1:26 PM ET One of the top pass-rushers in free agency is getting healthier. Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Bud Dupree, who tore his ACL on Dec. 2 against the Baltimore Ravens, told ESPN he plans to be a full participant in an NFL training camp based on positive feedback from his doctors. Dupree has been
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6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers have plenty to accomplish before free agency to ensure they’ll be able to do something when they get to that point. And yes, general manager Brian Gutekunst thinks they’ll be able to do something in free agency. Between now and the start of the
12:21 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints have agreed to a two-year deal with special-teams standout and backup safety J.T. Gray, a source confirmed. Gray, who was named second-team All Pro in 2019, was scheduled to be a restricted free agent after originally signing as an undrafted free agent out of Mississippi
10:28 AM ET ASHBURN, Va., — The Washington Football Team has discontinued its cheerleader program after more than 50 years, replacing it with a coed dance squad as part of its rebranding effort. The team had announced last month that the cheerleader program was paused while it decided what direction the rebranding would take. Petra
6:00 AM ET J.J. Watt has touched the lives of many people in the Houston area — including the Martinez Family — and will continue to do so as he begins the next chapter of his career in Arizona. Courtesy Houston Texans J.J. Watt had been living in Houston for less than a month when he
8:40 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The headlines seemed to have it all wrong. “Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Diego Chargers star Vincent Jackson, 38, found dead in a hotel room.” It couldn’t possibly be. How could it? Not the man who seemed to be acing every aspect of life since retirement in 2016
6:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts have had four different quarterbacks — Scott Tolzien, Andrew Luck, Jacoby Brissett and Philip Rivers — enter the season as starter in as many years. Coach Frank Reich will have a fifth, Carson Wentz, starting in 2021. It’s the second season Reich’s starter will be someone he’s
11:10 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — In his first interview since the infamous Lombardi Trophy toss at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ Super Bowl boat parade last month, quarterback Tom Brady said on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” that he “doesn’t remember that quite as well” as everyone else who witnessed the viral video.
5:57 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — As teams continued to court J.J. Watt during his 16-day stint as a free agent, the three-time All-Pro pass rusher said all signs kept pointing him to the Arizona Cardinals, with whom he signed a two-year deal on Tuesday. He picked the Cardinals on Monday from a group of
6:34 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings have released veteran tight end Kyle Rudolph after 10 seasons, the team announced on Tuesday. The move saves Minnesota $5.1 million against the salary cap for 2021. Rudolph, 31, will become a free agent for the first time in his NFL career. The former second-round draft pick