6:32 PM ET Michael A. Fletcher If Baltimore Ravens fans living in Miami want to see a live telecast of their team’s game on any given Sunday, the only option is to buy an entire season of DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket for $293. The same is true for Eagles fans in Los Angeles, Patriots fans
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10:31 AM ET The Philadelphia Eagles will let left tackle Jason Peters enter free agency by mutual agreement, the team announced Thursday, but said they will remain in communication as “each sides continues to evaluate its options.” “We are appreciative of everything Jason has contributed to the organization over the last 11 seasons in Philadelphia,
9:02 AM ET The language of the proposed collective bargaining agreement was finalized late Wednesday night and is going out to NFL players Thursday morning, a league source tells ESPN’s Jeff Darlington. The ballots were sent out at 9 a.m. ET Thursday morning, and the voting window will stay open for seven days, a source
6:00 AM ET When New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas was introduced to the media last June, he described the “sense of urgency” that exists in the NFL to build a championship-caliber roster when quarterback Sam Darnold is on his rookie contract. He saw it up close in his front-office gig with the Philadelphia
6:00 AM ET HOUSTON — When Bill O’Brien announced last week that he was handing over playcalling duties to Tim Kelly, the Houston Texans coach praised the job his young offensive coordinator already was doing before quickly joking that he better not speak too highly of him because he wants to keep him in Houston.
6:00 AM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — After two seasons as Chicago Bears coach, Matt Nagy has faced the reality that quarterback Mitchell Trubisky is ill-equipped to run Nagy’s scheme. Now, Nagy appears ready to change things. “Whatever we need to do, you want to do that,” Nagy said. Trubisky performed at an acceptable level
7:58 PM ET Former Cleveland Browns defensive end Chris Smith, whose girlfriend was killed in a traffic accident last September, has agreed to a one-year deal with his hometown team, the Carolina Panthers, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Smith’s girlfriend, Petara Cordero, was struck and killed by a driver on Interstate 90 in Cleveland.
7:48 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert announced Wednesday that he will not be participating in an autograph signing scheduled for this weekend because of concerns related to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Mostert took to Twitter to make the announcement, noting in the process that he and his wife,
5:53 PM ET The Chargers and Panthers are swapping Pro Bowl offensive linemen, with Trai Turner headed to Los Angeles and Russell Okung headed to Carolina, league sources told ESPN. Turner, a guard who has been selected to five straight Pro Bowls, is signed through the 2021 season and is scheduled to earn base salaries
6:43 PM ET Federal authorities on Wednesday charged a 23-year-old sports bettor known as “Parlay Patz” with transmitting threats of violence directed at professional and collegiate athletes and their friends and families. According to the criminal complaint, Benjamin Tucker Patz of New York, New York, used multiple anonymous accounts on social media in 2019 to