12:56 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Former Oakland Raiders running back and AFL all-time leading rusher Clem Daniels has died at age 83. The team announced Daniels’ death late Monday night but did not give a cause. Daniels played nine seasons of pro football starting with the Dallas Texans of the AFL in
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12:57 PM ET The New Orleans Saints‘ deal with free-agent tight end Jared Cook has finally become official, coach Sean Payton said Tuesday. The Saints agreed to terms with the 10-year veteran on Tuesday, with Payton saying at the league meetings in Phoenix that “my understanding is that Jared Cook has signed, and we’re excited
11:00 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — On ESPN’s NFL Live program last month, New England Patriots Hall of Famer Tedy Bruschi discussed the team’s transition from Brian Flores to Greg Schiano as the defensive play-caller, and what might prove to be Schiano’s biggest challenge. It wasn’t related to scheme. Instead, Bruschi highlighted the importance of
9:00 AM ET Baltimore Ravens backup quarterback Robert Griffin III is being sued by his former agent for over $650,000, sources confirmed to ESPN. Multiple media outlets reported that the lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court’s Eastern District of Missouri last week. Agent Ben Dogra claims that Griffin has not paid his 15
9:26 PM ET PHOENIX — Philadelphia Eagles executive vice president of football operations Howie Roseman made one thing perfectly clear during his session with reporters at the NFL owners meeting Monday: signing quarterback Carson Wentz to an extension is a priority, and central to their plan going forward. “It’s important to us that we have
6:26 PM ET PHOENIX — The Cleveland Browns have a plan in place for suspended running back Kareem Hunt up until his suspension begins, and then the NFL will take over, general manager John Dorsey said on Monday at the NFL’s annual meetings. “The NFL will set certain rules and once we understand those rules
4:36 PM ET Sean Payton told the NFL Network that if the league doesn’t make changes to its instant replay system or officiating this offseason, “then ownership is saying they’re comfortable with what happened a year ago.” The New Orleans Saints coach was obviously referencing the missed pass interference and personal foul calls that helped
4:06 PM ET The NFL’s 100th season will open with the 199th meeting between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers. The league announced Monday that it would forgo the traditional opening-night matchup in which the Super Bowl winner would host the first game of the year on the Thursday of Week 1. Instead, one
4:05 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN PHOENIX — Drew Rosenhaus, the agent for Malik McDowell, says the former Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman has been medically cleared by independent doctors and is expected to play in 2019. McDowell was drafted in the second round by Seattle in 2017 but never played a down for the team after
3:57 PM ET ESPN News Services NFL owners on Monday unanimously approved the Raiders‘ lease to remain in Oakland for at least one more season. The owners’ vote was the final stage in the process after the Oakland City Council voted Thursday to approve the lease for 2019 with an option for 2020. The Alameda