Month: March 2023

3:20 PM ET The Houston Texans have agreed to a contract with New York Jets free agent defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins, a source confirmed to ESPN. NFL Network, which first reported the agreement, reports the deal is for one year and $10.5 million. Rankins played the past two seasons for the Jets and head coach
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2:33 PM ET Linebacker Lavonte David is returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a one-year contract, according to the source. The deal is worth $7 million with incentives that can push the total value to $8 million, the source said. The team’s longest-tenured player has wanted to remain with Tampa Bay for the duration
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1:27 PM ET After testing the market, free agent safety Jordan Poyer has decided to return to New York and re-sign with the Buffalo Bills. The 31-year-old, considered one of the top defensive backs in the NFL, will head into his seventh season with the Bills after agreeing to a two-year deal, the team announced
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3:09 PM ET The New England Patriots are expected to sign wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to a three-year, $33 million deal, sources confirmed to ESPN. Smith-Schuster, who helped the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl last month, will make $22.5 million over the first two years of the deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam
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1:28 PM ET ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter was nine pounds heavier than he was at the NFL combine about two weeks ago and couldn’t finish his position drills at Georgia’s pro day on Wednesday. Carter, who was once considered a potential No. 1 pick in April’s draft, weighed 323 pounds at
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11:56 AM ET Former No. 1 pick Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have reached agreement on a one-year contract worth up to $8.5 million, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. Mayfield’s deal starts at $4 million, a source told ESPN’s Jenna Laine. The Buccaneers needed a veteran quarterback with the ability to
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3:35 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys will release Ezekiel Elliott, making the running back a free agent, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Elliott was set to count $16.7 million against the salary cap with a $10.9 million non-guaranteed base salary. Elliott will be designated a post-June 1 cut, per sources, which
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2:30 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler finally decided on his menu when he hosts the Masters Club dinner, and it wasn’t a big surprise — meat, fish and chocolate chip cookies. Scheffler said he would serve steak and cheeseburger sliders with family-styled side dishes. He said he isn’t big
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12:15 PM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Cuba earned a 7,500-mile flight to Miami for a trip to the World Baseball Classic semifinals for the first time since 2006. “Cuban baseball fans are so emotional right now. They have been waiting for a long time at the moment,” manager Armando Johnson said after a 4-3
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1:07 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner values his relationship with slugger Aaron Judge and asks the new captain about various team-related issues, such as possible renovations of the team’s spring training facility. Recently, he picked Judge’s brain about Anthony Volpe, the dynamic prospect who is competing to be the
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