3:45 PM ET The Cincinnati Bengals on Monday used their franchise tag on safety Jessie Bates III, a source told ESPN. Bates, a key cog in the team’s run to the Super Bowl, had 11 solo and 20 total tackles in Cincinnati’s four postseason games, along with six passes defensed and two interceptions. He held
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3:45 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle has retired after nine NFL seasons. “Growing up in Indianapolis in the late 90’s/2000’s it was impossible to not be a diehard Colts fan,” Doyle wrote in a letter. “Getting the chance to play 9 seasons for the team I have always and will
2:15 PM ET New York Jets owner Robert “Woody” Johnson is readying a bid for Chelsea FC in the English Premier League, according to sources close to the situation. Johnson already has spoken to Raine Group, which is organizing the bid process, per sources, and he now is vying to become the latest NFL owner
2:04 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots released veteran linebacker Kyle Van Noy on Monday, the team announced. The move creates about $4.1 million in salary-cap space, nearly doubling the Patriots’ total cap space to about $9 million. Van Noy was scheduled to count $7.3 million against the team’s cap, which was
12:09 PM ET The Cleveland Browns placed the franchise tag on tight end David Njoku on Monday, the team announced. The deadline for teams to designate franchise players is Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. The Browns and Njoku now have until July 15 to agree to a long-term contract or he will play the 2022
9:59 AM ET The Green Bay Packers have made a significant long-term contract offer to Aaron Rodgers that would alter the quarterback market, a source told ESPN. Terms of a potential new contract could always change, but a three- or four-year deal would help Green Bay’s salary-cap situation while giving Rodgers, 38, contractual clarity well
9:52 AM ET CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals tight end Drew Sample is looking to extract family members out of Ukraine during Russia’s invasion of the country. Sample and his wife, Angelina, told Fox News on Monday morning that Ang’s aunt and her grandparents on both sides of her family are still in the war-torn country.
10:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN Before free agency kicks off for the 2022 NFL offseason, teams are allowed to apply franchise tags to players to give them a sense of what they need to do before the league year starts on March 16. The Kansas City Chiefs became the first known team to put their
6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman offered some clarity on the biggest question facing the team this offseason, telling reporters last week there’s “no doubt” he views Jalen Hurts as their starting quarterback for the 2022 season. Assuming that’s settled, the most pressing issue now becomes building up the talent
6:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — So, what the heck are the Dallas Cowboys doing ahead of the start of free agency on March 16? What will they do with several of their key pass-catchers whose futures are unclear? After four days at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis last week, let’s see if we can