2:03 PM ET The Chicago Bears have reached one-year deals with free-agent wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. and former Houston Texans safety Tashaun Gipson, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Ginn ranks 25th in NFL history with 15,685 all-purpose yards — including 5,702 receiving yards, nearly 10,000 kickoff and punt return yards and 42 total
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12:55 PM ET With a nod to history, Dallas Cowboys first-round draft pick CeeDee Lamb will wear No. 88. Lamb’s number choice was up for debate since the Cowboys selected him, and he told 105.3 The Fan on draft night that he would wear No. 10 in Dallas after wearing No. 2 with the Oklahoma
1:41 PM ET CINCINNATI — One week ago, in the living room of his childhood home, Joe Burrow waited for a phone call that confirmed the obvious. The Cincinnati Bengals were selecting him with the top overall pick in the NFL draft and expecting him immediately to become their next franchise quarterback. That expectation was
11:36 AM ET Atlanta Falcons running back Todd Gurley does not plan to file a grievance against the Los Angeles Rams over an unpaid roster bonus, a source told ESPN on Thursday. Gurley, who was released by the Rams in March, is owed a $7.55 million roster bonus, but offset language can reduce the payment
11:54 AM ET The Kansas City Chiefs made the obvious move and exercised the fifth-year option on the contract of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, a source said. The move extends Mahomes’ contract through the 2021 season. NFL Network first reported the news. The Chiefs have said they intend to eventually re-sign Mahomes to a contract extension
10:13 AM ET The Los Angeles Chargers have hired Pep Hamilton as quarterbacks coach, a source confirmed to ESPN. Hamilton, 45, most recently was the head coach of the XFL’s DC Defenders. He has extensive coaching experience in the NFL, most recently with the Cleveland Browns, where he was assistant head coach/offense in 2016. Before
10:47 AM ET HOUSTON — The Texans will not pick up cornerback Gareon Conley‘s fifth-year option, which would have cost Houston a guaranteed $10.24 million for the 2021 season, a source confirmed to ESPN. In October, the Texans traded a third-round pick to the Raiders for Conley, who is due to make $1.892 million in
9:16 AM ET CINCINNATI — Andy Dalton‘s run with the Bengals is over, as the veteran quarterback is being released, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. Dalton had been with the team’s primary starter since it drafted him in the second round of the 2011 draft. Dalton, 32, led the Bengals to the
6:00 AM ET Last season, both of the Cleveland Browns‘ bookends ranked outside the top 40 among offensive tackles in pass block win rate. Next season, that should change in a big away. In last week’s NFL draft, Cleveland completed a remarkable offseason transformation to the ends of its offensive line, using the 10th pick
7:30 AM ET David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Kevin Seifert Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 There was a time, not so long ago, when the flood