2:47 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars coach Urban Meyer said Tuesday that concerns about the disruption Chris Doyle’s hiring would cause his team led to Doyle’s departure, which Meyer described as being in the “best interest of all.” Meyer, speaking publicly for the first time since naming Doyle as Jacksonville’s director of sports performance
2:28 PM ET The Seattle Seahawks informed running back Chris Carson that they will not place their franchise tag on him, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. OverTheCap.com projected the franchise tag for running backs to cost just over $8 million. That was apparently too rich for the Seahawks even with the $14.1 million in
3:32 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings released kicker Dan Bailey on Tuesday, the team announced. Bailey, 33, was at risk of becoming a salary-cap casualty this offseason after the Vikings signed kicker Greg Joseph off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad in February. With $1.8 of Bailey’s $2.7 million 2021 base salary set
3:28 PM ET The New Orleans Saints have placed the franchise tag on safety Marcus Williams, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The only thing surprising about the Saints using their franchise tag on Williams is that it reduces their salary-cap flexibility — and they were already about $50 million over the projected cap to
4:21 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Packers did not use the franchise tag to retain Pro Bowl running back Aaron Jones, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, but they still have one more shot to retain him before he hits free agency. The source told Schefter that the Packers are still attempting to
3:00 PM ET After electing a star-studded Class of 2020 — led by NBA legends Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and the late Kobe Bryant — the Basketball Hall of Fame will officially enshrine two classes in 2021. The full Class of 2020 was unveiled on April 4, 2020. The nine new members of the Basketball
5:00 AM ET Lionel Messi is scoring goals for fun, Ronald Koeman is successfully reconstructing FC Barcelona‘s first team, the Blaugrana dramatically overturned a 2-0 deficit against Sevilla in early March to reach this season’s Copa del Rey final and so, as Joan Laporta starts his first week as Camp Nou President since he vacated
3:01 PM ET Despite the woes on the field and the 2-4 record this past season, Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said Tuesday he has not given football coach Jim Harbaugh a minimum win requirement for the upcoming season and that he’s willing to think long term with Harbaugh’s employment. Manuel gave Harbaugh a contract
2:48 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Jake Odorizzi decided to fashion his game like Zack Greinke’s when he was still in high school. Now entering his 10th season in the majors, the right-hander has become teammates with the man he’s looked up to for so long after Odorizzi signed with the Houston Astros. “I’m
2:57 PM ET Associated Press The Texas Rangers will be without one of their top relievers to start the season after hard-throwing Jonathan Hernandez was shut down from pitching for at least four weeks because of a ligament sprain in his right elbow. Rangers general manager Chris Young said Tuesday that an MRI revealed a