8:01 PM ET The NFL and NFLPA continue to negotiate terms for a return to work and players are requesting financial backing in case they decide to sit out the season. Among the requests in the players’ recent proposal to the league, according to a source involved: An opt-out clause for at-risk players to receive
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5:50 PM ET The headline-snaring contract numbers handed out by the Kansas City Chiefs are these: $503 million over 12 years for quarterback Patrick Mahomes and as much as $85 million over four years for defensive tackle Chris Jones. But the more important numbers for the Chiefs are these: 24 and 26. Those are the
3:29 PM ET The Dallas Cowboys are unlikely to reach a contract extension with quarterback Dak Prescott by the Wednesday franchise tag deadline, sources tell ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Barring unforeseen momentum over the next 24 hours, the Cowboys anticipate Prescott playing on a $31.4 million franchise tag. 1 Related Sources told ESPN’s Todd Archer on
3:39 PM ET The road to a new nickname, one that has existed for 87 years for Washington’s football team, was decades in the making for some. But for Washington owner Dan Snyder, it was almost an overnight decision. While the battle over opponents of the franchise’s name had gone on since the early 1970s,
3:15 PM ET The Cleveland Browns are on the verge of finalizing a massive five-year extension worth $125 million with star pass-rusher Myles Garrett, a league source confirmed to ESPN. The deal is not final yet, but the sides are close. NFL Network first reported Tuesday that a deal was imminent with the 2017 No.
1:39 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs and defensive tackle Chris Jones have reached agreement on a four-year contract, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. According to the sources, the $80 million contract includes: $37 million, due at signing $60 million, guaranteed for injury $5 million in incentives, making the value of the contract up to
12:40 PM ET Washington receiver Kelvin Harmon suffered a torn ACL in mid-June and will miss the 2020 season, leaving the team short-handed at a position at which it already faced questions. Harmon said on Twitter that he underwent surgery on his right knee last week. He also said he hurt the leg a month
11:47 AM ET Odell Beckham’s blond hair is back. The Cleveland Browns wide receiver said a different attitude is coming with it. Beckham recently hosted a roundtable on his YouTube channel with Atlanta Falcons running back Todd Gurley, New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton, whom Beckham has worked out with this offseason, and former NFL
9:01 AM ET Quarterback Cam Newton has shared how motivated he is to prove doubters wrong through social media posts, but one topic he hasn’t addressed prior to this week is the unique spot of possibly replacing six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady with the New England Patriots. Newton referred to it as “the elephant
9:57 AM ET The Philadelphia Eagles have re-signed offensive lineman Jason Peters to a one-year contract to play guard, not tackle, the team announced. Right guard Brandon Brooks tore his left Achilles tendon last month. Peters has built up Hall of Fame credentials over his distinguished 16-year career with the Buffalo Bills and the Eagles.