8:10 PM ET The Oakland Raiders have agreed to a two-year contract with defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Hankins, who turns 27 on March 30, started 14 of the 15 games in which he played after joining the Raiders following Justin Ellis‘ foot injury in the 2018 season opener. While
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4:27 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs released four-time Pro-Bowl linebacker Justin Houston on Sunday. The Chiefs had tried to trade Houston, but no team was willing to pick up the $15.25 million base salary he was due this season, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Houston is now a free agent. Houston, who turned
4:47 PM ET The Oakland Raiders have an agreement in principle to trade guard Kelechi Osemele to the New York Jets, sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Josina Anderson. The Raiders and Jets have agreed to a swap of late-round picks as part of the trade, according to sources. Osemele, 29, is scheduled to receive
1:09 PM ET The Detroit Lions are going to be looking for a new starting cornerback as the club is releasing Nevin Lawson days before the start of the new league year, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Lawson was a consistent, but not flashy, cornerback for the Lions. A fourth-round pick by the Lions
12:56 PM ET Antonio Brown finally has a new home. The Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed to trade their prolific but disgruntled wide receiver to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for a third- and fifth-round pick, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Brown will receive a new three-year deal worth up to $54.125 million from the
6:15 AM ET The Antonio Brown trade, at its core, is about money. It’s about a lot of other things — power, respect, aging and double standards all come to mind — but at the end of the day, this is a trade about money, which is why I didn’t think it was going to
8:59 PM ET PITTSBURGH — All the Pittsburgh Steelers were left with after dealing arguably the game’s best wide receiver were a few modest draft picks and $21 million in dead money. Antonio Brown pulled off a savage power play, sabotaging his own trade value while making himself untenable in Pittsburgh on his way to
3:29 AM ET The drama-filled saga between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Antonio Brown is over, and the NFL world has plenty to say about the trade of the star receiver to the Oakland Raiders. In the end, Brown forced his way out of Pittsburgh for third- and fifth-round draft picks and picked up some more
5:54 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — It was Howie Long who broke it down for me a few years ago, saying, “On every team, there’s usually a minimum of two and a maximum of seven knuckleheads on a roster.” Long wasn’t using the term as a disparaging remark. Rather, he meant that knuckleheads, when channeling
8:04 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Former San Francisco 49ers defensive end Cedrick Hardman has died. He was 70. The team said he died Friday night. An All-Pro selection in 1971 and 1975 and Pro Bowl player in 1972 and 1976, Hardman anchored a defensive front nicknamed the “Gold Rush” that included Cleveland