3:37 PM ET The Detroit Lions are not picking up the fifth-year option on linebacker Jarrad Davis‘ contract, making the team captain a free agent after the 2020 season, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN. Davis, a first-round pick out of Florida in 2017, has started 41 games for Detroit, mostly at middle linebacker. He has
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12:58 PM ET Former Chicago Bears tight end Ryan Wetnight died Friday of cancer at age 49, the team announced. Wetnight played eight seasons in the NFL (1993 to 2000), his first seven with Chicago. He had 175 receptions for 1,542 yards and 9 touchdowns during his career. Wetnight, who was undrafted out of Stanford,
7:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — For the first time in over two decades, six-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady is the new kid on the block — playing for a new team in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in a new offense with new teammates. Well, mostly new teammates. Brady will have longtime favorite target
9:10 AM ET The NFL isn’t altering its fall plans. The league will release its 2020 schedule late next week without any major changes, league spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed — including a Sept. 10 opener, the Super Bowl on Feb. 7 and visions of fans in the stands. “We plan to start on time,” McCarthy
8:52 AM ET The Kansas City Chiefs added to their depth at defensive end by agreeing to terms on a one-year contract with Taco Charlton, a source confirmed to ESPN. The Chiefs have veterans Frank Clark and Alex Okafor as their starting ends, with a pair of former second-round draft picks, Tanoh Kpassagnon and Breeland
10:45 PM ET CINCINNATI — In his first comments since being cut Thursday, former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton said he believes the delayed timing of his release hindered his opportunities to join another team. “This year there were a good amount of quarterbacks that were available,” Dalton said when asked about potential trade options
8:27 PM ET Doug KezirianESPN Close ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host As he enters a season full of unknowns, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is still considered a constant by oddsmakers. Caesars Sportsbook has posted Belichick as a 7-1 favorite to win the Coach of the
6:11 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have declined the fifth-year option on running back Leonard Fournette for the 2021 season. It’s an unsurprising and expected move considering the team was attempting to trade the former fourth overall pick for a month before and during the recent draft. Fournette will make $4.168 million
5:52 PM ET Kansas City Chiefs guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is a medical school graduate and volunteered to help recently when his hometown of Montreal experienced a shortage of medical personnel during the coronavirus pandemic. He was assigned to assist in a long-term care facility. Shortly before his first shift, he was hit by the gravity
5:33 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos have informed left tackle Garett Bolles, the team’s first-round pick in 2017, they will not exercise the fifth-year option in his contract for 2021. It means Bolles, who has started every game of the past three seasons, will be an unrestricted free agent at the end