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Report: Commanders' Terry McLaurin gets $96M extension
Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin agreed to a three-year, $96 million extension Monday, NFL Network reported.,It ends a long offseason stalemate for the five-time 1,000-yard receiver, who was due to make $22.8 million in the final season of his previous three-year contract.,McLaurin...

Dolphins dropping veteran CB Mike Hilton
The Miami Dolphins are releasing veteran cornerback Mike Hilton, his agents confirmed on Monday.,NFL teams have until 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday to reduce their active rosters to 53 players.,Hilton, 31, signed with the Dolphins in free agency on July 26 after four seasons each with Pittsburgh (2017-20) an...
The Los Angeles Rams Don’t Care About September, and That’s Perfectly Fine
Los Angeles has perfected the art of stumbling into the bye before charging into the playoffs. Don’t expect that to change for Sean McVay's Rams in 2025....

Reports: Eagles bring back OT Fred Johnson via trade with Jags
The Philadelphia Eagles are acquiring offensive tackle Fred Johnson, a member of its Super Bowl championship team last season, from the Jacksonville Jaguars for a 2026 seventh-round draft pick, according to multiple media reports on Sunday night.,Johnson, 28, had signed a one-year contract with Jack...

Report: Browns to release QB Tyler Huntley
The Cleveland Browns are planning to release the only quarterback in camp that had been voted to a Pro Bowl.,ESPN reported Sunday that the Browns are releasing Tyler Huntley, who was a longshot to make the 53-man roster on Tuesday. The five-year veteran came to camp last month in the wake of an inju...

Report: Chiefs acquiring DT Derrick Nnadi from Jets
The Kansas City Chiefs are acquiring defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi from the New York Jets, ESPN reported on Sunday.,Per reports, the deal also includes a swap of late-round conditional picks in the 2027 NFL Draft. The Jets secure a sixth-round pick from the Chiefs while sending back a seventh-round...

Report: Chiefs acquiring DT Derrick Nnadi
The Kansas City Chiefs are acquiring defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi from the New York Jets, ESPN reported on Sunday.,Per reports, the deal also includes a swap of late-round conditional picks in the 2027 NFL Draft. The Jets secure a sixth-round pick from the Chiefs while sending back a seventh-round...

Cowboys' Trevon Diggs passes physical, comes off PUP list
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs passed his physical and has been activated from the physically unable to perform list, the team announced Sunday.,Diggs was placed on the PUP list in July at the start of training camp in Oxnard, Calif. He missed the final six games of the 2024 season with a le...

Buccaneers cut rookie free agent safety Shilo Sanders
One day after being ejected from an NFL exhibition game for punching an opponent, rookie free agent safety Shilo Sanders was cut on Sunday by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.,The Buccaneers, like all NFL teams, must reduce their rosters to 53 players by Tuesday afternoon in preparation for Week 1 play on S...

Vikings add Carson Wentz, flip Sam Howell to Eagles
The Minnesota Vikings signed veteran Carson Wentz on Sunday morning and traded fellow quarterback Sam Howell to the Philadelphia Eagles.,Wentz, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, spent last season as Patrick Mahomes' backup with the Kansas City Chiefs. The Vikings will be the 32-year-old ...
Iowa State’s Dublin Win Shows the Cyclones Are Built to Finish
Iowa State’s 24-21 win over Kansas State in Dublin showed how Matt Campbell’s Cyclones have shifted from also-rans to finishers....

Report: Vikings add Carson Wentz, flip Sam Howell to Eagles
The Minnesota Vikings signed veteran Carson Wentz on Sunday morning and traded fellow quarterback Sam Howell to the Philadelphia Eagles, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday.,Wentz, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, spent last season as Patrick Mahomes' backup with the Kansas City C...
Only the Cleveland Browns Would Try to Keep Four Quarterbacks
The Cleveland Browns plan to keep four quarterbacks on their 53-man roster. Only the Browns could pull this off....

Report: Cowboys rookie RB Jaydon Blue nursing low-ankle sprain
Dallas Cowboys rookie running back Jaydon Blue hopes to be ready for the team's season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles after sustaining a low-ankle sprain, ESPN reported on Sunday.,Blue had nine carries for 25 yards and a touchdown in Dallas' 31-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Friday b...

Raiders backup QB Aidan O'Connell fractures wrist, out 6-8 weeks
The Las Vegas Raiders got some bad news at the quarterback position on Saturday.,Backup quarterback Aidan O'Connell fractured his right wrist in a 20-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals in the teams' preseason finale.,O'Connell will need surgery, per Raiders head coach Pete Carroll. O'Connell is expect...

Cowboys coach to talk to Micah Parsons about actions during preseason game
Dallas Cowboys first-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer plans to meet with disgruntled All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons on Sunday about his actions during the team's preseason win Friday over the Atlanta Falcons.,Parsons, 26, has missed the entire three-game preseason during his hold-in while in ...

Bucs S Shilo Sanders ejected for throwing punch at Bills player
Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie safety Shilo Sanders was ejected from the home preseason game on Saturday night against Buffalo after taking a swing at Bills tight end Zach Richardson.,Sanders, the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders and older brother of Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback S...

Brandon Beane gives cautious update on Tre’Davious injury as Bills face CB concerns
Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane said Saturday that cornerback Tre'Davious White is being treated for a lower-leg injury, but offered no timeline for his return, leaving questions about the team's secondary depth heading into the regular season.,White sustained the injury in practice Thur...

Report: NFL fines Rams S Tanner Ingle for hit on Chargers' Quentin Johnston
The NFL has fined Los Angeles Rams safety Tanner Ingle $4,666 for his hit that gave Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston a concussion in an Aug. 16 preseason game, NFL Network reported on Saturday.,Johnston was injured on an incomplete deep sideline pass from quarterback Justin Herbert when Ingle...

NFL preseason roundup: Ravens wreck Commanders to finish 3-0
The yardage totals were close, but the final was anything but as Baltimore rolled past Washington 30-3 in Landover, Md. on Saturday to complete its NFL preseason a perfect 3-0.,Rasheen Ali and D'Ernest Johnson rumbled for first-half rushing scores, rookie Tyler Loop drilled three long field goals, i...