4:33 PM ET DAVIE, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins released linebacker Kyle Van Noy Wednesday just one year into his four-year, $51 million contract signed last March. The team tried to trade him over the last week but was unsuccessful and decided to move on. 2 Related Van Noy was set to make $12.5 million
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6:26 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is rehabilitating from a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle that he sustained last October, but he is already thinking about next February and Super Bowl LVI. “That’s my plan, get a parade in Dallas,” Prescott said on the day he officially
3:28 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants released veteran guard Kevin Zeitler after two years with the team. Zeitler, 31, was the Giants’ best and most consistent offensive lineman last season. But he was set to earn $12 million and count $14.5 million against the salary cap. That was too much
2:49 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers restructured the deals of running back Christian McCaffrey and linebacker Shaq Thompson to clear more than $11 million in salary cap space. They saved $5.6 million in space on McCaffrey, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, by converting his 2021 base salary of just over $8 million
1:33 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills have released wide receiver John Brown as well as defensive lineman Quinton Jefferson, the team announced Wednesday. Brown foreshadowed the move with a post to his Instagram account Wednesday afternoon, with the official announcement coming shortly after. Buffalo’s decision to part ways with the
1:17 PM ET ASHBURN, VA. — When Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera had a chance to talk with quarterback Alex Smith, who questioned the team’s desire in August to have him around, Rivera used one phrase in particular: You were right. He didn’t say Smith was right about everything, but Rivera admitted that he
12:34 PM ET New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman, who is Jewish, posted an open letter to Miami Heat center Meyers Leonard about Leonard’s use of an anti-Semitic slur during a recent video game livestream. In a video that surfaced Tuesday on social media, Leonard can be heard saying: “F—ing cowards; don’t f—ing snipe
11:46 AM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Browns wide receiver Ryan Switzer said his 9-month-old son, Christian, is home from the hospital after undergoing surgery to stop bleeding. Switzer posted a short video and message Wednesday on Twitter showing his son playing with toys on the floor following his health scare. He said Christian was
12:02 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints are releasing veteran receiver Emmanuel Sanders after just one season as they continue to trim their massive salary-cap deficit, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Sanders, who turns 34 next week, confirmed the move in an Instagram post, saying: “New Orleans it’s been real. Sucks
9:43 AM ET The NFL and NFL Players Association agreed Wednesday to a salary cap of $182.5 million per team for 2021, a long-anticipated 8% decrease from last season, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The drop-off will force teams to make difficult roster decisions in the coming days and weeks. Cap limits had risen in