7:16 PM ET The New York Giants elected to place a rare unrestricted free-agent tender on outside linebacker Markus Golden, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. The “May 5” tender still allows Golden to negotiate a deal with other teams. The Giants would not receive any compensation if he signed elsewhere, but Golden would count
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3:59 PM ET HOUSTON — The Texans have released safety Tashaun Gipson, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. Gipson, who signed a three-year, $22.5 million contract with the Texans in 2019, has a $4.25 million dead cap charge on the deal. The Texans also have safeties Justin Reid and A.J. Moore on the roster
4:47 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball As NFL teams begin virtual organized team activities, Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay has a few ideas to keep his players entertained and engaged during the
3:10 PM ET The Washington Redskins liked Chase Young because he displayed elite traits and they anticipated his game continuing to grow. It turns out that it might not be just his game that keeps growing. It could be Young himself. The 6-foot-5 defensive end, selected No. 2 overall in the 2020 NFL draft, said
3:29 PM ET HOUSTON — Laremy Tunsil said he thinks he “started a trend by not having an agent doing my deal,” the Texans left tackle said Monday. Tunsil negotiated his own contract with coach and general manager Bill O’Brien, agreeing to a three-year, $66 million contract extension with $50 million guaranteed. The $22 million
1:51 PM ET New England Patriots fullback James Develin announced his retirement from football on Monday, citing “unforeseen complications” from a neck injury that sidelined him for the majority of the 2019 season. The 31-year-old Develin, who was voted to the Pro Bowl in 2017, overcame long odds to break through in the NFL. After
7:00 AM ET The 2020 NFL draft is over, but the offseason mileposts keep on coming. The next decision-making deadline comes Monday, by which time teams have to decide whether to pick up the fifth-year options for 2017 first-round picks. A refresher: Rookie contracts for NFL draft picks are four years long, but contracts for
6:00 AM ET Laurie Phillips had planned to sit with her friends in the stands at Ralph Wilson Stadium that night in October 2007. Tom and Cynthia Murphy were longtime Buffalo Bills season-ticket holders and the wife of the Dallas Cowboys‘ head coach was going to watch the Monday Night Football game with her closest
6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The selection of Jordan Love in the 2020 NFL draft signified that the end of the Aaron Rodgers era with the Green Bay Packers might come sooner than anyone — including the two-time NFL MVP — figured. Then, when Rodgers’ team ignored the perceived receiver need in a
7:00 AM ET Free agency and the 2020 NFL draft have been completed, and now the league enters into an uncertain hiatus. The NFL deliberately kept both of those activities on their original timelines, but with no way to safely practice social distancing, the league canceled organized team activities, and it could do the same