9:03 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball LOS ANGELES — The Rams intend to extend the contract of quarterback Jared Goff. But they won’t be rushed into a deal just because the Philadelphia Eagles
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9:01 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets ended their search for a general manager, hiring Philadelphia Eagles vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas — an ally of new coach Adam Gase’s. New York is giving Douglas a six-year deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Douglas will be
9:22 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets have ended their 23-day search for a general manager, hiring Philadelphia Eagles vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas — an ally of new coach Adam Gase’s. New York is giving Douglas a six-year deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Douglas,
7:31 PM ET Free-agent running back Bilal Powell, who played with the New York Jets from 2011 to 2018, is reuniting with the team. Powell, 30, has agreed to terms on a contract, the team announced Friday. Earlier in the day, he worked out for team officials. Powell’s career appeared to be in jeopardy last
5:52 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have fired general manager Brian Gaine, the team announced Friday. The Texans hired Gaine in January 2018 after former general manager Rick Smith took a leave of absence to help take care of his wife as she battled breast cancer. Gaine was signed to a five-year contract.
5:13 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — The Packers will wear a No. 15 helmet decal this season to pay tribute to Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr. The organization announced Friday that it also will honor Starr during halftime of the team’s home opener Sept. 15 against the Vikings. Dozens of former
1:51 PM ET Prosecutors in Johnson County, Kansas, are not actively working a criminal investigation into possible child abuse involving Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill. “It is not an active investigation,” District Attorney Steve Howe told the Kansas City Star on Friday. “As in any case, if we receive additional evidence we reevaluate.”
6:09 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — When Ben Roethlisberger and Russell Wilson signed their new contracts with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks, respectively, earlier this offseason, Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones was quick to point out those quarterbacks own Super Bowl rings. Jones never said it, but the message was clear: The
1:00 AM ET BEREA, Ohio – Odell Beckham Jr.’s prediction on Wednesday came true. “Anything that I say I know is going to take off,” he said during the second day of Cleveland minicamp. “I know there might be one line I said today that’s going to be something tomorrow.” &• Watkins on the same
7:30 AM ET You’re the general manager of an NFL franchise and have been presented with a choice. You can have the best pass-blocking offensive line in the league, or the best pass-rushing defensive line. What would you choose? Conventional wisdom would probably make you lean toward the pass-rushers. When it comes to the trenches,