7:00 AM ET NFL Nation Dan Graziano Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2011 New Jersey native and author of two published novels Eight NFL players received the franchise tag this week, and another two of the top presumed-free agents signed extensions. But make no mistake: The 2022 NFL free-agent class is still loaded
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6:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers need a quarterback. Neither Russell Wilson nor Aaron Rodgers are bound for Pittsburgh. Realistically, they never were. With his trade Wednesday to the Washington Commanders, Carson Wentz is off the table, too. Only a handful of the top-tier veteran quarterbacks, like the Minnesota Vikings’ Kirk Cousins, San
10:39 PM ET Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce announced Thursday night that he will return for his 12th season. Kelce, who has been considering retirement for the past several offseasons, told fans in a Twitter video on Thursday that he’s “looking forward to another year.” He added to his teammates, “Let’s go dominate.” pic.twitter.com/haRjMFTxUv —
7:39 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Chargers are entering the AFC West’s arms race. Just on the other side of the ball. Because with the Denver Broncos adding a potential future Hall of Famer under center this week in quarterback Russell Wilson to join a division that already boasts another possible-Canton-bound quarterback
6:00 PM ET Lawyers for the 25-year-old Congressional aide who is suing Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones released a statement Thursday saying their client isn’t motivated by money but instead wants a judge to toss out an agreement “that attempts to prohibit her from stating who her real father is.” The woman, Alexandra Davis, who
6:32 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard is returning on a reworked one-year deal, a source told ESPN on Thursday. The team’s longest-tenured player wanted to return. He was previously signed through 2023. Shepard, 29, was set to make $8.5 million in the 2022 season coming off a
6:21 PM ET ESPN News Services A Dallas jury found former Minnesota Vikings cornerback Jeff Gladney not guilty on a felony assault charge Thursday. The verdict was unanimous, according to online court records. “This has been a challenging time for Jeff mentally, spiritually and athletically,” Gladney’s agents, Brian E. Overstreet and Rodney Williams, said in
7:10 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders are releasing high-priced linebacker Cory Littleton after two underwhelming seasons, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Thursday. The Raiders are expected to designate the move with a post-June 1 designation, according to the source. After spending his first four seasons with the Los Angeles
4:54 PM ET The Chicago Bears are finalizing a trade that will send six-time Pro Bowl defensive end Khalil Mack to the Los Angeles Chargers, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. The Chargers are expected to send a 2022 second-round pick and a 2023 sixth-rounder to the Bears in return for the 31-year-old Mack,
2:56 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — The Lions have informed outside linebacker Trey Flowers that he will be released next week when the league year starts Wednesday, a source told ESPN. The Detroit Free Press was the first to report the news. In 2019, the Lions made the two-time Super Bowl champion one of