2:25 PM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed to terms with linebacker Shaq Barrett on a one-year deal worth $5 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Barrett has been a high-motor rotational player at outside linebacker in the team’s 3-4 defense since he first grabbed the Denver Broncos‘ attention as an undrafted rookie
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2:27 PM ET Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie’s retirement didn’t last long. The corner, who announced his retirement during last season, signed a one-year deal with the Washington Redskins, reuniting with former teammate Landon Collins and providing veteran insurance. Rodgers-Cromartie had announced his retirement via Instagram in October after spending seven games with the Oakland Raiders. But he
1:11 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Raiders will play at the Oakland Coliseum this season, and possibly in 2020, after acrimonious negotiations finally led to vote by the Coliseum Commission and an agreement on a lease on Friday. As part of the agreement, the Raiders will pay $7.5 million in rent for the upcoming
12:19 PM ET The NFL has suspended Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt for the first eight games of the upcoming season for violating its personal conduct policy, the league announced. The NFL said that Hunt’s suspension stems from a February 2018 incident in which he shoved and kicked a woman during an early-morning altercation
10:17 AM ET The NFL has suspended Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt for the first eight games of the upcoming season for violating its personal conduct policy, the league announced. Hunt’s suspension stems from a February 2018 incident in which he was shown on video shoving and kicking a woman during an early-morning altercation
9:47 AM ET The Jacksonville Jaguars are signing tight end Geoff Swaim, the team announced Friday. Swaim entered the 2018 season with nine catches for 94 yards in his first three seasons but finished last season with 26 catches for 242 yards and a touchdown, becoming a starter for the Dallas Cowboys after the retirements
1:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — As multiple NFL free agents sign contracts with guarantees in excess of $50 million, the Pittsburgh Steelers will happily sit out that bidding. Pittsburgh typically guarantees only the signing bonus on its contracts, and no Steeler save Ben Roethlisberger has gotten more than $19 million on that bonus. Other teams
7:45 AM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 More than half of ESPN’s top 100 NFL free agents for 2019 are either signed or committed to a team as the first week of the new league year closes. Now is
9:33 PM ET Widely criticized for sitting out last season and overplaying his negotiating hand as he entered free agency, running back Le’Veon Bell claimed Thursday night he has no regrets, saying he landed “a beautiful deal” with the New York Jets. The former Pittsburgh Steelers star signed a four-year, $52.5 million contract, including $25
9:28 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Anthony Barr wrestled with the agony on his mind. As the late-night hours turned into early morning, the four-time Pro Bowl linebacker struggled with the magnitude of a decision he had made. It was a weight that he said bogged him down “instantly” with regret. On Monday evening, news