7:42 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals are re-signing tight end C.J. Uzomah, a source confirmed to ESPN. The three-year, $18 million deal was first reported by NFL Network. Uzomah was among several signings the Bengals worked out on the first day of the NFL’s open negotiating window. The Bengals will also re-sign right
Month: March 2019
8:08 PM ET Former Texans safety Tyrann Mathieu intends to sign a three-year, $42 million deal with the Kansas City Chiefs, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Mathieu, 26, joined the Houston Texans on a one-year, $7 million deal last offseason after he was released by the Arizona Cardinals just before the start of
7:37 PM ET Clemson bolstered its 2020 recruiting class and future offensive line on Monday, landing a commitment from ESPN Junior 300 offensive lineman Mitchell Mayes. Ranked No. 18 overall in the class, Mayes had offers from Auburn, Georgia, North Carolina, Penn State and Tennessee among others. A 6-foot-4, 315-pound prospect from Leesville High School
7:18 PM ET The Chicago Bears intend to sign free-agent running back Mike Davis, sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Davis, who turned 26 in February, rushed for 514 yards and four touchdowns on 112 carries last season — all career highs — while serving as the Seattle Seahawks‘ No. 2 back behind Chris Carson and
6:52 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager needs surgery on his left hand and will be out at least through April. Manager Scott Servais said Seager will have surgery Tuesday to repair the tendon of his middle finger. Seager had an MRI over the weekend that revealed the
7:29 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — A longtime face of the Baltimore Ravens‘ defense is saying goodbye Monday. Outside linebacker Terrell Suggs told members of the Ravens that he’s moving on, a source told ESPN. One of the top leaders and characters in franchise history, he had spent his entire 16-year NFL career in
6:36 PM ET Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. — Nonchalantly, Washington manager Dave Martinez made official on Monday what most already assumed — ace Max Scherzer will be the first to get the ball for the Nationals. “I’m going to go out on a limb today and tell you that Max will be our opening day
9:32 PM ET My first dispatch from my spring-training rounds, this one from the east coast of Florida … Julio Teheran had his worst velocity in 2018, averaging just under 90 mph on his fastball (per FanGraphs), so he enters this season as a major question for Atlanta, a player who has had a rotation
5:20 PM ET Former Washington Redskins wide receiver Jamison Crowder plans to sign a three-year, $28.5 million contract with the New York Jets, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. The deal has $17 million guaranteed. Crowder will join Quincy Enunwa and Robby Anderson (restricted free agent) as the Jets’ top three receivers. New
5:37 PM ET Featherweight contender Alexander Volkanovski will face longtime champion Jose Aldo at UFC 237 in Brazil on May 11. The matchup carries major implications, as the winner could fight next for the division’s title. But it’s only happening thanks to the graciousness of Volkanovski’s best friend Eli Hutchinson and his fiancé Lauren Whitmee,