4:06 PM ET The Dallas Cowboys and Dak Prescott were unable to reach an agreement on a long-term deal by Wednesday’s deadline, which means the quarterback will play the 2020 NFL season on the $31.4 million exclusive franchise tag. Prescott joins 11 other NFL players who will play on the franchise tag in 2020, including
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3:18 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Domestic battery charges against former Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Blair Brown have been dismissed, per a release from his agent and court records. Duval County Judge Emmet F. Ferguson III granted defense attorney Zachary Shafer’s motion to dismiss the charges on July 8, per court records. Brown was arrested and
4:12 PM ET CINCINNATI — No matter what happened this offseason, A.J. Green was going to find out how much he was valued by the Cincinnati Bengals. After 4 p.m. ET Wednesday, the veteran wide receiver got his answer. The two sides failed to agree on a new contract, which means Green will likely play
1:24 PM ET The NFL responded Tuesday night to the NFLPA’s counterproposal on coronavirus-related reopening protocols, but a source told ESPN that some major issues remain unresolved, including a dispute over whether COVID-19 should be classified as a “non-football injury.” According to sources, the NFLPA has made several requests of the league, including daily COVID-19
3:02 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — David Lewis, a key member of the 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that reached the NFC title game, has died. He was 65. Lewis died Tuesday in Tampa. The cause was not immediately known, but he had struggled with health issues in recent years, according to USC,
12:14 PM ET Associated Press A judge has denied a request by news organizations including The Associated Press to unseal court records involving the mental competency of billionaire Tom Benson when he rewrote his will to give his third wife ownership of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans sports franchises. The news outlets argued public
12:00 PM ET Underscoring an unmatched futility in the NFL, the Cleveland Browns remarkably had not re-signed a first-round draft pick since 2010 selection Joe Haden. But as an underpinning of what might be to come in Cleveland, that is about to change. As reported Tuesday, the Browns are finalizing a massive five-year extension worth
10:46 AM ET Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills was arrested Tuesday in Louisville and faces a felony charge after participating in a protest at the home of Kentucky’s attorney general. Stills, 28, was booked at 11:36 p.m. local time and charged with intimidating a participant in the legal process, a felony, according to the
9:30 AM ET NFL NationESPN The deadline for teams to sign franchise-tagged players to extensions is Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, and 13 players still are awaiting new deals, including Dak Prescott and Derrick Henry. If the players do not agree to new contracts, they will play this season on the tag. Only two players
6:00 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Unless Yannick Ngakoue has a change or heart or the Jacksonville Jaguars make him an offer he can’t refuse, the defensive end will have to wait until 2021 to get a long-term deal. The deadline for franchise-tagged players to sign a long-term contract extension is 4 p.m. ET Wednesday.