7:27 AM ET The Green Bay Packers have begun exploring quarterbacks they can add to their roster for upcoming organized team activities and training camp, sources told ESPN. Their inquiries could be in part because Jordan Love currently is the only other quarterback on the roster aside from Aaron Rodgers, and also related to the
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9:34 PM ET ESPN News Services The Detroit Lions are releasing running back Kerryon Johnson, according to multiple reports. Detroit drafted the former Auburn standout in the second round in 2018. Johnson became expendable after the team drafted D’Andre Swift No. 35 overall in 2020, signed free-agent running back Jamaal Williams in March and drafted
7:10 PM ET The NFL reminded teams Wednesday that they are not obligated to pay players who suffer an injury away from the team facility, an issue that moved this week to the center of an ongoing dispute between the NFL and NFL Players Association over in-person participation in offseason workouts. The memo, obtained by
7:20 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Once again, Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians has kept his word. Days after saying the Bucs would work to re-sign Tom Brady’s top backup, quarterback Blaine Gabbert, the team is indeed re-signing Gabbert to a one-year deal worth $2.5 million, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Gabbert, who
5:20 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Linebacker Micah Parsons, selected No. 12 overall in the 2021 NFL draft, will get his wish and wear No. 11 for the Dallas Cowboys. So, does this mark the beginning of different jersey numbers for Cowboys’ players? The Cowboys Pro Shop is selling No. 11 jerseys with Parsons, taking
2:45 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — New Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Alejandro Villanueva says he is looking forward to playing the Pittsburgh Steelers, his former team, while also throwing some shade toward wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. Villanueva acknowledged Wednesday at his introductory news conference that he didn’t have many options in free agency after
4:24 PM ET ESPN News Services The NFL is offering 50 free Super Bowl LVI tickets to fans who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 as part of a global event to encourage getting vaccinations. Working with the White House COVID Response Team and Global Citizen, the Super Bowl promotion asks fans to share why they
1:13 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars have fired four longtime employees in the scouting and personnel department, including one who has been with the franchise since its inception, a league source confirmed to ESPN. Andy Dengler (assistant director of player personnel), Chris Driggers (director of pro personnel), Mark Ellenz (director of college scouting)
2:12 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane said during a radio appearance Wednesday that he would cut an unvaccinated player if it meant his team being able to return to some sense of normalcy. Appearing on One Bills Live with hosts Chris Brown and former Bills player Steve
12:19 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Brett Favre hopes Aaron Rodgers can win another Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers, but he’s not optimistic that there will be another run given what he knows about the rift between Rodgers and the team. In appearance on ESPN Wisconsin radio’s Wilde & Tausch, Favre on