Oakland Raiders center Jim Otto, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, has died at the age of 86, the team announced Sunday. ,The Raiders did not disclose a cause of death. ,Otto spent his entire 15-year career with the Raiders, who moved to Las Vegas ahead of the 2020 season. Oakland was playing ...
Former All-Pro RB David Johnson announces retirement
Running back David Johnson, who was named an All-Pro and Pro Bowler following a standout 2016 season, announced his retirement from the NFL Sunday.,On his Instagram page, Johnson said in part, "I'm looking forward to my next career path in life. I don't know exactly what that will be, but I hope it ...
Reports: Fanatics sues Marvin Harrison Jr.
Sports collectibles and apparel merchandiser Fanatics is suing wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., alleging breach of contract, multiple outlets reported.,The lawsuit was filed Saturday in New York Supreme Court against Harrison, who was selected No. 4 overall by the Arizona Cardinals in last month's...
Ranking 2024 NFL Rookie Quarterbacks: Who Was Drafted Into The Best Situation?
A record six quarterbacks were selected in the top 12 picks in 2024. One or a few of them could be very good this season. ...
Vikings TE TJ Hockenson might not be ready for Week 1
Minnesota Vikings tight end TJ Hockenson provided an update on his surgically repaired right knee Friday, indicating he's made good progress but has a long way to go.,Hockenson, the eighth overall pick by the Detroit Lions in 2019, suffered ACL and MCL damage in a Week 16 loss to Detroit and had sur...
Cowboys, Texans road favorites Week 1
More than three months before Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season, the Cowboys and Texans are among the early-line favorites on the first Sunday of the regular season.,Dallas is a two-point favorite at Cleveland and the Texans are giving a point at Indianapolis. ,Circa Sports published its Week 1 lines on...
Netflix, NFL unwrap football for Christmas through 2026
Treading further into territory once reserved for NBA broadcasts, the NFL plans to continue airing games on Christmas Day beyond the 2024 doubleheader on Netflix announced on Wednesday. ,NFL Vice President of Media Hans Schroeder said Thursday the league already has outlined plans for Christmas game...
Falcons release OLB Ade Ogundeji
The Atlanta Falcons released outside linebacker Ade Ogundeji on Thursday.,Ogundeji, 25, recorded 75 tackles, three sacks and one fumble recovery in 32 career games (27 starts) in his first two seasons with the Falcons. He was selected by Atlanta in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Notre ...
Jaguars sign DBs Terrell Edmunds, Tre Flowers
The Jacksonville Jaguars added three players on defense Thursday, signing defensive backs Terrell Edmunds and Tre Flowers, as well as linebacker Ty Summers.,The Jaguars also waived linebacker Dequan Jackson and cut ties with wide receiver Wayne Ruby on a injury settlement.,Edmunds, 27, was a first-r...
Vikings sign veteran TE Robert Tonyan
The Minnesota Vikings announced the signing of veteran tight end Robert Tonyan on Thursday.,Tonyan, 30, caught 11 passes for 112 yards and no touchdowns in 17 games (six starts) for the Chicago Bears in 2023.,He previously played for the Green Bay Packers (2018-22) and spent time with the Detroit Li...
Report: Pats sign C David Andrews through 2025
The New England Patriots and center David Andrews agreed to an extension through 2025, ESPN reported Thursday.,He will earn a base salary of $12 million in each of the next two seasons, with a max value of $13 million, plus a total of $8 million fully guaranteed, per the report.,Andrews, 31, has won...
Hall of Fame Game returns to ABC
The 2024 Hall of Fame Game will be broadcast on Aug. 1 by ABC and ESPN.,The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Thursday this will be the first time ESPN has aired the game. It's sister network, ABC, had rights to the Hall of Fame Game from 1971-2005.,This year's preseason game in Canton, Ohio, will feat...
Lions QB Jared Goff: 'More fired up than ever'
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff made his goals clear on Thursday, the day the team announced his signing to a contract extension through the 2028 season.,"I'm more driven and more fired up than ever to go even harder and put the pedal to the metal even more to bring a Super Bowl to the city and...