7:58 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As it turns out, the San Francisco 49ers will have some movement involving a key role on their staff and the NFL broadcast booth after all. Two days after general manager John Lynch acknowledged that he declined a lucrative opportunity to return to broadcasting, the Niners are hiring
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2:45 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills have granted wide receiver Cole Beasley permission to seek a trade, general manager Brandon Beane confirmed to ESPN. Beasley’s camp first approached the Bills about the possible move and the team agreed to allow the slot receiver to investigate other options. Finding a solution
3:13 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones will not be speaking with the Dallas media at the NFL scouting combine as he works through a medical issue, according to the organization. Jones, 79, would normally be in Indianapolis for the start of the on-field workouts inside Lucas Oil Stadium that
11:31 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — In a game that features some of the planet’s biggest and fastest people, Minnesota offensive tackle Daniel Faalele is officially one of the biggest players in NFL scouting combine history. Faalele measured 6-foot-8 and weighed in at 384 pounds Friday. ESPN Stats & Information records that date to 2006 indicate
1:15 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Studying, stealing and strategy. That’s the way Kayvon Thibodeaux approaches rushing the passer. It worked pretty well for him at Oregon, so there’s no reason for him to stop now. He’s going to continue to relentlessly watch film of some of the NFL’s best pass rushers and copy what he’s
12:36 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Black retired football players who were denied payments for dementia in the NFL’s $1 billion concussion settlement can seek to be retested or have their claims rescored to eliminate racial bias in the testing and payout formula under a revised plan finalized Friday. Outrage over the use of
10:51 AM ET The Dallas Cowboys are “likely” to release wide receiver Amari Cooper by the start of the new league year, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Cooper is due $20 million in fully guaranteed money on the fifth day of the new league year, March 20. The Cowboys designed Cooper’s $100 million
6:55 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Friday will be the second day of on-field workouts at the NFL combine inside Lucas Oil Stadium of the 2022 NFL draft. NFL Network will carry live coverage of on-field drills starting at 4 p.m. ET. ESPN’s NFL Live will originate from Indianapolis with a 4 p.m. ET show, as
6:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS – One league executive at the NFL combine said the Carolina Panthers are a “sh– show’’ with three straight five-win seasons, a quarterback situation that is a mess and a coach who hasn’t gotten a public vote of support from owner David Tepper. Others wonder if there is a shift of
Mar 3, 2022 ESPN staff It’s NFL combine week, which means we get a highly coveted measurement from 2022 NFL draft prospects: hand size. There seems to always be anticipation surrounding combine hand measurements, and this year is no different. Top quarterback prospect Kenny Pickett has the smallest hands among the quarterbacks at the combine,