2:30 PM ET The Minnesota Vikings have restructured the contract of quarterback Kirk Cousins to provide $16 million of salary cap relief in 2023, sources said Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Vikings agreed to terms with incumbent center Garrett Bradbury on a three-year contract, a source told ESPN, confirming a report by NFL Network. The move made
Month: March 2023
1:59 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints, in a surprise turn of events, will retain wide receiver Michael Thomas, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The sides have agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal that could pay Thomas up to $15 million, the source told Schefter. A parting of ways looked
4:00 PM ET The Tennessee Titans are expected to sign San Francisco 49ers free agent linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair, a source told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. The addition of Al-Shaair comes a day after Titans free agent linebacker David Long Jr. agreed to a two-year contract with the Miami Dolphins. After going undrafted in 2019, Al-Shaair earned
4:12 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with running back Rashaad Penny, a league source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. Miles Sanders has been the lead back in Philadelphia for the last four seasons, posting 3,708 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns over that stretch. Sanders is a
2:34 PM ET The New York Giants are acquiring tight end Darren Waller in a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Giants will send a third-round draft pick (No. 100 overall) to the Raiders for Waller, a 2020 Pro Bowler who will provide quarterback Daniel Jones with an established
2:11 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — If quarterback Aaron Rodgers lands with the New York Jets in a trade, he would like to be surrounded by some of his BFFs. The Green Bay Packers star has supplied the Jets with a wish list of free agents he’d like them to pursue and acquire, and
3:38 PM ET Scoot Henderson, the projected No. 2 pick in the 2023 NBA draft, will not play the final five games of G League Ignite’s season, a league official told ESPN. The initiative to shut down Henderson, 19, comes from G League executives who feel Henderson has shown enough with his play this season.
2:59 PM ET ATHENS, Ga. — For the second time in as many weeks, Georgia coach Kirby Smart defended the culture of his program and said he and his staff have “complete control” of his players. Speaking to reporters at a news conference ahead of the start of spring practice Tuesday, Smart was repeatedly asked
2:05 PM ET The United States Golf Association and the R&A are proposing a new rule that would allow tours and tournaments the option to require elite men’s players to use a golf ball that will be tested under modified launch conditions to curtail how far it is hit. The new rules, which will not
12:00 PM ET The races for the final spots in the 2023 World Baseball Classic quarterfinals are coming down to the last days of pool play and, thanks to the tournament’s unique five-team groups, several WBC tiebreaker scenarios could come into play. So what happens should either Pool C (which the United States currently leads